The NeverEnding Story | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@greenpeasuit]

Gen X is just built different. Artax is part of why. If you ever rewatch this movie, watch it through the lense of dealing with loss. His mother died and he and his father are trying to deal with that in their own ways. The best line, for me, is "it has to hurt if it is to heal!"

[@StCerberusEngel]

For me, it's the description of the Magic Mirror Gate. And Gmork's truth-bombing of Atreyu. Villain or not, he ain't lying.

[@Matacron]

I am a 45-year-old man who watched this movie at a very young age, and it is absolutely a children's movie. Don Bluth, an animator/producer of quite a few popular children's movies with scary scenes in them has a philosophy: You can show a child anything as long as there's a happy ending.

[@doctorteethomega]

I'm just as old. They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they?

[@StCerberusEngel]

So, you're watching the international version of this movie. It's based on a German book called Die unendliche Geschichte (The Unending Story). That's why the book title was in German. Some scenes were reshot or re-dubbed for the American and international versions and the score/soundtrack are different as well. The shot of the book cover and the note were two of the reshot scenes. The note said "Nicht bose sein. Ich brings bald zuruck." My German isn't the best, but it seems like a poorly translated "Don't be angry. I'll bring it back soon." In the American version, it says "Don't worry. I'll return your book." In German, that should be something like "Keine Sorge. Ich gebe dir dein Buch zuruck." Like I said, my German isn't great. Meine Deutsche Grammatik ist schlecht. The funny part is, the book was written by Michael Ende, whose last name literally means End. End wrote something that doesn't end. :) The absolute best way to see this is as a child, and again as an adult. This movie is riddled with allegory, and seeing it as a kid, then as an adult are two very different experiences. As a kid you take things at face value, and you might understand the themes in a rudimentary way, but as an adult...It's a story that grows with its audience. "You have to try. You have to care." "It has to hurt if it's to heal." "Confronted by their true selves, most men run away screaming!" "I couldn't hold onto them. The Nothing pulled them right out of my hands. I failed." "People who have no hopes are easy to control." It's scary how relevant these lines and others become when you grow up. This is an 80s kids' movie, Dasha. As Don Bluth once put it, "[If] you don’t show the darkness, you don’t appreciate the light. If it weren’t for December no one would appreciate May. It’s just important that you see both sides of that. As far as a happy ending…when you walk out of the theater there’s [got to be] something that you have that you get to take home. What did it teach me? Am I a better person for having watched it?" 80s kids trudged through the Swamp of Sadness, ran through the Sphinxes and stepped through the Magic Mirror Gate. Just as Bastian shared Atreyu's journey, we shared his. And that's just one of our defining childhood moments. We're made of sterner stuff! 😎

[@SeanHendy]

I only discovered recently that one of my all time favourite films 'The Big Blue' had various issues in terms of release in the US, and so the amazing score by Eric Serra was completely replaced. Just not the same film.

[@longfootbuddy]

i knew something was very wrong when the little guy had a southern accent

[@Billinois78]

I knew something was off when I saw the opening credits. The little guy in the top hat - man, that voice was way off. It's funny, looking back on this, though, that guy was played by Deep Roy. A lot of people remember him as the Oompa Loompa from the Johnny Depp Willy Wonka movie. His voice was dubbed over in the English version, too, but it was a better voice.

[@BrianMoore-h6i]

"Bastion" refers to something that protects or defends a belief or way of life that is disappearing or threatened.

[@unclebounce1495]

In other words, the job of a parent is to prepare children for adulthood, good and bad, not coddle them until they're legally no longer responsible for teaching them. This is why we have a world of child adults today. Shyt pareynts didn't teach them to grow up and face the bad, they just passed the back. so when they hit 18-21 and became independent (in one way or another), they have to teach themselves these hard lessons the hard way, which is crueler and takes much longer.

