I Found the Most Poorly Edited Lifetime Movie....Queen Sized (2009)

[@elfindigo]

"That sounded rehearsed" Bold of you to assume that I don't also rehearse my pizza orders-

[@lyrcheylap1779]

I thought the same thing lol

[@RingTheBella]

Right! Think it hits worse cause I sound exactly like her when I order a pizza 😂

[@sydneybrooks6038]

I do the same thing 😭😭😭

[@tiphanyb1988]

Yes ppl with social anxiety totally do

[@srgriffithauthor]

I am a rehearser. 🙋‍♀️

[@yepitsthatguy5278]

Came for the Shane hate-train, stayed for Nick's addictive personality 💙

[@nicoledoubleyou]

Yeah and he's so knowledgeable, that's what I like most. He doesn't just talk shit

[@mishmaoulmoustahil9648]

Same here !!!

[@alyssaann7685]

Same!!

[@steff6146]

Yessss!!! Same

[@chelseax2351]

He’s so enjoyable :)

[@seroquelz]

Also, as a fat girl whose father passed this June, I only have 1 pic with him. When you're fat and have a mom who constantly tells you you're ugly, you don't take pics much. So I don't think it's too much of a stretch imho.

[@kaylaglass7847]

Sorry for your loss I wouldn't have pics with my dad too because he worked my whole life while I was little. I said at 25 I was a fat kid and he said when was I fat. Lmao I was 200+ in 5th grade I wore ashley Stewart to my 8th grade graduation wtf...

[@StaticCling99]

So sorry you're going through this. As someone who got away from an abusive parent, it gets so much better after you leave their toxic household.

[@StarStrellaStar]

Ugh.... gotta love toxic moms...NOT!!! Stay strong, meditate, work on your health for yourself and at your own pace and make plans to move out as soon as possible. Life really will get better as soon as you leave toxic people behind 💖

[@camille1324]

Luv u random stranger pls remember that ur appearance is totally irrelevant to ur value as a person, friend, significant other etc and the media makes everything about weight and beauty standards etc a way bigger deal than it is to decent ppl.

[@ip1136]

I am sorry for your loss. My dad passed in July this year. :( And I am sorry about your mom not being supportive of you. But you know what, her behavior has NOTHING to do with you, it's her. She is just projecting her self-loathing and insecurity, as much as her pain for whatever it may be on you. I don't know if this is very comforting, but you are really just in her way when she lashes out, that is all. You are the one who just happens to be there. And knowing how horrible this is, as I have been through it, I can tell you, will get through this! You have SO MUCH in you, and you matter and you are so, so, SO WORTHY! I don't know in how far it is possible for you and how much freedom you have for hobbies and such, but for me it was incredibly helpful to delve into theater, school choire, school band, writing and sports I liked (note: never have been into sports a lot, but I found something that I liked after a while and that was really such a huge gift, not only because I met incredibly nice and supportive people there, as I am sure you would/will, but also if you find a sport you love, it can give you so much fun and enjoyment, as much as self-esteem and make you grow, completely apart from the thought of fitness or losing weight. It doesn't have to be like physically challenging or for the sake of losing weight, but just to have a good time! :) ), or maybe helping out at an animal shelter. I am not sure if any of this would be an opportunity for you, I just think if you are living with a toxic parent who doesn't support you, especially when you are grieving, it is a good thing to go out and spend as little time as possible in the toxic environment! You need people who appreciate you and can give you something, who will be there for you. Phew, long comment, I just felt so strongly about yours, and I hope you are well!

[@marlo8528]

I'm convinced all lifetime movies are shot in one weekend.

[@bellajaid]

On the same sets 🤣

[@e.carolinewalters217]

Omg these costumes are sending me back. Skinny girls: layered tanks in bright/pastel colors. Fat girl: middle age woman going to a casual funeral. But also I feel like this movie had some good intentions! Love that mom’s ginger friend uses “fat” as a neutral term.

[@jfm14]

Lmao, right? I remember when on-trend, age-appropriate clothes for fat kids were almost non-existent.

[@thatemogirlfromthegym]

“Casual funeral” is my new aesthetic.

[@karinwahlrab3377]

Babe, I’ve loved the changes in fashion I’ve seen on all bodies in the last 5 years or so. I’m all about rubbernecking other people’s fashion choices and seeing traditionally “plus size” fashion include crop tops, tight pants, mini dresses, bold makeup etc etc is uplifting af. It’s truly enjoyable to watch people dress their bodies in a way that representative of their actual style. People are out here looking hot and I’m here for it!

[@nootnewt9323]

“No offense black woman, but the racism you face isn’t nearly as bad as the size discrimination I face as a fat person.” If people actually called out racism they saw, Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star wouldnt have ever had a careers

[@Hersheychocolate12]

"Im sure ppl told those kids they were in the wrong" LOL or the school/facutly ignored the claims, a lot of those schools probably for that reporters time... was in the process of post desegregation. The city I went to school in, was the last school to desegregate in 1965. So I'm sure the reporter's mom/dad grew up in that time and that culture didn't just magically disappear. And just like these influencers "I'm sorry" and all is forgiven. That was such a bs line.

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Totally! And also it’s not just about kids making fun of her on the playground, it’s the systemic racism that has put her and her family at a disadvantage forever

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

Imagine being both lol

[@hyde1893]

you can stop being fat, you can't stop being black. there also aren't legal systems built to hold down fat ppl like there are for POC. fat ppl aren't being kept in ICE cages or getting disproportionally shot by cops.

[@BreezyStreamy]

@@hyde1893 Um, actually, you can stop being black if you don't vote for Joe Biden. /s

[@trashman2855]

If they had found an actual editor for this movie instead of employing their cousin Mike who did a great job stitching together Aunt Mary and Uncle Steve’s wedding footage in Windows Movie Maker that one time, it could have been a pretty good film.

[@jessicadoban2564]

It was a beautiful ceremony though....

