History YMMV / TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl

* SignatureSong: The Dream Lullaby that Sharkboy sings to Max due to it's hilarious lyrics and it's recognition as a [[MemeticMutation meme]].

* HilariousInHindsight:
** So there's a group of three kids with the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires. This villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings: one of them is a shy girl who now has ice powers, and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team. Are we really not talking about ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'''s second chapter right now? [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up on these similarities.
%% ** This won't be the last time that a MacGuffin called the Crystal Heart [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 plays a major role in defeating a villain...]]

** "For every person who dreams up the electric lightbulb, there's the one who dreams up the atom bomb."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Much like the "Do you think God stays in Heaven because He too lives in fear of what He's created?" line from ''[[Film/SpyKids2IslandOfLostDreams Spy Kids 2]]'', this line is seen as way too profound and insightful for a film like this. The line became even more popular after the release of ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'' [[/labelnote]]

** So there's a involving a group of three kids with the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires. This villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings: one of them is a shy girl who now has ice powers, and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team. [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Where have we heard that one before]]... [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up on these similarities.

* DrinkingGame: Take a shot every time someone says some form of the word "dream". You will most likely be rushed to the hospital halfway through.

** So there's a involving a group of three kids with the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires. This villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings: one of them is a shy girl who now has ice powers, and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team. [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Where have we heard that one before]]... [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up on these similarities.

** So there's a involving a group of three kids with the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires. This villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings: one of them is a shy girl who now has ice powers, and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team. [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Where have I heard that one before]]... [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up on these similarities.

* SpiritualSucessor: This is ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' but made for adolescents of mid-2000s and with emerging special effect technologies of that time. There is a clear parallel with Max and Dorothy Gale with them unsatisfied with their life and wished for the land they have been dreaming of. Then tornado appears and taken to the fantasy world. The people they interacted with in their real world show up in their fantasy world as different characters, with people they dislike appear as main villains. They have to do a special ritual to return to their home. And they wake up and realizing it was all a dream. And both movies have a projection of floating head controlled by one person. Robert Rodriguez even confirmed in the audio commentary that this is his spin on ''Wizard of Oz''-like stories.

%% ** This won't be the last time that a MacGuffin called [[NamesTheSame the Crystal Heart]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 plays a major role in defeating a villain...]]

* NightmareFuel: Minus's head growing gigantic is quite horrifying, especially given the shoddy CG effects work. Just ask WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.

** Sharkboy's dad being lost at sea.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Lavagirl losing her leg; this came out of the blue and is never mentioned afterwards.
* CultClassic: A classic GuiltyPleasure flick among audience members who've either grown up with it or watched it and [[SoBadItsGood enjoy how cheesy and narmy it is]].

** George Lopez was clearly under no illusions about the kind of movie he was in, and naturally the entirety of his screentime as [[EvilIsHammy Mr. Electric]] is an extended hamfest. And his scenes as Mr. Electricidad are downright unkosher.

** This won't be the last time that a MacGuffin called [[NamesTheSame the Crystal Heart]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 plays a major role in defeating a villain...]]
** A work involving a group of three kids, the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires; this villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings: one of them is a shy girl who now has ice powers, and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and is now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team? [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Sounds veeery familiar,]]... [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up these similarities.
* IronWoobie: Lavagirl.

** "He ruined my dream journal!" "I did not! Mr. Electric, send him to the principal's office and have him ''expelled!!''"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Linus that quickly became infamous for its over-the-top delivery even by the film's standards. While the whole scene it's tied to became a popular copypasta, this line is a particularly big source for parodies, which often make it even more outrageous than the original (e.g. "Mr. Electric, send him to ''HELL''").[[/labelnote]]
** "Shark Lava and Boy Girl".[[labelnote:Explanation]]A {{spoonerism}} of the film's title that became popular on Tumblr, often depicting Lavashark and Boygirl as actual characters in Max's dream world.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Narm}}: Several instances, mostly the ridiculous faces Mr. Electric keeps making. Though it could be justified as his faces seem to be on purpose.
%%** Also, Max's parents' [[DullSurprise horrendous acting]] when admitting their love for each other in the climax of the movie. Dear ''God''...
* NarmCharm: Robert Rodriguez based the film solely on dreams and drawings from his young son. Naturally, there was absolutely no way that the movie could be anything but an extended cheesefest with more holes than a sieve in the writing, made to appeal to elementary school-age kids and no one else... and the way it shamelessly embraces all this is why some people find it so enjoyable.
* NightmareFuel: Minus's head growing gigantic. Just ask WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: In ''spades''. Like ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'', the film has very poor 3D and green-screen effects combined with CG that would have been terrible even for a direct-to-DVD film, despite costing 50 million dollars to produce and the special effects being produced by '''''11 different studios''''', including '''''[[Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC]]''''' of all companies.

