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* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The most common complaint about the visual effects is how suddenly shifting from a real baby to a cartoonish yet realistic CG toddler gets downright terrifying. There's also Tim's masked look, whose exaggerated features and obvious plastic hair are fairly creepy.

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* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The most common complaint about the visual effects is how suddenly shifting from a real baby to a cartoonish yet realistic CG toddler gets [[AccidentalNightmareFuel downright terrifying.terrifying]]. There's also Tim's masked look, whose exaggerated features and obvious plastic hair are fairly creepy.

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Trimming the complaining. I know this is YMMV, but many of these tropes are very very loaded and misused (ex. Ensemble Darkhorse is for minor characters, not "the one character people like"), and also ZC Es.


* EnsembleDarkhorse: Loki (for his amazing [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]] [[HamAndCheese antics]]) and Dr. Neuman (for Creator/BenStein's [[DeadpanSnarker signature attitude]]).
* EvilIsSexy: Creator/AlanCumming as Human!Loki. We even get to see him in a speedo at one point!



** Loki [[spoiler:patching things up with his father Odin and the two of them going home together]].
** Related to the above, [[spoiler:Tim's speech towards Odin:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Tim''': Hey! Look here, Grisly Adams, I don't know how things works in the god world, but you're his ''father'', he's your ''son'', and even if you banish him, he's still gonna be your son. Nothing, in this universe is more important than your relationship with your family. I would think it's even more important for you guys. You're like a thousand, he's like eight-hundred, you might as well get it right now and enjoy the rest of eternity.]]

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** Loki [[spoiler:patching patching things up with his father Odin and the two of them going home together]].
together.
** Related to the above, [[spoiler:Tim's Tim's speech towards Odin:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Tim''':
Odin:
--->'''Tim''':
Hey! Look here, Grisly Adams, I don't know how things works in the god world, but you're his ''father'', he's your ''son'', and even if you banish him, he's still gonna be your son. Nothing, in this universe is more important than your relationship with your family. I would think it's even more important for you guys. You're like a thousand, he's like eight-hundred, you might as well get it right now and enjoy the rest of eternity.]]



* MemeticMutation:
** Don’t you just looooooooooveeee Halloween?
** “My bad.”



-->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''': Why are you making me think about a baby with three penises?! ''What'' '''''twisted pigshit''''' ''does that?!''
* OlderThanTheyThink: Many viewers complaining about Otis still wearing the Mask even in daylight probably never saw the [[WesternAnimation/TheMask animated television series based on the 1994 film]], which changed it so that Stanley Ipkiss could also still have the mask on in the morning.

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-->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''': Why are you making me think about a baby with three penises?! ''What'' '''''twisted pigshit''''' ''does that?!''
* OlderThanTheyThink: OlderThanTheyThink:
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Many viewers complaining about Otis still wearing the Mask even in daylight probably never saw the [[WesternAnimation/TheMask animated television series based on the 1994 film]], which changed it so that Stanley Ipkiss could also still have the mask on in the morning.



* OneSceneWonder: The car Tim drives in the finale is ''easily'' the best thing in this movie.



* {{Sequelitis}}: Of all of the sequels to Creator/JimCarrey vehicles out there, this one is near-universally considered the worst ([[Film/EvanAlmighty And that's]] [[Film/DumbAndDumberer saying something]]). Though the original did great with critics, gaining an 80% fresh score on Website/RottenTomatoes, the sequel only managed to get a ''6%'' score. It has [[InNameOnly nothing to do with original]] beyond just having the mask in it, Creator/JamieKennedy's Carrey-equivalent performance was universally panned, the cinematography and visuals are nightmare-inducing, and the slapstick was a horrendously executed far cry from the wit the original film had.
* SignatureScene: Other than Loki, the most memorable scene is the remix of "Can't Take My Eyes of You", despite all of its cheesiness.
* SpecialEffectFailure:
** Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!
** Otis also looks way too "cartoonish" when masked, as well as Bee Loki, but that was more than likely intentional.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: Of all of the sequels to Creator/JimCarrey vehicles out there, this one is near-universally considered the worst ([[Film/EvanAlmighty And that's]] [[Film/DumbAndDumberer saying something]]).worst. Though the original did great with critics, gaining an 80% fresh score on Website/RottenTomatoes, the sequel only managed to get a ''6%'' score. It has [[InNameOnly nothing to do with original]] beyond just having the mask in it, Creator/JamieKennedy's Carrey-equivalent performance was universally panned, the cinematography and visuals are nightmare-inducing, and the slapstick was a horrendously executed far cry from the wit the original film had.
* SignatureScene: Other than Loki, the most memorable scene is the remix of "Can't Take My Eyes of You", despite all of its cheesiness.
*
%%* SpecialEffectFailure:
** %%** Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!
** %%** Otis also looks way too "cartoonish" when masked, as well as Bee Loki, but that was more than likely intentional.



