Why is Adam Sandler's Leo Movie ACTUALLY GOOD???

[@MoodRealm_Native]

The scene with all the kids having Leo's face, I physically cannot hold back my laughter

[@user-fx8rk2jm3w]

Noone could ever predict that happening, in any universe.

[@thema1998]

That was like one of those edits you'd see here on KZbin! 😂

[@cheese4870]

its literally a meme format i love it

[@transneltor]

I fucking died, then chilled for a couple seconds, then rewatched it, then died again. This was peak cinema

[@rivetRnC]

That killed me 😂

[@thevoid6596]

I cannot emphasize enough that the scene at 15:19 was a real scene in this movie. This was a genuine choice that a team of writers made. I watched this movie at 1 am on a whim and it took everything in me not to lose it laughing at that scene

[@sille25]

i havent watch it yet and thought that was edited

[@koughnut0520]

It's got her song motif though, truly a heartbreaking scene 😔😢

[@AmazonessKing01]

I had to pause the movie at that moment, look in the mirror and ask "what the fuck I was watching?".

[@_stupidbro]

It implies the writers understand meme culture and honestly I respect that

[@samuraiturtle.2637]

The fact that the even put Leo’s head over Squirtle in the shot made me think this was a YTP edit

[@leontriestoart]

Fun fact, Leo has a higher critic and audience score than Disney's literal 100 year anniversary movie. Adam Sandler beat Disney

[@sahin1645]

And It deserve it

[@hybridvenom9]

Fun fact i was in the live stream im not going to tell you which account it was

[@skyesyd221]

Hm

[@HoodieHorizon]

Nature is healing

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

And Trolls from Dreamworks. The one everyone said would be a cash grab and turned out to be super good

[@Greytick]

I legitimately kept getting jump scared by the musical numbers

[@funwithakthechannelwherean4510]

Same😭

[@painstakeranimations9253]

It's so jarring that I laughed every time

[@rei_is_here]

We left cookies out for Santa claus😋☺️ Mom was not in menopause😢😨

[@astrowolvez]

Yeah, doesn’t help the kids can’t sing 😂

[@meathead2934]

That awkward moment an Adam Sandler movie is beating a Disney film that's supposed to celebrate their 100th anniversary

[@DORAisD34D]

So what’s your point?

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

Is that awkward?

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Yeah super awkward

[@JerpyTH]

​​@@DORAisD34D His point is that an Adam Sandler movie is beating a Disney movie that's supposed to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

[@Bitten_kitkat6064]

You say that like its surprising

[@CorrectFossa]

Of all the reptiles they could have picked for the lizard, they landed on the Tuatara, the one that isn’t a lizard 💀

[@bjuganda7758]

It's not?

[@josejaimes-ramos1546]

​@@bjuganda7758it's in it's own lineage separate from lizards. They've been around since around the dinosaur era if I remember correctly.

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

same energy as over the hedge having a plot point about hibernation but the animals are all animals that don't hibernate

[@YouatemychickenNuggs]

🤓

[@manbatmiso]

Never thought I’d see a movie about one though. Was a lot of fun to watch, hopefully people will want to take care of animals more but stilll the exotic pet trade is it’s own problem, and invasive species in florida cry😢

[@zacharymccoy7091]

After all the terrible things Netflix has done with their animated properties the last few years, hopefully the success of this movie will lead to more projects in the future.

[@hybridvenom9]

No this movie is like helluva boss 2.0

[@skyesyd221]

@@hybridvenom9hm

[@iammask1073]

Since it is Netflix I would not get my hopes up.