[@SeanHendy]

Around this same era, and as well as this film, we had the delights of The Dark Crystal, Legend (starring a very young Tom Cruise), Willow, Ladyhawke, The Beastmaster, Labyrinth, and The Time Bandits. What it was to be a kid in the 1980s. Best decade ever.

[@Somber7]

....skating rink, asteroids, atari, HBO/Showtime horror movie program book- Fantasm, skateboarding and karate so many memories, goes by so quick.

[@Billinois78]

Legend was a favorite of mine growing up, along with Neverending Story, Labyrinth and the original Star Wars trilogy. I watched them so many times as a kid.

[@SuperiorlySubversive]

well we didnt have the internet ruining everything. And we could play outside. vanish after breakfast with dad picking you up on the way home from work when you're miles away from your house after spending all day at the mall. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBuzzard42]

It was a Golden Age of synthesizer music!

[@SuperiorlySubversive]

@@TheBuzzard42 like.. New Order - Blue Monday?

[@KittyBoom360]

This story is for children or anybody dealing with loss, be it a parent, a pet, or anyone.Also, the statue boobies were not big deal to us kids in the '80s, like I never thought much about them until your reaction.

[@SyntheticCK]

This was the generation of us kids playing up and down the street and usually knowing to go home when the street lights came on. Usually.

[@drew2fast489]

It was magic

[@JohnathanWertenbach]

Land before time , never ending story and several others back in the day went there and we were all stronger for it

[@drewf8619]

Bambi, Lion King, Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows... If you love something... It's dying lol

[@ToABrighterFuture]

That orange juice with egg concoction, was a hangover cure. It's a very subtle hint that Bastian's father was dealing with his wife's death, by hitting the sauce.

[@dandoll4405]

It's called breakfast nog and it has nothing to do with hangovers. I learned how to make it in Jr high school health class. It's a fast and healthy breakfast, at least that's what they thought at the time.

[@LeviBulger]

This hangover thing gets used every time this movie is on YT in some fashion and it's just false. No, it's called a NOG or a julius. Depends on where you're from, really. It was popularized in the 50s and 60s as a quick breakfast and it even started the mall chain Orange Julius which was around into the 2000s. People still make them now although usually with powdered eggs or just the egg whites as cholesterol awareness has heightened since the early days of people drinking them. They're honestly delicious if made right. But to think that the acidic content of OJ and a raw egg would help a hangover is hilarious. That would do the exact opposite to most people and only make them feel worse.

[@SurvivorBri]

In the book, the horse, Artax could speak, which made his death scene much sadder.

[@tubekulose]

And the dragon's name is "Fuchur" in the original version but they changed it to "Falkor" in the English version. For a minute I was wondering why but then I got it: If someone mispronounced it, it would sound like... 😁

[@SurvivorBri]

​@@tubekuloseyeah that was a smart move changing the name. I've thought about that a couple of times lol

[@wolf9walker]

We were tough kids in the 80s. I was 12yrs old when I saw Friday the 13th in the theaters, and loved it. 😊

[@ryans_nature_vibes]

Agrees with displeasure at horse death, though this type of disturbing horror is not uncommon in fairy tales for some reason. Nice video!

[@kyleolson148]

Awwww, I love this movie! I haven't seen this since I was a child. Thank you for watching this!!!

[@Robert_Douglass]

22:16 Since you're bringing it up, I never gave much thought to the attire of the Sphinxes, as I was always focused on whether or not Atreyu would get past them without getting shot by their pulse weapons. Even now I find it odd that their breasts have been blurred out here. I mean, seriously, what's the big deal?

[@unclebounce1495]

YT makes it a big deal. That's the only reason.

