This Nutcracker Knockoff Is a Nightmare

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[@Danny-Gonzalez]

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[@jaydentapia8772]

no

[@d4red3v1l8]

hi

[@arwen_el]

Woooo

[@KhudaijaNadeem-cs5eb]

no fam

[@Silly-productions]

Ok

[@goblin7480]

little danny just sitting there with his huge top hat while someone is constantly yelling out his name and he’s just completely ignoring them is so awesome

[@treebit]

the desperation in the yells kills me

[@radiator331]

​@@treebit DANNY 😩

[@treebit]

@@radiator331 it's Mr. Drosselmeyer to you 🤵🎩🧥

[@fluffle6522]

When??

[@Stardust20741]

@@fluffle6522 2:01

[@carelessdreamer]

For me, Barbie in the Nutcracker will always be the superior adaptation.

[@jocelynecupcake]

Exactly! I told him to watch it too

[@phoenixquo623]

Tim Curry as the rat king is an unparalleled performance

[@carelessdreamer]

@@phoenixquo623 Tim Curry as anything is an unparalleled performance

[@pearlhwva]

literally!!! (it’s the only nutcracker adaptation i’ve ever seen)

[@Kymanbitch]

That's the first nutcracker adaptation I saw and I love nutcrackers

[@Primaballerina209]

Danny: *watches a ballet* Danny: theres really not much there...Most of it is dancing

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Reminds me of when people complain about singing in musicals.

[@rebmit4176]

In his defense, he didn't know it was a ballet.

[@cookiecat7759]

@@ARCtheCartoonMaster thats lowkey me 😭

[@kkaaiittlliinn]

as a ballerina who has danced in the nutcracker every year since i was 3, i didn’t know i needed ballet commentary from danny gonzalez until now also-ballet plots are kind of famously thin, as they have to mostly make up reasons for dancing to be happening. that’s why the second act of the nutcracker is only “everyone dances for clara”, because that’s when there’s room for a bunch of dances that don’t need to involve plot. it seems like a weird thing about ballet to non-dancers but the structures have existed for hundreds of years and for me, the odd plots and storylines are just more reasons for why i love the art form :)

[@MoDende]

the internets amazing love learning bout all the crazy forms of art people make fr and their intricacies

[@TheAntiDisneyEmperor]

If you want to find me at a ballet I’m the skeleton in the corner of the theater

[@bambinaforever1402]

Hon, give him a slack, this is first time he even heard the word ballet

[@bambinaforever1402]

@@TheAntiDisneyEmperoryour brains are very undeveloped

[@Dressup_Doll]

That’s still pretty cool. Ballet always looks so pretty, and I wish I could watch another version of it.

[@RaccoonKat27]

I loved this movie as a kid. My mom eventually started telling me it didn’t exist anymore so she wouldn’t have to see it.

[@asackboyplush6508]

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

[@possumqe9751]

I don’t blame her

[@onlyifyouhavemoneybb]

no taste, the ballcracker was hot enough to keep watching the movie

[@Teez2]

​@@onlyifyouhavemoneybblow key smash

[@idroppedmyburger]

what was wrong with you, may I ask?

[@beek.4860]

This movie has it all. Nathan Lane as Albert Einstein. Child labor. Dancing Nazi rats. Christmas. Thank you, Danny, for once again bringing us the height of cinema.

[@MAHADDOESNTUPLOADASMUCH]

I haven't even seen the vid yet and this is the first comment i see....well i guess it is kind of my fault

[@djoctobeat5204]

Me neither. What

[@CreepyRubberDucky]

I read "height of cinema" as "height of crime" for a second. And tbh that is also quite true imo

[@KingOfGaymes]

_Dancing Nazi rats_ Not to be confused with sexy rats bringing you food

[@f.airy.x]

Danny always has the funniest comment sections I swear

[@kingsleycy3450]

The fact that the movie came out of nowhere, looked like the most expensive movie ever made, left no impact on pop culture, only adds to the strangeness of the whole ordeal

[@Mario_432]

22:23 This absolutely KILLED me. I don't know whats funnier the Rat King's design, his dance moves, the fact that he just spawned a whole ass band so he could have a little diva moment, or the rat guards who are just absolutely vibing

[@SoulCore413]

The rats do get a bit quirky at night.

[@jasperjazzie]

i feel like if this movie had somehow gotten popular the rat king would have a weird fandom around him, and i hate that. i just know in my soul there's some group on tumblr who would be obsessed with him

[@RikkiLove0317]

@@jasperjazzieOh god… I can see the Rat King x Onceler art now

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

⁠​⁠@@RikkiLove0317I could’ve happily gone my entire life without picturing Rat King x Onceler fanart. Thank you for putting that image in my brain lmao

[@RikkiLove0317]

@@geekgirl_luv4262 Thank YOU for being victim to my dreadful imagination

[@riskigost2759]

As someone who's worked in customer service, I would have loved the power to whisper "I don't know" as I slowly dissipate.

[@Sandwich_People]

“I don’t fucking care” *vanishes*

[@Crybabycry884]

😂😂

[@insomniousluci2931]

I would just like to point out that Danny’s little nutcracker guy is not even a nutcracker. It’s a toy soldier.

[@adrih8694]

shhh let him believe

[@Tooskilly]

😰

[@ahoyitsmattie]

Even more important

[@Imthesherrif]

Looks like napoleon

[@DoomCabbit]

nutcrackers are usually dressed as soldiers, so the confusion is understandable

[@marywren3998]

This movie has a weirdly stacked cast

[@PrentedImNotHere]

I know I saw Elle Fanning and was shocked. Like what the hell is one of my favorite actresses doing in this shitty movie? I know she was just a kid but I was still so confused 😭

[@katherinegriffin]

@@PrentedImNotHerethe funniest thing is that the scene that made me realize it was elle fanning was when she was dancing to albert einstein

[@richardrhodes9664]

“Everything is relative” is an argument in ethics that’ll get you laughed out of a room.

[@Bloomzor]

"you're late" "well Einstein said that time is relative so maybe you guys are early..."

