History YMMV / Chickenlittle

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: [[TheScrappy Buck Cluck]], who wants to do right by his son, is guilty of continuous ParentalNeglect as his son suffers from AllOfTheOtherReindeer. Even though the actual antagonists are aliens causing problems on Earth, what makes them better than Buck was that they were just trying to find the lost alien child Kirby. Many fans see Buck as a detestable AbusiveParent of the caliber of [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Lady Tremaine]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Claude Frollo]]. While Buck does get called out and apologize for his actions, many viewers saw it as too little, too late.

* FanPreferredCutContent: There are a good number of people who find Buck's character to be far more likable in the original script, due to the fact he actually has a good number of PetTheDog moments towards his son that help balance out his flaws. Unfortunately, because those redeeming qualities were left out in the final product, he has since become TheScrappy that we know today.

* TheScrappy: Buck Cluck is without question THE most reviled character in the entire movie. He neglects his son's well-being in favor of his own reputation and only comes around after he's done something that he can benefit his public image with. A lot of people found his treatment of Chicken Little not only bad, but that it would emotionally scar most children, so much that they never forgave him for what he did in the movie, despite realizing how wrong he was and trying to make up for it in the end.[[note]]This stems from some believing that said JerkassRealization doesn't feel earned/genuine.[[/note]]

** Think "Numa Numa" and recall the early teaser commercials with Chicken Little dancing to "Dragostea din tei". Then have it [[HilariousInHindsight come back to haunt you]] when you hear "Down" by Jay Sean, a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the Numa Numa song whose lyrics specifically allude to the story of Chicken Little.

** In one of the alternate openings, when Chicken Little gets stuck in his mail slot when trying to avoid some news reporters, Buck pops in to help him get out. One of the newscasters asks him how he feels about the upcoming movie they were making out of Chicken Little, another one asks him who should play his part. One of the newscasters then asks if "[[Creator/SeanPenn Sean Penguin]]" should portray him. 11 years later, Penn himself would go on to star in [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie another movie where the main character is a bird.]]
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Contrary to its atrocious reception on its home country, the movie was very well received in Latin America, thanks in no doubt to a good dose of SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, with memorable performances by Kalimba and Xavier López "Chabelo", the movie's soundtrack having an amazing adaptation to Spanish, performed by talented voice actors and singers, and Buck overall coming off as more sympathetic thanks to the script playing up his struggles raising a paranoiac son, with a more heartfelt performance by Chabelo than Garry Marshal's original.

* WTHCastingAgency
** The voice actors of Chicken, Abby and Runt [[VocalDissonance don't even attempt to sound like kids]], though the film never is clear on whether they're supposed to be young children or teenagers. WordOfGod states that Chicken Little (at least) is a "teenager" around 12-13 years old.
** The Italian version of the film has Turkey Lurkey voiced by Walter Veltroni; they probably thought it was amusing to hear the mayor of a cartoon town voiced by the man who was ''Rome's mayor'' at the time.

* RonTheDeathEater: Buck, notoriously so. The movie's writing makes him come off as [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] and [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unsympathetic jerk]] who doesn't come to his son's aid when he needs it, and [[ItsAllAboutMe only doesn't act embarrassed about his son's very existence when Chicken does something heroic]]. However, the movie also makes it clear that he's never outwardly or intentionally abusive and that this is the best he can do given his circumstances, being a widower raising a paranoiac child by himself, and he does eventually see the error of his ways. An extreme VocalMinority of people on the internet (especially critics), however, depicted him as an [[TheSociopath abusive sociopath]] with no redeeming qualities, sometimes labeling him ''one of the most evil Disney characters'' or even ''the most {{Abusive Parent|s}} in all of fiction'', somehow beating out the likes of [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Judge Claude Frollo]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Franchise/BlazBlue Relius Clover]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury Prospera Mercury]] and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]] for the title. The character's [[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Buck_Cluck?action=history Disney Wiki]] page had an ongoing Administrivia/EditWar between ticked-off viewers categorizing him as the villain and [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk adding "neglecting his son" to the list of things he likes]] and admins struggling to keep the page neutral.[[note]]This reputation largely grew out of WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter's thrashing of the film, as he famously has a zero-tolerance policy for whatever he considers to be poor depictions of abuse and bullying in fiction, having grown up with an abusive father and enduring bullying well into adulthood.[[/note]]

** Chicken Little also makes this mistake again, when he warns everyone about the alien invasion. He could've simply not warned the second time, because he knows, it'll ruin his reputation AGAIN. Sure, it would've be selfish, but living an entire year in a town where everyone mocks him, and his own father never helps him, and the one chance he finally gets everyone to love him, including his father, would've show what he cannot throw away his redemption.

