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I don't care what anyone says, I found this hilarious as a kid and I still do.

FUN FACT: The pound worker is also the voice of Pumbaa. So this movie literally has Timon and Pumbaa.

"A world without string is chaos." To be fair, they got on the string theory before most pop sci-fi brands did.

Christopher Walken: "THIS IS NOT OVER!!! MOUSE!!!"

As a child I was always convinced that the mouse in this movie had their dad's spirit and was just trying to get the brothers to get along.

"Imagine if you were to create a comedic movie that's a cross between Tom and Jerry and Home Alone, have it star what looks like Mario and Luigi (or Laurel and Hardy) as the protagonists, set it in a Retro Universe of the 30's/40's and today, and for good measure, give Christopher Walken an extended cameo. The result would be this film." - TV Tropes. And boy is it awesome. One of the greatest childhood cult classics of all time.

I watched this movie as a kid, and certain points have been ingrained into my brain. It used to terrify me, but I couldn’t look away, but i guess thats how it left an impact.

This movie is basically _Home Alone_ with Macaulay Culkin dressed up as a mouse...

Mouse Hunt : The Live action version of a cartoon.

"A World without string is chaos" But Hey! That's just a theory!

The scene where the mouse pulled Walken down the stairs with his own cable was hilarious and it looked PRETTY FUCKING PAINFUL to me Also the scene where they're so traumatised that they can't speak words was also one of my favorite scenes

NGL, every time Doug said “This isn’t funny”, I was laughing.

The Chef with the expression being confronted by the press hasn’t been made a mainstream meme yet? How? That’s high class meme material!

Anyone else have an “I REMEMBER!” Moment when he started recaping the film?

This movie was hilarious. I'm sad more people don't remember it.

"Why isn't this funny?" "It's not a good movie." What are you talking about? This movie's hilarious.

"Is it dark or light? Clever or dumb? Beautiful or hideous?" I don't care. It's one of my favorites.... Not even kidding.

It looks like this movie accidentally inspired Ratatouille.

Gore Verbinski is one of my favorite directors of all time for doing Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3 and Rango. I just love how creative and insane those films are.

As a kid, I always thought the mom dragging away the crying little girl was Catzilla's previous owner. I couldn't imagine for an instant that the mom had abandoned a cute kitten at the pound and traumatized her daughter for no reason. Only a cat as evil as Catzilla could warrant that distressing scene.... right? So, I always loved Catzilla. Because apparently he was vicious towards everyone in the world except this one little girl who loved him.

The dark, ugly, sterilized, foreboding style of wherever this movie is supposed to take place is pretty much just Gotham city. Even the people seem like DC characters. The pound, the scary string factory, the mansion... it's Gotham city!

Sounds like this would’ve been better if it was animated instead of being live action. Oh my god the ending just made me realize this is actually a prequel to ratatouille! Think about it!

Personally, I like this movie. The comedy is intended for all age groups so you get some variety. The acting and the characters are pretty good for a one off comedy film. You get invested in the struggle that the brothers go through and seeing them get on top at the end, makes you smile even though it makes no sense. The whole movie feels like a chaotic mess, because that's what it is going for. The brothers are trying all they can to keep their lives from crumbling apart. It feels like a darker, more mean spirited Home Alone movie.

When I was a kid, this was one of me and brothers favorite movies. Somehow, we grew up on VHS tapes despite us being 2000s kids

The hand down the dress joke is saved by the other girl jealous her date isn't being as grabby, I laughed.

Before the review starts i just want to say "I love this movie."

Aww, you didn't include the best part about the guy introducing Catzilla. "We were just about to gas him again"

I actually low-key consider this to be a great movie. I'm sure you could find nitpicks for it here & there but I really think the positives more than outweigh the negatives here. Plus, Nathan Lane is one of my favourite actors & I think he's criminally underrated & underappreciated.

I loved this movie as a kid, it's like a live action cartoon.

"A world without string is chaos" Now we know where Kojima got his inspiration for Death Stranding.

if you are selling “What’s that? Horse! Fiendish! I won’t eat it!” stickers, i would like to take your entire stock

16:30 this is how the DoomSlayer went to hell to hunt the demons.

Things I learned watching this review: 1. This movie exists 2. Steven Spielberg helped create Dreamworks 3. Nathan Lane is actually gay

"Have fun with _THAT_ , Film Theory!" MatPat: "Do NOT underestimate my power..."

Mousehunt: A Dark Slapstick Comedy, basically Terry Gilliam meets Laurel and Hardy.

