The NeverEnding Story 2 - BAD MOVIES!

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[@adamtzsch]

"Bastian! Make a wish!" "In a few minutes, bitch."

[@matrix91234]

Oh hi Mark!

[@cls251]

If more people loved each other the world would be a better place to live

[@TheFreeThought]

​@@cls251not really.. people love so much that they do stupid things

[@canag0d]

“Mr. Simpson... This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against ‘The Never Ending Story’”. Lionel Hutz

[@RustyNickels]

"I wish I had an infinite number of wishes without any negative side effects whatsoever."

[@candle-queen5644]

I wish for another step.... and another... and another.... and another... and another....

[@FatalFist]

"I wish I had super strength so I could back-hand the shit out of you!"

[@kellypawspa]

Then you would be wishing for no wishes to be granted. Wishes change lives man!

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

A spray can is still pretty great though

[@joeywinters2968]

Nailed it

[@brieflycake]

'the book's so long' The clue was in the name really wasn't it

[@angelabrown1007]

450 pages is not a long book

[@lauchlanmcleod6566]

@@angelabrown1007 its a childrens book..... even if it wasnt thats still a long book.

[@greedokenobi3855]

LOL

[@greedokenobi3855]

The video is pretty ‘neverending’ as well 😜

[@BrettonFerguson]

450 pages isn't very long. What is he used to reading Goosebumps? Most fiction books I read are 500 to 600 pages long. I Googled a few facts: Dragonlance Chronicles Dragons of Autumn Twilight is 449 pages long. A couple Harry Potter books are 600 to 700 pages long, and kids read those. The average fiction book is 400 pages long. The Stand and IT are long boring books at 2000+ pages long. "Hard to adapt 450 pages into a movie" is just BS. Look up number of pages on a few books turned into movies.

[@lightningmuhqween4828]

Bastion: Wishes for a dragon. Also Bastion: Friends with a flying dog thing.

[@Rotionu]

He wished for a dragon but got Jar Jar Binks with really bad breath.

[@troodon1096]

Newbie mistake for wishers: not being specific.

[@tamara2102]

Falkor is a Luck Dragon not dog thing!

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

why didn't he call Falkor the luck "dragon" its like he just randomly forgot about him

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

​@@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rriorhe lost his memories as he made wishes and therefore highly plausible as an explanation for why he didn't summon that flying monkeydog snake ass thing.. Jussayin

[@michaelkrull3331]

"Moonchild" is the title of a novel by Aleister Crowley. Welcome to the rabbit hole.

[@barefootanimist]

That's just another reason to read it.

[@histguy101]

Stop ruining my childhood. Please.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

ISIS aka Semiramis, aka Inanna aka Diana Knew there had to be a link

[@RobertFierce]

"Moonchild" is a character from a H. P. Lovecraft book.

[@barefootanimist]

@@RobertFierce More recommended reading...

[@ericv00]

The Neverending Story 3 will break you. Careful. You are playing with forces you could not possibly understand.

[@elitheOG]

the movie is beautiful, it was even Oscar nominated.

[@shabello]

GET YER MOTOR RUUUUUUNNIN....

[@franjaime200]

That was the first one.

[@ericv00]

So, Sara, you know of its dark power and have returned from the abyss. You have my respect.

[@shabello]

head out on the hIIIGHHHWAYYYYYYYYY!

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

"We don't even care whether or not we care," is a really good line.

[@jrag1000]

Pretty defining.

[@rodgerrodger1839]

That's how a great song begins. Somebody go for it.

[@rodgerrodger1839]

@J Slough you can do batter ya ya,ya,oooooh!

[@matrix91234]

The turtle is apathethic basically. I sorta hate him because he doesnt even care to try, but thats what makes it a good written character interms of personality

[@KnightedSilverWolf]

WRONG

[@claydontplay8783]

“Take that thing off your neck, give it to Atreyu and take a lap”. Lol, that broke me.

[@Shootist81]

That made laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMaruta731]

Uhhhhh.. Basket of Bananas! 😅

[@onestarshining18]

I stopped at this part 'cause it was too much and I found this comment XDDDDDDDDD

[@Greendalewitch]

Im not sure what I like more. Mark saying "Take that hting off your neck" or him laughing at the dad throwing shade at his son at 12:35

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

lol same

[@BrokeNerfing]

I always thought Artax got stuck and sank. I didn't know he committed suicide.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Yeah, he couldn't get his calf manna, and just couldn't hack it. Screw you, Atreyu! 😂😂😂

[@SoWhosGae]

Broke Nerfing The book is honestly pretty dark and bizarre.

[@20FreeWill]

@Pinkaugust slightly weird that the lead actor also committed suicide

[@anneefreres3299]

@@20FreeWill of the sequel. Not the original

[@wurdnurd1]

I listened to the audiobook a year or two ago, and had forgotten that part of the book from when I'd read it as a kid.....oh my hell, I was BAWLING in my car when I listened to Artax's death...

[@Chuck145e]

The saddest part, besides the movie being not that good. Is that the lead actor who played Bastion Bux. Jonathan Brandis committed suicide in 2003 (age 27) by hanging himself in the hallway of his Los Angeles apartment building after consuming large amounts of alcohol because he felt his career had waned. Talk about depressing. R.I.P Jonathan Brandis (April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003) You'll be missed.