[@twinkletoes413]

69th like 😳

[@c.lawnmower_]

Trash Man Aw Aunt May finally started dating again after Uncle Ben died? Good for her!

[@EpicKate]

850th like!

[@screamingbanshee1282]

Has Mike found a girlfriend or boyfriend yet

[@winnie6255]

Me to myself: she’s a lesbian You: that girl is ENVIOUS Me to myself: oh ok

[@NickDiRamioTV]

hahahahaha

[@h.thumbsthomas5479]

I thought the same thing! Lol

[@alexisd6106]

Honestly feels like a mix of envy and lesbianness.

[@cherryjello777]

"do I wanna do her or do I wanna be her?"

[@juliebogen1797]

Por que no los dos?

[@thatcoolgothmom8989]

it's the telling the black woman in an all-white community that being fatter is harder for me

[@luvcherry]

the notion that teachers and authority figures never ignore or dismiss racism... 🤡 who wrote that please

[@lesbiangoddess290]

@@luvcherry it's so ridiculous

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Yh, not to compare struggles (I know I'm doing it now), I used to get bullied relentlessly for something I couldn't get rid of even if I wanted to ( I'm not asking fat people or curvy people to get skinnier). Them telling me to bleach myself would sting way more in my personal opinion than someone making fun of how big or small I was. The fatshaming is awful but the thing is you get killed for being a minority so. But of course fat people experience discrimination especially in the healthcare system which can actually be between life and death. Making their medical issues about their weight and not about the underlying issues that actually had nothing to do with weight. Its even worse being both because it's just not fun at all in society.

[@brutalbunny]

help i was kind of on level w this movie up until that point like. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE HERE? that line shouldve dropped dead before it was spoken

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

@@lesbiangoddess290 As a black/fat kid I don't think it's a matter of what's worse. I mean there is discrimination for being black but you also can't go from obese to skinny overnight (if it has gotten to unhealthy obesity as their is a difference between the society weight/size expectation and actual health issue excess weight and people are really bad at making this distinction) and depending on what Hollywood is shopping as the standard, you may always be a bit fatter then what's acceptable even at a healthy size if you are a huskier individual. So I would say it's a bit more complex and nuanced. In some ways if you are black, but check most of the boxes of conventionally attractive you will be more accepted in some social situations then you would be as a heavier person. While being black comes into play in some very real larger life threatening situations and it's not something you can flip the switch on at all, your mental health can get torn down a lot in a fatphobic constantly verbally abusive environment which can lead to self harm and other lifelong issues. Honestly, the reason I considered suicide as a teen had a lot more to do with abuse from my peers about my weight then being black. And I am not dismissing the issue of being black in America, just saying there's some nuance there.

[@caelmack]

I was heavier than my parents wanted, and their pressure and shaming definitely made me get worse. Looking back at the pictures, I wasn't really overweight at all, their standards were just unrealistic. Body shaming is so damaging.

[@amylee8969]

@ Cael Mack Yeah watching the character binge eat when she’s upset, made me really feel bad for her. Point out someone’s physical flaws in a negative way is never healthy. It’s fine to have their best interests at heart, but there’s a right way to help them.

[@hektorgregor257]

I live in Texas and i can confirm that if one person starts clapping everyone follows, my friend did it like 3 times in one week in the cafeteria and no one was the wiser

[@Mari-sc4mg]

I live in Texas and this doesn't not happen. At least not always

[@funkyrats]

Arkansas here, and this for sure happened almost everyday in highschool. Still don't understand why

[@moendopi5430]

Growing up in VA I would just start going "ooooooh" like someone got ripped on and confused folks just joined in. Loved it.

[@biggestastiest]

is this just a texas thing wtf why did this always happen in high school

[@THEinstapotth0t]

"You know what songs about you, candle in the wind, calm down" I CANNOT.

[@THEinstapotth0t]

@@pippin3168yesss. we all felt like that song was about us back in the day tho. Lolol

[@ashleeerin1886]

Maneater by Nelly Furtado! The children just don’t know the jams 😂😂

[@imaperson8045]

this movie looks like a parody of a movie, not an actual movie

[@maydoubled]

I could see it as an Amanda Show sketch when you put it like that.

[@XxraexX1000]

The person who wrote wasn’t southern. “Bless her heart” wasn’t used once lol

[@d.lan3y]

And at no point did any of the older ladies call any of them "sweetpea"

[@nekograce7914]

Yes!!! Lol.

[@TorchicLovesYou]

was just thinking this. also for anyone who doesn’t know “bless your heart” can be both an insult and someone showing sympathy (not that i think you don’t know since you the one that brought it up)

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I'm Southern born and raised and I never use it. It's right up there with calling a single person "y'all" in weird Hollywood Southernisms. If they'd said "Bless your heart," I'd been sure it wasn't written by a Southerner, actually.

[@jfm14]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin Okay, you're an anomaly then. 🤷

[@Devilot021]

"Meanwhile, the woman that works in the Plus Size clothing store is the positive energy light force that we all need to be in our lives. I want this person to be my friend." HOLY S__T, that's my friend Monica! I have to send this to her right this minute!!!!

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Omg so cool!!

[@kateh2893]

@@NickDiRamioTV that statistic was also a fairly normal one for those of us in plus size retail to sprinkle about

[@jennw1585]

I'm from Louisiana and I can tell you living in the deep South is both the best and worst thing ever. Example: My sophomore year, our school homecoming parade and bonfire was canceled because of a police raid on the crack house next to our school.

[@lyrcheylap1779]

Good ol’ Louisiana

[@boogiebear3095]

😂🤭

[@meaganwallwork5395]

As someone from South Carolina, If that doesn't sum up the southern high school experience, idk what does.

[@digitalharmony26]

I think this is my new favourite comment.

