Strange Magic - Nostalgia Critic

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George Lucas has had some stinkers over the years, but a fantasy jukebox musical? This is a new kind of weird. Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Strange Magic.
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Strange Magic is a 2015 American computer-animated musical fantasy film directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Lucasfilm, with feature animation by Lucasfilm Animation and Industrial Light & Magic. The film's screenplay was written by Rydstrom, David Berenbaum and Irene Mecchi, from a story by George Lucas inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The film stars Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph and Alfred Molina. The score was composed by Marius de Vries and includes contemporary songs, such as "Love Is Strange" and "Strange Magic".
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[@captainhook1911]

Can you review Peter Pan (2003) or The Shadow (1994)?

[@everythingplacechannel]

I honestly dont even know

[@jerricablackcat4303]

I liked the soundtrack Also can you please review Voltron Legendary Defender, Batman Under the Red Hood, or the Batman Death in the Family interactive movie?

[@Movypro23]

Cool, bruh! 👍🏻keep up the amazing work!

[@xanderodle2721]

It was an odd but beautiful wor of art.

[@Pidaanma]

Well, Lucas gets at least one thing right with this movie : When Marianne finds out that Roland cheated on her, she blame him not the girl.

[@AntediluvianRomance]

Hey, it's actually thoughtful enough with its messages.

[@ninjanibba4259]

Here’s the question tho Did she know about his bride to be?

[@Tfbrave]

@@ninjanibba4259 I mean he was going to marry the princess so it's very likely she did

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@Tfbrave she should be blamed too

[@Marinealver]

Surprised the song "What You Say" wasn't in there.

[@JDWalker495]

My biggest problem with the film was the dad. Seriously what kind of father tries to encourage his daughter to marry someone that cheated on her. Dude seem more in love with him than she was, quite sus, quite sus indeed

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

I might be wrong, but I think she didn't tell him...

[@renji90998]

Even actual Disney dads aren’t this incompetent

[@dangeldoll]

I think Maryann never told anyone, even her sister, especially her dad, but why not I have no idea, it’s not explained if it was political, or did the kingdom need a hero even if he is a cheater

[@zaithehedgewolf4587]

@@dangeldoll the worse part is that the guy is playing the victim card saying she left him for no reason then we see him be a jerk and egotistical ex fiancé threw out the movie

[@dangeldoll]

@@zaithehedgewolf4587 yup, even tho his knights do giggle and gossip that she dump him good, that is why I think there was some plot that got cut out of the movie, that for some reason she didn’t just officially proclaim he cheated on the Crown Princes and that is treason, even the girl whom he cheated with would be in trouble, something was left out

[@JDWalker495]

Let’s all agree that Bog king is best boi, the only likable character Dawn:bland Mary Ann: second place to bog but by a long shot, little to underdeveloped King:incompetent Roland:ass Sunny: simp ( that tried to drug the girl he liked)

[@starshiptrooper100]

The bog king is the only character i like in the movie cause he and I have the same word for this movie Me and the bog king: what?

[@kinomankapospolita5593]

Yes, agreed with this! He is so awkward and sweet ^_^

[@ladypool1404]

So... forcing someone to love him with a magic potion and capturing an innocent girl made him likable? Are you sure about that?

[@kinomankapospolita5593]

@@ladypool1404 but he has changed.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed on all points

[@corpsebrigadepowerhouse993]

I think Lucas is best as an idea man, let him develop a concept, maybe write a general outline, some lore, deeper meaning and themes, while somebody else does the script and directing. Think that’s where his skills shine best

[@robcav8747]

Lucas obv became famous cause boomers thought Star Wars was so original. If SW was created today as a new film it would be panned by critics. I personally loved the fx in the films back in the day but the actual story and characters are pretty awful.

[@corpsebrigadepowerhouse993]

@@robcav8747 I wouldn’t say they’re awful, not entirely original yes, but that was kinda the point, Lucas was merging science fiction and fantasy, taking classic fantasy story tropes and placing them into a futuristic setting. The first movie is a classic heroes journey with simple to grasp characters and motivations, that’s part of why the films are so timeless and why they’re able to touch people from across all ages. And I feel Lucas was able to branch out even further with the following films, A New Hope was groundbreaking for the time but on its own it is pretty generic, without the supplementary material that came afterwards I’d say you have more of a point but as is, I think they still hold up as a collective

[@robcav8747]

@@corpsebrigadepowerhouse993 I am refer to awful more from a technical standpoint. Things like plot and character development. There certainly is no way they would win even half the awards they won if films were made today. And dont get me wrong; I ENJOY the films and have watched multiple times. As I said I have watched lots of hours on making ofs. I am (still) impressed with FX for creatures etc back in the day.

[@adaptorperish1322]

@@robcav8747 Who the fuck “boomers” are supposed to be? I know kids use this label a lot, but never bothered to Google that.

[@robcav8747]

@@adaptorperish1322 Boomers refer to the Baby Boom (post war alot of soldiers came home and alot of kids were born creating huge strain on existing society)

[@pyronuke4768]

This movie has fourteen pop songs in its soundtrack, each one averaging about 3 & 1/2 minutes. With a runtime of 99 minutes, that means approximately 49% of this movie is sung.