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

But it will get you a point on a physics quiz

[@alvianekka80]

When you're visiting Alabama

[@perseusa3358]

The thing about the Nutcracker ballet is that it’s not really a serious, story driven, musically or choreographically extravagant show. It’s a show that was created so that very, very young dancers could get experience dancing onstage with adults, and see what it was like to dance in a real ballet in front of an audience. That’s why there are sort of different age groups that have different roles. As you age in a ballet company, the roles you can land in the Nutcracker become more and more technically complex. That’s also why Mary and the Nutcracker do the least dancing, especially as main characters.

[@sp00k1tty]

Thats so cool actually ✨

[@NymphaeumVA]

This is so awesome, that makes sense in hindsight. I did ballet for years growing up and always looked forward to what new role I could audition for each holiday season

[@peyh7033]

it was originally a novel by ETA Hoffman it inspired Tchaikovsky to compose songs based on the events of the story and was soon adopted into a ballet The Nutcracker ballet had bern around for centuries it is story driven, but things are of course different now so we don't completely understand it its pretty cool actually (i do it every and this year i got to be the toy soldier)

[@avaline3720]

Yes, that is so true. I've been in the nutcracker ballet three times and my last roles were the snow waltz, a rat, arabian and christmas party guest compared to my first role of a reindeer it's a pretty big difference.

[@EnderPanReigns]

wait thats so sweet that makes me like it way more

[@dahliabarnds6310]

As someone born in the 1800s, i can confirm our parents made us do a dance sequence before opening our presents.

[@kermitthehermit7932]

As someone also born in the 1800s, I can confirm that we like ugly old looking dolls that can crack nuts more than dolls that can dance and move on their own

[@mosquitoman1676]

you mean the 1900s right…

[@sovereign611]

​@@mosquitoman1676no? They were born in the 1800s

[@Agamingchannel-bq9ly]

Back in my day

[@Jaspertherateater]

So nostalgic

[@skepticalshrek]

“I really hope they haven’t found the victims yet” look in the nutcracker’s eyes 💀 Danny nailed it with that description

[@diegodlt3399]

Funnily enough, for almost his entire life prior to WWII (which it looks like this movie takes place a little before WWII), Einstein was just a guy who thought about physics really hard and worked at a patent office. In fact, my astronomy professor once gave a lecture about Einstein and he described this portion of his life as a relentless pursuit of the Nobel Prize for the express purpose of two things: 1. Advancing science and gaining clout/money 2. Divorcing his wife so he could marry his cousin Prior to his winning of the Nobel Prize, Einstein’s wife made him promise to split the prize money with her when they would eventually get divorced TLDR: at his historical time, Einstein was on a multi year long journey to divorce his wife and marry his cousin and this was just a side quest

[@thepeacefulbuddah]

What makes the "burning toys" part even worse is the fact that it is specified over and over, that the toys are alive. So they're burning people alive, while an insulting dance number takes place where the rat king throws toys into the fire, and takes black and white photos of all the crying children.

[@normalguy246]

reading this comment before I've gotten to that part of the video has been a life altering experience

[@99Plastics]

Ye Danny missed a lot of very obvious connections in the movies. Seems he wanted to justify the low rating more than actually watch it. Not to mention a grown man breaking down in tears over a childhood memory of a deeply personal connection makes a large amount of sense. Another thing to note, them being toys is hopefully quite an obvious analogy for how dehumanization works, which was a big part of their propaganda machine. They weren't people they were just "toys".

[@unitedstatesofamericareal]

@@99Plastics yeah that makes sense but why make a nutcracker movie explaining how the nazi war machine worked so kids could understand the concept through a toy based genocide? doesn't really make the movie any better, just really, really misguided. i think it still deserves that 0%, because no one in their right mind would put on a christmas movie about rat hitler and his toy based genocide for their kids

[@OfficialToxicCat]

Much like what happened to the Jews during the holocaust.

[@xLiLlyx98]

​@@unitedstatesofamericarealrat Hitler and his toy based genocide sounds like some a absolutely screwed up Indie rock band Or grind core, one of the two

[@The_bisexual_crow25]

Danny not knowing the nutcracker was a ballet with no words is probably the most entertaining part of this video Edit: I wasn’t trying to be backhanded😭 I’m sorry if it came off that way

[@zuniamos]

Aren't most ballets wordless? Genuine question

[@musicalglitchsystem8896]

@ZLATAMOSYA Some have narration

[@cgygflkj]

Now THAT'S a back handed compliment 👏

[@jodikirsh]

@@zuniamos A majority of ballets are wordless, yes. If there is singing, it's usually not a character singing but a separate soloist, or a choir. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone

[@peridotgaming5894]

​@@cgygflkjso backhanded atleast half of the people who liked it didnt realize

[@icestar858]

"I don't know" and then vanishing has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen

[@coledaeschel3024]

WE NEED TO BRING BACK "THIS VIDEO IS OVER NOW" I MISS GETTING IT STUCK IN MY HEAD

[@wh3n-w1ll-1t-3nd.]

This video is over now (over now) you’ll find something else to watch (or just watch this video) I know we had a lot of fun (a lot of fun, woo) but you can’t stay on this end screen forever (nooo) this video is over now (over now) so why are you still watching thi-

[@keys.and.knives]

Crazy how Danny went the mpreg route with "Did Albert Einstein have a brother who gave birth to dolls?" instead of assuming it could've been a sister 💀

[@Stoopid420]

Or that sometimes people may call other older people uncle/auntie despite not being related

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

China is this every little boy calls a older person big sister/brother or Aunty/Uncle@@Stoopid420

[@morbidsearch]

Anyone seen that Swedish movie about the 100 year old man where Albert Einstein had a brother called Herbert who was an idiot?

[@stargold222]

He’s trans inclusive!

[@purgatoryproductions310]

honestly i didn’t think about that until you just said it

[@hell0mega]

danny for years: "everyone always calls my toy soldier guy a nutcracker, but he's not, he's a toy solider" danny now: "FINE WHATEVER"

[@jlg9941]

technically a lot of nutcrackers look like soldiers.