How has 3:54 not become a meme it’s fucking hilarious

DOUG: Its never funny when you have a bathtub and stairs. PADDINGTON: Challenge accepted.

Okay I’ll be honest this film is an extreme guilty pleasure for me in terms of comedies I don’t watch it often but when I do it’s hilarious

This is one of the few movies that makes me still laugh out loud as a kill. This is a 10/10, Nathan Lane has the most perfect performance, the slap stick is amazing, and the mouse is a perfect character.

I watched this movie a lot when I was a kid. It's critically underrated in my opinion. Great review, Critic. This goes to show that despite what most people say, you are still able to make great videos even to this day.

Mouse Hunt is Home Alone but with a mouse. *CHANGE MY MIND*

Dude I was laughing my arse off at Christopher walken dragged through the house.

I saw Doug Walker at a costume store in Chicago yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “Huh? Huh? Huh?” and pointing a prop gun in my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him screech as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen wigs in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the wigs and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any plot holes,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a legitimate critical term. After she scanned each wig and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by screaming "A BAT CREDIT CARD" really loudly.

I had 100% completely forgotten this movie existed. I couldn't even recognize the title, but once I actually started seeing the clips, it all came back to me. I remember rewatching this movie numerous times as a kid xD

The other day I was thinking, “Man, I wish there was a nostalgia critic episode for mouse hunt”. And well, here we are.

I was so traumatized by the poor girl leaving her kitty when I was a kid. Luckily I was able to suppress it for my own mental well being..... UNTIL NOW 😭

8:45 that wasn't even a joke, that just made me feel uncomfortable. Like REALLY uncomfortable. Great job mousehunt

Can you review that old John Ritter movie "Problem Child"? They're interesting to say the least...

Missed joke opportunity: The guy at the cat shelter was played by Ernie Sabella, who did the voice of Pumba. Timon and Pumba reunited, sort of.

This movie is basically Tom and jerry meet Laurel and Hardy and I luv it

15:50 "Ok Shit! You made the tub work! I'm so sorry, I was looking at the four year plan and not your eight year plan." That was one of the funniest lines you've had all year, Doug... JFC my sides.

"A creepy exterminator played by...who else could play this part at '97?" You mean John Goodman? *Christopher Walken appears* Ahhhh. The Emphasis was on "creepy" not on "exterminator"

“Mouse Hunt” was a film I never went out of my way to see, I couldn’t help but watch it when it was on TV.

One of my fav childhood movies

As much as I love this film as a kid growing up and found it hilarious. My memory on parts of the film have come and gone. I remember most of this whole film but my memory on possibly a few things have slipped my mind but I'm surprised I still remember most of this film after all these years when I thought I'd forget something. But I think what made me laugh the hardest was the look on Oz's face when he pulled out a metal hammer from a drawer to use on the mouse and how he reacted as he was running around with it, screaming like he went nuts. But I'm laughing myself out of my seat to when you mimic Nathan Lane's voice during the mouse traps scene or when you said "Poop is a physical fart" I laughed when you made the Home Alone joke and how the hole in the floor formed so fast.

The ending was odd as hell to me. Throughout this whole movie this mouse has been putting their lives through living hell because their remodeling destroyed its home, they sent a bloodthirsty cat after it, then Christopher Walken, nailed it with an orange ball and mailed it to Fidel Castro... and in the end it saved their family business and kept them from being destitute? It made more sense when we were led to believe that it intended to finish the job in the last few minutes!

I used to watch this movie all the time as kid, and honestly it’s still just as weird and good as I remember.

"WHAT'S THAT?" "HORSE?" "FIENDISH!" "I WON'T EAT IT!" "AAAAHHHH!"

Not even joking, i watched this film when i was literally 1 year old AND I COULD NEVER FORGET IT TO THIS VERY DAY NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED

Ironically this movie reminds me of ratatouille and Tom and Jerry 🤔

Man I Just remember this movie as the one where Mario and Luigi try to kill Jerry.

Ah, mouse hunt, the movie I used to think people were talking about when mentioning of mice and men

14:47 There's improv, and then there's "Walken" improv! 😂😂😂

Personally, Mouse Hunt always makes me laugh, so I love it.

There was one day that I was at my grandma's house. She had no cable and the only VHS in the house was Mouse Hunt. I watched the movie a dozen times back to back...It's an amazing movie!

The film was originally intended to simply take place in The Present Day. When Gore Verbinski decided to go for a Retro Universe aesthetic, it shocked the studio executives, who had, of course, just wanted a Home Alone clone.

I remember channel flipping as a kid and seeing an old man falling out of a coffin into a sewer. I assumed it was some horror movie and changed the channel but I always wanted to find out what movie it was...can't believe it was this.

