Woody Woodpecker is especially beloved in Brazil. When I lived there, 10 years ago, they would still play reruns on national tv in primetime. They even have a common saying, "mau como pica-pau", which means "bad, like Woody Woodpecker".

Woody died multiple times during the classic 1940-72 toons, but kept returning in different forms. He really is the Agent of Chaos

In this movie, Woody Woodpecker is an murderous sociopath instead of being his 1940s comedic character. 🎭 (comedy) turned to 🔪(slasher)

Woody Woodpecker being and immortal, evil God of Chaos makes this whole movie make a *little* more sense.

Yeah that *Dark Universe* joke works way too well for this movie.

Even Freddy Kruger is telling Woody "Dude, you need to take a fucking chill pill".

This movie is yet another cliche live-action cartoon movie with juvenile "humor", the cartoon character being a total jerk, character befriends token kid, and so on. With the cliches were on a Bingo card, it's be a triple bingo but the prize for it is lousy.

Fun fact: The guy who voiced Woody Woodpecker would later go on to voice three of the members of The Banana Splits in The Banana Splits horror movie.

From looking at these comments I can't help but silently admire that comments haven't been disabled.

My thoughts on the movie: "Oh, good God..." My thoughts on the controversy: "Oh, good God..."

Why do all crap live action remakes has to involve family problems.

It’s just the yogi bear movie but altered a bit.

The backstory of woody is actually interesting, maybe the film should have been an R rated fantasy film about woody discovering he is an ancient spirit of chaos and needs to learn how to control his powers before they control him.

They premiere in Brazil because we love the animated series but i think they made a great mistake.....

Is it me or is this movie actually entertaining when NC makes jokes about the movie

Oh, if I had a nickle for everytime I said "I miss the walrus" I could get enough money to buy this movie again

Getting rid of Mike Michaud would be a huge step up

Actually, this movie is rated NC-17 Non Comedic for anyone 17 and up... or under

When my son was younger, he ADORED this movie. It is entertaining for little kids: - Ridiculous action - Silly jokes - Frenzied pace at times

8:48 15:38 I swear, every time NC pulls out the "Dark Universe" joke, it never fails to make me laugh.

"Remember the nightmare fuel in Son of the Mask?" No. You remember it for me so I don't have to.

Comments: 99% about the controversy 1% about the actual video

"Bribery fixes everything" OHHHHH that's why this movie was shown in theaters in Brazil.....

Honestly, this movie didn't make me feel it was a Woody Woodpecker movie, it focuses too much on the human characters than Woody Woodpecker himself.

The only pecker you should worry about is Mike Michaud.

100% of comments: The Controversy

6:02 Hearing Doug say all those swear words in a high pitched voice is kinda amusing...

“I’m what you call a food prostitute” Is just gold

For those talking about the CA controversy, I do agree that Doug should make some sort of personal statement on the allegations and issues rather than a blanket message from CA or Michaud or any other mouthpieces. But I also appreciate that Doug is caught between a rock and a hard place right now: Michaud owns the IP to the Nostalgia Critic. How this came to be, I can't say. None of the other producers signed away their intellectual rights to their characters, but having read the doc and the things said about Michaud, especially in Allison Pregler/Obscurus Lupa's section, perhaps when Doug was "discovered" he signed a bad contract, perhaps out of excitement or naiveté or just plain stupidity. The same thing that gets people aspiring to entire many fields to do things for free for "exposure" (I've fallen into that trap early in my own career). Being the flagship personality/character that launched the website, it makes sense why Michaud would obtain/keep the rights to this character and no one else's. But this means that Doug has two choices now: he can keep silent and take the major hit to his reputation (the document didn't level many major complaints against him and Rob, but complaints WERE made, especially in regards to the anniversary movies and how they were handled and filmed) but keep the character he created and cultivated for well over a decade, or he can speak out and show a measure of integrity that may help him regain respect in the eyes of others, but could cost him his character as well as his livelihood. It's not as cut and dried as "Doug, you need to say something now" and it's possible he's struggling with this issue now (I believe this review was likely made before the controversy came up, hence why I'm not surprised it's not addressed here if it's ever going to be). It's even possible he may make a statement but out of self-preservation recite the company line. Doug definitely has some things to answer for, but the question of whether he will is a lot more complicated than most people demanding those answers are thinking it is.

I REGRET THAT YOU FEEL THAT WAY

I remember this movie was on at a kids birthday party and i sat and absolutely none of the children were interested in it. i sat and watched the whole movie with my jaw hanging open at how unashamedly soulless it is

All of The Dark Universe Joke: 1:43 7:40 8:00 8:43 15:36

Why is everyone mad at Doug if Michael is the CEO who is the one to blame?

