Hoodwinked - Nostalgia Critic

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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Doug for December please do an Christmas review for A Loud House Christmas please.

[@chasehedges6775]

This movie is definitely a classic

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

It was okay but can't wait for Christmas reviews

[@air03man]

A Classic who done it film pass cause I too busy getting ready for 2 certain holidays DISNEYCEMBER 2022 & CHRISTMAS Also Critic any chance bout doing a Disney shows that are based by movies ?

[@dolphincrescent54]

OOH, Next week is the Christmas Time!!! Doug, I can't wait to see your next Christmas-Gasm!!! I'm already having candy canes exploding out of my hands!!!

[@ramirezthesilvite]

My favorite gag in this is when they can't understand the squirrel's hyperspeed chatter, they record his gibberish then slow it down and he sounds sophisticated and eloquent.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

Yeah, the slowed-down voice sounds like one of those old-timey radio news reporters because his regular voice sounds like one those fast-talking comedies from the 1930s.

[@apollolux]

It was ok when Dick Tracy did it, don't know how to feel about this one though.

[@lenastorm6280]

Agree

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

If you actually slow down that part, IT still sounds weird.

[@Hufflepuffozian]

I love that

[@animefbi5460]

Fun fact: The animators actually had to learn as they were making the movie, so taking that into consideration it looks pretty good

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

Wait, for real?! That sounds so fake

[@HebiHouse]

Like that movie Bandz!

[@rockycuro7737]

That explains everything if that's true

[@mattway18]

It’s actually true. It looks like shit BUT it looks better than it should at the same time.

[@heatzeeker1320]

@@TheBlueArmageddon That is real. So in all honesty this is pretty good for their first time

[@electrohalo8798]

Hoodwinked is one of those movies so utterly insane and crazy that it’s impossible not to like it for just how outlandish it is

[@chasehedges6775]

Sooo true. It’s definitely _out there_ but it’s still awesome to watch.

[@electrohalo8798]

@@chasehedges6775 couldn’t agree more, especially that coffee scene

[@Snajeuqopslaasd]

I feel the same way about the bee movie 🤣

[@prestonplayzsucks]

Kinda like the emoji movie space chimps and foodfight

[@chasehedges6775]

@@prestonplayzsucks Those movies are terrible tho.

[@filipvadas7602]

"You shouldn't judge a book by its cover" is both the message and the perfect description of this movie

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

It's one of my favorite movies. Not Shrek, but it's done right.

[@idot3331]

@@shinigamiphantom1391 I think if it had Shrek's animation budget it could be on par with Shrek

[@joshuafoote5144]

Yeah. All four of the characters had hidden depths.

[@rickyrosay33977]

Looks can be deceiving

[@joshuafoote5144]

@@rickyrosay33977 Yeah. Like Red being a karate master.

[@MayaConner16]

I always thought the jank animation added a unique charm to the film. Made it a lot more memorable than some other animated films at the time.

[@belnonaodh1520]

Definitely same! I saw this film again not long ago, because it's a great comfort film for me, and it's like a perfect Modern Marvel antidote! With seemingly all films nowadays having infinite budget to make their animation look perfect and seamless, but the writing just feeling like every other film you've seen for the last 10 years, Hoodwinked stands out in my mind in a way no Marvel film ever could!

[@AndreNitroX]

Agreed, I almost thought it was done on purpose with how perfect the voice acting and jokes were

[@liarliarplants4hire]

They used the jank animation to its advantage. That’s why I like it.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

I know what you mean.

[@lordultimus559]

Fun Fact: The bunny turning out to be evil actually made kids in the test audiences cry, so they went back and made it more obvious. They nearly cut out the singing goat too, but he was too big a hit with said kids to let that happen.

[@MultiBoxingKid]

Why did they cry?

[@lionheartt15]

@@MultiBoxingKid cause who wants to see the cute lil bunny turn out evil?

[@shizuwolf]

@@lionheartt15 they never saw the OG Dragonball series, did they?

[@lordultimus559]

@@MultiBoxingKid Because he seemed like a likeable good guy and turned out to be the bad guy.

[@alicepbg2042]

@@shizuwolf the kids from that time are adults

[@jackofdragons3896]

I feel like the biggest saving grace of the movie is that even though it was clearly made on a budget of $5, the people making it still cared about it. They put in the extra effort in the animation, they made some pretty catchy songs that I at least still remember, the voice acting is very well done. All the areas where it was effort over expense, you can tell they still gave it their best shot.