[@Emjay.d]

I live in Alabama. My sophomore year everyone was getting ready for the homecoming parade. The teacher who was sponsoring the sophomore float was standing on the back of the truck getting stuff ready. She fell- its really not clear if she had a seizure and fell or fell and then had a seizure- she had to be life flighted to the hospital. She came back a few weeks later and was seemingly fine. She wound up dying. It was insane. She was like 25/26. After that we had to change the was we did the parades so it was not technically a school thing but like a community thing. Had to be after hours and stuff. The new parade goes into a pep rally now that is called rally in the yard. Its actually pretty cool, and nice that is is not so hot.

[@brittanydalton3419]

As a girl thats a little bigger, for me its normal to see her character act confident in some scenes but not in others. You mentioned that you thought that was odd but its not. She "loosened" up at the party because she was happy and a little confident. Am I the only one that gets confident at different times that can sometimes be random

[@maddi1885]

Yea everyone has moments where they feel more confident, but movie wise it would've shown how her character changed better if they were more consistent

[@maggiec83]

If I had a dollar for everytime I've gone to a party or some work event and felt great...only to have a picture taken that immediately makes me feel bad about myself lol

[@Mezza]

Especially when you can be “hidden” in a crowd

[@kittykatxox845]

I mean realistically she would’ve had to have at least some level of confidence to feel able to stay in the race for Queen in the first place.

[@georgialenny6265]

Sometimes I don't even want to leave the house...sigh..

[@jason-kk2nr]

we love the Mariah Carrey christmas shirt in the middle of august ❤️

[@NickDiRamioTV]

lolll christmas every dayyyyy

[@CC-lm1tw]

Shes an icon

[@artnerio5168]

@@NickDiRamioTV following katrina when all the movies started filming in shreveport one of the first was "year without santa" an nbc movie of the week with john goodman and an all star cast .....that show got some serious tomatoes chuck at it , john goodman even got hospitalized for being in his santa suit on the natchitoces river front in 100 degree july heat and humidity

[@Monicalia]

it's 2020 and everything is possible, we can have christmas today if we want to❤️

[@facepalm18]

Those "healthy selection" lines were slick triggering for me. My family had me on a diet from age 8-15, mainly lean cuisines,crystal light etc. & Both of my cousins were tiny & when we would stay at my grandma's they'd ask for a soda & get a simple "yes", while I always got "yes, if it's diet" as my answer.

[@thisisvoided]

That's so sad. You were only a kid

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

I agree with the “healthy food” term.

[@erinaa9486]

Sounds like they served you junky fake "healthy" food and emotional abuse 😟

[@kimzer5881]

Goddammit that sucks

[@FukaiKokoro]

@@erinaa9486 a lot of those diet foods are garbge. Like fake sugar does something to your brain where it makes eating vegetables unpalatable. Also fake sugar is about 100xs sweeter than regular sugar. And people think Because it’s not real sugar they can binge on it. Idk, honestly it’s better to have smaller amounts of real sugar than have fake sugar at all. I also suffered with this. Especially my mom because I lived with her full time. She would not push diet food on me but she’d make constant remarks about my body, on top of that I was bullied by everyone at school. So there was no escaping the remarks or bullying. I remember one time I was at my bio dads house for a visit and he had a dinner plan with one of his friends. Instead of taking me with him he left me at home at all there was to eat was stale ice cream.. because I was an embarrassment. Later I found out my dad would take my brother out. No wonder I have certain issues like restaurants. I can’t eat in public. At all. I remember in middle school I was so hungry but I’d just bring an apple with me so no one could judge me.

[@TempestPhaedra]

re: the “a little rehearsed” pizza ordering…that’s literally how I order pizza lol. I hate talking on the phone. I over-enunciate so I don’t have to repeat myself and the phone call can end sooner.

[@rebeccamartens4192]

Eating, crying, terrible fashion, and mediocre music... ah, yes, the first decade of the 2000s.

[@mollypocrass4562]

And the second and third...

[@biscuitjones4862]

I can’t stand southern school tradition. My literal entire family came for my prom pictures but refused to go to my graduation. Like...wut? lol wayyyyyyyy done with the south

[@NickDiRamioTV]

That’s so bizarre!!!

[@therealMrA]

I'm super late on this but I believe you, as someone who left Georgia with no plans to return. I just don't know for sure because my awful, paranoid mother didn't even let me get a high school education

[@NYD666]

@@therealMrA thanks heavens, you won't be missed

[@minletrbl986]

@@therealMrA I hope you're doing well 🤗 congrats on leaving!

[@elveenie5399]

please tell me your name is actually biscuit jones

[@heyeos666]

"Congratulations Maggie! Sorry I called you a lardass yesterday." I nearly spit out my drink 😂😂😂

[@alisaurus4224]

There are at least two spit-takes per ten minutes of Nick video

[@cowardlycurry]

My favorite thing about these early 2000’s movies is trying to spot the random emo kid extras. I used to pause movies just so I could take pictures of cute emo kids 😂

[@mokana713]

The empty cup thing is a ton of movies. Someone actually made a deep dive on why it is so common on film sets even though it looks so bad.

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Oooh where is that? I would love to see it

[@fereartem]

@@NickDiRamioTV the video talking about this trope - #EmptyCupAwards Why Do Characters Always Drink From Empty Cups by Slate

[@DestinyKiller]

I always assumed it was so nothing spilled on the clothes so they wouldn't have to do extra takes

[@marianne5055]

That whole "Well at least you had friends to point out when people are being racist" line is especially cringe because its not like her character is a true loner. Like she has her friend Casey. Her mom just stood up to her teacher/principal about the bullying she has received....like girl you have "those people" in your life too.

[@hyde1893]

not only that but people 90% of the time wouldn't point out when something's racist in the early 2000s. i can guarantee people weren't sticking up for the only black girl

[@DeathnoteBB]

Hyde S Yeah I immediately wanted to be like “Oh you’re _sure?_ Well I’m sure you’re full of shit.”