[@Airihi]

This is 100% an 80s children's movie 😂😂 our children's movies were all pretty traumatic. No sugarcoating or babying us, sometimes it seemed like they were competing to have the most traumatic things. Like the idea was traumatize them now and nothing will shake them in the future 😂 BTW, in the book, Artax the horse could talk. And in the swamp he is talking about how sad and depressed he is and sinks because he was giving up on life. Atreyu, tried hard to save him but Artax refused to go on. Talk about traumatizing

[@stephenjones5132]

When the Empress mentions "just as others are watching his" it's a reference to us as the audience... and now with reaction videos there's yet another layer that the creators didn't even envision

[@tomyoung9049]

All part of "the neverending story". 🤯

[@Robert_Douglass]

Interesting observation. That should make us all wonder, shouldn't it?

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@Robert_Douglass Makes you wonder who's watching you? It's the government. It's always them.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@StCerberusEngel Kinda taking this in the wrong direction, aren't we? That's not even apples and oranges anymore -- we're talking about variations and layers of reality and unreality, which is far removed from political conspiracy.

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@Robert_Douglass It's a joke, bud.

[@Paisa231]

When a Gen Z watches a old children movie xD This movie was defining me, as a child. Prepared me to grow up believing in good. To never give up, and that grief hurts, and that empathy and sympathy is different. Kids can and should feel these feelings, through the safety of a movie. So you over exaggerate :)

[@candicelitrenta8890]

Back in those days it was a different mindset. Kids could do a lot of things because the whole universe was not against them like it is today.

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

I think you have it backwards my friend. Kids could do alot BECAUSE they understood the whole universe was against them! Kids in the 60's, 70's and 80's weren't as sheltered.

[@josephamesdacey6442]

What is against them now...

[@Billinois78]

@@helifanodobezanozi7689 I don't know how true that really is. We didn't have the internet in those days, so there was so much that we didn't have flying at our faces back then that today's young people deal with on a daily basis. We lived in our little suburban bubble thinking we were hot stuff. Today's young people deal with a lot more shit, so it's hard to agree that they're sheltered.

[@unclebounce1495]

ROFL was a joke. Universe against them? Everything is in their favor to such an absurd degree that the avg kid is more pampered/spoiled/entitled than a 5 year old princess 200 years ago.

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

@@Billinois78 Coming from a city background myself, I was busy avoiding being robbed, beaten or shot in a crossfire in those days.

[@LordNifty]

This movie is creative and great, and has some pretty powerful metaphors, from the swamp being a metaphor for depression, the Nothing being a metaphor for the death of dreams and imagination, and the wolf's commentary on how people without dreams are easier to control. Those are just the main ones that come to mind; and of course that theme song that is a notorious earworm.

[@captainchaos3667]

The music for when Bastian is riding Falkor is _incredibly_ nostalgic for me. I first saw this movie at the perfect age for it to make a huge impression.

[@javiermartinez-zm2mt]

Another great reaction 🥰 Thank you Dasha ❤

[@cloudcutter81]

For the love of God...don't watch any of the sequels.

[@rng81]

As a kid back then i actually watched the 2nd movie in cinemas and liked it. Have to watch them both again someday, probably will see the faults then :D

[@JoeCool7835]

The 2nd is just meh. The 3rd is a crime against cinema.

[@iscream2232]

2nd one is okaaaaay/watchable. 3rd is complete trash

[@daurydavis3983]

Didn't really care for the second one, never knew a third movie existed

[@gionnijohnson408]

The second one was okay. 👍 The third one........ 🗿🗿💀💀

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Yeah, the horse scene traumatized a lot of children. As for it not being a children's movie: Dasha, you're Russian. Look up old Slavic fairy tales. Or look up the fairy tales gathered by the Grimm Brothers - the originals, not the Disney version. Fairly tales for children were quite dark.

[@PeterSchmidt-l4p]

In fact, the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales were originally not for children but for adults! What is now referred to as "original" children's fairy tales is already a defused version- and yet still violent, bloody and quite dark!

[@adnreasrost9135]

Only a great reactor can recognize another great reactor.