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

That sucks! I never heard about that. I thought he did a pretty good job on seaQuest DSV, even though the role was a quasi-carbon copy of Wesley Crusher. Being a child star is apparently pretty bad for you.

[@asarishepard8171]

I was so sad to hear it too. He always did a great job in whatever he was in. His career could have evovled had he stuck it out. He is missed so much. I remember him being Mozenrath in the Disneys Aladdin tv series. Apparently he wanted to do that role badly, and liked to play villians more than heroes. It's an interesting insight to his mind.

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

@@namebp I see somebody's been sucking at the teat of class hatred for a while. Maybe if you live as long as I have, you'll learn to feel bad when any young person dies needlessly.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Vasley Krushev What's with that guy? What a dickhead! You probably laughed when Robin Williams committed suicide. I mean everyone's entitled to an opinion, but for fucks sake have a little class and respect at least. Do you think you're cool and edgy making stupid comments like that as if any other human beings misfortune besides the obvious examples are meaningless? I would agree that suicide is a selfish act, but the guy is still dead regardless, but he had no one to help him through his issues and might still be here if he had someone that still cared by his side at the time. He wasn't a rich man at the time of his death so I don't see what your on about.

[@davidminor4213]

Vasily Krushev you sound jealous

[@Gotham_Outlaw]

"I discovered an evil superpower. I could lie!!! And an adult believed it!!" Boy I was getting huge Lex Luthor vibes from that damn story

[@thesame4076]

Mark...your fifth grade teacher is on the phone for you.

[@hattikippax8233]

I laughed so hard at 'baaaarrrbbbrrrraaaaaa!', I love you mark. I don't even mind about irregular uploads when every video is pure gold!

[@Zoloft77]

The kid's father was in the 1990s television series, The Flash where I also saw mark Hamill as the Trickster.

[@hocuspocus111]

the first movie looks incredibly gorgeous wow

[@TribalSpacemanTV]

It does have a beauty to it.

[@threej4pope]

It *is* gorgeous. In an 80's sort of way.

hocus pocus I was thinking the same thing.

[@unsubme2157]

Id recommend it.

[@joellennon6736]

The same with the second

[@WoodysPickle]

“The book is really long. It’s 450 pages.” Me: pray that y’all never read Lord of the Rings

[@palmeraviles7250]

IanOHara try reading Dante’s inferno.

[@enjamessimpson]

Steven King's it is pretty damn long. I think the longest I've read was an unabridged Les Miserables.

[@TheHarkonnenScum]

Bottom's Dream by Arno Schmidt is 1,496 pages long and weighs 13 pounds.

[@Razzy1312]

I tried to read Fellowship when I was 11 and the first film came out. I found out high fantasy is totally not for me.

[@julienmason2769]

IanOHara or Stormlight Archive.

[@MacForaday]

Neverending Story 2 is a masterpiece compared to the dumpster-fire-straight-to-VHS that was Neverending Story 3.

[@drransom01]

Yes, thank you. Number 2 wasn't so bad. It has Carissa Bart

[@gardetto265]

All three of them are the worst movies I've never seen

[@mustlovebooknerd]

You mean Clarissa Burt?

[@WaTahBasTard]

That's fair

[@npcvillager8703]

Just wait till Never Ending story Sex Ed-edition

[@paincalledliving]

"Make it purple. Ad some sugar." Thanks. A lake of purple drank.

[@Biggjuggs333]

Yup just more racist undertones

[@adamgray1753]

Hilarious racist undertones, @@Biggjuggs333.

[@Frostbite12211983]

@@Biggjuggs333 LOL

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

@@Biggjuggs333 what?

[@chanceneck8072]

I wouldn´t wanna drink that, if "everybody could go for a swim"! Also: Yeah, what the hell is racist about that?

[@mindymannn1873]

It seemed more depressing when in the movie Artax couldn’t speak and just stared blankly at Atreyu as he’s sinking than when he could speak in the book

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

That scene always floored me. That the horse just… gave up. And then Falcor swoops in right as Atreyu is about to drown. Just a phenomenal sequence.

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

well the movie and the book are to different universes of the never-ending story which is good because I would hate to see Artreyu with green skin and blue hair it would just make him look ridiculously weird

[@karnerblue7658]

Agreed.

[@jaronzennaiter]

I remember being super frustrated at how stupid Bastions was in this movie. From his idiotic wishes, to his unrealistic over the top reactions

[@Blizzard757575]

This movie unnerved me with the wish plot hole.

[@taetae7996]

90s flash

[@cordcd7]

Mom made it...

[@mindymannn1873]

Because Bugeye IM DYING YOU REALLY JUST DID THAT 😂😂😂

[@RubberyCat]

@@Blizzard757575 Actually, as shitty as his choices are, _that_ part really isn't a plot hole. Remember, his fucking memories are disappearing, and it is possible that more usable concepts, like swords, returning memories and destroying devices are gone. Of course, the book has the more sensible and working approach, where it is not wishes, but his actual imagination, and it isn't a machine that drains him, but the Auryn itself ... Essentially, he make things up on the fly, constantly, and once he realize that Atreu was right, he is already so far gone that the idea of taking off the Auryn, or making things up that are smart ... is gone. .... Wishing for each step was so damned ridiculous, though, he would simply have gotten the entire row to begin with ...

