Swan Princess - Nostalgia Critic

This isn't my idea of fun. The Nostalgia Critic reviews 1994's Swan Princess.
Originally aired on April 22nd, 2014.
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[@TheQuietCottage]

Rogers: "She says, "Is beauty all that matters?" and you say "what else *is* there?"" Derek: "It was dumb, I know." Rogers: "You should write a book: How to Offend Women in Five Syllables or Less." Rogers is THE BEST.

[@terranova1203]

I agree.

[@lilacsunset9194]

Roght

[@staylauren]

Yasssss

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

Shohna- Indeed Rogers was the best. Derek's mom had her moments too.

[@alexcasares5943]

5:31 Look Odette makes Derek's hise jump. It's the middle ages. Love is like an appeitizer.

[@ayarriba9093]

“She started out as such an ugly duckling” What? She was beautiful the entire time....

[@w.centerprisesbluestar8603]

Beautiful and nothing else.

[@ayarriba9093]

@@w.centerprisesbluestar8603 😭😭😂😂

[@paulinamorales8854]

Derek's a fucken dweeb. This is awkward Disney with a bland Odette and a lame-ass douche prince.

[@origami6479]

OK we can understand that he wasn't attracted to her when they were kids, precisely because they were ...kids. But in their early teenage years, 'cause puberty and all, he should have started to realize it. Plus she seemed to have more personality when she was younger

[@remixchild]

I know love is blind but ctfo!!

[@brandelynnefreleng7597]

How could he not mention Roger; literally the best character. “You should write a book- ‘How to Offend Women in Five Syllables or Less.”

[@plutossky7534]

I aspired to be like Roger and I've now achieved that goal

[@o0Scarrow0o]

It's TRUE plus 1. He spent every single summer for as long as he can remember with her 2. I can point out a bunch of things about her First example:in the first song number of the movie she takes down his entire treehouse in one kick. HOW DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THAT

[@Tasoq]

Probably the best line in the movie

[@TheReal_HomeLander]

“Not you Wesley, you’re a RRRRRABBIT for heavens sake!”

[@alexanderzinnurov2180]

You mean Lord Rogers.

[@rebeccascholtes1438]

It would have been such a better movie if they kept their personalities as a child. Even if Derek only liked Odette for her beauty, this could actually work. Make it that Odette has a little crush on Derek when they were kids and Derek only changing his mind about marrying her when she's all grown up. Derek can do that whole: "Is there anything else than beauty" thing and she rejects him. Cut to the imposter Odette, who is equally beautiful, but she's very docile and princessy through the whole ball. And Derek notices that something is strange, because he doesn't feel the same way as he did before. Yes, this girl's beautiful, but that seems to be it? Let him have second thoughts about the whole 'announce your true love to the world', because he isn't sure if his feelings for her are still there. And later on, when the real Odette appears, he realizes that he loved Odette for her personality.

[@shio_juniper]

Wow, I really liked your version, it's much more logical and just nice and accurate! And it's still an interpretation of "The Swan Lake".

[@storywala88]

Sounds better

[@Dinosaurianationazation]

Or have Derek turn into a villian.

[@madeegaindraws]

@@Dinosaurianationazation id watch that ngl

[@Aluhcav]

And look at that, a usable plot that still feels like it took months to come up with, yet it was five minutes. God, why is this hard for other people that say they try.

[@kevinklingensmith5412]

"A tap dancing sorcerer who wants to steal lunch money" Sound like my next D&D character.

[@monsterhunter66]

Kevin Klingensmith What is your D&D character?

[@atotalfiasco4213]

Would probably be a hell of a lot more entertaining than this entire movie

[@MissEarthling]

Ha

[@SmoothTeeVee]

@Rebecca Sher Dungeons & Dragons

[@beepboopmeow203]

A goblin sorcerer that loves dancing!

[@misseli1]

The King: Odette is... Odead Derek: Your Majesty this is no time for puns

[@DisneyLord371]

SHUT UP DEREK!!! YOUR LIFE IS ONE BIG UNINTENTIONAL PUN!!!

[@wilsonflrn34]

he’s odead people who see the body will say oshit

[@WanRa28]

@@DisneyLord371 then he died, with no regrets

[@origami6479]

Can we talk a second about the fact that absolutely NO ONE seems concerned about Odette's father death ? Not even Odette herself cares the slightest about him. I mean, he forced her in a relationship with Derek all her life so maybe she wasn't very fond of him, but come one !

[@hk1371]

Aye. Theres an entire kingdom that just lost its (presumably) beloved King to a ruthless murder and kidnapping. Hell, even with the tarnished reputation the Royal Family in our world has, people were still sad when the Queen passed away. And that was a natural death, not a literal assassination

[@ashur24]

True, but then again the king was pretty non specific about the great animal's identity, so no wonder everyone is glad he is dead.

[@FilmFanatic1980]

Yep! I thought about that too, but was like oh well… lol

[@cardemis7637]

The thing of the fake Odette dancing with the prince to get him to marry her was in the original ballet... It was just Rothbart's daughter instead. Not saying the movie's good, but it didn't steal that from Disney.

[@cheyennerolling224]

You believe the old hag older than rothbart is his daughter? Shes his henchwoman

[@avosmash2121]

@@cheyennerolling224 No, what they meant was in the ballet of Swan Lake, which is what this film is based around, his daughter is an evil sorceress child name Odyle and she does the same thing to seduce the prince and make him break his vow without realizing it. This is actually the story behind the film The Black Swan. For whatever reason they decided to make him in this movie have just a henchperson, instead of a beautiful daughter.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

What is funny is the Barbie version did that as well

[@AldaMrkreNielsdottir]

"Why can't you just get stockholm syndrom like everyone else I've brought here. I had the turtle ready to marry me in a week!" DYING!

[@alexlemonds2838]

LMAO. XD.

[@kiya-mb7rt]

Alda Mørkøre Nielsdóttir l

[@CyrixOkami]

Best line ever that should of been in the movie seriously

[@dangrus123]

Swans are one of the few animals that die when the lose their mate (love of their life). It is not the spell killing her, it is the nature of the form. Rothbart is just a jerk. Even defeating him makes sense with that context, the plan is screwed anyway might as well just go for the warlord plan, and take both kingdoms, what with both of their lines ended.

[@nykerianash1590]

dangrus123 swans are also scary. He literally turns her into a killer bird, bite his ass.

[@jamestown8398]

That's adressed in the story. Odette asks why he doesn't just conquer the kingdom by force, and he states he wants something to legitimize his rule (i.e. a royal marriage) so that he doesn't have to live in fear of assassination or rebellion as a usurper.

[@jamestown8398]

That's adressed in the story. Odette asks why he doesn't just conquer the kingdom by force, and he states he wants something to legitimize his rule (i.e. a royal marriage) so that he doesn't have to live in fear of assassination or rebellion as a usurper.

[@leonardorossi998]

@@jamestown8398 The movie would have been better had Odette told him: "Ooooh, no one told you, did they? Being the legitimate ruler doesn't protect you from assassination or rebellion".

