How The Grinch Stole Christmas ~ Lost in Adaptation

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What the heck happened to the Adaption of Dr Seuss' The Grinch starring Jim Carrey?!
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[@CassiBlack]

I like to imagine that the Grinch’s real backstory is that he had to work retail during the Christmas season and that’s what drove him to hate the commercialization and noise.

[@mffmoniz2948]

He heard "All I want for Christmas" one too many times.

[@catandrobbyflores]

I feel that on a spiritual level because I'm currently doing so.

[@scp--297]

@@catandrobbyflores Same, bro. Same.

[@Daelyah]

@@mffmoniz2948 Working a convenience store for years, and sharing the same name as that artist of that overplayed song, does not help any with my BAH HUMBUG! mood, around the holidays...I just do surface level politeness about it, and only celebrate as far as I'm obligated by family.

[@Kyolover8]

Matpat also did a theory about the possibility of the Grinch having Misophonia

[@Betta66]

Bit of trivia: Taylor Momsen didn't have a Who nose because according to her, she was too young at the time to wear the prosthetic. She wore fake eyelashes and fake teeth for the movie (and hated wearing the fake teeth because of the taste of the glue), but something about the fake nose wasn't working for her. So she had blush put on her nose instead, and a line was added to the script about how Cindy hadn't "grown into her nose yet."

[@DrDolan2000]

Why didn't everyone just recieve blush on their noses instead of God-awful subtitutes? That's sounds adorable

[@Betta66]

@@DrDolan2000 Good question. I don't know, sadly.

[@ahritheweird9579]

And also the grinchs love interest did not have a prosthetic either, they explained it that she had not lost the true meaning of Christmas, so her nose never turned upwards

[@dustyrose192]

@@ahritheweird9579 So the others were just... snobby?

[@MissCaraMint]

@@dustyrose192 Perhaps snooty

[@kristofgriffin384]

For all of the film's faults, this line is golden: "I want golf-clubs! I want diamonds! I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored, and sell it to make glue!"

[@catandrobbyflores]

Pretty much sums up Christmas in a nutshell.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Horrifying.

[@roseking9472]

That whole rampage speech is amazing. On par with Clarke Griswold losing it during Christmas Vacation.

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

"IT'S BECAUSE I'M **GREEN** ISN'T IT?!"

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

@@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779 when I was a kid I thought that it was a reference to the hulk since they're both green and angry.🤣

[@petrastedman669]

One of the theories I've always liked is that the Whos in the Grinch story probably make so much fragging *NOISE* because of the events of Horton Hears a Who. They almost died because no one believed they even existed, and so to make sure their continued existence... continues, they make as much noise as Who-manly possible all the time so others always know they're there. (No I will *not* apologize for that pun. it's gold.)

[@DrawciaGleam02]

I think that's a theory and not trivia? But I like it anyway.

[@petrastedman669]

@@DrawciaGleam02 you are right. I fixed it.

[@mrcritical6751]

Unfortunately Horton is set after The Grinch. You can very briefly see The Grinch living in a Whoville house in the Horton Hears A Who short

[@DrDolan2000]

​@@mrcritical6751 Well dang it. I thought Petra was on to something!

[@SevenEllen]

500th like.

[@darkninjafirefox]

Despite this movie's weirdness, it still holds a special place in my heart as a yearly watch

[@isabelageekarts8947]

Me too ☺️

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

It’s campy weirdness is exactly why I actually love it. :D

[@redrasegarden]

Guilty pleasure 😅

[@donovan9456]

Still think this line was ahead of its time comedic genius: 4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the abyss. 5:00, solve world hunger - tell *no one*. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me (I can't cancel that again). 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing..... I'm booked!

[@TheRockhead9]

Excluding solving world hunger, that’s basically my afternoon after work.

[@belagrolaub8746]

not to forget "hate, hate, hate, double-hate, LOOAAAATHE entirely"

[@mirjanbouma]

I nearly pmsl at that part. There's some great stuff in this movie. And not so great, but it's a net plus.

[@mirjanbouma]

@@belagrolaub8746 yes, yes, yes!

[@ToaArcan]

Regardless of the movie he's in as an adaptation, Carrey's Grinch is an amazing character.

[@tabletopnephilim4633]

I honestly don't see the problem. This adaptation is so loyal and so accurate, you didn't even include a "What they left out" section.

