Quinton Reviews the 1997 'Love Bug' remake (part 2)

Peyton Reed also apparently directed some of 'The Weird Al Show,' meaning that he took part in TWO niche things that I loved as a child.
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[@Kinkajou420]

I think it's also kinda horrifying and funny that eventhough the guy clearly was willing to wreck Herby himself, the fact that Horace single tiredly just flat out murdered Herby while the guy watched in horror was pretty great.

[@bejigante53]

Herbie being completely destroyed by Horace made me genuinely feel sad as a kid. Even more so now, probably.

[@Charon.1]

Fact. Even as an adult, my heart can barely take it. It's a weirdly specific soft spot.

[@JacobHillSBD]

Roddy imagines a "What if?" known as The Love Bug: Judgement Day

[@LPTV84]

When you get down to it, a character like Herbie and the films he's in has to come down to your taste. I've seen a lot of the other reviewers you mentioned where I realized ... likely they didn't grow up on the Herbie films which were created as family children's films along the lines of the absent minded professor and the shaggy dog and Mary poppins, live action stories that were pretty much mimicking the Disney animated charm. It's interesting to note that Herbie was one of the last characters/ideas that Walt Disney worked on in its earliest stages before he passed away, which is why I think it has that Disney magic. Doug Walker loves Mary Poppins whereas he's just charmed by The Love Bug, which tells me if he saw this as a kid, he too might of loved it more. I guess I was a diehard Herbie fan as a kid because I own copies of all the films, but overtime I've come to pretty much loving the original more than the others that still are great, but lack the magical and amazing story that the first one had. This reboot/remake wasn't my favorite, but it's nice to see it again and to see someone else like it. Thanks to your review, I actually do appreciate it more than I did before. You have a great thing going on here with your channel. Will check out your other reviews.

[@jdzratt1esnake]

I wish Quinton would make, like, an hour long video just going over the Herbie lore.

[@Raven_Frame]

Ah yes Fanta, the only drink you can say is actually evil and I love it.

[@Timbobjr]

Raven Fanta, or as I like to call it, Nazi Juice. Mmm

[@bavarianbanshee]

Fanta, or as I like to call it: shitty Crush.

[@spidermanfan.3161]

Raven yeah tell me about it.

[@Flowtail]

@@troodon1096 *WELL **_A C T U A L L Y_*

[@MikeDyer6378]

Quinton, as a die hard Herbie fan I thoroughly enjoyed your review. While I do not consider TLB '97 & HFL "cannon" I like you hold a deep childhood appreciation for this movie. I can actually watch it, unlike HFL. While I, as a car history buff, take problem with the whole Herbie's birth sequence their are plenty of things to love, especially seeing Dean Jones & Herbie together again (sadly for the last time). And I also love Horace, not so much as a character, but as a concept. Actually there might be too much for me to list in a KZbin comment. LOL

[@QuintonReviews]

Thanks man, I've heard of you, it's cool that you watched my awful video. :)

[@MikeDyer6378]

"Oh you've heard of me? How charming." Your "awful" video is pretty great man! If you are ever in STL and want to go for a ride in Herbie let me know.

[@QuintonReviews]

Thanks man!

[@sanraikou]

I, as a child, loved one of the Herbie movies that I assume might be among the worst: The Lindsey Lohan one. I have always been fascinated by the universe and am now considering watching the movie after watching this video. Thank you for making such good content, man.

[@SonicHeroX]

Wow. I've been a big Herbie fan since childhood and yet I didn't even know this movie existed. How did I miss this one? Anyway after seeing your review, I think this movie seems really good and I can't wait to see it for myself and add it to my collection.

[@helferc]

After watching this, I realized you have Benny and Johnathan from 1999 Mummy movie.

[@MegaMagicdog]

It was a good and detailed review but I was disappointed you didn't give a bit more time to two 60s icons who were in this film: Micky Dolenz (of The Monkees - who were going through the 30th anniversary at that time and had done a TV movie of their own in '96) and Clarence Williams III, best known for his role as "Linc" on the 60s series, "The Mod Squad". I'd love it if you could do reviews based on those shows/movies.

