I don't care what anyone else says; I still love "The Wizard". Yes, some moments are pretty corny...but its not the "prolonged Nintendo commercial" folks have been made to believe. That aspect of the movie is mostly just a backdrop; the actual story is a genuinely emotional one. Hayley and Cory use the Video Armageddon competition to prove Jimmy doesn't belong in a psych ward...but Jimmy's desire is for simple closure about a personal tragedy.

Speaking of Happy Madison, you guys should do Real Thoughts on Master of Disguise!

I think this is what the movie was trying to say to the audience: "Just sit down and have fun, damn it!"

Fun fact, This was Tobey Maguires first film.

Ever since the NC review, every time I hear the name Lucas, I hear "Darling!" in the my head. IT WILL NEVER LEAVE!!!

RIP IWATA

You could have a good Nintendo movie now, just keep Adam Sandler the fuck away from it

I’m so grateful to you both for finally getting to this one at my request. You guys said so much in this one. I think it was everything I hoped it would be. Hope tomorrow’s proves to be Good Burger too. Even if it’s not, for this, thank you so much.

9:42 Yeah, I recall that same moment in my theater! I remember there was laughing, and even applause when they hauled the guy out of there. Of course, I was 9, and had no idea really what was going on.

Can you do Real Thoughts On North, as a kid it was honestly the movie that made me realize movies can be horrible. Before that I thought movies were either boring or great so that movie really confused me

Oh, just review Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang already!

Pixels reivew... Doug, make it happen

I don't think I know Happy Madison Productions, :looks up a list of their films:...oh....ok fair enough Rod.

Wait, WHAT happened to Lucas?!

Why is todd not putting his stuff on youtube?

I love freaking love the Wizard xD Watched it many times.

Speaking of Malcom in the Middle, I remember an episode where Huey was watching TV and an ad for a tickle-me-Elmo knock off came on TV, and it was like "BUY ME AND YOUR SIBLINGS WILL PLAY WITH YOU AND HANG OUT WITH YOU! YOUR PARENTS WILL THINK YOU'RE THEIR FAVORITE!" and stuff like that. I don't know why that particular scene came to mind, it's just one that really stuck with me I guess. :\

When are you going to share your real thoughts on Good Burger?

off topic of the video here, but is that a drawing with judge Dredd next to the door, above the handle? (it's to the right of the light switch) (look closely and you may see the helmet.)

It's strange how, even though I was born only four years after Doug, I had never even heard about this movie until he reviewed it. I can't even recall seeing it in video stores (though, that may be because I mostly stuck to the sci-fi section...)

please do a real thoughts on food fight

HE TOUCHED MY BREASTS!!!!!

I just rewatched your crossover with Sage on The Guyver and wonder about your real thoughts on that movie, on Sage, and if you ever saw the sequel? The crossover didn't end well but i know these are skits. Wonder if there was a way to have Sage there for his thoughts too.

I can literally somewhat relate to their nostalgia and laugh with them at the Nintendo stuff because I have watched the whole AVGN series several times.

Please review "Pixels"!

Great video guys! Just goes to show you don't need a fancy background to do a podcast. I'm hoping to do one of my own soon.

I was 6 years old when this movie came out. At the time I thought it was awesome, and today I still do. I have it on DVD and I've probably watched it upwards of 30+ times. Is the script good? Not really. Are some of the characters over the top? Of course. Is it a commercial? What kids film isn't? I like it for what it is. As a kid I was like 'oh cool these kids get to go across the country having adventures and playing video games.' There were times I wished my dad was as much into video games as Beau Bridge's character was, or that I could be part of that game tournament. My favorite scenes have to be the ones with Sam trashing Putnam's car. On top of this the soundtrack is great. Real Life, the BoDeans, Paul Carrack and more, topped off the film well. This movie introduced me to the song Send Me An Angel which to this day is one of my favorites. The other day I heard a cover by The Megas on KZfaq, and they spliced in clips from The Wizard. If it wasn't like reviews like these I wouldn't have noticed Tobey Maguire playing one of Lucas' friends. A treasured film from my youth that will stay with me forever.

I need to watch this movie again, to see how the blur of nostalgia impacts my thoughts of this movie. I remember liking this movie as a child.

The little girl in The Wizard started doing music later and she got really cute.

I know I'm gonna get wrapped in the mouth for this, but Ebert said he only made it to the second level - you know, like the rest of us. And for curiosities sake, he played it for one of the holiday gift guides.

