MATILDA IS HILARIOUS!! Matilda Movie Reaction! MISS HONEY IS THE BEST!!

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Matilda shares a home with her parents and brother, who do not appreciate her. When her principal tortures her and a kind-hearted teacher, she uses her telekinetic powers to settle scores.
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Original Movie: Matilda (1996)
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[@videohistory722]

Mara Wilson was actually really nervous about dancing on the table, so Danny Devito got the whole cast to dance behind the camera with her.

[@godammichael]

Christ Dannys the greatest

[@a.g.demada5263]

It's cute

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

He is really one of the best out there. I wish there were a thousand more like him.

[@imahotmess872]

except the camera man bc it would be to shaky

[@bigheadrat9493]

This is why danny devito is a god

[@Rmlohner]

Some people have actually accused this movie of being way too dark and twisted. To which the rest of us always reply, it's directed by Danny DeVito, and based on a book by Roald Dahl. What the hell were you expecting?

[@hendrikjansen7130]

I personally never thought it was dark and twisted. To me it was always like a typical family movie 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nothanks7063]

This is probably one of the few adaptations of his books Dahl would have probably actually liked, he despised Gene Wilder's Wonka, he found it far too sanitized happy-go-lucky 70's, he most likely would have preferred the 2004 version.

[@hendrikjansen7130]

@@nothanks7063 I was today years old when I found out the author of the Matilda book is the same author of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book

[@misaki7923]

I honestly never saw it dark or twisted. I've seen darker kids movies, Jumanji for the freaky scene if the kid getting sucked into the game that scarred me as a kid 0_0.

[@alharairah2214]

@@hendrikjansen7130 He also wrote James and the Giant Peach

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

Mara Wilson's mother was terminally ill and the doctors confirmed she wouldn't make it in time for the movie to be released. So Danny had them put together what they had and show it at the hospital, so that she could see her little girl in action. He's a great guy, really, when I first learned about this, I was in floods.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Aww. Thats so thoughtful. I'm glad she got to see before she passed. That's really great

[@lfovah1287]

That's good that Danny did that for her mom, that's why I admire him as an actor and as a person behind the scenes, he's a real caring guy who takes puts others first before himself. Much respect to Danny DeVito.

[@maia98]

Danny is everything 🥺❤

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

He also took care of her a lot during filming aswell. Danny is an absolute gem of a human

[@thebatman9309]

Damn, glad she’s in a better place now, proud of her daughter more than anything else.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

It's so funny seeing Danny DeVito, Rhea Pearlman (the mother), and Pam Ferris (Trunchbull) play such despicable characters, knowing those actors are the nicest people irl.

[@inukaiser]

Pam Ferri also played Marjorie Dursle in Harry Potter and Azkaban Prisioner

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@@inukaiser uncle Vernon's sister Marjorie in the Prisoner of Azkaban

[@drunkydrunk2351]

It was hilarious 😂😂

[@jillianr304]

A little fact about this one..IRL, Mara Wilson’s mother was battling cancer during filming and unfortunately passed away. They asked Mara if she wanted to continue with the movie and she decided to keep filming to honor her mom. While Danny Devito and Rhea Perlman played horrible parents in the film, they became very close with her in real life and she was able to lean on them for support. I think this was also one of the last movies she was in.

[@anib8863]

Not just that! They got Maras mother an early version of the movie and she saw it before she passed away!

[@Yugioh420]

4 years later she played lily stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, according to her filmography

[@Yugioh420]

She also did a bunch of one offs and does some web shows. A podcast Welcome to night Vale, ect.

[@finleyknight443]

If I remember correctly Danny and Rhea even offered to adopt Mara after her mother's passing? I think I heard that somewhere

[@88jl]

She has definitely done other movies after this.

