History YMMV / TheAngryBirdsMovie2

* "When they throw in the guac for free." [[labelnote: Explanation]] [[https://twitter.com/angrybirdsmovie/status/1125067630035869696?lang=en A tweet by the movie's official Twitter account]] featuring a GIF this caption above a clip of a few characters from the movie getting startled. People tend to quote this on some Angry Birds 2-related posts because of it's similarity to "[[WesternAnimation/TheGrinch2018 When guac is extra]]".[[/labelnote]]

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A vast majority of people were convinced that a sequel to an already contested video game movie was going to stink. The film surpassed most expectations, regarded not only as a vast improvement over its predecessor, but also managing to dethrone fan favorite ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]'' as the highest rated video game movie. [[AccalimedFlop It's another story financially, however....]]

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A vast majority of people were convinced that a sequel to an already contested video game movie was going to stink. The film surpassed most expectations, regarded not only as a vast improvement over its predecessor, but also managing to dethrone fan favorite ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]'' as the highest rated video game movie.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Early reviews say that the sequel is a notable improvement over its predecessor with Rotten Tomatoes rating it roundabout 72% compared to the 44% the first one has. Particular praise has been given to the film's humour and Creator/LeslieJones' performance as Zeta. Having Thurop Van Orman of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' fame on board may have helped.

** With its current 74% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, a lot of moviegoers had a field day that the sequel to the heavily divisive ''Angry Birds Movie'' would end up becoming the highest rated video game movie of all time. It appears so as it manages to surpass the 68% rating of ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]''!

** With its current 72% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, a lot of moviegoers had a field day that the sequel to the heavily divisive ''Angry Birds Movie'' would end up becoming the highest rated video game movie of all time. It appears so as it manages to surpass the 68% rating of ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]''!

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A vast majority of people were convinced that a sequel to an already contested video game movie was going to stink. The film surpassed most expectations, regarded not only as a vast improvement over it's predecessor, but also managing to dethrone fan favorite ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]'' as the highest rated video game movie.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The first movie received some criticism for having a message that can easily be constructed as "immigration equals invasion and they're going to steal all your stuff". By contrast, this sequel shows the pigs and birds working together, and shows the [[spoiler: hatchlings and the piglets becoming friends. And also, by the end of the movie, birds and piglets are shown coexisting peacefully.]]

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A vast majority of people were quite convinced the sequel to an already contested video game movie was going to stink. Not only did the film end up being really good, but it managed to dethrone fan favorite ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]'' as the highest rated video game movie.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: A vast majority of people were quite convinced this film was going to stink. Not only did the sequel end up being really good, but it managed to dethrone ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]'' as the highest rated video game movie.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent / CrazyEnoughToWork: Meta example. The sequel was presumed and expected to continue the conflict between the Birds and the Pigs that have been essential to the games, but the production team decided to make a completely different story with the same setting and characters in hopes of surprising audiences and giving them something new to chew on - by ''ending'' such a war and bringing the two species together into an alliance. Ironically, this video game film adaptation becomes widely praised ''[[ForbiddenChekhovsGun just by sacrificing its fidelity to the source material]]''.

* AuthorSavingThrow: The first movie received some criticism for having a message that can easily be constructed as "immigration equals invasion and they're going to steal all your stuff". By contrast, this sequel shows the pigs and birds working together, and shows the [[spoiler: hatchlings and the piglets becoming friends. And also, by the end of the movie, birds and piglets are shown coexisting peacefully.]]

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** With its current 74% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, a lot of moviegoers had a field day that the sequel to the heavily divisive ''Angry Birds Movie'' would end up becoming the highest rated video game movie of all time. It appears so as it manages to surpass the 68% rating of ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]''!