[@tylerjaynes822]

"this amulet let's you wish for anything this country is in danger" "Cool. I wish the evil was gone and the country planet thing had 50 million years of good fortune" Movie ends

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Ex Machina?

[@jimzimmer2048]

aaronsdavis then how would they make money

[@eurologic]

"I wish I never read this stupid book" *ends up back in the math test*

[@chrishaddock5886]

This movie is a modern art piece compared to the undisputed, abominable, story-killing, enema that is Neverending Story 3. If that's next in line for a rundown, be very afraid.

[@azura-moonstar]

@Broadcast John yes thet are. i saw both... i have regrets.

[@ajoajoajoaj]

@Broadcast John They really aren't. It's like saying Jaws 2 is just as bad as Jaws 4 hust because they are both dogbarf next to the original.

[@gardetto265]

I think they are all weird and bad. In a 90s kid. I feel like the children movies of the 80s are super weird and creepy

[@Zoloft77]

A Childlike Empress that becomes more interested with shopping at the local mall? I'll pass.

[@Nerobyrne]

+Dawson Garret I'm a 90s kid too and I loved the first two movies. However, I never actually read the book, so maybe if I had I would agree with you. The third one is terrible though, I watched it once and hated it. I should also add that I'm German, as was the original book. I grew up with German fairy tales, and the movie actually fits in pretty good with that.

[@begonethot4971]

Nice video Mark, see you in five months!

[@haileye2191]

Oy VeyShekelstein savagery 😂😂😂

[@overcookedchicken2109]

Oy VeyShekelstein Nice Mr. Idol.

[@__-wm9lu]

Ha! Never seen anyone say that before!

[@rocker-yt8mf]

hahahaha

[@FanboyFlicks]

hahah I knew that one was coming

[@PaulRizzo]

The story about Mark’s report with the transitions and Neverending Story music is GOLD!

[@carolynalsup6417]

I had a shit eating grin the whole time my girl goes "Wtf is up what the grin on your face?"

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

@@carolynalsup6417 lol 😂

[@14377431]

mad respect for actually reading the book so you could give a more in depth review. hope you can post more!

[@macacofrito]

This channel SERIOUSLY needs more subs! If i had an AURYN i´d wish that

[@tmzissupergay]

Noan Manji I'd wish for a spray can

[@franjaime200]

Well, he's been sick. Deal with it.

[@cvitt4479]

+KINGSLAYER you are right..after he posted this video he got over 6k more subs in less than 3 weeks

[@dylankaiser5546]

just give it to atreyu and take a lap

[@xbjrrtc]

Make a wish for each new sub. 😈

[@MadMissy]

In German the childlike empress is called "Mondenkind" as opposed to "Mondkind", which would be the word-to-word translation of "moonchild". It's more... poetic and romantic imo. I loved the story as a kid, the german radio play in particular 😻

[@Denver0054]

The kid should have renamed her Martha.

[@brendamargareth3994]

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!

[@KevinHealey95]

It's his mother's name.

[@VoloxTV]

M V Find him... Save Martha...

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

This instantly erases all hatred.

[@lyingonthemoon792]

ommgg, loving random BvS references

[@davidminor4213]

The Neverending Story 2 was the first time I ever said "This is a terrible movie" Childhood over

[@krumbergify]

David Minor Same experience!

[@uncannyvalley2350]

True

[@chanceneck8072]

16:44 I allways interpreted that as that Bastian couldn´t hear what Nimbli said! I mean, he basically spoke just as loud to him as they were close together in the gondola, whereas Bastian basically SCREAMED up to Nimbli!

[@lucindamobley5492]

I don't agree. I really liked it. I had actually seen the second one first because I had gotten the dvd for my birthday one year (I think I may have been 9 or 10) and I enjoyed it. Then when I was a teenager I saw the first one and loved it as well. Matter of fact, at least for me personally, seeing the second one first made the first movie better. Also kinda happened with Little Shop of Horrors as well. I saw the version with the alternate ending first, then a few months later I saw it with the theatrical ending and it was even better.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@lucindamobley5492 Great comment! I also disagree, I mean at least as Mark says in his Neverending Story 3 review, the cinematography looks so gorgeous at parts in this movie and I think the giants are legit scary. Plus the "for you to have a heart" moment (although the "GAYYYY!!" addition by Mark was just HILARIOUS!!) and a few others really hit me deep in the feels (e.g. the memory, Nimbli watches secretly, where Bastian´s mom dies.... Ouch, hurts so much....), so this movie at least is emotionally resonant....

[@willreese420]

I will never get over his death. R.I.P Jonathan Brandis. We miss you dearly.

[@thegreenbird795]

HE WAS SO CUTE....

[@tomhawkinson2162]

And the reason behind it. Heartbreaking.