[@darkx6869]

@@hybridvenom9how? Buddy get a life you’re under every comment

[@TheShadow1347]

Hopefully we get a sequel to this animated movie in the future

[@huntercool2232]

13:59 Ain’t no way they freaking rhymed “Santa Clause” with “Menopause” ✋💀

[@xavierschoen5747]

Shit's fire though!!🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@mattheusjob3287]

Imagine going back in time, and saying to peoples that in the future, an Adam Sandler animated movie will be better than a Disney movie (Thanks for the likes ;3)

[@Lovehandels]

Yeah people would look at you while calling 911 making a report of spotting a crazy person on the lose

[@skyesyd221]

@@Lovehandelsh

[@TheShadow1347]

That would be crazy

[@lordfabulous6198]

Not according to IMBD. Leo is 7/10 there, and Once upon a Studio is 8.5/10

[@joshuaada1650]

​@@lordfabulous6198The movie was named "Wish" that came out recently, Once upon a Studio is just an animated SHORT. But I don't blame you for not knowing the movie ever since Strange World, Elemental to Wish, the Marketing team did not do their job.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Leo is actually a tuatara. Which makes a lot less sense, but that's what the movie says he is. Anyway, it's pretty wild how Adam Sandler made a better movie than Disney. It's a lot more wholesome and heartfelt than you'd expect. Also, the banter between Leo and Squirtle is golden.

[@watershipup7101]

That raises so many mote questions.

[@anonymouslucario285]

How can you enjoy the movie when the writers are too stupid to pick a lizard species that makes sence?

[@SonsOfHllor]

​@@anonymouslucario285 Whoa calm down there Shadow the hedgehog

[@johanroyce6324]

@@anonymouslucario285 Fun fact Tuatara are not lizards

[@spinozilla4555]

​@johanroyce6324 aren't they like archosaurs or somthing?

[@misterzygarde6431]

I really hope Mr. Sandler learns the right lessons from this film's great reception

[@fireblade696]

He can make good stuff and be funny sometimes, he’s a very mixed bag

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

Eight Crazy Fortnights let's goooooooo

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

He's fully capable of making good stuff. Most of his movies are vacations for him and his friends so they don't get much effort. When he tries, he's solid.

[@noobmasterruben5167]

I mean with this movie's success. He should make star in more slice of life animated movies

[@zorrakas320]

He doesn’t do it for you😂 or me. He does it for home self. I guess that hating is just what you do.

[@starra2057]

This story about a old reptile helping children with their problems is very cute and wholesome

[@SecrecyKillled]

I love that everbody who watched this movie had the same reaction. We all went in expecting a mediocre Adam Sandler movie and were pleasantly surprised how good it actually was.

[@Montesama314]

This really is an Adam Sandler movie. There is sometimes some real heart in the movie and maybe you can get a few laughs, but then you just have some WHAT THE FUCK moments that make you wonder who did this.

[@ZggFghvgGrffht]

When Adam Sandler makes a better animated movie than Disney:

[@burlyhusky4611]

What is happening to humanity?

[@thegiftedfire3470]

The fact that this movie is better than Wish Which was meant to celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary

[@k0metz590]

It's not that hard nowadays

[@Jodipo]

Crazy but true

[@hybridvenom9]

This is just a disney movie but way worse like wish but imagine that movie but animals

[@CorrectFossa]

The funniest running joke in this is how completely off the mark Eden is about what happens in Turning Red

[@MrR-d1v]

Are you sure about that

[@BrokenCartridge.]

Are you sure about that?

[@wifflewaffle5006]

@@BrokenCartridge.did y’all watch the movie ?? 😭😭😭 not even a musical

[@eiarioja2646]

My sister (5th grader) and I watched this movie and was kinda unexpected how accurate the portrayal of 5th graders are

[@Rumbloooo]

My brother is in kindergarden, really good representation

[@luffyduffy7817]

@@Rumbloooo Your brother has fish eyes? 😂

[@Rumbloooo]

@@luffyduffy7817 I mean, technically he has a lazy eye soooo

[@DANNIE0808]

I watched Leo with my family on thanksgiving, we loved it, my dad slept through the whole thing

[@scoot-scoot51341]

As dads do, lol

[@BrokenCartridge.]

Based Dad moment

[@TheQuantumParticle]

RELATABLE AS HELL🔥🔥🔥

[@lugenhauser]

My biggest takeaway from this is the lore of Jack being a divorce kid

[@Snowball87754]

Well, Time to update the wiki now.

[@chilly.0.0]

@@Snowball87754wait wha-

[@fireblade696]

I like how the animals that live near humans are able to speak but the wild animals are not.