[@clericofchaos1]

I always thought it was weird that the wizard who can literally turn anything into anything else and freaking alter the fabric of reality on command would need such an overly elaborate and infinitely complicated plan to take over a kingdom...dude, summon a few dragons and rain fiery death down upon whatever kingdom you want to rule...not that hard a thing to accomplish when you're the only magic user in said kingdom.

[@marcosmederos2745]

His plan is literally a Tom and Jerry plan. It doesn't work out in any scenario. Why doesn't he just summon a lava golem to helonhim conquer the kingdom?

[@Ryodraco]

Well he basically claimed he didn't want to have to look over his shoulder for assassins for the rest of his life if he took the kingdom by force, but that still leaves about a hundred other things wrong with his plan.

[@supremewolf8503]

clericofchaos1 he could've made his own kingdom though even exactly like the one he wanted

[@Flaris]

True enough. This guy has untold power, magic and ability....and this was his plan to take over the kingdom? What? You murdered the king it's not like legality is a bit issue for you. Just turn your lackey into a dragon and take over already!

[@Ryodraco]

FlareKnight One has to admit that trying to avoid the "spending the rest of my life fighting heroes trying to take back the kingdom" idea was actually refreshing, if only his actual plan to do so made any sense.

[@jordan1650]

The movie never explained why Odette suddenly loves Derek after she turned him down. I guess Odette decided to fall in love with Derek later in the movie because I guess she feels that her being married to a prince is definitely way better than being stuck with Rothbart, even if Derek only loved her for her looks.

[@AngelofMusic04]

Derek had BDE. Big Derek energy.

[@sweetpotato552]

Odette always loved Derek. She even said in the film "I want him to love me for me". She loved Derek but she she had to make sure that he loved her for so much more just like how she loved him, like when she says "I see him smiling and me knees start buckling, I see Inside him and my doubts are gone"

[@julieshez387]

Maybe it's like Odette then sees the good in Derek as hope for she can be with him when he grew to be smart and nice as her that he could learn from her when the experience put thier love for each other to the test with Rothbart in the way although she desperately needs Him to break her curse but seems she truly loves him because he was being there for her in a kind caring way.

[@starrsmith3810]

I feel like she settled for him because she had no other option or choice. Hell they only hung out because their families wanted them to get married.

[@william3100]

​@julieshez387 That's not true love, though, and she has no reason to think is the one because they barely knew each other and nowhere in the film is it implied that that was happening. They clearly unrealistically fell in love at first sight when as adults. That also paint her in a bad light because that basically means she was using him to break free from the curse. Plus, why would she hope that he could free her when he was a dick to her as children? They never liked each other and she had no reason to think that Derek would become as nice as her because he was nowhere close to that when they were kids.

[@mstrainjr]

The woman who voiced Odette, Michelle Nicastro, died from breast cancer in 2010, age 50. The woman who sung as Odette's singing voice is none other than Liz Callaway, who was also the singing voice for Princess Jasmine in The Return of Jafar, and Princess Kiara in Lion King 2. Just throwing some facts out there. EDIT: Lea Salonga did the voice of Jasmine in the original Aladdin movie.

[@TheCraftworkOrange]

The signing voice for Jasmin was Lea Salonga.

[@mstrainjr]

Craftwork Orange Excuse me. She was the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in the 2nd and 3rd movies.

[@mstrainjr]

v torry Yes! You know, I don't recall watching that. If I did, it was a long, long time ago.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Sweet! I THOUGHT Liz Callaway's name sounded familiar! Mind blown! :) I already knew about Odette's voice actor though and it completely breaks my heart this movie and Odette were my childhood. ;(

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Wow! Really?! Another mind blown! :) Liz Callaway surely is extremely talented! :)

[@shaina9675]

"Arrange the marriage? They've been arranging it practically since you were a sperm!" im laugh i ng

[@shellywoods1455]

shaina I think he was referring to the actual ceremony.

[@brainstormsurge154]

I can't believe I never thought of how to change the plot before. To win all Rothbart had to do was: 1. Kill Odette 2. Turn his assistant into an Odette look-alike 3. Present his assistant to Odette's father's kingdom 4. Marry "Odette" to make himself king. 5. Fake his assistant's death so that the ruse is never exposed. 6. Profit - Because he now has an entire kingdom under his control. And even if he wanted to continue 7. Seduce Derek's mother and marry her and if that doesn't work replace her with his assistant 8. Kill Derek 9. Kill Derek's mother or fake his assistant's death again like last time if he had to go that route 10. Profit even more - Because now he has two kingdoms and still has that nice summer retreat Still want to continue? 11. Form the mages guild or whatever you want to call it to teach the dark arts to others 12. Form an army of magic users 13. Conquer the world while adhering to The Evil Overlord List 14. Profit infinity - Because he rules the world of course Edit: Wow. So many likes and comments. And such an old comment too and still getting comments. Thank you. I guess I must create a sequel? 15. Derek faked his death and covertly joins the mage guild. 16. Derek seduces, backstabs and anti-heroes his way up the ranks like a badass to get close to Rothbart while inadvertently developing a personality and a character. Maybe gets a sexy woman along the way. 17. After conquering another kingdom for Rothbart and subjugating its people Derek finally is in the position to take his revenge against Rothbart. 18. Things don't go according to plan but Derek is still barely able to pull off the assassination on Rothbart. Derek's sexy woman dies though. 19. Derek takes Rothbart's place as ruler of the mage guild because he's not naive anymore and knows just letting the mages of the mage guild do as they wish would be a disaster. He even goes so far as to disguise himself as Rothbart and pretend Rothbart had killed him. 20. Derek continues annexing surrounding kingdoms because he now sees how ass backwards feudal kingdoms are. Partly thanks to Rothbart's tutelage and also observing it for himself when he first infiltrated and conquered a kingdom for Rothbart. 21. After a bit of time Derek realizes he's become exactly like Rothbart. He comes to regret killing Rothbart and views him as the father he never had. 22. Rothbart reveals his death was greatly exaggerated. He knew Derek was there all along and after perfecting aging reversal through permanent transformation he had his most loyal assistant play the part of Derek's sexy woman and also faked her death. 23. After a struggle with Rothbart Derek surrenders and becomes Rothbart's right hand man. Derek also gets back with his sexy lady. (Some will find that disturbing but oh well.) 24. Some nut writes some fanfiction of Derek bringing Odette back to life with magic. But that can't be cannon because Derek realizes that Odette really was, "Beautiful and nothing else."

[@luspearsoram1507]

O_O Wow. That is a brilliant evil scheme. Maybe Rothbart was too dumb to figure that out.

[@brainstormsurge154]

Thanks :) Only took me ten seconds to come up with that one. It wasn't too hard since Rothbart had the means already.

[@luspearsoram1507]

Brainstorm Surge Your welcome. Mwahahaha. :D

[@mach6247]

[Insert shitty "Instructions Unclear" joke here]

[@98953812]

Brainstorm Surge Let me edit the 14th one a bit 14. Profit infinity - Because he rules the world. M. Bison: OF COURSE!!!