[@Str0ngbow]

I think I watched this movie a dozen times as a teenager because I loved all of these actors individually and the whole movie is just a batshit ride.

[@ectothermic]

But is it still the same car or just a lookalike made of different parts? *VSauce music starts playing*

[@onps4642]

24:22 That song at the very end is too good.

[@rowanc88]

Good job, Quinton mate! Really enjoyed watching this!

[@QuintonReviews]

Thanks man, it means a lot. Thanks for always sticking around. :)

[@rowanc88]

You're welcome, man.

[@ianrusttattoos]

Obviously, they need to remake Herbie entirely from his own materials because the objective isn't to create a living car, but to resurrect Herbie specifically with his soul intact.

[@TheNightGroper]

I've never been a Herbie fan, and I actually want to watch this movie now after seeing this review. It doesn't look like a terrible movie, it looks like a pretty good kids movie if anything. So I'm with you, I have no idea what the other critics are complaining about.

[@charliered420]

I believe the Horace you sat in is in Australia now, in private hands. This is car #1 of only 2 made for this film. Forgot how much this went for in the Mecum auction, though.

[@thomashaberl2858]

the 2nd judge is Mickey Dolenz, the drummer from the Monkees

[@aeronneff5779]

thank you for bringing up that that one actor was in Twin Peaks, i was wracking my brain to remember where i remembered him from

[@Fire-Wolf-The-Wolgan]

From that part, I'm like "Lady, Please. One Diane Darcy is enough and we all know how she turned out in Monte Carlo."

[@00KiryuZero00]

You've sold me, I really want to watch this now

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

I genuinely enjoyed hearing you defend your love for this movie! I haven’t seen it but I have a whole new respect for it now. Not every movie has to be a Citizen Kane! It would have been easier for you to jump on the internet bandwagon and rip this movie apart for being silly, but instead you upheld your loyalty to the Herbie world yet still viewed the movie objectively as a fan. Great review!

[@buuttbuutt6998]

This review was very fun to watch :)

[@skooter9291]

I'll definitely give this movie a watch after watching this review. Thanks dude!

[@gryotharian]

Man I was obsessed with the herbie movies as a kid I saw all of them why do I have no memory of this one

[@bloodyneptune]

Took me embarrassingly long to figure out where I knew the cigar-judge from

[@-psilo-9071]

Do I need to watch the other flims to enjoy this one?

[@ChocolateMilkMage]

No.

[@troodon1096]

You might actually enjoy it more if you don't. It's sort of a "soft reboot"; it does kind of carry on from the existing source material but actually contradicts some of the canon of the previous movies. But there's nothing you can't understand in this movie that would require seeing the previous movies to be able to get. So short answer, no.

[@dannybuchanan3661]

I think my only clear problem with it is that the whole thing looks like it was made for TV so much honestly.

[@arbytv5139]

That’s because it was. It’s a made-for-TV remake

[@KnightroBlue22]

Hey Quinton. I'm new to your videos but love what I've seen so far. At first I was worried about this because I see you as someone with the mind of a critic (in the best way of course) and I too was a "Herbie-holic." I had every movie on VHS (and I was born late 90's so that took some doing.) this movie, for some reason was my favorite. I'm happy that I completely agree with everything you've said through out the review. Totally spot on. Marry me dude.

[@KnightroBlue22]

Also, regarding this being a sequel to the first movie, I've thought of a (darker) timeline. 1st movie happens as planed, happy endings, etc. movie 2: Jim's wife dies and he quits racing, leaving Herbie behind. Movie 3, he changes his mind and "makes a comeback." Movie 4, he retires and leaves Herbie to his (what were they, his nephews?) then Simon buys Herbie off them with a boat load of money, this movie happens and somehow Herbie ends up abandoned and so begins HFL (if you see it as cannon). Just an idea I wanted to throw out there. Again, love the review!