[@jasonbolding3481]

It's a jukebox musical . That's usually the point honestly

[@romainsteffen5315]

I read that with kill count guy voice ^^

[@OfficerFriendly2006]

@@romainsteffen5315 James a janisse.

[@romainsteffen5315]

Thx. I would have butcher his name

[@OfficerFriendly2006]

@@romainsteffen5315 you're welcome.

[@barbaraw1245]

Not gonna lie I have a soft spot for this movie. Bog King is so likable

[@nightmarekisser]

Yessss thank you

[@retrosiren824]

Agreed

[@LegitMan335]

From bad guy to good guy .

[@Koda1103]

Yeah, same. I think he's really cool!

[@kinomankapospolita5593]

I'm totally agreed with this! He is so awkward and sweet ^_^

[@du6167]

Okay, but "enemies to lovers" is a genuinely cool trope and I love it about this movie.

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

It can be hard to pull off well. Get it wrong, you get a borderline abusive relationship. Get it right, and it's the best vitriolic romance imagineable. This gets it pretty right, I really feel for these two and want them happy. I definitely love Enemies to lovers though. It's a really good tool for bridging gaps between percieved moralities, etc. Just can add a lot to a pair's dynamic as WELL as add interesting development to warring sides.

[@samflood5631]

It depends if the enemies to lovers trope involves the two constantly arguing, constantly insulting each other, showing signs of why these two shouldn’t be together and already boning after one big argument.

[@kathycoleman4648]

Yep. Big enemies to lovers fan for fiction, and I loved this.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

​@@TheQuashingoftheTub who would've thought this of all movies would get that trope right?

[@angrytheclown801]

It helps that they realize they're not really enemies and commiserate together. Even their big fight with each other there's more chemistry than hostility and they genuinely get along.

[@mortysmith6090]

I like how the main character falls for the villain. Refreshing.

[@kinomankapospolita5593]

Yes! It is :)

[@PopeSixtusVI]

The villain is Rolland.

[@gabbygabs8271]

The exceptionally rare.

[@spzgamer260]

Did this film ripped off MegaMind?

[@mortysmith6090]

@@spzgamer260 Uh, no?

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Cellspex: This movie has 13 songs! The average Disney movie has 6!

[@alibrennan5977]

A fellow Cellspex fan! And yes THIRTEEN songs is way too much

[@zydrakeshogun]

Fellow Cellspex fans! Yeah, 15 songs in a movie is cinematic poison.

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

Honestly, 13 is probably less than I would've guessed.

[@milamitchell6282]

I see that you have watched it

[@droostale2520]

The 13 songs represent the 13 zodiac signs, each scene has a specific zodiac attributed with such.

[@jackmack4181]

“You!?” “Yes” “Antidote?” “Working on it” My favorite part Edit 19:00 any scene with these two in it, I only focus on them

[@matthewjarek3026]

You forgot "Antidote?"

[@jackmack4181]

@@matthewjarek3026 “working on it”

[@dmichand5191]

No! The correct answer is “ Working on it”

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

So true

[@Victoria-_]

SAME

[@Clone6385]

“It’s based off A Midsummer’s night Dream.” Me-.....OH.

[@AliciaNyblade]

"It's based on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'." Me, who has played Puck in two productions: Lord, what fools these mortals be!

[@eringage1511]

"Full of vexation come I, with complaint against [George Lucas]"

[@Chunkboi]

Ah, but mortals have such promise…until they die, decompose, and turn into oil…lord, what fuels these mortals be.

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

My sister played Snout in their college production. The best part about this story is how vastly different and perfect the humor can be depending on who tells it.

[@Mathmachine]

Nostalgia Critic has been on a weird or bad animation kick this last couple of months and I am absolutely here for it.

[@zombiehalo9588]

There's another youtuber who does the same his name is saber spark he's awesome

[@FlashQuatsch]

Hope Trolls World Tour is next

[@Mathmachine]

@@zombiehalo9588 "Saberspark? No...nooooooooooooo!" - Monkey Moses, probably

[@theoneonyoutube4925]

@@Mathmachine And Mr. Sushi.

[@geomania8533]

Eh wouldn't say the animation of 9 is bad or the one from tmnt vs batman

[@daryatislenko4651]

Must admit, this movie is my guilty pleasure. The part with "sugar pie honeybunch" always cracks me up

[@fionamasters1822]

For when Marian sings it it should be "sugar pie honey Punch!"

[@daryatislenko4651]

@@fionamasters1822, why I can hear ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH after that? 🤣

[@fionamasters1822]

@@daryatislenko4651 I see nothing wrong with that!🤣

[@kinomankapospolita5593]

me too xD and that he was so scared of her xD

[@hello--hello]

same here! i know it's objectively pretty bad, but i love this movie so much, haha ^^

[@kamuymamushi5877]

The Bog King is legit the best part of this movie

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed!!!!

[@fey__3919]

honestly, he's such a kingggg

[@pieter_kok]

I think much like the prequels, this is a movie that could be very interesting in concept, but turned out a little iffy in its realization.