[@hufflepuffler2575]

fun fact: mara wilson actually messed up during the scene when she said darles chickens instead of Charles dickens but they thought it was super cute and kept it in there.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Really ? I always tought it was in the script

[@starrkitty1]

Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate factory were both books written by Roald Dahl 😃

[@Yngvarfo]

*Roald* Dahl, but yes. Or was that just autocorrect doing its mischief? 😊

[@zvimur]

Also The Witches, James and the Giant Peach and a few others.

[@starrkitty1]

@@Yngvarfo oh goodness yes it was! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@starrkitty1]

@@zvimur well yes, many other good ones too, I just meant because he mentioned in the reaction that it felt a little similar to Charlie and the Chocolate factory, so I was pointing that out.

[@irondan5769]

Its kind of funny how Trunchball literally yeets a child

[@ItApproaches]

We've all done it.

[@maxthedoge6927]

Trunch "ball" lmao

[@kateiannacone2698]

There are three yeets of children performed by the Trunchbull in this movie (though one was a flashback)

[@kateiannacone2698]

"This is a horror film right now!" Yeah, the whole scene in the Trunchbull's house scared the ever-living f*** out of me when I was a kid. "Yo, she's superhuman!" That kinda supports what I said before, that I think the movie is really trying to play up the child's perspective in an unreliable narrator kind of way. Not that all the adults in her life (except one) aren't horrifically abusive, but the Trunchbull being superhuman is definitely how a big, strong, terrifying adult would seem to a child, especially if you add the whole Olympics thing to it. To a small child, an Olympic athlete WOULD seem superhuman. And the "I'm smart, you're dumb. I'm big, you're little. I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it" bit that we get from two different adults is probably what it sounds like to any kid when adults say no without explaining why, or use the "because I said so" explanation.

[@videohistory722]

Another big difference from the book: at the end of the book, Matilda actually does lose her abilities. As it turned out, she was only able to do so because she wasn't being academically challenged in Miss Honeys class, so her brain had to make up for it somehow. But that all stopped once she was transferred to a higher, more appropriate grade, because now for the first time in her life, she's actually struggling, instead of having her smarts go to waste.

[@lmn6023]

As a kid Matilda was my favourite book and I remember not being overly happy with the film, BUT the film ending I prefer.

[@Pip8448]

Here I thought she lost her powers because the horrible treatment she lived with all the time was gone. She was so much more happy that she could no longer build up the intense hatred she had before. That's why I was a little sad that the movie let her keep her power.

[@lmn6023]

@@Pip8448 It's been a while since I've read the book, but I don't remember her powers stemming from hatred but from boredom. It's definitely explicitly stated that that's why she lost them.

[@EmmaCRBsnewstuff]

I don't know how year 6 was challenging for her if she's a genius

[@videohistory722]

@@EmmaCRBsnewstuff genius just means you’re at a higher level than one would expect for someone your age. In this case, up with the bigger kids.

[@JMac7395]

FUN FACT: Actress Pam Ferris, who played Ms. Trunchbull, also played the aunt, Marge Dursley, from Harry Potter The Prisoner of Azkaban

[@godammichael]

She's was perfect casting as the trunchbull

[@Yngvarfo]

I knew her as the family mother in The Darling Buds of May. Such a nice, fun loving woman. Seeing her as this monster was quite a shock.

[@godammichael]

@@Yngvarfo yeah and she plays another principal in the nativity series who is nothing like Trunch

[@stephanniemorin]

HUH? Guess she has a penchant for being sadistic to children!

[@videohistory722]

One last one: the shot of her using her powers to pull a book off the shelf is actually a guy with a fishing pole pulling it off while laying on a skateboard.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Pfft

[@stephanniemorin]

Is that true?

[@videohistory722]

@@stephanniemorin yes. You can find it on the DVD.

[@AdrianSpencerElizalde]

For someone who’s 30, this is so nostalgic. Remembered watching this film back in ‘96.

