Nostalgia Critic Disneycember Home on the Range

[@woodfloor111]

I went to a QandA with Chris Buck (co-director of Frozen and Tarzan) and he said he was really excited for what this movie was originally going to be- gun-slinging skeleton riders in a dark western movie. Instead, he said he had to spend 2 years with headphones listening to Jennifer Tille's voice and animating her as a cow. If I remember correctly, I think he sad it was the low point of his career.

[@RiderNexus]

The original idea sounds so badass

[@CalicoJackal]

Dana Baldus They would never have gone with the original idea. It was about skeleton riders leading cows to jump to their deaths as revenge for getting trampled when they were alive.

[@pokemonmanic3595]

This is the only Disney film I remember seeing but remember almost NOTHING about

[@flemmings102]

Same for me I saw it when I was 2

[@adam985185]

I don't remember anything from it either, not even as a kid, I only remember a few lines, a few characters and a few jokes.

[@resortinrocha3387]

I only remember the yodeling scene

[@cartoonnetworkdisneyxdsupe6864]

pokemonmanic3595 Same!

[@Alma889900]

How the hell could you compare this to the aristocats omg

[@til_thasmokeclearz853]

I liked the aristocats as a kid

[@MrAwsomeness360]

Because he didn't like the movie. You can disagree all you want, but it's still his opinion at the end of the day.

[@joyunicycle]

At least Aristocats had likable characters, had memorable moments, and had traces of being a Disney movie. I didn't get that from Home on the Range; it felt more like an unfinished project.

[@MetroGexual]

@@joyunicycledid it really? Aristocats is the definition of boring and safe

[@SirIkeMedia]

At least this wasn't the last 2D animated film from Disney. The 2011 Winnie the Pooh movie was a wonderful goodbye from Disney, though I really wish they'd continue with 2D. The short "Paperman" looked amazing with 2D and 3D blended together, but the 2D was what really stood out. I hope they can use that method for future feature films.

[@Fanimati0n]

Insultin' Aristocats is a way to make my enemy list. The pun name alone is enough to suck me in.

[@skylancer-zer0205]

I often wondered why I heard so little about this movie even when it came out. Whelp, now I know XD

[@angelbun8474]

"Right up there with the Aristocats" NOOOO DON'T U DARE COMPARE THIS GARBAGE TO ARISTOCATS D: Aristocats isn't amazing but it's not pure garbage like THIS movie .-.

[@MrKingYuji]

Aristocats is one of my favorite childhood films

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

Another one of my guilty pleasures

[@zillauniverse7208]

Versipellis the rogue Changeling Same

[@poohandtiggervideosinc6163]

I loved this as a kid, so I like it for nostalgic purposes. On my critical side, I still find it very weak, especially for disney, but not horrendous.

[@zillauniverse7208]

poohandtigger videosinc same

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

I wish disney could've taken the story, but "un-animalized" it. I would've loved disney to make a good western.

[@thecinematicmind]

I still wished to this day it was a western.

[@LilyGrace1990]

I remember walking into a room where a bunch of kids were watching this movie and just... I thought it was one of those bad Disney knockoffs. I honestly didn't know it was Disney until later and was completely surprised.

[@Thane3999]

Yeah, I remeber this well, unfortunately. THe onyl thing even remotely funny about it, was that horse and Yellow cow. They were pretty good. That is all.

[@ThierryRocksTV]

+Thane3999 Buck was annoying as hell.

[@TWPLtv]

"THE FARM IS BEING CLOSED DOWN" Gets me every time!

[@bloomsweet1]

I hated this but I looveee the Aristocats (?) Probably because I'm a cat person but I just loved everything about it

[@bendalymckenna6271]

bloomsweet1 Me too.

[@psychonautmaddy7409]

I know people are going to hate me for this but...this movie is my guilty pleasure.

[@snak3y149]

same here.

[@sconesandjam]

I know what you mean, i actually watched this, along with brother bear and Atlantis a lot when i was a kid.

