Steve Reviews: You Are Umasou

[@Blame54321]

Bro i literally found your channel by looking for reviews of this movies when i was a kid. I've been waiting literal years for you to review this, i am so happy right now

[@generalspitfire01]

Steve, if you see this, It's most likely Heart is a Daspletosaurus since there is a formation in America called the Two Medicine Formation, which has a site called "Egg Mountain Site". Just wanted to give you that small fact

[@ChillaxingJay]

This is a truly underrated classic that deserves more love. It made me tear up because of how heartfelt the story and characters were. Osumasu is such a memorable character for his plight throughout the movie.

[@porchradio]

6:48 I’m not the only person who thought of this Walrus Documentary: oh no, a polar bear, get out of there walruses Polar Bear: come on, get one of the walruses, you can do it

[@lootownica]

I actually like the fact, that this movie is not sugarcoating truth about dinos eating eachother. They only toned down the gore to kids safe level.

[@girlbuu9403]

By making it more pink than red so the next time they eat bologna they can cry about it/be a triumphant predator? I dunno, it feels worse to me when they do this. Like Goldeneye on the N64, having actual guns just leave little pink welts on the enemies you kill.

[@lootownica]

@@girlbuu9403 I think it's better to tell them how it really is, instead of sweet lies. They will find out truth on their own, in era of the internet rather sooner than later, and depending on found source, might be shocking or even traumatic. About golden eye - i don't think they meant that game to be played by children, they did it to keep PG rating as low as possible, because Nintendo ordered so. Nintendo didn't want to be associated with gory games, because their main target group were kids. It was just a business/PR move.

[@girlbuu9403]

@@lootownica That tracks, Nintendo took the blood out of Mortal Kombat on SNES and Rare was constantly pushing that boundary culminating in Conker's Bad Fur Day as an outright rebellion against it.

[@lootownica]

@@girlbuu9403 Exactly.

[@vamplinvamp]

God, this is one of my favorite niche movies lol! Nobody I’ve talked to in real life knows about it and only a select few on the internet do! It’s such an underrated gem!

[@amirhaikal6672]

I remember watching this when I was a wee little lad. It's beautiful. I wished I could have watched it the first time again, the movie main lesson is no matter what you are with great care you can be a good person. Like heart, being a meat eater raised by plant eaters (for the most part) he became quite the good person. At the end of the movie there are hints that the main antagonist is his real dad which is a twist that blew my underdeveloped kid brain at the time.

[@kpchobby9915]

Yeah, that "you smell like a puff of sand" lyric should be "The sandstorm carries your scent to me." In fact, the entire song should be The sandstorm carries your scent to me I ignore it and turn away The seething heat will bring a storm and eventually, wash it all away... Jumpkick! Tail smash! With all my might... Headbutt! Heartbeat! Boom! For now, I just have to run faster than anyone and catch my breath once I've come far enough! The broken skulls that hit the ground Will be reduced to sand some day... I won't think about the past, or you... For now, I just have to run and run... Jumpkick! Tail smash! As long as I live... Headbutt! Heartbeat! Boom! I just have to rush forward like lightning, never looking back or thinking of the unknown future! I feel the red sunlight soak into my skin... Into the scars that never heals For now, I just have to run across the baked earth And once I made it through, I'll live there forever! The sandstorm carries your scent to me I ignore it and turn away The seething heat will bring a storm and eventually, wash it all away... Jumpkick! Tail smash! With all my might... Headbutt! Heartbeat! Boom! For now, I just have to run faster than anyone and catch my breath once I've come far enough!

[@strix3688]

Good to see you review this... This movie was kinda underrated.. I remember watching this in my youtube recommendation back in 2018..

[@lorenbrown7100]

ok but why do i remember seeing this on youtube and this just brought back a memory

[@Soviet20]

The fact that it taught about growing up accepting that violence and prejudice exist....but you can learn to accept others, defend yourself and survive without being a straight up monster. Such a good movie.

[@sharalinn2639]

I screamed when I saw this in my recommendations! I absolutely LOVE these movies ☺️

[@Staraicio_Eruliaf1059]

I actually loved watching this movie since I found it on youtube a couple of years ago. The story was really sweet and emotional. I suppose it would be fun to rewatch it again sometime.

