G-Force - DisneyCember

[@pass_]

ah yes, another entry in the "late 2000s talking animal family movie that you mostly blocked from your memory" genre

[@chasehedges6775]

Soopo true.

[@ytjazz1011]

This I remembered

[@MineCreeperLPs]

This was one of the early "modern" 3D movies thats why its stuck with a lot of people. You went to see Thor in 3D and this came in with a 3D trailer giving it a bit of wow factor.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

This made me think of Underdog.

[@olleselin]

Oh like Marmaduke

[@spencercarroll6363]

This movie is one of the most 2009 things to come from 2009.

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooooo true

[@olleselin]

Along with Zombieland

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

What about Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel?

[@rickmartinez3268]

This movie exist because it hates you

[@Alphawolf2017]

@@rickmartinez3268 that can be said about A LOT of things to come out of 2009!

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

I used to LOVE this movie as a kid. Had no idea NICHOLAS FREAKING CAGE was the mole.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

The living legend

[@loisthevelociraptor5401]

Holy cow, I knew that mole was too bad ahh to be acceptable- Nevermind, they ruined his voice

[@GPischke]

I do remember getting a laugh from this one part: "Bucky, the mice will agree to anything. You guys are all idiots, right?" "Right!"

[@purpleheart3000]

My siblings and I quote that at each other to this day 🤣 Just because it's a standard kids movie doesn't mean it didn't leave at least a little impact.

[@danielortiz8]

I find it hilarious Zach Galifinakis got cast in a disney movie the same year as The Hangover

[@liamtheman2099]

I think they got the idea of this movie after a hangover.

[@foxtoons1999]

Then he would go on to play Humpty Dumpty in Puss in Boots 2 years later!

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

The funniest part is that the only reason he did this movie because he thought that he's going be a Disney princess 😂😂

[@chasehedges6775]

@@foxtoons1999 Crazy.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@foxtoons1999 Puss In Boots 2011 was awesome. And the sequel…. Wow.

[@BugsyFoga]

Who could forget the time Nicolas Cage was a cgi mole

[@dariushcreates]

I didn’t recognise him!

[@22espec]

Everybody

[@kdusel1991]

​@@22espec Me because I didn't watch this in 2009.

[@louisduarte8763]

I never knew that until today.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Around the same time he was a retro anime character turned into CGI?

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_G-Force_ is definitely one of those late 90s/2000s movies where live-action talking animals were the norm back then. I do remember when I was a kid that the team's technologically advanced motorcycle hamsterballs were coolest thing in the film.

[@havdroid9769]

I know, right?

[@havdroid9769]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Toghether we will convinge Nostalgia Critic to mention about this in his official NC episode!

[@wstine79]

"I didn't want to because.... I didn't want to." - Nostalgia Critic 2024

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

I read this as he said it

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

He did it for science!

[@Sovreign071]

I admit, I LIKED the twist-villain's motivations, because they made sense, and actually answered some weird unspoken questions at the start. I DID kinda figure that they would still be alive, because that death was too gruesome to be in a movie this... kitchy. Also, I loved how all of Bill Nighy's evilcharacterization and monologues make NO sense once it's revealed he's just a guy!

[@alexanderguerrero347]

They got bill nighy he’s great at being evil. Use him

[@acemckillayoface]

Spoilers for who the mastermind is! You've been warned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I feel like this twist is just so they could make another dad joke." "Nicholas Cage is the mole. . ." *GROAN*

[@Animestar21]

Knowing that Darwin’s VA would eventually voice Mr. Wolf in the Bad Guys always puts a smile on my face

[@kdusel1991]

Jason Bateman?

[@Bman54X]

@@kdusel1991 Sam Rockwell

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

I think this is the movie that got him cast in Iron Man 2 cause Jon Favreau (Iron Man director) also worked in this movie.

[@BubblesZap]

If nothing else we got one of Nicholas Cage's most unrecognizable bizzare voice performances as Speckles

[@magicnathan6545]

Will Arnett's boss looks like the dad from Mcjuggernuggets. "What Ails You?" "What is even that?"

