This movie goes on TV every year when I’m not even looking for it, so I”m kinda surprised it’s not on DVD. Makes me think about how Sing (1989) was never released on DVD, or how Sony didn’t stop producing Betamax cassettes until earlier this year. What were they even used for?
Never really thought about the movie being a time piece, though I guess the 5 & Dime store should have made that obvious. I’d just see “$1 for 12 glass ornaments” & think about how you couldn’t even get 12 styrofoam ornaments in a dollar store for $1.
Pft…Like a kid would gravitate to the most boring ornament in the box as their favorite. & then they expect us to believe that a 60+ year old toy train still works? ….& then Noel shatters, just like our suspension of disbelief.
So, how much do you owe the ornaments on that tree in back taxes?
To answer you on the Betamax part, technically they were used for TV stuff because it looks better than VHS.
The reason why Betamax failed in the home market was because people wanted to record longer movies. 10 hours for VHS > (I believe) 5 hours for Betamax, nuff said. 😀
The reason I always heard for VHS beating Beta was that Sony refused to allow porn studios to use the Beta format, giving VHS a monopoly on the highly lucrative adult video market. Supposedly also why Blu-Ray beat HDDVD. I have no idea if that’s true or not, but it’s what I was told.
It’s not weird that I remember this special as much as HOW I remember it. I never actually saw it, but my sister did. Her synopsis basically described the beginning and the end, with the middle pretty much just being Noel’s introductory catch phrase. I have no idea why this memory stuck with me, but here we are.
Speaking of horror, there’s a new “Wrong turn” movie out in Russia, this time they renamed “Lemon tree passage” into “Last turn”, hinting at a culmination and end to the “Wrong turn” series. This makes this the 8th movie in the franchise in Russia. Are you sure you won’t take a page out of Brad’s book and review these impostors, Phelous?
Hey, I know this. A cool YouTuber I follow, TheMysteriousMrEnter, covered this on his Admirable Animation show. Based on that title, you can probably guess he had a more positive take on the story. XD
For those who are interested, TheMysteriousMrEnter also regularly takes the piss out of shows like Spongebob, Family Guy, and Teen Titans Go on his other regular show, Animated Atrocities.
Oh, and one of his more popular uploads is the Top 10 Worst Squidward Torture Porns (episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants that go out of their way to torment, ridicule, humiliate, demean, and abuse the character of Squidward Tentacles). It should give a good idea of whether you’d like his other videos.
My brother and I tackle animation frequently on our blog (twinsanity.co – shameless plug), so my YouTube account occasionally recommends some of that guy’s videos to me, but I’ve never bothered watching any of them. Based on what I’ve heard and what friends have told me about Enter, he has a reputation for being a whiny little bitch, so I’ve never bothered with any of his stuff. Plus, there’s this really annoying, ignorant, petulant douche-nozzle of a kid I sometimes encounter online who worships the ground Enter walks on, every other sentence from this kid is a MrEnter quote; this kid’s head is shoved so far up this Enter guy’s ass that he could tell you what he had for breakfast this morning, so that’s another reason to avoid Enter’s videos: ’cause I don’t wish to get locked into a conversation with that twit.
-If Enter found this dreck tolerable, then I definitely don’t need to watch any of his videos.
Umm… no. Despite the occasions where he flips out at the really bad stuff, Mr. Enter DOES possess inner beauty, particularly in more positive reviews, including this special. Maybe I’m saying this because I’m tired of the misunderstandings.
Hey, you like him. Great, that doesn’t mean I have to. As I’ve said, I have my own reasons for avoiding his stuff. If you’re a fan of his, that’s awesome, have fun with that, but Enter’s just not for me. I’m not gonna argue about this, ’cause I’d rather smile than argue, I’ll just say Enter’s not for me, and leave it at that.
Mr. Enter “possesses inner beauty”? Give me a break. He’s a goofy dude who overreacts to a kids’ cartoon about pastel colored talking horses!
This is precisely what I’m talking about; Mr. Enter’s reviewing skills are average at best, but his fans treat him like he’s a literal god and act like it’s sacrilegious to be even remotely critical towards him. These brainwashed sheep would gladly jump in front of a subway train if Mr. Enter asked them to. You can’t reason with people like that.
Mr. Enter is a man, not a god. I’ve personally seen NOTHING from this YouTuber that’s deserving of the kind of worship that he gets. It’s beyond irritating.
TheMysteriousMrEnter is one those YouTubers whom it’s impossible to feel neutral towards; people either love Mr. Enter or they hate him. Myself, I find Mr. Enter to be an egomaniac who surrounds himself with sycophants, and he takes My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic more seriously than any sane adult should. Mr. Enter’s bootlicking fanbase who believe that he can do no wrong are enough to keep me away.