[@fireyhto808]

It's like a 20 page book so the only option was to add not subtract

[@annabeinglazy5580]

@@fireyhto808yh thats the Joke ;)

[@DrawciaGleam02]

@@fireyhto808 As Caddicarus said, "How do you turn this.....into a game?"

[@samanthawycoff855]

Thank you for uploading this when you did! I've been having a really tough time mentally the past few days, and the notification came just when I needed a seratonin boost. You're amazing! ❤

[@regularshowman3208]

You know, the "Whostein" joke might have felt less iffy if instead of the name the Grinch saw a menorah and was like, "...huh." Like it just never registered to him that somebody in Whoville might *not* celebrate Christmas. Feels like that way it'd make his ignorance the butt of the joke instead.

[@faithworldleader6891]

The original TV cartoon is all you ever need to watch. It has Boris Karloff as Narrator. What more can you want?

[@fairelvenlady]

Thurl Ravenscroft singing a banger song about how mean the main character is... oh wait it's got that too! The original TV adaptation is so good.

[@daisyproductions]

*sobs quietly into the void* "Seuss" rhymes with "Joyce"

[@thisisavivistanaccount7866]

I literally watch this movie every year and I love the book, the animated short. I haven’t seen the newer one.

[@TheLouKiss]

I need a full version of that parody

[@Nimelennar]

Meh. It doesn't have anywhere near the same quality of wordplay or imagery that the original does. Which isn't much of a criticism, when being compared to something written by Dr. Suess, but definitely leaves it feeling lacking. I mean, in the original, the best, most lyrically complex, most evocative line in every verse is the last one, and "Come over here and let me blow on that horn" just doesn't do it for me.

[@TheLouKiss]

@@Nimelennar okay but I do drag and burlesque and it would be so fun!

[@Nimelennar]

@@TheLouKiss Fair enough.

[@K3vinTuCara]

This is the best version

[@PTBP-CB]

I love seeing Indigo's face at the end of all your vids. Me and my mate always start chanting Indigo, Indigo, Indigo.

[@mayasanders1046]

I love the 60s Animated Show I like what they did it was so simple I always go back to it during the holidays

[@Magearod]

I just watched a video about the Tony The Tiger/Grinch ship and the end credits song is.... well. It is.

[@ghyslainabel]

"Evidently you can't see Jesus in a big slab of meat." Yup, Jesus is seen in a bowl of flat bread and a cup of wine.

[@FablesTold]

I had no idea that Seuss' widow had that much vetoing powers. ...Dear Lord, why did she _not_ veto the dog butt smooch?

[@SpaceHearts160]

I joke every year that I turn into a Grinch. I start out hating the holiday, but by the time we get to it, I absolutely adore it and can't wait until the holiday next year. And then we get to December and I hate the whole thing all over again.

[@ryandowney8743]

The things this movie got right were when they stuck to the book and replicated the animated version. Which just makes me wish they hadn't made one book into a full length movie, rather turned a few books into an ANTHOLOGY movie.

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

I'm guessing the surprise success of Grinch helped Hollywood convince Dr Seuss's widow to allow another book adaptation. And what better book to adapt next then Cat in the Hat. Mike Myers was probably cast as the cat to match the star power Jim Carrey had in Grinch. But Cat in the Hat bombed so hard, the widow banned all future book adaptations. At least live action. She seems more willing to accept animated movies. Starting with Horton hears a Who some time ago.

[@heathercontois4501]

You know...they could have a rainy season before ending up on the dust speck the Horton finds.

[@cordeliacullen2621]

My niece loved Shrek and the Grinch when she was a toddler. 2003, I watched those films back to back with her so many times 🙃

[@RayneGrimm1]

I wonder what Dom would think about that grinch/Tony the tiger story and all the lore that had come up because of it

[@NeroCM]

I'll be honest, if Dr. Seuss intention with "The Grinch who stole Christmas!" was to critique how commercialized Christmas has gotten, then I think this movie hits the mark and hits it well. The main issue I have with the first animated movie was that at the end the Whos just go around the tree to sing and completely ignore the missing gifts. As if they all already have the spirit of Christmas in their hearts. This movie, on the other hand, has them completely obsessed with the commercial side of Christmas. Presents! Glittering Light! Decorations! Feasts! To have them have to realise that to celebrate Christmas you just need the people you love around you instead of them already doing it and only the Grinch needing to understand is a much better way to express the point of the story.

[@thedinobros1218]

Fun fact: the only versions of the grinch that you should watch are How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) and Halloween is Grinch Night (1977).