[@JBiggsofWSNC]

Soleil Moon Fry talks about her relationship with him on her Hulu documentary 'Kid90.'

[@subliminalpain]

He died..

[@abigailflood6209]

@@subliminalpain yes 😭

[@yittmashups]

Now, you hold on just a minute. There was nothing wrong with The Nev... wait, 2? There was a 2?!

[@Mike-ks6qu]

Mom made it...."when during the war of 1812?" lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@guybrush1701]

That's funny, and I see the dude's point in this video (I also laughed at what he said), but I also see it this way: he's a kid who wears it all the time, so it's bound to get holey and raggedy. I know it's a little excessive, and the hole in the lower chest is obviously over-the-top, but I'd buy that the rest of them are wear and tear. Edited for punctuation

[@uncannyvalley2350]

No wonder she died

[@Certainteedy12]

Brother you had me burst out loud laugh on more than a few occasions. Love the Never Ending Story - I was one of those children that was completely involved in the film. As sad as it was, it taught a lot of true core values and obviously the characters/ places Bastian encounters are all very interesting for a child. Really was an enjoyable film but can see how much they differed from the path of the original book. Had no idea about the lawsuit or the director hating the movie, loved the adapted story from your made up book report in Grade 5. Liked and subscribed, definitely about to binge watch your series haha, keep it up mang!

[@cleobinx]

He is hysterical, I just wished he uploaded more. If he did he could probably just live off of KZbin . His style is his own, he has his own unique and funny personality and charisma .

[@RobsWorld]

To be honest, jumping off a high board is very scary for someone young and inexperienced. I consider myself a good swimmer and when it came to jumping from a high board I walked back and said nope.

[@delbomb3131]

Haha i got to be the kid to push the others off the high dive cause i was the only one that wanted to dive off

[@Eldritch-1]

@@delbomb3131 Haha your the kid we would intentionally kick while diving and shit.. it wasnt an accident.

[@NeoMicy]

So you never made it into the swimming team as well?

[@delbomb3131]

@@Eldritch-1 it was boot camp and our dive instructor was a seal, we were good. Lot of em thanked me

[@contractzero1194]

@@delbomb3131 you said you were "the kid" not "the guy"

[@spirit528]

RIP Jonathan Brandis.

[@projectmayhem6898]

He joined the 27 club. He auditioned for Anakin Skywalker but lost to Hayden Christiansen. Maybe he didn't get the job because he likes sand.

[@tonkacat]

I had such a huge crush on him when I was a kid, so I was pretty upset to hear about this. :( Still sad.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Anyone remember Seaquest dsv? Fun fact: It was made by the same producers as stargate sg1. Sadly that show was Jonathan's last major role.

[@Greendalewitch]

You know, people like Jonathan Brandis is why I try to memorise actors names, even If they are in small parts there and here. Like Jodelle Ferland f.e. Because at the end of the day, they are just people, hoping to make it big, and more often than not they fail. I know it's silly thought, but the least I can do for them is to memorise their names.

[@stitchedtogether88]

i had a huge crush on him. such a good looking guy.

[@McCaler]

I know Jonathan Brandis was in the second film, & I had heard he once auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker for the Star Wars films directly after The Phantom Menace was done.

[@JnnyUtah35]

"It looks like someone tried to knit a halter top out of yarn and then gave it to a family of raccoons to nest in"😂

[@brettwyatt7165]

Dead presidents

[@mattschemmer3091]

Good to have you back! I don't want to alarm you but...a lot of bad movies have come out since you've been gone. There's work to do.

[@Johnny_Sobczak]

My names Jeff Suicide Squad is not nearly as bad as any of the films he does on this page.

[@ufotofu9]

Johnny Sobczak Jeff Suffice Squad. interesting name. is that Dutch?

[@blyzer7373]

Johnny Sobczak It's still bad. And its so comedically exploitable it cant be overlooked. Also, its popular so its gonna bring in the views. Please do it Mark!

[@chujackam]

Hell yeah, do Suicide Squad, please.

[@bagelsaredonutswithoutambi7113]

chujackam YES

[@eliesh3833]

Me using AURYN: "I wish for a sharp silver sword that won't ever break!" Bastian using AURYN: "I wish for... a spray can!" Me: "...Seriously?"

[@mindymannn1873]

Eli Esh “we use them against walls” “those walls must be dangerous”

[@zahylon5993]

"I wish Thanos came to my help"

[@rickyboii5971]

I'd be wishing for an AK-47

[@locke103]

@Playfulpanthress i would think that takes some common sense. :P any skill or prowess i have with weapons is dubious at best, but i've yet to go as so much as nicking myself in the face with a katana. much less a butter knife.

[@RokuroCarisu]

The Neverending Story is not just your average fantasy novel, it's a commentary on how to and how not to write a story. Which makes the quality of the movies kind of ironic. The Nothing represents a lack of creativity that threatens fiction. Fantasia is falling appart because the Childlike Empress, the character it is centered around, is incomplete. By giving her a name, Bastian restores balance - and simultaneously breaks it. Fantasia supposedly balances itself by creating a negative counterpart to every positive addition. In the case of the Childlike Empress, that is Xayide. And where the former had no name, the latter had no personality. Xayide is a paper-thin villain with nothing to her character other than being evil. She is _empty._ So how does Bastian defeat her and restore balance again? By fleshing out her character and giving her a personality. That. Was. _Genius!_

[@hannajung7512]

And at the same time it is a story about the dangers of loosing yourself in the expectations of others, about the diffrence of doing what ever you feel like at the moment, and what you truly want. I think it is one of the greatest books ever.

