Deck the Halls - Nostalgia Critic

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It's on almost EVERY worst Christmas Movies List, so what is it about this film that drives everyone up the tree with this yule tide nightmare? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Deck the Halls.
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Deck the Halls is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Whitesell, written by Matt Corman, Chris Ord, and Don Rhymer, and starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth. The film was released on November 22, 2006.
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[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@jessetorres8738]

Hey Channel Awesome, here are some suggestions for future reviews: The Mummy Returns (2001), The Belko Experiment (2016), City Of Ember (2008), Circle (2015), Power Rangers (2017), Jonah: A Veggietales Movie (2002), Meteor Man (1993), Weekend At Bernie's 2 (1993), Superman 3 (1983), Old Vs. New of Watership Down (1978 Vs. 2018), Episode Vlog of Amphibia (2019).

[@matthewjarek3026]

Review the live action Cartoon Network shows. I have fond memories of a few of them.

[@hunterfralix3719]

Can you review the first ice age movie it's actually pretty good

[@Rgoid]

Bad Santa: Hold My Beer

[@chasehedges6775]

I never saw this film existed.

[@thinkingofthings7939]

Apparently during the filming of this movie Matthew Broderick would be seen repeatedly shaking his head while saying “I’ve hit rock bottom”

[@PaxIesus]

I just checked this on IMDB, and that's 100% true (according to the trivia section).

[@BrotherMag]

I can't get thru this review. Lol

[@tinhead9246]

He must have expected to be in worse movies than his instant classics ever since that car accident though

[@mrcritical6751]

Sad thing is I think Broderick has lost any chance at a career revival. Most comedy actors get their revivals via TV and you either get into TV and fully revive your career like Danny DeVito did with It’s Always Sunny or you have a brief moment of getting your success back only to crash and burn like Chevy Chase did with Community Broderick had his chance last year with the Netflix series Daybreak where he gave a fantastic performance as the villain of the series only for it to be cancelled after one season, you only get one shot at a revival and sadly Mathew’s shot has passed due to Netflix’s shoddy cancellation choices

[@tykamen5588]

Could you really blame him after all the movies he's been in

[@EricP92]

Just gonna leave this here: “According to Gillian Vigman, the main actors were unhappy on set. Kristin Chenoweth was still coping with her split from Aaron Sorkin, Danny DeVito flew in to film his scenes rather than interact with anyone, and Matthew Broderick could be found on set shaking his head in disbelief, repeatedly stating "I've hit rock bottom." Kristin Davis told her that she should have her eggs frozen.”

[@ddjsoyenby]

this makes sense.

[@elliotstannard5621]

"I've hit rock bottom". When Broderick says that, you KNOW how bad it is!!!

[@TheAlps36]

I'll bet Alia Shawkat was quoted as saying "I've made a huge mistake"

[@alexs_toy_barn]

He hasnt really left rock bottom since, but at least he hasnt gotten any lower, unless you count that guy he killed with his car that one time

[@giordanobrunomacario2630]

@@alexs_toy_barnI think the fact that he made a Honda comercial for the SuperBowl after the accident where he killed 2 people and he was never charged or payed for it was even lower

[@FG-tu4fq]

'Trying to get the son scared straight and the daughter scared *gay* '. I'm stealing that.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

think thats the matto for netflix

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Up top.

[@bluecoin3771]

@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 and the plot for a few hentai.

[@charleslee3676]

Jeeze, being in “debt” in this movie must be upper-middle class.

[@breejames6323]

I swear every movie where the main characters are “poor” or in debt are the richest people I’ve ever seen in my life. If it were more realistic they’d be in a two bedroom duplex in a shitty neighborhood eating nothing but Mac and cheese and ramen noodles . That’s what a real poor American looks like .

[@charleslee3676]

@@breejames6323 Yeah, I ate saltine crackers with peanut butter for the longest time when I was in school. It's why I learned to cook.

[@williamnagore642]

Wait a movie where Danny davito plays a cars salesman, and he’s married to a blonde stay at home mom with an over exaggerated accent. Is this a prequel to Matilda

[@SaiOkami777]

Could also work as a sequel where he left his wife and son, and assumed a new identity to hide from the law

[@PhoenixRising87]

I always thought Mara Wilson looked too cute to be his kid...and then I saw his daughters in this. :/

[@geraldgrenier8132]

That not an exaggerated accent that's her voice exactly the same way she sounded in The West Wing

[@Dreadjaws]

Can't be. His character in Matilda is far too likable compared to this one.

[@PhoenixRising87]

@@Dreadjaws I wouldn't go that far; it's more...his character in Matilda was an asshole, but the movie didn't pretend he was anything else (unlike this movie).

[@francisfatta]

“It’s worth every spot” So it’s the master of disguise of Christmas *after seeing the first third* DEFINITELY the master of disguise of Christmas

[@bashboi4074]

That's a thing? WHY?!

