Fred Savage was a lot nicer when he was a kid.
That’s the conclusion Marvel superhero Deadpool arrives at in a hilarious but honest promotional video for the new comic-inspired film, Once Upon a Deadpool. The nearly two-minute video features Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds) reading a bed-side story to the former child actor in a callback to Savage’s role in The Princess Bride (1973)
Everything seems to be going well until Savage goes for the low-hanging fruit of musical insults, Nickelback, to take a light-hearted jab at Deadpool. Big mistake, Fred. The comments strike a sour chord in the musical mind of the gratuitously inappropriate superhero, as Deadpool quickly corrects him with a barrage of undeniable accomplishments and record-sales facts in support of often joked-about Canadian rock band.
“I’ve had it with all this Nickelback hating,” Deadpool proclaims angrily to start his impressive rant. The masked character goes on to school a neatly tucked-in Savage on the very impressive career statistics which Nickelback have earned throughout their career since releasing their debut album back in 1996. Deadpool cites the tens of millions of albums the band has sold, in addition to the number of Grammy, Juno, Billboard, and American Music Awards the band has been given over the years. The rant clearly works, as Savage is quick to take back his hurtful comments before the two dive right into an a cappella duet of Nickelback’s 2001 single, “How You Remind Me”.
One fact that Deadpool forgot to mention in terms of the band’s accomplishments, is that “How You Remind Me” was also the most-played song on U.S. radio stations throughout the first decade of the 2000s. Take that, haters.
Once Upon a Deadpool – Nickelback Teaser Clip
[Video: Ryan Reynolds]
In all seriousness, it is about time the whole anti-Nickelback movement came to an end. There is no way that Nickelback was the worst thing to happen to music considering all the actual overproduced tunes that have been released since 1996. Anyone who still thinks Nickelback is worth trashing clearly has never listened to iLoveMemphis‘ “Hit the Quan“. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
It’s also worth noting that Americans would rather listen to Nickelback than the U.S. Congress.
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