In the early 80's _Luther destroys the Gond_

Every NES Fan Boy could imagine a better movie, less cheap gimmicky controllers & more first party Nintendo games screen time for start. Actual campy story had enough potential to make people confused about whether this was a movie or commercial.

should have had James Rolfe in this episode of real thoughts as a special guest

I'm just hoping that the Warcraft movie will be good. I don't even play the games but I just seriously want this 'videogame movies always suck' curse to end. I mean, how fucking hard is it to make a good movie out of a good game? We can make movies out of tv shows, comics and novels, so why are video games so hard to adapt?

How come they never mentioned how much of this was plagiarized from RAIN MAN?

Real thoughts on Fergully 1 + 2

Never had video games as a kid, only my friends did. Nintendo was everywhere, so I never saw this movie as a commercial, I just saw it as having stuff that was big at the time in it, cultural relevancy or whatever. But as a non-gamer, it worked far better as an ad for Universal Studios to me, as the main thing that stuck with me was the appearance of King Kong and Frankenstein while they were there. Impressed a desire to go there that's never been fulfilled. Oh, and I remembered the breast stuff because I was a pervy little kid.

Why are Doug and Rob always giving the creepiest grins in the thumbnails...?

This movie defines "brilliantly bad". It's so terrible yet still so watchable... just watching this video is making me want to waste another 90 minutes of my life watching the movie again. I remember asking "Santa Claus" for Mario 3, because I knew that with all his magic he could bring me the game before it was out, haha! Man, what a trip it would've been if my parents had actually got a hold of a Japanese copy of the game and an adapter to make it happen... I probably would've literally peed myself with joy.

I feel like every one of these is the same thing "This movie was dumb. We knew it was dumb when we were kids, but.." I'm waiting for the time when they go "we watched this when we were 2, and even then we knew it was dumb."

When are going to review Cloak & Dagger

That was the most i have ever laughed in a review. You guys did a great job writing and performing that one. So many instant classic lines within the review.

"He's a molester! He's a chiiiiiild molester!" *Throws statue out of window and jumps out of it.* "You better run! You liar!"

7:00 not true, I'm a gamer girl and my earliest memories of gaming are playing Millipede and Centipede when I was 5 years old back in the arcades (standing on top of a milk carton because I was too short to reach the Arcade cabinet) I had the NES in '89, Gameboy in '92 and later got a Sega Genesis in '93. Heck I should have been in "Pixels".

guys do your real thought on super mario super show

Back then, Nintendo was the Kleenex of video game companies, while Sega was the Puffs of video game companies...I'm using tissue brands as an analogy...

Well MOST of their accessories. Perhaps the one classic Nintendo Accessory that stands well today imo, is well...the Zapper. Mainly because DUCK HUNT! :D

Every time that stare 9:48 that Doug gives to Rob is so priceless! it makes my laugh every time! Doug's like ''Can you shut the fuck up already and let me talk''

Corey & Haillie are talking and she says nothing scares her, that’s why he put on the mask and she punched him. And I haven’t seen this movie since I got the special edition Blu-ray. And I remember that ……..

See, I think this movie was the 80's kids equivalent of Space Jam. It's bad, you know that it's bad...but goddamn it, it's SPACE JAM!!!

I thought it was neat that the girl ended up becoming the lead singer of Rilo Kiley. The "he touched my breast" scene through me for a loop as a kid. I saw this on the Family Chanel when I was like 10ish, around the year 2000 without having any idea what it was about initially. I thought it was awesome as a kid because I grew up with NES and still had one in the basement although I hadn't played it for a while. As soon as the movie was over I had a a massive urge to get it out,hook it up and get playing SMB3.

Say what you will about the movie, i still love the power glove.

The Nintendo years - those were fun times.

*California!* - Jimmy. the Wizard 1989

the movie is a fun kids movie for our time. I wonder if my kids would like it ?

I do we some elements of Malcom in the Middle in this film, Jimmy is a bit like Dewey, the farther and the older brother are kinda like...farther and the older brother in Malcom in the Middle and Corey is like Malcom. Oh hey he won an emmy for...Bowling?! That Sliding Doors rip off won an Emmy! Why?

Can you do real thoughts on Captain N?

Is that Dredd on a poster in the background?

