_"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."_ *~ Dr. Suess*

I love how The Lorax is well-remembered as a meme and not an environmental message.

Something about the Illumination adaption of the Lorax that’s always intrigued me is that, if you take a look at the film’s soundtrack, there’s this amazing unused demo called “Biggering” that’s essentially a much darker and grittier version of “How Bad Can I Be?”. It’s not a villain song so much as an exploration of the Once-ler’s personal reflections, self-awareness, and eventual sense of denial. All of the themes of the song culminate into a gorgeously dramatic climax that’s followed by an extremely haunting emptiness at the very end. I can’t help but wonder if that song is a glimpse of what might have been if the film hadn’t been oversimplified and commercialized so much.

My top five list excluding Disney: 1. Watership Down (possibly my favorite film ever) 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. The Secret of NIMH 4. Akira 5. The Iron Giant

the grinch used to be evil but now he is just an introvert

*Fun Fact:* The reason why Theodore Geisel had the name "Dr." in Dr. Suess because his father wanted him to become a doctor. Plus, he had no children.

Does anyone think Grinch (2018) kinda feels like one of those disney sequels where they just hit the reset button on the characters & they have to learn their lessons again, but it's just not as good? Personally, thats what it feels like to me. Also, the live action grinch is a treasure.

"God says reading is evil and it'll corrupt your mind" The bible: -._-.

*Illumination:* _YOU GREEDY DIRTBAG!!!_ *Dr. Suess:* A small price to pay for salvation.

I'm the lorax, I speak for the trees, the trees say, "PHANTOM STRIDER ALWAYS WHERES THAT DAMN ORANGE SHIRT!"

PhantomStrider: ‘there isn’t really any pop culture references’ Horton Hears a Who movie: *laughs in anime*

Maybe I'm just blocked with nostalgia, but The Lorax was one of my favorite movies. Sure, the environmental message only hit home in the third act, but I was entertained and bewildered by the wonderous story as a child. I adores the Lorax and everything that Audrey stood for. The last act had me at the edge of my seat and super emotional because of the music numbers. I felt as thought everybody was united in a way that is never usually pulled off. Yes, it was cheesy that it was through song, but that's what I loved. Idk, I wrote this in like two minutes.

"What if a gun had a soul, and didn't want to be a gun?" -Brad Bird This idea was what drove Bird to make the Iron Giant

Wait, Strawinsky and the mysterious house is based on a book? Now that, is, IRONY!

"I mean look at this!" *Ad plays* You shrewd man.

It’s weird knowing that Captain Underpants has great storytelling and lore in their books.

Admit it, Even to this day, you tear up when the Iron Giant sacrificed himself

did you just call thneedville "whoville"

After watching what you have to say about The Lorax a second time, I can see what you have against it for having a central corporate bad guy to be responsible for everyone else's lack of environmental consciousness, but I still believe it was brilliant in its own way for how it made the Once-ler a relatable villain. The Once-ler is a reflection of ourselves in both versions of The Lorax in different ways. If I may take a very long quote from theantimonyelement's imdb review of The Lorax, "The original Once-ler was a faceless force of destruction, a shadowy embodiment of greed. This Once-ler is just a stupid kid with a dream, a guy who wants to change the world. He's not evil, but he lets his success get to his head, and that brings about his own downfall and the destruction of the forest. That's FANTASTIC, and here's why: that's how the world really is! Companies don't sit around all day cackling about how much smog they're pumping into the atmosphere; it's a process, and something that happened gradually. Obliviousness is just as dangerous as maliciousness, and that's a really powerful lesson. This can happen to YOU if you're not careful; anybody can hurt the planet if they don't pay attention. That's a rare lesson, and one I'm really pleased to see in this movie." December 4, 2019, 2:19pm

Another thing I loved about Coraline is the fact that it's all made in STOP-MOTION. It's incredibly well animated and the people behind it obviously put so much talent into it. Also, Tim Burton is exactly the right person to have made a movie based on this book, his style works perfectly with the creepy atmosphere.

Fun fact: Jim Carrey's performance at 7:35 makes me laugh out loud hysterically every time I've seen it for the past 15 years XD What I consider perfect comedy timing and realisation of his Grinch performance.