[@SunOfTheRoanKingdom]

The wild animals speak in the movie, the scenes just got cut out of this video.

[@heitorpedrodegodoi5646]

They are evolving

[@Mr.Feather130]

So just like Madagascar?

[@chriskoloski32]

For a movie from an independent studio that hasnt dome much. They should be proud for being better than disney

[@GdoubleWB]

Adam Sandler is apparently just good vibes and that’s why everyone wants to work with him.

[@huntercool2232]

I loved y’all’s reaction to finding out this was a musical. I still remember when I went to see Frozen with my parents for the first time, and when the first song came on my dad turned and looked at my mom and asked “is this a musical?” He hates musicals and he went to watch a Disney movie of all things with us! And not just any Disney movie… BUT FROZEN!! 💀💀

[@ChasehaWing]

By any chance is your father named Paul?

[@huntercool2232]

@@ChasehaWing No.

[@ChasehaWing]

@@huntercool2232 Ok, just a "Guy Who Doesn't Like Musicals" reference XD;

[@Idontknowanymore-zl6vn]

​@@ChasehaWing OH MY GOD TEAM STARKID REFERENCE SPOTTED

[@ryankramer8779]

My mom and sister didn't realize that freaking Wonka was going to be a musical, and I told them, "What do you expect? It's a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie. They tend to be musicals" 😂

[@skittlezkawaii5604]

Disney: “Kids these days don’t want talking funny animals! They want movies with deep hidden meanings!” Adam: “Hold my beer.”

[@meathead2934]

Also Disney: *Makes their characters bland or unlikable, one dimensional villains, poor storytelling, cringy unnecessary butt jokes.*

[@DORAisD34D]

When did Disney ever say that

[@DORAisD34D]

@@meathead2934all the Encanto characters were likable

[@PGO5490]

@@DORAisD34DEncanto is the exception when it comes to Quality

[@DORAisD34D]

@@PGO5490 i just wish more people would acknowledge how good it is rather than grouping it with ever other mid movie Disney has made recently

[@J_Laqer32]

Fun fact, the kid with the high pitch voice is the voice actor for Miguel from Coco.

[@Mr.Feather130]

NANI?!

[@chilly.0.0]

NANI?!

[@Cherry_l3ee]

That’s actually cool 👍

[@WtfMarss]

The old ass teacher and Leo are exact copies of my science teachers

[@CyberKnightProbably]

Apparently Sandler Co-wrote this movie, and the first thing he was probably thinking was how to make the trippiest kids movie on Netflix.

[@Mr.Feather130]

And it received a higher rotten tomatoes score than wish

[@sadikicaine4881]

Fun fact: adam Sandler in this movie is a tuatara. Tuataras arent lizards tho, they belong to a sperate group of reptiles,that just happen to look like lizards.

[@Mr.Feather130]

I can't believe I've been lied that I thought Leo is a iguana

[@chilly.0.0]

MOM YOU LIAR

[@luffyduffy7817]

@@Mr.Feather130 are iguanas lizards

[@Mr.Feather130]

@@luffyduffy7817 yes I guess

[@Aneurin_Hunt]

A Tuatara being in Florida raises too many questions.

[@VictoriaRamos-jz6mb]

Jayda, Summer, Leo, Anthony, and Skyler are my favorite characters but Mrs. Salinas' pregnancy storyline is my favorite storyline besides Jayda's perfection storyline and Summer's firstborn child syndrome storyline.

[@MkDuckman]

I put this on for my younger cousin while i was taking care of him bc i thought it was some dumb animated kids movie but like 15 minutes in i was more immersed than him 💀

[@Gtoonm]

I watched this since people trashed on Wish saying that even this movie was better, but I ended up vibing with it. There were a couple jokes that actually had me pause the movie to laugh

[@jackojoyfox8015]

Surprisingly, I actually really enjoyed this movie. Also eight crazy nights isn’t that bad, it’s just a bit cringier than you’d expect

[@siegejaymoonii]

I loved this movie. I didn’t expect it to be as impactful as it was. I graduate soon and I guess it’s something I needed since I’m moving up too.