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

We need a Psycho - Dad Doug Walker crossover

[@marcinsz1526]

X❤😂🎉😢😢😮😅😅 4:01

[@MacNava]

I don’t think this is a “so bad it’s boring” I think it’s a “so bad it’s confusing”

[@Launchpad05]

In an alternate universe, this movie would be about five teenagers in bird costumes fighting an intergalactic army of alien invaders.

[@Darkon4580]

I was today years old when I found out that Nicolas Cage played the mole in this movie.

[@A-Muse-U]

Not to “um actually” but Nic Cage’s voice isn’t pitched up, he’s actually doing that himself

[@mr.eazilymctriggered9369]

“Get your butt out of my face!” “Get your face out of my butt!” Those 2 lines are forever burned into my head ever since I saw the trailer. This is not a good thing.

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo true.

[@Jivetalkin13]

The most positive thing I can say about the movie is that the video game it's based on wasn't half bad.

[@thesdfrommw9311]

“Son, if you ever have the chance to bring man-kind to its knees….do it!” One of the greatest so bad it’s good lines when you really think about it

[@johnmichaelchance1151]

Now I want Doug to play the Wii game of G-force 😂

[@josemanuelcalvaamaya6920]

I’m glad of not being the only one to play the Wii game

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

Oh the memories

[@mollywalker5790]

this movie came out when I was 7 and I got so bored that I went to the bathroom for like 10 mins to get away from it. I genuinely think this movie was my awakening to distinguishing bad movies from good movies

[@AkilaeAK]

I remember hearing they were making a G-Force movie and getting all excited thinking like, "Wow! I havent seen that cartoon in a LONG time! It was like one of my first "anime'ish" exposures and I loved the looks of their bird costumes and their jet and the villain was cool looking. This should be cool!" ...Then I saw the poster and I was FUCKING infuriated! 😡 In the fact, the ONLY reason I'm watching this review is to see if you mention that G Force/Battle of the Planets tidbit.

[@alexthehuffman]

Nicolas Cage's voice wasn't sped up for the mole, that's actually him just doing a different voice, apparently it's his impression of Pokey from Gumby.

[@dr.pepper7606]

I guess we are just use to that (not so) deep voice

[@cinematicgoodness7325]

I remember this movie being such a phenomenon when I was in elementary school. Me and my friends used to quote the trailers all the time lol

[@rogue7723]

This whole movie is like a bad Pinky And The Brain parody.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Now you're just making me want a good Pinky and the Brain movie. The writing for that should certainly: have actual sophisticated dark humor, showcase how random the human society can be, focus on the relationship between the mice, and have very neatly carried out plans.

[@benwasserman8223]

Oof I remember seeing this movie in theaters. Another reminder that not every original non-franchise Disney movie in the 2000s was actually good. Or even worth remembering.

[@stitchlover4381]

If you want an early 2000s kids spy movie time capsule watch the Agent Cody Banks duology. Those movies are more memorable.

[@alecfoisy58]

If you know me, I love DVD commentaries. They’re my favorite parts of DVDs, and I’m always disappointed when a movie doesn’t have one. Even the COMMENTARY for this movie is bad. It’s just Jerry Bruckheimer pointing out the obvious and saying stuff like “Okay, now the characters are blah blah blah” and very little actual behind the scenes stuff. I didn’t realize Nicolas Cage’s voice was sped-up for the mole, but that explains why it sounds nothing like him. I always thought he sounded like Chuckie’s dad from Rugrats.

[@marquis911]

😢 I was into this as a kid. Now this makes me feel like I was a really stupid kid. ...I mean I *know* I was, but it still hurts.

[@masonwatchesmovies]

If you’re looking for another show to watch and review for Disneycember Doug, I highly recommend Milo Murphy’s Law. It’s from the creators of Phineas and Ferb and has the same energy and is very funny. The plot is this kid named Milo is your average Everyman, but the catch is he’s a walking disaster. He is the embodiment of Murphys Law, everywhere he goes, disaster strikes. It’s wonderfully chaotic and right up your alley.