[@videohistory722]

Miss Honeys house is very different from the book. The main difference being that there is literally nothing in there besides a small camping stove, and two wooden boxes. Matilda didn't decide to help her just to get justice for Miss Honeys father. She also did it because Miss Honey needed serious help. There's a whole bit that mentions that the Trunchbull told her that now that she's an adult, she has to start paying her back for everything she did for her. The only money she had was a pound a week. The Trunchbull made her sign a paper that would redirect all of her paycheck directly into her bank.

[@coryspang7548]

20:44 That "Tallyho!" part with the Trunchbull jumping from the second floor to the first floor is my favorite scene from this film. It's So frigging funny but also pretty scary!!

[@mindajane]

My sister and I literally wore the VHS tape for Matilda out lol. It is such a cute movie! I recommend checking out a movie called The Big Green . It's another family comedy from around that time and it is so funny and cute!

[@kateiannacone2698]

"I feel dumb." Dude, I'm a college graduate and I can't do math in my head like that either, so don't feel bad.

[@meganlodon]

Matilda is definitely a classic and one of my childhood favorites. I even have the "chocolate cake edition" of the book; the cover smells like chocolate. Lol. My favorite childhood live-action movie of all time though is Secondhand Lions; it's underrated. It's categorized as a comedy-drama type of movie, but it's definitely an action packed heartwarming story. Whether as a reaction or just in your free time, I do recommend it.

[@bridgettelair370]

Aww I love Secondhand Lions, such a wholesome film, it's one of my favs too.

[@johncartermusic5777]

Matilda is basically Carrie for children. One of my childhood favorites.

[@matheusmariani3108]

I'd like to say that actually Carrie is Matilda for adults, just as Saw is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for adults.

[@friedrichhayek4862]

Carrie is pure evil. No relation whatsoever.

[@killuanatsume]

@@friedrichhayek4862 Carrie isn't evil.

[@thecatmangaming5503]

Oh hey, a fellow 21-year-old who grew up with Wimpy Kid! God those books and films are very nostalgic, I can relate to that Also, great reaction to a great film! It's kinda like Carrie for a more family audience lol Obviously at such a young age Mara wasn't quite Sissy Spacek but she still pulled off a great performance here I think, apparently despite his character Danny DeVito was a real sweetie onset and helped her a lot It's a really important message to send (especially to kids in bad homes, but to any kid really) that adults aren't infalliable and that it's important to stand up for yourself sometimes no matter how small you are

[@officialflikz]

The first three movies were great

[@thecatmangaming5503]

@@officialflikz Oh for sure, I just pretend the 4th doesn't exist lol

[@walkerlocker6126]

Yeah there's a vid on KZbin of the cast having a reunion brunch and Danny was the most excited throughout. You can tell this was a passion project

[@aliyahpulido953]

I'm another 21-yo who really liked the diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and the first 3 movies (not the abominations that were the 4th live action movie and the 2 other animated ones 🤮). I was enrolled in a French immersion program so my homework reading had to be in French. My school had the Wimpy Kid series in French and I borrowed the English ones from friends, so I've read them in both languages. Both were equally funny!

[@carograh]

My son is 20 and he absolutely loves this movie…Diary of a wimpy kid was also one of his favorite book series LOL

[@kateiannacone2698]

"Why is he sweating so much?" They probably left him in the car.

[@a.g.demada5263]

It's exactly that

[@mchllwoods]

Danny Devito directs/write a lot of dark comedy films. The War of the Roses, Duplex and Death to Smoochy r the ones I know and seen. U should react to them. I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

[@lazyatthedisco]

The War of The Roses is such a classic, it totally deserves a reaction. I completely forgot Danny DeVito directed that as well.

[@Allison--]

Matilda is one of my favorite childhood movies! Its like a dark, modern fairy tale that I instantly loved as a kid. Glad you liked it! Yeah there are a lot of movie adaptations to Roald Dahls' books that are great. I recommend Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and/or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the remake with Johnny Depp), James and the Giant Peach and The Witches. I'd also recommend the remake of Miracle of 34th Street that also stars Mara Wilson. Its a Christmas movie that's really sweet and charming.

