Neverending Story 2 - Nostalgia Critic

See why it should’ve ended. Nostalgia Critic checks out The NeverEnding Story 2.
Originally aired on March 23, 2010.
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[@BobbyDrake2000]

How the hell is Bastian afraid of heights? He FLEW A LUCK DRAGON THROUGH THE CITY at the end of the first film!

[@knightslayer1158]

cuz, in this country, we don't take kindly to strangers who like continuity, boi. Now sit back and watch Bastian waste his wishes cuz he's an idiot

[@Engel990]

Tobias Christopher in the book he was afraid of heights as well but he didnt leave fantastica to ride on Falkor through the streets :/ he wished have courage and much much later rode Falkor to cheer himself up.

[@moonjimunji7916]

people can gain fears back as they can lose them

[@dulcimerrafi]

Exactly what I thought, too.

[@04279]

+Engel This is correct. The reasons that Bastian left Fantasia with the characters is one of the reasons why author Michael Ende disliked the movie later on, even if he first supported it.

[@Wyattporter]

"I wish you had a heart!" As Xayide's second heart appeared, her blood pressure doubled. The subsequent massive rush of blood ruptured all of her arteries as her brain shut down to provide energy for her second heart, a large bundle of muscles constantly consuming energy.

[@marmarfgp7774]

still doesnt explain why she explodes

[@Wyattporter]

her blood pressure doubled

[@marmarfgp7774]

and that counts as an explosion?

[@Wyattporter]

yes

[@marmarfgp7774]

thats......interesting, but why dont twins with one body which i know is true dont atleast have kinda the same thing? or if they have one heart it whould be shut down faster sense it has two of everything except the torso part

[@thronezwei4412]

"The speed of darkness, which was faster than the speed of light." "BULLSHIT!"

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Especially because if they are moving at FTL they should have found him instantly.

[@AlphaOmega1237]

nak basekiller and coolkiller99898 No maybe.

[@BirdRaiserE]

depends how you define the speed of dark. Vsauce made a video on it.

[@AlphaOmega1237]

EHW2 Still bullshit because if they were moving at even a quarter of the speed of light they would have found him instantly. He's on foot for fuck's sake!

[@BirdRaiserE]

+AlphaOmega1237 I was only challenging the notion that life is faster than darkness

[@britishnerd3919]

What about "I wish for my memories back!!!"

[@slug237711]

+British Nerd The Emptiness: Well crap...

[@britishnerd3919]

***** and money to spend on the catalogue

[@gamebawesome]

I wish for more wishes.😉

[@lancejobs]

I wish the memory eating machine was never made, or name of evil bitch was never a threat etc.

[@spawn760]

@@VeyaAE wtf kind of imagination is that?

[@trippcory]

"And he who spies and flies away, lives to spy another day." Sounds to me like, "If I avoid danger, I'll live."

[@jonathanwright8025]

Yep, pretty much...

[@nickhall8134]

Definitely

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

So you live to die another day..... *COLENEL!*

[@ethanpeacock6933]

Yeah that's exactly what it means.

[@Mothlord03]

Nothing wrong with that

[@SunnysFilms]

Wait. So Bastion is fine flying hundreds of feet in the air on Falcor, but he goes to dive into a pool and he's afraid of heights. Wth?

[@em.4774]

I thinks its jumping off of a height rather than floating up high is what scares him. Cause falling is alot more panic worthy than rising

[@SunnysFilms]

Could be. But I must admit, I've never met anyone whose fear of heights was limited to jumping off things while being unaffected by actually being in the air.

[@em.4774]

SunnysFilms I think its cause its a sense pf protection. Since hes with Fapcor he knows he can trust him not to fall so they can raise up as high as fapcor can go leaving Bastion to feel safe in handling him.

[@cybertek3188]

That's a plot hole in this film.

[@Ponen77]

Nahh its ok..I have the same thing, have a fear of heights but only when I am not strapped in to a safety harness/line...standing on a tall buildings ledge or a high cliff is scary shit but as soon as I have a firm handhold or better a harness and line then the fear goes away, its because I know that my chances of dying accidentally has been greatly reduced. Which is why rock climbing with climbing gear is ok for me but not free climbing

[@CaesarReichSadler]

neverending story: Ended final fantasy: get 20+ sequels

[@Yoshikage8008]

Ironic as fuck

[@miniranita7]

And remakes

[@frozenaorta]

Let's be serious. Final Fantasy is dead now, too. Neverending Story 3 = FFXIII

[@kevincorey5316]

frozenaorta Enter Final Fantasy XV. I guess there will be a Neverending Story 4 that revives the series or something.

[@helvent4566]

Hahahaha xD

[@TheRollinNolan]

5:31 By far, the best reaction the Critic has ever made to a booing audience!

