The Neverending Story III - Nostalgia Critic

Did the Neverending Story really need another sequel? The Critic returns to Fantasia with The Neverending Story III.
Originally aired on January 4, 2011
The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (also known as: The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia) is a 1994 fantasy-adventure film. It is the third and final film in the franchise. It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Balthazar Bux, and Jack Black in an early role as school bully Slip. This film primarily used the characters from Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story (1979), with the exception of Atreyu, who is absent from the film, and introduced a new storyline.
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[@BladeCrossEXE]

Critic: *laughing manically* Home Depot Employee: "Never Ending Story 3?" Critic: *still laughing* Home Depot Employee: "Yes, we have crowbars. Aisle 7. And after you get done with Secret of Nihm 2, we sell Death Stars as well."

[@timelordsrapbattles8498]

Lmao. Although Nimh 2's miles better than this awful flick.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

@@timelordsrapbattles8498 Only because THE SECRET OF NIMH 2 TIMMY TO THE RESCUE is shorter than THE NEVERENDING STORY III

[@999lazerman]

Must be a relative of Gordon Freeman😎

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@thing1thing2themediamaniac43 *Imagine if NIMH 2 had every single problem NES3 had only taken to even more annoying levels, & was 48 minutes longer.*

[@mysterykiddo2167]

Did he do that in the "Secret of NIHM 2" review?

[@a.t.m873]

As a Jack Black fan, I'm proud of him for being the only one in this film who actually tried.

[@basedkhajiit]

He's Jack Black- even in his bad movies, he always at least tries.

[@arwing20]

but you know your movie's bad when Jack Black is the best actor in it.

[@coledakers6127]

6:28

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

True But really think about this: This movie failed so miserably and Jack black was so ashamed of it he refuses to talk about it in interviews

[@Wishbone4evr]

Right? 😆

[@thiscoolaccount4488]

6:23 Holy crap. I thought she said, "It's the Nazis!" and i thought, "OH BOY THIS MOVIE TOOK A SHARP TURN!!".

[@RockmeHellsing]

I´ve heard it too XD

[@GBomb9704]

Mein LIBEN!!!

[@aboomination897]

Jawohl!

[@mrcritical6751]

To be fair the book is German

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

I spat out my drink while choking on it

[@ServantofBaal]

By the "Born to be Wild" scene, it struck me; "Oh hey, this movie has become everything the first one hated..."

[@opalyasu7159]

by that scene i was ready to reject my humanity and become a vampire

[@matthewrose4797]

Honestly, any movie that plays 'Born to be Wild', I hate immediately.

[@danielscott5673]

@@matthewrose4797 'born to be wild' by steppenwolf was part of 1969's Easy Rider, often considered one of the greatest movies ever made. the movie's praised for it's performances, directing, writing, visuals and soundtrack. the 'born to be wild' in this terrible sequel is a bastardized version of an enjoyable classic rock track.

[@matthewrose4797]

@@danielscott5673 Well I've never seen Easy Rider so I didn't know that, I just don't like the song.

[@SuperMoviemaster21]

@@matthewrose4797 How could you hate recess schools out?!

[@nerdking731]

"Wish overload" sounds like a "Fairly Oddparents" plot-point.

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

It is.

[@gohanbeatz9798]

@@thomasspongeconductor2222 Relax dude. Lol.

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

@@gohanbeatz9798 No, really. I heard it mentioned in the show. In a Jimmy Timmy Power Hour. The 2nd one.

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

@Animestar17 What do you mean?

[@thomasspongeconductor2222]

@Animestar17 Yes. I understand that.

[@AdamYJ]

Geez, the Critic was about as upset about this movie as the author of the original book was upset about the original movie. No, really. Look it up. He tried to stop production halfway through because they deviated from his story. Then he tried to sue the production company and studio and lost.

[@Morinhetar]

The only Thing they really fucked up un the first movie is the ending.

[@trippcory]

The original script of the film actually wasn't as bad: Falkor was still somewhat smart, Atreyu was in it and his personality was more or less the same as in the first two films, and the Childlike Empress actually gave bAstian a real reason why he couldn't just wish the lost Fantasians in the new Fantasia: the Auryn couldn't teleport multiple beings while in separate locations...

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

The author, while definitely understandable, sounds a bit crazy. If it took a lawsuit to make a movie more faithful to source material, a lot would be different in entertainment today.

[@ktony859]

That's kind of sad....

[@ilopominecrafter]

ajmrowland you got that right. Percy jackson would actually be more faithful. They only took the skeleton of the books and the slight beginning and made up so stupid junk

[@sarahnour5561]

I'll give the movie this: the Nasties have more of a motive than the bullies in Garbage Pail Kids. The Nasties targeted Bastian because he got them expelled. Juice and his gang just had nothing better to do than harass a 12-year-old kid.

[@christycapers4715]

Everything’s better than the Garbage Pail Kids 👏🏾

[@spawn760]

Yeah I never understood that either, WTF?

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

@@christycapers4715 Nukie is worse, and I think Phelous's worst movie (Five Across the Eyes) is close

[@jasonkreider8954]

Technically they targeted him before they got expelled

[@hulkfan97]

@@kevinmitchell6466 Paddington ruined that song for me. I hate that film. Don't get the love it gets.