[@nightstar6179]

Ya, that's why the sequel feels so empty. It is clearly missing that energy

[@The_Natsu.]

@@nightstar6179 I just now learned that there was a sequel.

[@CaptainCat101]

Technically it was made with 8 million dollars, but there was still more effort put into it than FoodFight

[@yeldarb141983]

you'd be surprised how many classic movies follow this exact model. off the top of my head, deadpool and the 1984 ghostbusters come to mind, but there are so many others.

[@TransistorBased]

​@@yeldarb141983I can pretty much guarantee you that Deadpool- being a modern superhero movie- had a budget that was so massive that they could make it seem like it was made by people that cared.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The CGI might be rough, but I love this movie's method of story telling and the characters are all great.

[@CLDJ227]

Indeed, even the star-studded cast is good.

[@dinosaysrawr]

When it came out, I assumed the animation style was some kind of homage to Rankin and Bass.

[@geoffreyrichards6079]

It shares a lot in common with shows like “Rocky & Bullwinkle” or “Underdog” in that regard, where the creative humor and memorable characters make up for the limited animation.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@dinosaysrawr No the problem is that they weren't allowed to have a big budget. They had to make do for what they had. So exceptions were low, real low.

[@zachscarbrough2727]

It's surprising it turned out as good as it did considering that the animators were learning to animate while making the film.

[@arquitectdaf]

In México, the wolf was voiced by “El Loco Valdez”. A comedy legend who also played a wolf in a series of movies for kids. We really appreciate that the studio chose him for the role.

[@alexayala8923]

Amen to that hermano

[@LassBisharp]

Did he also get cast for the role of Wolf in The Bad Guys?

[@CycloneShadowYT]

​@Lass Bisharp unfortunately not. He passed away 2 years before the film's release.

[@iamshyni69]

Hermano de Don Ramon, famoso por su papel en series con Chespirito. Ambos son leyendas.

[@YuiNeeChan801R]

Yo me sigo sorprendiendo de todos los chistes locales qué metieron como mencionar el caso posadas( un caso mediático de crimen real) o que el borrego se llame ovejarano referencia do al político qué agarraron recibiendo sobornos en video

[@rushguy1]

My favorite joke in the movie was when the Wolf noticed Red riding her bike and singing her song. "Man, that's creepy."

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Fun Fact: During production, Producer Sue Bea Montgomery showed little kids some concepts for the movie and watched the expressions on their faces. Since they especially liked the character of Japeth the Goat, they decided not to delete him, as they had initially planned.

[@filipvadas7602]

I'm glad they didn't. As unneccesary as he is to the plot, his whole bit is hillariously over the top

[@danandtab7463]

the consensus seems to be that most of us like the goat.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

A fairy tale crime drama wasn't a bad idea at the time. I liked the idea of everyone telling their side of the story, it was an interesting new narrative

[@IamaPERSON]

Yep, but I can’t help and think it was inspired by Shrek. 1:16 oh nvm, lol.

[@matityaloran9157]

@lamaPERSON, so? What’s wrong with that?

[@IamaPERSON]

@@matityaloran9157 I didn’t say anything was wrong with that.

[@nina__serafina]

look up the game the wolf among us. it has a similar fairy tale true crime concert but it's fairytale characters in 80s new york.

[@matityaloran9157]

@@IamaPERSON I apologize. My impression was that it was a criticism

[@haylemoo]

“Over the woods and through the river, y’know? But why would you wanna go through the river? You’d get all wet” is still a line I quote from this movie years later

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Or how he writes the map on an Easter egg

[@AnnoyingSquib]

I chuckle every time I meet a person named Keith. "Oooh watch out for Keith!"

[@NEETKitten]

@@AnnoyingSquib That line has lived rent-free in my head for the better part of 17 years.

[@Jon4270]

Dad still quotes the "I got callback" line at me when I get a job interview. :P

[@darknesswithin2667]

"And look where we are, more cave! I blame myself, never trust a bunny with directions. Not to mention he wrote the directions on an *Easter egg*, which is very hard to read."

[@drathick9390]

I always find how the characters stories come together to be a delight.

[@AndreNitroX]

Agreed it was my first movie where I saw this kind of story play

[@chasehedges6775]

Same. It’s always great

[@JomasterTheSecond]

There's nothing better than sitting down to watch the Nostalgic Man talk about something you barely hazily remember seeing as a child.

[@TheGuardDuck]

I mean, that's why he exists, to remember it so you don't have to!