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

The Rollin Nolan Hey there, dude. Loved your abridged parody of the Sonic OVA.

[@MAnuscript421]

My favorite BOO is from his Spy Kids 3D.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

"Having a heart" gets her defeated and blown up? That's just bizarre. I guess the Grinch got off lucky - he ended up with a heart three times bigger, and he survived it.

[@ETBrooD]

I always assumed it's because she's empty inside and giving her a heart would make the emptiness go away, thus destroying her.

[@eddieolshefski6467]

Oppeldeldoc1 That's cause The Grinch had a heart. But it was two sizes too small. So that was understandable. The Emptiness apparently didn't have a heart cause after all, she was empty inside. So apparently her having a heart made her blow up cause she was no longer empty. She was foiled by the power of love! 😂

[@101Volts]

@@eddieolshefski6467 Maybe at the point that she has a heart, growth like a seedling has begun and she's not a dark entity but a light entity; her dark from, which she was in, couldn't sustain itself like this so it exploded and she reincarnated.

[@randomguy2518]

There's a strain of herpes that causes enlargement of the heart..... Guess the grinch shoulda avoided those who'sville hoes

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Actually he got a heart attack

[@robertyeah2259]

*Flies Luck Dragon hundreds of feet high over Fantasia and home-town* *Is apparently afraid of heights*

[@cybertek3188]

Big plot hole in the 2nd film.

[@auryn8450]

the first three things Bastian wished for in the book were beauty, strength and bravery.

[@madmau]

He fears jumping into the abyss.

[@majorfanboy2005]

The Fucking FBI is here

[@twisterman4184]

FBI OPEN UP

[@CreatorKPT]

"Here they could travel with the speed of darkness, which is faster than the speed of light" BULLSHIT

[@zrahabi]

Kaio Scott Nah, technically Vsauce proved that darkness can travel faster than light

[@oliaustfjor697]

Kaio Scott No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first - Terry Pratchett

[@GoIdenbaum]

Sounds like something out of Kingdom Hearts.

[@TheALPHA1550]

Zane Rahabi How? Darkness is just the absence of light.

[@zrahabi]

I don't remember, watch his video

[@loneronin6813]

I don't really know much about Johnathan Brandis or his work, but I really loved his performance as the child version of Bill in the IT tv mini-series. If anyone doubts his acting ability when he is given a good role then I will point to his work in that as evidence of his abilities. His suicide was tragic, especially considering the reason behind it. From what I've heard, he was worried about his acting career going downhill due to his getting older and work was drying up for him. The stress got to him to the point that he took his life. That kind of burden is difficult for anyone in that position, adult or otherwise. If that really was the reason I can't help but mourn the loss all the more. Needless to say Hollywood potentially can be a truly hazardous place for child actors, sometimes even more so than it can be for adult actors.

[@DeathsPictures]

It should be noted that the guy who played Bastian's father, also played Barry Allen in "The Flash" (1990). Considering that the villains, at 15:36, would travel at the speed of darkness, which is alleged to be faster than light, I think this was a missed opportunity for a joke.

[@kadosho02]

Also the center of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Uniting heroes from alternate worlds. Seriously how much more awesome can you be after that?

[@XavierDarkhand]

"Help me Obi-" *hand slam* I lost it. Hit like immediately.

[@somerandolad]

True, but it still gets a little chuckle out of me

[@zelg.5551]

@@tylerfish2701 Or maybe it's just a joke and you should grow a pair.

[@tiny5741]

but books do actualy change everytime you read them. everytime you discover a new meaning or point of view.

[@knightslayer1158]

From a Certain Point of View

[@EricDG326]

Graphite Smudges And the entire narrative changes too

[@kokotiger1313]

Graphite Smudges exactly

[@gamerorp1684]

Shut up nerd hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@cheneethompson5756]

I agree!

[@leonardsalinas2002]

The first Neverending Story is still to this day one of the great fantasy films of the 80’s

[@vincentanuneko4269]

Ever read the book by Michael Ende?

[@leonardsalinas2002]

@@vincentanuneko4269 yeah I actually did read the book I enjoyed it

[@godsdonttalk597]

It just came to me that the boy's important memory would remain untouched if he simply went to the Internet. There's so many things I'd literally wish to forget. (Also Pratchett had a cute theory about speed of darkness. Because whenever light goes, darkness's already been there)

[@rivvitt102]

For someone who read the book, this is painful... real painful

[@legosimonify]

did the story felt "never ending"

[@rivvitt102]

Kiinda

[@legosimonify]

La Enfermera Chanta oh ok i was tryin to make a pun but ok cool

[@rivvitt102]

Yea, I got the pun, but i wanted to answer :D

[@legosimonify]

La Enfermera Chanta ok

[@moviemaniac9034]

Other notable roles that the actors who played Bastian in the movies played: Barret Oliver - David in "Cocoon" and "Cocoon: The Return". Jonathan Brandis - Young Bill Denbrough in "IT" (1990). Jason James Richter - Jesse in "Free Willy".

