History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS9E12

'''Film:''' ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms''

* ActorAllusion: {{Invoked|Trope}} with the introduction of Jerrica's actress Aubrey Peeples as a "famed ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' star" (where she plays Claudia, the estranged daughter of the protagonist Fin).

* ReviewIronicEcho: After Jerica says "the version of me that they want doesn't exist", the Critic responds by saying it pretty much sums up the fans' reactions to the movie.

* ManipulativeEditing: [[InUniverse The Critic takes issue]] with the producers inviting ''Jem'' fans to send videos about why they love the cartoons, then editing them to make them look like they are excited for the movie. He also points out how ''lazy'' it is. The people in the videos are cosplaying as characters from the cartoon, wearing T-shirts based off of the cartoon and to top it all off, '''the cartoon itself is being played in the background of some of the videos!!!'''

* PlayingAgainstType: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic, who pointed out how the film is made by Creator/BlumhouseProductions, a company which specializes in ''horror films'', but considers it too easy a joke for him to make.

* RunningGag: An image of an irate, spiky-haired ''Jem'' fangirl is shown, with her blue hair increasingly turning red, for every scene in the film the Critic deems an insult both to the cartoons and its fanbase.

* ManipulativeEditing: [[InUniverse The Critic takes issue]] with the producers inviting ''Jem'' fans to send videos about why they love the cartoons, then editing them to make them look like they are excited for the movie.

* DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible: [[InUniverse The Critic's final verdict]] on the film. He admits he would've been content to simply put it in the "SoBadItsGood" category due to how much of a sellout it was but for the blatant ManipulativeEditing (see above).

* InNameOnly: InUniverse, the Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. To drive the point home, he claims that even Creator/MichaelBay's ''[[Film/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]]'' movies have more respect for the source material, because at least they have Transformers.

* ManipulativeEditing: InUniverse, the Critic takes issue with the producers inviting ''Jem'' fans to send videos about why they love the cartoons, then editing them to make them look like they are excited for the movie.

* OldShame: Scallon's InUniverse opinion on his video cameo in the movie when he said he did things. The Critic thought he meant he was doing porn.

* DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible: The Critic's final InUniverse verdict on the film. He admits he would've been content to simply put it in the "SoBadItsGood" category due to how much of a sellout it was but for the blatant ManipulativeEditing (see above).

* SpiritualAdaptation: InUniverse, the executives, who also made ''Jem and the Holograms'', turn the ''Nostalgia Critic'' movie into an adaptation of the ''Jem'' cartoon in all but name to get back the fans they lost.
* StillbornFranchise: InUniverse, the Critic mocks the film's SequelHook, where Erica recruits the Misfits to help her take down Jem, suggesting that they can join [[Film/TheLastAirbender Azula]] in having a lot of free time.

* BrickJoke: The Critic jokes about Jerrica's self-introduction video calling people who think her all-female household a "recipe for disaster" sexist, to which he responds by cutting to a fairly sexist scene showing the girls arguing about their fashion, causing him to muse if the film was written by a thirty-six-year-old man.

* InNameOnly: InUniverse, the Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. To drive the point home, he claims that even Creator/MichaelBay's ''[[Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]]'' movies have more respect for the source material, because at least they have Transformers.

** The Critic jokes that the scene where the guards are distracted by [[InsecurityCamera clips of squirrels hoverboarding playing over their screens]] would only make sense if the director is actually [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} Dug]], who has a habit of being distracted by squirrels.

* TheyJustDidntCare: InUniverse, the Critic ''repeatedly'' points out how little effort went into the movie.

* InNameOnly: InUniverse, the Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. To drive the point home, he claims that at least even Creator/MichaelBay's ''[[Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]]'' movies have more respect for the source material.
* JumpScare: During Jerrica's first performance as Jem, he expects a monster to just pop up. One does, which he considers not so scary. Then a ''Norm of the North'' poster pops up and he freaks out.

* SoBadItsHorrible: The Critic's final InUniverse verdict on the film. He admits he would've been content to simply put it in the "SoBadItsGood" category due to how much of a sellout it was but for the blatant ManipulativeEditing (see above).

* InNameOnly: InUniverse, the Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. The drive the point home, he claims that at least even Creator/MichaelBay's ''[[Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]]'' movies have more respect for the source material.

* ManipulativeEditing: InUniverse, the Critic takes issue with the producers inviting ''Jem'' fans to send videos about why they love the cartoons, then editing them to make them sound like they are excited for the movie.

* PlayingAgainstType: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic, who pointed out how the film is made by BH Productions, a company which specialized in ''horror films'', but considers it too easy a joke for him to make.