"Oh no, he causes... Minor inconveniences!" *Said while the Grinch actively sends someone into orbit*

One of the interesting things about the Secret of NIMH (1982) is all the fantastic and magical aspects of the film are entirely limited to the film itself. The original book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, was almost 100% strictly a hard science-fiction book (the lone fantasy element being the animals' ability to talk to each other, think like humans, and, of course, the rats' gaining of human-level intelligence, concept of morality, and lifestyle). A curious fact about the book is that it was directly inspired by John B. Calhoun's Experiment 25, the "Rat Utopia", which demonstrated the Behavioral Sink phenomenon of both social animal societies and human civilizations.

Food fight:I'm the worst animated movie ever Strawinsky and the mysterious house:hold my beer

What I think of the Lorax by Illumination: "Let it die, let it die! Let it shrivel up and die!"

*"Don't* *cry* *because* *it* *happened.* *smile* *because* *it's* *-over-* *a* *meme"* -Description of The Lorax movie

When you talked about The Lorax, literally the first thing that popped into my mind was 'I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees, support Mr Beast, or I will break your knees.'

PhantomStrider: I mean, look at this: KZfaq: 'Hey google, show me my photos'

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. ~ Dr. Suess

Everyone: "The Grinch remake sucks" Also Everyone: "The Grinch remake was okay"

Wait, I thought Strawinsky and the Mysterious House was just a bad 7 minutes animation that became a meme, I didn't think it was an actual movie!

Strider: “And I can easily call the best book-based, animated movie...’The Iron Giant.’” My whole family: **HAPPINESS NOISES**

The How to Train your Dragon was 2nd place!? How dare you! What could possibly top How to Train your Dragon?!? The Iron Giant. Oh, ok. Yeah, that works.

"Oh no a minor inconvenience" He says as a guy goes flying.

Not many people may know this, but Shrek was actually originally a book

OH MY GOD I HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOOK: mrs frisby and the rats of nimh, I NEVER KNEW IT WAS A MOVIE!

"A person is a person no matter how small." -Dr Suess

"Unlike the Lorax remake, there aren't excessive pop-culture riffs here." I see you completely glossed over the anime sequence.

Wait somebody else cares about the Iron Giant? This is a miracle!

Also the tablecloth scene in the 2000 Grinch movie was actually BIG goof Jim had made. Carrey was supposed to bring the stuff in the table off but the stuff didn't fall off and remained on the table. So Jim impuslively shoved it all off

How many times have you all said _"wait that was a book?"_ Yeah I didn't half of these were even books. Outside of the ones I do know.

"He causes minor inconviences" He says as the Grinch launches a man into the air

God Iron Giant was and still is one of my favorite animated movies, me and my brother used to watch it all the time, I always felt that it deserved a lot more attention then it got

When he said "Look at this" I got an ad. How perfect.

The Lorax brings back bad memories for me. My school choir decided to sing Let It Grow at an assembly. They needed soloists for the characters. I was Granny Norma. I hated it.

You know what they say, "don't judge a book by its movie!"

I think one of the reasons the How To Train Your Dragon Films turned out so well, is because they have Douglas Sloan on the staff. You may not know this man by name, but you may know his work. He was able to churn out the third season of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo in a span of a year and a half. And he was the man behind several good live-action Disney films.

I honestly have always really enjoyed The Lorax. The voice cast is great, the story feels well adapted, and the songs are good.

"I mean look at this-" *KZfaq commercial*

21:55 he actually gave PRAISE to a movie based entirely around toilet humour? Wow. I guess some critics actually DO have a sense of humour. It's about bloody time.

At least we all can agree that Danny DeVito did a perfect job not only giving his voice to the English version of the movie but also several others, the German, Italian, Russian and Spanish to be specific... That's kind of impressive and pretty rare, especially these days.

Strider: *announces that the number one best movie based on a book is Iron Giant Me: *Welcome to Downtown Coolsville! Population us!*

Not seeing that clip from How to Train your Dragon where Hiccup has to relearn to walk in forever. It just gave me chills.

Obama voicing a cat? You gotta be kitten me! I'll see myself out.

As an honourable mention, I'd like to suggest The Last Unicorn (based on the book by Peter S. Beagle, and produced by Rankin-Bass). It has lovely animation, a great score/songs by America, and a stellar voice cast, including Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, and Christopher Lee. It also doesn't have a strictly happy ending (but no spoilers here)

When you said during the grinch “look at this” an advert played

The Secret of NIHM was amazing. The sequel to that was horrendous.

Isn't the Bible a book..... so Strawinsky and the Mysterious House is basically saying... don't read the Bible?..... WHAT?!