[@ActuallyAFungus]

"BUT WAIT!!! *raptor noises* THERE'S MORRE"

[@RileyA.]

Hehehehehehehehe. XD

[@lunabearsong2043]

Hahahahahahaha!

[@firesauce9016]

*H O W* *COULD* *THIS* *GET* *W O R S E*

[@belafeldbusch3397]

The.Stupicide. This movie nearly killed the Critic

[@kcinrolyat3049]

500th like

[@joeywomer]

Jack Black: "We're not allowed on school property, We'll wait 'till 3. Me: THIS SCHOOL HAS THE WORST SECURITY EVER. WHY THE HELL ARE THE BULLIES BACK IN?!?!?!?!?!

[@jalencampbell8807]

Why bother waiting? They can just grab him right there. It’s called common sense, Never Ending Story 3. COMMON SENSE!!

[@EricDG326]

Joseph Womer Because it’s after 3

[@mrcritical6751]

Maybe they want good careers and an education who knows maybe the nasties are very career driven bullies maybe they...eh screw it this movie makes zero sense

[@ToonBoom788]

Not to mention when Bastion was getting chased he ran away from teachers who will easily give him help if he gave them the chance to listen or at least have the librarian help him

[@olivialovessnow880]

*opens up video* *hears profuse crying* I have made a mistake.

[@olivialovessnow880]

Razh 80 Yup!

[@Webshooters1]

*opens up video* *hears profuse crying* This is gonna be a good one.

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Mistakes were made. The consequences however are good. At least for fellow semi-sadistics.

[@PerovNigma]

Yeah, I hate hearing Doug crying.

[@mavendeo]

Goku Black Sadly, couldn't agree more.

[@OfficialBurnout]

Even Jack Black's good acting couldn't save this film.

[@aussieman3021]

+Burnout Jack Black even admitted that while he had fun with his performance, he regretted starring in this movie.

[@TyMarshall007]

I don't blame him

[@justinesun7270]

Ty Marshall Same.

[@jadentheprinceofdarkness4824]

At least jack black played good as the villain in this movie

[@tysargent9647]

At least Black's career survived this film.

[@Blueleaf11]

This movie makes Never Ending Story 2 seem like a masterpiece.

[@newyorkscout5167]

Beth G. Ct

[@trippcory]

What does that mean?

[@Blueleaf11]

tripp cory Neverending Story 2 was pretty bad, but this one is wayyyy worse.

[@trippcory]

Beth G. I was talking to New York Scout, but I do appreciate your willingness to clarify under the misonception that I was talking to you.

[@Blueleaf11]

tripp cory Ahhh Ok.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

This is in serious contention for my all-time favorite Nostalgia Critic episode.

[@nspcrazy1122]

Geez, this story never ends. I can't wait for #4. The OOOoooOOOoo are going to be the scariest villains yet.

[@thecrossoverperson7455]

Damn right he will!

[@jeremyepstein5593]

Well, then. Here's an oof for you. Ended passed away in 1995. He was alive long enough to see the final nail in the coffin of his work.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Number 5 will have the crapheads! Number 6 will have the jerkfaces!

[@РоманПолянский-з1в]

I guess, a New threat will be called.... Laziness.

[@loneronin6813]

They'll be nothing compared to Neverending Story 5's villain: The Evil Bad!

[@masmustacheo891]

This movie ruined Born to Be Wild for me. I can't listen to the song anymore without thinking about that damn Rockbiter!

[@kimifw58]

Other movies already ruined it with overplay.

[@lovetolovefairytales]

Honestly it makes the song even more fun for me, personally.

[@kimifw58]

@@lovetolovefairytales How?

[@spawn760]

@@lovetolovefairytales you're a fucking idiot

[@g.j.1033]

David William No! You are a f***ing idiot!

[@TheRoxBox99]

I can just imagine it now: Doug destroys the DVD Rob walks in the room: "Hey, Doug, I have some ideas for (sees Doug attacking the DVD) well, see you later." Rob walks out of the room.

[@ashreprobite3774]

Doug destroys the DVD Rob walks in the room: "Hey, Doug, I have some ideas for," "I'M FUCKING THE DVD, I'M FUCKING THE DVD!" "well, see you later." Rob walks out of the room.

[@docdave15]

Elijah T Doug's wife walks in. "Honey, my parents are here for..." "I'm fucking the DVD! I'm... oh... um hi guys."

[@mihru6479]

+Ash Reprobite why am i seeing you everywhere

[@ashreprobite3774]

yarosh Because I am Godd.

[@slothsong080]

+Ash Reprobite He didn't even buy that dvd dinner yet.

[@cuteskeleton9381]

Why did they drastically change the characters appearances and personalities? Did they just lose the rights to the old Falcor and Rock Biter or was it just a new, stupid director?

[@naranciaisbestboi125]

Alisha Dee Could've been both.

[@laprasking]

Alisha Dee Just zero love and care for the original. Clearly the changes were made because Hollywood executives thought that's what the kids back then wanted to see. If only the original could be rebooted with as much love and care as the original (And of course no CGI models)....

