I first heard of the Nostalgia Chick whilst searching for Nostalgia Critic episodes on YouTube and I was curious to know what she was like compared to the NC.
The first episode of the Nostalgia Chick I watched was 'Matilda,' featuring a guest appearance from Mara Wilson herself. 'Matilda' was one of my favourite films as a child and Lindsay Ellis, who found it so-so, reviewed it in a less OTT way than Doug reviews his films but it still maintained the standard format of his reviews. The parts where Mara's eyes glowed red whilst getting revenge on Lindsay were somewhat creepy.
Other episodes I enjoyed were 'My Little Pony' (which features inter-cut scenes of Lindsay's BFF Nella playing with the toys) and 'Charlie's Angels' (another favourite film of mine). The episodes where Lindsay counted down the 'Top 10 Worst Disney Sequels' and the 'Top 5 Least Awful Disney Sequels' were addictive because I'm a huge fan of Disney and I wanted to see what she thought of the sequels she reviewed. Sorry to be digressing a bit here but the Disney sequels I've seen so far were 'Pocahontas 2 (which was okay),' 'Return to Neverland' (almost as good as the original 'Peter Pan' but worth watching), the Cinderella sequels (both of which were as good as the original, 'Cinderella 3' being the best sequel) and 'The Rescuers Down Under' (also as entertaining as the original but not direct-to-video). The Aladdin sequels look decent too, but I haven't seen any of them in full. I also watched the 'Labyrinth' (a film never saw as a child) episode that had some hidden innuendos (e.g. David Bowie's 'talent') as well as a mention of the 'Big Lipped Alligator Moment' when referring to the dancing fire gang singing 'Chilly Down.'
The only downside of the Nostalgia Chick is that I found her insulting in the worst Disney sequels episode (e.g. calling the Beast an a**hole after he lands on the ice in 'the Enchanted Christmas') , but at least she's not as over the top as the Nostalgia Critic.
Overall, the Nostalgia Chick is another must-see internet series that is so far every bit as entertaining as the Nostalgia Critic, but I have yet to watch more episodes. 8/10.
The first episode of the Nostalgia Chick I watched was 'Matilda,' featuring a guest appearance from Mara Wilson herself. 'Matilda' was one of my favourite films as a child and Lindsay Ellis, who found it so-so, reviewed it in a less OTT way than Doug reviews his films but it still maintained the standard format of his reviews. The parts where Mara's eyes glowed red whilst getting revenge on Lindsay were somewhat creepy.
Other episodes I enjoyed were 'My Little Pony' (which features inter-cut scenes of Lindsay's BFF Nella playing with the toys) and 'Charlie's Angels' (another favourite film of mine). The episodes where Lindsay counted down the 'Top 10 Worst Disney Sequels' and the 'Top 5 Least Awful Disney Sequels' were addictive because I'm a huge fan of Disney and I wanted to see what she thought of the sequels she reviewed. Sorry to be digressing a bit here but the Disney sequels I've seen so far were 'Pocahontas 2 (which was okay),' 'Return to Neverland' (almost as good as the original 'Peter Pan' but worth watching), the Cinderella sequels (both of which were as good as the original, 'Cinderella 3' being the best sequel) and 'The Rescuers Down Under' (also as entertaining as the original but not direct-to-video). The Aladdin sequels look decent too, but I haven't seen any of them in full. I also watched the 'Labyrinth' (a film never saw as a child) episode that had some hidden innuendos (e.g. David Bowie's 'talent') as well as a mention of the 'Big Lipped Alligator Moment' when referring to the dancing fire gang singing 'Chilly Down.'
The only downside of the Nostalgia Chick is that I found her insulting in the worst Disney sequels episode (e.g. calling the Beast an a**hole after he lands on the ice in 'the Enchanted Christmas') , but at least she's not as over the top as the Nostalgia Critic.
Overall, the Nostalgia Chick is another must-see internet series that is so far every bit as entertaining as the Nostalgia Critic, but I have yet to watch more episodes. 8/10.