[@goonerOZZ]

Another case where Lucas needs someone to reign him in and says "NO!" to him. His idea is great, but people let him get away with many bad executions just because he's George "freaking" Lucas

[@pieter_kok]

@@goonerOZZ l think what he needs is a really good script editor.

[@goonerOZZ]

@@pieter_kok yeah that's the problem, noone dares to edit him.

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@pieter_kok Editing is exactly what saved A New Hope. You’d think George would have learned a valuable lesson from that, but alas, his refusal to let others tamper with his ideas is his biggest weakness as a director.

[@babyyoshi3099]

@@purpleemerald5299 To be fair it is not completely his fault. Supposedly during the prequel filming he asked the crew for input a lot but no one really gave any.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

I’d rather call it “Tinker bell and the drug inducing disaster”

[@chayden153]

"Tinker Bell and when the Meth hit"

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

I call this the thing that makes Miraculous Ladybug or VeggieTales look like they should get an Emmy award.

[@darklordofsword]

Ngl, still better than any of the actual tinkerbell movies.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

@@darklordofsword hey those movies aren’t that bad

[@theoneonyoutube4925]

🤣

[@geardog24]

"How much Shrek are they going to rip off?" Lucas: Yes.

[@queenofawesome2550]

The potion not working at the end even reminded me of Shrek 2 when Fiona had the wrong tea followed by headbutting Prince Charming as a result.

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

How is this a shrek rip off?

[@axelsmith4722]

And yet you overlooked the most disturbing thing about this movie: Roland kissing the bug-tentacle-lady at the end.

[@pogggaming4470]

The love potion did that, Blame that for this moment

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Screw him. He deserved it.

[@MrChristianDT]

In case anyone's always wondered, a Sugar Plum is just another name for a Persimmon. They had to visit the Persimmon Fairy for a love potion.

[@Jwsponky]

...I could have sworn it was some manner of old British confection shaped in approximation of a plum.

[@m.m.i.9586]

@@Jwsponky According to National Geographic, it is an old-fashioned candy, and you can find lots of recipes on line.

[@matthewjones6786]

Aren’t persimmons super bitter? Where did the sugar part come from?

[@MrChristianDT]

It's both. Also, I think only American persimmons are bitter. I had some store bought ones once & they tasted fine.

[@matthewjones6786]

@@MrChristianDT Interesting! My personal quest to taste a foreign persimmon begins.

[@carsonfowler3182]

“Or even Mastermind” “...did...did he mean Megamind?....did he just call Megamind Mastermind?”

[@amitaikatz5929]

Well, that's what it was originally going to be called during production.

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

Lol Im surprised they didn't fix that lol. They will probably just edit with post annotation lol.

[@xevious21]

I just went into the comments section just to see if I was the only one.

[@d24479]

@@xevious21 same here lol

[@UltraBatshift]

I didn't even notice he said it wrong, the eerie similarity between the 2 female leads just made my brain think of it anyway.

[@connorplisga3718]

George Lucas presents: Epic the Musical

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Honestly I prefer Epic the musical to actual Epic :T

[@yeager1957]

So i’m not the only one that thought this was a sequel to Epic.

[@TheDood95]

I think it's closer to Delgo the musical

[@louisduarte8763]

@@TheDood95 I forgot about Epic and Delgo until today.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

@@yeager1957 yeah i though so too.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Actually a story about two jilted lovers accidentally falling in love while thinking they hate each other could be interesting

[@adg5889]

"So, Rob! What do you do for a living?" Rob: "I impersonate old people with a beard and a deep, raspy voice on KZbin. Oh, I'm also a dinosaur."

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

I’ll be honest, that sounds like the kind of conversation me and my brother would have 😂😂😂😂

[@FlashQuatsch]

I always thought of Mary-Anne's sudden change as an exaggeration on when girls cut or dye their hair after a bad breakup or experience. Is a way of trying to hide insecurity by trying to appear tough and in control, as if you were a different person than the one who is heartbroken. It's not unusual for us to go from lovey-dovey to # MENARETRASH # FUCKRELATIONSHIPS overnight because of an emotional moment.

[@ruru2977]

To true. My best friend after a bad breakup shaved half her hair a dyed it. Then spent a whole day listening to heavy metal and now refuses to get in a relationship. (She got dumped 2 years ago)

[@FlashQuatsch]

@@ruru2977 sorry about your friend, hope she can find peace and closure, with or without a relationship.

[@ruru2977]

@@FlashQuatsch She a strong women while she refuses to get back into a relationship she is much happier and enjoying life to the fullest. thank you for caring 😊

[@FlashQuatsch]

@@ruru2977 that's good to hear ☺

[@KlonoaFan64]

Doesn’t explain how she can learn to wield a sword in less than a day.

[@Dtoons]

Hey, Gary Rydstrom directed TWO shorts. He also did Pixar's Lifted

[@sullivanbard]

Yes he did directed two. How did the NC miss that? Guessing saying that Gary directed one short is funnier.

[@thefirstbourne149]

@@sullivanbard Does that matter? Not a feature.

