History YMMV / HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Aside from the usual crap being slung past the radar, there are multiple on-screen deaths in the film. The only reason it didn't get a TV-14 rating is likely because there was no blood.

* {{Fanon}}: To explain her absence from the boarding house scenes, many fans speculate that Suzie finally had enough of Oskar's crap and divorced him between the end of the series and ''The Jungle Movie''.
** Upgraded to WordOfGod by Craig Bartlett in a Reddit AMA.

** Helga for the first half of the movie. As per usual, the audience is supposed to sympathize with her feelings for Arnold and want her love to be requited. However, she blatantly ignores the fact that Arnold is currently undergoing a HeroicBSOD over his parents and only cares about helping Arnold find his parents if it means he'll return her affections, making her come across as EntitledToHaveYou.

* 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. The kids of the Green Eye tribe get a pass because most of them are really young and uniformed and they assumed they couldn't make their machine work without Arnold, and that was true because Arnold did have the spyglass to decode how to open the guarded idol. Yet, it's actually pretty {{Narm}}y when Arnold looks at the painting of the treasure with no idea what to do with it when it's staring us dead-on 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 Lasombra 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, which she is quick to point out]].

** When Simmons accuses Arnold of being a traitor and explains who Benedict Arnold was, the class says "We know!" at once. What makes this unintentionally funny is that Eugene is animated with a smile on his face.

** Sheena doesn't even appear in the movie.

* UnnecessaryMakeover: {{Averted|Trope}}. Most of the new character designs were well-recieved (it helps that they aren't too different than what they looked like before, just slight wardrobe updates and aged up a bit) and some, like Phoebe, [[InvertedTrope are actually considered a vast improvement]].

** Lasombra refusing to give Rhonda the Wi-Fi password. Was it a case of EvilIsPetty or PragmaticVillainy considering that if she had internet access, she could easily [[spoiler:message someone to rescue the kids from his prison?]] Doubles as FridgeBrilliance.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The ConspicuousCGI moments aside, the animation is ''amazing'', and very crisp and smooth.
* AwesomeMusic: Jim Lang returns with the trademark jazz sound, as well as the return of the most memorable leitmotifs, including the "Parents Day" theme for Miles and Stella, and Helga's love theme.

** 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. The kids of the Green Eye tribe get a pass because most of them are really young and uniformed and they assumed they couldn't make their machine work without Arnold, and that was true because Arnold did have the spyglass to decode how to open the guarded idol. Yet, it's actually pretty {{Narm}}y when Arnold looks at the painting of the treasure with no idea what to do with it when it's staring us dead-on 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 Lasombra 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, which she is quick to point out.]]

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

* MoralEventHorizon: Lasombra [[spoiler:using a mook who failed him as a HumanShield against an arrow trap. It's incredibly jarring as, aside from a few episodes dealing with unreliable ghost stories, it's the first on-screen murder in the series. Lasombra then follows it up with using the rest of his men as canon fodder for the traps leading up to the Green-Eyes city, resulting in all of their deaths. And the guy is completely nonchalant through all of it.]]
* {{Narm}}: The big pan shot of [[spoiler:the lost city]] uses ConspicuousCGI, which looks quite jarring for an otherwise very well-animated movie. The [[spoiler:idol holding the Corazon counts, too]], as does a city bus near the start of the movie.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Many fans were not expecting the return of Pigeon Man in ''The Jungle Movie'', after the latter hadn't made a single appearance or mention since his DayInTheLimelight.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: For non-fans of the series. The movie is based on a modestly-popular television show that ended well over a decade ago, and is quite mythology heavy as far as the plot goes, so new audiences not familiar with the show found it hard to get excited for. In the end, in spite of a decent advertising campaign by the network, and the overwhelming support of the adult fanbase (which made the film the #1 U.S. trending topic on Twitter on its premiere night), the TV Movie ended up picking up lackluster ratings, at about the same than any other premiere.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The ConspicuousCGI moments aside, the animation is ''amazing'', looking very crisp and smooth.

* {{Narm}}: The big pan shot of [[spoiler:the lost city]] uses ConspicuousCGI which looks quite jarring for an otherwise very well-animated movie. The [[spoiler:idol holding the Corazon counts, too]], as does a city bus near the start of the movie.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: For non-fans of the series. The movie is based on a modestly-popular television show that ended well over a decade ago, and is quite mythology heavy as far as the plot goes, so new audiences not familiar with the show found it hard to get excited for. In the end, in spite of a decent advertising campaign by the network, and the overwhelming support of the adult fanbase (which made the film the #1 U.S. trending topic on Twitter on its premiere night), the TV Movie ended up picking up decent ratings, at about the same than any other premiere.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: For non-fans of the series. The movie is based on a modestly-popular television show that ended well over a decade ago, and is quite mythology heavy as far as the plot goes, so new audiences not familiar with the show found it hard to get excited for. In the end, in spite of a decent advertising campaign by the network, and the overwhelming support of the adult fanbase (which made the film the #1 U.S. trending topic on Twitter on its premiere night), the TV Movie ended up picking up lackluster ratings, at about the same than any other premiere.

** A major complaint with the 2002 movie is how the supporting cast doesn't get to do much. It's just Arnold, Gerald, Helga, and Big Bob. While the former three do have much of the screen time in the climax, every supporting character still makes a contribution of some sort, no matter how minor. Phoebe in particular (long regarded among fans as a main character alongside Arnold, Helga, and Gerald) gets a pretty substantial role in this movie (if not quite up to the level of the other three) whereas she had only ''one line'' in the first 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 no one uses them anymore]].