The way I see it, Doug is in the very definition of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. If he actually addresses all the controversy being directed towards CA, Mike will more than likely fire him, his relationship with his brother will more than likely be strained, and CA will more than likely implode because let's be honest, most people *only* watch them for his Nostalgia Critic character. But, if he continues to stay silent, his work will more than likely continue to be overshadowed by all this controversy to the point that it will practically ruin his entire career because the very nature of this controversy is the kind of shit that, in today's social climate, does *not* blow over easily... Either way, I *definitely* don't want to be in his shoes right now...

I love how you don't tell us the actor's name, you just say it's Lassie from Psych

My thoughts before watching this film: why??? My thoughts watching this film:Why??? My thoughts after watching this film: What did I just watch and why did I watch it?

Just remember the 90,000$ which went nowhere for a quiz show which was abandond

For those who don't know, allow me to give a very brief summary of the controversy surrounding Channel Awesome. All of it was gathered into a Google doc, and I recommend finding it for the full story. Just note, it's VERY long. In any case, former producers, Obscurus Lupa, Linkara, Marzgurl, Suede, among others, have issued complaints towards Channel Awesome for mismanagement. Doug and Rob were accused of being in the own worlds, and arguing with each other over the dumbest of things, causing shooting to be behind schedule for their anniversary movies. Also, they were not told of the Nostalgia Critic's then retirement, and from the script, had the impression that they were being forced to retire as well. They also had routinely forgotten about the people there, and even told them to deliver the lines like Doug. Mike Ellis, a former higher up, was accused of trying to harass a female worker, despite being married, and having very poor communication with the producers. Luckily, he was fired from the company before he could do too much harm. Mike Michaud however, had the most complaints thrown at him. He was accused of not communicating with people very well, believing ScrewAttack was a rival, making sexist comments, bullying the producers to the point of tears, mismanaging funds, among other things. Mike also refused to pay the producers for their videos, and when Marzgurl set up a Blip account to make money, Michaud was furious. Michaud was also angry with people who set up Patreons, forcing Suede to remove his video talking about the pros and cons of Patreon, and apparently firing Lupa over just making one. Bhargav was the only one I didn't see singled out. Whether that's because he was a total sweetheart, or he didn't get caught doing anything, I don't know. ToddInTheShadows has confirmed these, saying he hasn't heard any lies from the complaints. Again, this is a VERY condensed version. Doug and Rob, while not terrible, did wrong, and need to address and apologize for their actions. But Michaud was the absolute worst. How he is still with the company, I still don't know. Again though, find the Google doc for the full story.

Nostalgia Critic is an amazing Woody Woodpecker voice actor.

First Yogi Bear (and many more) and now Woody Woodpecker gets to suffer of being turned from a legendary classic cartoon character to a CGI abomination that like to tells bad jokes all the time. It always begins with the CGI character doing a bad joke (often it is a poop joke because year 2000s were the poop age, 1990s where the barf age), then it cuts to the real life secondary character where a guy has problem with his business and spend the rest of his time with his family, and this last about half hour. If you ever wonder why they keep making this bad CGI/Live action movies based on great cartoon characters from the 1950s to 1980s, I only have one word: Money.

"Brazil had to watch this piece of crap at the cinemas" Nah, we didn't.

Why the hell would you even give Mike Michaud the exclusive rights to the Nostalgia Critic character?

Woody Woodpecker Rated:15 Genre:Horror Runtime:90 mins Works TOO well for this movie

Everyone: "I guess Channel Awesome is over now, they will never recover from this" Channel Awesome one year later: "What controversy lol"

To Boldly Flee... from responsibilities

Dont mind me, just admiring this train wreck of a comment section.

Kree soilder: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO TITAN?!?! Thanos:*Shows him this video* Kree soilder: *kills himself*

"even the bear in the big blue house would say that's too much blue" that's saying something and that really worries me

I'm a Nostalgia Critic fan, but I can't put my head in the sand about these strong allegations against Channel Awesome AND Doug, and neither can you Doug. Do something about it Doug. That sloppy message from Channel Awesome isn't enough.