[@ArgosySpecOps]

How meta😅

[@PolferiferusII]

1980s, at least in America, don't look all that different from today, Dasha. There are some exceptions (no cell phones, for instance), and hairstyles and fashion are somewhat distinct, but overall things then aren't so different than now. Wood shelves then and wood shelves now aren't different, as an example, and they largely looked the same in the 1940s and -50s, before I was even born, as well. Differences from today grow more marked when compared to the 1970s, and are more obvious as you go back each decade. Film grain changes are more or less identifiable by decade, but filmmakers choices weren't always universal in any given decade, aside from favoring B&W in earlier times, which was first owing to technological factors, and later due to film and film processing price changes, rather than lack of technological innovation (cost of silver, which was used in old B&W film was cheaper than using color until sometime in the 1960s, I think) Again, I'm only speaking from a US perspective, and I don't claim to be an expert. My main point is, for reasons people can debate, those born since, say, the year 2000 (more or less) _perceive_ most everything from before their time to be more different than it actually is. My guess is that this somewhat innacurate perception has more to do with technological advances than any other factor, but I'm only guessing.

[@Airihi]

No, this was the 80s, it's very unlikely the school would call to let his father know he didn't show up that day. Hell, in 97, I skipped a ton of days at school, I was 12 - 13 yrs old, the school never once called my home or notified my parents. Fast forward to 2006, same school, and I am 3 minutes late for taking my youngest brother to school and they had already called my mom to notify her that my brother hadn't arrived yet and asking if he was sick that day. 😂😂😂 My generation was some of the last few of the "latchkey kids" generation. We were expected to find our own way to school and back home again, usually few hours before our parent/parents would get home.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Fine intro. Good to hear you didn't look anything up. Totally blind reaction is best. 😃👍

[@candicelitrenta8890]

The mother's name was Moonchild. The parents were hippies back in the 60's and had unusual names

[@Robert_Douglass]

I didn't understand what he shouted into the night at first, and then I thought I'd heard "Moth child". I suppose either works.

[@tubekulose]

In the original it's "Mondenkind" (same meaning).

[@ProBreakers]

Watching a German version with English audio? Got to say, hearing the racing snail guy with his Texas accent is funny after hearing the regular American version. Voices are pretty different here.

[@adamrichard6724]

Exactly my thoughts

[@tomyoung9049]

Noticed that right away.

[@Robert_Douglass]

Texan here. That snail racer did not have a Texas accent.

[@ProBreakers]

@ ok, sure. How about a stereotypical American cowboy-ish accent then.

[@mattreaction]

The movie she is watching have different version with some scene that were never seen in American version.

[@MaxLivingstone]

Yeah, kids' movies back then were hardcore! But they had the intelligence and creativity to back it up; the intensity ensured that their wisdom stuck with you all the more. If you think _that_ was traumatising for a kids' movie, wait until you see _Watership Down!_

[@Duffman69able]

For everyone who couldn’t understand what name Bastion gives the empress, it’s Moonchild

[@darkjester3391]

I loved your reaction, Thank you.

[@Cosmicfraud3209]

I always thought this kid actor was anthony kiedis as a kid😂

[@catapodaca3601]

I’m 46 as well. Watched in the theatre.Tough as nails gen bro. She is a great reaction to the film though.

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. Fyi the author of the book that this movie is based on did not like the movie although it was very successful. The movie is only half the book. Other great adventure movies are Flight of the navigator 1986, Wilow, Lady Hawk and Labyrinth 1986

[@derekk8523]

80s kids are built different.

[@DanJackson1977]

This must be the euro cut... the Book title is in German and the snail racer (Deep Roy) has a *completley* different voice dub.

[@tubekulose]

Well, it's based on a German novel and it's a German production.

[@SyntheticCK]

Yeah that threw me off at first. I was like wait, since when is the racer a southern hick?

