History YMMV / RockADoodle

* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: It starts off relatively normal with an Elvis impersonator rooster whose crow apparently brings up the sun on a frame, but is forced to leave in shame when this proved to be not the case in one instance and it's revealed to be a [[FramingDevice an animated interpretation of a story as a metaphor for the situation]] told by a mother to her son in live action while they deal with the storm happening outside. Then, it turns out that not only the [[BigBad Grand Duke of Owls]] is real and by extension the story, but also has magic breath that turns the boy into an animated kitten while somehow transporting him [[AlternateTooniverse into the realm of the story]], where this kitten now has to work with the farm animals to save the rooster who now has taken his Elvis motif more literally- being a jaded rock singer working with a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive sleazy music executive]] [[CunningLikeAFox that is literally a plump fox]] in the city and the boy briefly has a HeroicBSOD that he enters into his own brain and sees images of the people that frighten him. This is just one of the several instances of insanity that the plot brings.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Chris Plummer gives his all-in to the Grand Duke as a SissyVillain that bakes pies and does cross-stitch but wants to cause an apocalypse of eternal darkness. It easily makes him the best part of the film.

* {{Narm}}: [[Narm/RockADoodle A pageful!]]

* JerkassWoobie: Hunch, the Grand Duke's much-abused nephew, who in spite of his incompetence, tries everything to appease his EvilUncle, who at best, sees him as a slightly more competent minion due to being related to him or at worst, emotionally, mentally and physically abuses him with [[ImpliedDeathThreats threats of killing him]] or [[BalefulPolymorph or changing him into degrading forms]].

** Snipes, although being Creator/EddieDeezen helps a lot.

** Snipes, despite an EnsembleDarkHorse, who manages to [[TheLoad be more troublesome than either Edmund and Peepers combined due to how he directly manages to be a major hindrance in both playing a large part in the plot happening in the first place and and managing to get closer to killing the heroes through his sheer idiocy]]. Not only is he [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero constantly sexist to Peepers on the account of being a woman]], he also is [[NiceJobBreakingItHero one of the farm animals responsible for Chanticleer leaving in the first place]] [[KickTheDog by twisting the knife further by giving a sarcastic cock a doodle doo that sends Chanticleer into a deeper state of depression]]. On top of this, [[TooDumbToLive he almost manages to kill Patoo, Edmund and Peepers through his claustrophobia by drilling holes in their enclosed chest]]- '''while it was submerged underwater and leading to them almost drowning from the water leaking into the chest and needing to restrain him before he could do any more damage and get to retrieve Chanticleer who can fix the entire mess'''.

** Snipes, who manages to [[TheLoad be more troublesome than either Edmund and Peepers combined due to how he directly manages to be a major hindrance in both playing a large part in the plot happening in the first place and and managing to get closer to killing the heroes through his sheer idiocy]]. Not only is he [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero constantly sexist to Peepers on the account of being a woman]], he also is [[NiceJobBreakingItHero one of the farm animals responsible for Chanticleer leaving in the first place]] [[KickTheDog by twisting the knife further by giving a sarcastic cock a doodle doo that sends Chanticleer into a deeper state of depression]]. On top of this, [[TooDumbToLive he almost manages to kill Patoo, Edmund and Peepers through his claustrophobia by drilling holes in their enclosed chest]]- '''while it was submerged underwater and leading to them almost drowning from the water leaking into the chest and needing to restrain him before he could do any more damage and get to retrieve Chanticleer who can fix the entire mess'''.

* EvilIsCool: The Grand Duke of Owls, as much of a NightmareRetardant he may be due to [[ExecutiveMeddling the corporate influence]] [[ButtMonkey making him less intimidating than he could really be- such as flashlights driving him away or being humiliated in almost every scene he's in- whether it's being pushed down unintentionally by his Nephew, his eyebrows shaven off briefly by a plane]] [[spoiler: or suffering the undignified fate of being shrunken down to a miniature version of himself to be chased down by his nephew]], when he's actually allowed to threatening, he's genuinely intimidating, psychotic [[FatBastard imposing figure]] with RealityWarper powers and the glorious vocal performance of Creator/ChristopherPlummer. Some actually [[RootingForTheEmpire wanted him to win in the climax]].