[@briannaMBrown]

I don't think it's that bad! I mean, sure! maybe it's not perfect! Sure, maybe the animation could have been better! Sure, the jokes are a bit hit or miss! Sure, maybe the story is a tiny bit predictable! But mark my words it deserves far less hate than it gets! Besides, I can think of a few disney films that deserve MUCH more hate than Home on the range... (*ahem* ARISTOCATS! *ah-huh-hem*

[@slashbash1347]

Meh, why'd we hate you for having different tastes? Then again, this is the internet.

[@achehex]

I still cannot believe Chris Buck, director of Tarzan and Frozen worked in this film.

[@Azelf1011]

+Jesus AcHe That fact makes me die inside since Tarzan is my favorite Disney film and Frozen is great as well :(

[@noahbossier1131]

I feel sorry for every artist who had to struggle to find jobs after this film.

[@whiteligra]

I didn't even realize this was Disney. Usually I can tell something's Disney- even when they don't use their normal animation style. Wow... this surprises me. I didn't mind it because like you said animation is hard. But now that I know its Disney... I can't even justify its existence anymore...

[@Superbat577]

Why does THIS have a higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes than "Brother Bear?" Seriously, "Brother Bear" has a 38% rating, while "Home on the Range" has a 56%.

[@jordan1650]

At least the Princess and The Frog ended the 2D animation era with a satisfying amount of dignity, but hopefully the 2D animated films will re-revolutionize with the help of Hullabaloo.

[@WarningPointless]

Whats Hullabaloo all about? You had me at Disneys hand drawn animation...

[@jordan1650]

WarningPointless It's a steampunk adventure. You can KZbin it to find out more.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

+Free Majestic Bird Ey, don't forget independent, European animators like Cartoon Saloon! And there's still a place on the small screen and outside of the United States. And in the hearts of fans like yerself.

[@jordan1650]

ChesterKhan Right.

[@Goshi]

I've got a soft spot for this film due to nostalgia, but I can still see the ways it could have been improved. Maybe a bit less on the cliches or something.

[@InvaderKaz2008]

Frozen wasn't a bad film by any standard, though I thought it was pretty dumb. The fact is, as a film, it's just decent, yet it was hyped up to be like the best movie Disney ever made. It isn't. It never will be.

[@SpadesNoir]

FoxOwne Well, that's just your opinion.

[@neonwolf807]

I grew up with these kinds of movies. Personally I see nothing wrong with Home on the Range, Chicken little, the Aristocats, Brother bear MTR and many others.

[@user-ut7kx2jw3j]

I agree with you home on the range was a guilty pleasure for me while growing up brother bear was ok and I still love aristocats...chicken little though ugh I hated that movie as a kid and still do but that's my stupid opinion

[@MonkeyDAce04]

poor home on the range i liked this movie ever since the humble beginings

[@stwbmc98]

I watched this movie a couple of times as a kid, but I am never, EVER going to watch it again. I know if I tried to, it would be painfully boring, and boredom is one of my most hated things in life.

[@rtertereterterterte9992]

welcome to the rest of the population.

[@aurulupus]

When I was four, my dad took me to see it. I asked him if we could leave, it was so bad. That was the first movie I've ever walked out on.

[@SSj7Brokutanks]

May be old nostalgia, but I enjoyed this as a child and I still enjoy it.

[@ThePinkStarsGirl]

I guess I'll be the random comment about geniunely liking this movie as a kid. The animation was actually good, it was colorful, the characters were likeable(I was kinda in love with the male horse... I was 6, don't judge), and it had enjoyable songs.

[@danielramsey6141]

This basically a Troll in central park bad.

[@isabellealicorn219]

My god, I loved this movie. And the Aristocats. Seems we're oppisites.

[@janeyrevanescence12]

Sad thing about this is that this could've been a funny movie, they could've gone all out and poke fun at the Western genre but I think they were out of ideas.

[@sarahwalter7198]

im embarrassed to say i watched this movie like crazy when i was little we rented it from block busters all the time lol

[@jazzalex22]

Again a Disney film that could have been so much better(just like Atlantis: The Lost Empire) had it not overused the pop cultural references(both movies reference Blazing Saddles. In Atlantis they referenced the burp/fart campfire scene while eating, and in this movie they referenced The French Mistake scene). At the time this was made, every kid movie was using pop cultural references and the only movies that it worked in were Cheaper By the Dozen(Steve Martin remake) and The SpongeBob movie: First one. Glad Disney got back on their feet with Frozen and Big Hero 6.