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Turtle. Tuuurtle.

[@Longshanks1690]

@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 Ohhhhh, I get it! He *REPEATS* the word “turtle” over... _”and over.”_ ;)

[@cartoondinosaur7491]

@@Longshanks1690 this my be a sign that I’m retarded but that part really cracked me up when I was 15 not ironically

[@cartoondinosaur7491]

@Carlos Lopez-Ortega i don't know it just does

[@MarimbaBuddy]

15:12 Honestly, this edit made me think about how much better/funnier/more interesting this movie could have been if it were intended to be and marketed as a Christmas-themed horror film featuring two grown men slipping into insanity trying to outwit one another.

[@Cutieapplepie123]

Fun fact: I was accidentally exposed to this movie as a preteen when my dad and I walked into the wrong theater when we went to see Happy Feet. Against all logic, we sat through the entire thing. I still want my money back.

[@kylemorello4787]

People may be divided on Happy Feet, but we can all agree it was better than this.

[@anth636]

@@kylemorello4787being kicked in the stomach by a class of screaming kindergarteners is better than this

[@SuperMoviemaster21]

@@kylemorello4787I cannot,The first happy feet is absolutely garbage! Worst movie of the year! It takes things that could’ve worked, but feels very flat, even Robin Williams! Very flat stale directing, That again offers no meaning or value behind anything it’s trying to portray

[@kylemorello4787]

@@SuperMoviemaster21 I'm not saying it's good. I'm just saying it's better than whatever this was supposed to be

[@SuperMoviemaster21]

@@kylemorello4787 Like I said, it’s the worst movie of that year and this is better than that;If nothing else, it’s funny and entertaining and a nice reflection on things including what you should not do, which is a lot more than I can say for happy feet let alone anything by George Miller……

[@massimopetrangelo8692]

They gave Danny Devito a job as a car salesman in this movie because the makers must’ve seen ‘Matilda’ to know that he was already a car salesman!

[@SukiNoKoe]

I thought the same thing xD too bad they couldn't make a better movie like THAT one.

[@massimopetrangelo8692]

Your right!

[@jbiehlable]

That movie was 10 years old in 2006.

[@michaelgray6955]

If Danny de Vito wasn't in movies I think his second choice in Life would be that Danny de Vito would be a real Life born car salesman. Danny de Vito is a great talker 🙂

[@KingExalted]

The only difference is that the Cars aren’t stolen

[@ponygon777]

Don't worry Critic, even Matthew Broderick and Danny Devito hated being in this movie.

[@chasehedges6775]

Danny Devito looked more invested with his role in Dumbo than in this.

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

@@chasehedges6775 Maybe because he was working with people he enjoyed working with before.

[@IppoX90]

At least Devito looked and sounded more alive than Broderick.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@IppoX90 Broderick was literally saying “I’ve hit rock bottom” on repeat during filming, he hated this movie and was pretty much dead inside

[@Blitzo8390]

@@mrcritical6751 His performance is very understandable

[@shinyninja8107]

The name “Deck The Halls” kind of makes it sound like a boxing movie set during Christmas

[@clairetaylor8929]

His wrestler name was “ mistletoe “ and his one true love was wrestling .. until he met her ... plot twist , her father is Santa

[@tokuwriter2872]

Would be a hell of a lot more entertaining to watch.

[@stlouisrocker100]

Now THAT would have actually been a decent idea

[@nionashborn7626]

A Rocky Christmas special

[@liamcullins]

And it’s all about beating up this one poor family with the last name Hall. Deck the Halls. 😆

[@BlazingOwnager]

Danny Divito's "FROM SPACE!" in that one scene totally needs to be mirrored with Tim Curry's "SPAAACEEEE" delivery.

[@azadalamiq]

ya, tbh command and conquer was known for their goofy CS.

[@benjaminrush7264]

if i had a nickel for every time danny devito played used a car salesman i would have 2 nickels which isn't a lot but it is still weird it happened twice

[@who-ny5oe]

Was that a phineas and ferb reference

[@lightbulbproductions764]

@@who-ny5oe yes

[@nathanhelm361]

Hah. I get it

[@Blitzo8390]

@Matt Vision Matthew Broderick: I think I feel his magnum dong

[@paulsiegfried6337]

Don’t forget Matilda

[@moviebuffshatto7375]

Batman Returns will finally receive the “Its a Christmas Movie” Seal of Approval

[@LucyLioness100]

Just like “Die Hard” before it

[@klimmr]

@@LucyLioness100 Or, Iron Man 3

[@douglasmitchum1488]

Did he already do a batman returns review?

[@klimmr]

@@douglasmitchum1488 He did Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. He definitely talked about Batman Returns a lot on his show, but never gave it a full review.