[@weewooweewoo906]

yeah that was tone deaf and ignorant as shit

[@rovena996]

im confused as to why she has a imaginary/ghost version of her mom when her real mom is right there. i think i know what they were going for but its executed really reALLY badly.

[@artnerio5168]

across town they were filming kevin costner and albert brooks with another production company and that show uses the 'alter ego" very well

[@DeathnoteBB]

I think it’s like “why can’t my mom be like this” with “this” being a nicer, less judgmental and fat-shaming mom.

[@skunkskiestink6620]

@@DeathnoteBB what are you talking about? The imaginary mom is super rude and judgmental to her. It’s her own negative thoughts that her mother instills in her represented super obviously.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@skunkskiestink6620 Yeah I had misunderstood the “ghost” mom at the time

[@oooh19]

yea her mom is alive but moms are often the most critical of their daughters! it's very hurtful!

[@ImmundaDeus]

Tennessean here. Yeah, homecoming is HUGE in the south. In my school, during a week-long event involving games and fundraisers, we voted for a homecoming court. (Basically one guy and girl from each grade with the senior couple being homecoming king and queen) Also had Football Sweethearts and a bunch of other useless titles. Southerners will turn anything into a pageant if you let them. "Banana pudding festival? Let's make girls compete with their looks and name one the Banana Pudding Queen"

[@beta0librae]

I'm from the midwest (Missouri) and homecoming isn't as big as a deal, but we still have the basic stuff you mentioned. I was surprised to hear Nick didn't have homecoming in his school!

[@hyde1893]

my school (in cali) would have a homecoming and stuff (like spirit week) but literally not a single student cared or bothered (unless you were in student government or running) like i don't remember even having votes out, ever. and we certainly didn't remember who won or care

[@miiiiles]

man i live in south carolina and i went to this really county school for a year but i genuinely don’t remember anything about a homecoming queen or whatever. but y’know that might be because i never socialized with anyone or paid attention to school events

[@lyrcheylap1779]

I actually didn’t realize homecoming wasn’t a thing outside the south! It’s all so big here

[@CC-lm1tw]

Same in TX. Especially East Texas. We have a whole citywide parade and a week dedicated to Homecoming. Huge mums, decorations and homecoming 5th quarter

[@Ayeoitshope]

Your little slights in these clip breakdowns are so wonderfully specific they make me audibly PFTTTT everytime "hey guys lets go to Delia's and get some layered tanks" PLS DON'T COME FOR MY 13 YR OLD NECK LIKE DIS

[@beckygus]

😂😂😂

[@Kat.Grinin]

I can explain the dancing thing. It was the only thing I did with full confidence back at school, because I just used to turn off the world around me and enjoyed the music. And the rest of the time I was bullied for being too tall, too big, too fat. 🤷‍♀️

[@brib6046]

I’m screaming about his maneater/candle in the wind moment

[@P3891]

I love the weird relationship we all have with lifetime movies 😂

[@NickDiRamioTV]

lol same!

[@singingchristian]

As a “local” actor. We arent stupid we know bad writing. But you are right when you say any time we try to say something different or make it more natural we’re told we’re difficult. And i do it as politely as I can.

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

Ouch, I’m sorry about that. That’s mostly the reason I prefer performing for theatre production and plays, though directors could very well say that as well, just easier to do a show such as Shakespeare than acting like a Barbie in a teen movie. And I’m not saying that happens all the time, i’d love to do film but some directors are so weird with the direction they take with teenagers.

[@singingchristian]

Terra_the _Nightingale they are weird about highschool stuff. Ive been playing a highschool kid for 10 years (im 25 now) haha! Althought kast year i did a thing for a yale student where I finally played a 19 year old!! Ha haha. And yeah theatre is a bit better aboutt that... usually just written more professionally.

[@TheRacingWind]

can you share how you got into that? I'd love to be a local actor, sounds great!

[@singingchristian]

@@TheRacingWind Hi there! So I have a channel dedicated to talking about my films/acting it's called Rebeca Reviews (Rebeca with one C). But in short, take film acting classes (just classes, don't get scammed by places that claim they can give you classes/photos/an agent, if it's thousands of dollars in costs, it's likely scam). Fine a reputable studio or school. Then get headshots. Work in students films/local films that pay $0. Build up a demo reel (but not until you feel strong enough in your on camera skills because then--) send it to SAG-AFTRA license agencies. Get an agent. Also submit yourself for projects on Actors Access. But I plan to talk more about this on my channel.

[@TheRacingWind]

@@singingchristian that's awesome! I live in Boston so there's lots of student film stuff, I wonder if I'd be able to break into it once covid passes

[@punchy3245]

okay so I went to high school in the town where this movie was filmed. THE TEACHER IN THE TIE DYE LABCOAT WAS MY SCIENCE TEACHER MY FRESHMAN YEAR!!! what a trip to see him in this.

[@anikajoy5739]

Sure ....

[@blake8446]

This movie feels like if dumplin' and mean girls had a baby and honestly, I'm here for it

[@foxfire1150]

Dumpling had an amazing soundtrack- all Dolly Parton 👩🏼🎶👯‍♀️

[@ashleeerin1886]

“Stress eating to Fergie in the early thousands...” “The Monkees” “Delia’s layered tanks” “ Every Cap Sleeve Cardigan you own” I’m dead

[@heatherduke5410]

It's weird how this movie is a lot less "dark"(IE: not about stalkers, murderers, etc)than a lot of Lifetime films.

[@lunalove9395]

they used to do more movies like this around the mid-late 2000s. i remember one with kaley cuoco in a fat suit too. i can't remember when it changed to more dark/dramatic ones.

[@heatherduke5410]

@@lunalove9395 That's definitely true. I remember Mom at Sixteen with Danielle Panabaker which was kind of sweet. She played a teen mom and she clearly was struggling, even with her mother's help. She ended up choosing to let her teacher adopt her child with her husband(they'd been struggling to have a child) and she still remained in the kid's life.

