Princess Mononoke - Review by Ebert & Fat Guy (1999)

[@ImNotGregGraffin]

“I’m not the biggest anime fan” I guess looks can be deceiving

[@kurtdewittphoto]

Right? Was not expecting that.. Figured he was brought on because he was an expert in the subject lol.

[@speedy3702]

@@kurtdewittphoto This was after Siskel died. So he always invited different guest critics until he then settled on Richard Roeper.

[@Erox006]

he means there are bigger ; he's not big nough

[@GameMiestro]

"Ebert and Fat Guy", I still crack up whenever I see this video title

[@oldman9924]

He could have written: 'By two fat guys'.

[@oldman9924]

To be fair I could have named myself 'Old Fat Guy'.

[@whatname4613]

@@oldman9924 but we know him as Roger Ebert.

[@Osceanix]

Me too 😂😆😂

[@wildethang93]

This "Fat Guy" Roger is co-hosting with is actually Harry Knowles

[@BuddySweyzer]

I hope Mr. and Mrs. Guy are proud of their son Fat.

[@azzyflya2355]

Show some respect his full name is Fatthew

[@ericalynn9044]

I miss Roger Ebert reviews so much

[@HConstantine]

If he were a anime fan, he would be the biggest one in the world.

[@notabot835]

LMAO

[@Shozb0t]

I thought the movie was being reviewed by a talking rug.

[@Bookspine5]

@@Shozb0t If only the talking rug could fly

[@matrix91234]

Would his nickname be "Big Al"

[@jordanthemonkey8]

R.I.P. Roger Ebert. Thank You for everything. You were truly a one of a kind critic.

[@OstianOwl]

I love how enthusiastic Ebert is when he starts talking at 1:50, I always like seeing him get that happy over a film. ^_^ (Also, I adore Princess Mononoke; easily one of my top five favorite films.)

[@Necrow_Productions]

Hello from 10 years in the future! Princess Mononoke may actually be the best animated film of all time!

[@CarterNanase]

The movie is perfect.

[@treyday572]

Roger Ebert loved having Knowles on the show because he looked thin by comparison.

[@spazzyshortgirl23]

This comment would make Siskel proud

[@TFSyndicate]

For those wondering, the "Fat Guy" is Harry Knowles from Ain't It Cool News.

[@hawks7775]

I was 19 and living in Okinawa, japan while in the Marines This movie was powerful spiritually for me

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

this movie was the most immersive of all the anime movies

[@runner123ification]

"I'm not the biggest anime fan in the world" who is he trying to kid?

[@Clembo]

"I'm not the biggest anime fan in the world... there's a guy in Houston who's got about 10 pounds on me."

[@real_ozzy]

Lmfao

[@Sleepy_Dandelion]

This is my favourite movie ever and it will always have a special place in my heart.

[@jonathancruz5932]

Princess Mononoke is a amazing anime feature

[@dl622]

A perfect film about our place in the world and how we treat it, told in an all encompassing visionary tale.

[@BunnyMan456]

Ebert began to speak, but the words crept back into his throat as if frightened by what the light revealed. He stared at the creature before him with unhesitant awe. A white ball of flesh sat atop the shaggy green mountain, wrapped in a shroud of red tangles. Horror gave way to hope. The unworldly image had freed him from the bounds of reality. A smile crept across his face. Well, of course, he thought. Miyazaki’s world has seeped into our own, and I am staring at one of the master’s creations. “Feel like you’re looking in a mirror?” said a familiar voice from the movie screen. Ebert would recognize that face anywhere. A head so shiny, he could almost see his reflection, even through the illusion of light. In fact, he could. He entered the shadow world of Siskel’s head, and together they said goodbye to the Fat Man.

[@johnstone2029]

God damn you made me not commit suicide this was so funny

[@Tuckbro]

.....

[@colonelsanders6976]

Hilarious short-horror story

[@TheHashSmokingStoner]

that other dude looks like the amazing atheist.