[@BryceLynch838]

The PSP game was good. I remember the evil mole's claw bursting out at the end like Freddy Kruger and thinking it would get a sequel and it never did.

[@dr.pepper7606]

Although it did confuse me. I was like, "wait, was this before or after the movies event?".

[@trinaq]

This movie seems like an intentionally cheesy film that someone on a sitcom would work on, and not actually a real project.

[@chasehedges6775]

Exactly

[@jcardenasflicks]

This one feels like a tax write off movie rather than a project anyone wanted to do

[@sergei_mikhailovich]

G-Force is without any doubt one of the movies of all time.

[@dolphincrescent54]

The only thing from this film that I can remember the sassy girl Hispanic guinea pig dressed up as a princess saying she looks like a Beverly Hills Chihuahua. 🤦‍♀ You don't get to call out other bad movies like that, you're on par with them!

[@zai24]

Finally Doug talks about REAL cinema

[@thephantomsplit]

If I remember correctly, wasn't this one of those movies that got negativiely affected by the writers' strike at the time like Iron Man 2, X-Men Origins, and so on?

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

🎶On the twentieth disneycember Doug gave to me TWENTY HAMSTER BALLS, nineghteen ghosts, eighteen bodies, seventeen rockets, sixteen aliens, FIFTEEN TGIF SITCOMS, fourteen red hearts, thirteen unfunny parody movies, twelve transforemers, eleven waves made out of gold, TEN BIG SANDWICHES, nine mysterious calls, eight force witches, seven orphan girls, six broken Stalones, FIVE CAMEOS, four spider webs, three memory orbs, two Wolverine claws and a cigarette from the disney brand🎶

[@andrewlevin6331]

Anyone else want to see him do a Disneycember on Andor?

[@spaceagepenguin]

He’s waiting until Season 2

[@andrewlevin6331]

@ has he confirmed that anywhere?

[@spaceagepenguin]

@ when he was talking about doing TV shows back in 2019 his rule was to wait until the show was confirmed over

[@andrewlevin6331]

@ oh, ok. Thanks for the info

[@spaceagepenguin]

@@andrewlevin6331 of course!

[@claytonrios1]

I knew this would get a low Rotten Tomatoes score when I saw the jokes in the trailer. I almost want a full Nostalgia Critic review for this one!

[@havdroid9769]

Me too!

[@havdroid9769]

@@claytonrios1 I will mention about You in the next comments!

[@ArnoldStark123]

I'm not trying to defend the quality of this movie, but I really wish Doug had acknowledged that it was developed during the writers' strike, which clearly impacted the final product.

[@jordanhunter3375]

There was a writer's strike back in the 2010's?

[@ArnoldStark123]

@@jordanhunter3375 yeah look at up do the research most folks are too lazy to study

[@louisduarte8763]

I definitely remember the Great Writers' Strike of 2007.

[@redtygr14]

It's just so crazy how much this Mandela Effect happened to me, both me and a friend of mine still swear we saw a Nostalgia Critic Episode of this several years ago.

[@Vvonter]

This is one of the rare cases the videogame is better than the movie it was made from.

[@ScooterBoost5374]

This was a “great” to get drunk and eat a whole pizza on my 21st birthday

[@IsaacV24]

I’m honestly shocked there was never an NC review for this.

[@havdroid9769]

I hope we will got one day!

[@havdroid9769]

@@IsaacV24 If You want, i will mention You about our wish in the next comments, just You wait!

[@coffeecal1997]

Nicholas Cage as a mole was not something I wanted from my bucket list.

[@Dim4323]

No this isn't a refferance to Anime G force guardians of space. It's called Gerbal force.

[@Mediaphilia]

I thought it was Guinea pig force.

[@TheAlexSchmidt]

My dad was surprised this wasn't terrible although he mocked Zach Galifinakis for not even trying when talking to the CGI guinea pigs.