[@TheOmegazerox]

I still have the dvd and watch it for laughs. Growing up on looney tunes and such I just like silly humor and don't care what the point is all the time even when it's rediculous.

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

Is it weird that I actually remember this movie from my childhood more than Shrek?

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@jacobwansleeben3364 Yeah, but not that weird. The multi POV storytelling is not commonly done, and it can stick with you if you do it right.

[@rebeccaglasser472]

Him pointing out how obvious it was that the bunny was the bad guy makes me feel so embarrassed that little me was so shocked by the reveal.😅

[@namenotimportantdontask4372]

To be fair, it's easier to see it coming as an adult than as a kid.

[@PhantoMace2012]

Same here. I felt as a kid that that was a genuine twist, so I immediatley thought it was a great movie

[@Channel-jh1zw]

As a kid I also didn't realize how horrible the animation was.

[@ohood1788]

Same, I didn't see it coming at all

[@roxtechs]

I like that if you pay attention to his first encounter with granny you can see his evil plan.

[@mileshk8083]

One touch I really love in this movie is how they are able to secretly put other characters in the others stories, giving a sense of connection - the best examples here are during the Red Riding Hood and Bad Wolf's stories in the mine cart sequence, not only you discover how the tracks are destroyed by the Bad Wolf but you can also see both characters crossing each other without either side noticing it.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

I noticed that too. I even rewatched it so I could see when they crossed paths.

[@chimerschang]

I still like the part where the Wolf is creeped out by observing Red's musical number from a distance.

[@XenoSpyro]

Hoodwinked addressed the singing before Disney did a "hey look how self-aware we are."

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

One of my favorite gags! First time watching, there were parts I enjoyed during Red's retelling, but it was during Wolf's section that I realized I was completely on board and loving it.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

@@XenoSpyro It's up there with Robert's straight man routine in _Enchanted._

[@keithsim4597]

I'm personally grateful I saw this on TV and not in Theaters because when The Bunny makes the joke about 'Keith' changing his name because it's not evil enough, kid me lost it and probably would've needed to leave the theater because I was laughing so much. It'll always hold a special place in the hearts of anyone named 'Keith'.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

Or Boris. 😉

[@ThisIsNotMyRealSelf]

The best part is that the Keith bit is allegedly ad-libbed.

[@TransistorBased]

When I was getting my first job, I could never remember my social security number so I added an extra digit to it and entered it as a contact in my phone. The name I used? Keith

[@julieporter7805]

​@@TransistorBasedOoh watch out for Keith's contact information!

[@gossiperzoroark9629]

This movie was fun, it also had the coolest “extreme sports granny” because she actually felt like a character

[@RandomCartoonFan2639]

I'm genuinely touched that you're reviewing an underrated classic from the mid 2000s

[@criminallyautistic8372]

Underrated is putting it politely

[@joshuaW5621]

Who knows, maybe he’ll talk about Robots or Happy Feet or Ant Bully soon.

[@sugarspiceandlottarice8877]

I enjoyed it when I was 7 and saw it in theaters so did the other kids it seemed at the time didn't even notice the animation.

[@Gh0stGaminginc]

Its awful

[@isaiahwalking]

@@Gh0stGaminginc keep telling yourself that maybe it will come true.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So when the director of this film finally talked he had this to say about the film "And I realize that there were other independently-funded projects being done at the same time, but yes, we were the first… the first kind of a new model and a new way of making an animated film. It was made with no studio money, overseas, then picked up by a major distributor. A few other animated films have followed this path, but not to the level of success that Hoodwinked was able to achieve. I know Veggie Tales had a movie come out earlier that year, but that was with a struck deal and brand recognition. Hoodwinked was this freak of nature that was made completely outside of the studio system and, thankfully, worked. I rarely toot my own horn, but these are facts that never get mentioned and I am really proud of what our little film did. Hoodwinked was made for under $8 Million, and has grossed over $150 Million worldwide. That easily makes it the most profitable animated film of its time.”

[@filipvadas7602]

Makes me even sadder that the director and this team was booted off the sequel and replaced with someone who didn't even *watch* the original. Can you imagine if this same team was allowed to the sequel their way? Oh, what *could* have been... Can you imagine

[@mrcritical6751]

@@filipvadas7602 then the original team had to go through the pain of Escape From Planet Earth and it’s horrific development hell

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

I’ll say this much Hoodwinked was definitely one of the more unique movie experiences when I watched it for the first time The Wolf was the best character in my opinion but that’s mostly because it’s Patrick Warburton and how he feels like the straight man to everything going on around him

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Patrick Warburton voice is legendary

[@BadGuy_Bigby1217]

Wolf and the squirrel have such a fun dynamic. While the Wolf is pretty much the straight man his partner is a hyperactive fast talker. Super fun whenever they're on screen.

