The Nostalgia Critic (2007– )

A movie critic raised by pop culture looks back at the movies and shows of his childhood and often feels betrayed by how poorly they hold up.

Creator:

Doug Walker

Stars:

Doug Walker, Rob Walker, Lewis Lovhaug

Cast

Series cast summary:
Doug Walker	...	Nostalgia Critic (298 episodes, 2007-2013)

Storyline

A movie critic raised by pop culture looks back at the movies and shows of his childhood and often feels betrayed by how poorly they hold up.

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Plot Keywords:

critic | gun | insanity | commentary | web series | 

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Taglines:

I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Nostalgia Critic

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blip Studios, Channel Awesome, That Guy With the Glasses

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Doug Walker's favorite critics of all time are Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. As a matter of fact, he made a tribute episode to them.

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Quotes

Nostalgia Critic: [when ever something inappropriate comes up in a family film] You know for kids!

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Crazy Credits

Starting with the Battlefield Earth review, the worst line from the movie/movies reviewed is repeated over the Channel Awesome logo.

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Connections

Referenced in Masterpiece Fanfic Theatre: Doug and James (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The Review Must Go On"
(Theme music: 2013-present)
Written by Doug Walker
Orchestrated by Michael Schiciano (as Michael 'Skitch' Schiciano)

User Reviews

Best Internet Critic

The nostalgia critic is a 20 year old comedic reviewer who reviews movies from his childhood. All of the movies he reviews are movies from the 80s and 90s. Most of the movies he reviews are considered bad movies, such as Batman And Robin, Super Mario Bros and so forth. He reviews his movies while making fun of completely stupid points of the movie or plot holes. One could argue that the nostalgia critic is more of a comedian then he is a movie critic. Either way, he's hilarious to watch.

His humor consist of making tons of pop culture references and going over the top in his acting like a Looney Toons character. He's an extremely passionate movie lover who has fun all the way in his entertaining acting. Those who love movies will love seeing the Nostalgia Critic lampoon horrible films of the past.

On average, each review is approximately 20 minutes long, and walks through the movie explaining what happens so you get the grasp of the movie along with his jokes.

He has a number of episodes called "old Vs new" which he compares an old movie with a recent remake. For example, he compared the Old King Kong with the new Peter Jackson King Kong. He also has "top 11" videos, which is when he ranks shows or movies in a certain category. He made a video listing "top 11 scariest nostalgia moments", "top 11 nostalgia shows", "top 11 saddest nostalgia moments" and more.

The nostalgia critic is played by Doug Walker, who you can tell really admires and loves movies. Not only is he funny, but he also has a passion for analyzing what's good about movies and what's bad. This is shown in his Top 11 videos, Old Vs New and none nostalgia critic videos that are posted on the site (ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com).

What makes the nostalgia critic very recomendable is how he explores childhood movies. The closer your age is to him, the more you will recognize the movies and shows he reviews. This is especially true when he makes tributes to nostalgic TV shows. It's a nice way to revisit your childhood, hence his title, "nostalgia". We all have movies that we love due the the nostalgic value it created when we watched it as a child. You'd think that the nostalgia critic would crush those memories as he rips apart movies he reviews, but trust me when I say it isn't so. Seeing the nostalgia critic tear apart your childhood films should only make you love the film even more, because you would spend 20 minutes looking at the film as an adult, defining an even bigger line of what's a childhood treasure.