History YMMV / RevengeOfTheCreature

* {{Sequelitis}}: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. It's often seen as a decent film but not as good as the first.

* ValuesDissonance: The heroes try to test the recently captured Gill Man's memory and intelligence with various tests that involve jabbing it with a cattle prod when it is trying to eat. Any character who repeatedly tasered a captive animal like that today would be seen by many audience members as having crossed a MoralEventHorizon. While the movie does portray the Gill Man sympathetically, it also expects us to continue viewing the testers as "heroes." This was common practice in science labs until TheSeventies. The behaviorist model back then didn't even think animals ''felt'' pain.

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he went on to be one of the most well-known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]]. At this point people mainly known this movie more so for being one of Clint Eastwood's first movie roles than anything else-other than perhaps being mentioned in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' which is brought up because of Creator/ClintEastwood.

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he went on to be one of the most well known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]]. At this point people mainly known this movie more so for being one of Clint Eastwood's first movie roles then anything else-other then perhaps being mention in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' which is brought up because of Creator/ClintEastwood.

* ValuesDissonance: The heroes try to test the recently captured Gill Man's memory and intelligence with various tests that involve jabbing it with a cattle prod when it is trying to eat. Any character who repeatedly tasered a captive animal like that today would be seen by many audience members as having crossed a MoralEventHorizon. While the movie does portray the Gill Man sympathetically, it also expects us to continue viewing the testers as "heroes." This was common practice in science labs until TheSeventies. The behaviorist model back then didn't even think animals ''felt'' pain.
* WhatAnIdiot: Gill Man has escaped into the sea and what its leading studiers decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he went on to be one of the most well known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]]. At this point people mainly known this movie more so for being one of Clint Eastwood's first movie roles then anything else-other then perhaps being mention in BackToTheFuturePartIII which is brought up because of ClintEastwood
* {{Sequelitis}}: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. It’s often seen as a decent film but not as good as the first.

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he went on to be one of the most well known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]]. At this point people mainly known this movie more for being one of Clint Eastwood's first movie roles.

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he went on to be one of the most well known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: You see that lab technician back there? Yeah, [[Creator/ClintEastwood he would go on to be one of the most well known and influential filmmakers in Hollywood]].
* {{Sequelitis}}: A decent film but not as good as the first.

* HilariousInHindsight: A couple of students have a conversation about how they pretty much have to go to college thanks to high school education being devalued since their parents were their age. Yes, that complaint was already a cliche 60 years ago. [[HarsherInHindsight You could repeat this argument regarding college baccalaureates vs. graduate school degrees these days.]]

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: There is one brief yet hilarious moment when the Creature strolls into a dance being held. One of the musicians is rocking out until he sees the Gill Man glaring at them all, at which point his eyes practically drop out of their sockets.
* HilariousInHindsight: A couple of students have a conversation about how they pretty much have to go to college thanks to high school education being devalued since their parents were their age. Yes, that complaint was already a cliche 60 years ago.
** HarsherInHindsight: You could repeat this argument regarding college baccalaureates vs. graduate school degrees these days.

* ValuesDissonance: The heroes try to test the recently captured Gill Man's memory and intelligence with various tests that involve jabbing it with a cattle prod when it is trying to eat. Any character who repeatedly tasered a captive animal like that today would be seen by many audience members as having crossed a MoralEventHorizon. While the movie does portray the Gill Man sympathetically, it also expects us to continue viewing the testers as "heroes."
** This was common practice in science labs until TheSeventies. The behaviorist model back then didn't even think animals ''felt'' pain.
* WhatAnIdiot: Gill Man has escapes into the sea and what its leading studiers decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"

* WhatAnIdiot: Gill Man has escapes into the sea and what its leading studiers decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"

* FridgeLogic: So, how ''did'' the mouse end up in the pocket of ClintEastwood's lab coat?

* {{Sequelitis}}
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Happens to one of the Creature's victims. Quoth the ''{{MST3K}}'':
-->'''Crow''': The Creature's got a nice rising fastball.
-->'''Mike''': Please don't attach me to a block and tackle and throw me into a padded palm tree NOO!