[@jaredsamples6969]

@@klimmr what about lethal weapon?

[@Verelkia]

Honestly, I feel this movie had a lot of potential to be a good comedy. Imagine instead of it being all serious, selling priceless artifacts of their families and ignoring them, they both have a yearly battle of the bulbs, but this "being seen from space" really kicks it off. They compete for all these absurd jobs to get the money for buying lights, they try to bargain with neighbors to get their lights, or even try to make their own (imagine all the possibilities with that) and its just one chaotic riot of a movie. You can still have the ending where they realize what is important on Christmas, but make sure it actually matters, and they didn't harm their family as much as get side tracked.

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

Adding to this I would take out the debt plotline and just make it Buddy being bored easily at jobs he's good at because there's no real challenge for him.

[@mrcritical6751]

Also cut out the whimsical shit whenever Buddy is talking about the lights

[@Youngtinman]

There are many moments in this film were sly little comments and one liners do genuinely get a laugh. It is just ruined by a bad plot and going overboard with ‘wacky hijinks’ and reducing the subtle comedy that both Devito and at times Broderick do well when given the chance.

[@simonshallowgrave5864]

“I’d tell George Bailey to jump.” I lost it. I was not prepared for that.

[@vampman87]

There was a Lifetime movie with a similar concept involving lights and over-commercialization called "Christmas on Chestnut Street." In that movie a Big Box store over-orders their Christmas lights, and to get rid of them they hold a contest (winner gets a shopping spree or something). The boss's daughter forces the protagonist to enter the contest so she can declare him the winner because, since employees are barred from the shopping spree, the store doesn't lose anything. The protagonist reluctantly buys some lights at the beginning but towards the end becomes just as hyper-competitive as the rest of the town, much to his "traditional family values" father's horror. On the day of the judging the electrical grid on the block is so overburdened that it shorts out, leaving the whole street dark, except for the father, who has a quaint Nativity scene decorated with candles, helped out by the protagonist and the daughter of the boss (who fell in love with him at this point because this is a LIFETIME Christmas movie). By default the dad wins, but he didn't care about the prize, he just wanted to decorate his yard with his son, like he always did, and that was a good enough prize for him. It's a very goofy movie, but it's LEAGUES better than this big budget crap of a movie.

[@Cardinals97]

That’s sad that a low budget lifetime movie is better than a big screen big budget movie with the same concept

[@darthwolfX2]

And that's actually interesting thanks for sharing

[@GalenNight]

The big difference is the lifetime movie actually has a good message about traditions being swept up in the merchandise marketing but ultimately the holiday is meant to be about these little traditions that bond family. Deck the Halls meanwhile has no message. It’s like it was written by a rich guy on what they think an every man’s problem is. I mean how’s this guy in debt?

[@DCReviewz]

I mean it’s a lifetime movie and although they are cheesy and weird, we watch them every year just to predict if they’ll use the same plot lines, and they are much more fun than these higher budget movies

[@generalalduin9548]

Holy crap that’s cheesy

[@MilesSmiles8]

My grandma and I walked out of this movie when I was like ten, lol.

[@solpacheco4891]

Funny, my grandmother probably would have enjoyed that garbage. Then again she also enjoys Hallmark films. I think I don't like them because they're romantic comedies and doesn't understand shity writing is a thing that exists. I'm not even joking, the concept of shity writing and shity acting is just impossible for her to understand.

[@timlopez4656]

Great choice.😂👍

[@primevaltimes]

Same. The only movie I ever walked out from. Apparently my grandmother was somehow enjoying herself, though, so she was reluctant to leave.

[@PhantomMelody1876]

Lol

[@osprey305]

My parents made my younger brother and I watch this while they saw Casino Royale in the next theater.

[@Kocktail1]

Broderick missed the opportunity to say: that's a lot of christmas light.

[@ccggenius]

On the one hand, it's hard to believe that someone who looks like Danny DeVito could get a woman like that. On the other, I COMPLETELY believe that Danny DeVito could get a woman like that. Actually, the entirety of how his character is treated seems to operate under how HE should be treated, not the character he's portraying.

[@matthiasneidenberger9471]

Envelope: who’s Stampy? Stampy: I’m Stampy. Envelope: No you’re not. Stampy: Yes I am. Envelope: He won’t leave, send in the other mascot to take care of him. Wilkins: Do you drink Wilkins coffee?

[@YumegakaMurakumo]

I had to fu cking mute that sh it. Oh my god...

[@stitchlover4381]

I'll take Wilkins over THAT

[@Blueskyaboveall]

Plot twist: stampy actually drinks Wilkins coffee

[@skeletonentertainment4201]

I was confused when i first read this, i thought you meant a different Stampy

[@drake.2639]

Wha?

[@zydrakeshogun]

*Sees Matthew Broderick* Oh, this is gonna be a good one.