[@goldensloth7]

danny's little guy doesn't crack nuts though

[@mammoneymelon]

his legal name is little nutcracker guy. his species is toy soldier

[@oreganoed8913]

@@goldensloth7He cracks nuts in a different way.

[@Ckyxo]

@@oreganoed8913💀

[@sugarsmart522]

Not enough people are talking about the weirdly stacked cast in this movie. Like, I recognized 90% of the main actors, a bunch of them are pretty well-known character actors. As far as weird shitty movies Danny watches, this one being competently made, with legit actors and relatively good production is such a bizarre change of pace

[@user-ep5ij1hu6e]

I like how they pick a random character from history who did not celebrate Christmas.

[@Serai3]

Fun fact: Tchaikovsky, who wrote the ballet, absolutely hated The Nutcracker. He wrote it for the money and called it a "confection", and it made him crazy that it was the most famous thing he'd written.

[@maiaparker03]

omg lol just like how so many modern artists hate their most popular songs. some things never change 😌

[@Serai3]

@@maiaparker03 Inorite? You should always be sure you like whatever you release, because there's always the chance that it's the one people will remember.

[@meem6154]

@@Serai3well the reason you would make something without liking it is for money, and often the creative stuff comes from desperation.

[@poppyraima5342]

That seems to be a recurring theme with Tchaikovsky; he despised 1812 Overture too.

[@ms.blooddiamond3857]

So like Doja Cat but talented & actually cared about his work?

[@mcomeaux3087]

It’s so funny to imagine Danny watching the actual ballet (which usually has absolutely zero narration or voices) and being in the audience extremely confused about why they aren’t talking

[@tinyviolinpainting]

NO LORE?

[@genericname2747]

It's funny to imagine him buying tickets to a ballet, forgetting it's a ballet, then being confused when the ballet is a ballet.

[@chileanyways196]

That’s similar to what happened to me lol. I was obsessed with the Barbie Nutcracker movie and would watch it all the time so when I finally saw the ballet I was very confused why the plot was so different and why there was no singing/talking. To say I was disappointed is an understatement lol

[@genericname2747]

@@chileanyways196 Barbie Nutcracker is objectively one of the best ways to watch The Nutcracker

[@user-quackers]

I respect anyone who has performed this ballet and not been dreadful. I remain perplexed

[@GippyHappy]

Them calling him NC is extra funny when you imagine a room full of writers trying to decide how they can shorten the name "Nutcracker" and being like "What about Nut...? Definitely not. Cracker- Nope!"

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

Given the rest of the decisions that they made while writing this movie, I don’t think they’d have the common sense to decide against naming a character “Nut”, so I’m pretty sure “NC” is just the first nickname they thought of 😂

[@camilagrijalva4109]

Imagine a child like watching for the first time knows nothing about the Nutcracker and then he tells people " my favorite character is Albert Einstein" x_x

[@ophelie2620]

Fun fact: This movie was funded by literal Russian state and was the most expensive Russian movie to date.

[@trash__queen]

No way

[@lk-vq3qh]

like konchalovsky is actually a fucking great filmmaker,like he really can FILM (“first teacher” or “syberiada”) also worked with tarkovsky and shit…so i understand why he get money to film this, but literally wtf is this movie i canttt

[@Hirundo-demersalis]

I mean, I've seen big-budget Russian movies before, and none of them were nearly this bad or strange.

[@ophelie2620]

YESSS!! Like man has shit ton of awards and this is his supposed “dreamwork”. Only way that he can fuck up this bad is that he is either lying and simply didn’t gave a fck or was on drugs the whole time.

[@genericname2747]

But why

[@katthepickle1587]

As a ballet dancer, I would like to set the record straight on the true story lmao: -Normal Nutcrackers have no voice-overs or signing or talking, just dance -In most modern renditions the main character is Clara, but in the original that was made in Germany the character was Marie, not Mary -The little boy who breaks the Nutcracker is her brother Fritz, who is jealous that their godfather gave the doll to Clara -The little boy is his assistant -They are mice, not rats -He is not in charge of the mice, but he is responsible for shrinking Clara (Marie) (She shrinks that's why the mice are huge) -No freaking idea why his assistant becomes the Nutcracker (only some renditions view Clara's love interest as the Nutcracker) -I am not sure if you cut this part out but the reason the Nutcracker takes Clara is because in most versions she throws her shoe at the Mouse King's head, helping the Nutcracker defeat him, so it is her reward and she is an honored guest -The Sugar Plum Fairy is the queen of the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy and all the dances performed are to honor Clara for defeating the mouse king, who was the Land of the Sugar Plum Faries enemy -It was in fact Dosseylmeyer who sent her there because he is her spooky godfather I appreciate your enthusiasm so much and I do love your personal rendition of it though, it made me laugh a lot, so thank you so much! Edit: After finishing the video it appears that most of the misinformation came from that freaky movie Danny watched next, so I blame that movie haha

[@19raven]

Thank god, someone else who knows what’s up. I used to dance and I love Danny’s videos but him misunderstanding the plot was killing me inside lmao

[@sarahgiebink]

omg thank u for this, as a fellow (former) ballet dancer i was so bothered for no reason

[@LysolMyFace]

This makes a lot more sense but I still find it a little confusing just in why the plot is done that way, Is the defeat of the mouse really that early? Then the rest is all celebrating and showing off the magical sugar plum fairy world? My only knowledge of the Nutcracker is the Barbie one, which I feel like makes a better plot that someone would want to follow because the resolution of defeating the mouse/rat king comes at the end.

[@samantha7549]

As a fellow ballet dancer, I hate that he chose Balanchine's version when there are many other better versions, like sir Peter Wright's

[@PARTYPONY]

I know this because of the Barbie version of the nutcracker, thank you. 🩷🩷🩷

[@butterflytaster5553]

danny: he just unhinges his entire jaw-- me, clicking away from what i'm drawing: well surely it can't be that baAAAAAaAAAaAOH. oh wow

[@louiswendlander9083]

This nutcracker feels like some kind of FNAF terror

[@Radechanicalarsonist]

Fr he looks straight out of a fnaf game

[@alvianekka80]

Was that the bite of 87?