[@Niskara]

Single straight man amongst a group of wacky characters is one of my favorite tropes

[@ztslovebird]

Patrick Warburton is like Tim Curry - he always gets the assignment & is always the best part of whatever he’s in.

[@mrcritical6751]

@marius kristensen not really, Kronk if anything adds to the insanity, the straight man of The Emperor’s New Groove would probably be Pacha

[@gabrielfedericoheredia1145]

I love this movie. My Wife and I still use the "never trust a bunny" line quite often.

[@jaksuperior2470]

Here in Brazil, this movie IS A PURE CLASSIC AND MOST REMEMBERED HERE EVEN FOR MEMES OR MOVIE ITSELF AND THE DUBBING TOO IS SO MUCH GOOD

[@Alicest.]

PRECAVÊ PRECAVÊEEEEEEEE

[@matheusmariani3108]

Foi o que a Maria disse "Dalva pra você vir aqui?" daí eu vim aqui

[@Sh1r07]

🎉🎉🎉

[@JeffrianneG]

I loved Hoodwinked! So much fourth wall, tongue in cheek humor! So corny and yet somehow jaded. A true little gem.

[@ScorpSteed]

The movie really sums itself up in the opening narration, doesn’t it? “You can’t judge a book by its cover”

[@Sate12]

I like the partnership of the super fast talking squirrel with the calm, slow evenly tempered wolf. They would make a great "buddy cop" fairy tale team.

[@SeanA099]

A fun detail is that when Red is riding in the mine cart, you can actually see Wolf in the background for a split second

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

And vice-versa. Because when we see the Wolf in the mine cart at this point in his story, you can briefly see Red's cart and hear her scream.

[@petroglyph888mcgregor2]

Every scene with the squirrel in it is comedy gold. I listened to the director/writer commentary. On the commentary, they were both surprised to hear that many people thought that the squirrel was the best part.

[@corporalcreative9892]

So fun fact: Big Bad Wolf in this film was inspired by Chevy Chase’s character in Fletch (1985). From Wolf’s clothes, different outfits we see him wear, and that he’s a reporter going undercover it’s pretty obvious that he’s referencing the character in almost every way. Even some of Wolf’s jokes are probably an homage to Fletch.

[@spazzyshortgirl23]

Yes I was disappointed there was noacknowledgment of Fletch

[@avaldez141]

I was wondering if anyone else picked up on the obvious reference

[@phantomzone2725]

Wolf's theme song is also a parody of Fletch's theme

[@brendanlee14]

The animation turns people away, but this is an underrated, very funny movie. Fantastic cast all around too

[@Gh0stGaminginc]

No it isn't

[@andrewhopkins886]

@@Gh0stGaminginc I can't help it: Yes it is.

[@teneesh3376]

Like Red vs Blue. The writing, story and characters are what save it

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly this is a more truthful telling of a Fairy Tell then what Disney gives us

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

I don't think Pocahontas counts as a fairy tale...

[@paulinamorales8854]

@@juanmanuelpenaloza9264the way they tell it sure makes it seem that way

[@ericbreaux6124]

@@juanmanuelpenaloza9264 Did you forget the 20+ ones that they're most famous for?

[@cameronfield7313]

@@ericbreaux6124 Funny enough, one of their more famous movies, Little Mermaid, is heavily criticized by a good amount of people for destroying the original message of Hans Christian Anderson's story all for the sake of a good ending.

[@LilyGrace1990]

This is one of those movies I didn't expect to like but have a soft spot for now. It goes to show that good writing really is more important than amazing animation. Something a lot of modern movies could learn.

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Absolutely. Honestly a lot of cgi movies didn't age too well in the animation department but still hold up. Like the movie says, don't judge a book by its cover!

[@yeldarb141983]

passion is often the missing element when you watch a movie and it feels soulless. Every other ingredient can be on point, but if the people making it either don't give a shit or treat it like a chore, the whole project will suffer.

[@dylansharp8471]

@@ManiacMayhem7256 "Honestly a lot of cgi movies didn't age too well in the animation department but still hold up" Which ones?

[@dylansharp8471]

Which ones?