* TaintedByThePreview: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4HyI0i1mPM initial reveal trailer]] attracted a significant backlash, simply because it made it clear that the film wasn't going to be what fans wanted from a ''Mask'' sequel. When the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKwtGHbpVDU full trailer]] hit, things just went FromBadToWorse.
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: One scene that draws particular ire from viewers is the scene where Alvey is shown watching the legendary cartoon ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'' almost in it's entirety and the film then proceeds to blatantly copy it bit for bit, down to Tim trying to show Alvey's singing to a neighbor, only for him to stop JUST before the neighbor opens the door.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Everyone.[[note]]With the possible exceptions of animation companies Creator/TippettStudio and Creator/SunwooEntertainment[[/note]]
* UncertainAudience: It's pretty much safe to say that this movie just didn't appeal to... anyone. Fans of the original Jim Carrey movie will be disappointed that Carrey isn't in this movie, along with the cringe-worthy humor, people unfamiliar with the Mask franchise will be turned away by the unlikable characters and the mean-spirited nature of the film, and fans of the comics will be put off by the very family-friendly feel of the movie (ironically, younger audiences were put-off by the [[AccidentalNightmareFuel nightmarish visuals]]), along with everything that turned away fans of the first film, and newcomers to the franchise, as already mentioned previously.
* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The most common complaint about the visual effects is how suddenly shifting from a real baby to a cartoonish yet realistic CG toddler gets downright terrifying. There's also [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51aa1457e4b08b27fbbf5a20/1508512706167-TCMO4S6ZQWXCD5RUOEHW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHaS3eOa_ht8gVK3T5LNM5t7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UV3U0a5tiuzT6tCK11-l-f9lULXoZCCIYXXZoemVrG-E5EtI5Goe07L9gp59RZWOsQ/Son.jpg Tim's masked look]], whose exaggerated features and obvious plastic hair are fairly creepy.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The audience is clearly supposed to root for and sympathize with Alvey. Unfortunately, he's a complete {{Jerkass}} who constantly torments his father, Tim, and makes life miserable for him throughout the whole movie for no real reason, other than [[ForTheEvulz just because]], making him a borderline VillainProtagonist / UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist with no sympathetic qualities.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids:
** For a PG movie that's ostensibly meant to be a more kid-friendly sequel to its PG-13 predecessor, there is a surprising amount of raunchy content here, with sexual innuendos, disturbing imagery, and even a deleted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Nb608AZVc sperm fertilization scene]] that's kept in non-Region 1 DVD copies.
** Mercilessly lampshaded by the Nostalgia Critic at every one of the film's more horrifying moments:
--->'''The Nostalgia Critic:''' Kids, see Son of the Mask! A FAMILY picture!