[@jesseerven4859]

its the whole nature vs nurture things its the reason it kept showing us that stuff u said it didnt need such as how humans live and take care of animals well and care for them deeply but at the same time we are humans and need to eat them

[@ethankennan212]

8:46 I feel like this is a “Pigs vs Guinea Pigs” situation and these are Giganotosaurus. I think tv tropes may have said so. Also, from the wrinkles on the carcass and Heart kicking the Elder Sauropod at the end, to me it seemed like it was the elder he was eating.

[@wolfgodkamui]

Loved this movie, saw it awhile back via youtube (someone uploaded it but I think it was taken down. Theres another movie(s) out called either Hello(or) My Tyranno... if you got around to seeing it (or they, im a bit confused if its two movies or not) I'd love to see it. I always love your movie reviews and hope you keep doing it!!!

[@DuckShepherd92]

Was watching your samurai jack vid and was very surprised you didn't mention Genndy Tartakovsky's much more recent work like "Primal". It's without a doubt his best work visually and animation wise that is, every shot is absolutely stunning, but it's another case of him starting off incredibly strong and a wtf ending out of nowhere. You should really check it out honestly it would probably be right up your ally, it's rated mature (due to the excessive gore). It tells the tail of a caveman and a dinosaur forming an alliance. Unicorn warriors eternal is also another of his even more recent works with a similar vibe and.. once again, it starts out strong but ends terribly lol. So yeah dude has a serious issue writing endings.

[@peacekeeper3363]

I’ve recently been thinking about an old film I watched as a kid. It was called “The Polar Cubs: A North Pole Adventure” (though I think it’s sometimes called “Adventures of the Polar Cubs) I think my parents got it because they thought it was “Lars the Little Polar Bear” but it’s actually a 1979 anime. It has some dark moments and has a similar tone to this. Maybe this would be a good film to look at?

[@SamTheUndying]

This was one of my favorite movies to watch as a kid, i remember seeing the sequel as well

[@SleepySamurai777]

Ahhh man Steve, enjoy the reviews as always. Never heard of the show in this one, however I did recognize right away the old PC dino "learning" game bits shown in the start of the video. Good times~

[@girlbuu9403]

Fruit is a little different. Most carnivores will eat berries and apples and melons. It is feeding them leafy greens that is the big issue, they only really eat grass when sick. Of course, I am thinking carnivorous mammals like dogs and cats (PS don't feed them grapes) who will eat these kind of things, and an all fruit diet probably still isn't very good for them.

[@tenyokensekia8088]

Oh! Sorry for the double comment, but in regards to one of your points, (A lot of which I actually agree with by the way, just because you love something doesn't mean you shouldn't be critical about it) In regards to the Saurapod that Heart hunted, I was under the impression he was eating the elder, since he was the oldest anyway. Besides, from a expending energy point of view, it would be a waste for him to eat one of the babies. I'm pretty sure he just wanted them all in one place so he can pick the one he wanted to eat the most. Which also makes sense since as we learn shortly thereafter, he is basically poaching from the pack, which means you'd want to get the most bang for your buck with that risk anyway.

[@ziriebenton6659]

I’d love for this movie to get more recognition

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Finally, I found out what this movie was called. It's so underrated that I basically never heard of it until a few years ago ( I never watched it either).

[@spinosaurusstriker]

surprisingly mature movie despite the style , i was recommended this movie before and despite not crying it was still very sad.

[@animesjogoseseriesclassica8282]

I love this one ! You know that is a good one when it leave you wanting more right after the end.

[@dionettaeon]

The two plots aren't disconnected. Heart finding and raising Umasou is supposed to be a parallel of his own mother raising him despite the fact that one of them eats plants and the other meat, and several times throughout the movie, it questions the idea of an herbivore and carnivore living together. The final message might not have been worded well, but I think the idea was that a herd of defenseless hadrosaurs being used to living with a Rex would put them in danger of losing their fear of them. Umasou is only one and is at least well armored and capable of defending himself. Also, Umasou _has_ grown significantly in the third act. Before, he was tiny, small enough for Heart to carry in his hands, but by the end, he's almost the size of his head. On a side note, I like the unique character detail of Heart's fighting style; unlike the other Rexes, his jaws aren't his only method of attack. Also, is nobody going to bring up the fact that Umasou is uniquely fully able to speak after having just hatched yet apparently doesn't know this one word, or that he's able to climb up Heart like Spiderman?