[@jcee1882]

Noah Hathaway (Atreyu from the first Never-ending story) IS Native American, Critic...

[@JaneDoe-gu5sb]

Well, he looks white, and the two actors who played Atreyu don't look anything alike

[@sk70091]

Don't know why either actors should have been native Americans, though, since he's definitely not one in the book. In the book, he is a greenskin. He skin is olive green and his hair is blue.

[@giannamalrose2437]

Yeah I read Hathaway is Mohican and Jewish. The actor in THIS movie is Filipino and white...not Native American like Critic said.

[@Kimmy0721]

Any relation to Anne Hathaway?

[@virginiadare1587]

And Atreyu was green in the book.

[@MoonChild145]

I suspect that from the fathers perspective the story revolves around the failing relationship between him and his son, the loss of his wife, dealing with life as a single parent and eventually with the disappearance of his son. When Bastion goes missing, there's no indication of how much time which has passed so in reality, all his father knows is that his son disappeared without a trace and no one has seen him on that day except for the sketchy book keeper who disappears shortly after. It sounds like a classical kidnapping. So now the father has to come to terms with the fact he might never see his son again and the police are likely scratching their heads. Media coverage may or may not have grabbed this story and has it on air. Until, all of a sudden, he shows up unexplained on the doorstep unscathed however many days or weeks passed. It's a good thing the credits rolled when they did or the rest would be a roller coaster in therapy sessions.

[@davidmenke7552]

I really fucking respect this guy for going there with the Jonathan Brandis bit. I loved old school Nostalgia Critic!

[@cheneethompson5756]

Why'd he hang himself??

[@cheneethompson5756]

I kind of saw the brandis suicide thing coming up!

[@cah137-y4s]

8:16 Actually, according to the book he named her "Moonchild"; if you listen closely, that's what he's yelling here too. You just would never guess that because it's never said anywhere else in the movie. I believe there's a remake that's much more blatant with it.

[@em.4774]

Than and its kind of hard to understand with him pronouncing it and the loud noise and music in the background.

[@KangaKucha]

Eric M Yeah like it sounds like he is saying A TRAY O! Which is the name of the warrior lol At least in Rock-A-Doodle you can hear the kid say Chantechar (sorry for the misspelling).

[@Swiftbow]

The main problem is that they stuck in the extraneous line about his mother having a good name, so the implication is that he must be yelling that. He isn't, and "Moon Child" doesn't sound like a normal name, so it's nearly impossible to understand unless you read the book. (Or maybe turn on the subtitles.)

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Was that her real name? Was she a hippie?

[@matrix91234]

@@jerricablackcat4303 Maybe she loved New Age music

[@PKMN37]

The movie sucks but at least it wasn't the result of corporate pandering. I'm looking at you, Neverending Story III.

[@trippcory]

You're right it was the result of those who had the good intentions trying to bring the second half of the original novel to the screen and a decent understanding of the characters but were u fortunately too lazy to polish it up

[@Mossedepths]

@@trippcory I recall hearing from another KZbinr who reviewed THNS2 that the second movie was originally supposed to begin production right after the first movie came out with the same cast and crew. But then the author of the source material sued the studio because he unhappy that a lot of plot details were changed. He didn't win the lawsuit but by that time the film had been delayed by a couple years. So they had to recast nearly all the characters, including the kids.

[@Jattel_2006]

Dave Allgaier Official the never ending story 1 makes the never ending story 2 & 3 look like a masterpiece

[@chey6380]

Those Beetle things actually terrified me as a young child and I had to fast forward through it for years afterwards.

[@MaxNBunsInc]

huh, I never knew hearts make people explode, "well screw what science taught me about hearts"

[@dreamlandnightmare]

It was a very severe heart attack.

[@jalencampbell8807]

Bastion: I wish for... Me: a flamethrower, a bomb, a shotgun, a mini gun? Bastion: A spray can! Me: 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

12:37 NC's reaction is priceless

[@melissalayson7275]

I could have let the spray can wish go, if Bastion wished for lighter too so he could make a flamethrower. But nope just a spray can.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Unless it's erasor spray can or an anti shark spray it's useless

[@wouldntyouliketoknow.5006]

I guess she had to put her FACE on. BOOO! I commend you, nostalgia critic for being able to SAVE FACE at the negative response of your joke.

[@jasonsea6110]

Somebody have to put the old printer sound on that moment.