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Meta example with Edmund. While he's still not well-liked within the context of the film itself, his [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "Jeepers...I'm a[[[{{Mondegreen}} ll]]] furry!" has become a widely-adopted slogan for the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom.

** In the Norwegian dub, the Grand Duke and Hunch are voiced by Nils Ole Oftebro and Anders Hatlo. The two would go on to voice Jafar and Iago in the Norwegian dub of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', who have a similar dynamic.

** The enemy Rooster's motivation for aiding the Duke. Was he a PsychoForHire who knew from the start that his actions would lead to an eternally dark apocalypse? A[[PunchClockVillain mercenary who just did the job because he was paid to do so]] and [[UnwittingPawn had no idea of the ramifications of his actions]]? Or an AntiVillain [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to do a terrible action, knowing the consequences]],[[IHaveYourWife because he was blackmailed into it with the threat of death to his loved ones if he didn't.]] The fact that this rooster doesn't have any dialogue to truly show his personality unlike the Grand Duke and Pinky, and the fact that given the actions that the Grand Duke is willing to, any are all possible.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation : Some dialogue suggests that the Grand Duke is actually secretly envious of Chanticleer and. Noticeably, his first and last words [[spoiler: before being shrunken down and begging for mercy from Hunch]] was both an irritation to being compared to Chanticleer. His actions in driving Chanticleer away from the farm beyond removing a threat to his hunting and dislike of the rooster's singing, also had implications of degrading him to make himself feel better- a symptom of schadenfreude, something that [[GreenEyedMonster especially envious people tend to feel when a more successful person is brought down]] and undergoes a VillainousBreakdown when people still cheer for him, regardless of this humiliation. He has a habit of turning victims into smaller, degrading forms, hunt down the smaller animals or bolstering his size to make him more intimidating, [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex Something that implies an immense inferiority complex.]]

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler: After ruining Chanticleer's life, tormenting the farm animals by either almost eating them or destroying their hopes whenever possible, being a monstrously abusive uncle to his nephew, and almost killing Edmund, a little boy for spiteful reasons, it's satisfying that Chanticleer inadvertently gives the Duke a taste of his own medicine by having him be reduced the same form of small, helpless creature he often used his powers to turn others into in order to eat them and being chased by Hunch to be either eaten or tormented as payback for his years of abuse- even if the entire end is PlayedForLaughs.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: The Grand Duke of Owls has done a lot of nasty KickTheDog moves throughout the film. However, he finally crossed it when [[spoiler:he tries to kill Edmund by strangling him and even mocking him for his loss]].

** Snipes, who manages to [[TheLoad be more troublesome than either Edmund and Peepers combined due to how he directly manages to be a major hinderance in both playing a large part in the plot happening in the first place and and managing to get closer to killing the heroes through his sheer idiocy]]. Not only, [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero does he manage to be constantly sexist to Peepers on the account of being a woman]], he also is [[NiceJobBreakingItHero one of the farm animals responsible for Chanticleer leaving in the first place]] [[KickTheDog by twisting the knife further by giving a sarcastic cock a doodle doo that sends Chanticleer into a deeper state of depression]]. On top of this, [[TooDumbToLive he almost manages to kill Patoo, Edmund and Peepers through his claustrophobia by drilling holes in their enclosed chest- '''while it was submerged underwater and leading to them almost drowning from the water leaking into the chest and needing to restrain him before he could do any more damage and get to retrieve Chanticleer who can fix the entire mess'''.]]