[@kristacotney3607]

My husband and I found this movie a few months ago and loved it! It was so cute and wholesome!

[@Klinker0913]

Disney's Dinosaur is one of my favorite childhood movies of all time. Its a bit generoc and not the greatest but I love it to death

[@MisterMks]

5:50 - I might remember this wrong, but didn't Heart hunted down one of the elders here? After defeating the parents, one of them fell on heart, suggesting this one elder to be eaten.

[@m.g.zilla2022]

We need more people to talk about this movie. It truly is something special.

[@ghostbonepunk1683]

I agree, I was surprised to find out that this movie was good.

[@cocainespice]

its just an anime-

[@superzilla784]

I saw The Good Dinosaur as yet another Land Before Time with a sauropod trying to find his way home and braving dangers. I liked You Are Umasou for doing something new by having the protag a T-Rex that everyone fears for what he is, not who he is. like the first Shrek movie. "They judge me before knowing me. That's why I'm better off alone." I would love to see more dinosaur movies try new things like this.

[@uppermoon5gyokko655]

Fr. This is one of my favorite movies ever

[@watchforever1724]

@@m.g.zilla2022 good movie

[@randomwordz76]

Can't wait for that Steve Reviews Land Before Time marathon.

[@D3niz3n]

I LOVED THIS MOVIEEEE IM SO HAPPY YOUVE COVERED IT

[@thereptiledurppy6703]

You should review Primal from Genndy Tartakovsky. It includes a lot of prehistoric animals, human cultures, and is dark/gory. One of the best adult animated shows in my opinion.

[@alphadragonwolfwarrior6373]

This movie's story reminds me *alot* of a Land Before Time fanfiction I read a long time ago where it was basically an origin story for the original Sharptooth from movie one.

[@bobalinx8762]

How would you feel about reviewing Dinosaurs from the 90’s?

[@marcusmining5505]

I've never done a video suggestion in years, but a review of Pearl would be interesting, considering how much dark movies you have reviewed in the past

[@babywigeon]

my mom used to read me the original picture book when I was a kid, now as an adult I love the movie!

[@Nochtem]

Going to show this movie, to my nephew. We bough love dinosaures! I remember watching the 'land before time' 🥹

[@arod2799]

7:28 I nearly cried and laughed because of the implications of him being eaten from the beginning of the video

[@matthewmccoyd2578]

Japan recognizes that animation isn't just for toddlers

[@TheSpeep]

So were just gonna ignore how hard the fight choreography in this movie goes? Jokes aside, this is such a charming movie, never saw it as a kid, but adult me never stopped being a dinosaur kid, and also the fight choreo does kick (ha!) ass.

[@pinkishhaven5158]

14:42 This reminds me of a Webtoon series, "The Devils Demons" by artist named Therbis; where after a meteor shower kills herds and packs of dinos in a valley and 2 orphaned young herbies find another young orphaned carnivore and they grew up together. I won't spoil much but eventually they made it work cuz the carnivore just targets small predators (like raptors) that goes after his "siblings"...and he can also eat fish. They're family. The herbies know he has to eat and while they're grossed out a bit, they just accept it in a way like, "he has to eat" (of course there'd be conflict tho when new herds arrive and find that little strange family)

[@PixarShark]

Steve, any chance you’ll check on Disney’s James and the Giant Peach at some point? 👀 Def darker than people probably remember.

[@teddybearkiller5271]

Review suggestion, We met one stormy night. A Japanese animated film about a goat and a wolf.

[@micahflanders6789]

9:50 This is where the book story ends, that’s why it feels so emotional.

[@IronDragon-2143]

Please watch and review Sword of the Stranger. The art style, the story, and the music are amazing. You will not be disappointed, Steve.

[@EmilianoLara-js8ob]

I had fond memories of this as a kid it was like edits of this movie with some sort of rock music I was also a dinosaur nerd

[@Maretoast]

I'm a huge Dino fan and a Palo-nerd that's why I love Dinos so much

[@Eggnog88]

Finally, one of my favorite movies. I just don’t know where to watch it anymore.