[@louiswendlander9083]

@@alvianekka80 with the Nutcracker's horrifying mouth? Most likely

[@esmeraldaloschuetz9120]

The "actual nutcracker" is a book. It's a story by ETA Hoffmann, master of German "Black Romantic". It's 100% worth a read and is one of those stories that could traumatize you as a young child. But, you know - in a good way. Tons of other stuff Hoffman wrote is worth reading, too, I highly recommend "The Sandman". Edit: The very point of the nutcracker was meant to be that he was hideous and not as pretty as other dolls, and the little girl took pity on him and her brother made fun of her for that and broke his jaw (accidentally, by being careless). She gave him a bandage, so the nutcracker became devoted to her.

[@johannaerl3050]

Came here to mention that too! It's sad how few people know that the ballet is based on Hoffmann's original work 🙏

[@StoopidBread]

Yeah, The Nutcracker was the book my mom/dad/grandparent would read to my siblings and I during the nights leading up to Christmas and on Christmas Eve

[@annidm1038]

ETA Hoffmann was a genius. My favorite story of his is the Sandman. In germany we only talk about his works in the last school year (when most are 18 and older). That shows you how unsetteling and kinda scary they are 😅.

[@esmeraldaloschuetz9120]

@@annidm1038 "Kinda scary"? Dude, I read The Sandman aged 13 and couldn't fucking sleep for weeks! It still gives me chills!

[@zaddyfaye6880]

this is not true. the "actual nutcracker" is the hit 2001 movie "barbie in the nutcracker" - featuring the nutcracker as an actual zaddy, and the colour pink

[@crhiannonelizabeth4267]

danny is like "yeah he's obviously rat hitler" but then he's like "why is burning toys bad" let's put 2 and 2 together

[@luckymuddypaw]

lol same

[@luma4902]

And the fact the toys are obviously alive

[@MariaPaula-uw3ds]

I only got it after reading this comment... it's a metaphor for Jewish 😢

[@Sarah-vo2qu]

Can we get some critical thinking in the videos, Danny?

[@shekawaist]

LMDSOOO 😭😭

[@weebness1106]

4:25 actually automatons were losing style in the 1800s because they grew to be something that wasn’t exclusively for the wealthy; they used to be highly sought after because of the exclusivity of automata; moreover, the French Revolution ignited a purge of automata, as it represented gross misdirection of funds to expensive and honestly useless entertainment.

[@SoulCore413]

The Nutcracker from Lethal Company basically: 3:39 “This guy might look like he’s all fun and games but he- He’ll kill a man, no questions asked.”.

[@yourboySJN]

I can’t believe someone would rip off a nutcracker, as we all know Danny Gonzalez is the creator of all nutcrackers.

[@Bellastoyfilms]

Yes

[@Darvoth]

Shaking my smh my head

[@Bellastoyfilms]

​@@Darvothshaking my shaking my head my head

[@he4rtlez]

Toy soldier*

[@Pukeprincess]

That’s his SON

[@lemolea9571]

I am ashamed of danny for not calling them ratzis

[@dopesickdog]

aint i seen u on Call Me Kevin's channel too? good taste in content lol

[@Random-sk6hm]

LMAO you win the internet this week

[@Bobsteperous]

Adolf Ratler 🤣🤣🤣

[@lemolea9571]

@@dopesickdog ah, a fellow connoisseur, I see 😆

[@Cinna_c0re]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 😭😭

[@k_hrysaor]

As a ballet dancer myself, and someone who has been involved in Nutcracker chaos for YEARS, it always shocks me to realize some people don’t associate it with ballet😭

[@lemin0u]

yeah, i mean the plot isn't really suited for any other medium

[@kitsofunny]

NC is comparable to Alvin Flang/Prince from Love on a Leash and I think that's beautiful

[@seabeebug]

I have to say as someone who performed in the nutcracker ballet for years as a child, Danny Gonzales liveblogging it from the perspective of a 20s year old comedian who has absolutely no idea what the plot is about was a level of entertainment I was not expecting to experience

[@iib.mp3]

Off topic, but your profile picture is so cute! Is it from somewhere or did you draw it? /gq Edit: after using some critical thinking and context clues from your account, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s original work. You’re style is to die for omg, it’s like gushers or chewy candy as art I love it😭

[@OfficialToxicCat]

Think I’ve only seen the nutcracker one time and that was when I was in kindergarten.

[@seabeebug]

@@iib.mp3 I drew it! I make art on here :^)

[@Fluff_Noodles]

​@@iib.mp3 Thank you for calling my attention to that because it is absolutely adorable. Love OP's art style

[@Eddysig]

I love her name being protagonist Mary

[@day_wing4693]

The whole part about the sky being gray because they were burning the toys is like on a whole different level of disturbing and dark. Since in the “other world” the toys are real people just like the nutcracker is, and them burning the toys, is literally just them burning people.

[@rubybiech6745]

I just got to that part and came down here to make the same comment.

[@cattymeou2732]

now that I really sat back and thought about the fact that the toys are in fact people, I realize how much worse that makes the whole "the rats are supposed to be N*zis" thing. who greenlit this 😭

[@alexisb3829]

Yeah I think Danny didn’t get that

[@BookGal-wx5ww]

​@@alexisb3829I think he was just like "no no it can't get worse I refuse"

[@MJ-mp1fx]

It's definitely supposed to represent the gas chambers or burning the bodies or something. And why would they choose inanimate objects to represent Jewish people, it's just so horrid.