[@pepisconsoomer2846]

AND YOU COULD HAVE IT ALL, MY EMPIRE OF DIRT

[@JacobHillSBD]

Top 10 Saddest Anime Deaths

[@auctor11]

Lol Twin Peaks again! Great Review mate!

[@QuintonReviews]

Yea, I so love me some Twin Peaks references. No joke, there's gonna be another one in a video I'm writing right now...

[@JimmyneutronwasokayIguess]

Quinton Reviews If you don’t make a Twin Peaks Review one day ima be sad

[@duckisaurus]

I haven't even watched the movie, only this review, but I just can't get behind this being a Herbie movie. It feels like a fan fiction.

[@QuintonReviews]

That's just the thing tho -- I realize it doesn't feel like a "Herbie movie." A Herbie movie would have a band of thieves hide a rare gem in Heb's gas cap and then they spend the entire movie chasing him around trying to get it back. But I don't really care if it isn't a Herbie movie. It's good. It's a GOOD movie. So I like it.

[@reinarzmotorsports981]

Speaking of which, any chance you could do a review of 'goes bananas'?

[@petersmith9633]

I like the Love Bug movies. They are light hearted and fun. A few months ago I decided to catch up on all of the Yorgos Lanthimos films which were made to specifically to be shocking, disturbing, and depressing, therefore irritating. I was in such a funk that I watched Herbie: Fully Loaded which put me in a better state of mind. It wasn’t a great film in any way but it sure is a fun popcorn film compared to an unrealistic movie about a society inexplicably turning people into animals because of an overpopulation problem.

[@neropunkt]

I have to disagree with that one comment you showed for 2 frames after the christ figure ex course. I like the long and detailed reviews. Keep it up

[@Biofan813]

Rip Horace. I hope we will see him again one day.

[@torkischeslp]

He appeared as a cameo in the animation movie Ralph. And if you got 25000$ to spare, the original film car is for sale at the moment.

[@weirdotzero7065]

2 random things I want to say. -1. I like to think that all the films are still canon. In the case of other vehicles and objects coming to life, I think in the universe of Herbie, some objects are given life in different ways. We just see Herbie's specifically in this film. But for Herbie Rides Again, each living object has its own history and ways they became alive. And as for Jim being single again in Monte Carlo... Eh, they briefly separated but got back together?... I'm just working with what I got. (Also, I can't work with the TV show, so without writing off the hard work the crew did on that show, I'll say it was an in-universe tv show that starred Jim and Herbie.) -2. Since I am coming off of rewatching the Nick sitcom videos for the 53rd time, I'll present a weird fact about the Herbie films... The Herbie Cinematic Universe. Because the Herbie films actually connect to at least 5 other Disney films. The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel, Son of Flubber. And the Dexter Riley Trilogy (The Computer Wore Tennis. Now You See Him, Now You Don't. And The Strongest Man in the World) Now the Dexter Riley films(high concept comedies starring Kurt Russell) take place at the fictional Medfield College that was featured in Absent-Minded Professor. And the antagonist of The Absent-Minded Professor was Alonzo Hawk, played by actor Keenan Wynn, who would reprise the role as the antagonist in Herbie Rides Again. So, yeah. Disney had a cinematic universe for it's high concept comedy films of the 1950s-1970s(technically includes the 1997 Love Bug film and Herbie Fully Loaded). I don't know if you will ever tackle a Herbie retrospective after the iCarly/Victorious one is done with, but it might be a nice refresher to do one of those videos on a series you like that won't make you feel pain after marathoning everything. And if you do, I hope that this weird factoid is brought up.

[@HowdyFolksGaming]

Never seen this movie, but from what I've seen here it seems really solid.

[@aiberlane3390]

Is Dean Jones' son in the film? There's a character who looks an awful lot like him.

[@logdrive3929]

8:10 That should happen to every Toyota Prius.