[@chasehedges6775]

Well, at least he was in Lion King.

[@Movypro23]

That’s a lot of fish

[@V4Now]

@@chasehedges6775 I think you mean "Bad One!" 😄

[@chasehedges6775]

@@V4Now I was referring to the original.

[@chasehedges6775]

@Spencer Carroll TEETH CHATTERS.

[@concordiaharmony2302]

Okay the whole who's your daddy joke followed by the literal cleansing in holy water made me laugh

[@Sonichero151]

That's good dark humor right there

[@GalenNight]

A little dark humor is good. Mean the only response is to laugh cause it’s just so morbid

[@georgeeastwood6930]

That was the only time I ever laughed at this movie.

[@rickyrosay33977]

Me too it was the only part in the whole movie that actually made me laugh

[@ZekeStaright]

Okay, the twins being amazons with the height of their parents got a chuckle.

[@mrcritical6751]

It’s a smart idea but it needed better execution

[@ChrisWolff2013]

I actually chuckled when I first saw.

[@astrowolvez]

I don’t know, I never noticed until I saw this because it was clearly going for “look how secy these kids are” joke.

[@nikhilanand2613]

Height of their parents? They tower over their mother who is taller than their father!

[@ZekeStaright]

@@nikhilanand2613 Yes... That's why it got a chuckle...

[@Memelord2020]

SOMEONE’S HALLS ARE GETTING DECKED

[@V4Now]

Yyyyeeeeesaaah!😎

[@Marinealver]

Bruise your hands.

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

@@Marinealver stamps.com

[@movieman410]

I’ve waited YEARS for you to rip this movie to shreds

[@eddieolshefski6467]

So have I

[@grantarmstrong9648]

And yet I'm still waiting for him to rip Home Alone 4 to shreds.

[@shaylacrockett4437]

@@grantarmstrong9648 *YES*

[@louisduarte8763]

I totally forgot this existed, until today. For good reason.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

@@grantarmstrong9648 didn't he already do that? Wait that the kid with the spies bullshot?

[@abloogywoogywoo]

8:44 Trees DIED for this film. And that hurts.

[@mrmeowsermoney]

18:33 here in Indiana, we aren't firework-crazy, instead we launch fireworks to make fun of Illinois because they aren't allowed to have fireworks

[@jlord5078]

We know, but hey!

[@hogusbogus7685]

Danny Devito once cameoed as a male stripper on Friends and THIS some how is still one of his most embarrassing roles

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

What about when he jumped out of a couch all naked and sweaty?

[@matthollands7771]

@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 This is still worse

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

show

[@mrcritical6751]

@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 at least that was in a really good TV show

[@elavedelosaugurios704]

18:24: That is too tame, they deserved a Christmas Day with Krampus

[@mrfivegold]

No. They deserve a Christmas Day with krampus, directed by M. Night Shyamalan

[@muskatDR]

"Should a have a Pfeiffer or Chaplin joke" Cmon...Danny Devito is in this, that speaks for itself

[@CX462]

Another acceptable joke would’ve been the cat from that Rick and Morty episode since it was voiced by Matthew Broderick.

[@ljmblacklock]

Matthew Brodick: breathes Doug: YoUr’E dOiNg It WrOnG.

[@Martynde]

That's a lot of fish.

[@motor4X4kombat]

@Black Ninja with the exeption that chastain is actually talented and she did a lot of good movies (molly's game is underrated), broderick on the other hand, outside from ferris buller did he ever did anything good?

[@motor4X4kombat]

@Black Ninja yeah but he plays a half from a character that Is Also played by a child... A quarter if you count the singers that Also plays them as a child and an adult. Basicly Simba was played by 4 diferent people.

[@michaelsinger4638]

@@motor4X4kombatGlory.

[@Barrie96]

*Gets stabbed* Matthew Broderick: 😮 Oh!

[@brenyatta]

“You’re making the Home Alone house look poor.” Not bad, but I’ve got another one: “Suddenly, Clark Griswold doesn’t look like an over-decorator, anymore.”

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

who?

[@tremorsfan]

@Ian R. Nava Huber National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

How about this: these two make Clark Griswold look mature.

[@MrHandss]

Clark huh? How about it makes that rich girl from the live action Grinch movie's decorations look modest. and remember, they literally had a GUN that rapidly put lights on their house and covered the whole thing.

[@dancepiglover]

At least the Griswold house was funny.

[@shadowldrago]

I caught the "Who's your daddy" part on TV. I changed the channel immediately after the reveal. I'm glad I did.

[@phreakazoith2237]

looking at the extras in the background during this scene they likely would have done the same thing.

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

Turns out, satellite imagery has gotten to the point of accurate sensitivity that a standard street light is visible from space, it all depends on the time of day/night, the amount of light emitted in the general area and the weather pattern during exposure. So, even if he only went with the standard Christmas lights, he could have easily been seen from space. Movie over.