[@maxmeidl4909]

I weirdly associated this movie with “boom boom pow” by the black eyed peas

[@louisduarte8763]

Stupid song with a stupid movie? That fits.

[@gabcard2767]

The tie-in videogame was pretty decent tho. Much better than the actual movie at least.

[@thelittleal1212]

I used to remember as a kid, this movie was everywhere in the advertisements but than It just disappears and no one talked about it, i only watched it once on TV, and I can’t say I enjoyed it or hate it, honestly there’s a lot that I’ve forgot

[@WolfX1120]

Wow, I legit forgot this movie even existed... Thanks for bringing back the memories... They were horrible.

[@chasehedges6775]

Such a mediocre movie.

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

I watched once, and never looked back.

[@Dookieman1975]

Idk man, the cgi is somehow better than too many recent movies. Like it looks pretty good even today and they’re very expressive. The models are good but some of the movement is a tiny bit off. But I honestly think this would’ve make a fun cartoon. 2D animated, just each ep is them being spies, some corny jokes, Disney already had Kim possible just do it but with rodents. Even the “love triangle” could’ve been a running gag going on for several episodes and maybe even multiple seasons until it’s revealed who she actually likes or that she’s just a troll and likes the attention

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

So... does anyone else miss alot of the early 2000's Disney movies? Like, I can't really explain it, but Disney movies from that era just had a charm and distinct vibe to them that I miss. Maybe I'm just nostalgic, but I miss movies like National Treasures, Enchanted, Bolt, Atlantis, Bedtime Stories, Dinosaur, Holes, The Kid, and, yes, even G-Force. These movies all feel kinda like Disney was experimenting and just having fun, giving us unique, quirky, creative stories! I miss movies like this. Movies that aren't trying to push an agenda or give us a cliche story that 'checks all the boxes'! But just has fun for the sake of having fun!

[@jlev1028]

Most of those films you mentioned did not come out in the early 2000s.

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

By early 2000s, I mean before the double digits. Before the year 2010 and up. G-force (2009), National Treasure (2004), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Dinosaur (2000), The Kid (2000), Atlantis (2001), Bedtime Stories (2008), Holes (2003), Bolt (2008), and Enchanted (2007). Huh. Now that I think about it, at least HALF of the movies I mentioned ARE early 2000's, even if you don't count movies from 2007, 2008, or 2009 (which I personally do).

[@toonboy2041]

Oh yeah, I agree. I think it was just cause Disney wasn’t doing so hot after the Renaissance and we’re just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck. I feel like it wasn’t until Frozen came out when the “modern” era of Disney began and the films became pretty standardized

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

For some reason I remember the conmercials for the tie-in game to this film and how seriously the took themselves

[@connorcaldwell588]

Oh, God! I took my high school sweetheart to that movie on a date! 😰 I wanted us to see a different film, but it was sold out! I’m just glad it didn’t ruin the date.

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

YOU’RE DRIVING ANGRY! *YES I AAAAAAM*

[@pisces2569]

My friend and I only watched this for the guinea pigs. We had guinea pigs so we were obsessed with anything guinea pig related. It strangely bugged me that Darwin’s tragic backstory was that his parents abandoned him for being the runt despite the fact that male Guinea pigs have nothing to do with raising their offspring and female guineas pigs don’t abandon their offspring for being too small.

[@wstine79]

I remember seeing the on TV. This was when Jerry Bruckheimer's clout with disney was starting to fade

[@chasehedges6775]

Well, it was post-POTC after At World’s End, to be fair. That was a likely factor.

[@PikminandOatchi]

The PS3 game of this was unironically really good.

[@fantasticmadness13]

No matter how much therapy i get i’ll never be able to forget that garbage truck scene…

[@gars129]

I remember reading about this movie and what was then gonna be called American Dog, when I was like 12 in 2006, and I was obsessed with both Animal Planet and hyper realistic motion capture. Then the latter was renamed to bolt, and then watched both of them and was really bored. I was already like 15 by then. Now I realize this is basically a proto Lion King 2019.