[@Petirep]

This was my favorite Herbie movie as a kid

[@ShatteredGlassUnicron]

You got to ride in Horace?!? YOU LUCKY BUGGER! But in all seriousness, this review was amazing. I haven’t seen this movie in years, so I had no idea how well everything about the movie was. And during your review I noticed Horace’s actions such as how Simon had to fight him while driving seemed like he was more of a savage dog ready to kill anyone he came across. Kinda neat way to show a bit of personality from him don’tcha think?

[@erikbrock5444]

That's pretty much how I feel about the 2008 Speed Racer.

[@Raider768]

Your love for this movie is just fucking great.

[@skalty9868]

This video is a classic

[@jsplicer9]

hey quinton, what's the other car in your garage? didn't know you're a car guy

[@strangeclaims]

I actually kind of want to watch it now.

[@Flowtail]

22:18 It's probably got something to do with they way they caught Al Capone--that somebody's crimes were so heinous the only way they can be caught is on a technicality like tax evasion

[@kaizerwave5120]

I have got to see this movie

[@rowanc88]

18:34 - And I thought Christel Dee's Scottish accent was bad!

[@alexhaig7380]

He is actually scottish in real life

[@sdmedia1323]

Oh, you wanna know? Well, once evil wins ( A.K.A HoraceTheCoolCar ), Simon will own Herbie. ( that was the wager ) Then ( and I think you all saw this coming ) Horace plans to *savagely murder Herbie in one of the most brutal and murderous scenes ever shown in film.*

[@Nono-hk3is]

THERE WAS A HERBIE REBOOT!?!?!

[@MrDoomHobo]

What are you humming at the end? It's so familiar and I cant for the life of me put my finger on it

[@danieligoe2]

Kofitii it's the theme music for the movie

[@MrDoomHobo]

Thanks dude, I was high when I commented that and the humming was making all sorts of crazy memories rush to my brain.

[@maxacorn]

i............i didn't even know that this happened to herbie. good god. that's fucking heartbreaking.

[@smackerooonii7001]

Where's the Homestuck video, Quinton Kyle Hoover?

[@GhengisRon]

Bruce Campbell the Love Bug was a great movie... was just a bit hard to find.

[@michaeledwards6683]

I just really hate the way early tape looks compared to traditional film.

[@ozmarichardson6524]

Can we get a twin peaks herby 97 crossover?

[@skinnyzachfilms]

That car freaked me out. Horace is so evil.

[@chavesa5]

No mention that this surreal thing was directed by Peyton Reed?

[@FerGalicia]

21:13 kids in Nigeria are doing better effects with blender nowadays

[@Aix_Plainer]

6:50 Don´t make any sudden move, Ash. Grab your Boomstick slowly and then give the spawn of Satan some lead.

[@coffeemachinejust4172]

Jim Douglass - jack Douglass

[@pkthunder416]

Are there toys of Horace?

[@Ajd-wy5ib]

the copy i have is listed as the love bug part 2 am i the only one

[@nemo_of_napa]

Hold on... Bruce Campbell voices Flynn Ryder’s dad in the Tangled series... where it’s revealed Flynn’s real name is Horace... IS FLYNN RYDER NAMED AFTER THE FUCKING HATE BUG?!?!

[@KBTV47]