If I had any inkling of desire to watch any of Enter’s videos, his unhinged, insanely loyal fanbase of ditto-heads is enough to keep me away. Two of THE most irritating people I’ve ever encountered online are both MrEnter worshipers; that’s enough a red flag for me. Nothing about the dude leads to anything positive or productive, which is why he’s on my blacklist. I don’t watch him, and unless prompted, I don’t talk about him.
Also, Mr. Enter focuses far too much on heart and sentimentality in his reviews, and his opinion is far too easily swayed by said elements. He doesn’t appreciate comedy because he doesn’t appear to understand it. He only seems to possess a base level understanding of how jokes work. I can appreciate good, meaningful art also, but at the end of the day, it’s just cartoons, folks. You’ve gotta have a laugh. You shouldn’t take life too seriously because you’ll never get out of it alive.
Jeez, this is one can of worms I never intended to open…
I wouldn’t say I worship Mr.Enter’s videos. He does tend to overreact over minor things. But I usually at least respect his views, more often than not, even when he gets overly political. If you don’t like his videos or fans, fine, but I find it hard sympathize with having knee jerk reactions to them. YouTubers like Mr. Enter (and even Phelous, I’m sure) deal with too much of that crud.
In my opinion, Arthur is one of the few good educational kids shows. It’s so good that there has been various memes based on the show. If you thought Arthur was the dankest show ever, then watch LazyTown.
I’m not an elementary school aged child nor am I in charge of one anymore, so shows like Arthur aren’t even on my radar. The only edutaimnent show that I kind of dig is Miles from Tomorrowland, ’cause I’ma sucker for futuristic space stuff. I know a lot of people love Arthur and that’s cool, but that show just never pulled me in. I never found Arthur to be all that funny or interesting, plus I’m admittedly not a fan of anthropomorphic man-things like the creatures on Arthur; I found those mutant animal-headed things to be creepy and off-putting.
My favorite episode of Arthur has to be When Carl Met George (or whatever it was called) because it teaches children about autism without sugarcoating it and as someone with autism myself, I could relate to Carl very well.
To me, that’s the beauty of Arthur. Arthur tackles dark subjects very well (such as cancer, death, Alzheimer’s, fires, and even the spin-off [Postcards with Buster] had a lesbian couple in one episode!) in a realistic way that most little kids’ shows don’t do with those kinds of subjects. I could easily say that Arthur’s subject matter is more akin to anime than a educational cartoon for little kids!
Remember kids, time is inexorable and cannot be denied.
It forever marches on, taking with it everyone you’ve ever known, loved or cared about. It is heartless. It is merciless. It does not even acknowledge your existence. One day it will catch up with you and grant you the only true relief one can ever know. The sweet, all encompassing embrace of death.
Rankin-Bass sourced a lot of their hand-drawn animation to a Japanese studio, most notably their adaptations of The Hobbit and The Last Unicorn. Interestingly, some of the animators who worked on those projects would go on to form a little production company by the name of Studio Ghibli…
Yeah, not everyone is happy during Christmas. And, well, we need to be okay and understanding of that. Life is not kind and doesn’t take a break just because it’s late December. Tbh, this line of thought Orange makes me think of the EyeofSol reviews done around Christmas. She does seem to still be recovering from personal tragedy and it does seem to affect her reviews around this time of year.
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Is it just me or does Miss Freezenda (Corinne Orr) look A LOT like Angelique (Bernadette Peters) from Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas?
Poor Romeo Muller…
Also, I had completely forgotten that he also wrote the animated Hobbit.
Talking Christmas bulb? Smashy smashy!
Another Christmas movie where nothing happens… Is this better or worse than Miracle in Toyland? Uh… a little bit worse? Maybe?
That was an incredibly depressing movie.
This movie goes on TV every year when I’m not even looking for it, so I”m kinda surprised it’s not on DVD. Makes me think about how Sing (1989) was never released on DVD, or how Sony didn’t stop producing Betamax cassettes until earlier this year. What were they even used for?
Never really thought about the movie being a time piece, though I guess the 5 & Dime store should have made that obvious. I’d just see “$1 for 12 glass ornaments” & think about how you couldn’t even get 12 styrofoam ornaments in a dollar store for $1.
Pft…Like a kid would gravitate to the most boring ornament in the box as their favorite. & then they expect us to believe that a 60+ year old toy train still works? ….& then Noel shatters, just like our suspension of disbelief.
So, how much do you owe the ornaments on that tree in back taxes?