[@antdrummer5]

"She started out as such an ugly duckling" I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard at that part

[@misseli1]

Anthony Cinque Derek was already making Dad jokes before he even got married

[@hell5309]

"She started out as such an ugly duckling, and somehow suddenly became a swan." It's called puberty, dude.

[@thebadger622]

Anthony Cinque.......For some reason i saw your Jotaro Comment

[@MylingCyrus]

6:03 It sounded like he said 'Odette is Odead' hahahaha

[@emilychristian7844]

DementorsKiss BAHAHAHAHHA

[@98953812]

DementorsKiss Thank you, I will never be able to see that scene with a straight face ever again. XD

[@atotalfiasco4213]

DementorsKiss HOLY FUCKING SHIT MY SIDES-

[@adelinelongtine1777]

wait.. you mean he didn't actually say Odead?

[@GreenWingSpino]

For some reason I laughed at that scene when I was little....am I a psycho? O_O

[@starless1444]

"Odette is....Odette" Maybe she is the great animal.

[@deejaysilver9]

Sativa Indica “Odette is....Odead”

[@arithelion5946]

The whole quote is "Odette is... Odette... Is gone."

[@kenthuang436]

Odette is... Beautiful and not much else!

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

This movie doesn’t understand that loving someone’s looks and loving someone as a person is different.

[@kimifw58]

It started to, but then it gave up on that.

[@laurahall7681]

@@kimifw58 Roger is the small smidge of proof of that

[@cossintanlogee]

What is wrong With loving someone s looks

[@liampatrick3110]

@@cossintanlogee I don't suppose you've seen Shallow Hal?

[@Thatonegirl989]

@@liampatrick3110 I think there’s a difference between finding your partner physically attractive, and only loving them because they’re attractive to you.

[@larsstoerloes6619]

Ah the classic "nineties cartoon prince haircut". Me and my sister actually called it "princehair" when we were kids..

[@reasyrandom]

He litterally looks like a humanized playmobil doll.

[@kimifw58]

That was a common hairstyle for princes back then. Still looks silly.

[@AnakinTheWeird]

I call it the Farquaad

[@peachblossom09]

@@AnakinTheWeird same here

[@femoman]

My family refer to it as the 'Prince Valiant Cut'

[@nesslig2025]

3:59 "But then quite out of nowhere, they suddenly love each other" It is called the magic of puberty.

[@pinkwings8036]

I just have learned that when a couple admits their love in the first 15 minute of a movie something is going to destroy that relationship, just on principle.

[@KanaidBlack]

To be honest, Derek kinda start to be interested in Odette in his teens...

[@RichardCox0]

As a child, I didn't care too much about logic, and absolutely loved this movie. I saw the lion king once or twice but the swan princess about 50 times

[@HD_Dabnado]

Lapna Xerio I loved The Master of Disguise as a kid

[@Artistic_Anime_Trash]

exactly

[@CyberLance26]

People had way more suspension of disbelief and did not care about logic and realism even close as much as people do now in the old days in general in movies, TV shows, comics and other things and not only with stuff made for children.

[@cooldrop02]

I think I like it because of all the supporting characters. It didn't feel like a movie about them at all. I also fucking loved the turtle. If you don't watch it and only listening to his dialog you picture a more charismatic Eeyore.

[@RichardCox0]

What did I miss it's only been a few hours I have never been this famous before

[@422rds]

Queen of Hearts: Off with their heads! Maleficent: Now you shall deal with me oh prince, and all the forces of Hell! Ursula: So much for true love! Gaston: It's over Beast. Belle is mine! Jafar: Perhaps you'd like to see how snake like I can be. Scar: Long live the king. Frollo: And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the firey pit. Facilier: Shake my hand. C'mon boys won't you shake a poor sinners hand. Gothel: You want me to be the bad guy? Fine. Now I'm the bad guy. Hans: If only there was someone out there who loved you. Rothbart: I'm gonna eat everyone else's lunches.

[@theeyeoftheyinyangs]

Diabolical.

[@BenjaMan64]

Wow. Stealing people's lunches. No Disney villain could ever hope to be as diabolical as Rothbart.

[@coryparrish525]

I think Jafar's oughtta be "The whole universe is MINE to command! To CONTROL!"

[@greenghoul157]

Even Tamatoa singing about how shiny he is is more badass

[@muddashucka9743]

@@Retrodove101 Are you forgetting all the Disney villains that *are* school bullies?

[@johnalogue9832]

Fun fact: This movie was brought to you by the same person behind the Alpha and Omega series.

[@johnalogue9832]

AT Productions To be fair, he's named Richard Rich. What the hell do you expect from someone with that name?

[@woddletoddle]

huh

[@bayporwave5328]

ProbeVoyages that series made less and less sense. The first movie was alright, the sequels were awful

[@D00rh4ndl3]

BAYAR3AB3AST wait, there's more than one movie

[@charisalexander9480]

ProbeVoyages is it just me or do these seem surprisingly the same

[@NicoUnken]

The "Your beauty and nothing else" jokes are the best things out of this review. XD

[@reasyrandom]

This needs to be a meme, like "Taste the rainbow, Motherf*cker" back then.

[@JenamDrag0n]

Why didn't Odette's father and Derek's mother just get married if they wanted to join their lands together and were worried about the future ruling of the kingdom? They clearly got along very well, their significant others seemed to be dead, they didn't have to worry about making an heir together because they each had a child, and it wasn't uncommon to marry or remarry for political or financial reasons. Marrying for love is a VERY recent affair in the grand scheme of human social history.

[@pinkwings8036]

he was already old when Odette was born, and his wife died then. And the queen already had grey hair, so we can assume that she was past menopause. So it would be better for the two young ones to marry and bear children than have them be siblings in law.

[@EiriYukisLover]

Cause Derek's mom already likes Rogers. It is like a thing you notice if you grew up watching the first 3 movies and why I assume she did not marry the King. Although now that I am an adult I have asked the same question

[@KillRed07]

I remember thinking this as a child. Why didn't the parents just get married. Especially since they spent 3 months of the year together for at least 16-20 years.

[@parjai97]

Yeah... medieval inheritance laws, here's what would have happened: after the queen died all her kingdom would be for derek, and after the king died, unless there was a consagnancy law, it would have been inherited by... idfk who since medieval law was a clusterfuck, *try playing crusader kings and understand me*

[@okashi10]

The problem is that the point is to have an heir that binds both kingdoms together -- both King William and Queen Uberta already have heirs that could fight for the throne if their parents had another child. Not to mention that Uberta is probably too old to have a child.

[@SA24videogamereviewr]

ODETTE - IS O’DEAD’ - * BADUMTIS * I DIED .

[@huntersallee752]

I love that part of the review LOL 6:03

[@mr.videogame3433]

Odette is --------- O'Debt..... Edit: I know that's dumb, but so is the movie so who cares really!