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

@@dylansharp8471 Shrek, incredible, toy story, lord of the rings bakshi, toy story 1, chicken little, etc. Some worse than others

[@snowpanther7076]

This movie introduced me to the idea of multiple stories told from different perspectives converging and interacting with each other and as a kid seeing that for the first time blew my mind. I still love this movie

[@chasehedges6775]

Patrick Warburton and Anne Hathaway are both amazing in this movie as Wolf and Red Riding Hood. Amazing performances

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Patrick Warburton is hilarious

[@chasehedges6775]

@@claymathewselevator8121 He’s a treasure/legend

[@darthcinema4262]

Easily two of my favorite performances in the movie.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@darthcinema4262 Agreed

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

LOVED Patrick Warburton as Joe in Family Guy and him as The Big Bad Wolf in Hoodwinked was Awesome

[@CaptainCat101]

The most underrated non-underrated animated movie ever. Gotta love how the animators tried to make the movie look like it was stopmotion.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Fun Fact about Beavers is: Beavers are powerful swimmers that can swim underwater for up to 15 minutes. As the beaver dips underwater, the nose and ears shut to keep water out. Transparent inner eyelids close over each eye to help the beaver see.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Those eyelids are called nictitating membranes. Anyone who started a _Pokémon Sword/Shield_ game with Sobble would learn of them when their starter evolves into its final form.

[@AvauntVanguard]

You repeated it but you've tapped into why this worked so well; They were actually trying. I remember watching this and really enjoying the tale and sorta "forgave" the animation because the humor/story were strong enough to carry it.

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

Pitch Meeting references are tight! I saw this film as a gamble with my brother and a friend, and it's now a family favorite. For us, the soundtrack made a huge impact, especially since it mostly written by the Directors/Writers. It's just cool how much of each aspect of the film they worked on.

[@jsb6975.ah.crapbaskets]

If this movie made it to Pitch Meeting, would he say "Cute little bunny rabbits are tight!"? Considering the ending..?

[@Booila]

I liked the Pitch Meeting ref too !

[@ifyoureitsounds7141]

Twithcy is cool

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly the voicework in this film is fantastic and really good you can really see the hard work the actors put into this to make it look good

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

Y'know, I always found Japeth's "Be Prepared" song to be my favorite moment in this film. Just because it's catchy and feels like it belongs on a Frontierland soundtrack.

[@miss-tessbess]

Yknow, this trope is actually one that I miss when it comes to shows. I want to see a show have like five episodes that all happen on the same day, but each from the perspectives of different characters seeing only glimpses of the other characters and being confused as to why they heck they're there. Its one of the reasons I actually really like this movie.

[@Inhaledcorn]

Power Rangers SPD did a version of this. It was probably one of my favorite episodes of that run. Unusually for one of these types of stories, one character's accounts of what happened was 100% correct.

[@rahulthekkedath8923]

Arrested Development season. 4 has something like this. Each character begins from different points and ends up at a certain point on a day. New details are revealed to us the viewer in each episode as we see the events from their perspective..

[@motor4X4kombat]

the simpsons episode trilogy of error did it too

[@motor4X4kombat]

and of course the animated series of batman did on with POV you can check walters review of it

[@JamesDavy2009]

I've seen it in CSI, season 5, episode 19: _4x4._

[@E3WEINER]

My little sister and I always loved the goat cursed to always sing. His different horns were pretty cool Also, I don’t think it was the point for the audience to not know Boingo was the villain. We got to figure it out early and then watch how they find out and catch him

[@vianneyb.8776]

This movie is wild. Despite the sometimes nightmarish animation, some of the lines are amazing. My favorite is the wolf disguised as grandma: "Are we just gonna sit around here and talk about how big I'm gettin'?" Also, the French dub has some gold nuggets, like the line in X-treme Grandma's musical bit where the singer calls her "Alice au Pays des Mères Vieilles", a pun that makes "Alice in Wonderland" sound kind of like "Alice in the Land of Grandmas". Even the dubbing team gave everything they had!

[@TheKeller101]

As some people have commented, the animators had little to no experience with animating so it's surprising it was this good. That being said, I actually feel the movie wouldn't have been remembered as much if the animation was better.

[@johnnysparkle]

Executive Meddling: The Weinstein Bros. had the songs cut down because they felt that audiences would be impatient with them. Anyone who viewed the full songs in the DVD bonus content will strongly disagree: The second verse of Red's song "Great Big World" and Kirk's "Schnitzel song" A verse in the song Japeth sings in his shack was cut. The cut was at such a point that Red starts to say something that is cut off when the angle changes.