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* %%* TaintedByThePreview: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4HyI0i1mPM initial reveal trailer]] attracted a significant backlash, simply because it made it clear that the film wasn't going to be what fans wanted from a ''Mask'' sequel. When the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKwtGHbpVDU full trailer]] hit, things just went FromBadToWorse.
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: One scene that draws particular ire from viewers is the scene where Alvey is shown watching the legendary cartoon ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'' almost in it's entirety and the film then proceeds to blatantly copy it bit for bit, down to Tim trying to show Alvey's singing to a neighbor, only for him to stop JUST before the neighbor opens the door.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Everyone.[[note]]With the possible exceptions of animation companies Creator/TippettStudio and Creator/SunwooEntertainment[[/note]]
* UncertainAudience: It's pretty much safe to say that this movie just didn't appeal to... anyone. Fans of the original Jim Carrey movie will be disappointed that Carrey isn't in this movie, along with the cringe-worthy humor, people unfamiliar with the Mask franchise will be turned away by the unlikable characters and the mean-spirited nature of the film, and fans of the comics will be put off by the very family-friendly feel of the movie (ironically, younger audiences were put-off by the [[AccidentalNightmareFuel nightmarish visuals]]), along with everything that turned away fans of the first film, and newcomers to the franchise, as already mentioned previously.
* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The most common complaint about the visual effects is how suddenly shifting from a real baby to a cartoonish yet realistic CG toddler gets downright terrifying. There's also [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51aa1457e4b08b27fbbf5a20/1508512706167-TCMO4S6ZQWXCD5RUOEHW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHaS3eOa_ht8gVK3T5LNM5t7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UV3U0a5tiuzT6tCK11-l-f9lULXoZCCIYXXZoemVrG-E5EtI5Goe07L9gp59RZWOsQ/Son.jpg Tim's masked look]], look, whose exaggerated features and obvious plastic hair are fairly creepy.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The audience is clearly supposed to root for and sympathize with Alvey. Unfortunately, he's a complete {{Jerkass}} who constantly torments his father, Tim, and makes life miserable for him throughout the whole movie for no real reason, other than [[ForTheEvulz just because]], making him a borderline VillainProtagonist / UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist with no sympathetic qualities.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids:
**
WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For a PG movie that's ostensibly meant to be a more kid-friendly sequel to its PG-13 predecessor, there is a surprising amount of raunchy content here, with sexual innuendos, disturbing imagery, and even a deleted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Nb608AZVc sperm fertilization scene]] that's kept in non-Region 1 DVD copies.
** Mercilessly lampshaded by the Nostalgia Critic at every one of the film's more horrifying moments:
--->'''The Nostalgia Critic:''' Kids, see Son of the Mask! A FAMILY picture!
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* {{Sequelitis}}: Of all of the sequels to Creator/JimCarrey vehicles out there, this one is near-universally considered the worst ([[Film/EvanAlmighty And that's]] [[Film/DumbAndDumberer saying something]]). Though the original did great with critics, gaining an 80% fresh score on Website/RottenTomatoes, the sequel only managed to get a ''6%'' score. It has nothing to do with original beyond just having the mask in it, Creator/JamieKennedy's Carrey-equivalent performance was universally panned, the cinematography and visuals are nightmare-inducing, and the slapstick was a horrendously executed far cry from the wit the original film had.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: Of all of the sequels to Creator/JimCarrey vehicles out there, this one is near-universally considered the worst ([[Film/EvanAlmighty And that's]] [[Film/DumbAndDumberer saying something]]). Though the original did great with critics, gaining an 80% fresh score on Website/RottenTomatoes, the sequel only managed to get a ''6%'' score. It has [[InNameOnly nothing to do with original original]] beyond just having the mask in it, Creator/JamieKennedy's Carrey-equivalent performance was universally panned, the cinematography and visuals are nightmare-inducing, and the slapstick was a horrendously executed far cry from the wit the original film had.
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-->[[spoiler:'''Tim''': Hey! Look here, Grisly Adams, I don't know how it works in the immortal world, but you're his ''father'', he's your ''son'', and even if you banish him, he's still gonna be your son. Nothing, in this universe is more important than your relationship with your family. I would think it's even more important for you guys. You're like a thousand, he's like eight-hundred, you might as well get it right now and enjoy the rest of eternity.]]

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-->[[spoiler:'''Tim''': Hey! Look here, Grisly Adams, I don't know how it things works in the immortal god world, but you're his ''father'', he's your ''son'', and even if you banish him, he's still gonna be your son. Nothing, in this universe is more important than your relationship with your family. I would think it's even more important for you guys. You're like a thousand, he's like eight-hundred, you might as well get it right now and enjoy the rest of eternity.]]
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** Related to the above, [[spoiler:Tim's speech towards Odin:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Tim''': Hey! Look here, Grisly Adams, I don't know how it works in the immortal world, but you're his ''father'', he's your ''son'', and even if you banish him, he's still gonna be your son. Nothing, in this universe is more important than your relationship with your family. I would think it's even more important for you guys. You're like a thousand, he's like eight-hundred, you might as well get it right now and enjoy the rest of eternity.]]
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Almost all the sequences that attempt to be funny or which show the Mask's powers. Especially the subplot about Otis and Alvey, with its length and creepiness.
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* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: One scene that draws particular ire from viewers is the scene where Alvey is shown watching the legendary cartoon ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'' almost in it's entirety and the film then proceeds to blatantly copy it bit for bit, down to Tim trying to show Alvey's singing to a neighbor, only for him to stop JUST before the neighbor opens the door.
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** While references to the original comics are nearly nonexistent, Tim's song at his work's Halloween Party, "Too Good to be True," actually was performed by one of Big Head's wearers back in ''[[ComicBook/TheMask The Mask Strikes Back]]''.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!

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* SpecialEffectFailure: SpecialEffectFailure:
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Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!



* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For a PG movie that's ostensibly meant to be a more kid-friendly sequel to its PG-13 predecessor, there is a surprising amount of raunchy content here, with sexual innuendos, disturbing imagery, and even a deleted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Nb608AZVc sperm fertilization scene]] that's kept in non-Region 1 DVD copies.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids:
**
For a PG movie that's ostensibly meant to be a more kid-friendly sequel to its PG-13 predecessor, there is a surprising amount of raunchy content here, with sexual innuendos, disturbing imagery, and even a deleted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Nb608AZVc sperm fertilization scene]] that's kept in non-Region 1 DVD copies.



-->'''The Nostalgia Critic:''' Kids, see Son of the Mask! A FAMILY picture!

