History YMMV / FernGullyTheLastRainforest

* OneSceneWonder: Tone Loc as Lou the goanna.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: A variation with Hexxus. Half the fans [[RootingForTheEmpire root for him and want him to win]], the other half loves him as much as the next person but still accepts that he's the BigBad and root for the heroes anyway.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Goanna's (voiced by Tone Lōc) song If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody (It Might as Well Be You) likely unintentionally sounds pretty sexual.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Even the Creator/RobinWilliams character spouts off morals!

** An aspect that has gone largely ignored is the film's use of TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects; the Leveler itself, Batty's flapping wings, a flock of birds, and some shots through the foliage, were created with 3D models. This was done so seamlessly that few who have seen the film even realize it due to the cel-shading of the models, much like ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' before it, averting SpecialEffectsFailure. Rather than try to impress audiences with 3D visuals that would inevitably date the film even further (as many 90's animated films did), the effects were used to half the production time

** Tends to fall victim to it quite a bit due to its (mostly) quality animation. Muddling things further is that Disney now owns the rights to the movie due to them buying out the 20th Century Fox movie and TV library in March 2019.

** It doesn't help that Disney ''did'' try to interfere with production in a roundabout way; Jeffrey Katzenberg asked Robin Williams not to take part because he worried it would interfere with marketing for ''Aladdin''. Williams was already cross at Disney going back on their promise to de-emphasize his presence in the marketing, and he was especially not happy that they were now interfering in a film they had no production stake in whatsoever.

* CriticalBacklash: Even though the film gets a lot of flak for its {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop, it has a fair amount of fans who enjoyed it as children.

** It's also mistaken for a Creator/DonBluth movie due to its similar art style and the mentality than any non-Disney film made during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation was made by him.

* DracoInLeatherPants: How many fans feel about Hexxus. This is what happens when you make the villain more likable and entertaining than the rest of the cast (and have him voiced by Creator/TimCurry). So much so that it's resulted in an accidental BrokenAesop; Hexxus is easily taken as cooler than most of the other characters he actually makes you root against the protagonists, and Toxic Love can make pollution seem so awesome it's probably responsible for spawning a group of future anti-environmentalists in that generation.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: After Zak admits that he was helping with the destruction of the rainforest which turns all the fairies against him, Batty -- who spent the majority of the film hating humans -- seems genuinely touched by Zak's remorse and tells him that he's "Not half bad for a hominid".

* RootingForTheEmpire: Many watchers sympathize with [[BigBad Hexxus]], who for the record is the incarnation of pollution in a heavily {{Anvilicious}} cartoon about how life is precious and pollution evil. He's an abomination whose end game is to spread pollution and live in a world of toxins, ''[[OmnicidalManiac endangering all life]]'', but that's what you get for casting Creator/TimCurry as your main villain and main characters who can end up generally forgotten otherwise (save for comic relief [[Creator/RobinWilliams Batty]]).

** But it gets better! Sideline the heroine of the first movie for borderline cameo appearances; and for the new main character, you take a fan favorite — albeit one with little screentime or influence on the plot — and remove the character traits that endeared them to the fanbase in the first place to make for an idiot to drive an IdiotPlot. [[SarcasmMode Where can you go wrong with that?]]

** One of few things in the movie that is more unanimously agreed to be positive. As the above AllAnimationIsDisney entry shows, it was so good that a lot of people thought it was either Disney or Don Bluth.

** And of course, you can't go wrong with Creator/TimCurry hamming it up in his VillainSong "Toxic Love." Not for nothing, both this and the above song were written by Music/ThomasDolby.

** The ''Batty Rap'', creepy and chock-full of NightmareFuel though it might be -- especially since Creator/RobinWilliams sang the song himself.

* CompleteMonster: [[DestroyerDeity Hexxus]] stands [[VileVillainSaccharineShow in contrast to such a lighthearted setting]]. In the past, Hexxus caused a mountain known as Mount Warning to erupt like a volcano and destroy anything it touched, killing countless people and creatures in [=FernGully=]; this would also cause a majority of the humans to flee in terror and never return. Hexxus was finally [[SealedEvilInACan defeated]] by the fairy priestess Magi Lune, but is released during the events of the film and manipulates the humans running a logging machine into heading towards [=FernGully=] so he can get revenge on the fairies for his imprisonment. Hexxus plans to [[OmnicidalManiac pollute the entire world and destroy it]], killing millions in the process so he can rule over the world as a PollutedWasteland.