[@LegitMan335]

Odette oded

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Funny thing is when I was a little kid I thought her name was Odead and wondered why she had that word in her name!😂 Wasn’t till I got a little bit older was when I learned it was Odette! Certainly made sense!😂

[@Victoria-_]

😂😂

[@skepticalbaby6912]

For more Diet Disney, we recommend the following flavors: Quest for Camelot Anastasia Thumbelina The Pagemaster Balto Ferngully: The Last Rainforest The Princess and the Goblin Once Upon a Forest The Nutcracker Prince Happily Ever After

[@Aquarius20111]

Skeptical Baby Anastasia is always mistaken for a Disney film.

[@Aquarius20111]

Natasha Johnson it just looks like something out of the Disney handbook.

[@safria5843]

Derpy Bear how much for Anastasia?

[@ashkirby8896]

Aquarius20111+ SO TRUE. I ONCE WATCHED A GUESS THAT DISNEY SONG VIDEO, AND IT HAD A SONG FROM ANASTASIA, AND I YELLED AT THE TV "THAT'S NOT DISNEY, THAT'S 20TH CENTURY FOX!".

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

AshKirby omg I hate that.

[@MsLilly200]

To be fair, on the sudden love thing. Derek seemed to like her as soon as she became a teenager, that jealousy when she was flirting with the guards. Odette on the other hand, had completely stopped caring about him by then... Maybe love potions?

[@98953812]

MsLilly200 Actually, that makes a lot of sense. "She's always flirting with the castle guards". I'm now like "Dude, why do you care? I thought you didn't like her. "

[@AhSatan]

I noticed that as well. You could tell he was jealous when she was flirting, if he didn't like her then why would he even be jealous? His friend even says that he suspects that Derek actually likes Odette.Odette herself...well, she still comes off as randomly being in love with Derek. There's nothing to suggest or support that she liked him beforehand. She really did appear like she couldn't care less about him so how is she in love with him?

[@IreneShardaForever]

I think the idea is that they grew up together and that's how they got to know one another. However, pre-puberty they pretty much were just aggravated kids who hated each other. Puberty hit, and then, Derek's feeling began to change but he didn't really know what to make of it, as most teens do. It wasn't until they were young adults that it bloomed into love.

[@okashi10]

I think that maybe they did hate each other when they were little, but once they became a bit older, it was probably the usual tsundere kid thing. AKA "I bully and pretend I hate the person I like." It's also possible that they liked each other but didn't admit it or realize it until they both became hot...

[@friendlyghosthost1830]

MsLilly200 r

[@CountessJJ]

That ugly duckling line always pissed me off.

[@Cynthia949]

CountessJJ have you seen baby swans? for me even cutier than ducklings O_O

[@PhoenixRising87]

@cynthia: I agree. I never understood the Ugly Duckling story; baby swans are friggin' adorable (sadly, like all waterfowl, they more or less grow up to become incredibly violent).

[@Cynthia949]

I can guess compared to ducklings baby swans are not SO cute, but still adorable

[@atotalfiasco4213]

The Ugly Duckling thought he was ugly because he grew up in a family of ducks. The ugly part was because he was different. Everyone, including himself, thought he was a duck. It was when he grew up that he discovered that he was actually a swan

[@atotalfiasco4213]

I was able to get close to a mother goose sitting on her nest. I just sat at a far away distance for awhile and moved closer when the mother goose realized I posed no threat to her or her children. Heck, she even moved from her spot and gave me a beautiful view of her three eggs! Still have the picture to this day.

[@kodiibearv]

"happily, a daughter was born" i *highly* doubt that

[@Grim_Sister]

I think the script just said “(Happily:) A daughter was born.” And the narrator misread it

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@Grim_Sister lol I never thought of that before!

[@pedro_perez1]

"The great animal It's not what it seems, is Rothbart in disguise!" It wasn't that hard, was it.

[@freakrx2349]

Pedro Perez no it was chuck testa

[@gabrielgomez1395]

Pedro Perez Shut up, bitch.

[@TheRoflcer]

Maybe despite dying from his wounds, he couldn't say Rothbart without thinking Derek wouldn't take it seriously.

[@GeneralKenobi75]

It would give him more to go on than something vague like "a great animal!". If he said Rothbart then Derek would ask who that was an everyone in the kingdom would tell him. An evil sorcerer who was banished for trying to take over the kingdom. There, simple.

[@TheRoflcer]

I was going for a: King: A sorcerer, his name, Rothbart. Derek: Seriously, what's the sorcerer's name!?

[@ikhalid1418]

14:49 "A swan.... of course." why, what makes a swan more suspicious than any other animal?

[@inferno9714]

I think it's supposed to be that he interprets the "it's not what it seems" line to mean that the Great Animal would take the form of something innocent and beautiful,, i.e. a swan.

[@jason_always_painting3994]

Maybe cause a swan shouldn't be in the forest? Eh?

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@Kellie Carmichael aren't they also fiercely territorial?

[@barbatosmcmurderton4209]

They're the incredibly brutal and violent assholes of bird species?

[@aglitch3146]

i guess it's supposed to look innocent?

[@chsparkle]

Impostor Odette was part of the original musical so that wasn't a deliberate copy of the little mermaid.

[@chsparkle]

I couldn't remember how to spell ballet so I said musical.

[@isobelduncan]

In his defence, he's obviously not into ballet and doesn't know that much about it, so how is he meant to know.

[@Jane155-x6d]

Still, he should have made his research about the movie's backstory. It takes a two second google search to find out it was based of a godamed ballet from the 19th century!

[@nykerianash1590]

Meggy15 Well Disney obviously copied the original and this movie is trying it o be Disney. So, it still works.

[@HD-fd7tn]

Eilidh Macleod in the ballet its the black swan even though it’s usually the same dancer but it’s a different character

[@ZC-Infinity]

I wish Animaniacs took a jab at this movie. And before anyone says "They're both Warner Bros, the studio wouldn't allow it", they poked fun at Space Jam in one episode.

[@devanhinskey9001]

With Animaniacs, ANYTHING was fair game.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

​@@devanhinskey9001I still wish the reboot took on Twilight. It would be almost as funny as the Friends episode.

[@ClaireFiredragon]

18:45 I only noticed it now but the mother of Derek. In that frame of her...she is just a head. They didn't animated her shoulders in.

[@michasz4297]

She looks like Marie Antoinette, so maybe there's a hidden meaning to that xD

[@atotalfiasco4213]

I'M ACTUALLY CRYING BECAUSE OF THIS, THANK YOU

[@opaskilylamoon9919]

OH MY GOD XDDDD

[@IfYouSeeMyOldCommentsNoYouDont]

I almost died of laughter, I've never noticed that before XD

[@Beautifullytragic6]

My one beef with this movie is Derek's hair.

[@CalebCraft10]

When you're about to make a Galivant reference until you realize the person said Valiant.

[@CalebCraft10]

Well I kind of wanted to make that Galivant reference... which I kinda already did... I guess it's a neutral thing. GAAALIVAAANT!!!

[@xxromanovaxx6682]

oh c'mon, its the medieval times. Do you want him to have Justin Bieber's hair?

[@ZorotheGallade]

I think he looks more like a brunette He-Man. ...actually, so does his face. Make his jaw a bit flatter and you can't tell them apart.

[@jayblade2000]

HE-MAN! And the masters of the weird bowl-cuts and arrows!!!!

