History YMMV / HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie

* CaptainObviousReveal: Was anyone surprised when it turned out that [[spoiler:the Corazon was supposed to be placed in the hole of the medicine dispenser? The mural on the wall made it pretty darn blatant. Really, it's super straightforward- treasure's inside the idol, take it and put it inside the cavity. It's actually pretty {{Narm}}y when Arnold looks at the treasure with no idea what to do with it when it's staring us in the face- one of the smartest characters in the series, even more so than some adults- and yet his fifth grade-educated, ten-year-old logic can't make the connection... and then La Sombra unwittingly drags the cast away from right where they need to be when everything could have been solved in mere seconds with the spyglass. Some of you were probably screaming at the television or computer, "PUT IT IN THE HOLE, FOOTBALL HEAD!!" Funnily enough, Arnold even struggled to put Helga's locket there in its place and Helga berated for it.]]

* {{Narm}}: TheReveal of Arnold's last name was supposed to be a big, dramatic moment. Unfortunately, Craig Bartlett had already revealed it back when it seemed like the movie would never get made so the way the scene plays out comes across as superfluous. Especially since Phoebe addresses Arnold's grandpa as "Mr. Shortman" when they are [[spoiler:rescued from the pirates]], that itself would have been enough.
** The big pan shot of [[spoiler:the lost city]] uses ConspicuousCGI which looks quite jarring for an otherwise very well-animated movie.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Though not without faults, ''The Jungle Movie'' has been received much better than the first movie was (though its reception [[VindicatedByHistory improved somewhat over the years]]). Compare the 8.5/10 rating (on Website/{{IMDb}}) for ''The Jungle Movie'' to the 5.9/10 for ''The Movie''.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Rhonda takes selfies with a smartphone, when beepers were still in fashion just a year (in-universe) prior. Blame the 15 year SequelGap and TechnologyMarchesOn for this. Contrasted by Big Bob [[DiscoDan still trying to sell beepers]] even though [[DeaderThanDisco pretty much no one uses them anymore]].

* AngstWhatAngst: Miles and Stella take the fact that [[spoiler:they were in a ''coma for nearly a decade'' and their infant son is now an adolescent pretty well.]]
** It seems as though they were aware of the Green-Eyed People's prophecy that Arnold [[spoiler:would come to rescue them from the sleeping sickness]], implying they knew (or at least hoped) he would return at some point prior to [[spoiler:succumbing to the sickness themselves]].

** Big Bob gives a repeat performance in ''The Jungle Movie'', [[spoiler: joining with Miriam and Arnold's grandparents in helping save the kids from La Sombra's men.]]

** It seems as though they were aware of the Green-Eyed People's prophecy that Arnold [[spoiler:would come to rescue them from the sleeping sickness]], implying they knew, or at least hoped, he would return at some point prior to [[spoiler:succumbing to the sickness themselves]].

* {{Narm}}: TheReveal of Arnold's last name was supposed to be a big, dramatic moment. Unfortunately, Craig Bartlett had already revealed it back when it seemed like the movie would never get made so the way the scene plays out comes across as superfluous.

** After Alex D. Linz's portrayal of Arnold in "April Fool's Day" and "The Journal" was criticized by many fans, (mostly because his voice was too high-pitched and he was seen as a ReplacementScrappy to fan-favorite Spencer Klein), they cast Mason Vale Cotton as Arnold, who sounds closer to Toran Caudell, Phillip Van Dyke and Spencer Klein's voices.

** To the movie's credit, only Rhonda is the one shown using a phone, and it fits her character given that she's one to care most about her image. Plus, Big Bob still selling beepers makes sense given how much of an ignorant boor he is.