[@alexiscarmel4082]

How did you stomach the shit eating reindeer scene bro??

[@liamkenny9097]

A moment of silence when Happy Madison makes it's perfect animated film, pushes Disney off the cliff that supposed to be celebrating their 100th Anniversary

[@DORAisD34D]

So what’s your point?

[@MushroomOfMeh]

​@@DORAisD34D The point is that a frickin Adam Sandler movie beat Disney. They've rlly fallen downhill

[@Mr.Feather130]

Bravo to happy Madison for beating Disney's big 100th anniversary celebration film

[@DORAisD34D]

@@MushroomOfMeh we were all going crazy over Encanto

[@MushroomOfMeh]

@@DORAisD34D im not talking about then, I'm talking about as of late

[@huntercool2232]

I love a movie showing that even kids today have problems and always will, and shows how they can be solved. It’s refreshing and gives me hope for future generations!

[@lord_alex12]

15:31 *help this frame looks like a discord shitpost*

[@PrettyAnimated]

17:11 Why is the funeral so specifically Angolan 😭

[@lua_programmer]

16:54 So that's where the aligator from gta 6 trailer came from...

[@samfish2550]

This movie is insane, has no demographic, and has a uncanny and inconsistent art style. Watching it feels like I'm on drugs and I love it.

[@fireblade696]

I don’t know how, but I both ironically and unironically love this movie.

[@dimosguy]

A lizard trying to do a teaching Harem goes horribly wrong. 😅 what a twist

[@huntercool2232]

17:59 That was actually an emotional scene at the end tho. Like I didn’t cry, but it got me in the feels.

[@bitterflywing]

Honestly, I think I prefer this over turning red. I like seeing parental figures actually nice to their kids.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

You can say what you want about Adam's humor but him as a person is probably one of the only big names in Hollywood that would give his shirt and a place to stay if you're out of a home and needed a shirt for an interview

[@State_of_gaming]

THE SCREAMING 💀💀 15:22

[@yamataichul]

8 crazy nights had the same character designs as Life with Louie, a tv cartoon series based on the comedian's childhood. That Adam Sandler movie was a horror night for me and some pals since we grew up with the Louie cartoon in the 2000s (an eastern european fox kids classic)

[@Mr.Feather130]

And that movie also used the iron giant Characters for the mom and her kid

[@mrpotato1237]

10:41 this reminds me of the time that my science teacher had some Lego mini figures on a shelf, one of which were clone wars mace windu, and me and my friends were looking at them and she walks over and she asks which one is our favorite, in which I say “mace windu is fire.” And she says “He is fire!”

[@McBehrer]

I know every story has to have the formulaic Second Act breakup, but that seems really contrived, that they can't "trust him," just because he spoke with the other kids? Like did they think he was only allowed to talk to one of them?

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

yeah like what even was the point lol and why is that such a big deal?

[@IronDino]

I suppose they needed an excuse for it and that was the best they could come up with.

[@GeekZone210]

To be fair, animals are not supoose to talk to humans, because of obvious conotations. I feel it makes sense, but it doesn't really have many consquences to go with that.

[@josteakehigashikata6788]

I think they were more mad he lied to them bc he said to each of them that only they could hear him bc they were special. So maybe when they found out he lied they didn't feel special anymore idk

[@slimeycorp]

I'm assuming it's because Leo never necessarily said that he was talking to all the kids. He told each kid he wasn't SUPPOSSED to talk and the kid's assumed they were the one special kid who can understand animals. It's still silly, but I guess it's understandable.

[@breaddino5767]

10:43 THIS LAUGH PFTTTTT BEST PART

[@siennaonearth3256]

I can't believe so many youtubers haven't made a video about this movie, yet I'm so glad you guys did! Crazy how this film was more charming and unique than recent Disney projects.

[@miorany]

16:21 As a person from the Bronx BASED. There is no driving in NY

[@silentstar1776]

15:19 Literal jumpscare, I physically flinched at that shit 😭

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

14:42 Now watch me whip watch me nay nay? WHAT!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MK-sw7do]

9:50 I was not expecting that Shadow of the Colossus music, i had to go back and whatch again.