[@bigjoeofthe707]

Now you see that scene with Artax, Littlefoot’s mom death scene, the farewell between Charlie & Ann Marie in All Dogs Go To Heaven. Yeah those and many others traumatized a lot of us

[@tywco]

Yes. All of us 80s children are traumatized as hell. And not just by this movie.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

It builds character. I was 6

[@dartmaster5877]

I know right. "Cough, Transformers Movie"

[@ToABrighterFuture]

5:02 "Don't be mad. I'll bring it back soon."

[@Robert_Douglass]

I saw the original American version. Bastian wrote "Don't be mad. I'll bring back your book."

[@PaiMei667]

@@Robert_Douglass Which is not the "ORIGINAL" version.

[@robertnichol3669]

80's kids movies went hard....Offing Artax hurt a lot of 80's kids...but if you look at Fairy Tales...the original stories were pretty dark too. I think kids stories should have a bit of darkness in them to be honest

[@darkdg4106]

The cover of the book said the title, "The Never Ending Story", and if I remember correctly, the note said, "Don't be mad. I'll bring it back soon."

[@waterbeauty85]

I remember this being huge in Germany but only getting a lukewarm response in America when it came out, but over the years, it has become a lot people's childhood favorite and enough of a pop culture icon to be referenced in comedy skits.

[@balli7836]

04:50 Hi Dasha. Yes, this is german. Written on the book cover is "Die unendliche Geschichte" which means "The neverending story". And on the note Bastian wrote "Nicht böse sein. Ich brings bald zurück" which means "Don't be angry. I bring it back soon."

[@caveritt82489]

14:02 our collective thought exactly.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Isn't Dasha the cutest.

[@jamesjones8482]

Great reaction Dasha. This was one of my daughter's favorite movies', when she was little(now 45). I'm glad you watched the movie and wish you the best. 👍👸❤

[@mythenmetzermewtufreund128]

Michael Ende who wrote the novel The Neverending Story which the film is based on, hated this Film so much that he let his name be removed from opening credits. Why? For many many reasons. He thought it was to commercial orientated, melodramatic and cheesy. One big reason was that "Do what you want" was changed into "do what you dream." That sentence meant that Bastian has to find his true will in phantasia, and not do what he likes to do.

[@Hauke-ph5ui]

4:50 Yes it is German. Die unendliche Geschichte (= The Neverending Story) is a German movie based on the book of the same title by German writer Michael Ende. I like the movie, but as is often the case with book adaptations - the book is much better. Also, the movie only covers the first 40 % of the book, and even that is heavily cut. An adaptation of the entire book could have easily been a 6-8 hour long movie. 5:05 Translation: Don't be mad. I will return it soon. 15:00 You don't understand. The Swamp of Sorrow has its name for a reason. It fills all living beings with sorrow until they cannot bear it any longer and let themselves sink. The only reason Atreyu is unaffected is because he's wearing the Auryn - he's protected by its powers. Morla is the only creature lving deep in the swamp. This absolutely is a kid's movie. I saw it when I was 9 years old back in 1984 when it came out and it was one of the reasons I started reading fantasy novels like crazy. In fact - I started reading the novel Die Unendliche Geschichte the same evening when we came home after watching the movie. And I read the book many, many times since then.

[@mickaelpagnier39]

I recommend reading the book written by Michael Ende, of which the movie is an adaptation ! 13:12 The scene with Artax, in the swamps of Desolation, made many children cry!

[@scottvanhille5688]

Priviet Dasha, I'm 44 and so happy you watched this classic from my early years! Losing Artax was the tear jerker, especially to those who has lost a loved pet and/or relative. There's two more films I believe, the second one is not bad. Nice reaction. This German dubbing version makes me laugh.