* OneShotCharacter Peter, Mr. Simmons' implied [[spoiler:and later confirmed]] boyfriend from "Arnold's Thanksgiving". He's shown to be rather caustic, even towards Simmons, and shows a distinct LackOfEmpathy when Mr. Simmons' friend Joy starts choking. However, given that he has to deal with Simmons' mother and her implied homophobia on Thanksgiving, you can't blame him for being so abrasive. [[spoiler:His nonspeaking cameo in ''The Jungle Movie'' seems to confirm that he's ''much'' nicer when the situation doesn't involve Simmons' family]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Sid is considerably nicer in ''The Jungle Movie'' than he was in the series post-Season 2. Such as stopping Harold and Stinky from ruining the contest entry, helping Eugene with his allergic reaction, and comforting Harold during his meltdown.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Sid is considerably nicer in "The Jungle Movie" than he was in the series post-season two. Such as stopping Harold & Stinky from ruining the contest entry, helping Eugene with his allergic reaction, and comforting Harold during his meltdown.
* CharacterRerailment: ''The Jungle Movie'' has Sid return to his pre-season three characterization where he was much less of a {{Jerkass}} and he spends the entire film being kind and courteous to his friends.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:La Sombra in ''The Jungle Movie''. He took over the group that Arnold's parent's parents' friend Eduardo worked for in order to arrange the RiggedContest for the San Lorenzo field trip, naming the PS-118 class the winners when he sees Arnold is with them. He impersonated Eduardo himself to take the kids on his riverboat, manipulating Arnold into confiding in him and keeping the knowledge of La Sombra being after him a secret from his friends, and when a boat carrying men working for the real Eduardo came in pursuit, he claimed ''they'' were La Sombra and his crew and that he was changing course to get the class to safety when it reality he was luring them into his pre-arranged trap. When Arnold, Gerald, and Helga escape from their imprisonment, La Sombra [[CrazyPrepared had anticipated this happening]] and had already placed a tracking device on Arnold. As he and his crew followed the kids' trail, La Sombra anticipated all the booby traps and had his crew members take all the blows instead. He very nearly succeeded in taking the Corazon for himself, even narrowly averting a DisneyVillainDeath (at first) and ''prolonging his own death by poison'' just for one last shot at taking it.]]
* OneShotCharacter Peter, Mr. Simmons' implied [[spoiler:and later confirmed]] boyfriend from "Arnold's Thanksgiving". He's shown to be rather caustic, even towards Simmons, and shows a distinct LackOfEmpathy when Mr. Simmons' friend Joy starts choking. However, given that he has to deal with Simmons' mother and her implied homophobia on Thanksgiving, you can't blame him for being so abrasive. [[spoiler:His nonspeaking cameo in "The Jungle Movie" seems to confirm that he's ''much'' nicer when the situation doesn't involve Simmons' family]].

** Big Bob gives a repeat performance in "The Jungle Movie", [[spoiler: joining with Miriam and Arnold's grandparents in helping save the kids from La Sombra's men.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Helga. As per usual, the audience is supposed to sympathize with her feelings for Arnold and want her love to be requited. However, this time around she blatantly ignores the fact that Arnold is currently undergoing a HeroicBSOD over his parents for most of the film and only cares about his feelings if they're about her, making her come across as completely selfish. Furthermore, she and the other characters put all the blame on Arnold for them [[spoiler:getting captured by La Sombra]], despite the fact it only happened because they were all tricked [[spoiler:into thinking the contest was legitimate]] and he didn't know any better than they did. Her constant snarking on the way to, and in, [[spoiler:the Green Eyed village]] didn't make matters any easier. Then again, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold this being Helga]] she is instrumental in helping Arnold [[spoiler:defeat La Sombra and cure the sleeping sickness, awakening Arnold's parents with her locket after the ''corazón'' was lost.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Helga in the ''The Jungle Movie''. As per usual, the audience is supposed to sympathize with her feelings for Arnold and want her love to be requited. However, this time around she blatantly ignores the fact that Arnold is currently undergoing a HeroicBSOD over his parents for most of the film and only cares about his feelings if they're about her, making her come across as completely selfish. Furthermore, she and the other characters put all the blame on Arnold for them [[spoiler:getting captured by La Sombra]], despite the fact it only happened because they were all tricked [[spoiler:into thinking the contest was legitimate]] and he didn't know any better than they did. Her constant snarking on the way to, and in, [[spoiler:the Green Eyed village]] didn't make matters any easier. Then again, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold this being Helga]] she is instrumental in helping Arnold [[spoiler:defeat La Sombra and cure the sleeping sickness, awakening Arnold's parents with her locket after the ''corazón'' was lost.]]