[@MaCabaret]

Penis face

[@Canadamus_Prime]

I've read the book of The NeverEnding Story, and the memory thing was from the book although it wasn't related to any big villain. It was just what happened when Bastion made wishes. In fact there were no big villains in the book. At all. There was a character of Xayide, but she was a minor character at best.

[@Morinhetar]

Nostalgia Critic. You fail to mention that the main reason the second movie sucks Its because they ruined the ending of the first movie. They only adapted the first half of the book, Bastian didnt came back on Falkors back, he had to find his way... When they change that, they removed the motivation for the second half, they were forcé to divert from the source material and by doing so they fuck up the logic of the rest of the story. It was the end of the first movie that killed the franchice.

[@KangaKucha]

Carlos F. Campos Urteaga At least the sequel did as well as it could with what was left. The thrid flim... didn't...

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

A great problem also, is that they keep plot points of the book like losing memories, but none of the meaning they had. For example, Bastian lost his memories because, while wishes are the appeal of Fantasy, losing his self and sense of reality is the danger of it, and they can't be taken apart. In the movie it's reduced to a villain's gimmick rather than being the nature of imagination.

[@Engel990]

Carlos F. Campos Urteaga They could have ignored that and picked up the story when Moon child and Bastian shared the peck of dust that grew into Perilin. It was just a silly ending all in all. They could even have it all explained why Bastian looks different or even the golden eyed commander of wishes. To even think about it how they managed to fuck up the Never Story they could have totally ignored Bastian's adventures for part 3 or that stupid "tales of.." series and just finish the unfinished stories in the book. Oh my, look at my rant.

[@brandonspain12345]

I honestly really didn't like the ending of the original movie. It just didn't fit with the rest of the movie, and it just felt corny to see the stereotypical loner kid overcoming the bullies. It felt like it was added at the last minute.

[@AnnoyingSquib]

GRRR. This wish device makes no sense!! If he loses a memory making a wish fine. But why can't he use his last wish to wish ALL of his memories back!!!? Then he could continue to make wishes as much as he wants! For a kid that supposedly has an incredible imagination, he really sucks at the imagining thing!

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Especially because it would take years to go through all his memories.

[@michaeljohnson6905]

He forgot his memories regarding logic and reasoning?

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Michael Johnson Not everything in the brain is a part of memories. A person with amnesia can still remember skills, language, and be logical.

[@michaeljohnson6905]

AlphaOmega1237 It was a joke, Calm down

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Michael Johnson That is calm, trust me on that.

[@SuperHothead14]

Damn I completely forgot about some of his old running gags. Like the Burger King one

[@trippcory]

"Christmas with the Kranks" proved that some traditions can't last forever and have to go eventually in order to stay relevant

[@barelyprotestant5365]

The 2nd one was the first one I ever watched all the way through; I always loved it as a kid.

[@Jurodrix]

Me too! I don't care about the critics. It holds a place in my heart.

[@TheNMan64]

..........a Spray can!

[@slug237711]

+NintendoMan64 He's gonna graffiti her to death?

[@fledge8188]

I shall defeat you, WITH VANDALISM! *Sprays graffiti on a nearby wall*

[@dylankaiser5546]

if it were me i would wish for a flamethrower and go ballistic on the giants

[@mrcritical6751]

He went to the Alex from Home Alone 3 school of defeating your enemies

[@melissalayson7275]

I know this is four years late but he should have wished for a lighter too. If you use a lighter with the spray can it makes a pretty good flamethrower.

[@MSTR]

Hey, but it's still better than the never ending story 3

[@FacelessCrowd]

Of corse

[@mysterykiddo2167]

Yep

[@prestonplayzsucks]

Um hum

[@kitsu-tofu]

I mean to be fair, if you've read the book, it follows the second half of the book's storyline, albeit in a REALLY shittastic manor. But like, this storyline is the second half of the actual book.

[@kitsu-tofu]

***** That's true, and it's been a long while since I read the book, so my info was a bit off, my bad.

[@kitsu-tofu]

***** Oh yes, the lion. xD

[@LuriTV]

15:35 Terry Pratchett reference? The explanation is, everywhere the light travels, the darkness is there first

[@666Vampirefromhell]

"Guess she had to put her face on" That was actually kinda funny :)

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

666Vampirefromhell totally

[@daveleitz9107]

The original book was far better than any of the movies that were loosely based on it. And in the book, Atreyu wasn't "Native American." Unless, of course, the indigenous tribes of the American continents had green skin.

[@ThatOneAnimeFan]

So it's book, first movie, second movie, and the sequel that shall not be named

[@daveleitz9107]

SHENRON FROM DBZ Pretty much. The first movie was great, really, but it only covered part of the plot of the book.