Saw this as a kid(nintendo the movie)

I kind of liked the movie, thing is, in Netherlands we got the movie AFTER we already had Mario 3. smh :P

Hell, I played games like crazy. Made older boys cry when I would kick their ass in Street Fighter.... XD I was 6. Also, I use to get challenges, like beating A Link To The Past on SNES WITHOUT dieing. So far, I beat all the Zelda games, (old console, like N64, GB, GBA, SNES, NES,) without dieing. XD I still have yet to complete that quest with the newer gen games. I also beat Ninja Gaiden 2 game... O.O HOLY HELL, TWAS HARD. The 3rd one just pisses me off! XD I also beat Metroid, of course the 3 Mario games, ect. I was ALL about games and comics when I was young, Wasn't really a girly girl... still not. I STILL have my NES. Hopefully, one of these days I'll post a vid. ^_^ GAME ON!

Can you guys do a nostalgia critic review on A Serbian Film please or at least do an honest opinion or something on it

I thought we all wanted to see the movie 'cause it was ALL about NINTENDO and us gamers! See, NINTENDO can be like any other fucking sport! Cliched sports movies can be used for things like video games, too! Hey, ballet as well--check out things like CENTER STAGE, SAVE THE LAST DANCE, ONE LAST DANCE and... well, you get the idea, man...

BoardsRecent ActivitySearch Boards Jump to... Boards > Community Central > The GCB > This is a poem I found about chicken tenders > This week’s board spotlight is the Classic Gaming Lobby! Come by and reminisce about the good ol' days. This is a poem I found about chicken tenders Solar7 Solar7 FINAL JUSTICE Date Posted: Feb 6, 2015 Advertisement Gimme gimme chicken tendies, Be they crispy or from Wendys. Spend my hard-earned good-boy points, on Kid's Meal ball pit burger joints. Mummy lifts me to the car, To find me tendies near and far. Enjoy my tasty tendie treats, in comfy big boy booster seats. McDonald's, Hardee's, Popeye's, Cane's, But of my tendies none remains. She tries to make me take a nappy, But sleeping doesn't make me happy. Tendies are the only food, That puts me in the napping mood. I'll scream and shout and make a fuss, I'll scratch, I'll bite, I'll even cuss! Tendies are my heart's desire, Fueled by raging, hungry fire. Mummy sobs and wails and cries, But tears aren't tendies, nugs or fries. My good-boy points were fairly earned, To buy the tendies that I've yearned. But there's no tendies on my plate! Did mummy think that I'd just ate? "TENDIES TENDIES GET THEM NOW, YOU FAT, UNGRATEFUL, SLUGGISH SOW!" I screech while hurling into her eyes, My foul-smell bowel-dwelling diaper surprise. For she who is un-pooped on is she who remembers: Never forget my chicken tenders.

"the perfect time to review this" .... ... yes, because I literally watched the review just before you uploaded this. Perfect timing.

Real Thoughts of Blues Brothers 2000?

Love this film! Love the review! Still a great film both ways! Good and bad!

Pixels Is A Happy Madison Production? Is Adam Sandler Really That Desperate?

0:58-1:10 Hey Rob, you okay, man?

Do Hoodwinked

"Timing!"

I'm surprised by all the comments saying that they actually liked this movie. I just found it boring.

Wasn't it that Putnam (wormy guy) was bringing Jimmy back to an institution and CS and BB were trying to save him?

When you see Pixels I recommend you make a bingo card.

Do a Nostalgia Critic on Pixels!

9:36 There was moment like that in this new Disney channel show, Andi Mack. All in all it is okay and a great show for kids/tweens to watch and grow up with, but there is a joke about a girl being on her period. My jaw hit the floor, it wasn't even subtle. I wasn't sure if it was funny or not, just shocked they got away with it

14:07 - 14:33 for all you Malcolm in the Middle fans.

yeah Roger Ebert's comments were not right. if he'd been listening, Sam said "I almost beat Mecha-Turtle at the end of Level 3!" almost is the operative word there. Sam clearly died and had to start the game over. glad somebody finally called out Roger for it. Roger, I love ya, but you got that one wrong.

The Wizard is one of those movies that I LOVED as a kid, I mean I would have classified it as one of my favorites. Then as an adult, I then realized it is bad. And it made a joke out of sexual assault of a child. Lovely. Great review!

Pixels, I will say, IF you guys saw it already by the time this video was uploaded, saw the movie it was pretty bad, yeah the graphics from the classic arcade, atari and 8-bit Nintendo were pretty good, but the whole movie will make you explode in rage or in between liking and hating.

real thoughts on Pixels?

you guys sounds so similar when you put on those high pitched voices, hard to tell you apart if you're just listening.

Real Thoughts on The Room please!

I had a SEGA, my sister had SEGA, my cousin had SEGA...so what's wrong with that?

Goddamnit Rob, stop interrupting.

rob has the better voice..but dougy's got the insight i believin by like 20%

real thoughts on nicktoons?

