History YMMV / TheNutJob2NuttyByNature

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Or in this case, ''Slightly'' Improved Sequel. Many consider this film an improvement over its predecessor due to it toning down the pessimistic vibe, the characters being more heroic, and for having better comedy. That being said, both critics and moviegoers still agree that because it doesn't replace the mean spirited tone with anything worthwhile, the film is still far from great.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** One of the first film’s most major criticisms was that its characters, especially Surly, were all too selfish and unlikable to care about. In ''Nutty By Nature'', the characters have all become [[TookALevelInKindness significantly nicer]] and the constant backstabbing from the first film is completely absent, making the sequel’s tone a lot less mean-spirited.
** Though Surly no longer belittles and bullies Buddy in this film, its revealed that they first met when [[IOweYouMyLife Surly saved Buddy’s life during a hurricane]], which explains why Buddy [[UndyingLoyalty remained attached to Surly]] despite his constant abuse in the first film.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mr. Feng. He's featured heavily in the film's advertising, but ultimately [[AdvertisedExtra serves no purpose]] besides being a ChekhovsGunman during the climax, where he and his army of mice [[spoiler:free Surly's friends and largely contribute to fighting off Muldoon's men]]. Considering his tragic backstory about him [[spoiler:being driven out of his home]], a lot more could've been done with him.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mr. Feng. He's featured heavily in the film's advertising, but ultimately [[AdvertisedExtra serves no purpose]] besides being a ChekhovsGunman during the climax, where he and his army of mice [[spoiler:free Surly's friends and largely contribute to fighting off Muldoon's men]]. Considering his tragic backstory about him [[spoiler:being driven out of his home]], a lot more could've been done with him.
* UncannyValley: The animation for the human antagonists can be rather unnerving at times.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Andie went from being an annoying LawfulGood character who believed in BlackAndWhiteMorality, to a WideEyedIdealist who constantly keeps the animals of the park in line and lifts their spirits whenever things seem grim.

** One of the first film’s most major criticisms was that [[EightDeadlyWords its characters, especially Surly, were all too selfish and unlikable to care about]]. In ''Nutty By Nature'', the characters have all become [[TookALevelInKindness significantly nicer]] and the constant backstabbing from the first film is completely absent, making the sequel’s tone a lot less mean-spirited.

* CrazyAwesome: '''Mr. Feng'''. He's a loose-cannon who throws a fit whenever he's called cute and is generally unstable. He's also a ''highly'' competent fighter who leads a large army of mice, all of whom are strong enough to fight off human beings.

** Some viewers questioned why Buddy put up with all of Surly's crap in the first film, considering how mistreated he was. This film reveals that [[spoiler:[[IOweYouMyLife Surly saved his life during a hurricane]]]] and that they became best friends ever since.
** One of the biggest criticism with the first film was that almost everyone was unlikable or mean-spirited. In this movie, all the animals TookALevelInKindness, and most of their penurious behavior was toned down.

* {{Narm}}: Andie repeatedly reminding the animals (and the audience) that they're wild animals and should act like it, instead of being lazy and trying to take the easy way out. She makes a good point at first, but after repeating the same message over ''five times'', it just becomes hilarious and can't be taken seriously.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Or in this case, ''Slightly'' Improved Sequel. Many consider this film an improvement over its predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy. That being said, both critics and moviegoers still agree that because it doesn't replace the mean spirited tone with anything worthwhile, the film is still far from great.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Or in this case, ''Slightly'' Improved Sequel. Many consider this film an improvement over its predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy. That being said, both critics and moviegoers still agree that because it doesn't replace the mean spirited tone with anything worthwhile, the film isn't all that great, despite being better than the original.

* BrokenAesop: Andi's point that they should be foraging rather than relying on the nut store would possibly carry more weight if her own nut cache wasn't just ''sad''. Seriously, if that's the best the keenest forager in the park can manage, the nut store is a ''necessity''.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: When Mayor Muldoon hears from a police officer that whoever built Liberty Land is going to be arrested due to the numerous safety violations, he ''knocks the police officer out right afterwards and tries to get away in a hot air balloon.'' Ihn other words, this dumbass only digged himself deeper.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: When Mayor Muldoon hears from a police officer that whoever built Liberty Land is going to be arrested due to the numerous safety violations, he ''knocks the police officer out right afterwards and tries to get away in a hot air balloon.'' Way to dig yourself deeper, dumbass.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: When Mayor Muldoon hears from a police officer that whoever built Liberty Land is going to be arrested due to the numerous safety violations, he ''knocks the police officer out right afterwards and tries to get away in a hot air balloon.'' Way to dig yourself deeper, dumbass.

** Some viewers questioned why Buddy put up with all of Surly's crap in the first film considering how he mistreated him. This film reveals that [[spoiler:[[IOweYouMyLife Surly saved his life during a hurricane]]]] and that they became best friends ever since.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Or in this case, ''Slightly'' Improved Sequel. Many consider this film an improvement over its predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy. That being said, both critics and moviegoers still agree that the film isn't all that great, despite being better than the original.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Or in this case, ''Slightly'' Improved Sequel. Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy. That being said, both critics and moviegoers still agree that the film isn't all that great, despite being better than the original.

* CrowningMomentofFunny: When Mayor Muldoon hears from a police officer that whoever built Liberty Land is going to be arrested due to the numerous safety violations, he ''knocks the police officer out right afterwards and tries to get away in a hot air balloon.'' Way to dig yourself deeper, dumbass.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mr. Feng. He's featured heavily in the film's advertising, but ultimately [[AdvertisedExtra serves no purpose]] besides being a ChekhovsGunman during the climax, where he and his army of mice [[spoiler:free Surly's friends and largely contribute to fighting off Muldoon's men]]. Considering his tragic backstory about him [[spoiler:being driven out of his home]], a lot more could've been done with him.

* EvenBetterSequel: Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly a more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy.

* EvenBetterSequel: Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly more likable protagonist, and for having better comedy.

* EvenBetterSequel: Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly more likable than what he was in the first film, and for having better comedy than it's predecessor.

* EvenBetterSequel: Many consider this film an improvement over it's predecessor due to it toning down the mean-spirited tone, the characters being more likable, making Surly more likable than what he was in the first film, and for having better humor than it's predecessor.