History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS4E47

** Critic says that the eight-year-old Grinch looks like [[{{Film/Gremlins}} Gizmo]] if he was thrown into the wash with a green crayon.

** The Critic's first lines of the review take a jab at the then-upcoming adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax''.

* IncrediblyLamePun: "Is it me, or are the Who's just who-rible creatures?"

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Critic thinks this of the "Racist Taxi" joke.

** he also calls out the use in a giant explosion during the Grinch's rampage at the Whobilation.

-->'''Critic:''' So...God's in this movie. That I didn't know. Does he say...?

-->'''Critic as Narrator:''' But hey, she could still have some fun with me. [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs I'll eat her liver with fava beans and a nice chianti]] ''(hisses)''

-->'''Narrator:''' [[spoiler:Oh. Well...fuck you then.]]

** The Critic's first lines of the review take a jab at the then-upcoming adaptation of ''Film/TheLorax''.
-->'''Critic:''' Can't they see...
-->'''Narrator:''' Said the Grump.
-->'''Critic:''' ...that the remake is crap? I'd rather get my nuts caught in a Lorax trap. ''(beat)'' P.S. That's gonna suck, too.

-->'''Critic:''' What the hell would PETA say for this little canine? Oh hell, as long as he's not wearing a [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand Tanooki Suit]], it's fine.

-->'''Critic:''' There's an explosion in ''The Grinch''. Who directed this? Creator/MichaelBay?

** When Critic goes over the scene where the Grinch tricks the sleeping Mayor to kiss his dog's butt.

** Critic calls the baby Grinch a young Gary Busey.

* RhymesOnADime: 99% of the review is spoken in rhyme, as a homage to DrSeuss.

* ActorAllusion: Invoked in a reference to the fact that AnthonyHopkins is the film's narrator.

-->'''Critic''': Now, at the risk of sounding incredibly droll, d'oh I can't help it: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/StarFox64 Do a barrel roll]]!]]

-->'''Critic''': Now, at the risk of sounding incredibly droll, oh I can't help it: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/StarFox Do a barrel roll]]!]]

-->'''Critic:''' ...that the remake is crap? I'd rather get my nuts caught in a Lorax trap. ''(beat)'' P.S. That's gonna suck, too.

** He also refers to the mayor (played by Jeffrey Tambor) as "the ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' guy".
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Critic thinks this of the "Racist Taxi." Joke.

* MomentKiller: Critic describes the scene where the Grinch's heart grows three sizes, which resembles a heart attack.

-->'''Critic:''' Dr. Seuss would be proud, this is what he intended. Mistletoe butt for moms to get offended.

** Critic calls the eight-year-old Grinch a dyed-green [[{{Film/Gremlins}} Gizmo]].

** Critic says that the materialistic Whos as being "as phony as Radio/GlennBeck".

* WholePlotReference: The review is done in the style of [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the original Grinch special]].

* RhymesOnADime: 99% of the review is spoken in rhyme.

* WholePlotReference: The review is done in the style of [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the original Grinch special]].

-->'''Critic''': Now, at the risk of sounding incredibly droll, I'm afraid I must say it: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/StarFox Do a barrel roll]]!]]

-->'''Critic as Narrator:''' But hey, she could still have some fun with me. [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs I'll eat her liver with fava beans and a nice chianti]] ''(hisses)''
** He also refers to the mayor (played by Jeffrey Tambor) as "the ''ArrestedDevelopment'' guy".
* IgnoredEpiphany: Critic seems to learn at the end not to push his opinions on others, he dismisses it as bullshit.
-->'''Critic:''' Nah, I'm right, they're wrong.
-->'''Narrator:''' Oh. Well...fuck you then.

* RhymesOnADime: Most of the review is spoken in rhyme.

-->'''Critic:''' What the hell would PETA say for this little canine? Oh hell, as long as he's not wearing a [[SuperMario3DLand Tanooki Suit]], it's fine.
** Critic calls the baby Grinch a young GaryBusey.
** Critic says that the materialistic Whos as being "as phony as GlennBeck".

-->'''Critic as Narrator:''' But hey, she could still have some fun with me. [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs I'll eat her liver with fava beans and a nice chianti]] ''(hisses)''

* TakeThat: When Critic goes over the scene where the Grinch tricks the sleeping Mayor to kiss his dog's butt.

* WholePlotReference: The review is done in the style of ''[[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the original Grinch special]].