[@Dimensioneer88]

I love to hear you on Escape From Vault Disney if just to hear "Hello, my beautiful listeners"

[@veritylife8432]

marvelous video

[@MrLeafeater]

Only poisoners and scoundrels have ever done live-action Dr. Seuss.

[@LunaFicsASMR]

SORRY HORTON NOW YOULL HAVE TO HEAR A WHO F

[@safebox36]

I'm not gonna lie. This is the first time I'm learning The Grinch had a book. I honestly thought the films just appeared out of nowhere, and had a Dr Suess label slapped on. Like all those Tom Clancy games.

[@nooneattol6043]

all i can think is awh poor Horton

[@doctorvanya]

To Dom and everyone on these comments I wish you all a merry stage 3 Christmas.

[@nickdeltufo3857]

Ah, yes. Just what we needed for Christmas: a cross between “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Santa Baby” With that being said, keep up the good work Niege.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

Seuss' widow looks just like the Grinch.

[@Zthewise]

Referencing the Animaniacs who were Referencing Abbott and Costello is next level meta.

[@Ohforgodssakethatsme]

This is going to be GLORIOUS!

[@patoren3gou653]

Where are you Christmas moves me

[@BP-ef8mr]

Thank you for this brilliant break down. You're awesome, Dom

[@lahlybird895]

I thought the widow of Doom had decided that they would never ever get a chance at her husband's work after the cat in the hat movie

[@kiryn5977]

she specified live action movies. that's why every one afterward has been animated

[@lahlybird895]

@@kiryn5977 oh

[@pacoromes]

I enjoy this movie. I watch it with my family every Christmas. But yeah, they're certainly being extra Hollywood by adding not one but two explosions (the first Christmas tree then the little car) as well as the key party and the Grinch's inability to hail a cab he attributes to his "being green".

[@Iratepandabear]

When I was a small undiagnosed child, I was so fucking terrified of the grinch that I developed a phobia of the color green, because I felt like the grinch would suddenly pop out of anything green and get me. My mom fixed this by taking me to see the grinch musical

[@sakurap95]

I figured the bullying, competitiveness, and sexual tension was all to further characterize how far The Who’s were from the Christmas spirit. 😅

[@shaylenwayne9284]

Now I know what I'm watching today

[@theresacherco3503]

This movie is part of my childhood. I watch it like every year. Oh and I also like going to universal Studios Grinchmas

[@sallybanner]

ending theme song is so fucking perfect

[@antney7745]

Christine B. makes everything she's in so much better.

[@jasonhill8506]

Can't wait for the cat in the hat review

[@kagesong]

12:32 So? Who's need love too. :D

[@Murrlin27]

14:00 Dammit LOL.

[@donkeydeck5263]

I owned all the "banned" Dr suess books butI donated them to my local library because the ones they had where vandalized. They don't allow them to be checked out to prevent it in the future. They gave my kids cat in the hat... hats as a thank you.

[@WolfRaven119]

Please, someone tell me they remember the Fox in Socks book. It never makes the list and I'm beginning to wonder if I fever dreamed it.

[@bradwolf07]

Dominic, you may not be able to see Jesus in a slab of meat (I disagree, but whatever), but you do see Jesus' face on toast ;)

[@owenshale8719]

They was another time that I saw the Grinch in another doctor s story but I just don't remember the name and the movie

[@theULTIMATElife50]

14:22 Third Base!

[@strawberrylime33]

But why is this movie so dark? It's like Whoville was struck by continually overcast skies. It's so ugly to look at!

[@AxSKamikaze]

You should do The Dark Tower

[@Bored_Barbarian]

*Looks up Taylor Momsen* omg she’s from The Pretty Reckless 😅❤️

[@roushpedish]

Danny Devito gets it.

[@Hunter-Sh]

And yet nother beautiful episode. One small thing though, the editor's website is a name rather than a link in the description and It can't be copy pasted on mobile.

[@jb888888888]

FYI Seuss is pronounced to rhyme with "choice" and the S is pronounced more like Z.

[@amonrawya3064]

Zoice??

[@jb888888888]

@@amonrawya3064 Yep.

[@michaelclausen1135]

The 2018 version should've been a whole segment as it was a far worse adaptation of the Grinch than Jim Carrey's was.

[@LadyKittybug]

Pretty sure they say in the movie that they are sisters, his “moms”. The Cumberbatch version really pisses me off because they used at least 2 religious Xmas songs, when the story isn’t about Jesus. Especially when they use a religious song that mentions Satan as they are chasing him down the street. It would be a cute adaptation, but I can’t get past that egregious addition.