[@trentonhamilton645]

I have to admit, i was in 5th grade when this movie came out and my social studies teacher actually have the film on video cassette. i watched it with my classmates and sadly, it really disappoint me, the only Disney hand drawn films i remotely enjoyed as a kid was the emperor's new groove, Recess school's out, Lilo & Stitch,Tarzan and the two big shocking bombs Atlantis the lost empire and Treasure Planet. i still love those films now as an adult because they have clever jokes and real character development, but for Home on the Range, this is very sad.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

I am shooketh that he would put a movie like this on the same level as the Aristacats

[@LoudHouseCritic2018]

Luan: Hey, don't have a cow, man. Get it?🤣

[@judge2153]

I loved that FIlm when i was a Kid D: I watched a Film more then 100 TIMES

[@MudfaceJr]

Why is everyone in these comments saying frozen was crap I thought it was OK.

[@123Yellowberry123]

I thought it was great. :)

[@eannac98]

Apparently its cool to think its over-rated

[@pielord928]

Eanna Cusack The funny thing is it IS over rated. It's not that it's a bad movie, I thought it was alright, but it's not one of my all time favorites or really anything I would ever even choose to watch by myself.

[@yotamkaspi8508]

People like to hate things that became popular

[@GagaIsAMonster]

mr box Or maybe they just have the same opinion

[@albertoandroidain]

I actually think this movie had a lot of potential. There are many questions surrounding these characters that could have interesting answers, for example: why is Alameda Slim a thief? Where did he get his hypnotic singing voice? Why does Rico work for him? What´s the rabbit´s story? Why is Mrs Caloway so attached to her hat? They could have made interesting answers to those questions, but instead we barely know a thing about the characters.

[@TheAdam1995]

The best thing I can say about this less than stellar movie is that the animation is absolutely gorgeous to look at. Also, I wouldn't say that Disney is the best animation company in the world. They maybe up there but I believe that honor goes to Aardman.

[@reynacarrillo3915]

I actually liked this film 😧😧

[@shadowhedgehogfan22]

the title reminds me of chocolate milk for some reason.

[@ChariMahariel]

Hey, I loved it

[@def-c_616]

+Chari Mahariel This movie is absolute shit, it's so cliche as fuck! A bunch of cow's that are fond of a farm owner take down a BIG BAD GUY! Because The BIG BAD GOVERNMENT GOES TO SHUT DOWN A HAPPY FARM BECAUSE THEY ARE GREEDY & BIG BAD.

[@ThierryRocksTV]

+PATRiCKFBi MetalHead Even as a kid I found it lame.

[@MoonGhostDoodles]

+PATRiCKFBi MetalHead I guess you never heard of opinions :/

[@def-c_616]

Smoozinator42 There are times when yes, people do have opinions, but there are other times you have to question yourself & say "Who the fuck actually likes this shit?!" Just look at Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, no one defended that, & even fans of the original Ren & Stimpy hated Adult Party Cartoon.

[@MoonGhostDoodles]

PATRiCKFBi MetalHead Because sometimes a small minority likes it, this guy wasn't even defending the movie, these kinds of stuff are very subjective

[@TheAeroAvatar]

Can someone please tell me what Judi Dench was doing in this movie?

[@fionahiggins6394]

See, I grew up watching this movie, and... I'm not gonna lie, I still kinda enjoy it. My parents do too, it's a classic for all of us. But I can definitely see the faults in it now that I'm older. Still... I dunno, there's a place in my heart for it.

[@Nahemii]

I really liked the dynamic between the characters.

[@Synnystershy]

The cow with the hat reminds me a bit of Rarity.

[@joyunicycle]

Lol! I didn't notice till now. Though I bet Rarity would say: "Ugh, I'm nothing like that dirty old cow!"

[@paulsorchy7583]

"but then they find out that THE FARM IS BEING CLOSED DOWN."

[@0-Sinclair-0]

I like this movie, I don't know why but I do.

[@rockwitu96]

What really makes me mad is that Disney stop making hand drawn films...dumb just dumb

[@RedWolf316sega]

When I saw the trailer for this movie when I was younger, I new it was going to suck. And boy I'm so glad I didn't watch this movie.

