Problem Child - Nostalgia Critic

[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@silverghost500]

Rio 2

[@redred8478]

This Nostalgiaween could there be reviews of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999), and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)?

[@silverghost500]

Rio 2

[@silverghost500]

Rio 2

[@maul7373]

can we get a review on the clone wars tv show?

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

"But is it actually good?..." "...I don't think the film cares" See, this is how you make a bad movie correctly.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

The Room, Plan 9 and similar movies agree.

[@geraldgrenier8132]

No that how you make a cheesy properly

[@kenrickeason]

Nope! Tommy is at his best when he tries or we wouldn't have *The Room*

[@TwesomE]

@@kenrickeason Sry but THIS is a movie that had a budget and tried to be a success,the room thought that was some kind of artistic piece of modern history that could go for a movie and sadly wasn't!

[@TwesomE]

This movie make me laugh allot with its gruesome style and the stuff going on in general,that was the whole point from the beginning i believe.Nowadays something like that would have been destroyed by the so called "POLITICALLY CORRECT" being sexist,showing animal abuse,teaching kids how to not be nice etc! Back then they dared without fear that much as a whole.Now comedy is dead having again the so called "POLITICALLY CORRECT" throw dirt in its grave little by little!

[@OCsigma]

Fact: when "Home Alone" was distributed in Latin America, they gave it the stupid title of "Mi Pobre Angelito" ("My Poor Little Amgel"). Due to the success of the movie, when "Problem Child" was distributed there, they gave it the title of "Mi Pobre Diablito" ("My Poor Little Devil"). A lot of people thought it was a sequel, and basically got scammed at the box office

[@diego_barrera87]

Fact: As far as I know, this movie never was played in cinemas here in Latin America. It was always a TV movie. So, there's no way (by that time) you could be scamed o something for viewing this as a "secuel". You don't even have to paid for it, you know? Since TV is free 🤣

[@OCsigma]

@@diego_barrera87 believe! I saw it in theater. My dad thought it was a sequel, so he took me inside. I didn't enjoyed it back then

[@diego_barrera87]

@@OCsigma really? 😂 where was it? 😲

[@tsartomato]

there is home alone 3 and a lot of people thought it was a sequel, and basically got scammed at the box office

[@alemontes5953]

Why stupid tittle i come from latín américa

[@TheWinstonSlip]

It’s John Ritter’s birthday today. Great actor gone too soon.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

crazy silly ... Jr’s Dad in the movie...?

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Kane The Critic he and I* And for the record John was a phenomenal actor.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Shame the mook in the video said JASON Ritter..... must be John's twin brother, or something. List close at 3:36 ...

[@TheWinstonSlip]

John Linde yeah NC got it wrong. Jason is John’s son.

[@adamnichols476]

They showed him and bernie mac lol

[@DarkestAndBlackest]

Quick story. I really liked this movie as a kid, for some reason. My grandmother found out that I did and tried to get it for me on VHS. She bought me a VHS tape, but she didnt read the label close enough. She bought Child's Play instead. I have been side-eyeing dolls, as I walk past them ever since. Thanks Grandma.

[@yoda908]

To be fair; the problem child most likely did grow up to become the Chuckie doll.

[@codycox2272]

@@yoda908 sus

[@cameronmartinez2613]

Ha!!

[@isabeauwolf562]

One of my cousins is still afraid of chucky, even as an adult. She went by a car where a woman had the chucky doll inside her car and she was terrified. I don't blame her.

[@Femaiden]

Junior vs Chucky . . I would watch it. .in theaters, no less

[@sketchygetchey8299]

The Omen: the movie about the child of Satan. Problem Child: the movie about the other child of Satan

[@kevincall170]

No this is the real movie about satan's son the omen was just a prototype

[@bigmacsama]

There needs to be a rap battle between the two here.

[@manoftruth0935]

MacK Davidson ERBoH.

[@bandotaku]

It's the story of Good Omens, but the child isn't a blank slate and just born evil.

[@darkservantofheaven]

Wait, I thought The Good Son was about the other son of Satan? Omen Problem Child Rosmary's baby The Good Son Holy shit it's the 4 Horse Shits of the Apocalypse

[@MrLuciusrm]

One thing NC forgot to mention in the review: the mother is a very despicable character. She only wants a child so she can be invited to parties and social activities

[@mrcritical6751]

No wonder the dad almost went completely nuts, his son is satan and his mother is a glory seeking bitch

[@isaiahlozano5301]

@@mrcritical6751 I think you mean wife

[@KanishQQuotes]

@@mrcritical6751 Yes but still the son sees the father as a good person

[@smasher.338]

Its ok, he meets a much nicer woman in the sequel...llayed by the same woman. Lol

[@erics.czernecki7333]

Kinda reminds of that American Dad episode where that woman only wanted to marry the principal because she thought having a mixed-race kid would help her get a job as comptroller.

[@nunchakudude]

6:42 He just threw a 50lbs dumbell like a shotput onto a one story railing, no wonder the guards are terrified of him.

[@downsouth420]

Love how the impact left the warden reeling backwards, yet he falls forward from it.

[@vastexpanse8606]

The camera cuts behind him as soon as he catches the dumbbell. So, it looks like he falls forward, but really he's doing a 180 and falling off the opposite side.