[@Skag_Sisyphus]

17:17 dom, you had lean green Christmas fiend right there. You could even have put lean mean green Christmas fiend. How could you miss it? Lol jk great video...

[@skvaderarts7009]

I feel bad for Dr. Seuss's wife. His first wife, that is. The one who was sick and committed suicide after he cheated on her. Poor woman...

[@orionfettes5501]

Jim Carrey version was and still is my favorite

[@ckillgore]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the song Where Are You Christmas, as it is a big part of the film. Interestingly, it's lyrics were originally written by and performed by Mariah Carey, whose version was cut from the film due to a legal dispute with her ex-husband.

[@Betta66]

Many thanks for introducing Taylor Momsen as "future rock star." She's awesome. Anyway, my one issue with the movie, which I did overall like, is the scene where the Grinch steals Cindy's Christmas tree. In the book and the 1966 cartoon, Cindy hadn't met the Grinch before, so she just assumes that he's Santa Claus. In Ron Howard's version, not only has Cindy already met the Grinch, but her feeling bad for the Grinch is basically how the whole plot of the movie happens. So she sees a guy in her house hiding behind her Christmas tree, and he has the Grinch's same furry green hands and a similar voice, but she still thinks it's Santa Claus. I've heard the theory that she was just playing along, but the movie doesn't really set that up from what I remember.

[@tinkerer3399]

Not only that but she does full on see his face when he sticks his head through the tree halfway through the scene.

[@Betta66]

@@tinkerer3399 That too

[@cooperminion825]

​@@tinkerer3399 my thought is that she was still half asleep and the recognition part of her brain wasn't working yet

[@mrcritical6751]

I guess the cotton on the tree masked him enough to trick her

[@EnglishVirgo]

I took it that she knew it was him, hence the comment about him being sweet and her generally energy around that scene. She knew, but didnt want to know, if you get me.

[@kylejohnson423]

Fun Fact, the guy that sang the original "You're a mean one Mr. Grinch" was also the voice of Tony the Tiger. Now whenever I hear that song I picture the actual Tony the Tiger in a recording booth making a diss track.

[@LakinMae5]

And that birthed an infamous fanfic!

[@CliffordtheOrangeCat]

That would be Thurl Ravenscroft. Got to love that name.

[@LakinMae5]

@@CliffordtheOrangeCat that is a name for a Wizard in a fantasy world would have, and I am all for it!

[@slothdance2020]

To be fair there is such a thing as "too much Christmas" as someone who worked in retail during the holidays and had to listen to the same Christmas songs on repeat for 2 months!!! But... I try to just enjoy the pretty lights, peppermint ice cream, hot cocoa, and some tasty cookies.

[@BrightWulph]

In my country, Christmas decorations and displays (at least in shops) get set up as early as October, sometimes you can see small things like Christmans themed biscuit tins and other small gift ideas being snuck out as early as September. It's enough to make anyone feel Christmas fatigue, long before December even rolls arround. 😩

[@pollyrg97]

I hear ya! It's taken me years to recover from working Christmases in retail

[@hahano9586]

I haven't actually seen anyone celebrate Christmas in ANY was in over a decade. I have two friends that have a dinner with their parents and thats it, but they eat with their parents ever Sunday so it means nothing new. Everyone else I know just buy a gift for a few people and fuck off. I don't see decorations anymore. I haven't seen a Christmas tree in years except for once in a Target 3 years ago. I don't even see decorations at Walmart. Just like a single aisle selling wreaths and coffee mugs. Christmas has been a dead holiday since I was 12 or so. At least in Oklahoma.

[@BrightWulph]

@@aceofspadefish4971 OMG, that sounds like literal torture 😳

[@slothdance2020]

@@aceofspadefish4971 Totally fair. For me it was borders so we did have a bit more variety but baby it's cold outside still makes me cringe.

[@TheZeroNeonix]

The childhood trauma probably didn't help, but the Grinch was shown to hate Christmas even before then. Even when he was a baby, he had a strange loathing of Christmas, chewing off the face of Santa on a plate of cookies and saying, "Santa bye-bye!" Also, the Grinch later criticizes the Whos for being materialistic. "That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always been about! Gifts! Gifts. Gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts. You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I'm saying? In your garbage! I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump! And the avarice. The avarice never ends! I want golf clubs! I want diamonds! I want a pony, so I can ride it twice, get bored, and sell it to make glue! Look, I don't want to make waves, but this whole Christmas season is stupid, stupid, stupid!"