[@ThatOneAnimeFan]

Dave Leitz well if it was never ending that would be hard...

[@Killspawn666]

I can't believe today is the 21st anniversary of Jonathan Brandi's Death, rest in peace Jonathan, we miss you 😔

[@tylerh6869]

Way to address the Elephant in the room

[@AndrewsMagicandMore]

...Literally!

[@goldenretriever6440]

This was actually the first nostalgia critic I have ever seen

[@erics.czernecki7333]

Interesting fact, they actually had Looney Tunes short, Box Office Bunny, attached to the theatrical release. It even joined it on its video release- they even promoted it as such on its cover. Unfortunately, it also started the Looney Tunes Curse- any WB film with a short on it would bomb. This had films like Richie Rich, Cats Don't Dance, and as recent as Happy Feet Two and Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. The only films that have thus far avoided it were Yogi Bear and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, both being decent hits financially, if not quite so critically.

[@POKEMANZZ3]

At least falcore looks good still

[@spawn760]

Agreed

[@MasonAnthony-zf2vi]

@@spawn760 I hate to tell ya, but in the third film he looks worse

[@lazzaroscacerni730]

Bastian in the book: Sikanda, described as the most powerful sword ever imagined Bastian in this movie: a fucking spray can

[@Ryowhosakazaki]

Man, imagine if that happen in the movie.

[@rainbowstreak9615]

"I don't want to read this book again." "You should read this book again!" "Okay, I will read this book again." "No, don't read this book again!"

[@crackspidersbitch6099]

"Go play with your buffalo" GUESS WHO KILLED THEM WHITE BOY

[@hackman669]

Didn't the cattle ranchers and the meat industry bring buffalo back until the conservationist took over?

[@DatBrasss]

Uh, European settlers, who this kid is not necessarily related to...?

[@tenacious645]

How was it so difficult for them to understand what made the first one so good? The dark atmosphere and serious tone for starts.

[@oscargt23]

in the first one Bastian is not afraid of heights at the end of the movie, and in part 2 he is afraid to jump in a pool??? Really thats so messed up! miss the old class!

[@Swiftbow]

I'm not afraid of heights, but I always stood at the top of the high dive for a good five minutes or more before I could finally make myself jump. (No matter how many times I did it.) It's one thing to stand on the edge of something (I rock climb), it's another to actively jump off of a tall something.

[@joseknavarro]

"If I stop playing with my Nintendo it'll disappear" That's every Mexican mother ever. "Ya no juegas con el Nintendo, se lo di a tu primo." *Sniff*

[@kitsunekid16]

lol

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

Racist

[@potitishogun2961997]

Here, they could travel at the speed of darkness, which was faster than the speed of light. Albert Einstein: Bullshit! Little word of advice: don't drink when watching that scene, the next 5 minutes you'll be wiping your screen.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

potitishogun2961997 speed of darkness?

[@potitishogun2961997]

Jekyll /Hyde Yup XD The movie actually said that :P

[@potitishogun2961997]

Captain Jack Harkness And in fact, it's actually physically kinda there -3- Two interfering light waves have darkness between the space that interact and as the wave progresses, the darkness is moved out of the way. But there's no matter there, so it doesn't count as physical :P

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

potitishogun2961997 this movien is fantasy, not science

[@potitishogun2961997]

Captain Jack Harkness Eh fair enough -3- That's probably why I'm not a fantasy fan xD

[@jakublulek3261]

When I was younger, I liked this movie much more than the first Neverending Story, simply because first movie was darker and more disturbing (horse dying in swamp for example). But now, as adult, I like first one more just because is much darker and disturbing and clever. I have same issue with The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Hell, this movie is like another Star Wars prequel.

[@fabianhalu3977]

I cant push the book too much. The never ending Story is a book by Michael Ende. I grew up with this novel. It was great as a kid and it holds up today. Never read it in english but you should give it a try....

[@unamed2516]

Fabian Halu I read it translated in English

[@noahbisesi3013]

2:24 in the book Atrau wasent nativ amiracen. He actuly had green skin and blue hair.

[@The_Red_Ghost10]

So atrau was a reverse captain planet?

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Man I love the old nostalgia critic episodes before the long drawn out skits and clipless episodes.

[@nightcrowred]

I like the skits sometimes but there are times where I miss just him the movie review and punchlines and that was it. It really did make it a lot more fun. I think the funniest joke was the beginning of season 6 where he yells out no has a giant background with the word no and fingers pointing to the word no. That one had me rolling for hours.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@nightcrowred yeah Doug really is a funny person it's just for the more modern episodes the jokes are so drawn out that they're not funny. The joke you pointed out is funny because it's simple and to the point Saldly that's lacking from a lot of his new episodes.