[@SeanHendy]

Dasha, I made the same mistake disregarding a film because of it's age. I've been an avid film fan since the mid 1980's, so quite a few decades. Frequently going to the cinema, and watching on TV as well as movie rentals, I would always watch a film review program on TV in the UK to keep up with the latest releases. Over the years, often at the end of a decade, or the end of the millennium, there were various polls about the best films of all time. The film 'It's A Wonderful Life' always featured near the top or at the top of these polls, and because it was black and white and was released in 1946, I dismissed it and didn't track it down. Then, about 10-15 years ago, it was on my movie channel subscription and I thought, ok, I'll give it a shot, and I am so glad I did. It is now in my top 10 favourite films of all time. It's an incredible film, remarkably well shot, innovative and given the technology of it's time, the director, camera operators, stage builders and lighting people, did an incredible job. A big lesson to me to not prejudge because of the age of the film. I agree, there are a lot of films released these days that pale into insignificance compared to some films of the past.

[@BKPrice]

Well, I saw it as a kid and it didn't scar me for life, so it's probably fine.

[@XD152awesomeness]

Everyone wants to protect kids from horrors and danger. But the first step is to acknowledge, there’s danger. Kids are flexible and resilient. It’s importation to expose them to sad or scary things so they can learn how to deal with them. If you think it’s bad for kids to experience this, imagine facing this as an adult having never learned the skills needed to cope.

[@PeterSchmidt-l4p]

The film is a German production and was filmed in the Bavaria Filmstudios in Munich, among other places, and was directed by the German Wolfgang Petersen! For the international market, the film was filmed in English with American actors and dubbed in German for Germany! The title of the book is in German “The Neverending Story” - the note that Bastian left behind says (also in German): “Don’t be angry, I’ll bring it back soon”! The film is based on the book of the same name by the German writer Michael Ende, who, however, was not satisfied with the result of the film and even had his name removed from the opening credits! For Michael Ende, the "nothing" was a slow disappearance, a quiet dissolution of the fantasy (like dissolving fog) - Wolfgang Petersen turned it into a huge, destructive storm, like a hurricane - Michael Ende didn't like that at all!

[@lanzknecht8599]

Some changes from the original were minor (f.e. Atreyu is originally green-skinned), but others were more serious: for every wish Bastian makes, he forgets something about the real world, which means he gets more and more lost in Fantasia.

[@tofersiefken]

You must be watching from a German streaming service. The movie was originally a German production, but when it was released in the USA, the title on the book cover and the note that Bastian left the shop keeper were both in English. The audio was always in English, not dubbed, as far as I recall.

[@Ambaryerno]

The movie that traumatized every 80s kid...Well, one of them. Somehow you picked the German version, which is a bit different from the international/English release. In addition to the German text on the book and note (the title is The Neverending Story, and the note he leaves is basically just a promise to return it) some scenes are a bit different, there's some additional scenes cut from the English release, and the music is different (including the omission of the famous "Neverending Story" song by Limahl). The original book the movie is based on is actually German, as well. Teeny Weeny, the guy who rides the snail, is played by Deep Roy. Traumatizer #1: Gmork. He scared the HELL out of us. Traumatizer #2: The Swamp of Sadness. Poor Artax. 😞 Oh, it's absolutely a kid's movie. The thing to remember is that kids movies in the 80s REALLY put us through the wringer. This, Transformers: The Movie, Watership Down, (ok, that was 1978, but close enough) pick a Don Bluth movie. Any Don Bluth movie. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (Large Marge. Just...Large Marge). The Dark Crystal. Time Bandits. Kids movies in the 80s did NOT hold our hand. Traumatizer #3: The Sphinx Gate. ESPECIALLY when the knight's visor opens after he got fried.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Yeah, it was filmed in Vancouver. At least the "real" sections.

[@PaiMei667]

The film was primarily filmed in Germany, with some additional filming done in Vancouver, Canada. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in the Bavarian Alps, while the indoor scenes were filmed at the Bavaria Film Studios in Munich. Some of the more fantastical settings, such as the Ivory Tower and the Sea of Possibilities, were created using matte paintings and other special effects techniques.

[@saba340]

Btw, the Oracle is modelled after ancient sphinx figures. And yes, even back then they had obvious, um, female attributes !

