History YMMV / MonsterHouse

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The games released by THQ for the Platform/GameBoyAdvance, Platform/GameCube, Platform/NintendoDS and Platform/PlayStation2 are all considered to be fun and challenging. Although, the DS version appears to be the weakest version as it (compared to other versions) has linear design, [[ItsShortSoItSucks short length]] & barely any collectible secrets.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The games released by THQ for the Game Boy Advance, [=GameCube=], Nintendo DS and [=PlayStation=] 2 are all considered to be fun and challenging.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Mr. Nebbercracker [[spoiler: (particularly once his true colors are revealed)]]. Although he plays a prominent role in the film, he's actually absent for a majority of it.
** Officers Landers and Lister. They might be [[PoliceAreUseless stupid cops]] that unintentionally make the protagonists' mission harder, but they are very hilarious to watch in every scene they appear.

* HypeBacklash: It received some during the 2006 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward season when it was nominated for "Best Animated Feature," both because most felt it wasn't good enough for such a title and animation purists arguing that motion capture was not animation. To be fair, that wasn't exactly a good year for animated features.[[note]]The other nominees were ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'', the latter of which ended up winning. Some also argued that ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' got [[AwardSnub snubbed]].[[/note]]

* MemeticMutation: The scene where Reginald eats Chowder's candy has become a more minor one.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Generally agreed to be the only fully MotionCapture-animated film that actually works, thanks to its heavy stylization to avoid the UncannyValley. With the exception of a couple of moments where things seem to move a bit ''too'' fluidly, one could easily mistake this for any other animated film.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Zee's wanton destruction of DJ's mother's vase during her introduction scene, which she demonstrates to DJ in order to intimidate him into letting her do whatever she wants while playing babysitter at night. Afterwards, Zee is never shown to use similar intimidation tactics towards DJ again, and besides some light teasing she doesn't really cause much trouble, and even steps forward to tell her boyfriend off when he takes his bullying of DJ too far. The scene where Zee needlessly destroys his parent's property is also never brought up again.

** Before this movie even existed, ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' already had an episode named "House Calls", where a jealous, living house who emits woman-like groans and has a ''carpet'' for a tongue, forbids its owner from having any neighbors.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Generally agreed to be the only fully MotionCapture-animated film that actually works, thanks to it's heavy stylization to avoid the UncannyValley. With the exception of a couple of moments where things seem to move a bit ''too'' fluidly, one could easily mistake this for any other animated film.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It's a movie about a man-eating house, which is [[spoiler:possessed by the soul of a woman who's remains are still in the basement, buried under concrete]]. The studio even mandated that [[spoiler:all of the victims be seen unharmed at the end]] to keep it family-friendly.

* HypeBacklash: It received some during the 2006 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward season when it was nominated for "Best Animated Feature," both because most felt it wasn't good enough for such a title and animation purists arguing that motion capture was not animation. To be fair, that wasn't exactly a good year for animated features.[[note]]The other nominees were ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'', the later of which ended up winning. Some also argued that ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' got [[AwardSnub snubbed]].[[/note]]

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The games released by THQ for the ''Game Boy Advance'', ''Gamecube'', ''Nintendo DS'' and ''[=PlayStation=] 2'' are all considered to be fun and challenging.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mr. Nebbercracker [[spoiler: (particularly once his true colors are revealed)]]. Although he plays a prominent role in the film, he's actually absent for a majority of it.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Generally agreed to be the only fully MotionCapture-animated film that actually works, thanks to it's heavy stylization to avoid the UncannyValley. With the exception of a couple of moments where things seem to move a bit ''too'' fluidly, one could easily mistake this for any other animated film.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It's a movie about a man-eating house (though to be fair, [[spoiler:its victims are brought back at the end]]) with its origin involving [[spoiler:a woman being drowned in concrete]]. You know... for kids!

* UncannyValley: Averted. The creators of the film learned their lesson from [[WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress that other movie]][[note]]And, after a change in directors, [[WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms subsequently forgot it]][[/note]] and intentionally stylized the character designs to avoid this. With the exception of a couple of moments where things seem to move a bit ''too'' fluidly, one could easily mistake this for any other animated film.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At the time of Nebbercracker's flashback (and possibly even the rest of the movie), Constance would've been fat enough to be the "Fat Woman" in a circus' freakshow. In America. But since, that country's obesity epidemic has gotten so bad that people just as obese ride around every shopping center in mobility scooters every day, and nobody bats an eye.

** A dimwitted fat kid named WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Zee's wanton destruction of DJ's mother's vase during her introduction scene, which she demonstrates to DJ in order to intimidate him into letting her do whatever she wants while playing babysitter at night. Afterwards, Zee is never shown to use similar intimidation tactics towards DJ again, and besides some light teasing she doesn't really cause much trouble, and even steps foward to tell her boyfriend off when he takes his bullying of DJ too far. The scene where Zee needlessly destroys his parent's property is also never brought up again.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mr. Nebbercracker [[spoiler: once his true colors are revealed.]]

** Before this movie even existed, WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog already had an episode named "House Calls", where a jealous, living house who emits woman-like groans and has a ''carpet'' for a tongue, forbids its owner from having any neighbors.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It's a movie about a man-eating house (though to be fair [[spoiler:its victims are brought back at the end]]) with its origin involving [[spoiler:a woman being drowned in concrete]]. You know... for kids!