[@saxyrep1]

Alisha Dee Well, for sure, you guys might be on to something but here are a few more reasons why they defiled the characters: for 1-the writers and directors were different and they chose to make the Neverending Story more kid-oriented hence the new goofy-personality of the charaters. 2-The first film was an adaptation of a German book. The source was almost completely abandonned for this movie. 3-It was the heydays for 90's MTV in popularity and influence, that flick feels like an MTV series' episode aimed at teens. The producers tried to capitalize on that popularity emulating that "style" with this disgrace of a movie. 4-Finally, it prefigures the animated series which first aired in 1995 and was closer to the 3rd film than the source material or the 1st one for that matter.

[@wabbitking]

Alisha Dee maybe the nastys did it they said they where gonna mess with the book.

[@justinneiswander5118]

There developing a remake right now.

[@n.j.oproductions5790]

25:38 "Mommy, why is that scary looking man buying a crowbar?"

[@hyena234thekids7]

"He saw the neverending story 3 honey,I think anyone would be slightly insane after watching that crapfest,"

[@aquapenguin9697]

@@hyena234thekids7 "should we call the police mommy? so they can help him..."

[@hyena234thekids7]

They've seen the movie as well.His slight insanity is justified.

[@aquapenguin9697]

@@hyena234thekids7 "I mean so they can help him destory the dvd"

[@n.j.oproductions5790]

@@aquapenguin9697 Yes

[@jbourbon3734]

25:00 The movie even denied Critic the ending song... At this point, he snapped.

[@docdave15]

I know the author of the original book didn't like the 1984 film... but I dare, FUCKING DARE, him to watch this movie and say that the first film was bad or a bad representation of his work. I FUCKING DARE HIM!

[@AngelofSpeed]

SEGASister That may have been for the best... 🙏

[@JSwanKilowJ]

this movie killed him

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Coincidence? I think NOT!!

[@BonchurnoTheSpaceChowboy]

@@JSwanKilowJ This wasn't a movie, this was a fucking assassination 😐

[@wilfur3077]

@@SEGASister Yo

[@essentialjazzforaspiringmu1605]

BUT WAIT (x3) (deep inhale and then Velociraptor noise) THERES MORE!

[@cheneethompson5756]

Just listen to what the fucking family sounds like!

[@JkScruf]

*sees Neverending Story III Nostalgia Critic video in recomended "Wow! That movie sucked! What did he think of it?" *first three seconds "Yep!"

[@JW-do2wc]

Critic went all AVGN on the thing.

[@estevanalameda2799]

J W nah the nerd woulda taken a shit on it

[@twisterman4184]

ONE GUY NO CONTINUES??????

[@freddyrichards878]

@@twisterman4184 More like, "ONLY STYLE, NO SUBSTANCE TOO?!"

[@ar.zpoint5700]

Watching these old nostalgia critic episodes makes me, well nostalgic. These helped me with so much loneliness during high school and he may not be the same nowadays but I still respect him for giving me this content that I think still very much holds up for me now

[@MrWarBla]

Did Falcor get struck by lightning one too many times while flying?

[@IrishKeshiHead]

I think it's more to do with The Nasties and their influence on holding the book.. Since they're causing chaos in the outworld, Fantasia gets caught in the mix and their influence has bent their world into a variation of what The Nasties have.

[@Harper_1984]

Man I've never seen the Nostalgia critic that angry before since Food Fight

[@aztn19]

Myles Hoglund check out his review of Pearl Harbor; he’ll have legit anger for you to enjoy!

[@albertschoise8091]

@Inacio's Second Channel it did t come out yet when you made this commeny

[@tysargent9647]

Oh, really? Remember "A BAT CREDIT CARD?!?"

[@GSballreborn]

@Inacio's Second Channel Those 2 did air before "A Pal for Gary"

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@tysargent9647 Hell, go watch his Garbage Pail Kids review.

[@wfow1448]

It's funny that the Nostalgia Critic is a better actor than half the people in Neverending Story III

[@MaCabaret]

If by half you mean literally EVERYONE except jack black.

[@JoeRossProductions]

@@MaCabaret jack black is the only good one

[@jellyfox8039]

He was acting I thought that was pure rage

[@MrKaywyn]

What about Freddie Jones?

[@mysterykiddo2167]

& a bit ironic

[@alfeld3729]

“He’s like the flying version of Patrick the Starfish!” *and he sounds like him too*

[@somerandolad]

I thought it was the same voice actor.

[@Actors317]

Doug's face at 13:33 gets me EVERY TIME!

[@ademetal]

I remember wondering as a kid whether the writers for this movie had even seen Neverending Story, because I could certainly tell they weren't continuing a story!

[@coleyjervase]

I think this movie would work better as some kind of Neverending Story parody than a sequel honestly

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

They should have made a more faithful adaptation of the second half of the novel.

[@ToonBoom788]

And instead just making one up

[@KodachiC]

If a bunch of bullies who repeated their senior year multiple times are expelled, chances are they are not going to be the least bit angry with you on that.

[@DerekPower]

KodachiC This must be the O'Bannion tactic.

[@FrogwoodClaw57]

Why does the stepmom look like she's about to cry every time she's on screen?

[@jameshay7247]

She is acting in Neverending Story III. Any actress would cry.