8:40 when he sayed "look at this" a ad played and I lost it

Him: Strawinsky and the mysterious house. Me: i DoN't WaNnA tAlK aBoUt ThIs-

I didn't even know Ant Bully was a book, I thought it was just a piss poor attempt at a cool kids film, which resulted in the cancellation of Jimmy Neutron.

Horton hears a who is an improvement despite coming out years before the Lorax & Grinch

*26:43* You, you made me truly a happy person. I have seen no one, and I mean no one, in my life talk about this Animated Gem in detail. The Iron Giant is indeed my favorite animated movie of all times. Thank you for giving it the attention it deserves.

Phantom Strider: This is a movie with very talented actors with very little to work with. I mean, look at this! Ad: Showtime

Strawinsky was based of a book they think books are bad me: you have became the one thing you swore to destroy

The good part about the lorax (2012) is the meme let it grow Also the officer earl meme

I personally think that the 2018 Grinch was probs one of the best. I love it! I respect it because I can relate to the Grinch. If I would make a Grinch movie I would try to make him an easily aggravated character. But apart from that,I think that the Grinch (2018) is a really great movie! A great version of the “you’re a mean one,mr Grinch” song,and the voices are just too noice!

Strider: I mean, look at this! KZfaq: *ONLY CARGURUS CAN-*

The best one to me is The Last Unicorn. The first fairy tale I ever saw that didn't end in "And they lived happily ever after". Had no idea The Iron giant was based on a book.

PhantomStrider: No more ant movies *Marvel makes two ant movies*

I have a question about cloudy meatballs. Why is the mayor the only one who gained weight? I know he was eating more than everyone else, but they were all eating greasy, unhealthy foods

The Live-action Grinch will always be a classic to me. They gave the Grinch a backstory on WHY he hates Christmas. That's just me though.

The mayor in Horton hears a who had 96 daughters! How is his wife still alive?

The sad part about Lorax 2012 is, it *had* potential. There were *like one or two* things that it did exceptionally well. For example, I really liked how it didn't make the Once-ler evil and greedy right away; he was a reasonable, careful guy perfectly willing to cooperate starting out, just like we all think we'd be if we were in his place, only to steadily start succumbing to external pressure, like we all think we're too strong for, until he eventually slips into the irredeemable, like we all think couldn't possibly happen to us but, if we don't watch our backs, very much could. That's how *most* evil corporations start. Hardly anybody sets out *wanting* to crush everyone else under their heels from day one, and those that do don't get far enough to be able to do real damage like those who think they're justifiable. I mean, that could have been a _very powerful message_ that could have very much _enhanced_ the book's original message if they gave a single damn about the book's original message. But there's just way, way too much wrong dragging anything right down.

I appreciate that despite Hogarth being young, he has such a mature air to him. His philosophy on life and death is very, very deep and empathetic.

*Sees Strawinski and the Mysterious House* Me: Oh no, I have to hold back. Also Me: *I AM THE GLIBGLOGLABGOLAB THE SHWIBBLE DIBBLE WIBBLE FIBBLE WA*

Horton hears a who is definitely one of my favorite book adaptations. 😁👌

I am disappointed in you You didn’t reference the Globglogabgalab meme when taking about Strawinsky and the Mysterious House

Video: LEt's first start off by talking about how I hate the Lorax Movie! Me: WHAT?! THE LORAX IS MY FAVOURITE MOVIE BASED ON THE BOOKS DUE TO THE MEMES OF LET IT GROW AND HOW BAD CAN I BE!!! (Ok, I must admit that for some viewers it may be annoying).

The only thing I like about the Lorax and Stravinsky and the mysterious house is the memes that came from it “Come one who's with me huh?”

Toothless is probably my favorite character in the movie cause he’s cute and funny

I didn't even know Cloudy was a book, but it is one of my favorite movies ever! Also, Iron Giant is by far one of the best movies ever. I remember watching it as a kid.

Strider: look at this KZfaq: ad

Dr Suess remakes can be epically good But also rlly epically bad

Hogarth: "It's bad to kill. . . But it's not bad to die." *later...* Giant: "Superman. . . ." (smiles) Me: (stares at the ceiling with tears in his eyes for the next two hours. . . again)

Fun Fact: The tablecloth scene in the 2018 Grinch film was meant to have the dishes fall off the table upon being pulled, so Jim Carry white playing the Grinch had to knock the dishes off the table instead

At least Jim Carrey had fun with his role of the Grinch and probably had fun through out the movie and knew how bad it was at some point.

