History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS10E1

* WTHCastingAgency: [[InUniverse The Critic's opinion]] on the casting of such talented actresses as Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/AnnaFaris and Creator/AmyPoehler as the Chipettes Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, respectively (though he takes some exception on Faris, given her involvement in such flops as ''Film/MamasBoy2007'', ''Film/ScaryMovie 4'', ''Film/Movie43'', ''Film/TheHouseBunny'', ''Film/WhiteChicks'' and ''Film/YogiBear'').

* WTHCastingAgency: [[InUniverse The Critic's opinion]] on the casting of such talented actresses as Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/AnnaFaris and Creator/AmyPoehler as the Chipettes Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, respectively (though he takes some exception on Faris, given her involvement in such flops as ''Film/MamasBoy'', ''Film/ScaryMovie 4'', ''Film/Movie43'', ''Film/TheHouseBunny'', ''Film/WhiteChicks'' and ''Film/YogiBear'').

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The Critic feels that the dance act shown in the talent show should have won over the Chipmunks and Chipettes.

* {{Headdesk}}: The Critic briefly strikes his head against the wall after another abrupt subplot change to Jeanette overcoming her agoraphobia (fear of heights).

** The Critic's Music/BritneySpears jokes was interrupted by Creator/ChrisCrocker's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSTXuJeTks infamous video]] angrily defending Spears following her botched comeback performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.

** The subplot involving the Chippettes' troubles with Ian has the Critic thinking that it's a much better all-female rock band story than ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms''.

* SpoofAesop: Seeing the success of the Chipmunks movies, the Critic concludes that he can sell any movie to children, however inappropriate the content, simply by chipmunking the hell out of it. By that logic, he tries it on ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' and then putting it up on the children's section on Website/{{Netflix}}... and it seems to work, judging by him immediately receiving calls from angry parents.

* DemotedToExtra: The Aww Girls are sent to the same couch where Doesn't Count is as a metaphor for Dave being absent for most of the movie.

* FlippingTheBird: The Aww Girls and Doesn't Count jointly flip the Critic off when he checks on them after they got DemotedToExtra.

* PacingProblems: One of NC's problems is that the plot keeps jumping around to what the movie's all about.

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: [[InUniverse D'aww Tamara]] describes a Chipmunked version of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' as sounding like Hannibal Lecter ate WebVideo/{{Fred}}.

** He mocked ''Film/RogueOne'' for ignoring various character backstories.

* WTHCastingAgency: The Critic's InUniverse opinion on the casting of such talented actresses as Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/AnnaFaris and Creator/AmyPoehler as the Chipettes Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, respectively (though he takes some exception on Faris, given her involvement in such flops as ''Film/MamasBoy'', ''Film/ScaryMovie 4'', ''Film/Movie43'', ''Film/TheHouseBunny'', ''Film/WhiteChicks'' and ''Film/YogiBear'').
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: InUniverse, D'aww Tamara describes a Chipmunked version of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' as sounding like Hannibal Lecter ate WebVideo/{{Fred}}.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Two InUniverse cases:

* ThrowItIn: InUniverse, responding to the scene where the Chipmunks got distracted by Dr. Rubin's bobblehead, the Critic imagines a scene where the film's writer (Doug) was distracted by a Stormtrooper bobblehead. After a brief expression of disbelief, he just lets the script in because it's just a ''Chipmunks'' film.

* XMeetsY: InUniverse, D'aww Tamara describes a Chipmunked version of ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' as sounding like Hannibal Lecter ate WebVideo/{{Fred}}.

* SpoofAesop: Seeing the success of the Chipmunks movies, the Critic concludes that he can sell any movie to children, however inappropriate the content, simply by chipmunking the hell out of it. By that logic, he tries it on ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' and then putting it up on the children's section on Website/{{Netflix}}... and it seems to work, judging by him immediately receiving calls from angry parents.

* TakeThat: The Critic jokes that Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing Chipmunks would be passable (the film itself was released in 2009, at the tail end of her infamous CreatorBreakdown).

* ThrowItIn: Responding to the scene where the Chipmunks got distracted by Dr. Rubin's bobblehead, the Critic imagines a scene where the film's writer (Doug) was distracted by a Darth Vader bobblehead. After a brief expression of disbelief, he just lets the script in because it's just a ''Chipmunks'' film.