[@Myself-yf5do]

Now that you've done this, Dreamworksuary, Twilight Tober Zone, and Bat May, you should do Nickuly/Aprilodeon and June Henson.

[@sebastiantrias1529]

Oh boy, this film.

[@chasehedges6775]

Yep.

[@olleselin]

Yes

[@seanpatrickcain2]

Yeah

[@georgeabrahams4076]

The Wii game is a great game, is actually difficult and is worth making the movie, just for that game

[@samkresil6011]

5:29 Well, they didn't actually speed Nic Cage's voice, they just changed the pitch for his voice to make him sound unrecognisable.

[@ThePmbstudios]

I always associate G-Force with that military organization that fights Godzilla.

[@travisdelafuente1150]

I seen this movie like once and I only remember the twist ending and it shocked me but it was weird that Nicolas Cage was in this and yet he didn't sound like Nicolas Cage.

[@Cheycartoongirl8]

My sister chose to watch THIS movie over going to DisneyWorld when it came out. I still wish we went Disney instead

[@BranakinSkywalker]

I was 8 when this movie came out and I was honestly obsessed and very intrigued with the idea. As I got older, I’m more confused as to how I understood how complex and bizarre this story was.

[@SweetGem97]

I didn't know the guy who did Pirates of the Caribbean did this film. No wonder I barely remember it

[@Thedowche]

"G Force? More like G- he's fat!"

[@summerjonz]

Would any kids who liked Chip And Dale: Rescue Rangers like this? They've also got a fly and a love triangle. Coincidence, I think not!

[@Sanyiago7]

Is it weird that I saw this movie only once in theaters as a kid and I STILL remember who was the real bad guy and even the reason why they wanna do the bad thing?

[@jugsyarts]

All I remember from this film is how much the part where that little girl talks about what she's gonna do with the guinea pig she's going to buy infuriated me

[@wastelander9977]

Fun fact for me: This was one of the last movies I ever saw in 3D. Because I saw it in 3D when I was a kid, the 3D didn’t do jack shit, and that burned me on 3D. So, from what I can remember, I haven’t seen a 3D movie since. It didn’t help that the movie was… Well, G-Force.

[@AshParth560]

Certainly one of the oddest movies even to get one of the guys from The Hangover to play a lead. Watched it once and can't remember much about this. 😅

[@El.Rincon.Cinefilo]

On the 20th "DisneyCember" my Critic gave to Me... -. Twenty Spy Rodents -. Nineteen "Friendly" Ghosts -. Eighteen Gothic Legends -. Seventeen Unfunny Spacemen -. Sixteen "Alien" Movies -. Fifteen Decent Sitcoms -. Fourteen Teenage Villains -. Thirteen Spoof Movies -. Twelve Astronauts -. Eleven "T.V Pilots" -. Ten Fat Kids -. Nine Slasher Killers -. Eight Lame Jedis -. Seven Pointless Movies -. Six Cops From The Future FIVE SWEARING HEROES!! -. Four Spider-Man Games -. Three Complex Emotions -. Two Returning Mutants And a Twist Dance with a lot of Feet

[@slasherkz]

Well, this unlocked a deep memory in my brain.

[@beccacroce7380]

This movie was actually pretty scary at times, especially when all the machines start attacking.

[@Hanmerhack]

When I first heard about a move called G-Force I got all hyped because I thought it was a live action Battle Of The Planets

[@checocartoons342]

literally just this Morning I thought “How has Doug not done a DisneyCember of G-Force yet?” So Weird! 😟

[@henith7850]

I saw this movie in theaters and I forgot everything about it minutes after seeing it.

[@mrmeme4203]

G-Force is a movie I remember liking a lot as a kid and watching it all the time, but I can barely remember a thing about it besides that I used to like it.

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

At least the casting couch didn't rope Richard Gere into this.