* RonTheDeathEater: Buck, notoriously so. The movie's writing makes him come off as [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] and [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unsympathetic jerk]] who doesn't come to his son's aid when he needs it, and [[ItsAllAboutMe only doesn't act embarrassed about his son's very existence when Chicken does something heroic]]. However, the movie also makes it clear that he's never outwardly or intentionally abusive and that this is the best he can do given his circumstances, being a widower raising a paranoiac child by himself, and he does eventually see the error of his ways. An extreme VocalMinority of people on the internet (especially critics), however, depicted him as an [[TheSociopath abusive sociopath]] with no redeeming qualities, sometimes labeling him ''one of the most evil Disney characters'' or even ''the most {{Abusive Parent|s}} in all of fiction'', somehow beating out the likes of [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Judge Claude Frollo]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Franchise/BlazBlue Relius Clover]], and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]] for the title. The character's [[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Buck_Cluck?action=history Disney Wiki]] page had an ongoing Administrivia/EditWar between ticked-off viewers categorizing him as the villain and [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk adding "neglecting his son" to the list of things he likes]] and admins struggling to keep the page neutral.[[note]]This reputation largely grew out of WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter's thrashing of the film, as he famously has a zero-tolerance policy for whatever he considers to be poor depictions of abuse and bullying in fiction, having grown up with an abusive father and enduring bullying well into adulthood.[[/note]]

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: [[TheScrappy Buck Cluck]], who wants to do right by his son, is guilty of continuous ParentalNeglect as his son suffers from AllOfTheOtherReindeer. Even though the actual antagonists are aliens causing problems on Earth, what makes them better than Buck was that they were just trying to find the lost alien child Kirby. Many fans see Buck as a detestable AbusiveParent of the caliber of [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Lady Tremaine]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Claude Frollo]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disney trying to be Creator/DreamWorksAnimation? Not surprisingly, most audiences didn't buy it.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Foxy Loxy is an arrogant bully. Apparently, this was worthy of getting mind raped into being a sweet SouthernBelle.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Runt of the Litter. Most didn't like having to sit through yet ''another'' FatComicRelief character in a Disney movie or how he takes advantage of [[EnsembleDarkhorse Foxy Loxy's]] MindRape by making her his girlfriend against her will. Others will say that, that last matter notwithstanding, he's still one of the few genuinely [[NiceGuy pleasant]] characters in a film full of {{jerkass}}es.

* CatharsisFactor: After seeing how horrible and cruel the Townsfolk were to Chicken Little, it's incredibly satisfying to watch them getting terrorized and vaporized [[spoiler:actually teleported to spaceship]] by the Aliens later in the movie.

*** If they could've kept Buck Cluck's motivation of wishing his child to be normal like everyone else, it would've been understandable for the character. But instead, he cares more of his town reputation rather than his son's feelings and beliefs.

*** He also makes this mistake again, when he warns everyone about the alien invasion. He could've simply not warned the second time, because he knows, it'll ruin his reputation AGAIN. Sure, it would've be selfish, but living an entire year in a town where everyone mocks him, and his own father never helps him, and the one chance he finally gets everyone to love him, including his father, would've show what he cannot throw away his redemption.
** If they wanted Abby to be the love interest of Chicken Little, they've should explored more of their relationship, instead of tossing it away by the last minute.

* TheScrappy: Buck Cluck is without question THE most reviled character in the entire movie. He neglects his son's well being in favor of his own reputation and only comes around after he's done something that he can benefit his public image with. A lot of people found his treatment of Chicken Little not only bad, but that it would emotionally scar most children, so much that they never forgave him for what he did in the movie, despite realizing how wrong he was and trying to make up for it in the end.[[note]]This stems from some believing that said JerkassRealization doesn't feel earned/genuine.[[/note]]

* RonTheDeathEater:
** Buck, notoriously so. The movie's writing makes him come off as [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]] and [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unsympathetic jerk]] who doesn't come to his son's aid when he needs it, and [[ItsAllAboutMe only doesn't act embarrassed about his son's very existence when Chicken does something heroic]]. However, the movie also makes it clear that he's never outwardly or intentionally abusive and that this is the best he can do given his circumstances, being a widower raising a paranoiac child by himself, and he does eventually see the error of his ways. An extreme VocalMinority of people on the internet (especially critics), however, depicted him as an [[TheSociopath abusive sociopath]] with no redeeming qualities, sometimes labeling him ''one of the most evil Disney characters'' or even ''the most {{Abusive Parent|s}} in all of fiction'', somehow beating out the likes of [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Judge Claude Frollo]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]], [[Franchise/BlazBlue Relius Clover]], and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]] for the title. The character's [[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Buck_Cluck?action=history Disney Wiki]] page had an ongoing Administrivia/EditWar between ticked-off viewers categorizing him as the villain and [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk adding "neglecting his son" to the list of things he likes]] and admins struggling to keep the page neutral.[[note]]This reputation largely grew out of WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter's thrashing of the film, as he famously has a zero-tolerance policy for whatever he considers to be poor depictions of abuse and bullying in fiction, having grown up with an abusive father and enduring bullying well into adulthood.[[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: The film giving a ShoutOut to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'' is hilarious considering that Disney would purchase Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} in 2012.