You know, a lot of KZfaq community’s have been falling from grace over the past couple of years. The Creatures have fallen apart. BlastphamousHD has lost friends and is a shell of his former self. Smosh has lost one of its core talent and is being abandoned by it’s fan base. Yogscast is a shell of its former self. At this point, there are very few full KZfaq group channels that are still together and thriving. Doug, you were one of the content creators that I held dear for a long time. Channel Awesome has flourished under your touch and I have followed your reviews and loved for them for about five years now. And I was hoping Channel Awesome would be the group that never fell in such controversy as the others. But, I am wrong. And I still have much respect and love for you and your channel. But, honestly, there’s a lot you need to address right now. This is NOT something you can sit on and ignore. You need to reply and get a handle on this situation before the situation implodes. There’s a lot of reviewers out there that you need to show that you still value. And if you can’t, maybe it’s time for Channel Awesome to shut down. Don’t get me wrong, I want you guys to continue and flourish. You’ve provided me nothing but entertainment for years. But you cannot flourish if these documents are true and you’ve been mistreating your creators. I hope to subscribe back one day when everything is back in order, but until then, I’ll be unsubbing. Please address the situation and provide a solution before things get out of hand. Wish you all the best

3:59 Why does his smartphone have the same recording display as an actual camera?

Well, the Dark Universe Jokes really work for this movie, I hope Woody Woodpecker joins the new "Mummy" movies to torture Tom Cruise next time.

Doug, we all know Mike has been causing problems, get rid of him or else he'll drag all of Channel Awesome down with him.

Doug, you and Rob need to come out about the controversy. The document does not put you two in the best of lights, but *BY FAR* in a better situation than the CEO. Explain what's going on. LET THE FANS KNOW. There's nothing perfect in this world, Doug, and it's fine to have ups and downs as a company, but you need to stay open to hold onto viewership. Otherwise people are going to stop watching out of disgust.

You have to give credit to the people behind the scenes, for being a straight to dvd movie(at least in the us) the cg woody is well animated and is surprisingly translated well to 3D

9 months later and this channel is doing just fine.

when do you think the comment section will be closed off?

Doug, please come clean with everybody. I'd believe that almost all the problems with Channel Awesome are because of your CEO, Mike Michaud. You, your brother, and everyone else working for the channel can walk away from this controversy unscathed but you need to tell your fans your side of the story. And if Michaud tries to silence you, just know that the over one million subscribers on this channel will stand behind you: the face of Channel Awesome, not the man upstairs. I woke up to a ton of likes and a huge comment chain. So thanks for that, I guess. I read everything, and yes, I realize that the Nostalgia Critic along with all it's various sketches and characters are not owned by Doug so it's not like walking away wouldn't have consequences. But if Michaud and the other producers behind this garbage won't own up and step down, then Doug and the others probably need to either confront them about this mess or, if that's just not going to work, leave for the sake of saving their reputations and integrity. And it's not like we'd lose Doug and his friends reviewing stuff if they walked off since they could easily make a new channel and go from there- albeit having to start from scratch in terms of making new characters, personas, and sketches to work with. If he made a public announcement about him and the crew walking away from Channel Awesome, I'm certain thatall of us would file out of Channel Awesome and into the new channel because we want to support these guys who have entertained us for years and ignore the people who were in charge that are giving this channel and everyone involved with it a bad name. Think it over and please be civil to each other. At the end of the day, we all want the same thing: for Doug, Rob, and everyone else who's innocent here to get through this mess.

That moment when a movie based on the polish walrus sounds better than a movie based on the face of the original source

GODDAMN AAAAAASS! -Woody Woodpecker, 1940s

I just came for the CA implosion comments

Doug just really needs to say something at this point. Since he's the face of channel awesome everyone is thinking he is responsible for all the mismanagement that has happened: hes not. But if he doesn't stand his ground everyone is just gonna crap on him and destoy his much-earned good reputation. Please Doug, I don't care if all this bad management thing is outdated. I don't want to see another great guy fall just because he stayed silent.

7:40 * Here's woody * LAW AND ORDER

It's relevant now because it's the same model as Sonic

Doug, please speak up against Mike Michaud. You're the only one who can fix this, people look up to you and they're worried that you might not be the person they think you are. That's why you have to speak up. Be the better man.

Still a better “save the trees” story then The Lorax

All *Dark Universe* moments: 2:01 7:40 7:59 8:36 [my favorite one XD] 10:43 [wasn't mentioned as one but i think it should've been] 12:28 [this neither and same thought as the last one] 15:36

When Screen Junkies went through something similar, they apologized in the proper fashion. If Screen Junkies can make an honest apology, theres no reason why channel awesome can't do the same.

I think it is safe to say that Doug and Rob need to address this controversy. Some people think they are responsible for the controversy, others think they are just unwitting bystanders. It is a pretty confusing situation, so I doubt it is all so black and white, and we haven't yet heard their response. Whether or not you think Doug and Rob are responsible (I personally don't think they're completely guilt free, but I don't see them as having acted maliciously) it would be interesting to hear it from their perspective. I think we can all agree on one thing though. Mike Michaud is a dick.