[@ThanksHermione]

He can't afford the decorations as a car salesman so he quit his job? Unless he got a job offer where he'd be paid more that doesn't make sense. Maybe he was fired after telling his boss that he hadn't been showing up to work to set up decorations so his dream would happen.

[@grumpyoldman3458]

"That's a lot of lights.”

[@NGTGO]

The Grinch subplot about Christmas lights got the message better than this movie.

[@sjh3217]

My family visited Vancouver when I was twelve, and we drove by the house used for the set. A street covered in fake snow in the middle of the (rather hot) summer. I had know idea such a godawful movie was in the making 😂

[@greyworld6242]

I always hate the moment when a character says something bad and all of sudden everyone that’s around that character or in earshot just looks on with disgust and silence like all these random people really heard all of that know the situation enough to rightfully pissed. Just my opinion.

[@Mermain123]

i think the guy deserved to be pissed he should not feel guilty THIS GUY STOLE A CAR AND IS NOW MAKING THEM PAY FOR THE STOLEN CAR (then there's also the fact that he is stealing their power which is also awful but he didn't have confirmation of that at the time)

[@cartoondinosaur7491]

@@Mermain123 but they don’t know that

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

I would love if at least one of those moments included a a pair of charcater saying "Why are they them like that? Dont' know. Just following with the flow." or "Did you heard what they even say? Who cares I always wanted to due this".

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

That’s what bad movies do: it typecasts all extras to feel the same way they force us to feel

[@Mermain123]

@@cartoondinosaur7491 yeah but the fact that they had that moment is to show the narrative shaking it's finger saying "how dare you be so mad at this guy"

[@wstine79]

When Ferris Bueller and Frank Reynolds are neighbors during Christmas.

[@Movypro23]

Simba meets Phil

[@TheMerc1993]

Oh that would have been much a better film with Ferris Bueller and Frank Reynolds going up against each other.

[@noahhecker6672]

I’m convinced. This film is simply one of Frank’s drug trips

[@TheMerc1993]

@@noahhecker6672 lol I’m going to pretend it is.

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

I'm going to pretend it's Simba trashing Inspector Gadget

[@SkiKoala]

Imagine if the movie was about Broderick's character learning that Christmas isn't something that needs to be planned down to every second, but is just about being those you love. Buddy could have been the character that just randomly plans Christmas activities. The light subplot would have worked better in reverse. Finch has all the lights and decorations but Buddy only has a few. Finch seeing Buddy's family happier than his while they have less drives the rivalry. It could have been good.

[@klimmr]

7:52 This moment is so painful to go through, it forced Matthew Broderick to emote.

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

I think my soul just let my body when Brodrick yelled "who's your daddy?" that line is cringy enough... now picture I brodrick saying it? and was he always a bad actor and I just have no taste or was he replaced by aliens or something?

[@gamewiz720]

No, he was not always a bad actor.

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

@@gamewiz720 thank you. I mean I kinda liked LadyHawk.

[@lisamarie5937]

Ferris Beuller is a classic. As someone else mentioned, Ladyhawk. For some reason Broderick just went to complete shit in the 90s.

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

@@lisamarie5937 ok I thought that was him in Ferris but wasn't sure. ty. so right around the 90s, Mathew was replaced by an alien Robot. ok got it.

[@lauchlinyurchuk1301]

The initial pitch for this movie: "Hey, you know that scene from Christmas Vacation with the Christmas lights? Remember how funny that was? Let's make this the premise of our biggest holiday hit for 2006!"

[@shingosawatarihgx8345]

i found you!!!

[@LuckyStar2516]

Glad I wasn't the only one that was thinking that the entire film.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

No, more like "Hey, you know that scene from Christmas Vacation with the Christmas lights? Remember how funny that was? Let's make this the premise of our biggest holiday hit for 2006, while at the same time removing all the funny from it, and making every character an unlikable jackhole,"

[@hayleyrobetoy147]

@@jeremyusreevu237 Sounds right.

[@petewillson205]

@@jeremyusreevu237 also Danny Devito is big again fro. Sunny in Philadelphia and Broderick is an inoffensive talent that's cheap. 60 grand production budget is hard to believe it looked slightly bigger effects than a hallmark movie

[@moukidelmar]

"I want to see my house... from space!" ... was Google Earth not a thing in 2006? Because I can see my house from space with such clarity I can see my car in the driveway, and I have 0 Christmas lights and very will, because I don't believe in wasting electricity on stuff I'm not even going to see.

[@shpeeva]

from space without zoom

[@DCLXV2]

Google earth is not from space

[@petewillson205]

Whatever they showed was the current see your house from space, Google earth didn't get to where they were really updating with cars and drones till 6 or 7 years ago, whatever they showed in that movie was the current craze at the time.