[@downsouth420]

Vast Expanse Yeah, you’re right. Guess I just missed that.

[@zayntomlinson7758]

You missed the point of why he misbehaved after being adopted, because his whole neighborhood and city was cruel to him ONLY because he wss adopted and nothing else

[@nothanks7063]

That's the thing, the opening montage kinda gives you the idea he's psychopathic but all he does in the actual plot is motivated by revenge, he doesn't attack people who don't attack him first.

[@richard29415]

Yeah exactly!! Junior just wanted to be loved, understood and treated with respect. Is that really too much to fucking ask for?!!

[@richard29415]

I felt really sad for Junior and wished that someone would have held his hand and cuddled him while he cried on their shoulder. Ben Healy was really sympathetic to him and I wish his wife Flo was sympathetic and understanding to him too and that she could have cuddled him a lot and told him that he was loved and that he would never have to worry about being dumped ever again and they could have done their best to teach Junior how to behave with other people and pets and in situations in his life. I wish they did a film showing Junior as an adult years later showing how he's doing later.

[@richard29415]

@nothanks7063 Yeah exactly!! He never attacked that bald guy teacher in the second film as he got on with him.

[@kenthuang436]

Ben was the very first person to show that he would never give up on Junior and take him back to the orphanage and thus was the very first person that earned his full trust. Ben’s wife only wanted Junior for social status and to be able to be invited to parties.

[@12yellowcab]

"There's no such thing as a quiet kick to the balls" Nostalgia Critic 2020

[@theoverratedchannel6225]

Good quote.👌

[@TheMattypoo21]

Any male kicked in the balls would second that statement.

[@goldturtleking3967]

Even if you don't hear the guy get kicked in the balls, you're still going to hear the reaction of every guy around him.

[@yoshiking6027]

@@goldturtleking3967 that's how they made the oof sound in roblox

[@n.a.4292]

You forgot "Fin" at the end

[@ScruFaceJeanOfficial]

That’s John Ritter not Jason Ritter lol

[@Fingerling2012]

Caught that too 😂

[@MandleRoss]

I'll just add a comment here because three's company.

[@sebastianbutlerii6558]

I thought I heard that mistake too

[@stormdcw]

I had to Google Threes company. Im like Jason.. Was it Jason?.... lol Hey Nostalgia Critic. Now you have to Review Stay Tuned for the mistake =D

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

Yea was that intentional or is he just in need of a RedBull

[@benm5970]

Ah the 90’s, when every child movie character was trying to be Kevin McAllister

[@henrykahn]

Or Bart Simpson?

[@kenrickeason]

Nailed it! My wife just got done showing Dennis The Menace to her granddaughter and boy that movie is super mean spirited.. So yeah Kevin McAllister set the dangerous kid trend for the 1990s..

[@julesrules7297]

This came out a little before Home Alone but I still agree. The 90s was full of that "KIDS RULE!" attitude/marketing and damn if it wasn't successful. Loved this movie, loved Home Alone, loved The Simpsons.

[@jasonkreider8954]

Kids where being brats before home alone

[@aadams1006]

@Bacta Work They were both released on the same year, but Home Alone was released late in the year as a Christmas movie.

[@mrcritical6751]

The thing is the dad is right, Junior’s issues aren’t just gonna go away if they unadopt him in fact it’ll probably make it worse as the only person who ever actually tried to be a nice and just parental figure to him ends up being just another failed parent who abandoned him. Junior clearly has serious issues and he needs a good parent to help him learn to control his impulsive and troublesome behaviour

[@LucyLioness100]

And he got John Ritter, but drove him bonkers in this movie 😆

[@antman525]

@@LucyLioness100 Then he cools down, saves his son, has a happy ending and the cycle begins a new in part 2. 😂

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

@@antman525 and then into the animated series!

[@antman525]

@@nicktechnubyte1184 Yeah, and Ben became a cop for some reason lol.

[@martinhodges572]

I got it! Execution!

[@DrRockso1987]

“Look a giraffe!” “Look a fist!” *punches clown* I know this movie is stupid but I love it.

[@Tactical_Therapist]

I was looking for this comment! Lmmfao

[@winterlynn9012]

Lmao as kids we used to rewind that scene over and over laughing so much to the point our mom would yell at us to shut up and let the movie play lol. My siblings and I still quote that scene to this day lol

[@jongon0848]

I always think of that line every time someone tells me they're afraid of clowns for some reason😂

[@_the_rizzler]

@@jongon0848 I'm afraid of clowns. But not distinct clowns. Joker and Pennywise are chill

[@00ammy00]

This was my brothers' favorite line in the movie, he went ballistic over it laughing XD

[@LimaFX]

I loved this movie as a kid xD

[@flexsealman7096]

No you didn't xC

[@GuyontheInternet525]

Same

[@Auroraei]

I still love it, and Problem Child 2

[@donhatter159]

Me too

[@MrSasunaru101]

Aurora Borealis I didn’t know a Problem 2 existed

[@YamiSpyroX]

Also this movie did the impossible. It actually used the tired "Here's Johnny!" Shining reference and managed to make it the funniest/darkest joke I've ever seen!