[@nordicnugz]

loved this movie. I'd still love to see you cover Belladonna of Sadness.

[@Thedragonlover95]

I saw this movie on KZbin and I'll admit, it was nicly refreshing to see

[@meepmasterdracolith5693]

I would honestly love it, if you reviewed Kimba the white lion (2009) movie. It holds a special place in my heart and it’s rather surreal and dark at times. Granted not as dark as other movies but I think it a fun watch.

[@hiddenhydra]

When Baku body-slams Heart, he hugs him. I watch this movie like once a year. Kung fu dinosaurs and family.

[@etheron1235]

Just saw this video and now I adore Umasou instantly

[@lazywolx]

5:53 I think that was actually one of the elders that he killed

[@orangehunter8457]

I maybe mistaken, but I think in the end the old rex confuses a grown up heart for Baku and that's why looks surprised. It's been a while since I've seen the film so I'm not sure

[@luckypennyillustrations911]

Hey Steve! Could you please do a review on Frankelda?? It has such amazing stop motion and needs more love!

[@starlightsoiree]

I'm not gonna knock you gettin the bag but seeing LioConvoy in your Patreon list gave me an ulcer

[@6973EBA]

3:25 polar bears rarely eat sea grass and other no meat foods

[@matthewclark5612]

I think in the books, Heart returned Umasou to his birth parents

[@EmeraldEyes1776]

4:25 Honestly, if you've ever played a dino survival game like The Isle, she's not wrong. The noisy ones die faster than the quiet ones.

[@TheReZisTLust]

I forgot you already did a We're Back video when mentioning dino movies lol this anime is so cute looking though ngl

[@bluethesabertoothrat4892]

I actually did watch this movie before, and after seeing it again, there really need to be more dinosaur animes, because the only dinosaur anime I can think of is this movie and Dinosaur King.

[@isaiahnaegi645]

You should check out Brian Engh Paleoart (and if possible some of his songs); he is the sole reason I haven't given up on dinosaurs completely

[@Flower_Mom]

I hope you'll review the Unico anime movies. Island of Magic was my childhood. They're not gory or disturbing (well, a little disturbing) but they are pretty damn depressing, especially the Japanese subbed only Black Cloud, White Feather.

[@MisterLeLama]

I recently rewatched a DVD in my father's collection, it's an OVA series called Green Legend Ran, it's always been somewhere in my mind since i first watched it and i think that it's right up your alley, old, disturbing, graphic, dark and visually stunning with brilliant ideas of mise-en-scene. I'm really surprised that it hasn't been covered much.

[@theramdomchannel8329]

Just one detail you got wrong... Heart doesen't eat any children in the movie. He eats the fully grown and old if he can. When he atacks the Sauropod herd he ends up eating one of the old ones who was defending the herd. In dact it is a very coold detail that he defeats him by kicking him in the head when he is up on his hind legs, meaning that was one mighty jump to reach that high, and one hard kick, and we are told that he trains his legs more than anything; but also it is a nice detail that some sauropods where animals so big that they could die from the impact if they fall down. That's how he kills the old sauropod.

[@Xenoraniumwolf]

Fun Fact: The voice actor of Heart the T-Rex is also the voice of Usopp from One Piece.

[@YodaOnABender]

Not asking you to review it but just out of curiosity, have you ever seen Primeval? It was a really cool show and was basically Torchwood with dinosaurs

[@CyberBliitz]

I actually watched this movie a while back when browsing an anime site. I loved this movie.

[@jonathancastillo6433]

Redline might be up your ally. It’s got beautiful animation with a semblance of a plot and character growth (at least for the side characters). It’s a “retro-futuristic” racing film which unfortunately has an unnecessary too less scene

[@garypfeiffer3489]

I think those other Theropods are supposed to be Giganotosaurus. Or SOME Charcharodontosaurid.

[@MillieGriffin]

5:55 Heart actually killed the herd elder of the sorapods, not the children. I remember watching this movie a couple times. The editing of the scene showed him landing a kick in the face to the elder causing him to fall like a tree (and probably broke his neck on the ground) then jumpcut to the rest of the herd leaving with their unharmed children as Heart feasts on a clearly adult sized sorapod carcass. The animators even colored the sorapod elder a slightly darker pink than the rest of the herd and it matches the same pink as the carcass. Hope it makes you feel a little bit better about the scene. Heart got to eat, the children didn't die and the elder protected the herd through his death.