[@tyleryoung2358]

Why don't you ask Jim Gordon's wife from The Dark Knight

[@loneronin6813]

I'm going to take a guess that she was questioning every choice she ever made in life during her scenes.

[@leonardocastro410]

Causes she in this movie.

[@Xenofilmsproductions]

Because when she has to be in the movie, she feels constant pain

[@christscrackers647]

26:00 this is the greatest NC freakout I have ever seen. XD

[@ClearwaterMK2]

10x more epic at twice the speed...

[@nickcrawford2456]

Maniacal laughter...genuine insanity...a crowbar... Doug might as well have labeled the DVD ‘Jason Todd’ before beating it to death 😂

[@Webshooters1]

I'd actually like to see the second half of the first book where Baston goes mad with power and Atreyu has to defeat his former best friend and in an ironic twist, Baston is left with no imagination or memory of his own cause he used it all up imagining all new constructs and army. Yeah, that happened.

[@Mariodash23]

That would actually be very interesting to see.

[@DaxterL]

i need to read that book.

[@trippcory]

That what the never ending story 2 was loosely based on

[@ClintonomoBay]

That would actually make for a cool part in the film. Maybe if they remake it, they could add that part.

[@Gigidag77]

I love how the praised first film has so many differences to the book. Like stuff Atreyu or Falcor say now belong to Bastian and more, lol

[@cah137-y4s]

Actually, I have a headcanon about this movie: the changes to all the characters are BECAUSE the villains are screwing with the book. By doing...whatever it is they're doing back on Earth, they're basically fucking up the character portrayals in Fantasia. I mean, it doesn't explain the real-world portions at the beginning, but hey, it's _something_, and quite frankly it's more than the screenwriters gave us.

[@demonqueen881]

It's simpler than that. The characters in this movie take their appearances from the short-lived HBO cartoon.

[@joellennon6736]

That’s something that could have redeemed this shitfeast

[@paraplonk7269]

That's a good way to look at it. :D

[@julieporter7805]

Actually makes sense to me. You notice TV didn't appear on Fantasia until after they took the book.

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@julieporter7805 Yeah, if the story made it clear that the Nasties basically "infected" Fantasia with their stupidity/evil it would at least play into the plot.

[@anarky1765]

Attacking it with a crowbar while laughing maniacally...anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?

[@tysargent9647]

No, but I do get vibes of the Joker killing Jason Todd.

[@spawn760]

@@tysargent9647 more like Jason todd killing the joker

[@garrtoons4303]

A guy with a funny yet creepy smile laughing while beating the ever living crap out of something with a crowbar... Yeah, it does remind me of Iron Man.

[@heatherreagan8078]

At least Jack Black made it through this awful thing with his career intact.

Lmfaoooooo!

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

He was so ashamed of this thing he actually refused to talk about it in interviews

[@diegodubber2140]

And at least he got to truly shine with the Kung Fu Panda movies

[@Nikku4211]

The Nasties probably rewrote all the characters in universe, considering that's the plot point here. That would explain all the shitty changes.

[@03bgood]

At least the bullies were funny. That never hardly happens in films!

[@AnimeWolf5193]

HEY, BALTHAZAR!

[@xxsimsmovirgirlxxarchives]

Jack: Well, Rockbiter's family weren't voiced by the same actor, but he was right about the wife being voiced by a man. Lol

[@dnmstarsi]

Doug said it in the commentary.

[@miep3934]

with the progession of these movies the next villan in line is probably the annoyence followed by the inconvinenience

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

And then comes the Not-so-perfection. :P

[@paulwalsh2220]

+TheMrRuttazzo Then the Ehhhhhhhh.

[@miep3934]

+Paul Walsh and lastly the fuck it were not creative to come up with an original name

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

Paul Walsh Now I've got it! The villains should be called "The Fourth One", then "The Quickening" and then finally the "Ehenzeeahneh". :D

[@muskatDR]

+Tobias Geis "Oh no what is that feeling...Its not cofortable but its not bad" "Its the rather unpleasant bastian!"

[@nige8161]

That ending with NC going to home depot is priceless.

[@masterfarr8265]

They made the Rock biter, my favorite character into a sick parody of the Flintstones

[@bigun89]

10:00 - Check out the bully in the top left.... it's like he's having a Vietnam flashback.

[@gavensedgwick6516]

lol

[@jaccuse4086]

Oh shit boy look what you done did you done gave me a Vietnam flashback

[@IntreusTheTraveler]

That reveal shot was the worth of milk shooting out of my nose.

[@lucasharris6390]

Correction. 10:02

[@damiensuluai8351]

bigun89

[@VegetaSoup]

I freaking love the Khan references.

[@Mechaghostman2]

It just made me wish I was watching that movie again. {:-p

[@GamesPerJustin]

THERE SHE IS! THERE SHE IS! AHHH!

[@mrtuvok5578]

Khannnnn

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

I totally love Wrath of Khan so much I've got it on DVD.

[@spawn760]

Not me, I think it's fucking stupid

[@thephantom496]

But in "Neverending Story" 2 they explained that every wish takes a memory away! And now they want him to wish? WTF!!!???

[@dnmstarsi]

There was a device that made it like that if I recall.

[@moviemaniac9034]

Fun fact: the voice of Falkor in this movie is actually William Hootkins, aka Porkins from "Star Wars: A New Hope".