[@hannajung7512]

It is still an aspect of the book, because all what Bastian is doing, most of the time, in the book ist telling stories. Incomplete stories leaving open ends that he then trys to fix by telling another story, which leaves more open ends. Though Xaide serves more the role of a bad friend, that allways flatters you while building up pressure at the same time to exploid you, while Atreju has the role of the true friend, that speaks out against you when you mess things up and remembers who you really are. There are so many layers to this books you could go on for hours and still find something new in it

[@d.j.1112]

9/11 was an inside job.

[@threej4pope]

Well, you're not exactly on point with the yin and yang of the Childlike Empress and Xayide, given that *SPOILER ALERT* the Childlike Empress is revealed to be this villainous vampire who survives by preying on the memory and identities of children who are too broken to know they are loved.

[@RokuroCarisu]

threej4pope ... What version of the story did you get that from?

[@bones22j]

That texting skit was hilarious. I love how you emphasized how stupid Bastian is. Great episode.

[@williamnoonan7380]

Mark: "The book is so long." Stephen King: "Hold my beer."

[@davidgordon2467]

Funny thing is the kid that played bastion in neverending story 2 also played young bill in the it miniseries

[@NintendoCapriSun]

This just showed up in my Recommended Videos and I'm glad it did! Great stuff!

[@Brody839]

I love your videos

[@hull_k0gan641]

How do you have so many subs when your highest viewed video has 39k views?

[@Brody839]

@@hull_k0gan641 what you talking bout? His vid with most views has 16 million

[@insanimated]

"we don't care whether or not we care": that hit me hard the first time i heard it. especially after being traumatized after the death of Artax.

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

*even care wether .. don't use quotation marks of it isn't an exact quote, dumbass. That's what they are for, idiot!

[@JamesGray-ts5rc]

Bastion: “I wish for...a spray can!” Mark: “Take a lap!” 💀😂😂😂 RIP to the actor who was the character of bastion!🙏

[@matrix91234]

The writing was bad, but the actor was good

[@2doot]

12:36 I always die laughing at that face he makes. If there isn't a reaction gif of this out there somewhere, there needs to be.

[@shallowcheese7509]

Lmfao fuck you're hilarious! You NEED to post more!

[@ayden3810]

KINGSLAYER go away

[@dontprayforme]

That chicken-bird-man-thing gave me nightmares as a child. I genuinely didn’t even remember watching this movie until I saw a couple of scenes and it kinda came flooding back. I think my brain actively blocked this shit lol.

[@bigkdog5091]

Personally, I thought he was a bit of a cock...

[@ryleeroo]

My hamster actually committed suicide. We had two of them. One died (was eaten by our cat of all the ways to go) and the other completely gave up on life afterwards. He stopped eating and drinking and was dead within two weeks.

[@GetRekt-bw6pu]

ryleeroo Damn.

[@AJ-lw9kp]

ryleeroo that’s why it’s recommended to have more than one rodent. If they are too lonely, they will become depressed. Sorry for your pet.

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

buntcubbles Jesus you can’t win

[@nitrosherbert888]

Yeah that Jesus Christ is escritas Brooklyn justified he could a hamster could die

[@AhsimNreiziev]

+[buntcubbles] If hamsters should never have a companion, how do you explain +[ryleeroo]'s hamsters doing fine when they were together, but the second hamster waning away when the first one died?

[@MrShadowRage]

glad you're still alive bro👊✊👍🙌 keep kicking ass and stay original📀⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Inspectornills]

childlike empress: Bastion, please, save us! Bastion: Martha! Batman: why did you say that name!

[@janosa.8769]

Not to be a wise-ass, but the name “Mondenkind” actually does play a pretty big role in the book. This new name is not only the cure for the Childlike Empress but also for Phantasia as a whole (which are basically the same thing). Bastian actually already knows the name he would give to the Empress as soon as he “sees” her in the book and wishes he could just enter the story and tell her. I don't think it has to do anything with his mother though. In the movie, I agree, the scene with the shouting is slightly over-dramatized (in the book the Empress stays calm throughout the direct dialogue with Bastian; he only says her new name when the Empress puts herself in a never-ending loop of re-reading the whole story while visiting the old man in the wandering mountain (who you can see in the beginning of that abomination of a film NES3) and where Bastian realizes that he actually IS a part of the story) The very beautiful storytelling that Michael Ende applies here is that creating a new name (or anything original for that matter) is very simple for a child with imagination, but impossible for the creatures that are inside the fantasy world (as they are the product of the child’s imagination) Without the input of imagination of children from the “outside”who BELIEVE and therefore create this fantasy world, it slowly dies (which is symbolized by the “nothing”).