[@huntercool2232]

8:38 10:07 10:41 Probably the hardest I’ve ever heard Jack laugh 💀💀

[@arlenez6020]

His laugh always makes me cry of laughter 😂 it's so cute

[@diablo_exp9296]

I like it , I dont like every movie or thing he does but I did grow up watching all his movies and this and hotel transylvania are pretty good movies

[@theorangecorn]

Adam Sandlers animated movies being absolutely golden, or at least Leo and 8 Crazy Nights from what Ive heard!

[@JT0H]

this movie is so funny because you last expect a kid to trauma dump via song to a lizard they met like 4 hours ago

[@Crazy_Rabbids]

8:16 *"Stop that stopwatch. he’s got my wallet!"*

[@luffyduffy7817]

I love how genuinely hard they laughed at that lol

[@cheangizzz]

Bruhhh it's 2023 why this trope of second act low point being caused by mc telling a lie is still a thing. Most of the times it's a lie that doesn't even hurt characters, they literally can't come up with a conflict. "Oh my boyfriend didn't tell me he's a hero this makes him the worst person he can't be trusted"

[@DORAisD34D]

I thought the exact same thing. But they’re kids so maybe their feelings just got hurt easily

[@WolfAnge23]

9:12 I felt that cause I wasn’t ready either

[@jchaef8957]

17:35 . Im an animator for a studio that is in the final stages of finishing the new Charlotes Web adaptation. keep an eye out for in 2024

[@domlee8032]

Wait but wasn’t that cancelled?

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

10:14 There was a SpongeBob episode and at the end he broke the 4th wall and said "I guess crying does solve your problems after all."

[@shacharlem4424]

Fun fact, Leo and Squirtle's HEBREW voice actors are the same ones as SpongeBob and Squidward respectively. Just imagine putting SpongeBob and Squidward in place of Leo and Squirtle...

[@Brainrage117]

1:06 Ngl, that's pretty fuckin true dog 😂

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

This movie gives the EXACT same vibes and feeling as one of those 2nd/3rd grade chapter books we’d read that had talking animals (Mouse and the Motorcycle and Fantastic Mr. Fox and those kinds of books) AND the exact same vibes as an early 2000’s Dreamworks movie (like Bee Movie or Madagascar), and for some reason those two things mixed together just WORK for me. I loved this movie so much:) Leo taught each of the 5th graders a valuable life lesson and he also taught Disney a valuable life lesson too LOL

[@LordMegatron84]

8:05 No celebrity has time since 2021. First we lost the last Golden Girl, then we lost the definitive Batman, and just recently we lost Chandler

[@Jean-mn8cr]

jack's reactions are so fricking funny like the car-ma from gumball and the kid's high pitch voice

[@frogstories329]

15:17 this scene, I couldn’t breathe after laughing too much

[@shamelessboi0627]

10:42 I don’t think I’ve ever seen him laugh that hard ever

[@Scarshadow666]

2:28 Did these guys forget how commonly a lot of death has appeared in children's cartoons/movies/shows? Usually they're villain deaths or background NPCs, but death of a parent/mentor figure has been a thing done in so much children's art/media for decades.

[@SpillingTheMilk]

I'd consider death and mortality two different themes

[@Scarshadow666]

@@SpillingTheMilk Good point!

[@rafaelcastor2089]

Sandler and Bill Burr are one hell of a duo

[@qocket]

This feels like one of those weird direct-to-dvd movies from 2007 with slightly better animation.

[@lydiajoe8955]

I know Leo outperformed Disney’s Wish critically, but for a movie targeted for children it’s actually really good, not to mention really wholesome

[@HoodieHorizon]

Who would win? The 100 year old anniversary movie celebrating a multi billion dollar movie corporation... or... Adam Sandler lizard movie

[@liamkenny9097]

🦎 🦎🦎

[@DORAisD34D]

So what’s your point?

[@IronDino]

@@DORAisD34D Probably that Disney needs to do better.

[@DORAisD34D]

@@IronDino Encanto was 2 years ago

[@TenkoshimuraAkashigaraki]

@@DORAisD34D So, what's your point?