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

This is the saddest trivia I read this week

[@jbourbon3734]

13:53-14:30 After all these years, it's still HILARIOUS!!!!

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

the nasty, urgh...seriously, if the first was "nothing", the second "empty", who was the moron who missed the chance of making "the void" or "the hollow"? its perfect! Something bigger than those both antagonists, but with the same theme, as if the idea of nothingness was something increasingly worse.

[@irisconfusion8683]

Nasty Even Sounds completely stupid like the whole Movie itself

[@NEETKitten]

Iris Confusion Well then I guess it fits.

[@BronzNazareth]

Of course it fits, they turned rock biter into a sitcom dad that sings Steppenwolf while driving his stone mobile and Falcor is now a drooling fuckwit.Then the empress says we must not do the nasty. Adding a cool name would have seemed off :D

[@michaeldorsey9231]

+MrKlausbaudelaire I agree that they should have gotten a better name, but Tite Kubo might have sued if they used the name "the hollow"

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

michael dorsey nah, the word "hollow" had been used in other medias, such as a chracter in Megaman Starforce called "Hollow".

[@_Ciaran_Maher]

A little part of me hates Doug for bringing this movie to my attention. I could have lived in blissful ignorance and retained a shred of magic from my childhood. But no, it just wasn't to be. Why Jack Black, why...?

[@Ghostwalker2061]

+Ciaran Maher Now you know how those of us who actually watched this movie when it came out felt. I didn't have Doug to bring it to my attention, I was such a big fan of Neverending Story, I watched it on my own, pre-internet land, not knowing the horror I was heading into.

[@CrimsonCrowess]

Ghostwalker2061 you and me both. but I still own it and the soundtrack. call me crazy. because I am for spending money on it. >_< but I actually like the soundtrack, minus "Born to Be Wild".

[@jake06750]

I actually was blissfully unaware that Neverending Story had sequels. Thanks a lot, Doug for forcing me to acknowledge that a wonderful movie had 2 shitty sequels.

[@JackieGoehner]

Michael Ende HATED the first one so bad, he sued the director. If he had lived long enough to see this, he would've charged them for murder

[@Remememea]

Well, then. Here's an oof for you. Ende passed away in 1995. If he was aware of it, he was alive long enough to see the final nail on the coffin of his work.

[@michaelnally2841]

@@Remememea actually it was only available in Germany(the home country of Michael Ende) while he was alive it wasn’t released in the USA until after Ende died, but he was undergoing treatment for his stomach cancer at the time which unfortunately lead to his death in August of 1995. I imagine if he was aware of this films existence his cancer was more likely on his mind and enjoying what life he had left.

[@sliat1981]

He lost the lawsuit

[@obeyy0urmaster]

I don’t understand why he hated the movie it does a decent job as and adaption for the first part of the book I enjoy the film as I enjoy the book, the book is a masterpiece imo

[@cyborgninja5489]

It's like they were rubbing it in even though the novelist of the original story was dead They seem to really wanted to destroy his legacy

[@DigiRangerScott]

And in the end, The Nostalgia Critic turned into the Blockbuster Buster

[@redholm]

Scott Sandler Probably more that he turned into the NC :P

[@redholm]

***** What about it?

[@horaciosi]

Only funny and less annoying

[@bobhill9803]

He just went Gordon Freeman on that DVD's A$$

[@Skalopulton301]

Scott Sandler I love the Blockbuster Buster.

[@natemododragon9969]

I can’t believe the effect for the Fantasia transport was just the Cameraman zooming in and out with a flashing light and the kidding acting terribly

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

13:30 I'm starting to see why it's called Escape from Fantasia...

[@TheRealSephiroth]

@VOLD GAMER it shoulda been called "Escape this sequel!" 😂🤣

[@masterfarr8265]

13:41

[@abraxaspreuler1549]

The fun thing is... Dough Walker's reaction to Neverending Story 3 was exactly my reaction when seeing Neverending Story 1(!!!) when it came out (after reading the book). Yes, compared to the book part 1 is that bad. Now... imagine my reaction when seeing part 3. All of sudden I wished it was at least a little like part 1.

[@KatKaleen]

+Abraxas Preußler I saw the movie long before reading the book, but after reading the book, I felt the same. As a stand-alone movie, the first Neverending Story was good. Compared to the book, though, it was horrible. I'd appreciate a remake à la LOTR.

[@Phoenix2312]

+Abraxas Preußler I have only ever seen the movie, Never read the book... But will have to do so... I gather its not called "The Neverending Story"...

[@KatKaleen]

+Warren „Phoenix“ Marris It IS called "The neverending story" in English or "Die unendliche Geschichte" in German.

[@Phoenix2312]

KatKaleen Thank you... I will have to look it up... :)

[@bastienmillecam3183]

+Abraxas Preußler Ende might not have liked it, but the movie is pretty good in my opinion. It still one of the best child movies. To be honest adapting this book as a movie was a very difficult project. Even nowadays many directors would fails

[@andrewkful]

The first review I watched in completion, and the one that turned me into a Nostalgia Critic fan!

[@simonster-9094]

andrewkful the review of "food fight" made me a fan

[@NEONLLAMASQUAD]

SPARKLE SPARKLE!!!