[@iea3838]

using the “FINALLY !!!” line again made me unreasonably happy-

[@haileyfrangos55783]

a while ago my dad and I went to a nutcracker play since its one of my favorites, and in that one the people on the stage brutally murder the rat king. After they attack the rat king he falls to the floor and two of the solders from the battle start kicking him back and forth while hes rolling on the floor until he stops moving, and then they drag him away, and later when there celebrating the death of the rat king, one guy brings out the rat kings head that has long red and yellow ribbons hanging down from it onto the stage and parades around hoisting it up on a stick while little children are dancing around him. honestly, it was one of the best plays of the nutcracker I've ever been to.

[@lemin0u]

that sounds metal as hell

[@cadenceanubis1041]

Poor sweet Danny. Unaware of how scary burning toys is… in a world where an evil rat queen curses people to be toys.

[@damaas9094]

Ohh

[@thecreator3145]

That just proves that rat Hitler is indeed in this movie.

[@yianko2090]

Oooooh

[@salt3685]

Oooooohhhh

[@advancedtrash7585]

Ooooooooooooooooohh

[@someidiot6545]

It's not just me right? Those Ratzis burning "toys" is supposed to be the cremation chambers, right?

[@BTBHSOHBOY]

Definitely, especially since we know that at least some toys (such as the dolls in the dollhouse) are sentient. I can't fathom how a concept this dark and convoluted got approved for a kids' movie

[@DrSlackr]

Yep, and they apparently have the power to turn people into toys. So it seems like a roundabout way of mass cremating people.

[@reiidz]

this is the most insane spoiler i have ever got regarding anything ever

[@erinintechnicolourII]

Even them suddenly having metallic wings and shit, the n*zis have long been venerated as these high-tech super soldiers with super machinery. This movie should be studied for all the messed up things it chose to make the story follow.

[@JoJo-fan-right-here]

I’m actually so confused why there are nazis in this. Even the uniforms are accurate for christs sake! Like, I’ve seen less accurate Nazis in history class.

[@nogoodatpvp]

Man, I remember watching The Nutcracker back in elementary school music class. The nostalgia.

[@tzatwar]

danny complaining about how theres too much dancing in a ballet is so funny

[@tristonloux966]

That fading away and “I don’t know” actually made me burst out laughing 😂

[@therearenocowshere]

Coming to the comments to say the same thing. I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a video but that did it for me 😂

[@TeeklGrey]

Seriously, how did nobody on set or in post realize how laughably stupid that was?

[@misteryA555]

Me when I worked retail and a customer asked me any questions

[@venessalizabeth]

fking same lmfaoooo

[@3nowStorm]

It was ridiculous. Simply not saying anything while she faded away would’ve been better

[@abbymatson5149]

I can't get over the scene where the fairy just fades away saying "i don't know." Could you imagine if someone was dying and you asked your friend to help and they just left

[@amyvasquez4268]

Fr, from these clips, the fairy just looks like a big jerk to me. Also what was up with the way the mom said “I’m going to the little girls room”? Like, why are you saying it like THAT in front of a small gal? I don’t get it…

[@stereotrasher9889]

I was literally scarred as a child by this film! To all the people who had horrific nightmares of the rat king as a kid, just know you are not alone😭

[@nebulaezer]

I’m so so glad you brought back the “FINALLY” bit, that shit was hilarious

[@TaxeAndStuff]

Danny sure does love cracking down on some nuts

[@AlmightyPawfee]

What can we say hes a goofy and wacky guy, perhaps a little bit silly aswell.

[@he4rtlez]

So real

[@bramvanharen689]

Thats so real of him

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

He’s finally doing it! Watching how his boy came to be! A father worth looking up to! Also, I was expecting this to be a review about the movie “The Nuttiest Nutcracker” but twas’ not. I am equally terrified at what is in store for today.

[@summerrrrrr.]

alright now

[@CrowsFable]

I love how what started as a quirky and unconventional Nutcracker adaption quickly spiraled into an existential nightmare that only left Danny with more questions than answers about the original tale.

[@big_sea]

yes

[@kailajensen1021]

If I saw this movie as a kid I would probably be traumatized

[@barryditmer7390]

hey, this was my favorite christmas movie as a kid @@kailajensen1021

[@enoch123]

Danny more like daddy

[@Timothy_Million]

Literally ​@@enoch123 Because he's a father

[@B.Cypher]

11:33 the “what” then merry Christmas is so good😂

[@ariannebrodeur]

I genuinely love ballet and have watched multiple performances of the Nutcracker just for the amazing music and variations but my favorite version will always be the Barbie one that introduced me to it as a kid and I need Danny to watch it

[@brooklynnhunter6223]

I grew up on the best version of this movie; Barbie, the Nutcracker. I watch it every year. Last year I went to see the actual ballet for the first time and was so confused that the rats were defeated in like five minutes at the beginning, then it was just a giant dance party for the last hour. I was expecting more plot and action

[@kimsmith8834]

Yes! Same!

[@pastelsheepy]

i loves the barbie ome

[@sophieh4575]

The Barbie swan lake is also entirely different from the ballet but I love them all haha

[@TheLugiaSong]

@@sophieh4575 Barbie Swan Lake was the first film I watched so much that the tape wore out. I remember it being so pretty, even if the GC now looks outdatted.

[@NoProblemoBob]

I remember everyone having a crush on Barbie's Nutcracker that they rather have him than his prince version 😂

[@bird-freakk]

Love how NC keeps telling Mary "You did it" after she did absolutely nothing.

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Wait wait wait, it's NC?! I thought it was MC, like E=MC²!

[@Sofia-re3hj]

​@@fuzzyotterpaws4395NC as in Nut Cracker

[@Kristianalexis1]

@@fuzzyotterpaws4395That’s what I thought

[@madmaxxx01]

I need that kind of positivity in my life

[@covereye5731]

Kids movie made for millennials

[@zeniascreativespace3890]

Hearing Danny Gonzalez review one of my favorite childhood ballets is one of the best Christmas gifts I never knew I needed, but always wanted 😂

[@Unknown_fl0wer]

21:53 gives me a very,…errr….incredibles vibe

[@Beetlejuice0167]

Behold.... The Underminer!

[@alexanderkiss6734]

Danny is not only a father of a child now, of course also has a nutcracker to take care of

[@imily985]

Wow, what a busy guy.