[@flying-magpie]

For those of you wondering, He named the childlike empress Moon Child.

[@MrDruism]

How did he get down to his last two wishes? How many wishes did he make? A 1000? Or does he just have only 5 memories? Makes no sense.

[@JKRavenBlood]

It was used mainly with the belt of invisibility, couldn't get it of without a wish. Beware of gifts from enemies..

[@nine_tails137]

He wasted a ton of wishes on Steps.

[@cmfort2696]

This is the movie that you watched when you were faking staying home sick from school, And, then you end up really being sick afterwards.

[@beatlemaniac6417]

1:19 I saw Neverending Story and Barrett Oliver’s portrayal as Bastain isn’t all that bad he’s not annoying he’s just a regular kid who loves books

[@ColdBloodedBastard]

Barrett is by far the best Bastian.

[@vincentanuneko4269]

Ever read the book by Michael Ende? In the book bastian is supposed to be a fat little boy.

[@mcgilj1]

@@vincentanuneko4269 true but as to what we are given.. Oliver was by far the best version.

[@Merjedmedia]

13:44 LOL THAT EXORCIST QUOTE MADE ME LAUGH OMFG HAHAA THE WAY THE MOUTH MOVEMENT MATCHES UP

[@stormstrider1990]

"Gee, that was awkward." "You know, fuck you, you god damn elephant!" NAAAAAAAAAAA

[@SpoopySquid]

9:38 - 9:50 easily the best part of this whole video

[@blacktainfalcon7097]

One of my earliest memories is me flying with that bird guy and he ended up "tricking" me into falling down.

[@cmfort2696]

Falcor was "puff[in] the magic dragon."

[@AnimeWolf5193]

I agree with the review from Lost in Adaptation. The Neverending Story would be a good reboot if it follows the original book; it's last half is dark, awesome and thought provoking.

[@bliesberg]

"I found this book in my son's room"... so?

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Maybe the wish thing took it literally when he said "have a heart", so a second heart grew in her chest. And, because there's not enough room, it's intensely painful (the tear), and deadly. Dunno how that led to exploding, but still.

[@epsilonlane3207]

9:41 this is actually really similar to how I imagine how Superman could deal with his problems . I mean superman has godlike speed and strength , and Lex luthor is apparently a dastardly villian who causes a bunch of problems I guess . So , Superman could use his super speed to lex's building , and then clap his head , and boom hes dead , a huge threat taken down , and he could do that in less than a second in theory , and I don't care if superman doesn't want to kill , it still is bullshit like that scenario in never ending story 2 now that I'm really thinking about it !

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

One of my favourite childhood novels.

[@benjaminrosloff4518]

The first time I’ve heard of Jonathan Brandis was from the nostalgia critic, but when I was kid, I only heard his voice in the Aladdin TV series. When I learned that he committed suicide in 2003, I was shocked about what happened and felt sorry that he didn’t get the acting career that he wanted.

[@GoIdenbaum]

He had the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. I was staggered and had to pause the video just to gaze at them.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Ikr? And was very talented! Why'd he have to kill himself?! Much like Robin Williams and heath ledger, he was an amazing actor And those two other men also killed themselves

[@paolasilva2459]

@@cheneethompson5756 agree!! 🌹

[@paolasilva2459]

Yes, he had the most beautiful eyes!

[@Kimmy0721]

For a second I thought y'all were talking about NC. LOL

[@Sl33pingLionheart]

Actually the first movie only covered half the original book, so this is actually the second half. Although it's only loosley based on the book.

[@Azurath100]

The book was much better....and it wasn't a machine that created Bastian's emptiness it was Auryn. Moon Child is not Bastian's Mother's name, Atreyu is green with purple hair while being 10 years old, and the child like empress is a b****. Also also there's a great bloody war between Bastians follower and Atreyu's true Fantastican army while Bastian impales Atreyu with his sword. See the Doms review and/or read the book..

[@Niia27600]

Azurath100 fucking hell, in the french version of the book Atreyu's hair are dark blue. The translators had some hard time deciding what the fucking color was, as it seems.

[@Azurath100]

Ludivine Moonkind lol that's funny.

[@Niia27600]

Azurath100 Traductions... XD

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

+Ludivine Moonkind Hahaha, funny, I'm Brazilian and we do that same joke with bad translations!

[@Niia27600]

Alexandre Martins I understand the pain lmao

[@lunadriel6113]

Loved the Neverending story (first one) and somewhat tolerated the other 2 growing up, picked up the book recently and was a little disappointed that movies 2 and 3 were just poorly made, still love the 1rst movie. Turns out all the movies are bits and pieces from the book but changed for some reason. Like the part when Atreyu was hanging was actually 3 out of 4 strong knights who swore to protect Bastion that got caught and tortured. There was another version called Tales From The Neverending Story i have yet to see it.