** Lavagirl's despair over the destruction her powers cause and her own fear that she is naturally evil is genuinely heartbreaking. Made more so by how much LG clearly wants to do good and be accepted by others, but can't even touch her best friend and ends up destroying Max's Dream Journal by accident.
*** Related to the above, during Lavagirl's rant about how she and Sharkboy are incompatible, Sharkboy has a brief but clearly heartbroken look on his face. Considering Sharkboy has a crush on Lavagirl, one can only imagine how rejected he felt -in addition to likely being terrified he was about to lose his best friend.
* ToyShip: In-universe examples: Max with Marissa and Lavagirl with Sharkboy.

** The psychological aspects of Max and his dreams aren't really explored much outside of surface references. The movie's overall message is supposed to be, "as long as you work hard, dreams can come true" as well, so this helps muddle it, but Max's parents are fighting a lot and thinking about getting a divorce. Max is cognizant of this and it's represented in his dreams that he's worried about them. He even imagined Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and an entire planet to escape reality and convinced himself they're real. Until they show up, the movie treats them as such, so the setup of the movie could've involved what a kid goes through when they're worried about their parents splitting up, but the film gets wrapped up in dealing with Max's bully and proving to him his dreams were real.
* TheWoobie: Max. He's a bully magnet and just wants to be left alone to dream in peace. Interestingly inverted at the end when his own invention makes him realize that he's only been dreaming for himself and didn't care enough about others, implying that everyone else needed his help and The Woobie was actually all of ''them.''

** " Mr. Electric, send him to the principal's office and have him ''expelled!!''"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Linus that quickly became infamous for its over-the-top delivery even by the film's standards. While the whole scene it's tied to became a popular copypasta, this line is a particularly big source for parodies, which often make it even more outrageous than the original (e.g. "Mr. Electric, send him to ''HELL''").[[/labelnote]]

%% ** Sharkboy's rap for its hilariously aggressive lyrics.

** A work involving a group of three kids, the main protagonist having a fraught parental situation, two of the kids having contrasting personalities, and at least one of them being imaginary, who travel into a fantasy world incorporating things from their school, ruled by a technology-themed villain with underlings based on electric wires; this villain also employs two of the protagonist's actual classmates from real life as underlings, one of whom is a shy girl who now has ice powers and the other constantly bullied the protagonist and is now has undying loyalty to the main villain, but later joins the team? [[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Sounds veeery familiar,]]... [[https://twitter.com/y2_kazoo/status/1463631905463672834?s=21 Quite]] [[https://i.redd.it/o17j15hrgf281.jpg a]] [[https://twitter.com/PhishCaek/status/1462894927415816200 few]] [[https://twitter.com/ConradPolloi/status/1464005019968098311 people]] have picked up these similarities.

* HilariousInHindsight: This won't be the last time that a MacGuffin called [[NamesTheSame the Crystal Heart]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 plays a major role in defeating a villain...]]

** " Mr. Electric, send him to the principal's office and have him ''expelled!!''"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Linus that quickly became infamous for its over-the-top delivery even by the film's standards. While the whole scene it's tied to became a popular copypasta, this line is a particularly big source for parodies, which often making it even more outrageous than the original (e.g. "Mr. Electric, send him to ''HELL''").[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticMutation: The entire [[HamToHamCombat shouting match]] between Max, Linus, and Mr. Electricidad.
** "HE RUINED MY DREAM JOURNAL!"
** "I did NOT[[note]]or alternatively: "I did NAUGHT"[[/note]] ! Mr. Electric, send him to the principal's office and have him ''expelled!!''"
** "You're in MY class, not the other way around! '''I''' know EVERYTHING! And you... ''know nothing''."
** "At the end of class, ''both'' of you will report to the principal's office...WITH YOUR PARENTS!"
** Some people on tumblr also had the idea of mixing up the words in the title, so they came up with "Lavashark and Boygirl".

** Also, Max's parents' [[DullSurprise horrendous acting]] when admitting their love for each other in the climax of the movie. Dear ''God''...
** On a meta level, the film equates two entirely different definitions of "dream" (images shown to you while you're asleep and goals or ideals you consciously form). This leads to the entire storyline and the [[BrokenAesop Aesop]] being pretty much incomprehensible.

** "I did NOT[[note]]or alternatively: "I did [[{{Mondegreen}} NAUGHT]]"[[/note]] ! Mr. Electric, send him to the principal's office and have him ''expelled!!''"

* SpecialEffectsFailure: In ''spades''. Like ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'', the film has very poor 3D and green-screen effects combined with CG that would have been terrible even for a direct-to-DVD film, despite costing 50 million dollars to produce and the special effects being produced by '''''11 different studios''''', including Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic of all companies.

* NightmareFuel: Minus's head growing gigantic.

* {{Narm}}: Several instances, mostly the ridiculous faces Mr. Electric keeps making. Though it could be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as his faces seem to be on purpose.