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-->'''The --->'''The Nostalgia Critic:''' Kids, see Son of the Mask! A FAMILY picture!
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Before being involved as art director and co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' (along with [[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes many]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse other]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 things]]) and fresh from his involvement from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Derrick Wyatt worked as one of the animators for the film.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Before being involved as art director and co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' (along with [[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes many]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse other]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 things]]) and fresh from his involvement from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', Derrick Wyatt worked as one of the animators for the film.
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* BileFascination: Is watched by some people for the sake of seeing how disrespectful it is to the first film and the franchise in general.

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* BileFascination: Is watched by some people for the sake of seeing not just how bad it is, but also to see how disrespectful it is to the first film and the franchise in general.



* JustHereForGodzilla: '''Loki'''. Arguably the only reason people watch this movie at all.

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* JustHereForGodzilla: '''Loki'''. Arguably the only reason people watch this movie at all. There's also some people who view Otis in their opinion as the best character in the movie due to his Wile E. Coyote-like antics.



* OlderThanTheyThink: One of the movie's problems is that Otis still has the Mask's powers even in daylight. The [[WesternAnimation/TheMask animated television series based on the 1994 film]] actually did it first, allowing Stanley Ipkiss to use the mask at any time whether it's night or not.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: One of the movie's problems is that Many viewers complaining about Otis still has wearing the Mask's powers Mask even in daylight. The daylight probably never saw the [[WesternAnimation/TheMask animated television series based on the 1994 film]] actually did film]], which changed it first, allowing so that Stanley Ipkiss to use could also still have the mask at any time whether it's night or not.on in the morning.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: SpecialEffectFailure: Most, if not all, of Alvey's effects. Depressingly, the movie's lead FX house was ''Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic''!
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from a poorly-composed 8-bit music track that is literally the only music playing throughout the game, ugly graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from poorly-composed 8-bit music, mediocre graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.

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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from a poorly-composed 8-bit music, mediocre music track that is literally the only music playing throughout the game, ugly graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.
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& TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from poorly-composed 8-bit music, mediocre graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.

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& * TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from poorly-composed 8-bit music, mediocre graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.
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& TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Yes, there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo4oEe8QXA Java video game]] based on the film, and it is no better. It suffers from poorly-composed 8-bit music, mediocre graphics for the characters, enemies and items, and crudely-drawn backgrounds.
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* UncertainAudience: It's pretty much safe to say that this movie just didn't appeal to... anyone. Fans of the original Jim Carrey movie will be put off by the fact that he isn't in this movie, along with the cringe-worthy humor, people unfamiliar with the Mask franchise will be turned away by the unlikable characters and the mean-spirited nature of the film, and fans of the comics will be put off by the very family-friendly feel of the movie (ironically, younger audiences were put-off by the [[AccidentalNightmareFuel nightmarish visuals]]), along with everything that turned away fans of the first film, and newcomers to the franchise, as already mentioned previously.

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* UncertainAudience: It's pretty much safe to say that this movie just didn't appeal to... anyone. Fans of the original Jim Carrey movie will be put off by the fact disappointed that he Carrey isn't in this movie, along with the cringe-worthy humor, people unfamiliar with the Mask franchise will be turned away by the unlikable characters and the mean-spirited nature of the film, and fans of the comics will be put off by the very family-friendly feel of the movie (ironically, younger audiences were put-off by the [[AccidentalNightmareFuel nightmarish visuals]]), along with everything that turned away fans of the first film, and newcomers to the franchise, as already mentioned previously.
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* BileFacination: Is watched by some people for the sake of seeing how disrespectful it is to the first film and the franchise in general.

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* BileFacination: BileFascination: Is watched by some people for the sake of seeing how disrespectful it is to the first film and the franchise in general.
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* BileFacination: Is watched by some people for the sake of seeing how disrespectful it is to the first film and the franchise in general.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: One of the movie's problems is that Otis still has the Mask's powers even in daylight. The [[WesternAnimation/TheMask animated television series based on the 1994 film]] actually did it first, allowing Stanley Ipkiss to use the mask at any time whether it's night or not.
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* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The most common complaint about the visual effects is how suddenly shifting from a real baby to a cartoonish yet realistic CG toddler gets downright terrifying. There's also [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51aa1457e4b08b27fbbf5a20/1508512706167-TCMO4S6ZQWXCD5RUOEHW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHaS3eOa_ht8gVK3T5LNM5t7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UV3U0a5tiuzT6tCK11-l-f9lULXoZCCIYXXZoemVrG-E5EtI5Goe07L9gp59RZWOsQ/Son.jpg Tim's masked look]], whose exaggerated features and obvious plastic hair are fairly creepy.

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