[@andrewkful]

NEON LLAMA SQUAD fuck YEAH sparkle sparkle sparkle!

[@animalman57]

andrewkful I'm the motherf**king T. rex!

[@NEONLLAMASQUAD]

OF COURSE!

[@Everybodyknowsdave]

Dear Nostalgia Critic, i just died laughing at the part when bastian put down the amulet and his sister said the combination fighting moves he had and you said " what no chuck norris". My favorite part of the review. Thank you i died well (not really but thank you lol) Dave

[@AndrewsMagicandMore]

20:41 To be fair, even though it was Bastian's fault for leaving it out in the open, but it wasn't Bastian's fault he couldn't use the necklace to make wishes as The Childlike Empress/Moonchild told him earlier he cannot use the necklace for that purpose because of a supposed "wish overload", that's why he basically became the designated hero-in-distress in that situation. The fact the _step-sister_ makes wishes with it implies that Moonchild may have allowed anyone else who held the necklace in their hands to make wishes with it, just NOT Bastian (and made a brain fart by forgetting to tell him why HE can't make wishes with it) presumably because she thinks he would make wreckless wishes, something that the sister did. Bastian seemed like he was smart enough to try to set things right by attempting to send his creations back home to Fantasia, which is what he wanted for the residents there ever since the Nasties got involved.

[@leonardsalinas2002]

I’m 18 and a fan of the first Neverending Story and trying to write a screenplay for the Neverending Story 4 and once it’s done It will be an actual faithful sequel to the first film (the one thing that II or III failed to be)

[@WolfBitesAndSleepyGraves]

If/when it's finished post it somewhere because I want to read it

[@epicrapfan73]

You forgot to mention that they didn't even have Atreyu and Artax in there!

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

well I mean Artax died in the first movie but yeah By the bullshit logic of these sequel movies anything goes, amirite?

[@dnmstarsi]

@@gamingchinchilla7323 Yep. Although Artex was revived in order for Doug to make a joke involving the Swamp of Sadness.

[@spawn760]

Yeah where the fuck WAS atreyu? I didn't see him at all in this goddamn movie!?! Maybe he was replaced by tree pube, FUCK THIS MOVIE!!!

[@TZER0]

David William+ This Movie is more of a sequel to the animated series than the previous two films. Which is why it’s so bad.

[@spawn760]

@@TZER0 I never knew anything about an animated series

[@thelargeemployer]

I'm mainly concerned that home Depot sold a raving, smiling, laughing man who looked high a crowbar.

[@snuffles5897]

When they yelled the bullie's names I thought they said the Nazis

[@xadamx94]

I'm not gonna lie, that would have been a lot cooler than what we got

[@mikeyeaton4964]

+edrees attaii That would of been an awesome movie! The Neverending Story: The Nazis' return!

[@dylantennant6594]

Only in our dreams.

[@un-capital3666]

I thought that was what they yelled, I was honestly disappointed that wasn't mentioned.

[@bstuu2138]

Well, the book was from Germany :O

[@MforMovesets]

This version of Fantasia came to existence after the boy lost all his imagination by watching MTV.

[@garrtoons4303]

In fact, that was the actual reasoning behind the style of this movie- To capitalize the popularity of MTV at the time

[@jcandle6044]

Fun fact, not only are the rockbiters all played by different people, but the guy who voiced the rock kid also played Leo in the og live action Ninja Turtles movie.

[@snakehands]

The Empress's name is MoonChild

[@trippcory]

Unique name

[@trueloveis4u]

its even more unique when u find out bastian named the empress after his mother who had that name in our reality

[@garrtoons4303]

It's not just "Moonchild" It is "MOOOONCHIIIIILLLLLD!"

[@DonSchorschi]

@@trueloveis4u In the German Version (which, despite the movie was made in english and was only dubbed for german audiences, in my opinion is the original and more accurate version) Bastian doesn't talk about his mothers name.

[@Charlesbtrippin]

FUN FACT The name bastion screams at the end of the first movie is "moonchild" Its based on a German translation from the original book or something

[@sk70091]

You mean Moonchild is the English translation of the original German name from the book. My first introduction to the story was the Finnish translation of the book. In it, the name Bastian gives the empress is Kuuntytär, Moon's daughter. I've always wondered which translation was closer to the original German name, child or daughter.

[@MabuseXX]

sk70091 it is child. In german he called her mondkind which is moonchild in english........

[@thrawthingalbyeblathingal370]

ohhh DAMMIT that fact isnt fun when you actually know what he says, now its not as funny when he screams

[@elcorpus2000]

@@sk70091 considering that it's suppose to be a female name, i think Moon Daughter is also a good translation Also, the Spanish name is "Hija de la Luna" Wich also means Moon's Daughter

[@cheneethompson5756]

It was more like, "MOOOOONCHIIIIILD!"

[@michaelandcarina_personal]

One of the worst movies of my childhood. One of the first movies I remember watching and thinking, "Man. This BLOWS."

[@observantmillenial]

As someone who managed to rent this from Blockbuster in ‘96, they actually do play the theme song later in the credits…but it’s completely re-worked and sung by a different artist 😂

[@j_m_b_1914]

Fam, we're getting old. LOL

[@pickledegg1989]

On a plus point: Getting the guy who did the voice for the Honey Monster in the Sugar Puffs adverts to sing Born to be Wild in his Honey Monster voice is a masterstroke. I guess you need to be British to fully appreciate it.