[@sean.furlong1989]

I was on Junior's side during the birthday party scene.

[@nothanks7063]

To be honest I was on his side for most of the movie.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

yeah Junior's not really a bad kid, he just wont stand for being treated poorly, whether it be by another kid or an adult.

[@shotaaizawa1206]

We all were

[@jongon0848]

@@nothanks7063 the party I was ok with because he never actually physically harmed anyone (except for everyone who probably got poisoned from drinking the punch with that frog) some of the stuff he did though was pretty damn scary now that I think about it. I mean, baiting a bear to go after a family then beating a bunch of kids with a bat is pretty fucking bad lol

[@sliat1981]

I wasn’t. He totally overreacted

[@PunakiviAddikti]

"Oh, you wanna play rough huh?" *Plows their trailer down with a caterpillar* Okay, that one got me. I love how he decided to just destroy their house in retaliation to his toy caterpillar being broken.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

@@theotakux5959 I mean, you're not wrong...

[@v1de0gamr23]

"Ze pointy part of ze shark that sticks out of ze water" -Fin

[@goodnesswhy]

"A Title Card with the Word 'Fin'" *Fin* - Fin

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

"A Pretty Woman" -Fin

[@tonyshum5569]

"finnish finn eats a shark fin" -fin

[@omarsalem1219]

"Fin" -fin

[@cybercybex]

I'm chaplin! -Fin

[@geardog24]

There's so much hate for this movie, but I think it's John Ritter at his finest.

[@titusmccarthy]

Bad Santa was Ritter at his BEST

[@SaitohYatate]

Titus McCarthy Skin Deep is. For those who are into midlife-crisis dramedies, at least.

[@un-ku_son]

This and Stay Tuned.

[@ChAn-dv9to]

@@titusmccarthy you're not going to...S-H-I-T right for a week

[@pucepre634]

He called him Jason...

[@DangerVille]

Whats this? An actual nostalgic film on NOSTALGIA Critic?

[@AdrianHernandez-wh3wi]

DangerVille 🤭

[@thelordegon1016]

Yep a miracle but hey danger vile can I ask somehing

[@thelordegon1016]

Something*

[@MB-be1ew]

Actually he reviews lazy things made by other companies.

[@mamaluigi1579]

So Bill & Ted aren't nostalgic?

[@Shadoboy]

This movie is an "I'm going to turn off my brain and laugh like an idiot for 80 minutes" kind of enjoyable. I laughed at the cat being thrown on grandpa, and I say this as someone who is such a cat person he can't enjoy Tom and Jerry.

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

Weaponizing cats against the elderly is a severely under utilized tactic.

[@huthwaite4395]

I'll admit...I laughed too

[@learn2draw716]

There’s still stuff to think about

[@AliAngelpie]

Me: Watches this review Me: Still wants to be a preschool teacher...still wants to be a preschool teacher...

[@wstine79]

Just make sure none of your students are red head kids.

[@SgtScorpious]

mhm

[@AliAngelpie]

@@wstine79 I've had one or two redheads. So far I've had mostly diverse students and some of them have driven me up the wall but they're not children of Satan

[@sewthernbelle]

If you see a redhead with a bow tie, run...

[@averymerrick]

Critical Dissonance: A textbook example in cinema. This film was one of the most critically hated of the 80's/90's, but managed to be a big hit at the box office, beating out Disney's Ducktales The Movie Treasure Of The Lost Lamp (which was critically loved) and starting the "smart child" trend in the early 90's (Disney would be handed a second defeat by this trend when The Rescuers Down Under faltered against Home Alone.

[@sabrinamiller3671]

I heard the DuckTales movie bombed.

[@wolfthornnholtzklau4913]

@@sabrinamiller3671 it did

[@edgarsandoval6990]

You copy that from Tv tropes.

[@averymerrick]

@@edgarsandoval6990 Okay.

[@gaberodriguez4023]

Will you review PROBLEM CHILD 2? It's way cruder and grosser than the first.

[@smasher.338]

And also has one of the oddest casting choices of any movie. He meets a woman in the second movie that he starts dating, that is played by the wife in the first movie.

[@danderson8431]

I didn’t like part 2. They took it too far with the vomit scene.

[@funflower8931]

I' d love that😍

[@alftanner866]

I find it odd that she has black hair & glasses which made her look like Maddie from Twin Peaks who was the same actress who played Laura Palmer. Ha!

[@noahblaise5221]

...there’s a sequel?

[@breejames6323]

Fun fact: the director/producers originally wanted Macaulay culkin as junior in this after seeing uncle buck but didn’t think he “fit the bill” and didn’t think he was the right choice or could portray a brat . this was before he was even signed to home alone . Boy were they wrong lol .

[@kenrickeason]

Really Wrong..

[@darkkevinloquendo]

Home Alone's child wasn't a bratty kid at all...

[@breejames6323]

darkkevinloquendo hhhhmmmm maybe Kevin’s not too bratty ... however have you seen the good son ? 😈

[@Czah5]

Wait, people don't like Problem Child?! Never met one of these "people."

[@Supervillain725]

ME

[@thelonewanderer1191]

@@Supervillain725 dickhead

[@Supervillain725]

@@thelonewanderer1191 Wow, so classy, calling someone a name because they don't like a movie. I guess I'll have to kill myself now because you said something mean. Grow up.