[@spacepirate3386]

For those who are wondering what’s going on at 11:35, the video originally played a clip of the Taunting French Guard, a role John Cleese played from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I assume the clip was taken down for copyright reasons. I believe this is the clip used: “I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”

[@03bgood]

KZbin needs to knock this shit off!!

[@opalyasu7159]

The silence is funnier in my opinion for some reason

[@Moriyama98]

Honestly, Barbie's adaptation of Swan Lake was handled better.

[@thenarnianhufflepuff6077]

MacKenzie B. Yes and I’m one of the few people that likes the older barbie movies. Swan lake, nutcracker, princess and the pauper, rapunzel, etc.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Barbie Swan Lake's Odette had better chemistry with the prince than this one.

[@dustrose8101]

@Flora Fauna Yeah but it's not an adaptation as far as I can tell.

[@staylauren]

🙃 sarcasm emoji from me

[@jbcatz5]

That at least made the plan less stupid by having the temporary human form being another character’s influence and the bad guy making his daughter look like Odette.

[@reggielovato9525]

Fun fact: Rothbart is German and actually means "red beard"

[@JimmyDaKewlett]

So he used to be a pirate?

[@1TrueJuliet]

No. He used to be a dog.

[@reggielovato9525]

So he's a ginger dog pirate

[@1TrueJuliet]

Reggie Lovato ...that was put down.

[@chalkchalkson5639]

it goes a little farther, Barbarossa (which translates to Rot[h]bart) was one of the most notable Emperors of the HRE

[@SatsujinSakana]

One thing I never understood, was how Odette was so angry at Derek for only loving her for her looks. As though she didn't suddenly go from hating him to sticking her tongue down his throat because she found him attractive as an adult.

[@Widdekuu91]

I think, had he asked her to come up with a good reason for loving him, she could've said; 'Well..back in the day, I did not enjoy your violent shenanigans and I found you offensive, but I can see how much you've grown and I think I am now ready to allow myself to love you, more than that little crush I had in the beginning.." Rather than; "Your pants looks tight and I wonder what's in them." or "I see you have muscles now."

[@JimmySteller]

@@Widdekuu91 How could she have seen how he's grown??? They only turned around on each other because they saw the other was cute. Odette's problem was that Derek wanted to marry her right away. All she said was "wait", she didn't say that she didn't want to marry him. She wanted to get to know him better before committing to a marriage.

[@galacticnightsky]

I wished they used the Tchaikovsky's Swan lake soundtrack .

[@reasyrandom]

Hell, why didn't they. Isn't it in public domain? If it is, it shows how little they cared about making something decent.

[@misseli1]

Pasta Animeboy Heck, The BARBIE adaptation used Tchaikovsky's music

[@IreneShardaForever]

I think they mentioned somewhere that it didn't go with the tone of the movie they were trying to set. And if you watch it, it really doesn't. The movie almost overall is very goofy and funny, and the ballet music is quite more epic and somber. However, there is a much better Japanese version that was done in the 80s that's great and does use the Swan Lake ballet music extremely well.

[@howdypardner6278]

I iNtEnD tO eAt ThEiR lUnChEs

[@dododakowski2813]

Ah, this man. He's the chef of our ears

[@therighteousgoat5165]

For those who do not know who Saint Sebastian is, he was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity and got shot by arrows because of it.

[@anonymousanonymously5439]

Christ’s Moon thanks

[@louisduarte8763]

Lapsed Catholic here, and as soon as he said "Saint Sebastian", I knew he meant the human pincushion. The only image of him burned into my mind is him tied up, nearly naked, and arrows sticking through his body. It's like the requirement to ba a Saint is to die either gruesomely, embarrassingly, or both.

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Weird, you usually get riddled with arrows for NOT converting to Christianity! *Ba bum TSS*

[@theheroesofcrash311]

To be fair, Blue Sky has come up with some good stuff. Robots had a great cast of amusing characters with interesting designs and an all-star cast. Peanuts was the perfect homage to Charles Schulz, adapting his art style to CGI flawlessly, and pushing his characters a teeny bit without compromising the spirit of Schulz's vision for them. And the first Ice Age film was pretty good.

[@zitwartfart5005]

I agree with most of what you said, but I'm pretty sure they said "Ice Age Sequels". That automatically states the original was better.

[@cielopachirisu929]

Blue Sky makes some OK movies, but they've never really made anything past that. I'm kinda hard pressed to think of anything that they've made that broke the level of "mildly amusing". I dunno, there's just something I feel like they're missing...

[@chaosinc.382]

i liked the dinosaur ice age

[@SariaSchala]

I like the first Ice Age, and I love Epic and Peanuts.

[@cielopachirisu929]

Mario87456 Rio in my opinion was probably one of Blue Sky's best works, however as nice as it was it wasn't anything ground breaking. It was your typical weakling protagonist story that ended with him growing up and getting the girl. Aside from the focus on Brazil and the emphasis on the romance-which I liked- it's a story we've heard before.

[@loneronin6813]

Come to think of it, what does Odette suddenly see in Derek when they meet again as adults? She asks what Derek sees in her other than her beauty, but what's there that suddenly attracted her to him in return? Both of them seem equally devoid of personality as adults so I can't imagine there is anything for her to latch onto other than his looks as well.

[@SimonKnight1023]

She’s a woman. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Sparrows1121]

Middle ages man. But i think the only explanation for why they act dull as adult is maturity reasons and "Learning etiquette". But its a very basic movie formula, you will most likely outgrow it after age of 6 like you will with Teletubbies.

[@Firegen1]

19:42, not really. Fake Odette/Odile/Black Swan comes from the ballet. They barely have any of the ballet in this but that bit is quite a crucial factor to this tale.

[@blackknife1236]

Nostalgia Critic: Hey Jeremy,mind if I borrow your "Everything wrong with" idea? Jeremy (CinemaSins): Fine,just don't make it too identical. Nostalgia Critic: waaay,ahead of you "Everything wrong with this plan in under 40 seconds" Jeremy (Cinemasins):....eh,good enough

[@reasyrandom]

I read this in their voices...

[@christheleavittman7080]

I honestly was half expect Jeremy to show up in this review.

[@EmilyLovesCookies]

This movie was my childhood, too bad all the sequels kind of ruined the franchise.

[@TrueBlueProd]

the first two sequels were ok, but it all died for me when the CG ones came out

[@EmilyLovesCookies]

Agreed!

[@vanessabersan6283]

+TrueBlueProductions Same here!

[@NatLaS]

Yeah I watched this at least 5 times while I was a child and I love the songs ahah Especially the one when they're kids. I'm glad I never knew it had sequels until very recently

[@victini9595]

as a kid, i watched it alot too... and i think i only had the 2nd movie, so i only saw one sequel.. i also thought this was a Disney movie when i was a kid..

[@fcv4616]

The ball scene, and the witch taking the form of Odette isn't a copy of The Little mermaid. The original Swan lake tale has that.

[@ladygrinningsoul284]

How come when Derek sees Odette when she was a baby he looks way older than her and for the rest of the movie they look the same age?