[@huntercool2232]

You know Disney is in some real sh*t when an Adam Sandler comedy of all things beats what's supposed to celebrate their 100th Anniversary.

[@milliemushroom5781]

The fact they skipped the kid who didn’t know how baby’s were made makes me so sad 😭

[@lich.gr1182]

6:24 why i thought he would grab a gun and shoot itself

[@EpicGeckoComics]

Fun fact, Leo is stated to be a tuatara which is a lizard-like reptile native to New Zealand. While tuataras resemble lizards they are actually the last living species of their own family, they’re resemblance to lizards I think is due to convergent evolution.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Wait, is this movie about a fifth grade class getting the nicest teacher and then she goes on maternity leave? That’s literally what happened to me I may cry.

[@the_n9nez]

15:08 What do you mean "FINALLY Adam is making a wholesome movie"? Have you not seen Big Daddy????

[@GreenVengeance73]

16:32 Ah yes, a fellow Floridian.

[@Cocreator2-gu3hs]

It’s funny how the lizard just straight up bullies the kids until they become better people. It would’ve been funnier if she cried after he says, don’t cry crying for a weaklings 10:03

[@hhgff778]

Never in my life have I ever thought I'd see a lizard cheating on a bunch of kids, like what??

[@katelynpringle5506]

This is gonna be the next generation's Bee Movie.

[@HeyItsLito]

12:44 ain't no way Kor said *that* 💀💀💀

[@Person48]

11:18

[@gamgam7979]

RIP to gilbert godfried, loved him in his role as adam sandler in the hit movie Leo

[@pomniwannabe]

AW THAT PIC IS FIRE scene me watching the movie: cool me watching stm watching the movie: PFF

[@cheesepanda3855]

Jack turning British😂 12:17

[@geardog24]

Just like the Pokemon, Squirtle is the best character here. Being voiced by Bill Burr probably helps.

[@Mr.Feather130]

And Squirtle is a very useful Starter in gen 1 besides Bulbasaur

[@SpinosZER0]

I want you to watch, grown ups, because that movie slaps so hard with laughter( and it has Adam Sandler as one of the main characters)

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

2:31 Yeah Eden I remember in 2017 I also had a midlife crisis when I was 8 and realizing I was going to die one day and I couldn't sleep it was horrifying but I'm over it now I'm 14 I don't have anything to worry about it's going to happen in like 85 years.

[@Person48]

Never thought I’d hear this sentence 11:18

[@andystephon871]

Absolutely loved Bill burr in this movie. I was a little wierded out by at it first but the jokes just hit so well, it was so consistently funny at the very least i was chuckling most of the movie.

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

12:34 Just like Dr. Martin Luther King played a part in black suffering before he was assassinated.

[@edgarallenpo8330]

Such a bittersweet moment when leo says, "I'm just glad I'm still here."

[@cian.o]

I find it funny that this and Mario got a higher rating than Wish (I know Mario isn't fresh but it's still funny that a video game movie beat Disney's 100th anniversary movie).

[@DORAisD34D]

So what’s your point?

[@XDLR]

@@DORAisD34D That Wish was trash 👍

[@DORAisD34D]

@@XDLR yeah but why are we comparing every single movie release to Disney. How come we aren’t comparing DreamWorks with this or illumination and vice versa

[@Mr.Feather130]

And the five nights at Freddy's Movie made more money than the marvels

[@DORAisD34D]

“Video game movie” yeah so why is it surprising? It’s a freakin Mario movie of course it’ll be popular

[@SomethingWithNerdInItIdk]

15:20 probably the part of the video that made me laugh the hardest

[@EngineerRiff]

People can learn from their mistakes, who knew?

[@theWanderersnotebook]

0:16 Cues TDI theme song

[@DanielKariuki-er5gi]

3:51 Fax whenever animals can talk in media they don't want to talk to people or else they're going to go to Area 51 or some shit.

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

Technically, people are animals.

[@wolfspeed2000]

I think I need to watch Leo now. Especially if the animation budget goes up and they get Hotel Transylvania animators, AND they keep the insane design of those younger children at the end.