Kudos to you for mounting such an elaborate and passionate defense of this movie, something I never could have imagined. I can't argue with your nostalgia or childhood affection for the film. And it does have a few things in its favor -- the final Dean Jones appearance in a Herbie film, director Peyton Reed who would go on to far better things, Dana Gould making the most of his henchman role. Your opinions are all valid, but since you invite comment at the end, here's why I can't stand this movie. - I know you like Horace, but the "evil twin" feels like the well you go to when all your other ideas are tapped out. It reminds me of the Inspector Gadget movie a few years later where they go straight to "build an Evil Gadget" in the FIRST MOVIE. I guess at least this one is five movies in, but still. It's so uninspired IMO. I prefer the mold you astutely identify in the Herbie sequels -- where Herbie shows up to put his stamp (tire tracks) all over some pre-existing genre plot. - Herbie works better when his origins are a mystery. Tennessee's explanation in the original movie is simple, elegant, and leaves room for interpretation. "Things have an inner life" really is a concept from eastern philosophy and it's fun to imagine it playing out in this way. Plus it leaves room for the other "living" objects we see in later films -- Old Number 22, the music box, the other Beetles, and of course Giselle. Why couldn't Horace have naturally arisen in this way? Another sentient Bug out there who just happened to be evil? - The origin we get in this movie not only knocks far better movies out of the canon, but also feels like some second-rate Mr. Freeze story knockoff. A picture falls in a vat of metal? It's far less plausible than just not knowing, and yes, the idea that the military would hang so much on a dumb mistranslation is absurd, as is the idea that a scientist would attempt the project despite knowing it was all just a mistranslation. This movie is my go-to example for how movies can be better off for not trying to explain everything. - The "rules" that result from the new origin are way too constrictive. Now you can't replace a part on Herbie unless it's made from the same metal? First of all, what a hassle! How did they ever fix him before? Second of all, there are different kinds of metal on a car. Did the window trim come from the same vat as the body panels? Is the chassis the same metal as the engine block? What? I know the Herbie movies aren't too keen on the technical details of automobiles but even a layman would bump on these things. Additionally, they would need not just a place to melt down metal but actual factory tooling for this particular car, which, you know, costs millions of dollars. This is all too much for me. Why even raise these questions? You raise the question of "how many parts can we replace before it's not the same car?" but I'd rather shrug off that question than all this stuff. Real cars get restored all the time, and if it's the same car, it's the same car. At a certain point you know it isn't, and we can just go by feel there. - On a similarly technical nitpick, I hate that Herbie gets split lengthwise in this movie. I guess you could argue that splitting horizontally is equally implausible and damaging to the drivetrain, but I get hung up on how the car could possibly run with the engine and axles split in half. For some reason the rear of the car winning the race remains more believable to me. This is subjective as it's all fantasy nonsense but the lengthwise split rubs me the wrong way. It also seems much harder to repair. Are they going to melt the whole car down again after this? - Small issue -- I don't like Herbie's stripes and number graphics, inaccurate to the previous films. Herbie Fully Loaded also unnecessarily alters them, but comes closer to the proper designs. - But here's my biggest problem with the movie: It gets Herbie's character wrong. As great as Jones' delivery is, I don't think his speech here about Herbie is accurate. Herbie isn't just what's good and decent and pure. He has good qualities -- he is loving and loyal, yes. But he's also mischievous, headstrong, jealous, hot-headed, courageous, reckless, daring, fearless. Herbie destroys a Lamborghini in a fit of rage. Herbie wins races while split in half. Herbie drives down the side of mountains. Herbie can drive sideways or on the ceiling. Herbie jumps between buildings. Herbie drives up the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge and on the ledges of skyscrapers. Herbie enters a dangerous game of chicken just to torture Willoughby. Herbie swims with sharks. Herbie leads an army of VWs against a fleet of bulldozers. Herbie gets in tug-of-wars with the police to mess with Alonzo Hawk. Herbie takes on gun-wielding jewel thieves and leads them on madcap chases. Herbie will wreak havoc on a cruise ship to protect a kid, even if it gets him thrown overboard. Herbie will face off with an airplane and WIN. Herbie is a BADASS. That's what makes him fun. But here, Herbie is utterly neutered to serve as a contrast to the ferocity and evil of Horace, and it's pathetic. Herbie gets cornered by Horace in an alley, and you're telling me all he does is cower and tremble? Even if Herbie goes down, he does NOT go down without a fight. I cannot abide this wimpy version of Herbie. It's a disgrace. I'm a huge Herbie fan myself. To give you a sense of my taste, I'd say I rank the Herbie films in pretty much the order they were made. The original Love Bug is pretty much a perfect movie, and Herbie Rides Again is actually the funniest with its full on Looney Tunes logic set pieces. I don't consider this movie or the (sad, slow, boring) TV series part of my personal headcanon, but I'll allow Herbie Fully Loaded. Admittedly, its flaws are many, but it also has enough worthwhile moments to forgive them. But that's another discussion. Another factor in our differing tastes, I think, is that the 1997 movie came out when I was a teenager (a very critical age) while Fully Loaded came out when I was an adult and just grateful to see a new Herbie movie. I feel like while this movie may be enjoying the protection of your childhood nostalgia bubble, Herbie Fully Loaded may have hit you in the beginnings of your more critical adolescent years, as the '97 movie did for me.