[@mynastor]

+Allen Johnson Yes and No. Michael Ende was a german author (who wrote many german classics), "Mondenkind" is the "original" name 'cause it's the german one

[@allenjohnson4938]

oohhhhh u rite u rite, Srry dont Spaken like i used2

[@explodingtomahawks7589]

Whoa. Maybe I should read the book now.

[@shodannadohs4045]

She wasn't calm and collected when she met Bastian she was eager and probably ecstatic to finally leave that Hell after Cracking the Code of Fantasia and turning it into a Never ending Story in order to force Bastian's Lazy insecure ass into it. lol

[@ThisIsPatRyan]

The Neverending Story is a great movie loved it as a kid and my kids watched it recently on Netflix and they love it. The Neverending Story 2 I liked as a kid but when I saw it as an adult I realized how horrible it is.

[@Masters-hq1lz]

@Hl A The Second Movie is the secong part of the book. The third movie was bad, the second was still good.

[@Masters-hq1lz]

@Hl A I'm adult now. The only bad movie was the third. The second movie is the second part of the book.

[@razorbeard6970]

@@Masters-hq1lz Is Mark's summary of it inaccurate then? He basically says the second part greatly diverges from the second half of the book.

[@Masters-hq1lz]

@@razorbeard6970 He is right. The second movie is different from the second part of the book but I still think it's a good story and not a bad movie. The basic idea with the lost memories was retained even if the background story is different. I only find the third film really bad because it has nothing to do with the book.

[@criticaltweaker4393]

I remember that horse scene, holy shit was that depressing. Dont think I can watch that movie today.

[@VeganGroceryLife]

I used to watch the movie and fast forward through that part

[@muskatDR]

"The book is really long its like 450 pages" Wheel Of Time says hello

[@blatherskite3009]

Yep, I'm currently reading "Three Kingdoms" (epic novel translated from Chinese) and I'm about 350 pages in ... which is about two-thirds of the way through the first of 4 volumes. And just about every location and character name might as well be Pyornkrachzark to this Englishman! Those Chinese names... A mere 450 pages long and only a handful of "difficult" names? I'd read The Neverending Story for light relief after this :)

[@Zazzaro703]

So does the Stormlight Archive.

[@enjamessimpson]

The longest I've read are It and an unabridged Les Miserables.

[@smittywerbanjagermanjensen5095]

That chicken 🐔 belongs in a horror movie

[@TotallyNotJustCynical]

7:36 I don't know why but this little montage is one of my favourite bits of all your videos. I don't know why I just love it so much!

[@APD9]

neverending story 1 is my favorite movie

[@manicmike8585]

Hell yeah. They don't make movies like that anymore that's for damn sure...or The Labyrinth...No I don't care that you could see David Bowie's who who in the movie that's irrelevant.

[@simplesimon4374]

Any of y'all's seen the last unicorn. Gives me good vibes. America (the band) does the sound track.

[@littleteethkeith]

Is it

[@AlyssaMcNeil]

05:24 On a site note, regarding the Emperor child's name. In the Italy adaptation of the movie, he literally name her "Mamma" (mom).

[@guybrush1701]

*bangs head on desk* I'm sure something like that is in the book, but....that's...not...a name. And what he calls her in the movie is even more befuddling. I couldn't even hear what he said. Ever. I rented the movie as an adult and turned captions on, and was sorely disappointed.

[@anneefreres3299]

Awww :(

[@MrBilld75]

In almost every video you do, there's one really good line, that I love. One that has me dying with laughter and in this one it had to be "seems like a lot of effort for a bunch of overgrown Kinder surprises." hahahahaha.

[@missy73082]

You’re hilarious! This was a great review! Im still laughing about the spray can. 😂

[@SpaceWolfHudson]

Pretty funny that a guy named Michael Ende wrote the Neverending story. Ende is german for the end! HAHA! ...I'll see myself out.

[@adamtzsch]

SpaceWolfHudson Side-splitting

[@FabricFool]

L actually OL

[@homelesshannah50]

A guy named Lasse directed My Life as a Dog and Haichi about a loyal Japanese dog. I see a pattern with that dude

[@Greendalewitch]

SpaceWolfHudson ..................*cringe level rising*

[@juanchocorleone]

His existence is a pun! Lol

[@ConEdify]

“Someone crosses a line, you explode a few heads” Best quote ever! I plan to crochet that onto a pillow.

[@geligniteandlilies]

Those crab monsters were ripping off Dark Crystal's Garthem sooo bad.

[@jeromyperez5532]

Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Shortly before midnight on November 11, 2003, Brandis hanged himself in the hallway of his Los Angeles apartment building. He was discovered by friends who called paramedics who transported the actor to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[10] Brandis died there on the afternoon of November 12 from injuries he sustained from the hanging.[10][11][12] Brandis did not leave a suicide note. After his death, friends said that he was depressed about his waning career, which had continued to decline in the final years of his life. He was also reportedly disappointed when his appearance in the 2002 war drama Hart's War, a role he had hoped would revive his career, was significantly reduced in the film's final cut. One friend admitted to People magazine that Brandis had begun drinking heavily and had said that he intended to kill himself.[13] Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration-an organization that deals with issues affecting child actors-stated: "Speculations as to the underlying cause of this tragedy are exactly that: speculations. It serves no purpose to leap to conclusions for none of us will really know what led Jonathan to his decision to take his life."[14]

[@marlenejojo1]

At 27 I doubt that lol.