[@ahardworker2154]

Since you like Dino I highly recommend a series on KZbin made by "Dead Sound" called "SAURIA" which is surprising good.

[@cretaceouscrusader661]

Pretty sure the gluttonous Long Necks from the south is a translation error. It should be "Long neck eaters from the south." Meaning 'Giganotosaurus' who were specialized at hunting Sauropods and their name means 'Giant southern lizard'. Therefore One Eyed Baku fought off a pack of Giganotosaurus.

[@TheFowlWitch]

Finally someone talks about one of my favorite foreign movies

[@MforMovesets]

The funny thing about Umasou is, it has better fight scenes than most of the shonen crap we get today. Wait isn't 1:15 Samson and Sally!? That's Japanese?! THAT one destroyed my childhood harder than Watership Down.

[@jhonartsyt3288]

OOOOO FINALY HE HAS REVIEWED IT

[@Logitah]

Read the first book in Helsinki's JapanWeek event. Almost cried.

[@dracodracarys2339]

Loved this film as a kid. Kind of baffled me though since due to the art style it's kind of hard to tell what kinds of dinosaurs they were supposed to be 😂

[@ShinKaijuPrince]

The reason parts of the movie feel disconnected is because they were trying to combine multiple different books in the series into one film.

[@Leiafromanotheruniverse]

The sloth character freaks me out so much I don't know why

[@coleallen5978]

Steve should really review genndy tarkovskys primal its really up his alley

[@LegitMan335]

I would love for you to review all the Land Before Time sequels .

[@Marcara081]

The one thing that is certain to happen to paleontology and which is just catching on, is that so many 'species' of dinosaur are just the female of the same species. But nobody wants to step on that landmine and erase the legacy before it. Like when they finally relented and admitted that many species were, in fact, just juveniles of the same species. It's going to be interesting. [Tricer]atops will probably be first.

[@Marcara081]

Don't let Nintendo see this. They'll sue for copyright on the art style.

[@TUG3284]

When I watch it long time ago I loved how harts name was always harto

[@Silcoonsixx]

Im 3 minutes into this video and already emotional dfgdfg. I love this movie and it's so good to see someone talking about it! I found it back when i was in highschool (more than 10 years ago now) originally, before it had ever received an english dub. No idea how. But i downloaded it with the subs and made a dvd out of it with windows movie maker and honestly.. still have it. I have a lot of feeligns out these dinossaurs.. xD;; Edit now that i finished the video: I thiink there's a dub? Ngl i don't remember if ive looked at it, but i remember seeign the english title "Heart and Yummy" for this movie in more recent years!

[@jamesderington9141]

Actually (Hate to be that kind of guy), Heart killed and ate the Elder Sauropod. You can tell from the difference in markings.

[@lifewithlee6298]

That would be better then eating there children

[@AydenZhou]

Oh ok

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

14:14 Maybe something that should have mentioned when covering that scene. Anyway, I found it smack dab in the middle _between_ surprising and expected.

[@EthanTheDinoNerd]

I do believe this movie got a sequel and the dinosaur designs look different

[@Burning_Dove]

yall should really watch this movie the best part imo was the butt-whooping in that dreary and dead looking forest

[@Joe-yx1gq]

For Context The Start of the Film the Part with Umasou and Pero Are Based off the Difference Trannosarurs Seriers Books if I recall Your best Friend Book the Pero appear in that book

[@lolatray7]

This movie is like the first movie to make me cry!!!

[@BaxterAndLunala]

Dude, you have got to do the sequels. Especially the third film.

[@anything1238]

Do a review on beserk

[@dominicboscaino5491]

I think this is a really fun anime movie about Dinosaurs a nice mixture of action heart and lightheartedness i’m not gonna lie does kind of give me vibes to the Lion king

[@senaruryuin2773]

I've always kinda hoped we'd get a sequel, I loved this movie, it's one of my favorites, had no idea it was based on books so I might need to see if I can find those.

[@lorcan_203]

Steve I've been waiting 3 years for to review Hoodwinked! Please that movie please