[@violetrose34]

They also had Gracie's choice and Homeless to Harvard.

[@heatherduke5410]

@@violetrose34 There's this movie called Too Young to Be a Dad where this boy gets his girlfriend pregnant and their parents decide to put the baby up for adoption. He originally agrees but begins to have second thoughts.

[@TheZombieMe]

Heather Duke I actually really liked that movie!

[@ThatAwkwardGirl7]

Review the pregnancy pact it is such a mess

[@lukecremecheese597]

iirc that movie was loosely based on a real story but ended up being so wildly inaccurate it's crazy

[@gypsywoman9140]

Lucas did a review on that. You should watch it, then come back here and say if you share my new dream of Nick and Lucas making a gay musical comedy together. Okay, maybe that's a silly dream, but I think if you love Nick's reviews then you will probably enjoy Lucas (formerly known as Fred.) Brb to edit in the link to his review. Back with the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKK5oWyIjp53fdk if you wanna skip his brief podcast plug, 17 seconds. (Its seriously brief. 16/17 seconds.)

[@ThatAwkwardGirl7]

@@gypsywoman9140 ive seen it and youre totally right they should collab 😅

[@Torriisinthehizz]

The transitions are giving me, "MTV reality show"

[@Annie-zr6xy]

I really appreciate the mom’s best friend. I wish she was sprinkled in more throughout the movie to really set that tone of growth for the mother. People don’t change overnight so it felt a little unrealistic about this just sudden “I’m suddenly not fatphobic anymore”. As a social worker myself- I did not like how the mom was represented but I do see this a lot in the field. Because we help others in their lives, there can be a kind of bandaid “my life is fine” concept. And I did really appreciate the friend lecturing the mom on intention versus impact even though as a social worker, the mom should have been well aware of that.

[@oracleofdelphiii]

13:48 "Do you think I would also feel better about myself if I could weep over my dead dad without being asked to join Weight Watchers? Thanks honey. Love you!" IS SENDING MEEE

[@artnerio5168]

I played the dad and the extra paychecks went to my daughter who had started nursing school at louisiana tech , there are not many part time jobs in ruston louisiana so the bulldog bucks came in handy

[@L31690]

Right?? 😂

[@daneliagutierrez3802]

Queen Sized walked so Dumplin’ could RUUUN!!!

[@TomasTheTankEngine]

Yaaasssss!🙌🏾

[@HaleyluvsJacob]

🤣

[@hyde1893]

is that a good movie? i didn't watch it bc jennifer aniston plays rachel in everything she's in

[@jess3964]

Hyde S I wouldn’t say it’s an amazing movie, but it has a good message and it’s pretty decent with the acting, it’s worth a watch

[@FlyWithSara]

and the girl who plays Tracy in Hairspray Live is in dumplin’ too!

[@Rabbit-285]

“Thanks My Chemical Romance, I would guess” 😭😭

[@lasagna312]

"Remember when every girl ever was like 'let's go to Delia's and get some layered tanks'" ... I was not expecting to be roasted this hard today

[@Fernandaaa96]

I have flashbacks to the Alexa Vega lifetime movie where she gets bullied and cuts her hair like once a week

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Omg I need to see that

[@DylanRomanov]

Odd girl out

[@queenemma5823]

Yessss, same here! That movie was low key traumatic for me

[@HEIRLESSful]

That movie was lowkey a classic.

[@floatingvibez]

@@NickDiRamioTV PLEASE! It’s called “odd girl out” and the whole movie is on KZbin!

[@shonamairead]

"who she loved so much that she doesn't have a picture of them together" I DIED.

[@heartshapedbox9945]

So did her dad.

[@artnerio5168]

@@heartshapedbox9945 what had happen was I was only on the set for the first day of shoot and they were shooting pics of me around the house in highland . i was a news photog for the ktal nbc station in shreveport and had to get to work later that morning , they called me later in the evening that they neeeded me for a 2nd shoot swith my tv wife ..when I got to makeup trailer found it was annie potts , she so cool in person

[@MisterSixOH]

This looks like an entire television series condensed down into a single film.

[@europianbob]

Almost everything is. They usually shoot it all in a day or two and split it up.

[@lulu.562]

"Okay that felt rehearsed" Yeah I definitely don't rehearse for an hour before ordering pizza 😅

[@NickDiRamioTV]

lolll

[@Amara262]

The transitions really remind me of Bollywood dramas. Like, you have NOT seen transitions until you've seen a Bollywood drama at its peak 😂.

[@maddiesharpe7118]

“Ms. wakes up at 5am to straighten her hair everyday” why did you call me out so hard😭😭😂😂😂 omg

[@thedarksiren9309]

Her mom is exactly how my mom was when I was growing up. Constantly commenting on my weight and food choices(I didn’t even over eat). She would be proud of me if I skipped meals and always gave me different food from everyone else at dinner. Gave me tips on how to starve myself. Telling me that if I wasn’t skinny, then I wouldn’t get a job and no one would want to be with me. She had issues with her own weight and so projected her issues on me. It really sucked having a mom like that. It really knocks your confidence when your own mom thinks so low of you.

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

This is why I don’t take compliments seriously 😒 they’re just feeling sorry for me because they’re forced to be nice to me.

[@FukaiKokoro]

Omg so relatable. My mom would do the same. Due to trauma and stuff I was using drugs aka stimulates which make you loose weight. I was probably the thinnest I’ve ever been and she was so proud of me, I felt the worst I’ve ever felt mentally but was getting positive feedback. It was horrible and fucked me up more than I already was. What sucked is I was being bullied at school. Then I came home to be bullied. There was no escaping it.

[@galaxyocicat5660]

It's really digusting how there are mothers who are trying to give their kids eating disorders.