[@neilyoungboy]

I really wish I could know what Siskel would have thought....

[@hiattgrey9161]

He probably disliked it.

[@iiiiitsmagreta1240]

I would've loved to see them fight about its artistic merits. They had some of the best debates.

[@patrickshields5251]

If you compare his reviews of the later Disney Renaissance to Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, he's pretty much a fanboy of these to films. He does loves Walt's films however.

[@patrickshields5251]

Now don't get me wrong, I love his reviews but does he really want animated films to be like Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast? That's fucking biased!

[@patrickshields5251]

But hey, at least he put Toy Story on his Best 10 list of 1995.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

This is the Ben Hur of animated movies. Right down to the lepers being cured at the end. My mom still doesn’t understand it. She will, eventually. This isn’t at all a story of good vs bad. It’s a story of rebirth. About the good in everyone being reborn through the sacrifice of the Forest Spirit. Just like Ben Hur, it might have well have been titled “Princess Mononoke: A Story Of The Christ”.

[@thirtythreeflavors]

In a way, there are no true bad guys in Miyazaki films.

[@chrisamies2141]

@@thirtythreeflavors this may be why I like them. No Western / Anglophone idea of 'us good, them bad' but a different mindset.

[@Rishi123456789]

@@thirtythreeflavors You're right, Miyazaki films aren't about good versus evil but gray versus grey (just like here in the real world). And that's why I love Miyazaki films.

[@Myndir]

@@chrisamies2141 Us vs. them is such a distinctively Anglophone perspective. The mystical peoples of the East have a different way of viewing the world. There isn't even a word in Japanese for enemy, which is why their history is so peaceful.

[@brianflynn5355]

@@Myndir Mystical peoples of the East? Really lol? As a Japanese. I find that racist, like we're some kind of "noble savages". There isn't even a word in Japanese for enemy? Bullshit! Where the hell did you come up with this lie? The Japanese word for enemy is "teki' ( 敵 ). History is so peaceful? How did you come up with all this? Are you mentally ill, or just some uneducated weeb? 🤣

[@ultimateblong]

That guy looks like he pooped out Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill.

[@ferouihamza]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and pandelton ward

[@ch2010ize]

It's Jabba the Hut!

[@KevinStriker]

*Pizza

[@Uroste]

2:14 Sorry Ebert. I fear it's only a matter of time before this classic will be...live-action.

[@turbotechdevs7912]

Amazing fact it will blow you mind the girl named kaya at the start of the movie is actually ashikata fiance who gave him the locket. Also it is completely confirmed that she was pregnant with his kid. And his descendent from her passed down his legend. The movie name was first supposed to be legend of ashikata. That is why he has more screen time then monoke. You can even check the wiki fandom of girl name kaya it is real. The japanese women hated his character for him being a cheater. He was shown as brother to her for the western audience. Go check the fandom page of girl kaya.

[@MEEG0L]

"Hello, Im Roger Ebert and this week my co-host is The Sun"

[@LaVeyCharkusVeros]

* *Princess Mononoke - Review by Ebert & a Fatter Guy (1997)*

[@BusStopProductions.]

Review by Ebert & Scammer (1999)

[@GhostsDontWalk1]

You will be missed Ebert.

[@SC4211]

Maybe he isn't the biggest anime fan in the world, but god damn does he look like it.

[@torpedoboy4]

Harry!

[@onlythequestion]

So sad to watch Westerners grapple with the idea that cartoons could just maybe NOT be only for children. The mightiest art form of all time and here are two intelligent humans who are utterly amazed that they are capable of connecting with it on every level.

[@HkFinn83]

Mighty cartoons?lol

[@zachzilla26]

IT'S HARRY KNOWLES, Not Fat Guy. Get it right.

[@TheSweetestCurse]

+Zach Swasta no, no... fat guy is correct

[@mjaada]

Fat guy who got accused of sexual harassment*

[@mrawesome669]

@@mjaada It's 2019, who hasn't lol

[@BusStopProductions.]