[@MadMikeRyan.]

He ate the Santa plate because he eats glass, not because he didn't like Christmas even as a baby. That's also why he visits the dump so often, to find glass. This is something that's hard to pick up on, it took me quite awhile to realize the bottle eating towards the beginning wasn't just a throwaway gag.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@MadMikeRyan. he didn’t like Christmas as a baby, you can see him drawing a picture of Santa getting burned alive before the incident

[@MadMikeRyan.]

@@mrcritical6751 Okay, but he ate the plate mainly because he considers it edible. That's what I was saying.

[@LorettaBurrow]

The Grinch hates Christmas because subconsciously the lights and music make him feel cold, hunger, and alone and he doesn't even KNOW WHY. Do you think his foster Mom's ever told him he was left outside all night!

[@PrismPoint]

If you absolutely hate yourself, "The Cat in The Hat" would be a good follow up, as it was allegedly so bad that all future Seuss adaptations were forbidden from being live action.

[@theunigamer194]

You take that back! The cat in the hat is a treasure of American cinema.

[@amelialonelyfart8848]

I love that movie so much lmao, it's such an acid trip from start to finish.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Everybody hated Cat in the Hat movie though

[@thehobbler1349]

The live action cat in the hat is the greatest film ever made

[@HoneyBeeFlanzman]

You should watch the "Adum and Pals" watch of that film. It's essentially a horror film.

[@shinyagumon7015]

I find it funny that they toned down the materialism message while also adding that the Grinches montain is their junkyard and a reference to Max being a Christmas puppy that was thrown away after the festivities. Also I would really enjoy an episode on the Cat in a Hat with Michael Myers.

[@antonakesson]

"Dirty hoe" - The Cat in the Hat

[@Angel-yg6su]

Max is a what???!! that poor doggo 😢

[@lahlybird895]

Let's not

[@she_bear_aurora]

Max is a dumped pet? When was that referenced in the movie?

[@GloomyFish]

they toned down the materialism? They literally freak out when their presents are stolen! The Grinch even rants about how they just throw away most of their presents! It seems more likely that they dialled up the materialism

[@jacquig1939]

Someone online said the Grinch got everything from the trash right- so how did he end up with a dog?... someone didn't want Max anymore. That broke my heart.

[@DrDolan2000]

To quote Ernest: "Who would throw away a perfectly good dog?"

[@s.nifrum4580]

There’s a backstory book out there where max just kinda showed up and the grinch kept him around because he was good at scratching an itch

[@kaspianepps7946]

That kind of reflects reality - all six of the dogs that played Max were shelter rescues. (The two lead dogs were kept by the trainer and the other four were rehomed after filming.)

[@Rmlohner]

Brian Jay Jones' biography of Dr. Seuss has a fascinating look at the process of figuring out what color to make the Grinch. Especially since he was an absolute control freak about the colors in his books, and would legit flip out if the publisher couldn't perfectly duplicate a single one of the colors he used.

[@ShadowKaiserin]

I'm just going to admit that I unironically love the live action Grinch movie and think it's hilarious.

[@jonasquinn7977]

Same, I didn’t even realise for so long that a lot of people don’t like this movie

[@sum1rllyspecial]

This movie is iconic. I too unironically really enjoy watching it every Christmas.

[@sweeneytodd1414]

I love this movie too. Unironically, it has been part of every Christmas of mine.

[@ForrestFox626]

@@jonasquinn7977 I'd say people are more indifferent to it

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

Absolutely agree, sure it's not a 1-to-1 adaptation but it's a damn fun ride beginning to end

[@starmaker75]

I like to image that after the grinch was giving back the Christmas stuff, The grinch explain that part of the reason why didn’t who celebrating Christmas was the noise they made. So one of The Who makes earmuffs so that grinch doesn’t have be over simulated and annoyed by all the noises.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

I think another youtuber mentioned the Grinch getting earmuffs as well!

[@lainiwakura1776]

I doubt he's over stimulated, you can be annoyed by something without it being about over stimulation.

[@maskedmallard537]

@@lainiwakura1776 There's annoyed, and then there's wanting to commit about 500 B&Es and burglaries in one night only to dump everything off a mountain. The 1966 Grinch definitely showed signs of misophonia and an argument could be made that the Jim Carrey Grinch was neurodivergent as well. Even before the PTSD inducing moment, he was showing signs of overstimulation and eventual meltdown. That "Christmas present" was just the dungbomb cherry on top of the shit cake.

