History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS9E1

* SoBadItsGood: The Critic's InUniverse verdict on the film, putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/{{Troll 2}}'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''. In particular, he deems the infamous "What? No...!" line to be so wonderfully awful he claims it is a sin to even try criticizing it.

* ActorAllusion: {{Invoked|Trope}} during Julian's suicide scene, with the Critic dubbing into him lines which hark back to his actor Creator/JohnLeguizamo's most (in)famous role as Luigi from the ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' movie:

* {{Narm}}[=/=]SoBadItsGood: The Critic's InUniverse verdict on the film, putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/{{Troll 2}}'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''. In particular, he deems the infamous "What? No...!" line to be so wonderfully awful he claims it is a sin to even try criticizing it.

* CallBack: Shyamalan Month's intro uses the outro version of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Merry We Roll Along"]] superimposed with lyrics, first heard on [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS7E13 the review of]] ''Film/AfterEarth'', itself another Shyamalan movie.

* InfoDump: The review begins with the Critic being bombarded with these by an apparently-Shyamalized Malcolm, Tamara and Jim before he distracts them into going into a room, which he promptly locks.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By revealing the PlotTwist of the walls causing the Shyamalization of Malcolm, Tamara and Jim to be a double subversion, Shyamal-Amon unintentionally breaks his thrall over the three, who promptly bolt out of the room in disgust over the sheer inanity of the twist. Subverted, however, in that this time Shyamal-Amon is ''not'' to blame.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By revealing the PlotTwist of the walls causing the Shyamalization of Malcolm, Tamara and Jim to be a double subversion, Shyamal-Amon unintentionally breaks his thrall over the three, who promptly bolt out of the room out of disgust over the sheer inanity of the twist.

-->'''Critic/Julian:''' My name's Luigi Mario. I'm a Puerto Rican-Italian raised by a British-Italian who's both my father and my brother. I'm fighting a germophobe dinosaur who's turned Creator/LanceHenriksen into a mushroom and thinks ordering a pizza is funny.

* ActorAllusion: {{Invoked|Trope}} during Julian's suicide scene, with the Critic dubbing into him lines which hark back to his actor Creator/JohnLeguizamo's most (in)famous role as Luigi from the ''[[Film/SuperMarioBros]] movie:

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: What was really behind it all? The oranges.

[[TheStinger She's a crackers.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By revealing the PlotTwist of the walls causing the Shyamalization of Malcolm, Tamara and Jim to be a double subversion, he unintentionally breaks his thrall over the three.

** Upon hearing the "What? No...!" line, the Critic thinks it can be made more {{Narm}}y by replacing Creator/MarkWahlberg's (Elliot) LittleNo with Darth Vader's BigNo from ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

* AsYouKnow: The review begins with a lampoon of the film itself, showing the Critic being bombarded with InfoDump by Malcolm, Tamara and Jim before he distracts them into going into a room, which he promptly locks.

** Upon hearing the "What? No..." line, the Critic thinks it can be made more {{Narm}}y by replacing the "No" part with Darth Vader's BigNo from ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.

[[TheSinger She's a crackers.]]

* {{Narm}}: The Critic's InUniverse verdict on the infamous "What? No...!" line.
* RevealShot: The abruptness of the pan shot from Elliot, Julian and Jess conversing to Alma saying "Hi" causes the Critic to superimpose suspenseful music over the scene upon repeating it, which causes him to flee in terror.

* SoBadItsGood: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic twice -- while describing the film's reputation (putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/{{Troll 2}}'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''), as well as his reaction to the "What? No...!" line (claiming it'd be a sin to even try to criticize it).

* ShoutOut: After the Critic runs off in terror over the abrupt stalker-like transition to Alma, he apparently crashes into the cabbage vendor from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', complete with the "My cabbages!" line.
* SoBadItsGood: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic when describing this film's reputation, putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/{{Troll 2}}'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''.

* FauxHorrific: The Critic's reaction to the abrupt RevealShot panning from Elliot, Julian and Jess to Alma, which he superimposed with a suspense sound effect to lampshade how abrupt it is.

* ShoutOut: After the Critic runs off in terror over the abrupt transition to Alma (see FauxHorrific above), he apparently crashes into the cabbage vendor from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', complete with the "My cabbages!" line.

* RevealShot: The suddenness of the camera panning from Elliot, Julian and Jess to Alma is mocked by the Critic by superimposing a suspense sound effect over the scene. The Critic feigns fear and runs off.
* ShoutOut: After the Critic runs off in FauxTerror over the abrupt transition to Alma (see RevealShot above), he apparently crashes into the cabbage vendor from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', complete with the "My cabbages!" line.

* ShoutOut: After the Critic runs off in FauxHorror over the abrupt transition to Alma (see RevealShot above), he apparently crashes into the cabbage vendor from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', complete with the "My cabbages!" line.

* SoBadItsGood: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic when describing this film's reputation, putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/TrollTwo'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''.

* SoBadItsGood: {{Invoked|Trope}} by the Critic when describing this film's reputation, putting it alongside the likes of ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Film/Troll2'' and ''Film/JupiterAscending''.