** After Creator/AlexDLinz'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 this time, who sounds closer to Toran Caudell, Phillip Van Dyke and Spencer Klein (who all had similar-sounding voices) and wrote ''The Jungle Movie's'' Arnold as less of a deliberate rejection of Klein's take like Linz's was, and more of a distillation of all of his previous actors' portrayals.

** 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 this time, who sounds closer to Toran Caudell, Phillip Van Dyke and Spencer Klein (who all had similar-sounding voices) and wrote ''The Jungle Movie's'' Arnold as less of a deliberate rejection of Klein's take like Linz's was, and more of a distillation of all of his previous actors' portrayals.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The movie is based on a modestly-popular television show that ended over 13 years ago, and is quite mythology heavy as far as the plot goes, so new audiences not familiar with the show found it hard to get excited for. It was probably for those reasons alone that the film didn't go to theaters as originally intended. In the end, the TV Movie ended up picking up lackluster ratings in spite of a decent advertising campaign by the network.

** TheReveal of Arnold's last name is played out as a big dramatic moment for the audience... except that Craig Bartlett had already revealed it back when it seemed like the movie would never be made and most fans had learned about it from online articles.
* CatharsisFactor: For ''Hey Arnold!'' at large. After waiting THIRTEEN LONG YEARS for the series to reach its conclusion, many people who watched the show as children and/or teens are now adults, some with children of their own. Now, a once-unfulfilled dream of their youth has been realized.

* ContinuityLockout: The movie ''requires'' you remember "Parents Day" and "The Journal" in their entirety (not just the map). It also contains callbacks to several previous episodes of the series, which would confuse new viewers who lack proper knowledge on the show, especially since it only airs on [=TeenNick=] now, which not everyone would have access too. Even if they do, the show airs during hours in which most people (particularly children) would be asleep. Some reviews have stated it was probably a good thing ''The Jungle Movie'' didn't go to theaters for this reason (ironically enough) as the movie that did was more a standalone adventure.

* ItWasHisSled: Arnold's last name is "Shortman". Bartlett confirmed it back when it looked like the movie would never be made and most of the fandom likely discovered this online beforehand. Still nice to have "official" confirmation, though.

** Despite her reputation in the fandom, many are also upset that Lila was once again a voiceless background character in this film, without any definitive closure being given for the Arnold/Lila/Helga love triangle that ended so abruptly in "Timberly Loves Arnold/Eugene, Eugene!" This was a decision made by Craig as he did not want her getting in the way of Arnold and Helga, but he jokingly (or maybe not) said in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFWlxJQFdgc live chat]] that Lila may return as a full-fledged if the series is revived.

* 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 7.5/10 rating on Website/{{IMDb}} for ''The Jungle Movie'' to the 5.9/10 for ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie''.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The movie is based on a television show that ended over 15 years ago, and is quite mythology heavy as far as the plot goes, so new audiences not familiar with the show found it hard to get excited for. It was probably for this reason alone that the film didn't go to theaters as originally intended. In the end, the TV Movie ended up picking up lackluster ratings in spite of a decent advertising campaign by the network.

* ContinuityLockout: The movie ''requires'' you remember "Parents Day" and "The Journal" in their entirety (not just the map). It also contains callbacks to several previous episodes of the series, which might confuse new viewers who lack proper knowledge on the show, especially since it only airs on [=TeenNick=] now, which not everyone would have access too. Even if they do, the show airs during hours in which most people (particularly children) would be asleep. Some reviews have stated it was probably a good thing ''The Jungle Movie'' didn't go to theaters for this reason (ironically enough) as the movie that did was more a standalone adventure.

* 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 8.2/10 rating on Website/{{IMDb}} for ''The Jungle Movie'' to the 5.9/10 for ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie''.

* CompleteMonster: Lasombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stops at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem [[WouldHurtAChild threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary to achieve his goals]]. Lasombra also has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the fate of the Green-Eyed People, he just wants to steal the Corazón purely out of greed. While he does put on an [[FauxAffablyEvil affable facade]] most of the time, Lasombra is nothing short of pure evil.

* CompleteMonster: Lasombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem [[WouldHurtAChild threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary]]. Lasombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the destiny of all people (The Green-Eyed People) or if they survive or dead if he stoles the Corazón.

* CompleteMonster: Lasombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem [[WouldHurtAChild threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary]]. Lasombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the destiny of all people or if they survive or dead if he stoles the Corazón.

* CompleteMonster: La Sombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem [[WouldHurtAChild threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary]]. La Sombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the destiny of all people or if they survive or dead if he stoles the Corazón.

* CompleteMonster: La Sombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem [[WouldHurtAChild threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary]}. La Sombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the destiny of all people or if they survive or dead if he stoles the Corazón.

* CompleteMonster: La Sombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary. La Sombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]]. He doesn't care about the destiny of all people or if they survive or dead if he stoles the Corazón.

* CompleteMonster: La Sombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary. La Sombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BadBoss letting his own men die]], and is quite resilient on his goal, even fighting off the effects of a poison dart.

* CompleteMonster: La Sombra is easily one of the most evil and vicious villains created by Nickelodeon. He is a ruthless treasure seeker, who stopped at nothing to get what he wants. He and his river pirate crew have no problem threatening a group of 10-year-olds with machetes if necessary. La Sombra himself is a step above his men, as he has no problem [[BasBoss letting his own men die]], and is quite resilient on his goal, even fighting off the effects of a poison dart.