[@otakukaku]

Another sexual innuendo that apparently made it past Mrs. Suess that Dom didn't mention was the key party. That blew my mind at the time.

[@TheZeroNeonix]

The what?

[@otakukaku]

@@TheZeroNeonix kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGSbeH97bNeKj5Y

[@lissaquon607]

@ZeroNeonix there's a party in the film where people put keys in a bowl. Which is a hallmark of a swingers "lock and key" party.

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

I haven't seen this since I was young, and didn't catch that back then. Throwing that into a kid's story, particularly a Dr Seuss based one was screwed up.

[@candlegal10311]

I'm not the only one who saw that and understood what it was,. i was dying when i saw that and then had to tell the kids who i took to the theater I'll explain it when you are older. and then had to explain it to the young couple behind me who gave me a very disturbing look.

[@googamp32]

I'm surprised it took you THIS long to do a Dr. Seuss adaptation... And then I realized there's a good reason as to why.

[@tamarbeker1701]

Which reason?

[@googamp32]

@@tamarbeker1701 Most of them are crap.

[@tamarbeker1701]

Oh.

[@megamike15]

the animated shorts are pretty good as was blue sky's cgi horten movie.

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Also not that many adaptations of Dr. Seuss books Have you ever seen a movie after the Butter Battle Book or Green Eggs And Ham?

[@mritty115]

At Universal Orlando Resort, the Jim Carrey version of The Grinch is both a walk-around character and stars in yet another adaptation of the story, on the stage 4 or 5 times a day in November & December. They clearly draw inspiration from the movie, but knock it back down to about 20 minutes. The result is that you have an adaptation that *looks* like the movie, but is actually much closer to the book itself (though with the addition of Martha Mae Who, but without her lusting after The Grinch).

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

I almost forgot about your anti-Christmas phase so that definitely takes me back. Also, apparently Mrs. Suess was so appalled by the live action version of Cat in The Hat that she barred Hollywood from doing further adaptations. However, the document that stated that specifically said live action adaptations and therefore all adaptations that came after were animated because doing so constituted as a loophole that would allow them to make the films and profit off of them.

[@crapshot321]

Figures that studio executives would try to either find or make a loophole. Imagine my surprise. /s😒😒😒

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

@@crapshot321 Yep. And it definitely explains why we've had zero *live action* adaptations since Cat in The Hat.

[@ShinGallon]

"all adaptations that came after were animated" Honestly, it's better this way.

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

@@ShinGallon I'm definitely not complaining. Just providing some history.

[@ITS_JAYJAY_2006]

@@ShinGallon but that doesn’t mean they’re “perfect”

[@googamp32]

"Sorry, Horton! Now, you have to hear a Who FUCKING the Grinch!" may be my favorite thing I've heard you say in this show!

[@ECKohns]

Jim Carrey would later also voice Horton in the Horton hears a Who movie.

[@mackenziegivens6061]

Same!

[@Sailormac2]

I laughed HARD at that. Brilliant line!

[@zenith9701]

I'd like to see both a "The mysterious benedict society" episode and a "Night a the museum" which is one of those "wait that was a book?!"

[@dandelion_16]

Wait the mysterious benedict society has a movie?!

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@dandelion_16 i think it got a series adaption on disney+

[@dandelion_16]

@@iwakeupandboomimarat ooh cool! I read the first two books as a kid and really liked them. Might check that series out if it's any good.

[@caitlinrobinson6812]

My sister loved the mysterious Benedict society. I was too old for it. But I heard good things. I would love an episode on it

[@zenith9701]

@@caitlinrobinson6812 quite good but I've heard not that loyal to the source material, which is to be expected as the book is about 200 pages and the show is 8 30 min episodes

[@DaleyKreations]

I was listening to an old radio talk show once with Boris Karloff as a guest. They had a shot where the main joke was that Karloff didn't want to be the voice of Halloween anymore (he was tired of scaring children etc) - he wanted to be the voice of Christmas instead. The special was pre-Grinch of course because ironically you could argue he DID become one of the most identifiable voices of Christmas after all.