[@captainchaos3667]

You should definitely read the book. It's fantastic, and this movie is actually only the first half of the story.

[@tubekulose]

In the original version the dragon's name is "Fuchur" but they changed it to "Falkor" in the English version. For a while I was wondering why but then I got it: If someone mispronounced it, it would sound like... 😁

[@808maxstone]

Hi Dasha. I'm also glad you like to watch older movie. There are so many great older movie. Each decade had it's movie style. Look forward to your next reaction. Take care

[@Tehui1974]

I was a kid in the 80s. I still remember the scene of the horse dying affecting every kid in the movie theatre.

[@Djieff]

In the book, arthax, the horse, talks to Atreyu. It was heart-crushing to read how Arthax was telling Atreyu he wanted do die. I can understand not adding this to the movie adaptation.

[@3Kings_Industries]

Oh Dasha, so sorry. This film ruined childhoods.

[@seraph6758]

This traumatized me as a child 🫣👋🤙

[@batbrick3949]

5:02 It’s German for “Don’t be angry. I’ll bring it back soon.”

[@tomyoung9049]

If I remember correctly, the English version said, don't worry I'll return the book.

[@shotbybrady8793]

She's so funny sometimes. "Today we are watching 'The Neverending Story' and I really thought it would be longer than 1 hour and 40 minutes." Lol classic

[@kevinslayzak1214]

This movie and a list of others are directly connected to why Gen-X can handle everything with no problem 😅saw this around 14😅

[@manuelvillacana9284]

I would like to recommend Drop Dead Fred .

[@MrIcelander]

I _LOVE_ this movie and the book so much, and I am _so glad_ you're watching the German version because I've never seen that one! I've looked for it online many times but only found some dodgy VHS tapes in pretty crummy quality (which I wouldn't be able to play anyway), so this is like a double treat for me - SPASSIBA!! 🤩 P.S. The MTV music video came to my country before the movie did and my brother spoiled the ending of the scene with the horse when we were watching that song on tv, made me so mad.

[@isaackellogg3493]

Atreyu is a warrior. Leaving his weapons behind strips him of a major part of his identity. Putting the Auryn on imposes on him a new identity-that of agent of the Empress. The Empress does not rule by force so weapons on her agent would not be appropriate.

[@richardmartin6661]

Some great old movies 🎥. To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder, Prisoner of Zenda and Scaramouche, Oh Forbidden Planet

[@danielmolyneaux2139]

1984 was the best year for American movies.

[@jdm1066]

I watched this movie, Robocop, Terminator, The Shining, Predator, A Clockwork Orange all before I was ten. Kids movies were different in the 80's.

[@PaiMei667]

It was my favorite movie as a kid 40 years ago, and I still enjoyed watching it today.😁

[@MikeBrown7799B]

Hello Dasha!😊 The 80s are really on fire right now, especially with the wave of worldwide CGI fatigue. I think the word you were looking for to describe the Luck Dragon Falkor is "Scales". Great reactions to this fun fairytale story, Dasha!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DavidAntrobus]

So happy you recognized Vancouver. Gastown specifically, and in the eighties. Such a vibe. Although it feels like an eon ago.

[@fugazi225]

thanks for reaction

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

enjoyed your reaction 👍☺

[@jahu5440]

Nice reaction. As kid I didn't like it so much, but I appreciate it much more now.

[@rng81]

The wolf was scary af as a kid back then :p

[@davide1980BoIT]

This is a German book/film that is full of metaphors and helps children to give free rein to their dreams and helps adults understand that sometimes even when you have grown up you should get away from reality and take refuge in the dreams, becoming children for a moment.

[@GordoFunk555]

It’s more about overcoming grief more than anything.