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Early reviews say that the sequel is a notable improvement over its predecessor with Rotten Tomatoes rating it roundabout 74% compared to the 44% the first one has. Particular praise has been given to the film's humour and Creator/LeslieJones' performance as Zeta. Having Thurop Van Orman of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' fame on board may have helped.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent / CrazyEnoughToWork: Meta example. The sequel was presumed and expected to continue the conflict between the Birds and the Pigs that have been essential to the games, but the production team decided to make a completely different story with the same setting and characters in hopes of surprising audiences and giving them something new to chew on - by ''ending'' such a war and bringing the two species together into an alliance. Ironically, this video game film adaptation becomes widely praised ''just by sacrificing its fidelity to the source material''.

* JerkassWoobie: [[BigBad Zeta]]. She openly admits that her plan to level Pig and Bird Islands is all about her, but given how difficult living on the frozen wasteland agle Island is, it's hard to to not at least partially sympathize with her. [[spoiler: The scene which shows her being left at the altar by Mighty Eagle, looking close to tears only adds to this.]]

* JerkassWoobie: [[BigBad Zeta]]. She openly admits that her plan to level Pig and Bird Islands is all about her, but given how difficult living on the frozen wasteland agle Island is, it's hard to to at least partially sympathize with her. [[spoiler: The scene which shows her being left at the alter by Mighty Eagle, looking close to tears only adds to this.]]

** With its current 74% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, a lot of moviegoers had a field day that the sequel to the heavily divisive ''Angry Birds Movie'' would end up becoming the [[DamnedByFaintPraise highest rated]] [[VideoGameMoviesSuck video game movie of all time]]. It appears so as it manages to surpass the 68% rating of ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]''!
* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Latin American translation has gotten plenty of support in Costa Rica thanks to two of the voice actors (Jorge Vindas and Rafa Perez) being Costa Rican.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Let's see, the BigBad starting to make some island paradise into a frozen arctic wasteland. [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Why does it sound oddly familiar?]]
** The film uses “Holding out for a Hero” at the beginning of the flick and “So Happy Together” at the end. Both of these were used in the marketing for [[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu another video game movie released three months prior to this movie.]]

* VideoGameMoviesSuck: For the very first time in film history, '''''[[AvertedTrope completely and absolutely averted]]'''''. While ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' was the first video game film to achieve at least mixed-to-positive reception, this one here is perhaps the first ''full-on positively received'' video game film to date, and more or less the first "downright great" video game film as opposed to simply "good".[[note]]However, there is still yet to be a "Certified Fresh" video game movie on Rotten Tomatoes; this movie was ''really close'' to getting it, but a few late negative reviews negated this.[[/note]]

* RewatchBonus: Zeta is notably nicer towards Debbie than her other minions, and Debbie is by far Zeta's most vocal supporter in her plan. [[spoiler: Their affectionate interactions throughout the film take on a new meaning after TheReveal that Debbie is Zeta's daughter]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Let's see, the BigBad starting to make some island paradise into a frozen arctic wasteland. [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze Why does it sound oddly familiar?]]

* Moe: Just like the hatchlings, the piglets are downright sweet.

** With its current 75% rating on Website/RottenTomatoes, a lot of moviegoers had a field day that the sequel to the heavily divisive ''Angry Birds Movie'' would end up becoming the [[DamnedByFaintPraise highest rated]] [[VideoGameMoviesSuck video game movie of all time]]. It appears so as it manages to surpass the 68% rating of ''[[Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu Detective Pikachu]]''!

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Early reviews say that the sequel is a notable improvement over its predecessor with Rotten Tomatoes rating it roundabout 75% compared to the 44% the first one has. Particular praise has been given to the film's humour and Creator/LeslieJones' performance as Zeta. Having Thurop Van Orman of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' fame on board may have helped.
* VideoGameMoviesSuck: For the very first time in film history, '''''[[AvertedTrope completely and absolutely averted]]'''''. While ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' was the first video game film to achieve at least mixed-to-positive reception, this one here is perhaps the first ''full-on positively received'' video game film to date, and more or less the first "downright great" video game film as opposed to simply "good".