[@Charjune]

"Neverending Story III"... more like a really bad fanfic that should never be put into film.

[@shiveringtimber49]

THAT"S ROCK BITER?!?! THAT'S ROCK BITER?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!?! AND HE SINGS?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!?!

[@eddieolshefski6467]

🤦‍♂️ I got a bigger headache now.

[@dnmstarsi]

@Razh 80 Yeah I think he just said that to make things better. It didn't.

[@ama-ri_vox]

The Cinemaniac who are you the nostalgia critic

[@cheneethompson5756]

When did this become a musical? Lol!

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Neverending Story 3 is on "TTGO" levels of "jumping the shark"

[@vallaby2042]

TTGO?

[@thepooroldsoul8179]

@vallaby Teen Titans Go.

[@vallaby2042]

@@thepooroldsoul8179 ahhhh!

[@cheneethompson5756]

As Doug said, "its actually jumping the shark, coming back, shooting it in the balls, raping it, eating its flesh, consuming its soul, mounting its head on a wall, and then doing the same thing to 12 more fucking sharks just to be safe!"

[@phantomshadow4289]

26:06 How I feel about Calliou

[@GermanLeftist]

5:20 Ah, Kevin McNully, the one dead give-away that a film was produced in Canada.

[@trippcory]

AS pathetic as the Nasties may seem, they've come the closest to winning out of every villain in the series

[@mrcritical6751]

I like to theorise that the changes to the characters and environments in Fantasia are due to their tampering that could actually explain the changes very well

[@trippcory]

Likewise.

[@loneronin6813]

The truth in that statement is rather depressing :P

[@mrcritical6751]

So we have a being made from pure dying imagination that plans to plunge the world into darkness, a queen of pure evil and a group of high school bullies who repeated the third grade one too many times

[@bryannacassidy1806]

I actually started crying at the rock bitters.

[@JokersPalace3384]

So understandable. All I could bring myself to do was stare in disbelief.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

I'm slammed my head into the ground

[@CrimsonCrowess]

it still makes me sick everytime I see them.

[@Bubbabyte99]

That's funny. I don't remember any creatures called "Rock Bitters" in this! I do, however, remember creatures called Rock BITERS. What are Rock Bitters? Please explain.

[@BrandonTrex]

Joshua Wood You're a riot

[@Yourveryowncarrot]

Jack Black's unibrow gave me cancer.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Yourveryowncarrot it gave me split personalities Jekyll: DADDY BLACK Hyde: Mama Black Jekyll: Daddy! Hyde: Mama!

[@peace1177]

24:29 "So please.... play the song!" *The Born to be wild cover comes on with the credits* Absolutely dead!!!!!!

[@josephfrye7342]

What happend to never ending story theme did they do the cover of born to be wild instead?

[@djnorris1572]

24:45

[@josephfrye7342]

@@djnorris1572 no never ending story theme but this instead.

[@Cykelpump33]

There is a better alternate version of Neverending Story in one Donald Duck pocket comic were Donald finds the book and reads it. The story goes that the world is being threatened by iconic Disney villains and it's up to Mickey Mouse to save the day. It had a really twisted ending.

[@MaCabaret]

"When I get my hands on that slippery weasel" oh my.

[@AnimeWolf5193]

"I'm gonna rock his world." ... What was the rating on this again?

[@jalencampbell8807]

Jack: When I get my hands on that slippery weasel, I’m gonna rock his world. Me: You Know, For Kids!

[@mrcritical6751]

Jack you’re leading The Nasties not The Kinkies

[@freddyrichards878]

@@AnimeWolf5193 The only one of the franchise to be G rated

[@furioussherman7265]

If the main character's name is Bastion, he could always turn into a turret, mow the bullies down, and get Play of the Game.

[@NYBoi-yi8up]

ya

[@Mothman1992]

the kid could just rage a while

[@alphashitlord1446]

I rate this comment 10/10.

[@tadkins3204]

Furious Sherman XD

[@evilemster3047]

I automatically thought of this when I heard the name Bastion XD

[@ademetal]

18:00 Is that picture by the dad a boy riding his horse? While we're on that subject, where the hell is Atreyu? All these years and I never realised he's not in the damn movie, at least not to my recollection.

[@nikkijenkins3415]

yeah i realized that too. Atreyu from the first film is hot

[@nikkijenkins3415]

shame to say i have a crush on the guy who play bastian in this movie when i was a kid. but i always liked atreyu

[@jarosawblaminsky2988]

+ademetal Atreyu killed himself after seeing the new Falkor, so they had to change the story.

[@Nitrodino7875]

+Jarosław Blaminsky seriously?

[@partyharry7585]

I’ve been to that Home Depot before it’s pretty big

[@lucianagarcia9315]

HOLY SHIT THE JOKER WAS RIGHT ONLY ONE BAD DAY CAN DRIVE SOME ONE INSANE!

[@chihirok1588]

This movie makes my stomach hurt. It's a childhood killer.