[@Wyi-the-rogue]

HES A REEAALL BOYYYY

[@homophibaisgay-6em15]

dilf danny core

[@AnEmu404]

@@homophibaisgay-6em15no

[@BookGal-wx5ww]

He loves his kids and never stops

[@ash3342]

I could not take it with the dad’s reaction to the pebble I was laughing so hard. The blank stare, the trembling hands. The concerned look from his wife. Like what could this rock have possibly done to you?? Why do they never talk about it again??

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

My headcanon is that the dad killed someone with this rock in a slingshot as a child, so he abandoned it on the beach with the body. And Einstein having it is actually a dark way of telling the dad "I know what you did" and blackmailing him into shutting up and letting him continue hanging out with his family, or else.

[@sugarbaby1974]

@@jazwhoaskedforthis OMFG I laughed so hard at your theory I almost choked!! 🤣😂 Weird thing is that your idea would actually work in this effed up movie (or at least, wouldn't seem out of place)!

[@sugarbaby1974]

It's truly hilarious, but you gotta give props to the incredible Richard E. Grant (the dad) - he sells the SHIT out that ridiculous scene! Like, I sadly had to watch this movie many years ago because my niece loves The Nutcracker and we've watched every version available (thankfully, she's never asked to watch this version again), and my heart dropped when I saw Grant was in it. The man is a legendary English actor who has had such a wide variety of roles and is so damn talented! But if you want to get any kind of good out of this insanity, Mr. Grant is honestly affecting in his breakdown scene - I genuinely got emotional cuz he was selling it with all of his heart and soul. He's wasted in this piece of crap but I'll be damned if he didn't give me a moment of respite while we endured this thing.

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

@@sydneycloud5930 Did you mean to comment this on another thread?

[@ashikjaman1940]

You see on April 20th, 1765 at 9:34pm the dad's family home was broken into by 8 armed men who wanted to kill and rob them. The Pebble, who at the time was just a drifter passing by, saw this and bravely intervened. He saved the family and even managed to spare the assailants, completely turning their lives around and becoming extremely helpful members of the community. Then with The Pebble's help the boy became successful and amassed great riches, even meeting the love of his life. However, one day The Pebble discovered he was sick and told the dad. But the dad abandoned him to his fate and ran away, feeling incredibly guilty ever since. Einstein soon found The Pebble and nursed him back to health, and on the Christmas Day in the movie he reunited the pair. The Pebble easily forgave the dad and they remain fast friends to this day.

[@user-bs7cl4wl1d]

2:01 them screaming danny while he ignores them and plays is the cutest thing i’ve watched

[@aynohalopesdealmeida9932]

14:23 you know, I'm from a country we're the story of The Nutcracker is not very popular, i have NEVER ever heard nothing related to the nutcracker beyond one single melody that until today I learn it's from hear, except, ONE vage memory from a movie i remember seeing ONCE in what one could call my country's version of PBS KIDS, in this minute and second I release, is THIS movie (Idk if I wrote that right english is not my frist language)

[@rubybarron4885]

As a Jewish person I cannot begin to describe the reaction I had when they turned the rats into actual nazis. At first I was just a little uncomfortable that they decided to put Albert Einstien--a Jeiwsh man--in a Christmas movie, but I had no idea where this was going. Literally who let this happen this is so insane

[@SpookyGhostpeppers]

Im not even Jewish and the whole nazi rat thing took me aback. They clearly cared so much about turning the Nutcracker into a nazi allegory but somehow forgot that Albert Einstein was Jewish (and not dual/multi-faith as far as I recall?) or just didn't think that was important to the plot? I couldn't imagine how you felt actually being jewish yourself, good grief im so sorry

[@ffletch]

That was my first thought too, wild to watch this during Hanukkah 💀

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Huh? What's wrong with it? It's just a fictional movie and there's lots of things with evil people, even the Empire in Star Wars was based off the Nazis. I just don't see how it's wrong when it's just a fictional movie and not even that close of a thing

[@pumpkinmaryam5500]

@@fuzzyotterpaws4395its because they weren’t just based on the nazis, they just straight up were nazis…and also the aforementioned part about albert einstein in a christmas context, even though he was actually jewish

[@wingedbunny6211]

it's cause the Empire was based off Nazis, the rat people are just straight up Nazis in this movie@@fuzzyotterpaws4395

[@Whitelisted_Productions]

“Boys, love horses, girls, love cracking nuts” is honestly my favorite quote I’ve ever ever heard from a living human being

[@bebeelee7879]

Are you implying you have a favorite dead person quote? 😭

[@_ur.the.euphoria_]

​@@bebeelee7879or maybe something not even a hooman

[@lexx1745]

@@bebeelee7879My favorite dead person quote: “He misses his pebble.” - Albert Einstein

[@Blitzo_Krieger_Hell_Dweller]

It’s true

[@3x0rc1st9]

The music in this movie feels like watching someone add lyrics to a video games OST but they've never played the game once and are going off the fan content

[@sopapopp]

im just wondering if theres some kid who learned about the nazis in school and thought "wait... this is just like what happened in The Nutcracker"

[@peblezQ]

That scene where the fairy says "I don't know" and vanishes into mist had me laughing so hard that I started sobbing.

[@brandontaylor3874]

I'm laughing my ass off haa

[@magsandcheese9405]

Love the fact that the air up water bottle is shaped like the kind you attach to hamster cages, makes me want to tape one to my wall and return to simpler times

[@a-aquafinawater]

were you once a hamster…? or … have found yourself in a hamster cage…? i’m intrigued

[@webwalker]

Dude fr I loved when we used to be hamsters

[@frog9038]

This is the first time I've ever wanted to "favorite" a comment

[@MeghanF93]

TBT to the hamster days… I miss them 😢

[@ezradactyl]

I do miss sleeping in straw piles and nibbling everything in sight and getting lost in the CRAZIEST places

[@SnowPaul1]

Holy Crap when Einstien started singing a song about relativity I actually died.