[@Poever]

@@sullivanbard and it’s an extra insult when the one cited is a Toy Story short designed as filler in front of Cars 2

[@sullivanbard]

@@Poever Yet, I like both of them.

[@LipinArt]

@@thefirstbourne149 Well, every director has to have their first features. You start with shorts and then you climb the ladder, that's how it works, doesn' t it?

[@thecrazyape7051]

I can't help but laugh at that part: ♪ YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE -♪ [ SLAM! ] *"You??"* "Yes..." *"ANTIDOTE??"* "Working on it..."

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@chainlink2459]

NC: This movie sucks. George Lucas: Hey! Say that to my *FAAAAAAAAAAACE!*

[@ivantheriddler4873]

👏

[@jasminkrieger8464]

I liked it through

[@chainlink2459]

@@jasminkrieger8464 Cool. You're entitled to your own opinion.

[@jasminkrieger8464]

@@chainlink2459 you aswell

[@jasminkrieger8464]

@@chainlink2459 at least it isnt dingo pictures look it up or Daniel der Zauberer or any other more crappy movie kirara the brave

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Why does this feel like it's a weird fever dream Lucas had while look at Jar-Jar's skull

[@TheAtemAndrew]

As opposed to the Holiday Special?

[@t3chkn1ght]

If that means we can blame Jar-Jar for something bad, I'm all for it.

[@benwatson6729]

I still rather take this movie over "Foodfight".

[@crow1890]

Preach it. Nothing could be worse than food fight. Not even a lucas film.

[@meep9231]

I’d take any movie over foodfight

[@MadTurnip]

@@meep9231 Even Garbage Pail Kids?

[@forwhomthetacobelltolls]

We do not speak of FoodFight

[@crow1890]

agreed truer words have never been said

[@Anuyushi]

This movie came out around my 14th birthday so my mother brought me to the theatre for a midnight showing of Strange Magic. It was so awkward I was ready to go home when it was over. But when we left, someone had smashed our car window and robbed us. So yeah this movie is cursed

[@isaiahlozano5301]

Dang! that's rough, I'm sorry that happened to you and your mom!

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Holy heck!!!!! Sorry that happened to you!!!

[@Anuyushi]

@@questworldiangreenknight7455 Haha no it's totally fine. Being in the downtown theatre at midnight was bound to get something to happen. We figure it was a kid with a baseball bat with what was stolen and the type of damage there was

[@jalifritz8033]

Oh that sucks,sorry you had to go through that.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

@@Anuyushi Just curious what city was this?

[@griffinrider1167]

“Do you wanna make a dead man” A break up song I demand 😂

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed

[@alenazwiep2996]

This movie is my biggest guilty pleasure. I love it. I will never admit to my friends or family that I've ever even seen it, and I don't know why it makes me so happy, but somehow all the stupid things in it mix together into a big stupid thing that I know I should hate but somehow I love.

[@hello--hello]

dude, same here ^^ like, i can tell what's bad about it, but i absolutely love this mess. it's just extremely endearing to me lol

[@aitanacruz9882]

Same. I think it’s just because the Bog King is an S Tier husbando.

[@hello--hello]

@@aitanacruz9882 honestly? you might be right. considering how the movie totally flopped, there's still a surprising amount of fanfic for bog and marianne.

[@aitanacruz9882]

@@hello--hello Maybe the real answer to the fairy’s riddle, "the antidote is more powerful than the love potion" was horniness all along.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

My favorite parts about this movie is Bog King Kristen Chenoweth’s singing And I personally find the imp adorable, that’d be my Hogwarts pet 😆

[@SuperMagicUnderwear]

"Writing for girls is easy! All you gotta do is throw fairies, and unicorns, and friendship, and glitter, and pink on the screen, and they'll just eat it up! That's what all the Hollywood people did in the 80's. It's not like they'd be wrong or anything. -Lucas, probably.

[@justarandomclonetrooperwit8119]

@@BWMagus and now the fan base is filled with 678kg neckbeards who look like the offspring of jabba the hutt

[@victoriagutierrezalgra3207]

This particular movie is one of my guilty pleasures XD I love how Bog, my favourite character, is shown first as kind of a generic 'evil' villain and ends up getting most of the funniest and best parts of the flick. I mean, he's so relatable in some ways, even pretty charming when he's with Marianne. ^-^

[@Gambit771]

So he remains a generic male villain character.

[@curious_puspin_cat]

​​@@Gambit771 Bog King is not a villain, hes antagonist. Rolland is the villain in the story.

[@terrynewsome6698]

Right after the "I used to be hot" was a commercial for dawn soap. Sometimes I reminded that the world is not all bad.

[@catandrobbyflores]

I got an Allstate add😂

[@TheBea3000]

I got a Crest commercial. Lol

[@sonofaspyder3000]

I got an anti-vaping ad 👀

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@ManicWolf]

"I wrote it for my son/daughter" seems to be the trendy excuse for shitty films.

