History YMMV / TheMonsterSquad

** The reveal of "Scary German Guy"'s backstory as a [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust survivor]].

* NightmareFuel: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]] ("Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''"). Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, as Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing Dracula's glowing eyes for the first time.
** Dracula in general was just very intimidating in this incarnation. Especially his Terminator-esque UnflinchingWalk in the climax. As well as the brutal CurbstompBattle he gives to the cops trying to stop him, which includes breaking their arms and breaking one's ''neck''.

** [[spoiler: Wolfman sincerely thanking Rudy as he lays dying from the silver bullet Rudy shot him with.]]
*** [[spoiler: Also, how ''utterly frantic'' the guy'd been to get himself locked up at the police station.]]
** The reveal of "Scary German Guy"'s backstory.
-->'''Horace''': You sure know a lot about monsters!
-->'''SGG''': Now that you mention it... I suppose I do. ''(Shuts the door as the camera pans to his forearm, bearing [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust a numbered tattoo]])''

* EvilIsCool: Creator/ChristopherLee and Creator/BelaLugosi still hold the honor of most iconic portrayals, but props still go to Duncan Regehr for the hands-down coolest and most badass depiction of Count Dracula on film.
* FridgeLogic
** Many questions regarding Dracula and his monster gang. What was Frankenstein's monster even doing on the plane? If that man was a werewolf to begin with, how come no one noticed up until now? Where did the Gill-man come from? Where did Dracula get his car? How can he even summon these monsters to begin with?
*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably chartered the flight himself (which looked a bit shady, so he probably had them bypass US Customs), had the hearse transported to the United States or simply bought it and didn't bother registering it (he's supernatural and plans to take over the world, so why bother putting plates on his car). There's even a brief scene where he left a message for Sean with an offer to buy the diary using an alias.
*** He was most likely laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.
** How come only female virgins count? That could have saved the kids a lot of trouble.
*** Biology? Sexism? Tradition? Any of them are possible explanations.
*** It's entirely possible it might have worked for the boys--but they're completely out of their depth here. Note: Van Helsing probably assumed the vampire hunters doing the ritual would be adult (probably married) men, not a gaggle of adolescents.

** How come only female virgins count? That could have saved the kids a lot of trouble. Although it was TheEighties, and AManIsNotAVirgin (or a group of pre-teen boys).

* EvilIsCool: Creator/ChristopherLee still holds the honor of most iconic portrayal, but props still go to Duncan Regehr for the hands-down coolest and most badass depiction of Count Dracula on film.

* HilariousInHindsight: In this movie, there's a cheesy horror franchise named "Groundhog Day", which the father criticizes for being extremely repetitive. In a few years, a film by the same name would become [[Film/GroundhogDay a very well-regarded romantic comedy]] (albeit a supernatural one), which is ''about'' things being extremely repetitive.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably chartered the flight himself (which looked a bit shady, so he probably had them bypass US Customs), had the hearse transported to the United States or simply bought it and didn't bother registering it (he's supernatural and plans to take over the world, so why bother putting plates on his car). There's even a brief scene where he left a message for Sean with an offer to buy the diary using an alias. *** He was most likely laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably chartered the flight himself (which looked a bit shady, so he probably had them bypass US Customs), had the hearse transported to the United States or simply bought it and didn't bother registering it (he's supernatural and plans to take over the world, so why bother putting plates on his car). There's even a brief scene where he left a message for Sean with an offer to buy the diary using an alias. He was most likely was laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably chartered the flight himself (which looked a bit shady, so he probably had them bypass US Customs), had the hearse transported to the United States or simply bought it and didn't bother registering it (he's supernatural and plans to take over the world, so why bother putting plates on his car). He was most likely was laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably charted the flight himself, had the hearse transported to the United States or simply bought it and didn't bother registering it (he's supernatural and plans to take over the world, so why bother putting plates on his car). He was most likely was laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably charted the flight himself, had the hearse transported to the United States (or simply bought it, even Monsters can buy stuff and didn't bother registering it), and likely was laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

*** ''Count'' Dracula is an aristocrat and quite wealthy. He probably charted the flight himself, had the hearse transported to the United States (or simply bought it, even Monsters can buy stuff), and likely was laying low with the other monsters until their strongest moment. Also, every one-hundred years, there's a sort of peak in power with the amulet being at the center of it. Wolfman himself probably didn't notice until a few days before the altercation at the police station.

* EvilIsCool: Creator/BelaLugosi still holds the honor of most iconic portrayal, but props still go to Duncan Regehr for the hands-down coolest and most badass depiction of Count Dracula on film.

* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]? Or [[WouldHurtAChild threaten to snap a little girl's neck?]]

** Dracula in general was just very intimidating in this incarnation. Especially his Terminator-esque UnflinchingWalk in the climax.

* HilariousInHindsight: In this movie, there's a cheesy horror franchise named "Groundhog Day". In a few years, a film by the same name would become [[Film/GroundhogDay a very well-regarded romantic comedy]] (albeit a supernatural one).

** How come only female virgins count? That could have saved the kids a lot of trouble.

* FridgeBrilliance: Scary German Guy mentions how he knows about real monsters. Then as he closes the door, you can see a [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust concentration camp tattoo]] on his forearm, which many kids would not recognize, but parents would.
** Frankenstein's monster once again befriends a little girl... but this time, he ''saves'' her from being killed.
* FridgeLogic: Many questions regarding Dracula and his monster gang. What was Frankenstein's monster even doing on the plane? If that man was a werewolf to begin with, how come no one noticed up until now? Where did the Gill-man come from? Where did Dracula get his car? How can he even summon these monsters to begin with?

** The Gillman was apparently in the second crate aboard the plane.

** BeamMeUpScotty: The word is "na'''r'''ds," not "nads."

* NightmareFuel[=/=]KickTheDog: Dracula threatens Phoebe after [[NeckLift grabbing her by the throat]] ("Give me the amulet, ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]''"). Duncan Regeher refused to do a second take of this scene, as Phoebe's blood-curdling scream is Ashley Bank's [[EnforcedMethodActing genuine reaction]] to seeing Dracula's glowing eyes for the first time.

* FridgeBrilliance: Scary German Guy mentions how he knows about real monsters. Then as he closes the door, you can see a concentration camp tattoo on his forearm, which many kids would not recognize, but parents would.

* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, Dracula has always been pure evil -- but in all his incarnations, has he ever done anything as evil as [[spoiler:tossing a stick of dynamite into a child's treehouse]]? Or [[WouldHurtAChild threaten to snap a little girl's neck?]]

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Frank gets sucked into the wormhole to stop Dracula for good]].

* BrokenBase: Scary German Guy's backstory. Interesting ParentalBonus that adds depth to the film, or just a little bit too much?

-->'''SGG''': Now that you mention it... I suppose I do. ''(Shuts the door as the camera pans to his forearm, bearing [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust a numbered tattoo]])''
* ValuesDissonance: They blackmail the Girl Next Door by threatening to show pictures of her changing. If they tried that twenty years later, she'd probably be blackmailing them.
** The casual use of anti-gay slurs dates the film pretty quickly.

* EarWorm: Michael Sembello's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8mAL-B2vOs Rock Until You Drop]]. One of the most stereotypically 80s songs in existence, and it gets played during an extremely 80s-looking HardWorkMontage. Once you hear it, it'll never leave!