[@midgetgirl5]

I've learned to appreciate the neverending story part 2 after finding out that this movie was the second part of the book!!!

[@diegodubber2140]

I instead did that as soon as I laid eyes on the bloody goddamn ATROCITY that is part 3. That movie makes you want to gouge your eyes out and wash your brain with bleach.

[@garthdavis2502]

R. I. P. Jonathan Brandis.

[@travisdelafuente1150]

I love the fact that the Critic pretends that the Neverending Story 3 doesn't exist at the end only to review the movie a season later. What a load of shit that sequel was!

[@Heather_no_numbers]

I think we all forgot why Bastian was making stupid choices when in Xyida's parade float. She said when Atreyu and Bastian meet her that she controls all that is empty. With only having a couple memories left and wishing empties his head, her control over him was increasing.

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

Nostalgia critic: "Flying luck dragon eats children?" Facor: (chuckles) "Oh never. I'm a luck dragon."

[@birdieberry]

It's unfortunate that this did not do the second part of the book justice. There is a SLIVER of truth in this sequel: >>>*********SPOILER ALERT**********

[@Gorypaladin346]

birdieberry do you think it would be a good idea to make a true sequel

[@birdieberry]

Maybe I would trust it in the hands of a director with a good vision...perhaps Guillermo Del Toro

[@Gorypaladin346]

birdieberry YEs or steven spielburg, he's made bad before , but so has everyone. and if it's a movie from everyones childhood he would do it good maybe even better

[@birdieberry]

True! Maybe if/when Spielberg does it he can "wow" us with those movie moments that make a Spielberg film become a classic (e.g., E.T. flying bike silhouette and full moon, J.P. T-Rex "rawr" moments, Indie Jones giant rolling rock, etc.). If it's whimsical, Steven can make it happen.

[@Joe-bob]

+birdieberry What about the third part is that any good. :D

[@JCKane]

I actually had a nightmare once (or twice) about that waterfall thing to get back to the 'human world'. It was crazy.

[@WolfBitesAndSleepyGraves]

That sounds terrifying tbh

[@JCKane]

Yeah, it was crazy. I nearly drowned!!

[@WolfBitesAndSleepyGraves]

@@JCKane yikes. Sounds like a seriously bad dream. Hope it doesn't come back.

[@MadTurnip]

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything, but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has already got there first, and is waiting for it." Terry Pratchett, "Reaper Man"

[@mathewgodfrey1517]

Emma Watson is Hermiome. You can't replace her.

[@slug237711]

+Mathew Godfrey Emma Watson is Hermione. You can't replace Hermione. lol

[@ssss6572]

+Mathew Godfrey That Hermione joke caught me off guard, I nearly did a spit take when he mentioned her.

[@slug237711]

Stanley Johnson That Hermione joke caught me off guard, I nearly did a spit take when he mentioned Hermione.

[@romolus7255]

slug237711 I know this is an old comment but still... What the fuck is wrong with you

[@legosimonify]

5:49 but what happens if he wishes to never forget his memories

[@bromodragone8405]

5:02 Bastion: Fantasia! Me: It's only a model.

[@vincentanuneko4269]

Ever read the book by Michael Ende? In the book the magical land is called in the English translation, Fantastica.

[@bromodragone8405]

@@vincentanuneko4269 It's still only a model.

[@darkbozo11]

as a kid i never saw part 1 .... but i loved this one ..... so many things i remember .. eventho its 20 ish years since i last saw it

[@kaijukid1443]

"I wish for...a spray can!"Seriously,a freaking spray can?!?You couldn't think of more useful ways to defend yourself?!If had this power,I would wish for more useful weapons,like a flamethrower,a shotgun,or something more useful!

[@mana_beast_beats1114]

The scene where the bird character watches the memory of Bastian's mom is the most heartfelt, gut-wrenching thing I've ever watched...

[@zerako]

the name he yells at the end of the 1st movie is Moon Child

[@thebatmanover9000]

Why was Atrayu not green?

[@JasonVectrex_187]

The kid from the first movie was not that bad. Imagine yourself being an actor at that age, I'd say he did pretty good. He was supposed to be shy and quiet and scared, so a nerdy withdrawn kid is exactly what he was supposed to be.

[@Sandlot1992]

R.I.P. Jonathan Brandis

[@angusyjr]

yup...bastian's mom's name is moon child. kinda weird that in the first movie no one could ever figure out what he was yelling at the top of his lungs, imdb trivia says it was moon child. as a kid i even tried to watch it with subtitles to figure out what Bastian was yelling and all the subtitles could say was "yelling" sometimes subtitles can suck big time. too bad they couldnt spell out "MOOOOOOON CHIIIIIIILD!!!!" eh. oh well.