[@mariocubed411]

I’m most disappointed that a movie titled “Deck the Halls” didn’t have a fistfight scene

[@countdooku7152]

I had a feeling Doug would cover this movie at some point.

[@jacksonteller3973]

so did I

[@dolphinpower1107]

Damn did the force tell you that?

[@Poever]

If Matthew Buck can cover it, so can Doug

[@gamewiz720]

@@jacksonteller3973 Me too

[@LordVader-bs6pt]

DOOKU!

[@johnharris6655]

I can see my house from space, it is called Google Earth.

[@arnold20139]

The only 2 things Mathew Broderick did was his voice work in Lion King and his voice work as Joseph Sugarman from Bojack Horseman. Everytime I hear his voice as Joseph, I get chills.

[@randalgraves6979]

Glory was good, 🧐 maybe more for Denzel. Ferris Bueller & Project X were ok

[@ThePixelatedWarrior2008]

I feel like Matthew Broderick should stick to voice acting and not physical acting. He does WAY better as a voice actor.

[@deathx88]

Broderick: *attempts to sabotage christmas lights* Devito: So anyway, I started blasting

[@connorbyrne9847]

When Garry chalk comes on screen “Well that’s just Prime”

[@Sea-Salt]

Guess I can cross "Seeing the voice of Optimus-friggin-Primal in a thong" off my bucket list.

[@RialVestro]

I've seen this movie before and some how didn't noticed that was Garry Chalk till watching this review... I think possibly because the movie was so bad that I had to dissociate and forget a lot of what I had just seen... Especially the "Who's your daddy" scene... So much wrong! Are we suppose to hate these characters and hope they murder each other? Can we see the alternate cut of this movie where after their families leave them Mathew Brodrick and Danny DeVito get into a fight on Buddy's roof and they both slip off the roof getting tangled in lights on the way down which end up electrocuting them and starting a fire. So much of this movie feel like it was suppose to be a horror movie but they changed to ending to make a comedy at the last minute.

[@cyberman1880]

Nice one!

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

It's like they wanted to make the scene where Clark Griswold blinds his neighbors with the lights into an entire movie but without any likeable aspects to it at all

[@erincobb4637]

"Someone needs to go to hell for this." Is officially my favorite one-line review of a terrible film since someone posted a 1-star Amazon review of Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse that just said, "My rat children rented this movie without my permission." Based on that review alone, I felt like I genuinely understood the soul of Into the Spider-Verse, and could make an informed viewing decision.

[@mitrikgaduk347]

Won't lie, the family still watches this movie every year during this time of year, and we all have a great laugh.

[@paulthenerdycat4139]

It’s a so bad it’s good film.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Oh god, when this came out my parents said literally nobody came to the theater to watch it

[@teleportingpotatoe]

thats funny asf

[@breejames6323]

Damn.

[@CrazyAlienLady051]

I wish Critic would review my favorite movie: Polar Express

[@cesarjimenezanimator]

He kinda-sorta did. The Next Top 11 Christmas Specials.

[@agwrr71productions79]

He probably will, sooner or later.

[@bdndl3715]

Yes! Hopefully this gets more likes!

[@mattmccomas1]

That's your favorite movie?

[@kronos1794]

Too scary

[@BLasherman]

"We're suppose to like someone in the is movie right?" How I feel about Jingle All the Way too lol

[@matthiasneidenberger9471]

Yeah, Broderick is a tool in and clearly the second biggest jerk in this one, but I find it harder to sympathize with a man who bankrupts his family, sells his wife’s things, steals his neighbors’ power, gifts them a stolen car, and then asks him to pay for the car he stole! I personally would’ve gone goldeneye on him and EMPed his house to keep him from turning on those lights.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Christmas with the Kranks

[@PhoenixRising87]

Hey, step off Jingle All the Way. It's trash, but it's MY trash.

[@Isaackariuki775]

Put that cookie down, NOW!

[@Barrie96]

Jingle All The Way was a so bad it’s good

[@PeterHowe228]

This movies biggest sin is not having a fight scene between Matthew Broderick and Danny Devito, it would be so weird and awkward that it would have been the one part of the movie people liked.

[@fraziercrawford]

And if the fight was dialogue heavy, someone could edit the audio into the fight from Ted 1 cuz of the height difference and that would make me laugh 😭

[@Treyman-yi7ei]

Apparently they hated each other so they would have let off some steam at least

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

YES! YES! YES! I'm so happy you finally reviewed this one. 😃 I've been hoping for it for at least 4 years! This is one of my most hated Christmas movies ever

[@r.henryjr.1533]

@I Love Halloween You have no taste if you like it. See, I can make stupid statements too.

[@cartoondinosaur7491]

@@r.henryjr.1533 what’s taste?