* InNameOnly: InUniverse, the Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. The drive the point home, he claims that at least even Creator/MichaelBay's ''[[Franchise/Transformers]]'' movies have more respect for the source material.

'''Tagline:''' It's truly, truly, truly pathetic. One of the worst adaptations ever has to be seen to be believed. How does the Jem and the Holograms movie compare [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} the 80s cartoon]]?

* AdaptationDecay: The Critic's opinion on the film compared to [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} the original cartoons]], so much so that even he, who, by his own admission, is not exactly a huge fan of the cartoon, nevertheless understands why the fanbase felt insulted by the film.

* DinnerAndAShow: A skit shows Synergy on an awkward Christmas dinner with [[WesternAnimation/WallE EVE]] and [[Film/TheForceAwakens BB-8]] discussing their recent activities. Where the latter two have been in, respectively, an Oscar-winning film and the latest installment of a beloved franchise, the former was only in a cartoon reboot that ran in theaters for only two weeks. When BB-8 consoles Synergy that it is still loved, the latter feels patronized.
* DopeSlap: Malcolm gives one to NC when he acts like one of the Analysts. For which the Critic thanks him.

* HypocriticalHumor: The Critic finds the film's message on the evils of big artistic corporations (embodied by Erica) hilarious, coming from a film made by big artistic corporations.
* InNameOnly: InUniverse. The Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even for a non-fan like him. To drive the point home:
-->'''Critic:''' Say what you want about ''[[Franchise/TransformersFilmSeries Transformers]]'', but it had Transformers! ''This'' had no Jem!

* ManipulativeEditing: InUniverse, the Critic is pissed at the producers of the movie for putting footage of fans of the cartoon at the end of the movie making it look like they're excited for the movie.
* MoneyDearBoy: The Critic jokes that Aunt Bailey's financial problems may be an analogy to her actress Creator/MollyRingwald's own situation, which would explain why she's cast in this film.

* PlayingAgainstType: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic, who pointed out how the film is made by a company which specialized in ''horror films'', but considers it too easy a joke for him to make.

* SequelHook: The Critic mocks the film for putting a scene of Erica approaching the Misfits to help her take down Jem at the very end, putting it alongside Azula's cameo at the end of ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' at the "hooks-for-sequels-that-will-surely-never-come-to-pass" category.

** Post-contract Jem is called "[[Music/LadyGaga Lady Haha]]" and "[[Film/BladeRunner Lame Runner]]".
** The Critic jokes that the scene where the guards are distracted by [[InsecurityCamera clips of squirrels hoverboarding playing over their security screens]] would only make sense if the director is actually [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} Dug]], who has a habit of being distracted by squirrels.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: The above mentioned ManipulativeEditing of the fandom's love of Jem cartoon to make it sound like they're excited for a movie that seemed to go out of its way to piss off Jem fans, according to the Critic InUniverse. He felt that any joy that could be had from the movie possibly being SoBadItsGood is shot to hell because of how insulting this was.
-->'''Critic:''' While I admit it is kind of funny what a reckless sell-out it is, it does cross a sort of line when it's taking fans of the show and manipulating their footage to represent something they know they're going to hate. It not only feels forced and stupid, it just feels... wrong.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Critic notes the sheer differences between Synergy in the cartoon and the film (a supercomputer and a RobotBuddy, respectively).

* MoralEventHorizon: The above mentioned ManipulativeEditing of the fandom's love of Jem cartoon to make it sound like they're excited for a movie that seemed to go out of its way to piss off Jem fans, according to the Critic InUniverse. He felt that any joy that could be had from the movie possibly being SoBadItsGood is shot to hell because of how insulting this was.
-->'''Critic:''' While I admit it is kind of funny what a reckless sell-out it is, it does cross a sort of line when it's taking fans of the show and manipulating their footage to represent something they know they're going to hate. It not only feels forced and stupid, it just feels... wrong.

[[TheStinger "Nolan, check this out! It's a squirrel!"]]

* InNameOnly: InUniverse. The Critic is shocked at how much the movie goes out of its way to have nothing to do with its source material and insult the fans, even to a non-fan like him. To drive the point home:

* JumpScare: During Jerrica's first performance as Jem, he expects a monster to just pop up. One does which he considers not so scary. Then "Norm of the North" pops up and he freaks out.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The Critic jokes that Aunt Bailey's financial problems may be an analogy to her actress Creator/MollyRingwald's own situation, which would explain why she's cast in this film.

* SoBadItsHorrible: The Critic's final InUniverse verdict on the film. He admits he would've been content to simply put it on the "SoBadItsGood" category due to how much of a sellout it was but for the blatant ManipulativeEditing (see above).

** The Critic is more terrified of ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' (another poorly-received Rob Schneider film) than a standard horror character.