[@Mx.muffin]

As someone who also was in a production of the Nutcracker (I ate twizzlers backstage while my sister did the ballet), I didn't remember what the plot was, but seeing how Danny viewed it was hilarious

[@spectre9340]

I don't appreciate how they insisted on making the Nutcracker her love interest when they also made every decision that made him an actual nightmare

[@kaemincha]

when the obligatory love interest is literally a wooden monstrosity

[@ShayLaLaLooHoo]

"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" is pretty much a Beauty and the Beast type story. This adaptation just sucks beans.

[@mark-gj4mb]

saying "hmm it feels like I'm being followed, let me check" turning around and looking for about 2 seconds and turning back around and saying "nope we aren't being followed" is actually hilarious

[@sunnisideupplz3920]

Genuinely gave me a laugh

[@KingOfGaymes]

That had no right being so funny

[@noir3368]

its like dora core

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

21:42 Apparently, Danny’s never heard of Monaco.

[@margotburbank5504]

How is this the first time it occurred to me that nutcrackers are made to crack nuts?!😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅

[@deadgirl1998]

This has unlocked a Hazey horrifying memory of having a vague fever and laying down on my grandma’s couch while watching this. The rats made me cry so hard I threw up. Thank you for awakening that within me, Danny.

[@HumeAnn]

Tell us the truth were you afraid the ratzis were gonna burn your teddy bear?

[@KingOfGaymes]

“The rats made me cry so hard I threw up” is a hilarious sentence

[@AbbyJD]

No bc I literally have the most foggy memory of watching this on a 40 degree Christmas day at my Nan's when I was probably like 7. Certain clips from this just vietnam flashbacked me. I completely understand why my brain repressed the memory of this movie :)

[@meganmcleod6152]

i have a hazy memory of watching this movie as well

[@breadg1818]

I watched barbarian this year.This KZbin VIDEO scared me like 2x more.

[@eddie-rosen]

as a classical musician, seeing Danny react to the actual ballet for the first time is SO FUNNY to me

[@wiggletonthewise2141]

“They’re going to start singing soon, I know it”

[@rabbit1851]

I've seen the nutcracker almost every year for the last 14 years and definitely share some of your amusement BAHA

[@liamaugust]

my holiday this year wasn't so great but watching this always makes me belly laugh. thanks danny

[@logan_page]

I started to skip the ad (I'm sorry Danny don't hate me please) and I hit the skip 10 seconds button right when Danny said "Airup is a great gift to get..." and it lined up perfectly so that he said "Airup is a great gift to get ME."

[@Angryoyster]

I’m gonna be honest, the only version of the nutcracker I have ever seen was “Barbie in the Nutcracker”. And so therefore it is my favourite and the only valid adaptation ever made.

[@Wetknees]

THEY PUT BARBIE IN A NUTCRACKER?!

[@GirlGuts.]

As someone who has seen a ton of different versions of the nutcracker, the barbie one is the best

[@Mitreme]

with TIM CURRY AS THE RAT KING BABYYYYY TOP TIER MOVIE

[@Morevixxen]

THE ONLY NUTCRACKER MOVIE THAT BRINGS TERROR AND CHRISTMAS CHEER 🩰

[@na6731]

@@Wetkneesyeah how do you think barbie lost her nuts???

[@3ghostsinatrenchcoat]

I get not being super into ballet (me neither) but the idea of watching a ballet and saying “Weird that he just stopped writing the story to throw in a bunch of dancing” is extremely funny to me it’s like watching a musical and saying “Weird that they stopped writing this conversation just to throw in a bunch of singing.”

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

I take it you aren’t familiar with the plot of “The Nutcracker?” The entire story is taken care of in the first act, and the second act is nothing but a series of victory dances from living candies that didn’t even participate in the action of the story. I would agree with you about a lot of ballets, but this one is just like that.

[@3ghostsinatrenchcoat]

@@tsifirakiehl4250 I've actually seen The Nutcracker many times. My point is that it's "like that" because it's a ballet. When you adapt a story to the ballet, you're obviously going dedicate a lot of the runtime to dancing, and shoehorn in dance numbers whenever you can... because that's what people go to the ballet for. The same thing happens in more modern shows like The Enchanted Toyshop; the "main characters" are basically just there to watch other people dance lol. I'm not implying the story of The Nutcracker doesn't grind to a halt in act II, I'm just saying that "story" is only half of what a ballet is (which is the reason I'm not a big ballet fan... I prefer cohesive narratives to impressive dancing). Of course it's not bad or wrong to try to watch a ballet solely for the plot-but like I said, it IS funny to me.

[@gregothy9190]

Right?

[@tensugarcubes]

nah i think given the second acr is apparently a lot of dancing no story this is one of the few times its kina justified like even musicals dont rly have songs with no point

[@leagaillard755]

Shoutout to Danny for creating the only ending for a youtube video that has ever unsettled me to my core. also the insanely high budget for cast members, sfx, makeup and action scenes but the singing and dancing being so bad is the absolute best thing about this movie.

[@Valentin.violist]

7:21 Danny, if you ever go to see the ballet, there’s actually no narration at all lol, it’s just the dancing. Just played it last Christmas for the first time

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

Ill be honest, as a ballerina, just seeing your takes on the actual ballet was _hysterical_ I would GLADLY watch you review ballets! Swan Lake has like 4 different endings, i think you should pick a random recorded version and make a bet to see who survives.

[@kittykitkat131]

I just went to see swan lake earlier this year… i had only watched the Barbie one so during intermission I made a joke about if they would end up beating the wizard and live happily ever after (insinuating that was obviously what would happen) … the look my friends gave me

[@Atlasintokyo]

This is so funny yes

[@unyvaydushamoya66666]

??? Is this why every time I hear someone talk about the ending of Swan Lake it's always different? Like, at first I thought it was because maybe I just didn't remember the ending right because I was young when I saw it so this makes a whole lot of sense.