[@lunabearsong2043]

I'm so very sorry. I hope you're all healing from that well. My mom was the exact same way except she didn't encourage not eating. She just pointed out how much I ate on a daily basis and how much of a fatty I was/am. It's honestly what led to my own ED and a bevy of other emotional traumatic problems. Doing my best to work through it day by day.

[@daniellemeese1122]

Yuppppp I could have written this comment. The worst part is I was actually pretty healthy weight at that time. I’ve gained quite a bit of weight (likely due to self image that was drilled in my head as a kid) and wish I could have just accepted my body back then

[@sacred9739]

That zoom in after Maggie and the goth kid's convo had me dyinggggg why did they do that 😩😂

[@rachelk3887]

Yeah it was actually a really interesting moment that could’ve had some real depth but then they were just suddenly like, Nikki Blonsky is getting a vision from the future!

[@sleg4859]

@@rachelk3887 She became Raven Baxter for a second 😭

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

They totally killed the impact. Her retort was weak too, though. It very much gave, "Well, let's just move on" energy.

[@TheRacingWind]

"looks like she used to have braces" it's because she's hiding her teeth with her lips all the time

[@jeyyran]

i hate that he pointed that out bc now i cant unsee it

[@DeathnoteBB]

It looks like she’s doing the opposite? Like to keep her lip away from the braces that aren’t there

[@cherryvoid5238]

It does look very unnatural maybe she had a bad over bite and not that it's corrected it seems off. I can't unsee it either 😂

[@SirChubbyBunny]

Thank you for taking me back to my awkward middle school phase with that flashback.

[@helenascorner]

I just wanna say that i really like Nick’s commentary because as well as being entertaining ans teaching me stuff about film, I never feel like he comes off as mean. There are a lot of similar commentary KZbinrs who I kinda feel like are attacking everyone and everything and they feel really condescending. And as someone who is in the LGBTQ+ community I notice sometimes gay men can come off as sorta condescending and a little misogynistic especially with their commentary on things involving women. I just feel like nick is more empathetic if that makes sense. Anyways nick if you see this, I love your content!

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Thank you so much! 🤗🤗

[@a.evelyn5498]

I wonder why that is something I’ve noticed too… that gay men sometimes come off as misogynistic. I feel like I’m tip-toeing around this out of nervousness of being attacked on a comment that’s two years old with no other replies. I do feel enough it happens enough that I’ve noticed it & I don’t understand. It’s not like women are treated amazingly by society.

[@whatscookingoodlookin1]

@@a.evelyn5498same

[@defundhollywood3259]

All the cuts and closeups... this movie is edited like someone trying to evade KZbin's copyright system. 😆

[@annest.5356]

okay, but i need you all to know that real life fat girls don't think about our weight 24/7. There's more important shit to worry about.

[@haleyselene]

Correct! Listen, I got stuff to do, dogs to pet...

[@annest.5356]

@Emily Truan you're totally right! Hey, we all tryin' to move past the bullshit people put in our heads

[@GraceSavidesKeller]

There's usually something else going on. I had a nightmarish relationship with my body early on, but it was one in a host of issues. Also, while emotional eating is a thing, that doesn't mean it need to happen like 50 times in the movie. Being fat is more complicated than that. Genetics plus behavior plus other stuff. For me, it was always a huge insecurity that underpinned my self esteem issues, but I still had a lot of other non weight related problems because being a teenager is super hard.

[@kaylaglass7847]

Right you tink sbout food

[@prixe12]

@@kaylaglass7847 Ma'am if you're gonna take cheap shots at other people the very least you can do is learn to spell first

[@elizabethmarydrake4274]

Ok, the empty coffee cups have always been a pet peeve of mine. You can always tell when they are empty!! Even professional tv shows and movies do this and it pisses me off!

[@crizmeow8394]

The only actor I’ve seen make empty cups work is Kyle Maclachlan, he’s just really good at empty cup acting

[@hidetolove]

@@crizmeow8394 thats a damn fine cup of imaginary coffee

[@realleon2328]

I don't get this, is it so much effort to put water in it? Did u not have enough in the budget for a glass of water?

[@alisaurus4224]

I HATE THAT SO MUCH! If they don’t want spills just put a baggie of sand in the cup so it has some weight. It kills me when someone puts down their “drink” and it makes a hollow sound.

[@europianbob]

@@alisaurus4224 Ugh.... I can't STAND it!!

[@melaniediramio387]

"Stress eating to a Fergie song in the early thousands is very relatable to me..." 🤣

[@MegCazalet]

“How could you let me get so fat!” I FEEL THIS. It was something else I was doing that was super unhealthy. But I definitely felt this.

[@Homewithhailee]

Stress eating to Fergie in the early 2000’s is absolutely relatable.

[@LadybugMeghan]

Emotional eating to "Big girls dont cry" is a big mood.

[@jamiekay7049]

"This song is about me! While i was driving to my substance abuse councillor" omg i am dying 😂😂😂

[@JillyDreadful]

Is Maggie’s mom traumatized by her husband dying from diabetes and that’s why she keeps making a point of having “healthy selections” for Maggie? Because she doesn’t want Maggie to develop diabetes, and, ya know, die? Is it still a micro-aggresion in that situation? (That’s not a sarcastic rhetorical question. I actually don’t know where the line between trauma based motivations and casual fat shaming is.)

[@NickDiRamioTV]

good point! they def touched on how the mom just wanted Maggie to be healthy so she doesn't end up like her dad, but I think the friend's point is despite that intention it makes Maggie feel bullied by her mom so there's gotta be a better way to help

[@_--_--_--_--__]

Her motivation behind it is trauma based but it’s still fat shaming because of the way she goes about it. So yes it’s still a micro aggression because she could actually have a conversation with her daughter instead of constantly making comments that clearly hurt Maggie. The mother is reacting to her trauma by projecting and giving Maggie more trauma, so she is still responsible for that, it’s similar to the concept of the circle of abuse. One person’s trauma in no way excuses their treatment of others.