[@aestheticswim3397]

This movie was a total fever dream as a kid, they always play it on Cartoon Network usually on the weekends when I couldn’t get anything else to watch

[@Garyisubercool]

That's how I saw most of it as well. I could never catch the whole thing though for whatever reason.

[@MrChillaxin2010]

Surprised he didn't mention the improved "Watch out for Keith!" line.

[@ZayJayPlays]

The idea of showing a well known story and then going through everyone's story like this is so good, I wish we could get something like it with a bigger budget.

[@johnnysparkle]

The Other Marty: The film was originally less star-studded than the final cut, until Executive Meddling ordered an All-Star Cast be brought in to replace most of the characters at the last minute. Red was originally played by Tara Strong, and replaced by Anne Hathaway. Strong remains in the film as Zorra, the fox on Granny's ski team. Granny was originally played by Sally Struthers, and Chief Grizzly by Joel McCrary, before they were replaced by Glenn Close and Xzibit. Struthers and McCrary receive "special thanks" credits in the film, as this replacement eliminated them from the film entirely. David Ogden Stiers was originally double-cast as both Kirk and Nicky Flippers, which involved extensive Talking to Himself. James Belushi replaced him as Kirk, but he managed to remain as Flippers. Voice actor Tom Kenny was originally Woolworth, while Tony Leech, one of the film's three primary creators, was Bill Stork. They were replaced by Chazz Palminteri and Anthony Anderson, but their voices remain in the film as two of the pig cops. Patrick Warburton as Wolf, Andy Dick as Boingo, and Stiers' performance as Flippers are the only remnants of the original main cast still in the final film, apart from director Cory Edwards as Twitchy and unknown singer Benjy Gaither as Japeth-there was talk of replacing Gaither with a better-known country singer, but this was ultimately cancelled as Gaither embodied the role so well.

[@TooRudeProductions]

It's a very cleverly written film that, despite its shortcomings, remains charming and timeless

[@KaseyKay92]

My favorite line from this movie is when the Wolf says, “Never trust the bunny.”

[@JamesDavy2009]

Proven true in _The Secret Life of Pets._

[@AngelicFireIce]

NEVER TRUST THE BUNNY!!

[@sebastianemond5313]

4:56 - 5:03 Homer Simpson: " *Spoiiileeer!* " Ok, I know many people have seen this, so they know probably know the twist, but those who skipped Hoodwinked haven't, Doug.

[@soupaloop2960]

The fact that the wolf’s character is essentially Chevy Chase from Fletch is such a deep cut

[@LovelessTaicho]

I actually really like Hoodwinked. When I recommend or someone asks me about it when they see it on my shelf I tell them "It's not as bad as it looks. Go into it like its a student film or low budget passion project. It's rough, the animation is dodgy, and looks like it had no budget but you can really see that everyone was trying their best to work with what they had."

[@JacktheLightningRipper]

I laughed at Twitchy’s mispronunciation of dynamite harder than I maybe should’ve when I was younger.

[@Weronika_24_]

Jokes on you, i saw this movie in preschool and i can't pronounce it correctly since 😂

[@McBenjiii]

Yeah, me too! "That's a nice candle you've got there, what is it?" "Dew-na-meat-uh!"

[@claymathewselevator8121]

A Christmas Story is great movie

[@JamesDavy2009]

Fun fact: Twitchy pronounced it like how a Russian would pronounce it.

[@UndeadNerdT800]

I remember this movie. I can say it’s the best badly animated film.

[@chasehedges6775]

The animation is terrible but it makes up for that with a good story and characters,

[@antonanderson1965]

The animation is terrible because the film only had a budget of less than $8 million. That is impossibly low for an animated film, especially a theatrical film.

[@scottvgamer1163]

Definitely the best of the “worst”. In fact, if we were to count ALL animated movies, this is probably better than most.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I remember this movie, so i can be back

[@antonanderson1965]

@@PlushyAnimations Yeah, but this was a film made by a then-newcomer to CG animated films, the Weinstein Brothers. I will also admit that Disney's Bambi actually had an even smaller budget than Hoodwinked, at only $858, 000, though that hasn't been adjusted for inflation. Still, for a CG animated film at the time, Hoodwinked's budget was still pretty low. To put it in perspective, Doogal had a higher budget, at $20 million. And the animators working on Hoodwinked had to learn how to animate a theatrical film while working on the film. Also, 2D animation is a lot cheaper than CGI films. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is cheap, but not a fully CGI film, so it is cheaper to produce. And its budget was $750,000, not $600,000. Still low, but not that low. It also only earned $5.5 million at the box office, which is still a profit, but its nothing compared to the $110 million Hoodwinked! earned at the box office, and the over $150 million made worldwide. The thing that makes Hoodwinked! so impressive is not just how low its budget was, but how successful it was despite its incredibly low budget.