[@isaiahlozano5301]

@@thelonewanderer1191 Yeah that's not very Nice of you to say

[@chawaynepollard5623]

That's because you were hanging out with the right people

[@welker831]

Always remember Robert De Niro laughing hysterically while smoking a cigar while watching this at a movie theatre in Cape Fear

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

This is the movie they were watching? Interesting.

[@infinite_crew95]

Wow. I never knew that was Problem Child he was watching.

[@gageperuti5519]

Best acting in the movie: finding THIS funny.😂

[@shadowknight1121]

Homer: Excuse me, we are trying to watch the movie. Junior: You are you stupid dick! Homer: Aaaahahahaha!!!(smack Sideshow Bob upside the head)

[@mynewfieacademia4195]

RIP Gilbert Gottfried, your voice maybe a little annoying, but you still made people laugh. And you had one of funnest moments on The Hollywood Squares.

[@rwdplz1]

This movie was HILARIOUS when I was a kid. I did NOT get the pillow joke as a kid, but NOW I can't stop laughing!

[@Trayxxxx]

Same

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

6:04 "Skeletons!" "Headless corpses!" "Monsters devouring human flesh!" "And this bizarre, six-winged creature on fire!"

[@PrototypeSpaceMonkey]

Maybe they shouldn't let him watch "The Owl House" anymore.

[@reednitz5132]

Interestingly enough there is a type of angel that has six wings and is on fire, it's known as a seraph

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

Jimmy Carter Nut Statue Official T h a t ' s t h e j o k e

[@reednitz5132]

@@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901 Well nevermind then

[@haillobster7154]

@@reednitz5132 one of the most epic, badass creatures in world mythology.

[@Hazmatchris13]

I don't care what people say, this movie is still hilarious

[@sonnyfox60]

One of those so bad it’s good types

[@Immagonko]

Yeah, and you probably think that Amy Schumer is funny...

[@benjackson7872]

It really is😂

[@kenrickeason]

It's mean spirited as hell.. As a kid it was fun to watch this but as an adult *"Damn this movie was really mean! Really Really Mean"* and the oddest sh-t was my mother loved *Problem Child* when we were kids.. true story..

[@angeldark404]

I still love really trashy movies. Critics can kiss my bottom.

[@Женёк-б5в]

This is one of the most beloved, cult and revered comedy films that came to Russia after the collapse of the USSR!

[@RandalfElVikingo]

That sounds awesome. Tell us more about popular media after the fall of Russia.

[@Женёк-б5в]

@@RandalfElVikingo Only an approximate list of those US films that we have a cult status, I think there is more: Home Alone 1-2, Terminator 1 - 2, Commando, Pulp Fiction, Don't Threaten South Central while drinking your juice in your neighborhood, The Fifth Element, Blade, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Mortal Kombat 1995, Problem Child 1 - 2, Men in Black, Back to the Future 1-3 , Dumb and Dumber, Star Wars (The original trilogy and the prequels are equally loved) The Babysitters 1994.

[@sidnew2739]

@@Женёк-б5в Tell your people to get their asses out of Ukraine!

[@Женёк-б5в]

@@sidnew2739 And you tell your elderly president, so that he will lead NATO back to the 1991 line, as we agreed with them. And in addition, let him, like Merkel and Hollande recently, Biden say just as loudly that the Minsk agreements were a fiction, and no one was going to fulfill them, that we simply deceived Russia in order to give Ukraine time to prepare weapons. Before you accuse someone of something, remember how many wars the United States has started all over the world, which countries it has attacked and terrorized civilians.

[@Strappingyngbrad]

It’s John Ritter. Jason is his son

[@ph89787]

There’s a Gravity Falls Joke.

[@793ism]

I thought thats what he said. I was like Jason Ritter? Was this fact checked before uploading? John Ritter is a legend

[@ShinSeikiEvan]

And Tex Ritter is his dad.

[@howardmctroy3303]

This is the movie De Niro was watching and laughing at in “Cape Fear.”

[@thesketchingson6677]

I just saw that.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Holy shit your right

[@123451248ify]

@@kyleshiflet9952 Oh yeah, that was mentioned on I love the 90s Part Deux: 1991 It would have been funny if De Niro was in the second one, too!

[@kennetheasley3411]

"Here's DADDYY!"

[@ZeroFighter]

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Problem Child movies. I was adopted, and I was always getting into trouble as a child. I remember that one of my elementary school teachers even told my mother to her face, right in front of me, "It's not too late; you can still take her back." My parents always told me that they will do everything they can to help me, and to work through any issues that come up, and that they committed to me for life the day they filled out the first batch of paperwork. Nothing I will ever do will make them give up on me. I can disappoint them, but they'll never see me as anything but their child, no matter how badly I screw up, no matter if I screw up because of my own decisions. That's pretty much exactly what these movies are about too. Ben Healy will not give Jr. up, and will work with him to get through whatever comes up, no matter how hard or frustrating it might be.