[@camhagen1471]

The whole drinking raw eggs thing was a popular health trend back in the day, made famous by Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky movies, the idea being that you're just getting pure protein without the fat that comes with fried/scrambled eggs etc. However we know now this is an outdated idea, because when an egg is cooked it actually releases more protein and vitamins so it's much healthier. And and of course we have non stick pans nowadays that don't need any butter for eggs to cook in, although some animal fat (butter) is actually good for your health in moderation, just don't use margarine or vegetable oil, that's practically poison. Not to mention, perhaps most importantly, eating raw eggs puts you at risk for contracting salmonella! So if any gym bros try to tell you that eating raw eggs is good for you, you'll know better.

[@ClosedEyeVisualisations]

Dubbing the voice of the snail rider on the bluray version was criminal.

[@helifanodobezanozi7689]

Great reaction Dasha. If you are using both a streaming service and a VPN, your VPN may be set to Germany or Austria. That's why everything is in German. Changing your VPN to an English speaking country would fix this.

[@PerfeccionistoPerezoso78]

4:49 “Okay. This is not in… Is it German?” 😳 Son of a gun. Yes. That’s the language in which this story was originally written. The novel, I mean. Those word, translated to English, are “The Neverending Story.” That’s what makes the name Bastion shouts into the wind sound so silly. It’s “Moon Child,” which is the goofy-sounding translation of the German word “Mondkind.”

[@PerfeccionistoPerezoso78]

5:02 😳 Son of a gun. “I… have no idea… what it means.” That translates as, “Don’t worry. I’ll return your book.” Dasha, this really is incredible. I’ve seen this movie _completely_ in English. I recently discovered that the original story was first _written_ in German, but I’d had no _idea_ a version like _this_ existed, with the print in German but the spoken language in English.

[@ghostsimppy1190]

This was my favorite movie as a child

[@centurycountess4949]

I loved this movie as a kid , the only thing that drove me crazy was the audio when Sebastian would stuff food in his mouth you could hear the chewing, and it drove me crazy. I heard they updated the music and this sounds like the new audio because the music whenever the tower was shown is completely different to the music I remember and I was curious because I did hear that they toned down the volume of sebastion's eating and chewing and was wondering if that was true. also I finally heard what Sebastian called the empress! I believe he said moon child all these years people wondered what he said and I think that's what he said.

[@tonyrossell832]

Keep up the great work Dasha!

[@emmanueletoumongo8788]

I really like this movie 😍

[@TC_Smitty]

Yep, I saw this in the theater when I was 7. My younger sister was probably more traumatized than I was about the horse. While I found the Gmork scary, I still thought it was a cool monster.

[@SuperiorlySubversive]

Fun Fact: The part of Artax was played by Sarah Jessica Parker..

[@jamespark293]

If you're liking the older kids movies then Flight of the Navigator and D.A.R.Y.L are good ones too

[@Etereys]

Another great 80s classic must-see is The Dark Crystal. And be sure to see its follow-up The Dark Crystal 2.

[@cs-zz7jd]

There was no sequel to the Dark Crystal. There was a Netflix series as a prequel.

[@RX-12]

The Artax scene is more disturbing in this version because you can hear him whinnying in distress and the lack of music actually makes it more eerie.

[@doctorteethomega]

I watched this movie daily as a kid. I was obsessed with it. Come for me, Gmork! I am Atreyu!

[@jrod1591]

Man you needed to watch the American version. The score is so much better. A song was written just for it and it was awesome. This is my favorite movie of all time. I have a full chest tattoo of the sphinx Gates’s The voice of the snail racer is way different and it’s throwing me off.. it’s a great story either way.. Sucks you missed out on the English version’s music. In the English version, Gmork sounds so much more sinister.

[@FatCat715]

There are many people of a certain age that still carry around the trauma of Artax in the swamp of sadness.

[@bgaona]

14:20 Children's movie or not this was like a lot of 80s kids stuff. It was a different philosophy of what we need to shelter children from.

[@Trifler500]

18:21 - I think the world you were looking for is "scales"