** This is his opinion on director Creator/BettyThomas, whose involvement with the film had the Critic think he expected more of someone behind such hits as ''Film/PrivateParts'' and ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie'', only for that to be evened out by her also directing such flops as ''Film/DrDolittle'' and ''Film/JohnTuckerMustDie''.

* XMeetsY: InUniverse, D'aww!Tamara calls a Chipmunked version of Film/SilenceOfTheLambs as if Hannibal ate WebVideo/{{Fred}}.

* AssPull: The end of the movie has the Critic calling the movie suddenly being about Jeanette conquering her fear of heights this.

** The Critic's Music/BritneySpears jokes was interrupted by Chris Crocker's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSTXuJeTks infamous video]] angrily defending Spears following her botched comeback performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
* SoOkayItsAverage: NC finds out the hard way that the Chipmunks movies, even for all the advertising done, have never cracked number 1 in the box office.

* TakeThat: The Critic jokes that Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing Chipmunks can resuscitate her career (the film itself was released in 2009, midway through Spears' infamous CreatorBreakdown).

* YouMonster: The Critic calls out the internet for finding out the origins of Digger (the mascot of [[Creator/{{Fox}} FOX Sports]] for its UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} coverage).

* TakeThat: The Critic jokes that Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing chipmunks can open for her (the film itself was released in 2009, midway through Spears' infamous CreatorMeltdown).

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: NC feels that the dance act shown in the talent show should have won over the Chipmunks and Chipettes.
* AnythingButThat: NC asks not to make him look up just who the heck Digger is in the finale.
* ArtisticLicenseSports: NC calls Alvin winning the football game with Film/AirBud logic.
* AssPull: The end of the movie has NC calling the movie suddenly being about Jeanette conquering her fear of heights this.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: When the [[ToiletHumor Dutch oven joke]] occurs, the Critic considers it sad that he has to make the very real argument that at least the Chipmunks didn't [[{{Squick}} eat shit]] in this film.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Malcolm gets beat down by the D'aww Girls for the crime of hating on Neil Patrick Harris.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: The Critic drops a safe on his parody of Aunt Jackie.

* ShoutOut: "It wouldn't be [[Film/TheForceAwakens the first time]] I've [[DuelingWorks obliterated]] these rodents." ([[DontExplainTheJoke referring]] to the fourth ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' [[BoxOfficeBomb bombing]]).

* TakeThat: NC jokes that Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing chipmunks can open for her.
* ThrowItIn: He considers the scene of the Chipmunks getting distracted by Dr. Rubin's bobblehead as this by acting out how that scene got written. Writer!NC can't believe he typed that, but decides to leave it in because it's a Chipmunks movie.

* ChickMagnet: Malcolm becomes this to the Daww Girls by saying they went to school together.

* CurbstompBattle: Malcolm gets beat down by the Daww Girls for the crime of hating on Neil Patrick Harris.

* DemotedToExtra: The Aww Girls are sent to the same couch where Doesn't Count is as a metaphor for Dave being put out of most of the movie.

* {{Portmanteau}}: During his closing statement, he calls it stupid, dumb, and then dumpid.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The Daww Girls are introduced to make fun of Toby being an uninteresting copy of Dave.
* TakeThat: That Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing chipmunks can open for her.
* ThrowItIn: He considers the scene of the Chipmunks getting distracted by Dr. Rubin's bobblehead as this by acting out how that scene got written. Writer!NC can't believe he typed that, but decides to leave it in cause it's a Chipmunks movie.
* XMeetsY: InUniverse, Daww!Tamara calls a Chipmunked version of Film/SilenceOfTheLambs as if Hannibal ate WebVideo/{{Fred}}.

* TakeThat:
** When Brittany says "In the words of The Donald, you're fired", the Critic jokes that this will be the most significant line from president-elect UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, before receiving a disparaging tweet from Trump. This an allusion to the real guy's tendency to respond negatively to criticisms on Website/{{Twitter}}.
** That Music/BritneySpears is at a low enough point in her career that singing chipmunks can open for her.