History YMMV / Casper

** The [[http://youtu.be/hl3yHQMtUFU natural result]] of combining LittleRichard with the CasperTheFriendlyGhost theme.

* HilariousInHindsight: Devon Sawa plays Casper's human form. While years later he spends an entire movie trying to [[FinalDestination cheat death.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: ''In A Spirited Beginning'', Brock locking Chris in the mansion and his complete LackOfEmpathy when he's told that the bomb planted inside the mansion could have killed Chris. Really, he and one of his lackeys (the other having made a HeelFaceTurn) deserved ''far'' more than having them hung on a tree by their underwear.
** Also, in A Spirited Beginning, when Chris introduces his Dad to Casper, but he doesn't show up (Having been kidnapped by his uncles), Chris's Dad demonstrates in one scene, that he is one of the biggest douchebags of a Dad for any character in a kids' movie of the 90's. It can also give the idea that this scene traumatized several kids due to how douchy Chris's dad acted in this scene.

* TearJerker: When Casper lamented how he died. It's a pretty sad scene.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_RUURTiAI#t=7m3s Dr. Harvey's scream when he first sees Casper, as well as the face he makes when he's screaming]], is so bad, I dare you not to laugh.

* MoralEventHorizon: ''In A Spirited Beginning'', Brock locking Chris in the mansion and then blowing off the fact that Chris could have died from the bomb planted in it. Really, he and one of his lackeys (the other having made a HeelFaceTurn) deserved ''far'' more than having them hung on a tree by their underwear.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_RUURTiAI#t=7m3s Dr. Harvey's scream when he first sees Casper, as well as the face he makes when he's screaming]], so bad, I dare you not to laugh.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where the Ghostly Trio goes inside Dr. Harvey and changes him into Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Gibson, and the Crypt Keeper. It is never mentioned again throughout the rest of the film, nor do the trio ever use their apparent morphing-abilities again.

* {{Narm}}: Carrigan constantly being called a "bitch". It's just so out-of-place in a kid's movie, and worse, it always calls attention to itself.

** Also, in A Spirited Beginning, when Chris introduces his Dad to Casper, but he doesn't show up (Having been kidnapped by his uncles), Chris's Dad demonstrates in one scene, that he is one of the biggest scumbags of a Dad for any character in a kids' movie of the 90's. It can also give the idea that this scene traumatized several kids due to how douchy Chris's dad acted in this scene.

* The [[http://youtu.be/hl3yHQMtUFU natural result]] of combining LittleRichard with the CasperTheFriendlyGhost theme.

* The [[http://youtu.be/hl3yHQMtUFU natural result]] of combining LittleRichard with the [[CasperTheFriendlyGhost]] theme.

** In the first film, when the Ghostly Trio briefly consider murdering Dr Harvey in order to make him a ghost for them to hang out with. They don't go through with it, but they were seconds away from carrying it out.

* MoralEventHorizon: ''In A Spirited Beginning'', Brock locking Chris in the mansion and then blowing off the fact that Chris could have died from the bomb planted in it.

** Also, in A Spirited Beginning, when Chris introduces his Dad to Casper, but he doesn't show Chris's Dad demonstrates in one scene, that he is one of the biggest scumbags of a Dad for any character in a kids' movie of the 90's.

* NightmareFuel: The Ghostly Trio's first impression can be terrifying. Double for the way they scared Dr. Harvey.

NightmareFuel: The Ghostly Trio's first impression can be terrifying. Double for the way they scared Dr. Harvey.

* EvilIsSexy: Carrigan being played by Cathy Moriaty.

** When the Ghostly Trio eat, the food they shove into their mouths looks more like cartoons than anything else.

** In the first movie, while no real problems with the ghosts themselves occur, {{ILM}} never animated reflections for them.
*** {{Justified}}--at one point Kat [[LampshadeHanging notes]] that Casper doesn't have a reflection, [[HandWave Hand Waving]] it as just the way ghosts work.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Accounted for in the sequels, where the ghosts have robotic movements, choppy animation and face-plant smack in the middle of the UncannyValley.
** The first movie, while with no real problems with the ghosts themselves occur, {{ILM}} never animated reflections for them.

** When the Ghostly Trio eat, the food they shove into their mouths look more like cartoons than anything.

*** When the Ghostly Trio eat, the food they shove into their mouths look more like cartoons than anything.