[@MovieLover1995]

I don't love it, and I don't hate it. I thought it was okay. It's something to watch around the holidays whenever I get bored and tired of watching the same well-known Christmas movies over and over.

[@anthonydeadman]

@I Love Halloween If having taste means I'd have to like a movie like this, well then fuck I may as well lose my sense of it entirely.

[@kazelciegomiller1289]

@@r.henryjr.1533 come on, Danny Devito is all I want for Christmas

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Danny DeVito was even nastier in this movie than he was in Matilda!

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

As a character or a person?

[@Kevinjamesforreal]

Fun fact did you know that he also directed it

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@Devils_Lair_Comics as a character, he's supposed to be real nice guy.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@Kevinjamesforreal yes in fact I did.

[@simsgirlgem]

Damn and that role was a character that’s supposed to be a dick

[@chimerschang]

3:13 Nah, Mario's walk cycle is way more convincing than that.

[@DreamBelief]

18:15 bloody hell hope no one in the neighbourhood has epilepsy! Not that that jerk of a character would give a damn, so I guess it's kinda fitting

[@BugsyFoga]

Deck the halls definitely feels like it could be an It's always sunny in Philadelphia Christmas special in some ways .

[@mrcritical6751]

I could see that. The Gang want Paddy’s Pub to become a major holiday location so they start stealing Christmas lights from all over the neighbourhood so they can become the pub famous for being seen from space

[@kylealbert3952]

That way we can understand DeVitto’s involvement in something shady.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yeah.

[@txsailor82]

Omg “blowing Santa’s candy cane” so funny

[@bigc1280]

So, did they actually turn Matthew Broderick into a robot for Inspector Gadget and nobody noticed?

[@IxodesPersulcatus]

I remember seeing this movie once and thinking to myself: "WTF is this movie? Is this a comed- I-is this satire? Is this serious? What is going on?"

[@superstarultra28]

Or as Jontron would put it, "What is this movie? A comedy, a drama, a horror, a satire, undiscovered Shakespearean classic?".

[@mrcritical6751]

When he said he wanted to review another Danny DeVito Christmas movie this year I thought he was gonna review Jumanji The Next Level for a split second

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

that is an actual good christmas movie (kinda) with danny devito

[@orangecat504]

@@ianr.navahuber2195 Batman returns

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@Black Ninja but next level was good. it is not the best shit ever but it is a solid and satisfying enough 70 out of 100

[@mrcritical6751]

I love the entire Jumanji trilogy, I’m eagerly waiting for the fourth movie

[@lainiwakura1776]

@@mrcritical6751 Zathura takes place in the same universe, except that one is space themed and has 12 year old Josh Hutcherson.

[@meggiealexis1694]

As said in the Inspector Gadget Review. “Slapstick, Huh, Idiot”

[@LucyLioness100]

And that was hilarious

[@NYOlly15]

Don't forget an uncomfortable void of nobody laughing

[@joshuahall8176]

I can't believe that Danny Devito's Abusive Father to Matilda and The Penguin are far more likeable than his character in Deck The Halls. That's scary when movie villians who are intentionally written and acted to be AS UNLIKABLE AS POSSIBLE are MORE LIKEABLE than the quote hero that they're trying to make likeable.

[@brushtrainreels7117]

And the same goes with Mathew and he was Joseph sugerman

[@r.prokop660]

"Someone needs to go to hell for this." -NC LOL

[@skentertainment7794]

10:43 Personally, I think that’s the best way to sum up Deck the Halls. Basically, it’s The Cable Guy but with a different Batman villain.

[@shyguy9615]

This movie was on a few weeks ago and I said to myself, “I wonder if the Nostalgia Critic is going to review this movie” 😂

[@starcader9997]

"Let's light this candle!" *Tries to turn off lights.*

[@consoleaction]

16:29 I was thinking at that PART "A family picture!"

[@FallenAngel1508]

3:07 & 9:41 hahahahahahaha I can't get over his walk, Broderick walks like a 1940's housewife! 😆

[@haydenmalesky2518]

Watching this with the wife and pointing is walk out, and asked her to convince me he’s not a robot. 😄

[@johnenigma8506]

Honestly if they could've committed to it, this movie could've worked as a dark comedy.

[@mrcritical6751]

Yeah a dark comedy about the over commercialisation of Christmas resulting in a man losing everything so he can be famous around the holidays

[@Blitzo8390]

Honestly, I feel this movie would have worked as an It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia episode where Mac and Charlie try and get Paddy’s Pub to be seen in space

[@mrrunodan8119]

@@mrcritical6751 i want to create an animated dark comedy about this with a lot of exaggerated hard slapstick like Ren and Stimpy and the light house cause the Global Warming and destroy the planet at the end

[@CarlosThadeu]

Lion Guard actually confirmed Simba and Nala arent siblings... but we dont know about the other Lionesses lol

[@azadalamiq]

umm... research lions at some point. Only 1 male per pride of lions has kids.