[@delete---7593]

😐😑

[@DrDolan2000]

Well, that's wholesome

[@ztsquid3000]

0% on Rotten Tomatoes? Something worse than Master of Disguise?! 😱 I don't see it. 😑

[@savage4749]

And this is why I take critics online with a pound of salt

[@thelordegon1016]

Savage 47 lemme tell you that tell ever this message please just tell them rotten tomatoes is awful never trust it the critics are sjws and only care about race gender and are biased and idiots in a lot of ways also they rated 100 on Lilly Singh late night show

[@_OUTOFBOUNDS_]

@@thelordegon1016 You do realize Rotten Tomatoes is just a review aggregator, right ? They collect and compile reviews and then assign a percentile score based on positive and negative reviews. They don't have actual reviewers on staff and the reviews posted by users are voluntary. Atleast be informed before you spew BS.

[@shotaaizawa1206]

i have geniune concern for what peolple find bad and good nowadays

[@ErichoTTA]

Well, "A Thousand Words" does have over twice as many negative reviews as this film. No wonder Michael Richards is racist.

[@kevinchapman2794]

The 90s sounded like a crazy time to be alive.

[@zachwillas6329]

Too bad I don't remember the 90s too good.

[@nerdlesintime]

The crazy times are most definitely right now.

[@CleverNameTBD]

I'm only 34 but reading this made me feel 134

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Things were just a little more "loose" back then.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Things were just a little more "loose" back then.

[@lihoffman8157]

So they're basically just trying to be mean spirited like South Park did. Like Mr Peabody & Sherman. It's the 30th anniversary of the original IT this year.

[@stewie17]

This movie came out in 90 and south park came out in 97

[@lihoffman8157]

@@stewie17 I know I'm just setting an example

[@1805movie]

"...played by Jason Ritter..." JOHN Ritter, Critic. John! Jason is his son.

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

Ryan Hartwell how dare Critic disrespect Ben from the 1990 It miniseries? But really, Rest In Peace, John.

[@kenrickeason]

R.I.P John Ritter and People make mistakes lighten up people..

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

Kenrick Eason it’s a joke.

[@moghraliamneeson]

I noticed that too lol

[@Globox2004]

This movie was my first lesson about female anatomy.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Milk Money was my first lesson lol.

[@kenthuang436]

Mine too even though I literally had no idea what the doctor was talking about.

[@gamemasternintendoo]

Nostalgia Critic: My God! Which ones the child and which one is Godfrey? Me: Shoot them both before they multiply!!!

[@stumbleine.]

>Godfrey

[@quietswanslovecinnamon967]

"This one kinda looks like you!" ROASTED.

[@DmanLucky_98]

I love that line

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Damn that's some sick burrrrrn.

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

She wished she could think of a comeback, but she had nun.

[@bluestreaker9242]

I mean they were in the kitchen, it was thematically appropriate... I'll...see myself out. XD

[@LillianGish4711]

Ladies and gentlemen may I present to you, the life story of Eric Cartman.

[@Superstar5_]

A real life Eric Cartman would be terrifying.

[@LillianGish4711]

@@Superstar5_ agreed LMAO

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@LillianGish4711 calling Junior "real life Eric Cartman" is a bit much, he never made Chili out of anyone's parents.

[@LillianGish4711]

@@UltimateGamerCC LMAO

[@DanXmas]

I miss John Ritter dude was so talented

[@geardog24]

5:32 What could be more precious than a child looking up to a serial killer.

[@JoseManuelCigoySegura7239]

A serial killer looking up to a child...... or maybe not

[@NerdyNeutron]

Awww he even dresses like the serial killer! I guess they do say to dress for the job you want

[@smonysmony]

macaulay culkin was actually considered for the role until they saw Michael oliver in a commercial and wanted him instead

[@GeekCredTrivia]

God this movie was so 90's

[@ineffablemars]

Beautifully so

[@fuzzyapplepie6940]

Probably cause it was made in the 90s

[@kylem1112]

Not really. It looks more late 80s than anything. because well, it came out in 1990, before the decade even had it's own identity

[@gentarofourze]

The point of Junior keeping the prune and drawing a nice picture was that Ben was the only one to never give up on him no matter what so Junior respected him, it was like how in the sequel he did all he could to keep his dad single but then found his dads eventual choice good, sure part of it was he wanted his dad for himself but he also looked out for him, like many close family members do.

[@mrcritical6751]

Yep pretty much, you look at the intro Junior got kicked out after one simple mistake for a lot of them which slowly evolved into him acting out on purpose because he didn’t trust anybody

[@learn2draw716]

Why is this relatable

[@kenthuang436]

@@mrcritical6751 And he was just a small child who literally didn’t know any better because no one told him what he was doing wrong and not to do it again.

[@yoongistongue4163]

Yeah this movie is much deeper and smarter than people give it credit to. And it's still is super funny till this day, idc what anyone thinks IT IS FUNNY

[@josephswaney6420]

"Look, a giraffe!" "Look, a fist!"

[@zanmarc0]

This is best in Italian "guarda una giraffa!" "guarda un pugno in faccia!"

[@jongon0848]

That line is my reason for why I was never afraid of clowns

[@eddiebrock7119]

More John Ritter reviews like Stay Tuned and Problem Child 2.

[@Spiderific]

Oh hell yeah! That would be awesome

[@maciek_p]

There is second one?