[@imwalkworse6298]

When i first saw this movie i thought it was supposed to be Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. Boy was i wrong.lol

[@theweysermanisback5205]

I remember seeing this in 2009.

[@chasehedges6775]

Same here and 2009 feels like so long ago.

[@chasehedges6775]

I feel old, man.

[@tristanhartup4936]

Me too

[@motor4X4kombat]

On the 20th day of Disneycember the critic gave for me: 20 talking hamsters 19 TIMING ghosts 18 loudy crows 17 non Elton John biopics 16 "pure" species 15 boys... that meet.. world (i didn't saw the show sorry) 14 nepo babies 13 WAZAAAAA movies. 12 Bay-exploitations 11 shiny "turtles" 10 marshmallow pizzas 9 scary movies. 8 red shirt jedi 7 cats & mices 6 LAAAAUUUUU keepers FIVE WOLVERINEEES! 4 symbiote suits 3 new emotions 2 mutant team ups And a tasty Big Kahuna Burger

[@matthewbuckley7757]

Awesome work with the lyrics you’re doing well

[@breannaperkins88]

They're guinea pigs, actually

[@motor4X4kombat]

@matthewbuckley7757 thanks

[@matthewbuckley7757]

@ You’re welcome and off topic but you excited for Sonic 3

[@motor4X4kombat]

​@@matthewbuckley7757if that mean to make mufasa bomb. Then im all for it.

[@carrbender]

🎶On the twentieth day of Disneycember, my Critic gave to me Twenty guinea pigs a spying Nineteen ghosts a singing Eighteen crows avenging Seventeen rocketmen Sixteen new Xenomorphs Fifteen kids adulting Fourteen more Descendants Thirteen goofy Ghostfaces Twelve drillers in space Eleven watered down subplots Ten Ben Stillers Nine scary phone calls Eight cringy witches Seven money hungry Lickboots Six men of the LAW FIVE MARVEL HEROES FROM FOOOOOOOOOOOX, ORNEWLINEINBLADE’SCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!!!!🎶 Phew! Man, I can’t believe Christmas and New Year’s is around the corner now 🎶Four webslingers Three new emotions Two mutant teams And a dead Zed in a pear tree!🎶

[@CaptainCat101]

I've lost count of all the requests for you to review this movie

[@scaleproductions711]

Suggestion for an editorial: Why do some “miscast” film roles (I.e. Michael Keaton’s Batman, Heath Ledger’s Joker, etc.) end up working out while others (I.e. Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates, Topher Grace as Eddie Brock, etc.) don’t.

[@Treeeee2008]

This movie is pretty much the love child between Transformers and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

[@chasehedges6775]

Accurate😊

[@watchforever1724]

Seriously I watched this movie mostly for Disneycember I’m curious why people wanted this to be covered

[@havdroid9769]

Because is prime NC material to do an EPISODE about!

[@watchforever1724]

@ the film felt like it didn’t need a review

[@havdroid9769]

@@watchforever1724 all NC does is reviewing the movies that ,,don't feel like needing review about!"

[@CrunchAlong]

This movie is so dull that people forgot Nicolas Cage was even in it. LET THAT SINK IN!!!!

[@chasehedges6775]

I'll say this: This movie introduced to me to Tonights gonna be A Good Night by The Black Eyed Peas.

[@danielscott5673]

the 'I Gotta Feeling' song?

[@chasehedges6775]

Yes.

[@detectiveblutomindpretzel2324]

Don't forget boom boom pow.

[@HopeJLK]

I saw this movie in theater as a kid and the only things I remember is 1 who the twist bad guy was and 2 what song played during the credits (Jump by Flo Rida)

[@gmg9010]

Oh God I remember seeing this movie so many times as a kid.

[@dragondaveltd1992]

For next year Doug, you should do your First Viewings with Rob on this and then review it as Nostalgia Critic.

[@ericasutton3147]

You know. My mom bought me this movie for Christmas back in 2009(I think). My family watched it once, and never again. That just proved how bad it was.