[@TheMidnightwolf15]

I barley remember this film existing - at least for me I enjoyed the Aristocats but this...yeah, I agree with Doug, miss this one.

[@madammandarinpear5895]

Right in the childhood... :(

[@bluedragon9925]

It really sucks that prior to the release of the Princess and the Frog, *this* of all films was Disney's last hand drawn animated feature. I mean, *seriously!?* Disney wanted to end their 70+ year long legacy with *this!?*

[@ducktalesscrooge2355]

I actually really like this film and the yodeling scene made me laugh.

[@moviemagic8011]

I think the movie is ok

[@4getfulness16]

I saw this movie in the theatre and regretted every moment of it!

[@Doctor4077]

This is easily Disney's weakest film. I would go so far as to say that it's their worst film, mainly because it fails (in a spectacular manner) in two features that are key for most Disney films: the characters and the songs. The characters are boring, bland, and gut wrenchingly unfunny. You don't feel anything for them, you don't care about their "problems" and it feels like every line of dialogue was handcrafted to make you want to smash your head against a wall. The songs are just awful, so much so that I can't remember a single lyric of any one of them. And the villain song, the one song that is always (or at least most of the time) the highlight of any Disney animated musical is probably the worst Disney villain song ever; it's a song about a villain who likes to yodel, how is that ever going to be good? This movie is so bad that I would rather watch Chicken Little in theater again, rewatch the Aristocats with my little sisters for an entire year, and buy a Blu-ray copy of Cars 2 before ever seeing this movie again. THIS. MOVIE. SUCKS

[@abandonedchannel546]

+Doctor4077 Easily 2nd worst. Chicken Little was Awful

[@Doctor4077]

SBells27 at least in Chicken Little I felt bad for the main character and just how horrible everyone was towards him. That's more than I can say about this movie

[@abandonedchannel546]

Doctor4077 Yeah but at least Home on the Range wasn't mean-spirited and had decent animation to it. Well it's your opinion lmao both movies are pretty bad.

[@abandonedchannel546]

***** The Black Cauldron is.... meh

[@abandonedchannel546]

***** I'm not saying is overrated. (Perphaps Is acutally known as bad) Is just.... meh. Not disney's worst... just... meh

[@SushiLord89]

The amount of stupid in the comments is really making my head hurt.

[@TheKASHMIR2011]

i've never walked out the movie theater but after this.....

[@goldenrose4384]

Because of this movie, Disney considered stop doing 2D animation. What they got wrong is that they thought the movie was bad because it wasn't completely computer-generated imagery. The problem was that it had annoying characters and a bad story. I'm not saying not to 3-D animation Disney uses now is bad, it's actually really good. But I do miss the 2D animation they use to use in movies. Like snow White and the seven dwarves, beauty and the beast, and the lion King.

[@Heg114]

Should I feel bad that this and the aristocats were some of my favorite movies as a kid and in a way still sort of are? 😂😂

[@cromartini3484]

You know, i watched this as a kid and you know what ? I am going to watch it again, just to see if the critic was correct.

[@MichaelSar12IsBack]

I can't wait to see what he does for the Disneycember of 2013. Maybe the Disney sequels?

[@dekupanda]

*looks down* I love the Aristacats....

[@Eszra]

Home on the Range is a silly sweet movie. I love the music and it's not that bad.

[@Johnno9989]

Unfortunately I didn't grow up with this film. It came out when I was 14 and at the time, I wanted to see more mature movies. But with that said, after seeing some of them clips, I can see Doug's point. In fact, I should also point out it apparently cost $110 million. Yeah, imagine that. And it still looks effortless. And yet again with that said; I never watched Home On The Range and I'm glad I never did. We had great animated features back in our day, like the one about this fox who, er, imitates a famous historical socialist, who, er, steals things from this capitalist lion for aaaa king. Or the one about them chickens who, errr, perform their own prison break after being abused from them Nazi farmers. Or the one about them kids, who, errr, watch this R-rated movie, which leeeeads to a civilish war. Well between two countries. Those was the days!!!

[@WantaFig]

This is the movie that made me realize Disney was failing as a company with their movie magic.