[@Spiderific]

@@maciek_p There sure is!

[@maciek_p]

@@Spiderific I remember watching this one several times. Never knew about second one

[@doublewhat07]

@@maciek_p I've seen the 2nd one more than the 1st.

[@jongon0848]

John Ritter actually played intimidating roles really well. On Buffy he played a manipulative, misogynistic killer robot and he was genuinely unsettling.

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

I love John Ritter, and I was a HUGE Buffy fan back in the day, yet I forgot about this. Props, yo.

[@_the_rizzler]

My sister's a HUGE Buffy fan and she basically made me sit and watch that episode. It was actually pretty good and as was Ritter

[@maxb8847]

i remember that episode :D

[@00ammy00]

Wait... you mean the one who pretended to be Buffy's dad??

[@BobbyDrake2000]

He also played a dirty cop in Bride of Chucky, a review we should be getting in about two years from Cinema Snob.

[@greyg0at]

Essentially, this film was a dark-comedy satire, for kids (and their parents).

[@ladev91]

It's not really meant for kids, its more of a teens to 20s movie.

[@teddybeer6206]

This movie isn't for kids.

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

Am I the only one who thinks John playing Jack Torrance would have made the Shining Miniseries great?

[@cyrisssmith8830]

I still need to see that miniseries. But yes, absolutely.

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

Cyriss Smith I got it in a three pack of King Miniseries (along with It and Salem’s Lot 2004) and I haven’t watched it either.

[@pi_beta7306]

Make Mr. Roper be Stuart Ullman and I'm sold.

[@Swordtee40]

Honestly thought there would never be a Nostalgia Critic episode for this movie

[@leeiif]

I thought he already reviewed it because it's the very kind of movie he reviews.

[@dolgoruky21]

Larry Flint and Problem Child, two of cinema's greatest achievements. I'm starting to question you, Critic. Still waiting on that last "Fin"

[@littenfire3563]

6:22 Frozen has Elsa accidentally nearly kill her sister by making Anna nearly die of Hypothermia at the end of the movie and Elsa nearly impales one of the Arendalian guards in the eyes, face, chest, and legs with icicles as long as spears. And she nearly pushes one of the guards off of her castle's balcony knowing he would fall to her death, AND not to mention one of the guards was shooting at her with a crossbow aiming for her face multiple times. So yes, the PG rating is warranted but more towards the end of the film.

[@galacticdino]

I hope this movie gets a crossover with Chucky in the future.

[@0g0dn0]

The kid would have to be in his thirties by now. If he plays a cameo in that crossover, it'd be fitting.

[@haillobster7154]

Pray for Chucky.

[@wjzav1971]

That is actually a great idea: A film where Chucky comes across Problem Child and tries to scare and kill him only for Problem Child to turn the tables.

[@Spudgonzo]

Critic (as Ritter): My only regret is Stay Tuned Deadpool: (GASPS) STAY TUNED WAS A MASTERPIECE!

[@zachhaywood1564]

I loved this movie as a kid, actually watched it so much that I wore out several VHS copies, much to the annoyance of my parents and siblings. Clearly, I wasn't the smartest kid out there. But, looking back on it now, in all fairness, this has to be one of John Ritter's best performances, may he rest in peace.

[@chiefrief2940]

I remember seeing this in the theatre when I was five. I asked for it for my birthday and Christmas every year it became a running family gag. My parents flat out refused to “waste another single cent” on this movie.

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

10:19 the fuck is she cooking? Maybe the kid will behave better if you don’t feed him dish soap mixed with chunks of dyed concrete?

[@zackcross7190]

Fun bit of trivia: The voice of Junior in the animated show was Ben Diskin. He was one of the voices of Eugene in Hey Arnold, as well as Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in Codename: Kids Next Door.

[@cam62cam811]

OH SHIT !

[@rinyuki8278]

And best boy Hedia

[@kimifw58]

And now he's part of the Funimation crew.

[@rinyuki8278]

@@kimifw58 let me guess he's woke? Because he's one of my favorite voice ators

[@kimifw58]

@@rinyuki8278 I dunno. I think most of Funimation's actors just do what they're told. I've only heard of one with an agenda.

[@lorenzostortoni312]

You know what? Since you've got scared for a guy singing My Little Pony's theme, I dare you to review the series.

[@viletales2227]

Or one of the movies

[@lorenzostortoni312]

@@viletales2227 I was referring to G4, Friendship is Magic.

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

The 2018 movie was really good.

[@Kenta455]

wow, when Godfried says "what's so funny" he sounds almost completely normal

[@azazelgrigori9244]

The kid actor is playing this role TOO WELL! I agree that lots of children in movies can be kinda wooden, but the fact is they don't necessarily know what to do, at least in the same way as a trained adult. This actor seems as if he knows EXACTLY how to be. It's as if an actually trained adult transferred their mind into a child. He is so self aware, it's almost disturbing. Either this kid is naturally like this or he's actually quite intelligent. This is the equivalent of telling a dog to sit and it pulls up a chair to a table and starts reading a news paper. It's far more than you would expect. And then there's the fact that someone wrote this. Adults can be good writers, but they usually can't capture this sort of insanity. It's as if someone actually sat around in elementary schools and just watched bratty kids be bratty kids. ONCE AGAIN! IT'S AS IF AN ADULT LITERALLY BECAME A CHILD!