[@mityakiselev]

hey, what about Spy Kids... Sharkboy and Lavagirl... um, I see the point

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Same thing happens for games. "I added women to historic WWII battles that didn't feature any, rather than doing research and learning that other conflicts actually DID feature women... because my daughter wants to play a D-Day scenario and she can't empathize with men."

[@antigrav6004]

It seems worse as an excuse because they're phoning it in for their kid. It's insulting to them.

[@eyesofthefox]

M Night's Lady in the Water, or whatever it was called, was a bedtime story he used to tell his daughter.

[@jlev1028]

Even applies to politicians! Ted Cruz: You see, I took a vacation to Cancun while my home state lost electricity because...ummmmm...It's my daughters' fault! They pressured me! I'm not to blame!

[@jenneacubero1036]

Man, this “Labyrinth” prequel is so weird...even more than it should’ve been...

[@_Anyastarr]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@meep9231]

Oh nooooo

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@_Anyastarr u good?

[@Miss_Kisa94]

Huh?

[@jenneacubero1036]

@@Miss_Kisa94 It was also a product of LucasFilms with goblins and fairies.

[@inkheart151]

I honestly like this movie. I think the songs are a good representation of the characters’ emotions at the time. Plus I’ve kind of accepted that this is an extreme musical. Like, singing is a natural part of the universe. I can’t even help it. It’s cheesy and I love it.

[@AndrewDavidJ]

Literally every NC conclusion: “Meh. It’s not the worst I’ve ever seen, but it’s not great either.”

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

@Joker oh so very true!😳

[@user-ok2lw9cc1z]

NC review Sucker Punch: "Just because you're using great songs, doesn't mean you're using them in a great way."

[@flappycat8282]

Do you mean "Sucker Punch"?

[@Duckmaster100]

He already has

[@kingkaza]

Is shame when i search bjork that movie always pops up when i just want the awesome music video

[@flappycat8282]

@@Duckmaster100 He said "Super Punch" in his original comment

[@kishinasura1989]

It might be unpopular but I enjoyed that movie

[@kylevernon]

Critic mentioned Hook, which is funny because George Lucas and Carrie Fisher both have cameos as a couple who kiss on a bridge in the scene where they fly to Neverland.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

He mentioned that in his review of Hook

[@wjzav1971]

The princess and the evil dark lord hooking up. That must satisfy sooooo many fanfictions out there.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao so true 😂😂😂

[@d.whillmar1740]

7:26 Honestly, "goblin separatists taxation" sounds as really interesting set up for fantasy story.

[@Sujamma.]

This movie can basically be summed up by saying: I liked it when i was 7 then i forgot about it.

[@long_dennis]

I mean.....you’re far from wrong

[@Alex04blue868]

Yeah pretty much

[@Cauti0nSeaman]

So are u a time traveler or what

[@elehcarykztorban0360]

Yeah! I saw the thumbnail and I was like “That looks familiar, but why do I remember it?

[@EggBoi_8]

Hell yeah I love how I was just thinking “god I’m bored and wish I had something to watch.” Then right when I turn my phone off I get the notification

[@AylaSky]

I love this movie to death, and no one can change my mind 😂

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

It’s a fun guilty pleasure!😆

[@CRYP71D0g]

Saw it for the first time last night. Honestly really liked it!

[@thefreakmachine]

We really need "Zelda CD-i: The Movie"

[@rainpooper7088]

Fret not! Jimmy Davis already brought us Link the Boi: The Movie: The Trailer: The Poop and shall finish The King‘s Nostalgia Trip one day.

[@thefreakmachine]

@@rainpooper7088 This peace is what true warriors strive for!

[@alexmacisaac5235]

This was the first movie I watched in theaters that I legitimately hated sitting through. My family and I walked out because we couldn’t take the singing anymore.

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

You and your family were wise.

[@alena984]

The first time I watched this was when I was little and watched it on the Disney Junior channel. I hated it so much that when she started signing the stronger song I turned it off.

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

@@alena984 Ikr? It looked like she was gonna eat the camera at that part. Seriously, this movie makes me miss the halcyon days of Mama Mia!

[@GreenieJay]

Well aren't you lucky, if this movie came out earlier, my mom would've probably taken me to it, she always said that nomatter how terrible a movie is, she will not walk out of it because they are expensive. Too bad she didn't walk out for midsommer >:( I was 14!

[@sky-sx5gt]

Lmao I thought this movie was so boring

[@takeshikujo2909]

So to sum up this movie: Here's a generic song It sounds like hundreds of other songs. Things are always nice in this song That's why no one remembers it. Generic song, generic song. Some jackass wrote this in his sleep. Generic song, generic song. It shuts up your kids, so you can't complain.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Nice throwback to NC's "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" review.

[@chainlink2459]

Sparkle sparkle sparkle!

[@fc43]

@@chainlink2459 FUCK YEAH, SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE!

[@meep9231]

@@wolve-potter5775 this is taking my back to 2010

[@adamloga3788]

Okay, I did not even know this movie existed before I saw this review, but I have to say that that bit where the girl asks the guy she was just about to kill "Antidote?" and he just responds "Working on it." is pure gold. Everybody could tell that blondie was creeping Cummings out.