[@marycanary]

Mine too❤ :)

[@Supervillegirl]

The Trunchball is one of those villains you actually want to see ruined or die. Like Umbridge. I mean, okay, being the bad guy is one thing, but there's just something so hated about being a depraved, abusive, torturing people hater.

[@Crash7031]

The Trunch jumping off the stairs yelling Tally-ho was like my favorite part when I was younger and still is so funny as of today. cant stop laughing.

[@AkaNovaChan]

I love watching reactions because it feels like watching a movie again for the first time through someone else eyes. This was so much fun, thanks for watching this classic. Also, the pain you had to suffer with each extreme close-up in the movie. 😄👌 PS: I can’t get over that natural skin glow! So flawless 😭

[@kateiannacone2698]

"This is absolutely ridiculous!" Well, that's Roald Dahl for you. This is based off a book by the same author as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and James and the Giant Peach. His style is generally simultaneously whimsical and terrifying, and often paints adults as the enemies of children. Edit: "I don't know why but this is giving me Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vibes." Well now you know lol

[@agenttheater5]

10:02 They never give us the reason how Miss Trunchball became headmistress of the school - the book just said "and how she got this job is a mystery".

[@rogermorris9696]

I always think of this a version of Carrie for kids with a happy ending.

[@agenttheater5]

10:36 Yes - people would believe the children if they said she'd hit them with the riding crop, but what she does is so much worse and so over the top that no-one would believe them if they said anything.

[@EqualityEarth]

13:39 “She really called in the assembly for this.” Yes, yes she did xD “At least give him something to drink” Yeah that would make way too much sense >.>

[@videohistory722]

The cake scene: obviously the kid didn't actually eat all of it, but he still did have to eat a lot of it. In fact after they finally finished, he got sick to his stomach. I think what they basically did was have 4 to 5 different cakes, each with more cake missing, to make it look like he'd been eating it.

[@anib8863]

Yeah, I saw some behind the scenes stuff, I'm pretty sure he spit most of it out.

[@valentinruiz3828]

I remember when I was 3 years old, I saw this movie and I had loved it. I'm 15 years old now and I still like it, not as much as when I was 3 but it's quite entertaining

[@TimotheeReacts]

Yah still a really good movie days later

[@mutantx2372]

A childhood classic .

[@SpottedQ]

Tim Minchin composed the the music and lyrics for the Broadway play of this, and won many awards. You should watch that if you get chance.

[@adonisrivera354]

roald dahl also wrote the children's book/movie The Witches. The question is which one is the most effed up version 1990 or 2020. Hope you react to the older one for Halloween. Which sets off a whole series of messed up movies for kids. Coraline? Return to Oz?

[@stephanniemorin]

He already did Coraline

[@whitneyg5887]

A Simple Wish, you mentioned as a part of Mara’s filmography, is such a cute movie. It’s about fairy godmothers and Martin Short is hers. The whole open of him taking a fairy godmother exam is great 😆

[@daniellasalamao3108]

When I was a kid everyone and their mother used to say I looked like Matilda, (because my hair was exactly like hers) so when I was alone in my bedroom I used to try moving things with my mind and always got so pissed it didnt work hahahaha. Anyway, great video!!

[@walkerlocker6126]

I think every kid who loved Matilda tried at least once, I know I did lol

[@kateiannacone2698]

"This movie is such a caricature so far." I think that's to give it more of a "through the eyes of a child" type feel

[@gablin6216]

I've never seen Timothee more worried for a fictional character before XD

[@TimotheeReacts]

Hahahahha

[@Dragan3rd]

Regarding that chalkboard scene; I had a theory when I was younger that Magnus was reincarnated into Matilda and that's the reason why she had her powers, and things play out in the movie the way that they do because Magnus' wish was to get revenge on Agatha, which his spirit did through Matilda.