[@_--_--_--_--__]

Just my thoughts as an individual I can’t speak for everyone who has experienced similar micro aggressions and fat shaming

[@JillyDreadful]

Elizabeth Thank you! That totally makes sense! Accidental/unintentional abuse is still abuse. That’s literally what a micro-aggression is. Thanks for your thoughtful reply because it helped me put the pieces together. I obviously had some kind of brain lapse earlier.

[@JillyDreadful]

Nick DiRamio Unintentional abuse is still abuse. 🤦‍♀️ I feel silly for my brain lapse earlier. Thanks for the help!

[@nothanks2575]

Why did they make Liz looks so menacing? like why was that the trope in the early 2000s to make the mean girl boarderline insane???

[@maxr7616]

mean girls in the 00’s would be on the verge of sociopathic and we as the audience were just meant to be ok with that 😭😭😭

[@nothanks2575]

@@maxr7616 HONESTLY

[@oooh19]

she has like no lips and also the way her lips go over her teeth are weird

[@beautyandtheoffbeats]

@@maxr7616 Especially in lifetime movies all mean girl protagonist had to be serial killer levels of evil while the main is a virginal good girl.

[@kaliellis9931]

As someone who grew up in North Carolina, this is literally the most accurate depiction of a homecoming dance/football game I've seen in media.This literally could have been shot at my high school and looked the exact same (Windows movie maker and all). We were in the local news every year for our homecoming queen/king. One year we rented classic cars for the king/queen to ride into the game on. And we were the poor school lmao

[@sweetsacrifice77]

The CURLZ font never seen it since making storybooks in the second grade

[@melaniek8929]

This could have been atleast a decent movie if they actually had an editor worth whatever money they paid. It's like they spent all their money on music licensing and didn't have enough for a real editor so they had an intern do it. Also, in my NY high school, we definitely had the whole homecoming court thing.

[@TheRacingWind]

the scene of her crying with her mom maaaaan i teared up.... the pain of feeling like your parents failed you is so real

[@mb91435]

The hair on my arms stood up when the mom absolutely Karened and defended her daughter, that was actually a totally great line

[@jaeleendavis]

From Michigan, we had class “representatives” for homecoming. Basically princesses for each grade and the homecoming queen and king for the Senior grade.

[@dellapinkgold]

You are quickly becoming one of my most favorite content creators. Your sharp wit, attention to detail, and passion are all so refreshing and u are SUCH a joy to watch and listen to. Please keep on; you are a gem.

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Thank you sooo much! Your encouragement means the world to me 🤗🤗

[@mykieu4779]

As someone from North Carolina, high school homecoming was exactly like this.

[@honeybee1256]

As someone from East Texas, I can say the same thing

[@lailabase331]

As someone from Georgia, same

[@basicbrittani]

South Carolina here, and absolutely the same. King and queen for each grade.

[@frankiefrank3422]

Louisiana and yes 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@rachellynnclark4099]

Needs more enormous mums covered in ribbons and bells

[@mollyfoxxx]

*“I was like, this song is about MEEE while I was driving to my substance abuse counselor.”* omg SAME. Not only are we the same age but I feel you on a spiritually unfit teenager level.

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

As someone who went to a Southern school, I can confirm they make a big deal out of homecoming. They did the whole homecoming king and queen thing, which were almost always a football player and a cheerleader. They had a parade where they showed them off and the "homecoming court" which was always the skinny, attractive popular girls. (Though I remember one year they gave them these awful spray tans, they were all a weird shade of bronze and I actually felt kinda bad for them.) But yeah southern schools really hype up that "school spirit." They make a big deal of all the high school football games and stuff. Probably because small Southern towns are boring as hell and there's not much else going on. I was actually kinda like Maggie in high school, in that I was the fat, awkward kid everyone loved to torment. For me, it just made want less to do with anything school related so I didn't really pay much attention to all the homecoming and school spirit stuff. So while I do remember all of it, I didn't really pay too much attention to it. Also her experiences with having the school not give a damn about people tormenting her are relatable and realistic. I reported my bullies a few times and nothing ever happened. I learned quick that the school wasn't on my side and it made me a bit distrustful of authority figures.

[@skunkskiestink6620]

When you said the “people who had braces but now don’t but they have permanent braces face” GET OUT OF MY MIND

[@tracygorman2599]

If Disney channel sitcoms and mean girls were mixed together, had terribly written scripts and horrible editing. That's how I would describe this film.

[@chalkletdesigns3638]

I’m going to need you to review every movie ever made because I just can’t get enough of this content! 😍😂

[@NickDiRamioTV]

Deal! lolll

[@bethanypeterson5557]

@@NickDiRamioTV Me too, I love, love your movie reviews. They always crack me up!!

[@moonbeam0124]

In Shane's vid: "I won't wear a wig. I lied, I would wear a wig" This vid: *wears wig* Iconic also, Maneater by Nelly Furtado will always be my jam. And I still own my chunky, hot pink Sony point and shoot camera LOL

[@NickDiRamioTV]

lolll I know exactly what camera you mean!

[@OpqHMg]

Omg I had this camera too

[@chocolatechips.]

I love Maneater 😂😩

[@larissaschwindack7423]

In my highschool if even three people started clapping during lunch everyone would clap so that part was believable to me. We actually got in trouble for clapping too much.

[@blxssingss]

Have you explored the original forums from the posts of the students this movie was actually based on? It's WILD. If I find the original posts I'll make sure to link it. But pretty much Maggie Baker (the real one) wasn't liked not because of her weight, but because she was a major asshat. The prank that happens in the movie did happen but according to the ones who pulled it, they did it to knock her down a few pegs and teach her a lesson. Maggie ended up going to a local news station and lifetime caught wind of it and the rest is history

[@NickDiRamioTV]

I had no idea but that makes so much sense that it’s based on a true story!