[@solidskullz5736]

One of my favorites as a kid. I found it really funny and even now I still think it has its charm. Definitely a classic in my eyes

[@danandtab7463]

I still love this movie; and it came at a time where there weren't like a thousand other movies doing the same humor....quite yet. Favorite line is when the squirrel declares "I don't drink coffee!".

[@MrSomnus2001]

This was one of those movies that I remember seeing the trailer and thinking I would hate it. But my kids wanted to see it, and I really ended up enjoying it a lot. Even when it became one of those movies that my youngest became obsessed with and insisted on watching over and over, I could still watch and enjoy it. I even like the music. Plus, I have a friend named Keith... Unfortunately, the sequel is garbage.

[@derpylovecosplay]

I remember my mom taking me to see this movie in the theaters. I thought it was a pretty interesting movie back then. Looking at it now, I'm like, "this has to be a fever dream that I've had when I was a kid."

[@chasehedges6775]

This movie is a childhood classic of mine and still awesome to watch.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Agreed

[@cordellriemer5177]

Bruh same

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

This movie is really nostalgic to me. Me and my older sister loved it. We thought the goat was bloody hysterical.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Japeth is awesome. I fully support a videogame with his crazy horns. Get on that, Doug. XD

[@HyruleChosenOne]

I probably watched that movie like 2000 times as a kid (now 27), it is carved into my memory. It looked so much better in my mind wow

[@dionettaeon]

Those kids in the Woodsman's side of the story were by far the most demented-looking things in this movie, to me. They make the Ice Age baby look adorable.

[@liampatrick3110]

"They make the Ice Age baby look adorable" No, they make the spider-baby from TOY STORY look normal and adorable!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Isn't it weird and strange how the first Hoodwinked film had cheap/bad Animation and turned out to be good while the Sequel (which Nostalgia Critic should review very soon) actually had much better Animation compared to the first film and somehow sucked & became bad at the same time??? Sort of weird when you think about it like that.

[@johnnysparkle]

My favorite line: it’s just old man mountain showing us whose boss

[@doubleaura8780]

LOL

[@IamAlexJustice]

Mine is "When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and then that lemonade gets spoiled and turned into pig suil."

[@Nargon46]

Omg I'm so glad you reviewed this one! Hoodwinked is an absolute CLASSIC in my house, it ties with The Princess Bride for "Most Quoted Movie" in my family. I met Patrick Warburton a couple of years ago and he was just the greatest guy. Yeah, just a hilarious and out there movie. Love it. "CAFFEENE! YAH, BABY!"

[@trentonhamilton645]

6:50 My sibling could not stop laughing at the way how that character sings in dialogue, he's just that funny. 🤣

[@alecfoisy58]

When I was a kid, I actually thought Nicky Flippers was the villain instead of Boingo. He just sounded TOO polite and TOO friendly when he was introduced. He reminded me of Stinky Pete or Mr. Waternoose. I found it legitimately shocking at that age when he turned out to be genuine.

[@darknesswithin2667]

He's definitely playing on tropes that kids are less familiar with

[@tvftw1]

I LOVED this movie as a kid, weekly viewings, singing along to every song, the works. Looking back, I knew the animation was rough but I decided to revisit it a year or 2 ago to see how it held up otherwise and couldn't believe that the writing was actually so much better than I remembered

[@Chickenman_or_batman]

I unironically love this movie,the whole one story through different pov has always been one of my favourites. I mean yeah the animation looks painful but still a good movie

[@garetjax19]

When I first saw this in 2010 I went from WTF! to secret guilty pleasure in about 15 mins. Utterly unique take on such a dark story. Peace All

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

11:22 In a world of various talking animals, they somehow made a human character one of the most creepy-looking.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another fact i love about this misunderstood film is: During a scene when Wolf and Twitchy are on the mine train and in the cave, Twitchy lit up a dynamite. He says it in a way, "Dinamitae, must be Italian.". It's actually a reference to 'A Christmas Story' when the father of the family reads on the crate that says Fragile. He reads it as, "Fragilee, must be Italian.".

[@slyfox2022]

NC mentioned this in the video.....in the video

[@Oscar95451]

I remember watching this movie as a kid back in 2006. I wish there is a reanimated version of this in the style of Chuck Jones.