[@LucaDGropius]

I just read the book and It really bothers me a lot this movie. SPOILERS AHEAD 1.- Bastian didn't get to the real world at the end of the 1st, he created fantasia from the scratch (a colorful desert with a lion and an enormous jungle that died at sunset and born at sunrise). 2.- Every thing HE created in fantasia was a human memory he lost. 3.- When Bastian got to the city, he was searching childless empress. The Silver City was considered the most beautiful city of all, created by the ugliest creatures of all (who were always crying because of their ugliness) 4.- Bastian met atreyu thanks to a big celebration held at the Silver City that had as goal select warriors to search for Bastian, with Atreyu watching it as a judge. 5.- When both met, Atreyu told bastian they should search for the empress because bastian had to go back to the human world. Also noticed Bastian starting to forget every time he created something (told a story) or wished for something. 6.- Xayide did exist, but in the book, she wanted the Aurin (the empress symbol) and manipulated Bastian after being confronted and defeated thanks to Bastian's magic sword that could only be used when the sword itself decided. 7.- Bastian started envying Atreyu when he noticed how every one respected him so much, and he felt like atreyu was treating Bastian as a child. 8.-The moment of betrayal for Bastian was when he heard Atreyu telling Falkor (Fujur) that he needed to take the aurin from Bastian because of how he was changing. Even when Bastian heard everything, he still thought of Atreyu as a traitor. 9.- When Bastian reached the tower, he came to know that the empress had disappeared because she can only be seen once. (She left to go to see the old man of the third movie, the one who is registering all the story of Fantasia) 10.- After some days and being convinced by Xayide, Bastian tried to become the new emperor until the childless empress came back, but the day of the coronation, Atreyu showed up with an army and started a war. 11.- Bastian used the magical sword to try to kill Atreyu, harming him very badly. Falkor took Atreyu away while Bastian used a metalic horse of Xayide to try to catch them. 12.- Bastian reached a town where the people were just crazy. Not dangerous, but just really crazy. That town was the "the city of ancient emperors", where ALL humans that once were emperors of fantasia (following the same path as Bastian) ended after loosing their last memories. Even there was a 9 nine-year-old girl who was among those citizens. Bastian knew at that point he had to reach the human world before loosing his last memories. 13.- After a long voyage and loosing all his memories of the human world (even he could not speak because he didn't know how), he met Atreyu. Atreyu knew Bastian was sorry, and he told the two snakes of the aurin that Bastian had to go back to the human world. When the snakes asked how Atreyu could tell, he answered "because I'm his friend". 14.- When Bastian jumped to the waterfalls, he got to the attic of the school and told everything to his father. He believed in his son because of how he was speaking so vividly and with no lies in his eyes. 15.- Bastian went to the library to apologize to the librarian, he lost the book (it disappeared). The librarian told Bastian he believed the story because HE ALSO WENT TO FANTASIA. Many times, so they don't need to worry because the book will appear one day and they could live again a new adventure. This movie got SO MANY THINGS wrong. It's loosely inspired by the book, but only 3% of the story.

[@steveohms]

I love the way he says it blewed I crack up every time

[@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113]

The same year Neverending Story II came out, Jonathan Brandis also starred as Bill Denbrough on the TV adaptation of Stephen King's It.

[@tracyallen9170]

It's not fair that Jonathan Brandis died! 😢. 🙏 God rest this young man's soul. 😭

[@cheneethompson5756]

I agree! He was so young and talented!

[@DreFromMaine8472]

I met Deep Roy at a convention a few years ago and he signed a pic of him as Teeny Weeny and his racing snail from the original movie for me. I thanked him and told him that I loved the film and that it's two sequels were terrible and that they didn't exist in my mind. I think he really appreciated that. As for The Next Chapter, the only thing I didn't dislike about it was the cover of the original Neverending Story movie theme by Limahl, formerly of the band Kajagoogoo. It was done by Joe Milner, who I had never heard of. Its not bad at all. But the movie it was in sure was!

[@chinococoa6743]

Huh, maybe *I* can write a script for a movie. It'll probably be a *way* better story...as long as those Hollywood executive demons don't crap on it. If so, I'm faxing it to Japan, or Britain.

[@seleroan]

Here's the thing... At the end of the first film, it establishes (albeit subtly) that Bastion is now a part of Fantasia. Just listen to the speech that the Childlike Empress gives. She spells it out pretty clearly. So, when he takes Falcor to terrorize those bullies, that is only possible because they are also now in Fantasia -- and possibly had been the whole time -- which is why we the audience were ever able to observe any of this in the first place. So, the beginning of this second movie makes no sense.