[@a.g.demada5263]

Good idea

[@darksidelurker5433]

I read the book a long time ago, and only recently watched the film, and I loved both versions. I wish I was half as smart as Matilda, would make everything so much easier! Thanks for the reaction!

[@TimotheeReacts]

Thanks for watching! What’s different with the book

[@darksidelurker5433]

@@TimotheeReacts The main one I can think of is that Matilda loses her powers at the end of the book, but not in the movie. The rest is pretty accurate as far as I remember.

[@alexl.7668]

There’s also a Matilda Broadway musical that’s really good.

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@TimotheeReacts in the book, the story takes place in US and the apparence of the parents is reversed too (the dad is tall and slim and the mom is little and fat). Plus, in the end, it explains Magnus' will is found and says Miss Candy is the real heiress of the house. Matilda is allowed to upgrade to a higher class. She then loses her powers, which Miss Candy explains by the fact that from now on, she must devote all her energy to following the lessons, made for children older than herself.

[@Rmlohner]

I also highly recommend Roald Dahl's memoir Boy, in which it very quickly becomes clear just how much his own childhood experience informed Matilda in particular.

[@zeuslozano8259]

Hey man, I’m 21 and I still enjoy Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Plus, when I was 9, during after school daycare, they would play this movie at least once a month.

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Ms. Trunchbull is legendary lol. She has so many iconic lines. I look at this like a child's exaggerated point of view of the world around them

[@serenitytoepper]

Full of adventure and magic and much more.

[@twelved4983]

It’s been years since I saw the film, and I’m very glad you had subtitles on. Because of that, I now know how Matilda’s father completely abuses “caveat emptor.” A new marketing term has been acquired. 👍🏻

[@matveynoname7083]

The Chocolate cake scene - that’s all what I remembered.

[@TimotheeReacts]

Hahahha i think it would of traumatized me seeing that as a kid!

[@Mannyindahouse]

Fun Fact: Considering the narrator is Danny, you could see it as Matilda's dad being more kindhearted years later and telling her story.

[@streborsemaj2173]

I’ve been watching this since the 90’s. I cry every single time. This one hits home for me. Thank you for reacting. I felt like I was watching for the first time again. Stay classy

[@okamiartifex8813]

Thank you for your reaction, I really enjoyed watching it with you. It's one of my favourite childhood movies, I recommend The Goonies, Stand By Me and The Mighty Ducks. Those were one of my favourites too.

[@matheusmariani3108]

"You chose books, I chose looks." Honestly, Miss Honey ended up with both.

[@aliyahpulido953]

Them's the facts!

[@IconicEnemy]

Mrs. Wormwood got neither

[@stardust1815]

I love how even though Matilda has some dark themes, it still manages to keep the humor. It knew when to take itself seriously (like with some of the scenes between Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey), but also when to have fun (like with the powers montage scene).

[@elizabethlynch6544]

Mara Wilson(Matilda from "Matilda" and Natalie from "Mrs Doubtfire "), voices a teacher in Helluva Boss season 1 episode 1.

[@The_Nightsong]

This movie will never stop being a cult-classic!!!!

[@christhornycroft3686]

For anyone who grew up in organized religion, especially far right, evangelical religion, the name Wormwood is funny stuff. You know right off the bat these are not good people.

[@MagnetMagicGirl]

"The star was named Wormwood and it made the waters bitter," yeah? Yeah??

[@Dragan3rd]

I need details lmao. My parents tried raising me Christian but it just wasn't who I am; I have no idea how the name "Wormwood" has any religious significance so please educate me! Admittedly though the name doesn't exactly scream best family of the year lol

[@dez6529]

@@Dragan3rd I believe it's in reference to CS Lewis's Screwtape Letters.

[@Dragan3rd]

@@dez6529 I'll look it up, thank you!

[@Nukawin]

God I love this movie. My mum ended up nicknaming one of my younger sisters ''Matilda'' because we all watched this movie so often.