To answer you on the Betamax part, technically they were used for TV stuff because it looks better than VHS.
The reason why Betamax failed in the home market was because people wanted to record longer movies. 10 hours for VHS > (I believe) 5 hours for Betamax, nuff said. 😀
The reason I always heard for VHS beating Beta was that Sony refused to allow porn studios to use the Beta format, giving VHS a monopoly on the highly lucrative adult video market. Supposedly also why Blu-Ray beat HDDVD. I have no idea if that’s true or not, but it’s what I was told.
I haven’t heard of that reason before but that’s an odd reason for a video format to win.
This Cracked article says that Betamax lost because it could hold less storage than VHS:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-products-that-failed-ridiculous-reasons/
I have a Hap Penis.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that… STOP SAYING PENIS!
The origin story for the red Pac-Man ghost sure got stupid.
It’s not weird that I remember this special as much as HOW I remember it. I never actually saw it, but my sister did. Her synopsis basically described the beginning and the end, with the middle pretty much just being Noel’s introductory catch phrase. I have no idea why this memory stuck with me, but here we are.
Man, Noel sure is irritating.
Speaking of horror, there’s a new “Wrong turn” movie out in Russia, this time they renamed “Lemon tree passage” into “Last turn”, hinting at a culmination and end to the “Wrong turn” series. This makes this the 8th movie in the franchise in Russia. Are you sure you won’t take a page out of Brad’s book and review these impostors, Phelous?
Narrator: Soylent green is people things.
Noel: I’ll bring my happiness to it! :DDD
Hey, I know this. A cool YouTuber I follow, TheMysteriousMrEnter, covered this on his Admirable Animation show. Based on that title, you can probably guess he had a more positive take on the story. XD
For those who are interested, TheMysteriousMrEnter also regularly takes the piss out of shows like Spongebob, Family Guy, and Teen Titans Go on his other regular show, Animated Atrocities.
Oh, and one of his more popular uploads is the Top 10 Worst Squidward Torture Porns (episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants that go out of their way to torment, ridicule, humiliate, demean, and abuse the character of Squidward Tentacles). It should give a good idea of whether you’d like his other videos.
My brother and I tackle animation frequently on our blog (twinsanity.co – shameless plug), so my YouTube account occasionally recommends some of that guy’s videos to me, but I’ve never bothered watching any of them. Based on what I’ve heard and what friends have told me about Enter, he has a reputation for being a whiny little bitch, so I’ve never bothered with any of his stuff. Plus, there’s this really annoying, ignorant, petulant douche-nozzle of a kid I sometimes encounter online who worships the ground Enter walks on, every other sentence from this kid is a MrEnter quote; this kid’s head is shoved so far up this Enter guy’s ass that he could tell you what he had for breakfast this morning, so that’s another reason to avoid Enter’s videos: ’cause I don’t wish to get locked into a conversation with that twit.
-If Enter found this dreck tolerable, then I definitely don’t need to watch any of his videos.
Umm… no. Despite the occasions where he flips out at the really bad stuff, Mr. Enter DOES possess inner beauty, particularly in more positive reviews, including this special. Maybe I’m saying this because I’m tired of the misunderstandings.
Hey, you like him. Great, that doesn’t mean I have to. As I’ve said, I have my own reasons for avoiding his stuff. If you’re a fan of his, that’s awesome, have fun with that, but Enter’s just not for me. I’m not gonna argue about this, ’cause I’d rather smile than argue, I’ll just say Enter’s not for me, and leave it at that.
Mr. Enter “possesses inner beauty”? Give me a break. He’s a goofy dude who overreacts to a kids’ cartoon about pastel colored talking horses!
This is precisely what I’m talking about; Mr. Enter’s reviewing skills are average at best, but his fans treat him like he’s a literal god and act like it’s sacrilegious to be even remotely critical towards him. These brainwashed sheep would gladly jump in front of a subway train if Mr. Enter asked them to. You can’t reason with people like that.
Mr. Enter is a man, not a god. I’ve personally seen NOTHING from this YouTuber that’s deserving of the kind of worship that he gets. It’s beyond irritating.
TheMysteriousMrEnter is one those YouTubers whom it’s impossible to feel neutral towards; people either love Mr. Enter or they hate him. Myself, I find Mr. Enter to be an egomaniac who surrounds himself with sycophants, and he takes My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic more seriously than any sane adult should. Mr. Enter’s bootlicking fanbase who believe that he can do no wrong are enough to keep me away.
But if you like him, that’s cool.
It is nice to know I’m not the only one in the comments section who watches TheMysteriousMrEnter.