[@titangirl161]

Fun fact everybody knows: making the Grinch green was Chuck Jones' idea. Jones rented a car to drive out and meet up personally with Geisel, and while the book was black and white, the special would be in color. So Jones decided to use the color of the car he rented, describing it as a "sickly green" and so that became the Grinch's color

[@Betta66]

Imagine if he rented a brown car or something. I don't think anyone can picture the Grinch being any color other than green

[@s.nifrum4580]

@@Betta66 An earlier version of the grinch from a short story called “the hoobub and the grinch” did end up being colored brown

[@seanmcloughlin5983]

Dr Seuss is basically Roald Dahl from the opposite universe because he also made beloved children’s classics but not only do they remain appropriate for children while being mature enough not to haunt their nightmares. He was a devout anti-fascist and while some of his early works (particularly concerning Asians,) hasn’t aged well, he grew enough to move away from that and see how similar it was to the fascists he’d spent years mocking.

[@Buffalo872]

But dr seuss was never inappropriate it was only the movies and the only inappropriate books he wrote were his adult books and also he could have grew out of the racism but he's dead now so we could never know.

[@douglaswolfen7820]

​@@Buffalo872I think the whole point of the comment is that Dr Seuss _did_ grow out of the racially insensitive elements already, long before he died

[@charlesswansonii9319]

And yet Jim Carrey’s Grinch is still entirely relatable.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

"I'm not sure if she was a Happy Days fan..." Going by her age, she was more likely an "Andy Griffith Show" fan! And yeah, I'm quite certain that probably was a bit of a factor when it's little grown-up Opie who's asking to direct your movie (and when Ron Howard really is as "aw shucks" sweet as you'd want him to be). It probably did make it pretty hard for her to say no to that face! 😆

[@unfabgirl]

Or The Music Man! Howard was so sweet and adorable in that.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

@@unfabgirl Honestly, I was thinking of mentioning that too! 😆Cute little Winthrop!! He was just too precious in that movie. ❤

[@RariettyC]

I have issues with the 2000 version, but the huge crush I had on Christine Baranski as a little girl helped me realize I was bi, so I'll always be a little bit grateful they added a bizarre romance subplot with way too much sexual tension

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

I wonder if this was in any way based on "A Christmas Carol"? Dickens KIND OF did it first, but this one will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@isabelageekarts8947]

Dr Seuss was actually inspired by "A Christmas Carol" while writing the book

[@GTARanger1992]

Jim carrey would end up playing Scrooge in Disney's a Christmas carol so that makes two Christmas misers hes portrayed in his life

[@maskedmallard537]

And voices Horton in Horton Hears a Who. 🤔 Very interesting. (gets out push pins and red yarn)

[@EnglishVirgo]

One of my main issues with the movie (and I LOVE the movie) are Cindy's parents. They essentially allow a whole town to belittle their daughter publicly. The mother is so obsessed with her dang lights, that she lets Cindy vanish off without any thought. She also defaces public property by tearing down those traffic lights and oh look, she is a thief as well, because she takes them. A child of Cindy's age should never have been able to go off on her own and go up that mountain alone to visit a stranger, a stranger that is thought to be dangerous, yet she does exactly that at least two times. They don't listen to Cindy when she is trying to tell them things, too busy in their own little worlds. Yes okay, dad finally stands up for her, but only after his CHILD is allowed to be intimidated by adults. So yeah, that part of the movie just background tickles at my brain. But I do still love the movie anyway. And heck yes Taylor was a future rock star, I love The Pretty Reckless!

[@Betta66]

🤘

[@miglek9613]

I mean, child neglect is a thing that happens in real life, without CPS there would probably be a lot more parents like that

[@ForrestFox626]

My biggest problem was just the Mayor and Martha May stuff

[@Dilopho]

On top of that, it's easy enough for a child to make it to the top of the mountain, and there are chutes leading up there that people can travel through- yet nobody even tried to go get the young Grinch, not even his parents?

[@mrcritical6751]

@@Dilophoto be fair knowing how much The Grinch despised his parents, I feel like they maybe tried to get him back but he pushed them away

[@mikailagray]

This is probably on of the only decent live actions films like this. I also like that the Whos looked like the Who drawings as it makes it feel more out of this world. I love this movie and it is much less unhinged than Cat in the Hat. I also like the older film and we had two vhs copies of it. I also like that the backstory of the grinch showed how shallow many of the Whos were in general which made it difficult for everyone to truly enjoy anything especially Christmas.

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

1:28 - that political cartoon never fails to give me the chills! Dear old Doc did NOT pull his punches. "Milf Who tits" is either a terrible or perfect band name.