[@blueravenfire]

"you wanna make a dead man...." LOL i died at that joke. XD

[@kingspike2346]

The movie sould have been called "Tinker Bell on Meth and Steroids".

[@sky-sx5gt]

Lmao

[@autumbreeze1129]

I think you mean meth, not myth

[@kingspike2346]

@@autumbreeze1129 thanks for correcting me

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

You know, I kinda realize something. Look at how the Bog Kings first love looked like, then how all the denizen of the dark forest looks like, and then think about how he was so desperate to use a love potion on the first girl he loved because he most likely thought he was going to get rejected anyway. This is my theory, but maybe by a denizen of the dark forest, the fairies are viewed as ugly in their eyes? And since the Bog King looks somewhat similar to the fairies, he was seen as the ugliest person in his kingdom, with all marriage candidates his mother brought to him were actually just gold diggers or wanted to become the next queen. It adds a somewhat spin to the whole story and while it is lost on most people unless you think about it deeply(took me a while to reach this theory of mine) it makes this love story more wholesome as they both view each other as ugly from their perspective and only fell in love not for their looks, but for their personality. I might be reading too deeply into this, but if it is true then George might have made a unique kind of love story for children. Though if it is true, then George made it way too complicated for the message to get across to both children and adults

[@blackberry8615]

This is good

[@Verebazs]

You do realise, Lucas didn't actually made this film? He produced it, he came-up with the idea, but he didn't write or direct it. Just like he didn't direct either the Holiday Special or Howard Duck.

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

@@BWMagus this may be the most likely. But I also re-watched the movie recently after seeing this review, and Bog king literally calls his first love the most beautiful person he has ever seen. And at the end when the rejection after the love potion was used is revealed, he says he is to ugly to be loved. But then it was reveled that the potion did not work because she was already in love. But as I said, I might be reading too deeply into this and this might not be what the ones who made this movie's intention was(now that I was reminded that it was not George who made it). But if you consider other movies Hollywood has made with overly complicated messages which was lost on the audience there is a few, so movies with lost messages that was never said to exist in the movie is not that unusual

[@Sate12]

I think it follows more along the lines of seelie and unseelie fae. Since the bog king and his mother are such major distinguished characters, they had to look relatable to a human audience hence human faces. Since the other fairies also have very human faces, they just ended up looking alike

[@zackdow361]

"a message too complicated to get across for both kids and adults." (Insert joke about prequels here.)

[@nightshadehelis9821]

I'm calling it right now: There's going to be a Ferngully remake within the next five years.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

They'll kill the dude off in the opening, make him an idiot, or radically change his appearance. Calling it now!

[@tristanhartup4936]

And yet James Cameron would still sue for plagerism

[@Chunkboi]

@@tristanhartup4936 Great. We can have Crysta wielding an automatic rifle.

[@katherinestephen9365]

Uh who'll replace Tim curry as Hexuss?

[@Fractorification]

Well, I’ll give the movie one thing, the twist where the MC actually falls in love with the anatagonist was surprising. Sure, movies like Frozen or Megamind did a similar thing, but this one went out of it’s way to depict the Bog King as a standard villainous fantasy villain, and it plays it straight up to that point that you didn’t expect that to happen. It’s refreshing to see for once the tragic damned villain get their happy ending. Could’ve been a unique love story had the rest of the script added more layers to the idea rather than boiling it down to the standard “appearances aren’t everything” message we’ve heard before.

[@oldmandeadpool1064]

When he said real love, I imagined cinema snob grinning to the camera saying “Yeah!”. You guys got use each other’s bits more you work off each other so we’ll.

[@GamingExpert9990]

Oh critic you don’t know what you got yourself into I remember watching this in theaters with a middle school class and it was a event that lead to lots of funny trauma

[@johnnyortiz0]

I remember the Disney channel promo for Friday didn't watch it

[@blackberry8615]

So tell..

[@ztslovebird]

I feel like that needs a full explanation.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Indeed.

[@WaitingxInxSilence]

I love this movie, and I was expecting Critic to tear it a new one. In Lucas' defense, he was forced to change a lot of the movie when Disney took over, kind of like what happened with Cool World.

[@lutherheggs451]

Meanwhile Disney steals songs from Yentil and people pretend its some amazingly written original song.

[@Velgar_Grim]

While Disney also gave jack all marketing for this film which is one more reason why this bombed. Still one of the Strange Magical Gems lost in obscurity. Thankfully more people have been reviewing it of late.

[@Cheesegoddess]

I was just about to say Disney REALLY fucked up this movie a lot. And I actually like this movie lol but before the changes it was going to be so much different. This was the movie that Disney had to take if they wanted to get all the Star Wars stuff and you can tell they were pissed to be force to do so. And as someone else said, my god the marketing they DIDN'T do for it. The trailer they made didn't even come close to what the movie was actually about lol. This movie came out in the middle of January where movies are sent to DIE. It wasn't even suppose to be a musical and it was suppose to be more dark with a bigger Beauty and the Beast feel to it. And the fairies didn't all have short hair. (which is such a weird ass thing the animators were forced to do.) In the end Lucas was kind of like ok fuck it we're gonna do what they tell us to do and we'll do it as best as we can. You want it to be a musical? BIGGEST DAMN MUSICAL EVER! You want certain jokes? WE'RE DOING THEM TO DEATH. You don't want it to be dark? WE're making it sunshine rainbow now!!! *rip what could have been*

[@Velgar_Grim]

@@Cheesegoddess You could easily say it's been insulted, disrespected, that it's been mistreated. :D

[@Cheesegoddess]

@@Velgar_Grim *slow but strong hand clap* That was amazing.