[@morgankingsley4992]

That was something I was thinking about too.

[@monsterhanna6691]

Didn't you hear Nostalgia Critic? "They came to see the newborn...three-year-old." 😂

[@sixthjayhawk]

It looks like they start the song when she’s 6ish and he’s about 8. Then they show the characters at four year intervals. The second time we see the kids, she’s about 10 and he’s about 12. The third time, 14 and 16 - they’ve both hit puberty based on the voice work and animation - and then at the end, she’s about 18 and he’s 20.

[@blackchickiedee7]

Roger was best character "You should write a book, how to offend women in five syllables or less"

[@chaoticpoet8992]

Right?? xD

[@DisneyLord371]

Am I the only one who read that line in the voice of Roger from Family guy? just me? m'kay 0_0

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

​@@chaoticpoet8992ok

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

​@disneylord3713 you mean from American Dad?

[@tylerjames7015]

I never even noticed that until now lmao

[@KilljoyAlienGirl483]

6:07 odette is...odead

[@AllenShircliff]

KilljoyAlienGirl483 I get it

[@javiinkling695]

pFFFT-

[@lilmissrockchick4962]

Sadly I'm afraid the real Odette the voice actress is

[@FoxieRoxie365]

Clara Scott yes, Michelle Nicastro passed away from breast cancer

[@lilmissrockchick4962]

@@FoxieRoxie365 very sad whenever I watch the Swan princess I always think about Amanda Reece's voice coming out of Odette😭

[@insanelaughter01crunchy83]

I always thought Rothbart being WAAAAAY too old to be marrying Odette was super gross, so I called home Rotbarf.

[@AhSatan]

The sad thing is that back then and in reality, that would've been normal.

[@thefoxandthelynx]

When Princess Odette got kidnapped, her dying father told Prince Derek that it was a "great animal" that took Odette. Why couldn't he just say "it was a giant bat" (because that's what Rothbart turned into), That way, Derek would know exactly what he was looking for and wouldn't go around the forest randomly shooting animals praying he'd get the right one. He even tried to shoot Odette simply because he had no idea what he was looking for. Is "great animal" simply an idiom for "giant big-ass bat" and I just didnt know about it?

[@HangryOnPaws]

I like to think he's just really stupid or just so sheltered he's never seen a bat before.

[@pixiebubbles2628]

I loved the movie as a kid, and never noticed the faults till later on. I still enjoy it.

[@Skyebright1]

Pixie Bubbles I still enjoy it, but always hated Derek, Odette was too good for him

[@DrDolan2000]

Well good for you fellas

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Ok

[@MrWarBla]

Jasmine and Aladdin had more chemistry than Odette and Derek and they only met after one day!

[@tencents6]

EVERY love story had more chemistry than Odette and Derek! Heck, even (heaven help me) Bella and Edward had more chemistry. So did Anna and Christian...I feel _so dirty_ for saying that.

[@Gr_d]

MrWarBla wrong, they met during the summers

[@justsomeonepassingby408]

any love story is better than Twilight

[@haihai9022]

@@tencents6 Odette and Derek do have more chemistry and a better love story than twilight and FSOF

[@tencents6]

@@haihai9022 I just Christian and Anna/Edward and Bella had better chemistry. I didn't say they had a better love story.

[@danielaart9779]

I admit that I may have some childhood nostalgia goggles, but the Duck repeatedly being shot when everyone yells "Duck" is one of the funniest gags I've ever seen.

[@RG-vd3kp]

*_I GREET YOU WITH CHEETO LIGHTNING_*

[@rachelsilverstein3940]

ACTUALLY the identity stealing part of the story is originally part of Swan Lake, NOT the Little Mermaid. HA

[@xejelah]

Not to mention, Disney isn't original - all of these tales are hundreds if not thousands of years old

[@monsterhanna6691]

xejelah Have you never seen Zootopia? 😂

[@ApricityGlow]

GOTTEM!

[@MorgaineRiddlePrince]

I think it was the necklace thing also

[@pawnhearts8785]

I think that when he says Swan Princess(movie) ripped off The Little Mermaid. He was referring to the fact that an ugly woman was transformed into a beautiful one to deceive the male character. Odile in the original isn’t ugly. She was basically as beautiful as Odette. So the fact that this movie changed it so that it was an ugly old lady transformed into a hot woman kind of makes it closer to The Little Mermaid than the original ballet.

[@AishaVonFossen]

I do remember liking this movie, and I think I still do, though I do see how it has problems. One thing I will say in defense of the whole "sending the servant in Odette's place to the ball" scheme is, the movie was somewhat copying something in the original Swan Lake ballet. In the ballet, Rothbart's daughter, Odile, looks like Odette, so he sends Odile disguised as Odette to the prince to fool him. Though I can see why this looks similar to the Little Mermaid movie, with the idea of a villainess disguising herself as the heroine to trick someone. Also, that plot twist doesn't happen in the original Little Mermaid fairy tale; in the original, the prince merely falls for another princess instead of the mermaid, because he believes that princess to be the one who saved him from his shipwreck. So it was kinda like the Little Mermaid movie ripped off something from the original Swan Lake ballet, that's how it looks to me. I don't deny that it looks like Swan Princess ripped off some stuff from other Disney movies, but that's how I see that part of the movie.

[@justsomeonepassingby408]

Yeah didn't Rothbart have a daughter named Odile in the Swan Lake anime?

[@katiecooper1387]

I remember loving this movie as a kid! XD

[@ProMonarchyGenius]

Well, but have you watched the "Barbie" movie adaptation of "The Swan Lake"? Because it's much more faithful than "Swan Princess" with a 'villainess pretend to be a heroine' plot, at least!

[@ProMonarchyGenius]

@@alicialockwood4641 I admit! An 'Diet-Disney' maybe weird, annoying and stale, and "Swan Princess" obviously an 'Diet-Disney' that rip-offs many classic Disney cartoons we know and love since "Snow White", that that castle above clouds Odette flew away from has ripped off the scene from "Cinderella". But the 'Roadkill-Disney' is a whole lot worse than 'Diet-Disney, and "The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess" is most definitely an 'Roadkill-Disney' that rip-off both "Sailor Moon" and "Warcraft: The War Of The Ancients", it's absolutely nasty as it is miserable, shallow, asinine, uninspired, ballbrained, mediocre, offensive, cockimaney, pathetic, sleazy, ridiculous, beyond insulting! Believe me, "Twilight Princess" is the worst of all "The Legend Of Zelda" games in history, because it's the only game that's neither a spin-off nor mainstream type, it's rather a dishonest poorly written fucked-up parody in which that only an retarded porn junkie could find funny/enjoyable.