[@neilyoungboy]

This movie seriously needed Mark Dindal

[@vixxcelacea2778]

Honestly, not everyone is always looking for something new. Sometimes people do actually want a dumb, cliche story with sappy tones where the good guys just plain win. And that's okay. is this a good movie? No, but at least it follows a feel good formula which for some people is enough. There is no need to see it, but if you want a lighthearted animated movie that tells an old story in a semi-new way, give it a shot. In my opinion, there are far worse movies that make no sense, animation is horrendous and it's not even entertaining. So if you're entertained by this, great! No one should really care. It's fine if it is your taste, or if it's not. That's what we have guilty pleasures for and sometimes we don't want to use our brain, and that's okay. So long as it isn't all the time. it's okay to have a comfort zone, just don't stay in it forever.

[@AmishParadise27]

This was the first movie I ever saw in the theatres. But I saw that it was Madagascar because it's less embarrassing.

[@sethhowell3067]

I really liked this film as a kid. Nowadays it's far from the best, but I still get a kick everytime I hear the music

[@platinumtidal7094]

I liked it, I haven't seen it in forever so I don't know how it holds

[@kairigirlable]

Agree to Disagree Critic, I'm 16 yrs old and still love this movie. Just finished watching it again actually.

[@FranMSK]

But The Aristocats is a classic? Like, okay it might not be your fave, but there have to be things in it you can at least appreciate.

[@Nintendotron64]

I have to admit; I saw this movie maybe five years back, and I don't remember a THING about it, and I think this review makes it pretty clear why. This is the bullshit that the anti-fans always criticize Disney for, and I'm glad to see them finally move away from it. It's shallow, passionless, and disgusting. To think the studio responsible for such works as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty made this trash is just downright embarrassing!

[@Kongumon]

Having seen all the movies in the Disney Animated Canon, this is the one I believe is the worst.

[@NintendoTransformer]

I used to watch this all the time, but now I don't remember it at all

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

the yodeling villain is kinda original

[@eveanimelover3754]

I cant really remember this movie perfectly, but I liked it.

[@CaybyJ]

Even though this film from one of the greatest animation companies in the world was a bomb at the box-office and if some audiences disliked, it seemed decent for me, because I doubt the logic is unconvincing and the rest of the film. One of the decent things throughout the film is that the hand-drawn characters in some CG hybrid environments that I'm impressed for. So, even if it was a box-office bomb and for negative audiences, it seemed decent for me. Was that so much to think?

[@zillauniverse7208]

It's a guilty pleasure for me

[@domidium]

I didn't notice his before, but I think this movie is partly based off of the story of the Pied Piper.

[@philipsmith5274]

13 year anniversary of Home on the Range

[@rossenator101]

And to think I saw this when I was young.

[@mattwolf7698]

Disney needs to make an R rated remake of this.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

At least the animation is nice... I guess.

[@jeepowner2858]

Still better than norm of the north

[@MuffinSparkle]

I remember watching this a long time ago, and seem to remember only liking one music scene, but otherwise, I literally remember NONE of it, and I think I only liked that scene for it's colourfulness.

[@Xevnar]

I am so fucking glad I never saw this when I was a kid. If I did, I probably would have liked it, and if that were the case... I probably wouldn't be alive right now...

[@niodlc9084]

I love this movie till this day I lost this movie and it breaks my heart that I lost it I feel that I lost part of my childhood man I think that this is a great movie

[@vincentvorse]

Well, to be fair, I think Pixar is the greatest animation studio. Except for Cars 2 they've been producing nothing but timeless hits since day one

[@Superbat577]

Something interesting I should mention. "Brother Bear" was supposed to come out before "Home on the Range," but a reason that I don't remember, they had to switch the two movies around. So when "Brother Bear" came out, it didn't do well in the box office and got panned by critics. But when "Home on the Range" came out, it was an even bigger bomb. The reason I'm comparing these two is because the ratings they have on Rotten Tomatoes. "Brother Bear" has a 38% rating, while "Home on the Range" has a 54% rating (yes, 54%.) What I'm saying is that if "Brother Bear" came out the year it were supposed to, It probably would have made a better impression on critics, and made more money, and Disney would have continued making more hand-drawn projects. Say what you want about it, but "Brother Bear" definitely seems more Disney than "Home on the Range." I'm not I don't like Disney's most recent movies. I really love them. I love Tangled, Big Hero 6, and Frozen. Sorry haters of "Frozen," but I definitely think it feels like Disney.