[@MegaRambit]

I genuinely think the designs are beautiful and interesting, especially with the butterfly wings and how flexible they are... I mean, I'm a big sucker for fairies, so maybe that has something to do with it. But this intrigues me. And I love hero/villain romances. (And I don't mind jukebox musicals, though this one seems clumsily done.)

[@siciliasth89]

“Do you wanna make a dead maaaaan?” 🤣😂💀 I choked on my gum and almost didn’t cough it back up! Worth it 👍🏾

[@raymondkertezc364]

I read that as "I choked on my gun" and got worried for a sec

[@ComicalRealm]

Strange Magic : aka George Lucas's Star Wars "For Girls"

[@EeveelutionLover22]

So wait episode 7 8 and 9 of starwars dont count...... Nah I know that is pretty bad

[@Deathlygunn]

George Lucas: I made Star Wars to be Disney films for Boys. George Lucas: I made Strange Magic to be Star Wars films for Girls.

[@-Zikade-]

So fucking stupid. I'm a girl and I've been a Star Wars fan since I was like 10 years old or something (btw I'm one of those lucky people who was not spoiled about Darth Vader).

[@diamondknight8587]

....because it's not like Star Wars is massively loved by both genders...nah that would be *ridiculous*

[@midnightthesmartfox9981]

Yeah how well did that turn out 😂

[@DigiDestined13]

Went into this film in the theaters unsure what to think of it. Walked out loving it. It was a lot of fun. Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenowith are treasures in everything they're in. It's not meant to be that deep, it's just meant to be entertaining fluff, and it succeeds. I will admit, though, that they only named the lead female Marianne so that they could use that song, lol!

[@stephaniejenkins7822]

In my opinion, this is one of the better jukebox musicals I've seen. I genuinely enjoy watching this movie, and it was also fun seeing this video too.

[@neonredhead]

Funnily enough, when the bog's mom said "My life just flashed before my eyes... man I was hot." A commerical for beer played right after

[@DukeDanger19567]

Fun fact The possum in Over the Hedge was voiced by Avril Lavigne. The more ya know

[@kingkaza]

Who?

[@DukeDanger19567]

@@kingkaza Google her

[@skylerloggins4902]

@@kingkaza she a singer.

[@eatatjoes6751]

Gotta say, their cover of Strange Magic is *awesome.*

[@TheMandalorianGhostYT]

"Mario the destructor has come, the end is nigh" that joke broke me

[@antoniosalieri1048]

The Holiday Special: "I'm the worst thing George Lucas has ever made!" Strange Magic: "Hold my beer"

[@kriticalitylives]

Or Mead, if we're going all DnD

[@DiegoHernandez-xt2su]

Diva “Musical Hell” did review this movie before

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@JediMasterIsaac Disagree. Sure, the Holiday Special is objectively worse, but it's much more fun. It's like comparing The Room to Twilight. Sure, The Room is worse, but it's more enjoyable than Twilight.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@DiegoHernandez-xt2su Raisorblade did too.

[@Alphawolf2017]

@@DiegoHernandez-xt2su as did SaberSpark and CellSpex and *MANY* others!

[@borochifox]

Ok, seriously, there's a Lucas film weirder than Howard and the Holiday Special?! Wow. I'd never even heard about this! UPDATE: Ok I watched the movie and I actually enjoyed it. I have a soft spot for 'less than great' kids fantasy films, which is why I also probably why I love Arthur and the Invisibles while knowing its....flawed.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Saberspark did it some months ago.

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@TheGuardDuck and Cellspex ranted about it years ago when it was first dumped onto us in January 2015! Seriously the only good thing to come out of that month was the US release of Paddington

[@QuartuvLarry]

YOU SHADDUP! Howard was 80s gold! ...well, maybe silver...I was a kid, dammit!

[@borochifox]

@@QuartuvLarry The almost sex scene scarred me XD

[@maridomi8303]

Fun fact; There's an 1975 song by Elo named "Strange Magic" and to be honest, it's a pretty good song.

[@crashtefano]

"Elsa? Do you want to make a DEAD man?!"

[@Jenazad.]

Now I'm convinced when the Council says they create Rey based on George Lucas's previous movies, this was the one they are referring to.

[@pinkrangersarah]

I literally forgot this movie existed, but looking back on it... Yeah, I still hate it, but I do like the relationship between what's her name and the Bog King, and I think that demon possum is pretty cute.

[@ReligiousPrime]

Up until I saw this review, I didn't even know it existed.

[@waspsting2168]

I admit. I have a soft spot for this movie. The chemistry between the two is pretty good.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed!!!