[@TahtahmesDiary]

A major asshat HOW?! 🤔

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

That scene with the reporter told me that.

[@AATCgal]

where did u find this information?

[@blxssingss]

@@AATCgal honestly it was on an OLD ass blog. I've been searching for it since I watched this video but no dice

[@caitwon]

I feel like the second signature montage could have had more power if they scrapped the first one. It would show how dedicated everyone was to get Maggie on the ballot because they're scrambling to get signatures AGAIN. But no, we needed BOTH.

[@darcymcdaniel6418]

Not even about the movie, but your “candle in the wind” joke had me rolling

[@jazminesolomon8672]

I was in the middle of watching the “Christmas at Dollywood” clip breakdown for the 3rd time 😂and I got this notification 🙌🏽

[@AE-lw1ug]

Me toooo 😂

[@NickDiRamioTV]

omg thank you! I'm forever grateful for the support 😭🥰😍

[@lorimyers4783]

I also needed this. All of the Shane Dawson videos like ten times. Not cool, Not cool vs Holidaysbergh, Shane Dawson being a dick on The Chair, Smiley. I did it for the lulz.

[@AE-lw1ug]

@@lorimyers4783 YES those Shane ones are great. Glad Nick watched it all for us

[@lorimyers4783]

@Allison Edrington yeah I don’t have the capacity to watch it all myself. Who does? Plus our boy is hilarious and he knows his stuff where I wouldn’t notice something makes no sense. Like I’d know it’s not good but he can explain why.

[@jays.4969]

17:50 god that line hit so different for me, i ran for homecoming king this year as the only trans candidate for that exact reason and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Sometimes self care is just saying “fuck it” and going after something that genuinely makes you feel excited about life

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

Good for you!

[@iamcasihart]

But did you win?!

[@gilbertrodriguez9242]

@@iamcasihart I don't think it really matters if he won or not. Just the fact that it made him feel excited and happy about life is the most amazing part.

[@eggystax4681]

The thing that sold the “southernness” of this film to me was when annie pots went after that principal. I got bullied pretty hard in school and the teachers didn’t care unless your family were the ones who donated to the school or unless you played sports until somebody pinned it on you. They’d go ape shit and my step mom would come in ready to fist fight.

[@katie8881]

I like the idea of the whole self-hate inner dialogue manifesting as her mother but I don't agree with it really being herself all along. It should have been the reverse. What I've learned is that negative self-talk is so hard to weed out because we hear our own voice and trust it. We misconstrue it as truth because we take that voice for our own belief. It's only when you realize that that negative voice doesn't belong to you are you able to distance yourself enough to argue with it. Many of the things I took for granted about myself were really just things my mother had said that buried deep into my self-worth. When I stopped hearing my own voice say bad things about me and recognize my moms voice, was I able to finally tell it to SHUT UP.

[@Elwynas]

Thank you for calling out how distracting empty cups in shows and movies are.

[@chronicallyill8018]

YES I have been on such a Lifetime movie kick lately!! Have you seen "Invisible Child" with Rita Wilson? The moral of the story is basically "don't trust CPS, they'll just blow your concerns out of proportion and misinterpret your 'quirky' family dynamic! They are easily fooled though." Also highly recommended: The Cheating Pact; Psycho Mother-In-Law; Psycho Yoga Instructor; ...basically anything with "Psycho" in the title.

[@dannikris3696]

Just a fun story to tell: I went to Marshall’s two years ago and found a green Delia’s fall jacket and I had to buy it 😂 that was my favorite basic overly priced store back in the day

[@wilhonbe]

I just got my braces off yesterday and I feel like it looks like a stereotypical "used to have braces" teeth lmao.

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

I took my braces off when I was younger I kept smiling and speaking with my lips sort of hiding my teeth

[@chelseahuddle557]

Your mouth will adjust back to normal, more than likely. I used to have 'braces lips' but within a couple of years of getting them off, I guess my face realized 'huh, there's a lot of empty space here, that's not right' lol

[@miraann1929]

Bout time that poor aloe plant gets their own shelf hes been through too much 😂

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

“Stress eating to Fergie in the early 2000s is very relatable to me” SAME

[@LeonaLecter]

Watching your movie recaps is so much better than watching the movies themselves, I am LIVING. You've got another fan here. :3

[@kaskus7147]

All of this makes it seem like it was originally made for Disney Channel.

[@kelsiemcveety999]

Yeah I agree, except Disney channel would never make a show about a fat girl

[@HoleyBeauty]

Nicks out here giving us all youtube film degrees

[@TurtlePigProductions]

From Texas and yeah all this shit is super southern. Big ol' homecoming royalty, voting for it, parades, mums, the whole thing.

[@herefortheshrimp1469]

(Also from Texas) Oh God, the process is making a mum for your homecoming date lol

[@momentarilysomeone]

I still remember someone from one of the northern states transferring to my HS and asking what a mum is and everyone at the lunch table did was immediately like 👀👀👀👀👀 what did you say???

[@HaleyluvsJacob]

I miss making mums!! 😂😭 fellow Texan here 🤘

[@mollyfoxxx]

What’s a mum??

[@doperagu8471]

@@momentarilysomeone I'm from California, so what's a mum? Lol

[@peruru84]

"Why is that little boy from The Monkees?" lmao thank you for this reference

[@peruru84]

"Oh, she doesn't like it when I call her a cow in the hallway" 😂😂😂

[@artnerio5168]

as they mentioned about hair , he was shooting queen sized and dint have alot of scenes but had to head out to new york for a few days he was playing a troubled child on SVU so had to keep his hair the same i guess , no haircuts

[@nomduclavier]

"This is post-Columbine, honey" #iconic

[@superhighoctane]

I will come back to this video for years just to hear Nick say, “I see the way ppl look at me!” I’m crying real tears and I jus peed a lil...

[@JillyDreadful]

Why was that blackberry a student was texting on bigger than both of their hands???