Scammer

[@brianflynn5355]

No!

[@HkFinn83]

I’m in awe at the reviews of this lad.

[@sullysosavage365]

By the by....the by his name is Harry Knowles he's from Ain'titcool.com

[@Pssybart]

Isn't it funny that you're doing a review with Roger Ebert while still being called "The Fat Guy". That's as if Siskel had done a review with a "Bald Guy".

[@channingbloom7125]

100

[@Mikeanglo]

Jokes aside I liked this guy. Thought he was one of the better critics on the show.

[@lightpostfilms9721]

Clearly the people in the comments dont know who Harry Knowles is...

[@miokuroki4097]

Fat guy?

[@vafanapoli5396]

Idk any “Harry Knowles” but I do know a fat guy

[@chefcook09]

I love this anime movie as well as Akira, spirited away, and sword art online ordinal scale.

[@Johnlindsey289]

What about Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Wolf Children etc?

[@yunarukami14]

You ruined it by putting SAO :p

[@ffejgib]

It's "Ain't It Cool News" owner Harry Knowles.

[@andrewk2250]

Holy crap it's Gritty!

[@Mikeanglo]

His name is Harry Knowles... ...yeah, I know...

[@ThirdEyeFilmz]

1:50 to hear the master speak...

[@charlesa5333]

Like an ad for a weight loss center-Before, and WAYYY before.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

one of my favourite classic movies by Miyazaki and great classic review by Ebert

[@jasonpryde2584]

"E chu ta! solo"

[@BakshisMouse]

That is Harry Knowles. His website was popular 10 years ago.

[@linkbiff1054]

Harry Knowles should have been Gene's replacement, not Roeper.

[@brianflynn5355]

Who is Harry Knowles? I think Fat Guy should've replaced Gene, after he was killed by death.

[@mohawkman2006]

harry knowles

[@seanbridges3075]

Holy crap, an American in 1997 pronouncing "Hayao Miyazaki" right?!??!

[@khav11]

stfu

[@bijibadness]

Harry Knowles _didn't_ give this movie a perfect review. hence, i guess Miyazaki didn't know how to buy 11/10 reviews from Harry through Five-Star wining and dining and all-expenses-paid luxury trips. "Miramax™ has done a wonderful job creating a star-filled English-Language version" ... but Miramax™ sure did.

[@Leftysfive93]

She was ambitious and willing to leave her people to the samurai trying to gain control of the iron mine and foundry. I wouldn't label her as evil but she definitely wasn't a "good guy."

[@crazymaner2003]

I love both Studio Ghibli films and Naruto, how do I fit into that box of yours?

[@louiscachet7681]

Thats that family guy store clerk

[@mig0171]

Rip ebert 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@andreasloizou3038]

Is that Harry knowles?

[@CaptainKronkers]

How can you make the argument that animation is a medium for everyone, not just children, while also saying, "I'm not much of an anime fan?"

[@footofjuniper8212]

Hey, it's Kenny the roommate from "The Middle."

[@spacestakespace]

I was referring to Ebert.

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

I think it's fair to say Ebert was moved -_-. Read his full review. He loves Anime.

[@wes788411]

For some reason I thought I was too old for animated movies when I was about 12 years old. I wasn’t until I around six years ago when I was in my early 30’s that I signed up for Disney’s Movie Club. You get some free blu-ray’s when you sign up and I got a bunch of Studio Ghibli films, which I knew nothing about. They’re really amazing films, I really wish that I saw them when I was a kid.

[@Johnlindsey289]

Why is animation considered a children’s medium and live action is for adults?

[@OroborusFMA]

The greatest thing about this movie is that there are black or white characters, just many shades of gray.

[@zachzilla26]

HARRY, FUCKING, KNOWLES

[@ReyZorProductions]

the german dubbed film is the best anime film in the whole world ...

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

That was implied. Relax.