* AlternateCharacterIntrepretation: Some dialogue suggests that the Grand Duke is actually secretly envious of Chanticleer and. Noticeably, his first and last words [[spoiler: before being shrunken down and begging for mercy from Hunch]] was both an irritation to being compared to Chanticleer. His actions in driving Chanticleer away from the farm beyond removing a threat to his hunting and dislike of the rooster's singing, also had implications of degrading him and undergoes a VillainousBreakdown when people still cheer for him.
** The enemy Rooster's motivation for aiding the Duke. Was he a PsychoForHire who knew from the start that his actions would lead to an eternally dark apocalypse? A[[PunchClockVillain mercenary who just did the job because he was paid to do so]] and [[UnwittingPawn had no idea of the ramifications of his actions]]? Or an AntiVillain [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to do a terrible action, knowing the consequences]],[[IHaveYourWife because he was blackmailed into it with the threat of death to his loved ones if he didn't.]] The fact that this rooster doesn't have any dialogue to truly show his personality unlike the Grand Duke and Pinky, and the fact that given the actions that the Grand Duke is willing to, any are all possible.

* AlasPoorScrappy: As unpopular as Edmund is with some viewers, it's hard not to feel sad when [[spoiler:he gets strangled almost to death by the Grand Duke of Owls.]]

* SoBadItsGood: The storyline and everything about it is silly and ridiculous, but it still has its share of fans who enjoy it for how silly and ridiculous it is.* SpecialEffectFailure:

** The film has many noticeable animation errors, and overall feels like a downgrade from the Bluth movies of the Eighties.

* SoBadItsGood: The storyline and everything about it is silly and ridiculous, but it still has its share of fans who enjoy it for how silly and ridiculous it is.

* SpecialEffectFailure:

* EvilIsCool: The Grand Duke of Owls, as much of a NightmareRetardant he may be, he's still an [[FatBastard imposing figure]] with RealityWarper powers and the glorious vocal performance of Creator/ChristopherPlummer. Some actually [[RootingForTheEmpire wanted him to win in the climax]].

* JerkassWoobie: Hunch, the Grand Duke's much-abused nephew.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Edmund's speech impediment and behavior make it ''incredibly'' difficult to enjoy his character, so to some viewers, seeing [[spoiler:the Duke strangle Edmund]] is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. The Duke himself is also far more interesting as a character.

%%* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: The film feels like [[Creator/GeoffreyChaucer Chaucer]] on acid. The few efforts to have things make sense actually make the whole thing ''more'' confusing.

** Snipes, who manages to [[TheLoad be more troublesome than either Edmund and Peepers combined]]. Not only, [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero does he manage to be constantly sexist to Peepers on the account of being a woman]], he also is [[NiceJobBreakingItHero one of the farm animals responsible for Chanticleer leaving in the first place]] [[KickTheDog by twisting the knife further by giving a sarcastic cock a doodle doo that sends Chanticleer into a deeper state of depression]]. On top of this, [[TooDumbToLive he almost manages to kill Patoo, Edmund and Peepers through his claustrophobia by drilling holes in their enclosed chest- '''while it was submerged underwater and leading to them almost drowning from the water leaking into the chest and needing to restrain him before he could do any more damage and get to retrieve Chanticleer who can fix the entire mess'''.]]

* TheScrappy: Edmund, probably due to his voice and ElmuhFuddSyndwome, at least in the original English version. Made even worse by the fact he's the lead character, even though he feels out-of-place in the story, being a kid from ''our world'', transformed into a kitten and trapped in a cartoony world. Considering how little the potential TransformationTrauma [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot impacts his character]], some wonder why they even bothered with the Live-Action scenes.

** This movie is '''very''' loosely based on a little-known play called ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantecler_(play) Chanticler]]'' written by Edmond Rostand. In the play, a rooster named Chanticler is the protagonist, the Goldie character is a non-anthropomorphic pheasant, Edmond and the magical elements are completely absent, and both Patou and the Grand Duke of Owls appear (although both have significantly smaller roles than they do in the movie). Most significantly, Chanticler's crowing does not make the sun rise, and he accepts that.

* AlasPoorScrappy: As unpopular as Edmond is with some viewers, it's hard not to feel sad when [[spoiler:he gets strangled almost to death by the Grand Duke of Owls.]]

** The Creator/DonBluth staple. Especially weird is where Edmond apparently runs into '''his own brain''' after Peepers' DisneyDeath, to resolve a minor character flaw.