[@ProMonarchyGenius]

@@alicialockwood4641 Then again, I agree that rip-offs are everywhere. In fact both Diet-Disney and Roadkill-Disney are indeed rip-offs. So here are my two important tips for you... 1: Stick to the source materials in both "Swan Lake" and "A Little Mermaid", so you'll know the big difference between them and their animated movie adaptations. In the Original/novel version of "A Little Mermaid" there is no 'villainess disguised as a heroine' part in it. 2: WARNING! Do not play "The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess" and do not read Akira Himekawa's manga based on it, because both had a same problems with the story/plot as "Swan Princess", but only far worse even by the standards of the Nintendo games. My sister was psychologically traumatized by its plot-holes after she played it six times, so you won't fell victim in the way as long as you play any other "Legend Of Zelda" game while stay away from that particular one.

[@BrendanBarney]

Suicidal Salamander *shows a salmon* You need to get your eyes checked.

[@lilacpen8678]

I mean, at least the alliteration still checks out lol.

[@diegobareno5820]

Also, is that kind of type-casting really something most critics would focus on?

[@ethancogo3021]

Never thought I’d see a goanimater commenting on a nostalgic critic video

[@BrendanBarney]

@@ethancogo3021 Hey, buddy. I’m not all GoAnimate, you know.

[@ethancogo3021]

I know that it’s just I watch goanimate all the time

[@FlowersOfIcetor]

I heard the King's line "Odette is... Odette" and I thought it was a pun. I thought he said "Odette is O-dead"

[@huntersallee752]

LOL

[@CaptWarChief]

"He disappears during the day doing nothing... Why doesn't he do something?" That was one of the funniest parts for me

[@NotLaura-Baka22]

What annoyed me about this film was Odette was upset because he only loved her because she was pretty but we heard no reason as to why she loved him and I got the impression it was only because he was handsome....... so pot/kettle much?

[@Widdekuu91]

I think she was impressed by how his manners had changed from a violent, awful guy to someone that seemed okay now and seemed like a normal human. She already kindof liked him before, but he kept on dissappointing her. This time, the chance seemed smaller that he would.

[@BloodestoneCat]

>"Suicidal Salamander" >Shows fish a'ight

[@ThePenitentMan1]

Salmon-mander?

[@thesandwich5321]

It's the LoTR character. Salmomon.

[@PKMN37]

When you think about it, there was no point in seeing the main characters' childhoods. They start off as young troublemakers with fun personalities but, when they grow up, they become completely different characters. Sorry, Warner Bros., you can have a fun, coming-of-age story or a bland Disney princess knockoff, not both.

[@azraelwolfsblood2902]

Rogers was the best character in the film his expressions were basically my reactions to the lines they used

[@hyenaholicproductions9033]

"No, the goose must be plump and tender. Like a swan!" "Okay, swan it is."

[@nicolaheekin1915]

"I'm never doing any more diet Disney again!" 10 months later, does quest for Camelot.

[@Mariokemon]

he did that one YEARS ago. its not a newer review

[@LegitMan335]

Nicola Heekin yay 😁

[@stephanieobeirnes2534]

I would love a nostalgia critical review of the last unicorn

[@justsomeonepassingby408]

Ikr! I liked the Last Unicorn when I was a kid, too, and I guess my mom used to watch to watch it when she was a kid! It would be awesome if nostalgia critic reviewed that movie

[@huntersallee752]

What is the last unicorn i’ve never heard of that movie

[@KeyWiteWolf]

Correct me if I am wrong please, but isn't this one of the movies he has mentioned before that he likes a lot and will not review? Since a lot of his loved movies he doesn't see enough wrong with to really critique? Although... I would like to see a review myself. I adore the movie, it came out the year I was born, and I was fortunate enough later to meet the book's author (awesome guy), but I love seeing the opinions NC has, and the creative skits he sometimes does. Also, he *does* like picking on Rakin/Bass movies, so maybe that's an incentive for him.

[@hansruhlmann454]

"I'll intend to eat their lunches!". (Gasps) YOU MONSTER!

[@oatmealcoloured9950]

God, I wanted to have Odette's hairstyle so bad as a kid. That swooping, gravity-defying fringe? Sign me the fuck up

[@QuintetMagician]

I greet you with Cheeto lightning!

[@Zcumgod]

Ora?

[@MegaNinjaRyan]

I was gonna say it too but you’re the first comment I saw

[@monsterhunter66]

Archer Bennington are you the great animal?

[@98953812]

MonsterHunter 66 Um, no?

[@98953812]

Rebecca Sher head to 20:54 There you go.

[@Drengade]

how is it the frog animation actually matches the holy grail speech, its amazing.

[@98953812]

Drengade That's the power of John Cleese. "Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?"

[@pikachuneoncat6480]

I KNOW!

[@danshull1331]

Fun Fact: Disney was actually working on their own adaptation of Swan Lake but got canceled because of this film. Let that sink in.

[@thomasfredrickson6298]

To the people that's disliking this video because Doug is being mean to the Swan Princess and its sequels, it's time to remove your nostalgic glasses and learn the sad truth: the movie and it's 5 sequels (yes, FIVE) are utter Crap! The director, Richard Rich, is sucking up your money, because he's not only a total Hack, but he's a poor man's Don Bluth! Honestly, if you still like them, the problems that critics like Doug have pointed out, fine; but don't put them up there as one of the great animated films of our time! They aren't and you need to realize that, because you are all encouraging crap that has Nothing to offer!

[@JasonJacksonJames]

go to hell. that movie is a masterpiece.

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

Thomas Fredrickson You need to realize that people are entitled to their opinions. If they feel that this is one of the best movies ever that fine. You can't force people to hate something or make them feel a certain way about it. Reviews are opinions at the end of the day. Doug gave you his and the fans fave their own. You can agree to disagree but you can't force an opinion as fact.

[@Bea-tl4xo]

Thomas Fredrickson I think the movie is awesome I grew up with it but even if Doug makes fun of a movie I love I don't care because it's his opinion and I actually enjoy watching him state his opinion on it

[@Miyanoai14]

I agree. I still love this film, but it's definitely a wasted potential. They had a chance to not follow the whole love at first site cliche and then ruined it in the first 20 minutes by having them hate each other until they suddenly saw each other as adults. They could have at least have grow to care about each other as children. As for Odette, well I don't think she's exactly as bland as he says but they don't really give time to explore their characters more. I wouldn't go so far as to call it crap, but again, wasted potential. The sequels are a different story. I had never even heard of last three before this review.

[@lucasbell4831]

Is the director's name really Richard Rich?

[@DoraG99]

I do have to say, Derek insisting that everything at the ball be swan-themed is pretty damn insensitive, even worse than "what else IS there?" 😂👍🏼 Good job, bro

[@SonamyShadow13]

I liked the Barbie version of Swan Lake better. lol

[@fangirlforever166]

marshelle howe so..... true i'd rather watch it 24/7 than this B.S. monster

[@AhSatan]

Probably because they have a better story, characters and it makes more sense than this one xD

[@randomgrmlin]

Same

[@EvieRawlings]

Yeah, that movie actually had the ballet music.

[@Morgil27]

"I like his other French performance better" *awkward silence Damn you, KZbin! *shakes fist

[@TheaterRaven]

I loved this movie as a kid. And even as an adult, I still enjoy it, for all its flaws. Plus, Howard McGillin voiced Derek. He has the singing voice of an angel . . . an angel of music, if you will. Seriously, years later I would see him on Broadway as the Phantom of the Opera and the first thing that went through my head was, "Derek? What are you doing here?!"

