History YMMV / Christine

* TearJerker:
** [[spoiler:Christine mourning Arnie's death by playing their "song" (movie)]].
** [[spoiler: This turns into a JumpScare when Leigh thought Christine died. Christine was really just having a moment of silence before resuming her rampage.]]

* TheWoobie: Dennis, who been friends with Arnie since childhood, becomes this after Arnie spends more time away from Dennis after getting Christine, especially after he recuperates in a hospital after a football injury.

* InformedAttractiveness: There's no question that Alexandra Paul is attractive, but the boys at Arnie and Dennis's school react to Leigh as though she's the sexiest thing they've ever seen. Considering she dresses like somebody's mom and is considerably more withdrawn than other girls at the school, it's a little weird that they would be drooling over her like they are.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Christine mourning Arnie's death by playing their "song" (movie)]].

** "BadToTheBone" in this context, and "Harlem Nocturn" when Christine repairs herself for the first time.

* CargoShip: Definitely. Not merely shipping, this is one of the few canonical pairings of this nature and with both being sentient, as Christine and Arnie openly love each other to the point of mutual obsession.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "BadToTheBone" in this context, and [[{{Sexophone}} "Harlem Nocturn"]] when Christine repairs herself for the first time.
** Christine's first (more or less) kill wouldn't have been the CrowningMomentOfAwesome it was without [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaPwo6EJuB0&feature=related Moochie Mix Four]] playing in the background.
** Christine's death as she is crushed in a compactor: "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay", she is taunting everyone that they will ''never be rid of her.''
*** NotQuiteDead: She appears in ''Literature/{{IT}}'' to bust Henry Bowers out of the psyche ward on Pennywise's behest. Though that may be more of a cameo than a truly revived Christine.
*** She also makes a cameo in ''Film/CatsEye.'' (Along with {{Film/Cujo}} the dog.)
*** And she shows up once again in ''Literature/ElevenTwentyTwoSixtyThree.''

* NauseaFuel: The bullies couldn't just be satisifed by beating the hell out of Christine; they had to [[spoiler: crap on the dashboard]].

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The shots of Christine's regenerations were actually shot using mock ups that were built with more flexible materials that looked like metal which were sucked in by pumps with the film being played back in reverse to complete the effect (which was surprisingly effective).
** There's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu384gsCDAk this scene]] where Christine is on fire. The quality of the effects is what made it such a frightening scene.

*** And she shows up once again in ''11/22/63.''

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The shots of Christine's regenerations were actually shot using mock ups that were built with more flexible materials that looked like metal which were sucked in by pumps with the film being played back in reverse to complete the effect (which was surprisingly effective).

*** NotQuiteDead: She appears in ''{{IT}}'' to bust Henry Bowers out of the psyche ward on Pennywise's behest. Though that may be more of a cameo than a truly revived Christine.

*** She also makes a cameo in ''Film/CatsEye.'' (Along with Film/Cujo the dog.)

*** She also makes a cameo in ''CatsEye.''

* CargoShip: Definitely.

** Christine's death as she is crushed in a compactor: "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay", she is basically taunting everyone that they will ''never be rid of her.''
*** NotQuiteDead: She appears in ''{{IT}}'' to bust Henry Bowers out of the psyche ward on Pennywise's behest.
**** Though that may be more of a cameo than a truly revived Christine.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The shots of Christine's regenerations were actually shot using mock ups that were built with more flexible materials that looked like metal which were sucked in by pumps with the film being played back in reverse to complete the effect (which was surprisingly effective).
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Anyone who was ever bullied can sympathize with Arnie. That is, until he veers away from WhosLaughingNow to running down and battering innocent police detectives.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In the movie, Dennis tries to break into Christine, including giving a sharp knock on the window. Christine's response: play Little Richard's ''Keep a Knocking'' on the radio.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The shots of Christine's regenerations were actually shot using mock ups that were built with more flexible materials that looked like metal which were sucked in by pumps with the film (surprising effectively) being played back in reverse to complete the effect.

* NauseaFuel: The bullies couldn't just be satisifed by banging the hell out of Christine, they had to [[spoiler: crap on the dashboard]].
* StealthPun: Christine doesn't actually belong to LeBay for most of the books, but the words ''his unending fury'' can also be read as ''his unending Fury''. And Christine just won't die, and death is ending...[[DontExplainTheJoke yeah]]
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Christine mourning Arnie's death by playing their "song" (movie)]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Anyone who was ever bullied can sympathize with Arnie. That is, until he veers away from [=~Who's Laughing Now?~=] to running down and battering innocent police detectives.