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

@@unyvaydushamoya66666 yes! The most famous ending being the post 1895 version, where Odette dies and Siegfried throws himself into the lake and drowns However, some have them living happily ever after, some have Odette die but Siegfried kills rothbart, there's one where Odette stays a swan and leaves Siegfried crying, etc etc You can see a pretty comprehensive list under the 'synopsis' tag on Wikipedia

[@unyvaydushamoya66666]

@@TigirlakaLaserwolf6 Omg thank you for explaining the differences. Yes, I was only familiar with the last one but whenever I would hear people talk about the story they mention Odette dying and I'd get so confused 😅

[@macytyler4277]

Danny calling Clara “Mary” the entire was the icing on the cake

[@genevarailfan3909]

I think there are some versions where Clara is called Marie, for some reason.

[@MavaGomez]

The little girls name is Marie in the original story, her name is Clara in a specific version of the ballet :)

[@fairytopia]

Marie is the name for her in the Balanchine production and in the original novel

[@sillypplproductions2]

​@@MavaGomezand in the Barbie version she was called Clara lol

[@samb3209]

@@sillypplproductions2This is why I was confused 😂

[@ClementineTheMoth]

I always like putting on your videos in the background while I’m animating. I love your commentaries 😌

[@bodhijohnson874]

“Oh great… more music” man just summed up every kid’s movie ever

[@waytoexitedfororganiccilantro]

You have no idea how much I died of laughter at 25:04. “He misses his pebble.”

[@Walleyedwosaik]

I miss my pebble too 😖

[@Catwithaknife69]

[Insert completely off-topic joke about Rainworld that no one will get here]

[@jellyfishyo_o]

ENCORE PFP?

[@waytoexitedfororganiccilantro]

@@jellyfishyo_o YES

[@Yeetings]

If I had a nickel for every time I've seen Danny dress up in the most scary nutcracker costume of all time, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@attiasprouse682]

Thank you for this. You let me brace myself for the jumpscare I suspected was coming.

[@mintee119]

I'M A REALLL BOYYYY

[@khadeejones1136]

Lol, did you get this comment from his instagram post?

[@4nn4h]

​@@khadeejones1136this format of comment is really common. Personally I hate it and think it's been overused to hell and back, but I doubt it's stolen

[@khadeejones1136]

​@@4nn4h Haha yeah, it is pretty common. You're right, it's probably a coincidence.

[@Jezzleyjezz]

28:33 that was actually scary af

[@vehicularmanslaughter1296]

My mother and sister played in multiple performances of the nutcracker when i was young and i had to sit there every Saturday for practice- Danny your commentary on the original ballet single handedly made me like the nutcracker again. And then the nutcracker movie made me hate it more than death

[@simonantonehie6392]

In all the versions of the nutcracker I've seen, Drosselmeyer has a clown/assistant guy with him not a child. I've always loved the energy of just showing up to a family event with your clown friend who doesn't break character the entire time.

[@siriusblackisgenderenvy]

In my version it's drosselmeyers nephew/assistant

[@Ivy-od1qu]

Really? That's fun-The version I did pit orchestra for he had a woman in a French maid's costume follow him around. Also, the main character was named Clara, not Mary.

[@szuzufox4023]

someone hasnt seen the Nutties Nutcracker animated movie where Drosselmeyer doesnt have any assistant

[@Pauliewannacracker12]

I watched a nutcracker performance a few hours before this video came out! There they had four assistants.

[@Pauliewannacracker12]

@@Ivy-od1qu I had actually never seen an adaptation with the name Mary until this video. 😭

[@juanjuanov]

Danny, I'm gonna be honest. The moment the doll turned into a tiny danny with makeup I shat myself, that's one of the scariest things I've seen on your channel. I loved it though.

[@erinhollow773]

He did that in a different video as well. I forget which one

[@ericbloom6937]

Legitimate jump scare 😂😂

[@idontwanttobehere8784]

​@@erinhollow773i think it was the one with the tac visor

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

someone edit it to just play pooping sound effects .mp3

[@Neptuniii]

“I’M A REAL BOOOOOOOY!”

[@EllaenPointe07]

Me as a ballet dancer giggling, and kicking my feet, as he doesn’t understand the Nutcracker lore 😂💀

[@Abowloforangejuice]

Tbh burning toys is low-key terrifying if we remember that earlier they were talking to living feeling dolls like, those toys could be alive

[@ronaldeliascorderocalles]

Now that Danny is a father, I cant wait to see the kind of movies he will show to his child. Ratatoing and Whats Up will be the starters

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

There’s so many weird movies man. It saddens me that we may never get a review of “Down To You” or even “Little and Big Monsters.”

[@Pukeprincess]

“Who was your biggest childhood crush?” “The thicc robot rat from ratatoing” “WHAT”

[@lance1782]

Hopefully Bluey and Miss Rachel

[@Kristianalexis1]

You can’t forget Plan Bee

[@iammattis1479]

What’s funny to me is that Danny’s explanation of the third grade production from memory is almost the entire “plot” of the nutcracker Also now I know why Danny calls Clara “Mary” but why did they change Clara’s name?

[@willfakaroni5808]

In the original book Clara was a doll who was like Mary’s sidekick that just followed her around and talked more, so when the ballet was made they changed Mary’s name with Clara’s

[@DanicaPlihcik]

Omg I was looking for a comment talking about the name. Her name was originally Marie. Not Mary. He is pronouncing it wrong in the video

[@erosirisgrey]

in some versions, like the russian productions, her name is Marie (danny is mispronouncing it at "Mary"). In others, like the American productions, she is called Clara. Both are the same characters, just different names based off where they are performed

[@dont-worry-about-it-]

​@@clairekurtzman1036I kinda get what you mean but Marie is definitely a name in English so Clara isn't the "English version", it's just a different name for the same character

[@katthepickle1587]

@@dont-worry-about-it- The Nutcrackers origin is Germany...

[@eltobi10]

I love these kinds of movies, where you take a known story and absolutely go nuts with it. How great is this!? Totally gonna watch it next christmas. Those kind of stories should be more appreciated, i dont need the same story being retold a billion times the same way…

[@Eric6761]

This movie was garbage