[@jigsaw99]

I believe that's a Wild Thing

[@LoneCloudHopper]

They liked the visuals. I dunno, call me crazy, but I was MOVED by the film...you know, what it was ABOUT..critics today are so shallow.

[@s.ormgamalson6489]

The philly fanatic?

[@pudgypuffball]

Does anyone know where this review was filmed?

[@brianflynn5355]

Yes, it was filmed in Bumfuck, Egypt.

[@breaks0]

Well I'll make sure 1,000 more chime in, SWEETCHEEX! ;)

[@xiii4912]

" Fat Guy "

[@BakshisMouse]

Hey, wasn't this review broadcast in 1999? That's when the North American release was.

[@sha11235]

Yes, the dummy made a mistake. Siskel was still alive in 1997.

[@FinalFantasyR0CS]

Problem with this film, is that the ending leaves a lot of people wanting more.... I so wanted them to get together....

[@schakj]

Roger Ebert knew this was one of the great films of our time. He always nailed his reviews, even when others missed a masterpiece staring them in the face.

[@macleodponeage]

Like a thousand people have told me "It's Harry Knowles" now. Knock it off, I'm sick of getting emails saying "The fat guy is Harry Knowles" I get it. Mystery solved. I never even cared who he was. I posed the question in a humorous and rhetorical fashion kids.

[@hermionegranger9236]

Poor Harry "fat guy" Knowles.

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Everybody before: Ebert is fat. Everybody now:

[@CompilerHack]

John Green had really let himself go back then

[@thegoldenthread-greatstori6795]

Who is fat guy? He feels more like the type of social media character youd see now

[@sha11235]

This is from 1999, not 1997.

[@cordovalark5295]

"Review by Ebert & Fat Guy" lol

[@lamecasuelas2]

ohhh!

[@deusvult5405]

you literally have to put a lot of hard work to get that big. You don't just sit and eat your 3 squares and then turn into that.

[@TanChuFengRvhs]

I fear for the bigger anime fan

[@Sirrajj]

Technically, there were two fat guys!

[@awesome420ication]

Spoiler alert!so what was the origins of the demon??? Also, how did ashitaka factor in? Even if he hadn't intervened, the forest spirit would've fucked everyone up until it got it's head. Anyway, I'm gonna see this movie again soon, to get a better grip. There's a lot stuff here.

[@timewarriorsaga]

the origins was the hatred of man the bore felt after getting shot, Ashitake doesn't really factor in the main, get the head story line except possible more people might have died before he got it back

[@khav11]

ebert was the best

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

Usuall i say, but there are good ones.

[@sha11235]

This is from 1999, you dopes.

[@Moshroooom]

Thanks! Updated.

[@plottwist3364]

Ginger Hagrid =)

[@noahfortner2]

Preach #AnimationIsNotAGenre

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

LOL LOLOLOL THIS TITLE IS HILARIOUS "REVIEW BY EBERT AND FAT GUY" hahaha I can't remember his name but I think thats the aint it cool news guy.. that was a big site in the 90s and early 00's

[@FreakinSweet1987]

I lost it, dude. That was simply the most perfect comment I could have hoped to see first here.

[@joshandrews2930]

Dat beard tho.

[@Protoman85]

Animated dances with wolves / jungle book. Good movie but not amazing

[@bozo3935]

I thought the fat guy was cell

[@danieljimenezjofre2441]

& Fat Guy jakjakjajajjjaja

[@Goochbot]

Its too long, about 20 minutes too long, but I still love it

[@spock_elvis]

THAT'S NOT A FAT GUY! THAT'S THE MOST FEARED MAN IN HOLLYWOOD!!!

[@JediHeckler]

spock_elvis if you are a woman within grabbing distance of his wheelchair, then yes... you are correct sir.

[@TouchMyWires]

Shame on you for fat shaming a person who achieved enough success to merit being on tv with one of the greatest film critics of all time. You should be ashamed of yourself. Truly