13:55 the father. if thanos and jeff beasos from southpark had a child ... wtf!

As Brazilian, I do Accept your apologies.

*takes one look at the comments* ... NOPE. *runs far away*

Honestly Doug, not willing to believe you're part of the controversy, however talking about it is important. Silence can be seen as guilt

For me in Britain, the gas clip was cut out due to how violent it was, don't blame them tbh, especially since kids could easily copy it

5:05 Why does Nostalgia Critic’s imitation of Woody sound like that one guy from Extra Credits?

*DARK UNIVERSE*

We brazilians have to say.... we sorry...

I will never forget that it is now canon that woody is god of chaos and mayhem

4:54 Hey, Deadpool is funny because he breaks the 4th wall. Let's make Woody funny by having him break the 4th wall.

Damn this controversy is really fired up. Yet they won't make a vid on it lol. Guess Mike won't let them.

Honestly, you've convinced me. This is definitely part of the Dark Universe

I'll give the film credit, the voice actor is fitting and there is a chunk of the film dedicated to Woody other than other films like Smurfs. Maybe its just me growing with this film from Netflix but I think it was a fine film like space jam 1 and 2

Not only does this film somehow have Eric Bauza as Woody Woodpecker, but Scott McNeil is in this film. HOW!? Also, this film premiered in Brazil because Woody Woodpecker is extremely popular in the Brazillian market.

To those who seem extremely concerned about Doug's income as a result of the Google Doc: Doug and Rob watched Mike hurt many content creators on the website for years. That isn't okay. Mike didn't want anyone to take time off for anything. Are you sick? Nope. Need surgery? Nope. Personal problems that you need one or two days to sort out? Nope. People were fired for petty reasons, and sometimes for no reason at all. Imagine getting on the site that hosts your content and suddenly it's all gone. Which means your income is suddenly gone. How is that okay? How is that fair? Where's the concern for those people? Doug is Mike's cash cow. I don't know what will ultimately happen to CA, but if Doug ends up flat broke as a result then he should have saved some money.

7:40, 8:00, 8:36, 15:35

The best part is Critic calling Timothy Omundson Lassie. Warms my Psych loving heart!!

The system won’t change unless we can acknowledge and change it from within. Please Doug make a real response video to the criticisms and valid concerns made in the google doc and what your going or not going to do. Your silence on the issue is louder and more aggravating than this bloody woodpecker.

Misconduct explanation please! Don't let this become another Screen Junkies thing

5:55 the funniest classic joke I have ever heard.

2:59 when I was a kid and watched movies like this, I didn't actually understand what the evil adult characters were saying, it was basically just "blah blah blah money blah blah executive blah blah projects blah blah", and I think that's kind of the point. Lol

So, when are we seeing the video about the controversy?

"I'm sorry you feel that way" - translated to, "You're a tool and we don't feel guilty."

11:29 WHAT!?! are U Doin' Here? 11:34 GET OUTTA HERE!!!!! GO! GO!

I realized that one of those poachers is played by Scott McNeil. For those who don't know, he's a famous voice actor who did voices like Dinobot, Wapinator, Silverbolt, and Rattrap from Beast Wars and Piccolo from Dragonball Z.

Serious question: was this movie made like fifteen years ago and shelved? Because this seems like the sort of live-action adaptation swill they were making in the early 2000s.

Please respond in some way or form to all of this drama and controversy, Doug. As a long time viewer, I don't want to see you with a permanently damaged reputation.

12:29 A teaser for Chris Rock's "remake?" of Saw.

13:43 is that Hans Zimmer? The HANS ZIMMER! What is he doing here?!

So many people here are saying that if Doug speaks up he'll get fired. Mike Michaud has been slimy for years but what is he without his Nostalgia Critic? What worth can Channel Awesome be when it's whittled down to nearly nothing but NC content? Firing Doug would be killing the goose laying the golden eggs. My 2 cents Doug, in the past you didn't stand up for others steamrolled by upper management. It's crappy to be under such management for everybody involved yet you didn't raise a finger. It looks as if you didn't because you benefit from the favoritism. So now are you going to speak out to save yourself or are you going down with the ship? Painted yourself into a corner it seems. Maybe you can save some face by coming clean and cleaning up the act. I find you and your crew entertaining but it's time to clean house and do things like a professional.

I'm so glad everyone here in the comments is requesting the same from Doug that we all should. Please, _please_ address the grievances.