Line #12 Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E34


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3	'''Release:''' September 13, 2011
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5	'''Movie:''' ''Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' (1996)
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7	!!This review contains examples of:
8	* BigWhat: Critic writes "What?" on a sheet of paper after hearing the out of nowhere fate of James' parents and writes a bigger "WHAT!?" after replaying the clip.
9	* CallBack: Critic questions the existence of the Internet State Penitentiary and notes it's right next door to the [[Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie State Home for the Ugly]].
10	* CaptainObvious: Critic makes fun of Randy Newman for writing songs for this movie that state the obvious, such as "My Name Is James".
11	* CreatorKiller: InUniverse. Critic's ''Let's Play'' review from the week before has his fanbase out for his blood.
12	* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler: Critic is shot dead at the end, but he shows up alive and well in the next episode.]]
13	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Critic gets gunned down at the end simply because he didn't love the movie.]]
14	* FelonyMisdemeanor: Critic is sent to jail for his terrible ''Let's Play'' review a week earlier.
15	* GodwinsLaw: At the beginning when the Critic is taking questions from the audience:
16	--> '''Man''': Melvin the Brother of the Joker, Emo Jones, this recent Let's Play, Nazi Germany. That is all.
17	* HappinessIsMandatory: Critic has to be positive throughout the review ''or else.''
18	-->'''Critic''': [That cloud] looks like a crappy CGI effect. (''Guns point at him.'') I mean... a good CGI effect...
19	* ParentalAbandonment: To parody the abrupt death of James' parents, Critic rewrites a scene from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' where Mufasa shows Simba his kingdom [[spoiler:to have him be abruptly eaten by a rhino.]] Ironically, one of the writers of the film, Creator/JonathanRoberts, was also a writer of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
20	* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[ItMakesSenseInContext The evil rhino]].
21	* RunningGag: "Work, work, work, work, WORK!" and guns being pointed at the Critic constantly.
22	* SeriousBusiness: The Critic is being held in jail for making a bad LetsPlay.
23	* ShoutOut:
24	** Critic rewrites a clip from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' to have [[spoiler:Mufasa gobbled up by a rhino.]]
25	** Critic mentions that the skeleton pirates looks [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas very familiar]].
26	** Critic makes the seagulls shout [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo "Mine!"]].
27	** "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" plays during James' CallingTheOldManOut moment.
28	** The Critic is being held in the Internet State Penitentiary, which is next door to the [[Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie State Home For the Ugly]].
29	** [[Film/TheShining "Heeeeeeeere's Peachy!"]]
30	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Critic introduces the movie.
31	--> '''Critic:''' It's not like the film did poorly at the box office but got a surprising cult following over the years. Or that the critical reaction at the time was lukewarm at best, but recently is being declared as a timeless classic. And it's not like my need to please the masses is going to affect my opinion in any conceivable way. I'm just gonna praise it for the wonderful family romp that it is.
32	* TakeThat: The Critic takes several hits at songwriter and singer Randy Newman, finding his songs repetitive and simplistic.
33	** During the Critic's cloud-reading gag, after getting the directions he wants, the clouds write out "MapQuest can suck it!"
34	* TakeThatAudience: In the initial draft for the episode, it was Douchey [=McNitpick=] who was to complain to the Critic about the ''Let's Play: Bart's Nightmare'' review. But at Mike Michaud's suggestion, he changed Douchey to Chester A. Bum.
35	* ThatCloudLooksLike: Critic mocks the film's opening scene by saying a cloud looks like a map of Chicago, followed by the cloud showing an actual map. When Critic thanks the cloud, the cloud spells out "[=MapQuest=] can suck it!".
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