[@noahbossier1131]

Disney did not like 2D animation and tried to be too trendy at that time.

[@PrincessofPower84]

I never seen this one, but there you have it: Doug has gotten pissy over both a film with too little appeal to adults (this) a film with too much appeal to adults (Shrek).

[@uvebun1301]

When i saw this i was just asking myself have i watched this i feel like i watched this

[@MrDrewwills]

I wouldn't say that disney is the best animation company in the world. They're up there of course, but I think that honor goes to pixar.

[@pokerusdyami]

+Zenith Wills Pixar is owned by disney

[@MrDrewwills]

Dyami Vieira Yes but they make there own thing with there own team. Disneys not stupid enough to try and creatively control the guys who pioneered CGI movies.

[@pokerusdyami]

True that. Fun fact, early on in the production of Zootopia, Disney went to Pixar to get advice and Pixar was like "rework the whole thing." Pixar is so good that even their parent company wants their input

[@MrDrewwills]

Dyami Vieira Yep. Thanks for telling me that, the quality of that movie way more sense now.

[@pokerusdyami]

It's a great film

[@genzi78514]

I think that Doug forget many details. For example, the brown cow it's selled to this new farm, but in the same day that she came to the farm they realized that they are in bankrupt, they have financial problems and they decided to bought another cow? And the characthers, damn, they are really hateful. The brown cow it's annoying with her acttittude about how-she-will-solve-everything, but the black one it's even worst; she hates the new cow since the first moment she heard about her coming, and she is really mean with her (she constantly blame her about all the problems and shouting and criticism her for any detail). The horse is another idiot who is constantly insulting the cows and laughing about their disgraces (and the cows make the same to him, to be fair). Also there's a rabbit and a buffalo that I don't remember what they do in the movie. The only characther that I liked it was been the yellow cow. I like her acttitude because she is kind and positive all the time. She deserves to be the main characther and teach to the kids something. Futhermore, what is the lesson of this movie? I don't remember. The only movie I hate more than this film it's Chiken Little, but definetely this is one of the worst movies of Disney industry.

[@bi_luna_games]

Maggie (the new cow) wasn't bought by the farm. Her owner used to have a ton of cattle but they were all stolen from him, and he couldn't afford to keep his place. So he GAVE Maggie to the farm and they offered to take her on at no expense.

[@genzi78514]

Amy Goldenbloom i watch the movie again, and you are right. Thanks for told me that detail.

[@bi_luna_games]

Gaby Calvo You're welcome. I felt as though I had to say something because it's also an important part of Maggie's attitude throughout the movie - she didn't just want to save her new home. She also wanted revenge for the cows that were stolen and are now dead.

[@briannaMBrown]

+Amy Goldenbloom Well it's nice to see that some people out there actually look at the movies positives rather than its negatives! Also I like maggie, she's like-able and has a lot more depth than you would think. The actress who plays her (sorry I forgot her name) does a vary good job voicing the character! :D

[@bi_luna_games]

briannaMBrown Haha, I agree! This movie might not be Oscar-worthy but that doesn't mean that it's not worth seeing. Oh, yeah, she hams it up. Maggie is one of my favorites.

[@poohandtiggervideosinc6163]

Does anyone remember the review for this movie when the reviewer is visited by the grim reaper and is told that he must review a Disney movie. When he's told it's this movie, he begs to review another one- and the reaper shows The Jungle Book 2- and then the guy says "you know what? Give me Home on the Range"

[@Speems]

poohandtigger videosinc who made the review? Imma go try to find it but I ain't letting my search history get mangled

[@poohandtiggervideosinc6163]

SPM1 I really don't know, I think it got taken down

[@simonacolaprisca1773]

WTF is this?! Okay, I was more than a teenager already after Brother Bear was out and I didn't watch it even, but at least I'Ve HEARD of it! This? I don't even know if this is a joke...

[@pokemonmanic3595]

This is the only Disney film I remember seeing as a child but remember almost NOTHING about. It was so forgettable