* DracoInLeatherPants: How many fans feel about Hexxus. This is what happens when you make the villain more likable and entertaining than the rest of the cast (and have him voiced by Creator/TimCurry). So much so that it's resulted in an accidental BrokenAesop; Hexxus is so much cooler than all the other characters he actually makes you root against the protagonists, and Toxic Love makes pollution seem so awesome it's probably responsible for spawning an entire generation of future anti-environmentalists.

* EvilIsCool: Hexxus is one of, if not ''the'' most memorable aspect of the film thanks to his NightmareFuel-inducing design and a terrifyingly charismatic performance by Tim Curry. Many viewers have joked that the film's {{Anvilicious}} environment-protection message fell flat mainly because Hexxus was so damn entertaining that they ''wanted'' him to win against the bland and [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly-sweet]] protagonists.

* RonTheDeathEater: Pips gets ''a lot'' of flak in the sequel for forgetting all about his mission to rescue baby animals from poachers in favor of hanging out with a human girl he befriended. Those same critics tend to forget that (1) Pips had never seen the human world before and was left in awe of it; (2) once he finally remembered his mission, he was deeply ashamed of his own forgetfulness and kept his focus on the mission for the rest of the movie; (3) the human girl he befriended--and, later, her grandfather as well--played a significant role in sabotaging the poachers (Bungie even managed to rescue a portion of the captured animals on her own); and (4) he helped Crysta capture the poachers and rescue the remaining animals during the climax. So, while Pips did screw up early on (for which viewers are right to criticize him), he ''did'' make up for it later.
* RootingForTheEmpire: Many watchers sympathize with [[BigBad Hexxus]], who for the record is the incarnation of pollution in a heavily {{Anvilicious}} cartoon about how life is precious and pollution evil. He's an abomination whose end game is to ''[[OmnicidalManiac kill all life]]'', but that's what you get for casting Creator/TimCurry as your main villain and utterly forgettable main characters otherwise (save for comic relief [[Creator/RobinWilliams Batty]]).

** The one thing in the movie that is unanimously agreed to be positive. As the above AllAnimationIsDisney entry shows, it was so good that a lot of people thought it was either Disney or Don Bluth.

* UglyCute: Batty Koda. To be expected, seeing as fruit bats are this in real life.

* DesignatedHero: Pips in the DTV sequel. He should find the captured babies, but is constantly distracted by the miracles of the human world like TV or rollercoasters. [[ZigZaggedTrope To his credit,]] once he remembers what he's supposed to be doing, he's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone deeply ashamed]] and recruits a human girl he befriended (along with her grandfather) in order to carry out the rescue.

** The ''Batty Rap'', creepy and chock-full of NightmareFuel though it might be — especially since Creator/RobinWilliams sang the song himself.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pips has a large number of fanart dedicated to him- impressive for barely 10 minutes of film. This can be chalked up to his clear affection for Crysta (bonus points for seemingly not being returned, or not nearly as strongly), his [[HoYay rivalry with Zak]], playing the pan flute, and subtle but strong character arc.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: After Zak admits that he was helping with the destruction of the rainforest which turns all the fairies against him, Batty - who spent the majority of the film hating humans - seems genuinely touched by Zak's remorse and tells him that he's "Not half bad for a hominid".

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Okay, so the movie wasn't exactly perfect ... but Batty and his rap are generally considered to be a legitimately good message because, in the decade prior to the film's release, a lot of things portrayed in the rap ''was done'' to animals in testing. (Look up the Mary Kay Corporation's history of animal testing sometime - or don't, [[NightmareFuel if you have a weak stomach]]).
** The rap was ''censored'' in the theatrical cut because some of it was just too gruesome for a G rating, and it ''still'' squicked people out. In the uncensored song you can clearly hear the fairies gasping in horror as Batty tells them what humans have done to him, and his own screams in the background, most likely as memories.
** ''[=FernGully=]'' tends to get some credit for inspiring some of the animal rights legislation later in the decade (having the bat voiced by Creator/RobinWilliams undoubtedly helped).