25 years old now! I only remember the mouse and the shenanigans Not much else Totally forgot Verbinski did this

Ugh....that little girl being dragged away was more heartbreaking for me than funny...

9:43 I am so glad they released the Snyder cut of the Tom and Jerry movie. Dude you predicted the HBO Max leaks!!

9:46 This actually does feel like it was going to be a live action Tom and Jerry movie?

My dad loved slapstick in anything, so fond memories are of him laughing loudly at moments in this. He replayed the whimper conversation like 5 times and was wheezing. William Hickey was only 70 when he died?! Every movie i saw him in i thought he was 105. I mean, rest his soul.

I recently remembered the idea of this movie and I watched it all the time as a kid with my mom before she passed. Makes the world to me to see it again and remember the name of it. Thanks Doug

17:08 AHH COME ON!!!! NOT EVEN A SINGLE “A FAMILY PICTURE”?!?!?!?

Present Me and Young Me: *dies laughing at the movie...but only at the parts where someone was in humorous pain*

Honestly overjoyed to see a Teacher’s Pet reference. Such an underrated show

*Searches for mouse hunt online* Google:”did you mean live action Tom and Jerry”

Thanks for reviewing this one, Doug! For years, I've always wondered what to make of this flick. Even after watching this, I still don't! But, it's good to know I'm not alone. It's worth a watch I think, but it's so hard to pin down a theme or motif. Definitely has good moments, but it needed so much more Walken. He was brilliant, as always. Great review, thank you so much! (When I watch this again, I'll keep my ears open for Buster purrs!)

This explains why Snowball was so mad at Stuart when they first met.

I remember watching this as a child and honestly sighing out of relief when the ending was happy. I felt SO BAD for all the characters that I wanted something to go right!

When Blockbuster was still around when I was little, my sister insisted on continuously renting the DVD of this and I absolutely hated it, it creeped me out to no end.

This is my favorite movie ever. It is so quoteable.

I love how weird this movie is! One of my favorite recurring jokes is the painting of main characters father. I don't think it looks the same in any scene it shows up in, it just keeps changing throughout the movie! A simple joke but pretty fun detail.

Me watching this as a kid: * laughing at the painful slapstick * Mother: "Don't laugh at that -- it's cruel!" Me: * laughs harder *

*Walken gets dragged on the floor* , I laughed pretty hard , NC goes “why isn’t this funny?” ...... to each it’s own I guess

When I was an older teen "Mouse Hunt" was one of the top five family favorites at our house.

"If you hear purring, thats why" me: "BEST REVIEW EVER!!!!!!"

So when I was a kid I showed this movie to my extended family and my aunt threw up at the restaurant scene because I forgot about mentioning the cockroach bit. Lol

It’s a family movie dude there needs to jokes for adults and kids. Damn my brother and I love this movie we may make a review ourselves 😞

I completely forgot how damn unpleasant this movie was for me as a kid. I remember not being able to get past the kitten getting gassed in the one scene and the REST OF THE FILM I was upset. I was even sad when the "evil" cat died. It just felt wrong. There was so much DEATH in this movie and none of it comical with the possible exception of the old dude in the first shot. The rest of the film felt like a rainy dark day filled with pain death and misery that never got better. I HATED the mouse, and yet we were supposed to like him. I just wanted him dead lol...I LOVED the house and that got destroyed...I was hurt seeing cats gassed/killed. And I hated the severed cockroach still alive enough to walk away after getting a bite taken out of it. As an adult that shit is gross but as a little kid it was horrific. I was like "can that happen to PEOPLE that get sliced in half? Can that happen to me? What is it FEELING!" Basically this damn movie put me into an existential crisis. I think if I saw this at like 15 instead of grade school tiny tot I could have had more fun...but..ya

And here I thought I was either the only one who remembered this movie or that I hallucinated it when I was younger.

Not even a mention of the fact that the guy who sells them CATZILLA is Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa)

The only thing I remembered about this movie was the cockroach scene. It scarred me enough as a kid that I just blocked out the rest

5:15 matpat I fucking challenge you

many time when people try to tell me "Home Alone" is a great movie, all I remember is THIS movie instead. I remember REALLY enjoying it as a kid

Ok, I think Doug needs a stamps intervention. He's losing it more and more with these commercials.

I love this movie and saw it a lot as a kid, and while not every joke lands, it still holds up in most regards imo. Great to see it getting more attention again.

Buster’s bloopers so far are the cutest moments in this season.

Lol, cat's like: if you're going to be talking about mice, I should be here!