[@gigaswardblade7261]

12:59 there was no fin title card at the end of this bit so this implies that the rest of the entire video is part of it

[@g0tm04]

Never apologize, this movie is bad ass

[@ramdelure]

Junior it's a hero

[@JohnGalt916]

My mom got this at blockbuster... 20 minutes into it she turned it off. I later bought it at a yard sale and loved it.

[@lookingforlove839]

I thought the punchline was, she returned the dvd back in a basket or something.

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

Moms suck.

[@lockegodwin9916]

Yea my mom dragged me out of the theater lol was finally able to watch the whole thing when it was released on video at a friends

[@JohnGalt916]

@@lookingforlove839 DVD? Lol youre too young to understand this story.

[@OmarAlikaj]

This was part of my childhood, and even watched the duology as recently as last month. I'm one of those people who liked them. Also, they changed the "The End" screen for the first film compared to the VHS. The kid isn't bellowing to the audience, and then broke something off-camera. Also, as a kid, I thought "Problem Child" and "The Good Son" were the same film for some reason.

[@shadowofdakness]

This is the best Chucky prequel I've ever seen😂.

[@Teebiscuit12345]

When I was a kid, I thought the dad was made a pillow for Junior, showing that he's welcome at the home. Looking at it again, there's clearly a different meaning.

[@TurbidTG1]

Please do a Nostalgia Critic of Max Keeble’s Big Move? It was a childhood favorite of mine!

[@NicholasRSims]

Maybe he will for Disneycember

[@zackcross7190]

Just watched that movie the other day

[@JChung407]

@@NicholasRSims I'm honestly waiting for him to do live action tv shows of Disneycember. Though it may not be possible because of how time consuming this is going to be.

[@NicholasRSims]

@@JChung407 if he does would he also have to do the ones in different languages like Peter Punk?

[@JChung407]

@@NicholasRSims I never even considered that possibility. I mean if he is really all out of ideas and really wants to keep Disneycember alive, then I guess?

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

"The GIFs They Play In Heaven" sounds like a video y'all should do.

[@MasterL9]

"I remember when I was a ridiculous attention-hungry kid" And now you're a ridiculous attention-hungry adult.

[@guilhemoccitan6148]

" ridiculous attention-hungry adult.": It's just the definition of KZbinr! :-p

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

@@guilhemoccitan6148 To be fair, that's just the personality of The Critic, not Doug.

[@guilhemoccitan6148]

​@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I wasn't just aiming at Doug. Doug is an influencer, and all influencers want attention and are angry (even if they are characters) regardless of their ideologies. And it would also be my case if I became a KZbinr. The worst, for me, are the people on Twitter, because everyone thinks they are influencers! :-p

[@sasir2013]

he walked straight into that one

[@dorourke105]

And isn't that what you're being right now writing that comment

[@JrtheKing91]

John Ritter who stars in this movie also played in the film “Stay Tuned”.Maybe there is hope that Doug will review that movie 🙏🏾

[@nathanwood4757]

Oh my gosh yes Stay Tuned

[@mallorywingate103]

I like that movie

[@INoahGuy1]

AlmightyGamer I hope so. I liked the animated segment

[@celstacker22]

I'm okay with confessing that I went to this in theaters--I believe on the strength that they played a song I kind of liked, George Thorogood and The Destroyers' "Bad To The Bone", in the trailer. I believe I was on some kind of John Ritter kick as well (I also saw "Stay Tuned" in theaters after all). This served to finally remind me of this film's existence after all these years, so yeah, thanks for that, but I suppose in an era which reeked of market research and old-world censorship, this could be seen as refreshing. You gotta wonder about the eras of film making it led to, though... EDIT: Oh, I properly predicted you'd snap up that first Michael Richards joke. ;)

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

3:58 As someone who's been going through IVF for the last 2 years, that doctor's batshit explanation is a breath of fresh air into a humorless void of depression

[@rajabuta]

"did you say 15 years?" Wait.... I've seen this movie

[@magentapurpleyap5566]

Home Alone: Kevin's therapy.

[@flashfunk0373]

FINALLY I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS REVIEW FOR YEARS!!!!!!!

[@somerandolad]

Now your wish has come true!

[@flashfunk0373]

@@somerandolad yep👍🏾

[@masonsminute179]

Nice! btw nice profile pic

[@flashfunk0373]

@@masonsminute179 thanks bro appreciate it 👍🏾

[@masonsminute179]

Nnamdi Nzeduru np

[@Metalalbumreviewers]

The nuns high-fiving as Junior is leaving the orphanage is one of my favorite split second comedy moments ever. The actresses sold that little sliver of a scene so perfectly.

[@NPettinato14]

When did Doug get rid of the schtick and cut-away gags!? This is like his old stuff from the "yellow wall" days! Really good!!

[@lenastorm6280]

Yeah! This is way better!

[@tykamen5588]

The reason why he's doing less cutaways is because of covid-19

[@josephperez2004]

@@tykamen5588 Makes sense, don't want to bring people into the same building if possible since you could be an active carrier for two weeks and not show any symptoms.

