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So Tippy starts to bug the kids as Rod goes upstairs to get her.
Wow!
I guess monster powers include sloppily putting the film in reverse.
So his girlfriend is angry because her poodle's perm...
... is messed up as they try to hide Max.
Hi.
What's that?
Oh...
Oh, you mean this?
That's my pet monster.
Geesh, that's almost as bad title dropping...
... as the Lord of the Rings movies.
There is only one lord of the ring.
You shall be the fellowship of the ring.
The union of the two towers.
To deny the return of the king.
Almost.
So Max changes back...
... but it turns out the siblings have an even bigger problem...
... than the scientific discovery of a lifetime...
... like getting Tippy her perm back.
We got to get Tippy prettied up and fast. Let's go.
Something tells me these guys gotta get their priorities straight.
Snyder follows them in Mr. Bean's car...
... as they arrive at the dog salon.
And...
... am I the only one who's disturbed their abbreviation is ***?
I mean what kind of store is thi...
Oh, that explains it!
The two guys that run the place read in the paper...
... that Tippy is the most likely to win the dog show...
... because I guess that's really newsworthy...
... when lo and behold, she's dropped right into their laps.
Hey, we gotta grab her.
That little puffball is gonna be our ticket out of this dive.
But that is dognapping.
Uh, is this really what we're gonna focus on half the time?
There's a kid with superhuman strength...
... that looks like a Navi furball...
... and half the time it's focusing on this *** poodle?
Boy, they really know what kids want to watch, don't they?
Ok, they discover that Max turns into a monster...
... every time he gets hungry, and also when Snyder is around...
... to provide a comedic chase scene
It's happened.
From a lifetime of research, a monster is appearing...
... before my very eyes.
Look!
Uh, wait a minute. Did he just say "look" to a tape recorder?
Good God, guy, you're a scientist!
If you can't tell the difference between a camera...
... and a tape recorder, you shouldn't be in this field!
I sense something is approaching me.
Go on, smell it!
Come back here!
The hell just happened?
He fell off a window, now's he's coming through a door.
Must be one of those Escher design building.
They give Snyder the slip, but Max is confused for a dog...
... by one of the spa people.
How did you get out of your cage? Come on. Get back in there.
Yep. I guess he's confusing it for that rare breed...
... that were very popular back then.
But the sister comes in and claims she's picking him up.
Thankfully, there's no paperwork in this world...
... so he just believes her and lets her walk out with him.
Our heroes find out about the dognapping...
... and try to see if there is any way to get Tippy back.
Go back to Karl's shop and rescue Tippy.
Just like that?
Sounds fool-proof. Let's do it.
Hey, wait a minute! I can't go anywhere looking like this.
Yeah, looks good.
Wow, I'd called that incredibly racist...
... if I could figure out what race they were trying to offend.
The store closes in TEN MINUTES!
We'll meet you there.
We're taking a shortcut?
And try to keep up this time.
Just watch me.
Jesus!
The movie just got a sudden *** attack out of nowhere.
He's the fastest thing alive!
But unfortunately, Snyder is at the dog spa waiting for them.
He forces Max to put himself in a cage or else he'll...
... hold his sister's hand tightly.
Why doesn't he just eat the ***?
Hmm.
Ah ha.
Try these on.
Um, OK.
I know that's part of the toy and everything, but...
... what the hell are giant orange chains doing there?
Were they grooming a gorilla?
Was the Incredible Hulk...
... playing one of his *** night games again?
Hey!
I'll be back in a jiffy.
So Max changes back, but luckily, Rod is there to save them.
But they also have to save the poodle because...
... again, that's the number one concern in this movie.
However, the two goons are stupid enough to bring Tippy...
... to the dog show and claiming that she's theirs...
... never thinking for a minute that MAYBE the original owners...
... might show up.
Oh look, the original owners showed up.
Duh, thinking is hard.
Put down that check, you dognappers!
I also love the fact that they dress up Max like a dog again...
... to get inside and yet nobody at the dog show...
... a *** DOG SHOW, can tell that he's not a dog!
Even Stevie Wonder, with his nose plugged...
... his fingers in his ears, and trapped in a BOX...
... can tell that he's NOT a dog!
Oh, we made it.
We're home free.
But luckily, Max is there to stop their getaway.
Monster!
Hey, guys.
Remember me?
Oh, wow, you were really scary until you started talking.
Now you just sound retarded.
If that truck hadn't broken down...
... those two hoodlums might've gotten away scot free.
Oh yeah, the truck that broke down and ripped its own door off!
It's an everyday occurance that foils most getaways.
You were really great. You know that?
Yeah, but I'm still a monster.
Alright! I'm back to normal.
So as the two kids walk off into the sunset...
... Snyder talks to one of the monster statues...
... and gives us a very strange and actually kinda creepy ending.
It was I who found you and restored you to your ancient splendor.
Why was I not chosen?
JESUS, THAT'S IT?! What the hell kinda ending is that?
There's no sequel to this movie or spinoff show...
... so that's pretty much all we got.
When I was a kid, this scared the *** out of me.
I mean, what happened? Did he turn into a monster?
Did he kill everybody?
What kind of sick, evil way is that to end a kids movie?
Oh, well, who cares? The movie is ***, anyway.
Growing up with this toy, you sorta figured the idea would be...
... well, to have a pet monster...
... not have a boy turn into a monster...
... so even the setup is flawed.
But on top of that, it's a lazy story with lazy writing...
... and lazy animatronics...
... and plus, that creepy ending for little kids.
I mean, it's not the worst...
... but unless there's a reason for it, it's just needlessly scary.
What was the director thinking? What was the idea behind this?
In fact, I'm gonna call the director right now and find out!
Hi, this is the Nostalgia Critic and I wanna know...
... what the hell you were thinking with the ending...
... of "My Pet Monster"!
In fact, what the hell were you thinking...
... with the entire movie in general?!
Well...
... I-I-I don't know what I was expecting, I mean, I...
... yeah yeah, I saw the cover and I still rented it...
... yeah, I-I watched it willingly...
... no, I'm not...
... babysitting anybody, I, uh...
... I'm 28...
... well, it's, um, it's kinda my job, I, uh...
... yeah, I, uh...
... watch children's programming...
... and tell people what I think online...
... uh-huh...
... I'm very happy that you pity me...
... yeah, we're done. We're done.
Um, just, uh, thank you for your time...
... and sorry to have inconvenienced you.
OK, bye.
I'm the Nostalgia Critic and...
... and I gotta think a few things through.
The End?
Hey, that's a good one, Bernie.