[@radioinactivescarlet_3348]

This movie was such a big part of my childhood for some reason. My family still has so many inside jokes we use from this.

[@wjzav1971]

I love how all the stories actually tie together. The avalanche that Red tries to escape from in the mine cart was caused by Granny to take out the competing team and the reason why Red's car went of the rails was because the Wolf accidentally blew the rails up by throwing out all the dynamite.

[@wyattsteenholdt5603]

I grew up with this movie, and I still love it! It reminds me of simpler times and makes me want to be young again! It still makes me laugh to this day! God what I wouldn’t do to go back to 2010, that was when I first saw this. 😢

[@ImAFatNerd90]

1:18 I had that book! It was one of my favorites. To be honest, I hardly feel any nostalgia anymore because of KZbin, but it's refreshing when it hits.

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

16:32 Doug genuinely amused by his accidental joke 😂

[@GBmovieluv]

That was great! 🤣

[@BugsyFoga]

One of the few films to cash in on Shrek that actually worked .

[@Kiboune_YT]

8:25 I love Squirrel's animation, it feels kinda nostalgic in it's weirdness

[@brickcartoonistreviews5738]

Fun fact: Red Riding Hood changed actors twice. Originally voiced by Tara Strong in the early first cut, she was recasted by Anne Hathaway when the Weinstein Company bought it for a wide theatre distribution. Then recasted her again with Hayden Panettiere for the sequel.

[@jaksuperior2470]

Really? DAMN

[@MusicDecomposer]

The soundtrack is actually my favorite thing about this movie. I didn't know anyone had a problem with it.

[@olddiggy4800]

This is one of those movies that made far to large of an impact in my childhood memories for how cheap it is. I know it's not a good movie in any sense of the word, yet I can't help but love it anyways. Part of it is definitely some of the jokes and another part is my love of the unreliable narrator in fiction

[@AndreNitroX]

Me and my sisters still reference the jokes and one liners from this film. It’s just such a insane movie you can’t help but enjoy it

[@brukehintsa2207]

Been a fan of the film since childhood because of its storytelling and characters.

[@GPischke]

I first saw this movie when I was ten years old. It was the first movie that I saw in theaters without my parents there to watch hit with me, so it kind of holds a special place in my history.

[@Aziraphale686]

15:19 Wait, so Over the Hedge just straight up stole this squirrel-on-crack joke lmao.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I understand why people have mixed messages when it comes to this film but i think the moments that really shine even brighter

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Man this is more crazy than that one time Danny DeVito ate a entire Snow-Cone with a fish eyeball inside of it and then threw up inside of Cookie Monster's mouth because he started to sing Surfing Bird

[@Jimmy-Mc]

I was 11 when this movie came out and it was so cool. I never noticed the animation quality, it almost seems to work with the fast action scenes.

[@Nicrocon]

I thoroughly loved this movie as a kid. So much I remember from it too. I don't think it's the best movie, nor was it back then, but it still holds a special place in my mind as a goofy early 2000s movie.

[@stopshiloh]

I’m so proud to say this was my childhood movie

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Same. 2000s to me was my personal peak love for games and movies in terms of quality

[@Theawesomeninja_XD]

Same here

[@smashley4661]

I’ve replayed 15:45 an unhealthy amount of times because it’s just too funny 😂

[@squeaktheswan2007]

12:37 You could also call it "schnit got real".

[@andresgonzaleztorres3808]

It’s been told that Tara Strong was supposed to be the voice of Red. I can’t remember why it didn’t go through with it. She’s an Icon of voice acting

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

When the movie got a distributor, they want to get a all star cast.

[@andresgonzaleztorres3808]

@@Princess_-gp3ep Well Okay but still

[@seantaggart7382]

Heh Imagine that PRINCESS OF FRIENDSHIP red ridding hood Twilight: i would love that!

[@soapbiter36577]

She voices her in the shrek 2 video game

[@neoanimefreak_7606]

15:13 Aw, you flubbed it here. Should've shown the earlier scene, Wolf: You really should switch to Decaf" "I don't drink coffee" To then show that scene "I can't believe I'm doing this.. but drink up." "CAFFEINE BABY!!!" "What.. have I done?" XD

[@Jon4270]

Not sure if the internet has awards for best advertising, but I think Doug is on his way to winning it. SO MUCH CREATIVITY in what he comes up with to make the ads watchable, to the point where you look forward to them. What's really weird is how so few other people seem to have gone this route. "Really funny commercials do exit!" I keep wanting to yell at most other internet ads.