[@NPettinato14]

@@tykamen5588 Sounds like it's working out. It got my attention!

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

The day a pandemic started?

[@timothymorris157]

Fun fact: This was the exact movie that Robert Deniro was watching in the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. I freaking love this and PC2!

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

What a small world

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

This movie is so terrible it's actually fantastic

[@inaciosthirdstudio]

I assume that this is the movie that inspired Caillou. Especially his grown up form from AOK.

[@jayneroberts1236]

John Ritter was such an underrated actor! I loved watching him in dramatic roles

[@jeremiahhester6408]

Sling Blade was my favorite.

[@jayneroberts1236]

Jeremiah Hester he’s so good in that movie

[@jayneroberts1236]

Jeremiah Hester there was a lot of TV movies he did where he was really good. Even in It he’s great! He’s probably the best adult actor in that miniseries

[@jeremiahhester6408]

@@jayneroberts1236 Yeah. He will be missed.

[@darrylkemp3253]

When he ruins that girls birthday party is a pretty classic scene tbf

[@ThompsonMSM]

7:55 AHHH HELP ME!! I'M BEING ATTACKED BY A CAT PLUSHIE!!!!!

[@johnwatchorn6548]

"Showing how nasty the food is" *Jimmy Dean commercial starts*

[@juliahornback2843]

lmao

[@juliahornback2843]

@lucy san even their chicken biscuits?

[@bubblegumxo]

For me it was a Hellmanns commercial, but yeah...well played critic.

[@MoFad3d]

So weird that I was wondering if he would ever do this...this movie was my guilty pleasure

[@TwesomE]

It doesn't have t be a guilty pleasure its an awesome movie!

[@nerojones2280]

Never in my life have I stopped a nostalgia critic review and decided to watch the movie before continuing, yet five minutes into the video I know I must

[@andyz2861]

You have chosen wisely. I was fortunate enough to get to see this movie and its sequel regularly as a child. Maybe it has problems as an adult, but then, it's not really made for adults.

[@hrrproductions553]

(6:24) Gilbert Gottfried was such a hilarious actor, it's a shame that he died a while ago, rest in peace buddy, rest in peace 😞

[@Chaosfox04]

"A faaamily picture."

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

A dysfunctional family picture.

[@floricel_112]

"you know, for kids!"

[@tonyl6520]

I love John Ritter, I love Micheal Richards, god only knows what made me purchase the problem child boxset and every now and then i watch all 3 lol Sad I know... Please do problem child 2

[@VidweII]

How do you feel about Jason Ritter?

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

Wait, there's a third one I haven't seen?!

[@efan2012]

@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 Yeah.. it's a made for tv movie NBC made in 1995. Haven't seen it since I was a kid but it's nowhere in league with the first two. Only people who came back were Warden and the super fat kid. It was BEYOND boring.

[@tmckboston417]

Problem child 1&2 are the best, forget the 3rd(that's just a different movie to me) lol......

[@matticussacko]

@@efan2012 and Gottfried. Psycho dentist!

[@StarDragonJP]

Wait, people don't like this movie? This shit was hilarious, even watching this I'm cracking up.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

It's one of those "so bad ,it's good" kinda films because of how hard it tries at not giving an F.

[@chaosdirge4906]

@@welcometothemetaverse2523 I honestly think its just a good movie. Like I'm not ashamed to say that. Yeah it doesn't care if its a good movie but thats the point of it and if it is doing what its point is its by definition not a so bad its good movie. A so bad its good movie.

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

Kramer after that event at the Appolo: "I'm not a bad guy!! I'm just misunderstood!!"

[@TheJohno95]

We're on the same page, Critic! I also love this film! I think what I liked was the kid was DARK! He wasn't Dennis the Menace or Bart Simpson! He was the Good Child if that brat had a sense of humor. And I think that is what set it apart! All of those other bratty kid movies back in the day were cutesy. This one was definitely for those of us with a dark sense of humor. And John Ritter did a great job playing up the nice dad. That juxtaposition made it one of those movies I'll never forget. I'll take this one over Home Alone any day of the week!

[@Croz89]

He even makes the British Dennis the Menace look nice.

[@benjackson7872]

It was partly based on a real event according to Gilbert Gottfried.

[@kylem1112]

He loves this, but thought Good burger was trash. I don't get it. It's probably only because he grew up with it.

[@TheJohno95]

@@kylem1112 Different strokes for different folks. Nothing wrong with Good Burger. Critic probably wasn't just the target audience.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

I dunno why, but my schools loved to show this movie to the kids...

[@0g0dn0]

Mine showed us "When A Man Loves A Woman." Probably so they could make a toxic codependent relationship between an alcoholic and an asshole seem boring. I'm not sure which of us was better off.

[@autumbreeze1129]

Man, I wish my school did that when I was a kid

[@wstine79]

I love the Problem Child movies. True, the humor can get mean spirited, but John Ritter balances it out with his charm.

[@kenthuang436]

The first two were good. The third was total garbage.

[@AB-ot3bm]

You missed another “What? Only PG!” moment. When Michael Richards stops at the gas station he sees a snack cake called a “Smiley Pie” and laments that he hasn’t eaten one in years, and hungrily munches on them. Use your imagination for the double entendre.