[@epicrapfan73]

I totally lost it at "I'M FUCKING THE DVD!!! I'M FUCKING THE DVD!!!"

[@Caitlynn552]

I'd almost forgotten how bad this movie was. I remembered watching it as a kid who didn't know any better, but now you've reminded me of what a shit stain of a sequel this was. Thanks Critic.

[@MCTales89]

6:34 My reaction to Jack Black in _The Mandalorian._

[@Sarril101]

15:25 Megamind fused with Gargamel? Old videos are old, but some of them are real gems.

[@GrahamChapman]

Good god... This movie is so bad, I'm actually quitting watching the Nostalgia review just 4 minutes and 32 seconds into it in order to preserve the good memories I have of the first movie. o____o

[@0deadx21]

_The Neverending Story II_ is a masterpiece compared to this. And I don't believe it's a coincidence that every character in this film got screwed up so badly. The guy who direcred this must have really loathed _The Neverending Story_ and this film is his revenge on the franchise.

[@trippcory]

The screwed up characters might have been more tolerable if it was because the Nasties altered the NeverEnding Story so they'd be that way.

[@JustPassingThrough27]

0deadx21 I wonder if Peter Mcdonald (The director for the Never Ending Story III ) was the director who was fired from directing the first Never Ending Story movie, and this was his revenge for that

[@dubbingcollapse9966]

tripp cory Oh my God i thought exactly the same! Why not just addressing the fact they make the Creatures retarded just for the sake of mischief.

[@1hugegooboy]

On the bright side critic no Neverending Story 4 So far 😂😂

[@monteljguzman9614]

Alex Spooner I don’t want to jinx it and I am sorry for it I really am but why do I have the feeling that they are still making neverending story 4 and they didn’t tell us anything

[@mitchellcates3458]

They're not. This movie killed the franchise. No remake either. They attempted to fix it with Tales from the Neverending Story in 2001 but after one season, nothing had changed. So the scrapped the plans for Season 2. Then in 2014 plans for a remake came along and those were scrapped because of the backlash from The Neverending Story III and feared that the remake would be worse than 3 and in some opinions of others 2 as well. So there is no plans for anymore films at all period

[@BrandonTrex]

The Neverending Story 4: The return of the Inconvenience

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

No... But there’s might be a remake. And it can work.

[@patgogan7324]

Shhhh dont give them ideas...

[@lightningshy5287]

I still remember this review the day it came out when I was 12. The entire ending had me wheezing then and it still does 😂

[@thehalfbloodprince5279]

❤❤ back when the critic was hilarious and actually reviewed old time movies in a hilarious way

[@sammontanez6908]

19:45 "And You Just Won The Dumba** of the Year Award" I died at that part!!!!

[@thespacebat]

Seriously what's up with Bastians hair? Did he dip it in a bucket of Crisco?

[@thedankest7287]

Hey it worked for Calvin and Hobbes

[@robertolanderos5308]

Nah I'm pretty sure he was trying to get super sayan

[@generallytrash]

roberto landeros then why did he get worse

[@danzillakun7110]

I think he did

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

+Tim O'Leary Because he's too wimpy and couldn't make it.

[@pastelsunset]

WHAT DID THEY DO TO FALCOR WHAT DID THEY DO TO THE ROCK BITER WHAT DID THEY DO TO THE NEVERENDING STORY!!!!!

[@albertschoise8091]

Wanna cry together?

[@wilfur3077]

@@albertschoise8091 I'll get the buckets.

[@charmandyorton006]

Holy shit, the "filmmakers" gave them the Last Jedi form of assassination, didn't they?

[@wilfur3077]

@@charmandyorton006 what do you mean?

[@charmandyorton006]

@@wilfur3077 I mean they completely abandoned the preexisting lore to haphazardly throw in new mechanics that fundamentally break the world in order to serve the convenience of the characters' situations. They also swindled the dignity and beloved traits away from characters that were made icons by their presence in the original film(s). Basically, TNES3 panned out kind of like this: - Falcor is portrayed as being a blithering idiot rather than the optimistic and wise Falcor of the original. This is comparable to Luke Skywalker being portrayed as a cowardly grump who almost killed his own nephew just because he sensed darkness inside him rather than the brave Jedi Master Luke of the OT who risked life and limb to save his father although Anakin was already a genocidal, deadly Sith. - The ability to make wishes on command raises the question of "Why doesn't Bastion just wish himself every device possible to save himself and Fantasia?" Bastion holding back on this power inhibits TNES3 from creating any interesting scenarios, challenges or character developments with its own material. This is comparable to Holdo choosing not to simply tell Poe and his crew the plan to escape the First Order, a "gotcha" moment which inhibits TLJ from having any coherency in its plot or doing anything to provide impactful delineations for its own characters. All in all, TNES3 feels like a movie that got Rian Johnsoned hard.

[@thrawthingalbyeblathingal370]

3:38 *but you didnt credit that AWESOME EXACT transition from sketch to woman (the sketch changed PERFECTLY into the woman & YOU SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT!?)*

[@NightfallShadow]

I was a child when I saw this movie. As a child...I LOVED mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat 2, And Double Dragon, Spawn, Street Fighter and all the ninja turtle movies....and when I saw this movie, I was DONE with it when the born the be wild scene happened.