[@quinnbansley4534]

I totally get that this movie isn’t for everyone, but I love it! I’ve watched it more times than I can count, it’s my favourite Christmas movie ever! I’m always excited when the season comes around and I can watch it. I loved this video Dom, have a happy holiday!

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Apparently you can't see Jesus in a slab of meat." Pretty sure there's someone out there who has.

[@T0xXx1k]

There's 1 in a grilled cheese for sure. Not 💯 on the meat sighting though 😹 🧡🦇

[@Modern_Robot]

If it's any consolation, an Atlanta billboard for a promotion on Pizza Hut’s spaghetti in 1991.

[@13blackcatzzz]

I see Jesus in my slab of meat. 😂

[@Roadent1241]

If you can in toast....!

[@lainiwakura1776]

Someone did in a tortilla!

[@seripanther]

Friends often ask me why I'm so sour on Grinch adaptations, when I tend to be pretty open-minded about adaptation in general. My answer: when the bar you have to clear, or even meet, is BORIS KARLOFF and CHUCK JONES . . . why are you even trying?

[@thegloriouswizard5270]

Based.

[@patriciadilday447]

It's not Christmas until Uncle Boris tells us a story .💚

[@BrightWulph]

IIRC, the guys who did the live-action Grinch even admitted that they'd never be able to compete with the original movie. Which I find pretty admirable, because at least they know they'll never be up with the greats. So it makes this adaptation feel kind of humble, in a way. If that makes sense.

[@Sailormac2]

The original was perfection. Jones’ style of animation and Karloff’s vocalizations fit the story so exactly that anyone attempting a new Grinch has got to accept that they’re starting out miles behind the 8-ball.

[@CanadianTimeLord]

Let us not forget the amazing basso voice of the one and only Thurl Ravenscroft (aka the voice of Tony the Tiger) singing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch..."

[@2krenegade323]

I won’t lie, I do enjoy this one for very sentimental reasons from my time as a 9 yo. I was also never really never bothered by their additions to the Grinch’s backstory, mainly because it’s a plausible take (albeit incredibly “lampoonish”). And to be fair there’s one line at the end that still cracks me up more than it should: “Aren’t you gonna arrest me? Put me in a chokehold?? BLInD ME with PePPerSpRAy!!?”

[@EAKugler]

I still don't understand why anyone would make such adult additions to a children's motion picture. But you are definitely correct that this was a Jim Carrey film first.

[@SushiSheik3]

The dirty jokes are for the parents/adults watching the movie with their kids. So many other child-targeted movies do this, ex) Toy Story, Shrek, The Incredibles, etc. The list goes on and on.

[@Carewolf]

It is standard practice to add material for adults to a children movie to make it a family movie.

[@marocat4749]

A good one at that.

[@NotTheStinkyCheese]

Does Hollywood ever need a reason to make things 'better' ? They rarely are willing to trust the source material/writing to do the job. At the very least they need : (a) a big name actor ... because ... (the sad part) some people refuse to see movies if there's no 'famous' people in them (b) a romance ... even if the script would be fine without it (c) something to attract the adults in a kid movie ... because they pay for the tickets

[@snowangelnc]

@@SushiSheik3 Speaking as an adult, it's pretty insulting that that's what they think they absolutely HAVE to include in order for me to have any interest in watching a movie with my family. In a documentary on Elf it was mentioned that in early versions of the script they were considering adding some more risque elements in order to make the movie more 'marketable' but decided against it and went the more wholesome route instead. And whaddaya know? They ended up with a hugely successful and loved filmed that's joined the ranks of the classics.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

There is another reason Seuss refused to let Hollywood touch any of his books during his life, and that is, The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, Dr. Seuss's only attempt at writing a Screenplay for a movie...and the disaster it turned into swore Seuss off Hollywood for years, until Chuck Jones played the Friend card hard leading to The Grinch in 1966. Read the book Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones for more

[@DisabledDragon]

I didn't know that! I was just looking to see if anyone else commented about that movie, because I actually really like it.

[@mrcritical6751]

And the only reason Seuss movies are even made today is because his widow got spooked when she saw a guy walking around in a bootleg Cat In The Hat shirt where he was smoking weed and decided “yeah I have to merchandise his stuff otherwise this’ll be people’s only option”

[@GrimmDelightsDice]

Does it address or criticize Seuss' uhhhhh extremely harmful views?

[@toric6005]

Lol you beat me to the punch. I love Dr T. My mom was a piano teacher so we watched it with zero context and walked out changed people 🤣

[@coyoteartist]

I quite liked The 5000 Fingers actually.