[@alibobble]

Now review Fully Loaded ;)

[@ryanmckinnon1544]

What he'd the movie years ago, can't say I liked it. I get why you like it but I think the worst thing was Herbie himself, not the character but character design all the inaccuracies with the paint and the fact why would Jim give up Herbie to some racer, this is also why I hate fully loaded how was Herbie left in a shed

[@maxiargos1971]

Now the whole creator thing and how people view him. For me this is really weird, but I saw it more like a germen who is really smart. I mean just because he is Germen does not mean he is what everyone thinks he might be. Also I know this means nothing but the actor is also Jewish who plays him. As well as a man who in real life fought in ww2. So I see him as a smart germen who is Jewish who the US government wanted to use, and all because of a mistranslation. So to me a bit like Albert Einstein's situation if that makes any sense? Next is the death of Herbie...I tried so hard not to cry at that. I'm a 30 year old man and I can't stand to see Herbie hurt so them doing that was so painful! Also strongly agree that Horace is the best fucking car I've ever seen. When i saw him I had to show my BF who was playing gran Turismo 7. He's just so cool! And when he dies I said this, "...I just saw a car go to hell...Which not only do I believe is what is implied. I never thought I would see that in a DISNEY MOVIE!" And my god with Simon getting so emotional over Horace's death. I felt that! It was clear the car understood him so well and seeing them die like that. Got me emotional. Then I got out of it with the cop saying the words, "Devil car." and I was like, "Yes! I don't believe that, but after today, yes! That was a Devil car! I saw a car go back to hell so Devil car fits perfectly for Horace!"

[@chachachaudhary391]

Tennessee Steinmentz named Herbie. Kinda makes Herbie a bit, morbid

[@christopherwilliams9418]

How does that make Herbie morbid? Did Buddy Hackett do something I'm not aware of? O.o;

[@lifebloodcore2106]

Herbie a.k.a. CAR JESUS

[@kolbewilliam7542]

You look snappy In Your new icon photo

[@shawnfields2757]

He sure looks cooler now.

[@kadenstewart7761]

Herbie 2: HERBIE FUCKING DIES.

[@MrJoosebawks]

That Germans wife is named Herbie?

[@xXMishachanXx]

Horace was actually Judas

[@waffleless]

Man, Herbie gets reaaal fucked up in this moviez

[@thekolonel5551]

i like memes

[@jonigazeboize_ziri6737]

operation people car.

[@fuckakakaka]

no its actually hilarious that Herbie was made by Nazis

[@sauron1427]

One question: why doesn't horace blow herbie up if the intent is to kill him? If he has so many death gadgets surely he could have pulverized herbie.

[@dracocrusher]

Maybe the death gadgets weren't functional yet and he just got bored of ramming the fuck out of him?

[@P3dotme]

This movie is stupid, I like it anyway.

[@carrie_is_gay]

The reason people don't like this movie is that it's really dumb. Like, why are there dumb living cars in a movie that's trying to be dramatic? Why did they kill one of the dumb living car in such a brutal way? Why does any of this exist? What the hell is going on?

[@patrickfagan8208]

Caroline Dowd it's a movie series meant for children, it's supposed to be dumb.