SECRET OF NIMH 2 WAS AS AWFUL AS THE ORIGINAL WAS EXCELLENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING 💯

him: i don't include anime also him: strawinsky and the mysterious house

Oh. My. Lord. I CRIED at Iron Giant. Like, full on sobbed in front of my family like the crybaby I am, I loved that movie so much and I agree with all the best movie choices, I thought some of the worst ones were pretty good but what do I know, Imma kid

Phantomstrider please make: *TOP10▪Best cartoon characters*

It was such a breath of fresh air hearing someone actually appreciate Captain Underpants for its animation style and ability to use potty humor in a relatively not-annoying way. I've also seen Horton Hears a Who on a list of worst Blue Sky movies, so I was relieved it was on the best list here.

5th worst: Growing up with the books, I feel like Teddy would rise from the grave to stop this movie from being made. Also TAY TAY was in this movie?! Oh, Illumination... I've actually heard they deleted an awesome rock opera style song from the movie called "Biggering" please look it up or just watch Joshscorchers video on Non Disney villain songs 5th best: Awww, I remember this one! The sour Kangaroo was the most interesting villain. I loved the Who's designs, especially Jojo's! 4th worst: I love the old Grinch movie and Book anyway, so The Grinch won't be a hit for me... 4th best: I LOVE this movie! I remember my school having a movie night with this and, frankly, it's very underrated! My favorite joke was the one that came immediately after the contact lens joke Flint: ...Oh my gosh, a jaywalker! Earl: *proceeds to beat the guy up* 3rd worst: Uuuuugh...I remember when this was in print ads everywhere...and Aang was in this movie as a voice for Lucas?! I'm sorry for any Avatar fans that watched it... 3rd best: I actually have Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, so I definitely should look into this movie 2nd worst: UGH, they're still making these movies?! Don't get me wrong, some of these Tom and Jerry movies are guilty pleasures for me, I just don't get why Hana Barbera still thinks the cat and mouse are popular! 2nd Best: WOOHOO! Another childhood favorite! Toothless is my favorite dragon...he's a blend between Stitch and Grogu with wings! Honorable Mentions 1. I actually have a 3D version of this, but lost the DVD somewhere... 2. Wow...Wes Anderson strikes again! I've never seen this one, but it looks like a very "autumn" movie that I'd watch with a warm cup of apple cider or cocoa. You bet I'll try and check it out! 3. Charlotte's Web was a book I had to read in elementary school when I was a kid...I didn't know it had a movie! Well, the only example was the Dakota Fanning one, but I think you'll cover that another time... 4. AHHHHHH! My favorite Studio Ghibli film! Howl, Sophie, the dog, the war, Howls birdie form, The backgrounds the colors, ITS SO PRETTY! Interesting fun fact: did you know that Billy Crystal (aka Mike Wazowski) voices Calcifer? 5. Eh, I dunno...I love bunnies (Heck, I was born under the Year of the Rabbit), but this one might be a bit too scary for me...maybe for Halloween, but don't expect me to be okay after watching it... 6. LOVED this movie! It was so very snappy and colorful and just...very 90s, but in a good way! Dishonorable Mentions 1. I agree...a one joke gimmick that should NEVER have gotten a sequel, let alone a Netflix show. 2. Meh. Thats all I have to say. Worst: Oh...Oh God...🤮 Best: Woah. I've never seen this...WHY?! It looks so wonderful and it looks so much like a "summer" movie!

If you thought Stravinsky looked bad Wait till you see Troll land

I must admit I did enjoy The Grinch but now that you mention Horton Hears a Who, it wasn't even close as good. Was a fun thing to watch with friends but I wouldn't watch it again and again. One thing I didn't like was the grinch's design, like you said he just looks like a dude that didn't drink coffee this morning. I think he looks too soft, but I assume it was an attempt from Illumation to make him more sympathetic?? Ok choice for marketing, not so good choice for an adaptation!

HOW DARE YOU PUT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON IN SECOND PLACE! Nope it's for The Iron Giant never mind...

15:04 I have no idea this existed

"Hope animation" more like hopeless animation.

1: Ive never even heard of strawinsky 2: A book saying reading books are bad? That makes sence 3: Horrible CGI i guess they didnt read the manual 😏

24:46 "Yes, you guessed correct. This is a religious movie." THIS HELLISH ABOMINATION IS *WHAT?????*