[@LunaTheBeast-lf1ly]

I love how right before the commercial break Bog's mom said "My life is flashing before my eyes! Hey, I used to be hot!"

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Strange Magic: When Tinker Bell fell in love with Hopper ❤

[@tristanhartup4936]

I'm pretty sure someone somewhere already wrote a fanfic about that.

[@QuantumLeaper25]

NC: "Okay, did Lucas want to make an Opera? How many songs are there back to back?!" Me: Apparently enough that Frozen 2 admits defeat.

[@Megas_lightzx]

Pretty much

[@theblackmanwholaughs6670]

Am I the only one that instantly thought of the movie "Antz" when I saw these character designs

[@laurena7894]

Ok but is the bog king kind of hot? Their chemistry was so good i wish the movie had more of them interacting instead of singing

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Rob: If Brad ruined my day with this movie, Imma ruin yours.

[@BobbyDrake2000]

Dear God, I just realized we're about to get an onslaught of 'It was Agatha all along' cutaway gags.

[@MeleeTiger]

I legit love the 4th wall esk joke about pretending to start a song in a musical, only to get an opening for a punch.

[@snow-in4zp]

You know Elvis's version of I can't help falling in love with you is one of the best songs I've ever heard

[@PhidSillips]

Did you know: *this video is real*

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Yes Sid

[@squeaktheswan2007]

Wow...

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

@@koneheadcokehead4981 no no this is Phid

[@TheGuardDuck]

And toys are alive and are coming to eat your brains thru your eye-holes.

[@gregnash6348]

@@slinkbradshaw8674 Phid Sillips

[@abthedragon4921]

Did anyone else see the trailer for this years ago and assume it was a reboot or sequel to Epic?

[@damenwhelan3236]

"Do you wanna make a dead man" Made me laugh way too hard.

[@supermarioharvey2174]

2:04 EDP the legend makes a cameo

[@spiderdued0423]

That one did not age quite so well

[@thehillisalive]

I love this movie for how bonkers it is. It's my guilty pleasure to put on and make fun of every now and again. My bf goes NOOOOOO every time I sing Sugar Pie Honey Bunch to annoy him 😭😂.

[@rachelppython]

"It has a nice beat and means nothing" Seems to be a good summation of far too many pop songs.

[@kariwilson3217]

...thank you, NC, for introducing me to a film that has now become a guilty pleasure. I watched this movie for the first time last night, in Feb 2020, and I love it. Who knew Chenoweth could sing like that?!

[@p.a.4512]

"mom, I want arthur and the minimoys" "no, we have arthur and the minimoys at home" arthur and the minimoys at home:

[@gwengrasso1887]

You’ve just unlocked one of my childhood memories...

[@vernyulkisasszony4708]

@@gwengrasso1887 Same, I love this movies, although I think they could have done it in only 2, they didn't needed 3. Just smashing 2 and 3 together... I remember owning a shortened version of the first movie (it was pirated), and later when we bought all 3 in one package, because it was cheaper that way at the time and watched the first movie again, we realised some of the scenes were a little off because it was not the whole film. (I mean it wasn't much, the overall story was present, it was just minor details.) The DVD has the whole film, and we watched the others too.

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

Honestly, I really enjoyed Strange Magic. From the very first joke with the map unrolling to show the dark forest I was having fun with it. Sure not everything lands, but the parts I liked were engaging enough that I didn't get hung up on its flaws. It helps that I love cover songs and therefore am predisposed to like Jukebox musicals, and I thought the instrumental parts were nice touches like where they played 'Crazy little thing called love' when chasing the imp or when they have a march version of 'Bad Romance' going as the theme for Roland's troops. I thought the landscapes were beautiful, and I loved how much attention was paid to giving purposeful action to background characters. For me, the things that worked outweighed the things that didn't.

[@conradojavier7547]

We want Dave Filoni to make a Strange Magic Spinoff.

[@firelightyear]

Plz stop...

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Who hear misses the "Big Lipped Alligator" moment meme? Wow, this movie sucks!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

at least it's not The Star Wars Christmas Special...

[@tauhidparvez7394]

6:27 Yes!!!! Critic made a "Do you wanna build a snowman" reference!!!! 10:37 And a Let it go reference!!!! 21:13 - 21:29 And more Frozen and Sherk references!!!! Critic s' final thoughts on Strange Magic 22:22 - 23:11

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

All Lucas has left to make is a movie about The Kool-Aid man and the trilogy is complete!

[@wariodude128]

*bursts through wall* O H Y E A H !!!!!!

[@magentapurpleyap5566]

OH NOOOOOO-okay.

[@joshuaobryan4896]

dont you dare give him ideas!

[@petergut6445]

Funny enough, now I want to watch this movie. But with the dad hug thing, I think what they were going for was Marianne shut her off from love that even meant physical expressions of it, so when she begrudgingly accepted the hug then melted into a relaxed state, I think she let a bit of how she originally was out.

[@inkheart151]

I’m assuming that the opening cut takes place a year later since Marianne was supposed to have her wedding in spring, and then they cut to another spring ball. But yes, that transition could have been done a lot better.