[@StoryTarina]

REVIEW BARBIE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!

[@Emmacloud-Em1000]

Story Tarina I was gonna think the same thanks for saying it for me

[@jamesdelong5509]

Do you want him to kill him self?

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Man why cant he review the my little pony movie

[@gresiim8104]

YES YES YES

[@vickysingh-ku7su]

No no no

[@archivedaccount5990]

Those dislikes are from this movie's fanbase.

[@archivedaccount5990]

And I thought Quest for Camelot was bad.

[@Dynomafia139]

All 3

[@yangtheinsane5430]

Matthew Cool fanbase? This movie has fans?

[@YanDoroshenko]

Yep. Everyone of them disliked. Twice.

[@archivedaccount5990]

+Yang Xiao Long I know, it's baffling, right? Then again, some people disliked the reviews of Norm of the North. So, things come in many surprises.

[@jacquelinedreyer704]

I will say that the film actually had a princess asking “Thank you but what else besides my looks do you like?” Like point blank. Also that line “You should write a book: ‘How To Offend Women In 5 Syllables Or Less’.” Is fucking hilarious 😂

[@TheLandOfDreams]

"Mr. mole, are you the great animal?" "ANIMAL ALWAYS GREAT!!!" "wrong answer." "AH!"

[@ivantheriddler4873]

He said Mr. Mal, not mr mole

[@acheron16]

4:04 The power of PUBERTY strikes again.

[@StarterSteel]

So the girl next door and only girl you've ever known doesn't play a part?

[@StarterSteel]

***** You know what's funny? Because their characters are not well developed I *can't* argue any further.

[@breakerdawn8429]

i wonder why wouldn't they just copy the original Swan Princess it's a pretty good story

[@reasyrandom]

Because Disney changed a few things while telling the original story, and they desperately wanted to be Disney, so they just changed the whole thing without any sense of logic.

[@neferacronia6798]

breaker dawn Probably why they didn't call it Swan Lake, they knew it was bullshit XD

[@nyxshadowhawk]

I have mixed feelings about this. Its animation isn't bad, but it's padded with tons of filler, and it was CLEARLY trying to be Disney. The shot of Sigfried-- I mean Derek (seriously, they got Odette and Rothbart right, why'd they change his name?) cutting through brambles on a horse was the most blatant rip off. I might have liked it though, if it weren't for one thing: I am disappointed... no, disturbed!... no, APPALLED by the utter LACK of Tchaikovsky in this film! "The music should be soft and graceful, like a swan!" *Op. 20 proceeds not to play* And on that note, some things in this film actually did come from the ballet. The name Rothbart, for instance, is from the actual ballet. The scheme to send an evil woman disguised as Odette is also from the actual ballet, so it's actually NOT a Disney rip off. Other than that, there's not much of Swan Lake in it.

[@kittylover62]

I think they changed his name because it would have been hard for children to pronounce.

[@reasyrandom]

It's really sad that the Barbie version is actually better. Odette and Derek have way more character in this and we don't have this arranged-marriage-and-growing-up-together-just-to-dumb-everything-later bullshit.

[@rachelmoody1520]

Actually, most Barbie movies are much better than would be expected for anything of the product-selling genre. It makes sense that the Barbie version would be better than this nonsense.

[@HeidiSholl]

Barbie movies were actually pretty great! Rapunzel was one of my favourites growing up, but more recently they have become victim to being hip and relatable, and now my sister is watching Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar, which is, in my opinion, dire! I'm going to pin 2012 as the start of the Barbie downfall XD

[@reasyrandom]

I loved watching Barbie as a kid (as a guy, it's kinda embarassing to admit) and unlike this garbage, it tried to make a good movie while still selling toys as an extra. My favorites were the Fairytopia triology, Diamond Castle and The Secret of the Pegasus.

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

ReasyRandom I did see Barbie version of Rapunzel. It was.... kind of sad.

[@Katelyn-kn2sf]

ReasyRandom You have great tastes sir. Feel no shame lol

[@hipnhappenin]

I think they chose Steven Wright because of his slow cadence. Slow like a turtle

[@Songwriter-qz9ou]

Cinderella and Prince Charming had more chemistry then the romance in this movie.

[@cjhs2006]

I’d Rather be a Gorgeous Swan Any Day of The Week,Being Human Kinda Sucks

[@CamyBlazeNedos]

"I greet you with cheeto lightning!"

[@98953812]

Ana Frost You were my number one GUY!! XD

[@edwardcollier7218]

I knew Cheetos were dangerously cheesy, but not this dangerously cheesy.

[@Mikoyo15]

the ending always cracks me up "............................. oh no!" "HAHAHAHA!"

[@exileforever2508]

“I WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR BEAUTY AND NOTHING ELSE!”

[@JTTofficial]

"WHAT ELSE?"

[@WingItMan217]

what else is there?

[@SolstaceWinters]

Does "a rockin' pair of wabs" fall under beauty?

[@thetickcartoon1453]

At least this isn't the lowest for Steven Wright (however his name is spelled). That would be The Emoji Movie.

[@huntersallee752]

Nani

[@seandewar47]

And... Son of the Mask...

[@DrDolan2000]

The Emoji Movie? What's that?

[@monsterhanna6691]

Kunisake You don't wanna know.

[@DrDolan2000]

+@@monsterhanna6691 Well I looked it up, but it doesn't exist

[@pacificship8958]

Critic should review a cars life, it's diet Pixar

[@CalebCraft10]

That's bootleg Pixar. Like if someone stirred club soda and raw sewage.

[@pacificship8958]

Why Do I See You Everywhere? Sorry, my mistake.

[@johnalogue9832]

He doesn't review modern knockoff movies. He usually goes for bigger stuff, especially now.

[@mythiethereviewer2608]

I actually have seen you several times before, why do I see you everywhere.

[@dustypartition]

Sweet profile thumbnail.

[@trixxartarchive7705]

Isn't the climax technically ripping off sleeping beauty I think that's why they called him "the great animal" not a dragon

[@SeasideDetective2]

I interpreted that more as a bat. Which is funny, because Jack Palance was in BATMAN and at the climax of THIS movie he becomes....a bat-man.

[@trixxartarchive7705]

@@SeasideDetective2 that's actually kinda clever.

[@GothMermaidGamer]

Well I feel like "great animal" is a very medieval way of describing a creature, so I think it fits

[@CeruleanEyess]

The only bullshit thing about him catching an arrow mid-flight. He didn't have a glove on.

[@reasyrandom]

It would be a refreshing and unexpected joke if he actually cut himself while catching the arrow.

[@dododakowski2813]

Next someone will catch a bullet in midflight.

[@ljm611]

Wonder if Critic will ever review the sequel?

[@WhaleManMan]

Is that ShayGrell's picture.

[@ljm611]

I guess?

[@SquirrelSword]

I hope he does. It's better than this one, imo. If only because it has a better villan song.

[@Moony1568]

Sick Jay the multiple sequels...

[@ljm611]

Yes