** Also from the same dubbed version, Creator/IkueOtani's role as Edmond is this, considering [[VideoGame/Persona5 she voiced another cat a few decades later]].

* MoralEventHorizon: The Grand Duke of Owls has done a lot of nasty KickTheDog moves throughout the film. However, he finally crossed it when [[spoiler:he tries to kill Edmond by strangling him and even mocking him for his loss]].

** Understandably, its bewildering plot and often incoherent narrative led to it being a box office bust and in turn the end of Don Bluth's studio. Edmond's voice in particular is a frequent target for mockery even among legitimate fans of the film.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Edmond's speech impediment and behavior make it ''incredibly'' difficult to enjoy his character, so to some viewers, seeing [[spoiler:the Duke strangle Edmond]] is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. The Duke himself is also far more interesting as a character.
* TheScrappy: Edmond, probably due to his voice and ElmuhFuddSyndwome, at least in the original English version. Made even worse by the fact he's the lead character, even though he feels out-of-place in the story, being a kid from ''our world'', transformed into a kitten and trapped in a cartoony world. Considering how little the potential TransformationTrauma [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot impacts his character]], some wonder why they even bothered with the Live-Action scenes.

** The sequences with the live-action Edmond in the animated world fall brutally short of the standards set by ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' just three years prior.

* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: The Latin American Spanish dub improves the voice acting in many, ''many'' levels. Special mention to Edmond, who in this version doesn't suffer of the same problems with his voice, partly because his voice actress, Diana Santos, is a veteran voice actress with decades of experience voicing either cute little girls or [[CrossdressingVoices boys]] and she does an outstanding job on voicing him.
* TearJerker: Seeing the other animals mourn for Edmond after he is strangled by the Grand Duke of Owls is truly saddening, especially when they see him transform into a real boy the entire time. Peepers is especially moved by this, and tries to wake him just as he seemingly returns to the real world.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Chanticleer. After the prologue sets him up to be the lead, he's promptly [[DecoyProtagonist replaced by Edmond]], despite the movie being an adaptation of a play that had him as the definitive main character. Hearing his side of the story would've been much more interesting.

** The Grand Duke of Owls sending Hutch to deal with Edmond and his friends. In all honesty, he probably hoped to just get him off his back due to his incompetence, but having already contracted Pinky to keep the group away from Chanticleer, sending Hutch after them as well actually only serves to completely screw things up when Pinky has already gotten a hold of them. Without Hutch's overzealous interference, Pinky might've stood a better chance of stopping Chanticleer from reaching his friends.
** The animals at the farm for not using their flashlight more sparingly in keeping the owls away. They could not have known when the Grand Duke and his flock would try to strike, but having their only means of defense on nonstop with almost no batteries to spare very nearly has them at the Duke's mercy before [[BigDamnHeroes Edmond and his friends finally return]].

** Edmond. First he's turned into a kitten, then he nearly drowns, and is eventually [[spoiler:[[DisneyDeath almost strangled to death by the Grand Duke of Owls]]]]. Could even qualify as an IronWoobie.

** The creative and lively Norwegian and Swedish dubs tend to improve character likeability, especially in the case of Edmond, a fair deal. The movie's still what it is though.

** The people who like this movie tend to like the Duke's hilariously psychotic nephew, Hunch. Let's be honest, though, did you really care about how this boy who got turned into a kitten was going to find this big rooster so he can bring up the sun again, or did you wonder why the nutty little owl is so desperate for his [[EvilUncle uncle's]] affection? Also the [[EvilIsCool Duke]].

%%* TheScrappy: Edmond, probably due to his voice and ElmuhFuddSyndwome, at least in the original English version. Made even worse by the fact he's the lead character.

%%* SnarkBait: The whole film.

** In the Norwegian dub, the Grand Duke and Hunch are voiced by Nils Ole Oftebro and Anders Hatlo. The two would go on to voice Jafar and Iago in ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', who have a similar dynamic.

** The Norwegian dub has all of the songs performed by the Vazelina Bilopphøggers; Viggo Sandvig belts it out while the others perform gorgeous backup melodies.