[@TimotheeReacts]

*What other family films should I check out?!?*

[@dcemerald70]

Hook, Goonies, Homeward Bound 1 and 2.

[@Yngvarfo]

Well, you've watched this, and clearly Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so how about some other movies from books by Roald Dahl? 😊 The Witches is of course out in a remake right now, but I'd strongly suggest the 1990 original. BFG and The Fantastic Mr. Fox are also good options. I saw an interview where he said that Danny, the Champion of the World, was the only movie adaptation of one of his books that he was happy with. Of course that sais nothing about movies made after his death in 1990. Unlike the others, that's a fairly realistic story without any supernatural elements. Roald Dahl has also been a screenwriter for Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, and for the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.

[@Kylesb]

I swear this is a little known film but A Little Princess (1995) shares commonalities with Matilda. I believe it deviates a little from its novel counterpart, but it’s still a fun family film imo. [Edit: completely forgot Annie (1982) as well. It’s a bop & has the ever-comedic Carol Burnett & Tim Curry as the villains]

[@ririschannelx]

monster house, fantastic mr fox, the cat in the hat

[@lifewithjae1546]

Please react to fear street

[@wattsink2009]

14:36 Funny you should mention that, because this movie is based on a book by Roald Dahl, who also wrote Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (the book).

[@wattsink2009]

He also wrote Big Friendly Giant, The Fantastic Mr Fox, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and James and the Giant Peach.

[@heirtoheaven]

I loved that Bruce ate the whole cake. He didn't let her win. Up yours, Trunchbull! You know Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are married in real life. They're very nice people in real life too. Pam Ferris is very nice in real life too, aka Sister Evangelina from "Call the Midwife."

[@videohistory722]

Miss Honeys fathers portrait is actually of a young Roald Dahl

[@juanpotgieter8406]

Another fun tidbit during filming the shots of Bruce eating the cake Danny Devito had the kid spit out the cake between takes because of how much cake there was the kid would have popped.

[@imahotmess872]

ok if your wondering how the kid ate all the chocolate cake ill tell you how: they literally made a huge chocolate cake and the child actor literally took bites for every take and spat it out and thats why hes still the same shape lol

[@therediodeerman5811]

Congratulations, you admitted a 5 year old was smarter than you at twelve years old, that's quite a brave thing to do 👏

[@officialflikz]

6:23 Peroxide is what hair stylers use to bleach the hair before they paint it, it's basically H²O²

[@walkerlocker6126]

Yo as a kid I didn't appreciate the balls little Brucie had lmao. She is yelling in his face and he's just like "well it's hard for me to remember a specific cake" hahaha

[@inukaiser]

14:37 fun fact Roald Dahl was the author of both Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factor

[@yami3960]

Thanks! One of my childhood faves! 💜💜💜

[@invadertifxiii]

as an adult i cant believe all this was allowed by the principal

[@TimotheeReacts]

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[@a.g.demada5263]

It's my cousin's favorite movie. When she showed us for the first time, I was a little mad because in french Miss Trunchbull's name is translate " Miss Legourdin " and my name is " Agathe Gourdin ". Of course, the fact Matilda learns to read alone is a miracle but the french writter Marcel Pagnol knew how to read at 3 years old because his mother let him in his father's class while she goes to the market. I don't know if you're aware but the guy on the paint is Roald Dahl. If you think " Matilda " is dark you should see " James and the giant peach " who's an adaptation of another Roald Dahl's book.

[@DSGodiva]

My parents were always pretty lenient when it came to what movies we watched as kids. I remember going to see this in the theater. My mom thought it was too dark/depressing. I could watch most PG-13 movies at this age (I think I was 5) but Matilda was too dark. When I got older (an actual teenager) my mother still refused to buy it for me. I had to buy it myself. 😆

[@AnonymousSaiyan]

me and my older and younger sister LOVED this fuckin movie growing up in the 90's. it was one of a kind and still is just as good to this day

[@acesfn7316]

This is an entertaining and light hearted comedy. Great reaction

[@kateiannacone2698]

Lol I feel like Mr. Wormwood thought Moby Dick was porn because of the title.