* DracoInLeatherPants: How many fans feel about Hexxus. This is what happens when you make the villain more likable and entertaining than the rest of the cast (and have him voiced by Creator/TimCurry). So much so that it's resulted in an accidental BrokenAesop; Hexxus is so much cooler than all the other characters he actually makes you root against the protagonists, and Toxic Love makes pollution seem so awesome it's probably responsible for spawning an entire generation of future Captain Planet villains.

* RonTheDeathEater: Pips gets ''a lot'' of flak in the sequel for forgetting all about his mission to rescue baby animals from poachers in favor of hanging out with a human girl he befriended. Those same critics tend to forget that (1) Pips had never seen the human world before and was left in awe of it; (2) once he finally remembered his mission, he was absolutely disgusted by his forgetfulness and kept his focus on the mission for the rest of the movie; (3) the human girl he befriended--and, later, her grandfather as well--played a significant role in sabotaging the poachers (Bungie even managed to rescue a portion of the captured animals on her own); and (4) he helped Crysta capture the poachers and rescue the remaining animals during the climax. So, while Pips did screw up early on (for which viewers are right to criticize him), he ''did'' make up for it later.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Okay, so the movie was a little poorly conceived on the whole... but Batty and his rap are generally considered to be a legitimately good message because, in the decade prior to the film's release, a lot of things portrayed in the rap ''was done'' to animals in testing. (Look up the Mary Kay Corporation's history of animal testing sometime - or don't, [[NightmareFuel if you have a weak stomach]]).

* {{Sequelitis}}: Take a baseline of ''Ferngully'', then add the general degradation afforded to your average direct-to-video sequel, ''then'' remove the two best things about the first movie (a.k.a the voicework of Tim Curry and Robin Williams), add some horrendously cheesy musical numbers, and you have a case of sequelitis with only one sequel.

** The ''Batty Rap'', creepy and chokablok of NightmareFuel it might be — especially since Creator/RobinWilliams sang the song himself. And of course, you can't go wrong with Creator/TimCurry hamming it up in his VillainSong "Toxic Love." Not for nothing, both were written by Music/ThomasDolby.

** Because of his insanity, whenever Batty Koda 'switches channels' he's could be hallucinating in some form. The 'acid' parts of the "Batty Rap" could be interpreted as him seeing things, hearing voices in his head and speaking to himself. On the other hand, the wires and antenna could very well send radio signals to his brain, and his emotions and thought process are affected by the "channel" he's on. (If it's a cheery channel he's in a good mood, if it's a consumerist channel he acts like a sales person, if it's a patriotic channel he's ready for war, etc.)

** Tends to fall victim to it quite a bit due to its (mostly) quality animation. Muddling things further is that Disney now owns the rights to the movie due to them buying out the 20th Century Fox movie and TV library in mid 2019.

** The ''Batty Rap'', creepy and chokablok of NightmareFuel it might be - especially since Creator/RobinWilliams sang the song himself. And of course, you can't go wrong with Creator/TimCurry hamming it up in his VillainSong "Toxic Love." Not for nothing, both were written by Music/ThomasDolby.

** But it gets better! Sideline the heroine of the first movie for borderline cameo appearances; and for the new main character, you take a fan favorite - albeit one with little screentime or influence on the plot - and remove the character traits that endeared them to the fanbase in the first place to make for an idiot to drive an IdiotPlot. [[SarcasmMode Where can you go wrong with that?]]

*** And when she's finally reunited with her child near the end? They have an awkwardly rushed exchange. Not helped by this happening right after an equally awkward scene where Bungie and Pips say their goodbyes... Before Pips quickly flies away from her without another word, as if he wanted to get away from her ASAP.

*** And when she's finally reunited with her child near the end? They have an awkwardly rushed exchange. Not helped by this happening right after an equally awkward scene where Bungie and Pips say ther goodbyes... Before Pips quickly flies away from her without another word, as if he wanted to get away from her ASAP.

*** And when she's finally reunited with her child near the end? They have an awkwardly rushes exchange. Not helped by this happening right after an equally awkward scene where Bungie and Pip say ther goodbyes... Before Pio quickly flys a way from her without another word, as if he wanted to get a way from her ASAP.

* CriticalBacklash: Even though the film gets a lot of flack for its {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop, it has a fair amount of fans who enjoyed it as children.