[@stargazer3424]

Egoraptor voice: I’m the Christmas boy! I’m the one who wraps!

[@MrBird2007]

Honestly I think meeting Danny Devito would be a great moment of anyone's life

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

"I wanna see my house from space," The only quotable line from this movie.

[@wildimbild4673]

On the second day of Christmas aliens invaded earth. The first ones dragged into their saucers for intensive experiments were those earthlings whose houses were visible from space.

[@supermariof0521]

DANNY DEVITO: I'm a born car saleman! ALSO DANNY DEVITO: *sells cars that literally break down if you so much as look at them a little bit funny* (If any of you get that reference, you get a cookie.)

[@jameshead833]

Matilda

[@supermariof0521]

@@jameshead833 Bingo! *gives you a cookie*

[@jameshead833]

I'll wait for it in the mail 👍🏻🍪✉️

[@tgiacin435]

I get the feeling this movie wasn’t as embarrassing for Kristin Chenoweth as playing Maleficent in the descendants

[@pineappleisland9802]

16:29 You wanna bet?

[@tgiacin435]

@@pineappleisland9802 I’ll take that bet cause she was the exact opposite of Angelina Jolie in the Maleficent movies. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn6piHmXiMaojLc

[@PhoenixRising87]

Well, she is kinda playing "the straight man" in this.

[@turtek12]

So my question is, what the fuck do live animals at the nativity scene and a horse-drawn sleigh have to do with making your house visible from space? Do the camels light up?

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Ed, Ed n Eddy Jingle Jingle Jungle.

[@justinthebostonian8028]

I LOVE ED EDD N EDDY

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Fa, La, La, Ed is better

[@jalencampbell8807]

@@justinthebostonian8028 Same. That show was my childhood.

[@justinthebostonian8028]

@@jalencampbell8807 it's my absolute favorite cartoon show ever

[@wisconsinking323]

He should review ALL the old Cartoon Network Christmas specials.

[@justin96130]

0/10 review cause you didn't say "That's a lot of lights" In Matthew Broderick's voice lol

[@bourne2crimson397]

*Sees Matthew Broderick and Doug in the same screen* To quote Seth Green, "Well, that can't be good..."

[@DrDolan2000]

"Can I live here?!" You and me both, kid

[@marquis911]

I'm struggling to even get through the clips, I hate this so much.

[@petros6013]

"Hi I'm Stampy" An orange cat would like to have a talk with you.

[@louisduarte8763]

Or Bart Simpson's elephant.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

Now I want to play minecraft!

[@TravJam317]

The more I revisit Matthew Broderick movies, I begin to wonder why we liked him so much as Ferris Bueller.

I never liked him in that movie to begin with... he is such a douche in that movie, and a very awkward actor... btw didn't he kill someone in a hit-and-run accident...?

[@TravJam317]

@ Sure did. 2 women.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I honestly think Ferris Bueller should have been entirely about Cameron's side of the story.

[@elklandry]

2:07 Mark Hamill also gets that award (Star Wars Holiday Special AND Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa).

[@natejamesr1081]

Im ready for your Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas review. Guess I'll wait till next year.

[@oliverpony]

Finally I've been asking him to review this for about 6 years now

[@georgeeastwood6930]

This guy’s making Clark Griswald’s electricity bill look modest!

[@linkrocks01]

One of the things I always hated about this movie was that early on when the twins were first introducing DeVito to the website where you can see houses from space, they say that you can see the neighbor's from how big it is. Yet you're telling us with all he had up just halfway through the movie, the site STILL couldn't see it?

[@petewillson205]

I don't think it updates instantly even though Danny devito seems to think it does.

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

19:00 I'd so much rather re-watch A Charlie Brown Christmas Over This Crappy Christmas movie

[@cristoferpollo1489]

YOU SHOULD MAKE A A CRITIC OF "THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO GALAXY"

[@idontknowwhatimdoingwithmy2385]

The Movie or the Show?

[@countdooku7152]

The movie was made by Disney so maybe he could review it for Disneycember in the future.

[@cristoferpollo1489]

@@idontknowwhatimdoingwithmy2385 THE MOVIE OF COURSE, ITS WEIRD BUT I DONT KNOW IF IS WEIRD IN THE GOOD WAY OR BAD WAY😂

[@BethGoth15]

Old vs. New?

[@cristoferpollo1489]

@@BethGoth15 HONESTLY I DIDNT WATCH THE SHOW, IM TALKING OF THE MOVIE ONLY

[@mackpines]

Matthew Broderick: That's a lot of lights. Yep, I remember having to watch this movie in middle school right before winter break. The whole class thought it was complete garbage.