[@Michael-hb4wc]

Would a real job be so bad? Hollywood messes people up... so sad.

[@Uhohlisa]

21:51 or just “I wish I was inside the castle” lol

[@carolinecristalj]

I gotta be honest. I actually liked part 2 when I was a kid. ONLY because I had a huge crush on Jonathan Brandis.....and I was only 11 years old.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

Me too, I had a serious crush on brandis, and Noah Hathaway when I was a 13 year old boy, although I have lived a mostly heterosexual life, there was just something about them that caught my eye when I was a young raging hormones teen, I guess it was because they were just so damned good looking. I'm sorry if I've come off sounding like a weirdo, but It was just something had to get off my chest.

[@carolinecristalj]

Aaron Greenfield To me Noah always reminded me of the Kid version of Harrison Ford.

[@carolinecristalj]

Aaron Greenfield Sorry I ment Barret Oliver. Had to look up his name. I couldn't remember. But yes Atreyu was just so pretty looking and cool. Can't help but have a crush on him!

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@carolinecristalj. I liked barret Oliver when he was a bit older in the cocoon movies, But hes unrecognizable now, He's like a college professor now or something.

[@stitchedtogether88]

growing up i actually like part 2 better than part 1. i also had a huge crush on him...he was such a good looking guy!

[@DavidBartkiewiczFilms]

This video was a fuckin' snowball Mark, just kept getting better. A snowball similar to your upload rate I might add, rumour has it you're planning a 2019 release for your next video! Proud of ya, not everyone is so consistently inconsistent 🙌🏼

[@smokeybremen]

I saw this as a kid in the theater. And to this day, I've never been able to understand the name he yelled.

[@daydreams1825]

I absolutely love the Neverending Story But I tried watching the second one and just very angry and sad and stopped watching after 20 or 30 minutes. Ugh

[@wiredraccoon8997]

@Hl A fuck you

[@joewhitfield5561]

You're not supposed to understand what the mothers name is. The internet was eventually invented and now everyone just knows it's moonchild.

[@nonichalant7251]

Not everyone! Thanks! That took me over 20 years to find out... 😂😂😂 So that’s what he said... “moonchild.” ...smh no wonder I didn’t understand.

[@oddluck4180]

I love the internet.

[@BIATEC88]

Hilarious 😅. I laughed out loud a few times during this video. Great stuff. Love it 😂.

[@jafs65]

450 pages is long for a book?

[@DarKodama]

hahaha I thought the same.

[@dgooz]

jafs65 kinda, for a kid's book.

[@nathanashmore2131]

It wasn’t LONG exactly. I’d say it’s just over a medium length. But it is full of detail and symbolism so there’s that.

[@nathanashmore2131]

Alfie126 g I wouldn’t really consider it a children’s book overall. I know some ADULTS who wouldn’t even understand or care to understand the symbolism and deeper message of the story. I’d say it’s actually kind of neutral. It could be for kids in terms of the surperficial stuff, which is quite whimsical, but it can also be for adults with all the deeper stuff.

[@abbybooras2210]

No

[@madsterdactyl]

*Bastian running away "borrowing" *me reacting to the "borrowing": hahahahahahahaOMG ITS VANCOUVER

[@mspionage1743]

That birdman's look and wink toward the kid truly was creepy, you are right.

[@devyn3195]

THAT *ORGASMIC* *FEELING* YOU GET WHEN *FANBOY* *FLICKS* UPLOADS A NEW VIDEO

[@Greendalewitch]

LOLFUCKYOU Ummm...Should I laugh at your profile picture? Be offended? I,m not sure. If I had the AURYN I would wish for to know how I feel. Just kidding. I would of course wish for; "A SPRAYCAN"

[@Monkeyabroad]

If we all become a $1 patron on Mark's Patreon page, he can retire from his job and review bad movies full-time. Let's start the Bad Movies revolution!

[@edgarspavlovics3540]

no, thanks

[@MusicalSeizureGuy]

Edgars Pavlovičs I agree...

[@destroyerblackdragon]

He has over a 104 thousand subscribers. If each one of them gave him a dollar would that really be enough to retire on?

[@codyinacoma]

Not even nearly enough to retire. But. It would allow him to do this full time and perhaps make th show even bigger.

[@codyinacoma]

I actually rlly enjoy bad movie reviews on you tube and Mark is one of th best.

[@anneefreres3299]

This video has just made me so happy. Lol Never Ending Story is my FAVORITE movie and Noah Hathaway is the longest love of my life. Conversely the sequel is one of the most tragic messes of all cinema history and though i would spend my teen years madly in love with Jonathan Brandis, even he couldnt sace this afront to Fantasia. I mean what were they thinking in this casting first of all!?! This playfully jabbing review literally made my day.

[@VeganGroceryLife]

When I saw Noah as a kid, “I was in shock because he was so beautiful”. Part of the reason why I watched this movie so much. 😂

[@benstrait4960]

By far my most favorite review you have done. The humor had me bust-out laughing so many times, and I've already seen this three times now because it's so entertaining.

