* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival CCR]]'s "Born on the Bayou", the opening credits theme. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXppTU51yQ Can be seen for yourself here]].
* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Dr. Anton Arcane]], from this film and [[Film/SwampThing its prequel]], is a wicked MadScientist with dreams of immortality and power over the world. In the first movie, Arcane seeks to exploit the invention of the noble scientist Dr. Alec Holland, a solution capable of solving world hunger, having the staff of Holland's facility massacred by his mercenary entourage while personally murdering Holland's sister. Arcane later takes the formula for himself while [[BadBoss testing it on one of his own men]] as gratitude for procuring it for him, mutating him into a freakish pig-man. In the second movie, Arcane facilitates the [[TestedOnHumans experimentation on countless dozens of innocent people]], resulting in most of them killed in the process and those who survived afflicted with horrific, mutative growths, while throwing away the lives of his own subordinates to use their DNA to extend his own life and eventually [[OffingTheOffspring killing his own daughter]] to reverse the degeneration of his body. The epitome of selfishness and dark ambition, Arcane's ultimate wish is to [[AGodAmI force the world to bow to him]] or starve, concerned only with his power and legacy above even the lives of his closest friends and family.
* SoBadItsGood: The film is a great mixture of goofy superheroics and awesome fight scenes.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Contested as it is by some, most people agree it is more entertaining than the prequel. While less thought provoking and tragic, the hammy superheroics mixed with well timed jokes worked well for a very different type of experience. The suits also seem to be a step-up from the prior film, with genuinely good animatronics and detailing adding a lot to the minimalist approach the film film had.