[@fernandovaladez3439]

3:17 That Song Was Also From Ice Age (2002)

[@emilywerner6870]

Do you think you will see the Netflix adaptation of Matilda the Musical? It's actually based off the Olivier winning stage production and I honestly think that it captures the spirit and wonder of the original book by Roald Dahl.

[@summerrose8110]

25:19- It's infuriating how you reactors have the attention span of a goldfish when it comes to paying attention to detail. Miss Honey literally told Matilda that Trunchbull's fear is superstition. Hence, the black cat from earlier so Matilda did that with her telekinesis to make Trunchbull believe that she's being haunted.

[@choney1168]

More cute childhood movies like these: The Sandlot, The Goonies, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Dennis the Menace, My Girl, Free Willy, Like Mike, Simon Birch, Uncle Buck. I can keep going but I’ll leave more suggestions in your next video lol

[@emorygreen1469]

Am I the only one That Gets reminded Of Carrie when This film comes on

[@steven8475]

18:50 she believes that having a black cat cross your path is bad luck.

[@stanzb1yall]

14:06 as someone with an ED, this scene traumatized me as a child lmao, couldn't watch it without feeling sick to the stomach

[@deebeedaydreamer]

He also directed and starred in "Throw Mama From the Train". Love that movie.

[@videohistory722]

The Trunchbulls house was also the Omega Beta Zeta sorority house in Scream 2.

[@jonathancruz5932]

This movie is my best childhood memory

[@bighomiee0014]

Dennis the Menace (1993) if you have not seen it. Definitely another good childhood movie.

[@LaTashaGreenlee]

I swear the wormwoods are a master class in child neglect.

[@KaiLucasZachary]

When I was a kid, "scary movies" never scared me because I didn't believe in demons and ghosts. This movie always did scare me though because of how real it is. I wasn't able to psychoanalyze myself in the same way 20 years ago.

[@memyselfandi7782]

The top 10 saddest moment would've been if that old librarian died.

[@josecarbajal5710]

9:10. This turned into A Clockwork Orange.

[@ag9953]

This is a Roal Dahl story like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Witches, so yeah, it's all happening, the kids are not imagining it.

[@mredwin5896]

I think i only watched this movie a couple of times and it's still a very good movie

[@christhornycroft3686]

They don't make kids movies like they did in the 80s and 90s. They peaked back then. Now, they're embarrassing.

[@mredwin5896]

@@christhornycroft3686 Yeah, i agree

[@marielar.8386]

Can we appreciate the actress that played the principal, she nailed it

[@stephanniemorin]

Can't even believe you had such a strong reaction to the chokey, man. This one I've missed out on! Can you try the 80s BFG? 14:21 NOT LITERALLY! lol

[@walkinglootchest1251]

Matilda and Carrie are basically the same film on two opposite ends of the spectrum. Lol

[@missdifficulty905]

i watched carrie for the first time a couple days ago.. I enjoy horror movies but the ones that come out now are just meh, carrie actually had me feel something. They need to bring that impact back :\

[@tygrisneal1516]

She telekinetic just like carrie white from carrie

[@zvimur]

Speaking of Horror/Comedy - Death Becomes Her.

[@orionvitale5020]

Funny you should mention it having Charlie and the chocolate factory vibes because the author who wrote the Matilda boom also wrote Charlie and the chocolate factory

[@dsanchezbrett]

great you enjoyed so much, it is a remarkable movie. Never age

[@josecarbajal5710]

I dont think i seened this since it came out when i was 9. Also, anyone else remember this movie called Indian in the Cupboard?

[@craigmarriott6759]

The film wasn't as good as the book series though.

[@melfromin7372]

This movie has a lot of heart! My suggestion for your next reaction are all sports related...The Natural, Hoosiers and A League of Their Own.