** Big Bob gives a repeat performance in "The Jungle Movie", [[spoiler: joining with Miriam and Arnold's grandparents in helping save the kids from La Sombra's men.]]]]

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Rhonda takes selfies with a smartphone, when beepers were still in fashion just a year (in-universe) prior. Blame the 15 year SequelGap and TechnologyMarchesOn for this.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Sid is considerably nicer in "The Jungle Movie" than he was in the series post-season two. Such as stopping Harold & Stinky from ruining the contest entry, helping Eugene with his allergic reaction, and comforting Harold during his meltdown.
* CharacterRerailment:
** ''The Jungle Movie'' has Sid return to his pre-season three characterization where he was much less of a {{Jerkass}} and he spends the entire film being kind and courteous to his friends.

* OneShotCharacter Peter, Mr. Simmons' implied [[spoiler:and later confirmed]] boyfriend from "Arnold's Thanksgiving". He's shown to be rather caustic, even towards Simmons, and shows a distinct LackOfEmpathy when Mr. Simmons' friend Joy starts choking. However, given that he has to deal with Simmons' mother and her implied homophobia on Thanksgiving, you can't blame him for being so abrasive. [[spoiler:His nonspeaking cameo in "The Jungle Movie" seems to confirm that he's ''much'' nicer when the situation doesn't involve Simmons' family]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** Helga in the ''The Jungle Movie''. As per usual, the audience is supposed to sympathize with her feelings for Arnold and want her love to be requited. However, this time around she blatantly ignores the fact that Arnold is currently undergoing a HeroicBSOD over his parents for most of the film and only cares about his feelings if they're about her, making her come across as completely selfish. Furthermore, she and the other characters put all the blame on Arnold for them [[spoiler:getting captured by La Sombra]], despite the fact it only happened because they were all tricked [[spoiler:into thinking the contest was legitimate]] and he didn't know any better than they did. Her constant snarking on the way to, and in, [[spoiler:the Green Eyed village]] didn't make matters any easier. Then again, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold this being Helga]] she is instrumental in helping Arnold [[spoiler:defeat La Sombra and cure the sleeping sickness, awakening Arnold's parents with her locket after the ''corazón'' was lost.]]

** Big Bob gets a few awesome moments at the end half of the first movie. First is when he joins Grandpa (who he sometimes had a rivalry with in the show) and the other borders in their attempts to save the neighborhood, and second when he beats up Nick Vermincelli. He also gives a repeat performance of this in "The Jungle Movie", [[spoiler: joining with Miriam and Arnold's grandparents in helping save the kids from La Sombra's men.]]]]

* HSQ: Did you honestly expect to see [[one of La Sombra's men [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath get used as a human shield against a slew of arrows and collapse dead]] on screen?]]

** Sid is much less of a {{Jerkass}} in ''The Jungle Movie'' and acts as a genuinely helpful and courteous friend by doing things like salvaging Arnold's contest video and helping Eugene cope with his allergic reaction to the San Lorenzo food.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:La Sombra in ''The Jungle Movie''. He took over the group that Arnold's parent's parents' friend Eduardo worked for in order to arrange the RiggedContest for the San Lorenzo field trip, naming the PS-118 class the winners when he sees Arnold is with them. He impersonated Eduardo himself to take the kids on his riverboat, manipulating Arnold into confiding in him and keeping the knowledge of La Sombra being after him a secret from his friends, and when a boat carrying men working for the real Eduardo came in pursuit, he claimed ''they'' were La Sombra and his crew and that he was changing course to get the class to safety when it reality he was luring them into his pre-arranged trap. When Arnold, Gerald, and Helga escape from their imprisonment, La Sombra [[CrazyPrepared had anticipated this happening]] and had already placed a tracking device on Arnold. As he and his crew followed the kids' trail, La Sombra anticipated all the booby traps and had his crew members take all the blows instead. He very nearly succeeded in taking the Corazon for himself, even narrowly averting a DisneyVillainDeath (at first) and ''prolonging his own death by poison'' just for one last shot at taking it.]]

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