[@wesjall]

Oh, hi Mark!

[@garyleigh]

What a story, Mark.

[@unclebard3916]

I did NOT hit her

[@eggy4281]

I did NOT

[@bergonath8851]

Fuck, here we go again... ...Anyway, how is your sex life?

[@garyleigh]

+Bergonath For me, this never gets old lol

[@MyCatInABox]

15:49 I always remember this part, I always thought "what in hell is this? Where's all the FUN? I don't see ANY dirtbikes, four-wheelers, r/c cars, model rockets, fire crackers...there's NOTHING but freaks wearing garments, who don't speak- WHY ISN'T ANYONE TALKING? And where are all the OTHER kids? All I see are ADULT freaks!" ....what an odd movie

[@Mattitude23]

Missed you man. Bad movie reviews just haven't been the same without your dry sarcastic humor. Can't wait to see never ending story 3 review

[@andreacaininstinct]

I thought Bastion's dad looked familiar. That's John Wesley Shipp, Barry Allen's dad in the CW's The Flash.

[@stefjames95]

Andrea Cane he was the flash in the 80s

[@elskeletor3566]

He is also the original Flash.

[@drelle504]

He also played the dad on Dawson's Creek.

[@nadinb1014]

I know it's been 3 years you posted this. But you're sooooo funny man xD I love your sarcasm xD

[@RealCrazyDiamond]

Thank you for this. The Neverending Story has been my favorite book for probably 20 years. Your take on the movies was spot on.

[@NordicDan]

When I first saw it I thought he had yelled out "moonshine". I was 5. Yeah.

[@kwaxclark]

It was moon child. Bastians mom was probably some sort of hippie or something

[@Kroggnagch]

24:36 I laugh, very audibly, every single time you give us the line “uh oh, more enemies are coming! Better wish for.. a.. basket of bananas!” Lmfao...

[@grkpektis]

I remember hating this movie as a kid but man it's even worse than I remember. Hilarious review

[@Soymaid]

Maybe Bastien was like "this weird dude says I have magic powers and keeps telling me to use them as much as possible... I'm not 100% comfortable with this. Maybe I'll just not."

[@Lexman509]

"If the first one never ended, why did they make a second one?"

[@FireTiger941]

18:00 That picture of Bastian is hilarious!! LOL

[@RedfishCarolina]

I chuckled at the story about bullshitting your way through the book report. I did the same thing in 5th grade. We were supposed to have done a report on an internal organ. I had picked "lungs" then promtly forgot to do anything for two weeks until the teacher called for the first presentation. Being thankful that my last name begins with a letter near the end of the alphabet, I cautiously scribbled down a bunch of bullshit being sure to stop and clap when appropriate. Got an A!

[@magicmulder]

Michael Ende didn't hate that they cut stuff, he hated how they portrayed some things he considered essential. For example The Nothing isn't a "giant storm cloud" in the book but simply a black void, the absence of anything, and thus a lot scarier than just some storm. (It represents children losing the ability to have fantasies.) And the Oracle wasn't some "Las Vegas light show" (as Ende put it) either. The name of the Childlike Empress is also super important in the book (it's Mondenkynd, a proper equivalent in English would be "Moon Chylde"). Also also I remember I had the luxury hardcover as a kid. It actually is printed in two colors, green and purple, depending on whether things happen in reality or in the book (inside the book).

[@jtfromsomewhere]

i watched Neverending story 3 first. thats the real tragedy here!

[@AubreyTheKing]

Timmy Turner can make better wishes than this kid...and the funny thing is...THEY'RE THE SAME AGE!!! lol >___< Great to see you again Mark!!! Keep up your videos man!!

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

I always feel bad for child actors in these types of films, another one being The Phantom Menace, Jesus Christ poor Jake Lloyd. Because you know they got bullied hard by their classmates, children are opportunist little bastards when it comes to making fun of another, and kids don’t know at all when to let things go.

[@pythiasibyls6269]

"I think he might just be dumb enough to die here!" 🤣😂🤣😂5

[@chromanin]

It's ok -- the sandwich had ketchup on it so it was already ruined.

[@ronindebeatrice]

chromanin cheers

[@VixXstazosJOB]

except Ketchup is delicious, wth....

[@bloodlustshiva1]

@@VixXstazosJOB I agree for a great number of things. Sandwiches? No. Never.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

@@bloodlustshiva1 Greatest Proof people in this world are all very different though

[@nellyb1594]

4:53 looks over at my pet hamster... "If you go, I go. Deal?" What a beautiful image you painted. Especially the tiny toaster. Lol

[@mista_fur3346]

Haha, I did a book report on a videogame I played during the summer and it worked.

[@The5thAstronaut]

That's fucking badass. what game?

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

I actually wrote a paper for AP Literature in high school on a book I didn't read, and I didn't even go for Cliff Notes or anything (the internet was just becoming a thing then). I just figured if I made up a bunch of hogwash about the deep importance of the symbolism in the book and how it revealed the depth of the human condition, the teacher would give me a C. I ended up getting an A.