If I had any inkling of desire to watch any of Enter’s videos, his unhinged, insanely loyal fanbase of ditto-heads is enough to keep me away. Two of THE most irritating people I’ve ever encountered online are both MrEnter worshipers; that’s enough a red flag for me. Nothing about the dude leads to anything positive or productive, which is why he’s on my blacklist. I don’t watch him, and unless prompted, I don’t talk about him.
Also, Mr. Enter focuses far too much on heart and sentimentality in his reviews, and his opinion is far too easily swayed by said elements. He doesn’t appreciate comedy because he doesn’t appear to understand it. He only seems to possess a base level understanding of how jokes work. I can appreciate good, meaningful art also, but at the end of the day, it’s just cartoons, folks. You’ve gotta have a laugh. You shouldn’t take life too seriously because you’ll never get out of it alive.
Jeez, this is one can of worms I never intended to open…
I wouldn’t say I worship Mr.Enter’s videos. He does tend to overreact over minor things. But I usually at least respect his views, more often than not, even when he gets overly political. If you don’t like his videos or fans, fine, but I find it hard sympathize with having knee jerk reactions to them. YouTubers like Mr. Enter (and even Phelous, I’m sure) deal with too much of that crud.
Isn’t just me or does Noel’s voice sound like the voice of Arthur Read?
and a little bit like D.W.’s voice
I wouldn’t know. I haven’t watched Arthur since my kid brother got too old for it.
Like Arthur, but a bitter higher pitched… and high.
Phelous, genuine question: Where do you find this shit?
In my opinion, Arthur is one of the few good educational kids shows. It’s so good that there has been various memes based on the show. If you thought Arthur was the dankest show ever, then watch LazyTown.
I’m not an elementary school aged child nor am I in charge of one anymore, so shows like Arthur aren’t even on my radar. The only edutaimnent show that I kind of dig is Miles from Tomorrowland, ’cause I’ma sucker for futuristic space stuff. I know a lot of people love Arthur and that’s cool, but that show just never pulled me in. I never found Arthur to be all that funny or interesting, plus I’m admittedly not a fan of anthropomorphic man-things like the creatures on Arthur; I found those mutant animal-headed things to be creepy and off-putting.
Top 5 Best Educational Kids Shows (in my Opinion):
#1 Arthur
#2 Magic School Bus
#3 LazyTown
#4 Martha Speaks
#5 Liberty’s Kids
My favorite episode of Arthur has to be When Carl Met George (or whatever it was called) because it teaches children about autism without sugarcoating it and as someone with autism myself, I could relate to Carl very well.
To me, that’s the beauty of Arthur. Arthur tackles dark subjects very well (such as cancer, death, Alzheimer’s, fires, and even the spin-off [Postcards with Buster] had a lesbian couple in one episode!) in a realistic way that most little kids’ shows don’t do with those kinds of subjects. I could easily say that Arthur’s subject matter is more akin to anime than a educational cartoon for little kids!
Remember kids, time is inexorable and cannot be denied.
It forever marches on, taking with it everyone you’ve ever known, loved or cared about. It is heartless. It is merciless. It does not even acknowledge your existence. One day it will catch up with you and grant you the only true relief one can ever know. The sweet, all encompassing embrace of death.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
It’s like this movie was created from Nihilist memes. The true meaning of happiness is that existence is meaningless.
Wow this movi just bad. Never knew about it when i was a kid and glad i did not. :0
“So I commended the dead who had already died as being happier than the living who are still alive.” Ecc 4:2
After Noel became immortal and forced it’s will upon the world, it actually began to like watching people die.
Damn, and I thought the Velveteen Rabbit was depressing.
Is it just me, or do some of the humans in this movie come off as rather anime-ish?
*in design and animation-wise, I mean. Not demeanor or anything, to clarify.
Rankin-Bass sourced a lot of their hand-drawn animation to a Japanese studio, most notably their adaptations of The Hobbit and The Last Unicorn. Interestingly, some of the animators who worked on those projects would go on to form a little production company by the name of Studio Ghibli…
That was genuinely creepy.
Noel sounds like the Neon Genesis Evangelion of Christmas specials. A deconstruction of how people live and die during Christmas in their lives.
Yeah, not everyone is happy during Christmas. And, well, we need to be okay and understanding of that. Life is not kind and doesn’t take a break just because it’s late December. Tbh, this line of thought Orange makes me think of the EyeofSol reviews done around Christmas. She does seem to still be recovering from personal tragedy and it does seem to affect her reviews around this time of year.
A girl with a creepy obsession towards a red Christmas ornament? Well, it’s still a better love story than Twilight.