Lucas needs a tv show

Its probably yer generations version of yogioh

Anyone remember the Nintendo Keyboard?

3:00 we did not enjoy4:05 that's not it at all5:20 WTF was that?6:10 do we have anything in common no7:37 so many scenes like this like you almost see what they're going for7:48 supposed to be a creepy Halloween mask8:03 what happened?8:15 monster9:16 not as scary in your face9:25 you can never get away with that line , split reaction10:14 most children in the audience never thought to go that route10:20 touched me in the private area wait wife and a weird follow up line10:33 WTF going on here10:58 th-is gonna to get dark go to use this joke three times because it's worth the three ruke13:52 what is this?13:06 what? What's so interesting to is that the guy who directed this went on14:23 one of the most brilliant shows ever made where did that jump happen?14:3 it's not I think that the direction is god-awful I think the script is terrible15:22 watching that movie I meant what I said in the review15:38 but then he was a little too mature , no he was15:45 they used it okay sometimes they went overboard16:04 he has an excuse that he's a child genius16:30 players in vegas18:20 real family drama18:43 like going into the GI Joe movie What child is really want to see that19:16 the tone's not right19:34 WTF20:08 that would have worked better if they were in the early 80s 20:26 this team would have worked better 10 years earlier whacky world21:00 you know it's dumb now21:20 so interesting in so many of these choices it's entertaining22:20 why22:58 that's why I saw it hurts too23:57 not sure I buy it

Best Movie Ever Made

Why people keep forgetting Pokemon is still own by Nintendo?

I'm an 80s kid. Your weird is my weird :)

mature ways

I'm sorry to see that the "That Guy with the Glasses" experience is over. No more British movie reviewers. No more comic book guy. Two music reviewers both gone. Lindsay Ellis. The only guy I can even find on the internet who got his start there is Angry Joe. But then he's been doing his own thing for a while now. Sorry to see your all that's left Doug. But then like I said, the whole thing really died when the TGWTG site shut down.,..

REVIEW PIXELS PLEASE

I always found that an issue with the Wizard as you said is the tone conflict, but in a way that wasn't actually unique to it. Keep in mind other "Kids" films from the 80s and early 90s... they'd be lucky to get a 15+ rating today, as so many didn't exactly treat us like idiots when it came to subjects. I mean Goonies for example had that inbred guy that they befriend, the Explorers is all kinds of fucked up by todays standards (but sweet Jesus I /STILL/ love that movie), then there's that one with Cher, forget the name but she had that kid with the decease that caused his head to grow abnormally ... the whole movie is like "don't judge someone based on their outward appearance" motif to it, but then right at the end rather than a happy ending the guy dies. I mean that was a bleak and truly tear jerking movie, even as a kid. Think about it the only person really making "Good Feels Only" Movies was George Lucas, with things like Willow and An Ewok Adventure... yet even both of those had much darker and adult tones to them than a children's movie today. Watched the new Paddington recently right after Willow on Amazon On-Demand, and like that shift of one of the greats from the 80s compared to what is for todays standards a pretty decent (but silly) kids movie is just so jarring to a degree. Still the issue wasn't so much the tone clash as it was how serious it took everything. See looking back there was actually an incredibly movie in there, the problem was it was just at this time when movies were being "Dumbed Down" for Kids (see: Super Mario Bros, Mask, etc...) which sure sometimes it works, but in this case because the actual subject matter was fairly bloody grim (again trend from the 80s) balancing the two takes a massive amount of talent. We have a then very fresh, new director and writing team who clearly wanted to make a really good Movie... who are then given their big break to make basically a 120min advertisement for Nintendo. Kids going to see it was for the video games, when the actual story really wasn't about them; rather it's the "side aspect" like the Gambling in Rainman. So obviously as a Kids who was going BECAUSE of the games, you end up disappointed as it feels like this WTF story is getting in the way ... while for adults, that corporate cling to said advertising being painful and blatant pulls you out of an interesting story that isn't properly developed as well as it should've been. As such it's painful and bad as a movie, because of all these clashing aspects... yet at the same time it is a bit of a treasured classic that you are happy to sit down and watch because buried in there is a great story trying desperately to get out. It is a product of literally the times, which were changing. Thus it is trapped between the more adult tone of the 80s and more "Wacky / Cool" tone of the 90s. Hell it's no wonder Tim Burton OWNED the 90s, as that's his bloody sweet spot.

Could you do the real thoughts on AI?

Could you do a real thoughts on garbage pail kids