History YMMV / TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure

* ClicheStorm: This film copies every cliché from live-action children's shows: {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s, songs introduced songs, overly eccentric people.

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Nestles itself quite snugly here, despite not being animated.

* BileFascination: Probably the only reason this movie sold any tickets.

* PoesLaw: Many who saw the film being advertised thought (and ''hoped'') that it would turn out to be a parody of [[TastesLikeDiabetes stupid, overly saccharine kids' shows and films]].

** From Creator/NathanRabin's [[https://film.avclub.com/something-close-to-madness-case-file-24-the-oogielove-1798233892 "My World of Flops" article:]] "Oogieloves are supposed to look plush and friendly, but their big, dead eyes and mouths are as distractingly inexpressive as their movements are lumbering and awkward. There’s a thin line separating [[CreepyCute creepy-cute]] from just plain repulsive, which Oogieloves crosses early and often."
*** This makes it particularly jarring that the Oogieloves shown in the [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cKLwprcW8Ew/hqdefault.jpg thumbnail]] of ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'''s review actually ''do'' look cute and friendly.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: As many reviewers have pointed out, the very concept of a film that encourages small children to make as much noise as possible in a movie theatre is not going to appeal to many parents. Your own children dancing around to a movie at home is one thing; dancing around in the crowded aisles of a theatre with dozens of other children is quite another.

* PolishTheTurd: It's widely panned by critics and moviegoers alike. Starting in June 2013, however, the Website/IMDb rating inexplicably began to climb, peaking at '''8.1/10'''. [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520498/board/nest/219258527?p=1 It originally ranked between 1 and 3]], [[https://fi.getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/oogieloves_has_fake_voters suggesting lots of planted votes to artificially propel the grade.]] Whether it was done by [[AstroTurf people related to the production]] or {{troll}}s is unclear. As of April 2017, its IMDB rating is still at an inconceivable 6.5/10… but the site fixed it in a way, as several votes are excluded [[http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom?pf_rd_m=A2FGELUUNOQJNL&pf_rd_p=2240098822&pf_rd_r=1FDND4GM52JDHYYXPX3D&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_t=15506&pf_rd_i=top&ref_=chttp_ql_6 to once again warrant a place at the bottom 100 (#69) with just 2.6/10]].
** TranslationTrainWreck: Some of the 10-star reviews seemed to be machine-translated into some language and back into English, resulting in gems like "Explode the DVD in the player, tell your children you contain a revelation for them, inform them you cover a bombshell or a particular film to prove them, and then let the playoffs start!"[[note]]The original sentence was, "Pop the DVD in the player, tell your kids you have a surprise for them, tell them you have a surprise or a special movie to show them, and then let the games begin!"[[/note]]

* PoesLaw: Many who saw the trailer thought (and ''hoped'') that this was a parody trailer-within-a-trailer making fun of [[TastesLikeDiabetes stupid, overly saccharine kids' shows and films]].

** The human characters also [[HumanoidAbomination fall into this]]. Rabin's essay describes Creator/ClorisLeachman's grandmotherly character as "a cross between a human-sized candy cane and Creator/BetteDavis in ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane'' by way of Creator/FayeDunaway's Creator/JoanCrawford in ''Film/MommieDearest''". Creator/CaryElwes' cowboyish character is "something from a deleted scene from ''Film/BlueVelvet''".

* RetroactiveRecognition: Garrett Clayton of ''Film/TeenBeachMovie'' and ''Film/HairsprayLive'' fame is one of the diner dancers.

*** This makes it particularly jarring that the Oogieloves shown in the [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cKLwprcW8Ew/hqdefault.jpg thumbnail]] of WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's review actually ''do'' look cute and friendly.

*** This makes it particularly jarring that the Oogieloves shown in the [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cKLwprcW8Ew/hqdefault.jpg thumbnail]] of WebSeries/TheCinemaSnob's review actually ''do'' look cute and friendly.

** The human characters also [[HumanoidAbomination fall into this]]. Rabin's essay describes Cloris Leachman's grandmotherly character as "a cross between a human-sized candy cane and Creator/BetteDavis in ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane'' by way of Creator/FayeDunaway's Creator/JoanCrawford in ''Film/MommieDearest''". Creator/CaryElwes' cowboyish character is "something from a deleted scene from ''Film/BlueVelvet''".

* TastesLikeDiabetes: It's notorious for this to the point of mockery. Simply put, it makes WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark look like VideoGame/GodOfWar!

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Even Creator/BradJones, who called the movie "filth" noted that Creator/CaryElwes gave a stellar performance. Some even claim that Bobby Wobbly falls under CreepyAwesome instead of UncannyValley because he fully embraced the craziness of the role.

** From Creator/NathanRabin's [[https://film.avclub.com/something-close-to-madness-case-file-24-the-oogielove-1798233892 "My World of Flops" article:]] "Oogieloves are supposed to look plush and friendly, but their big, dead eyes and mouths are as distractingly inexpressive as their movements are lumbering and awkward. There’s a thin line separating creepy-cute from just plain repulsive, which Oogieloves crosses early and often."

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Viselman is not deterred by the negative reviews and low box office numbers that this movie has. [[https://www.thewrap.com/oogieloves-worst-ever-box-office-bow-notoriety-we-were-looking-54471/ In fact, he thinks that the film's negative publicity will expand the Oogieloves' popularity,]] raising sales of Oogielove merchandise and media. If there had ever ''been'' any Oogieloves merchandise, we might be able to judge the validity of this argument.

** From Creator/NathanRabin's [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/something-close-to-madness-case-file-24-the-oogiel,85088/2/ "My World of Flops" article:]] "Oogieloves are supposed to look plush and friendly, but their big, dead eyes and mouths are as distractingly inexpressive as their movements are lumbering and awkward. There’s a thin line separating creepy-cute from just plain repulsive, which Oogieloves crosses early and often."

* EnsembleDarkhorse: WebVideo/CinematicExcrement admits in his review that Ruffy is his favourite character in the movie. This likely stems from Ruffy being considerably grouchier than the rest of the cast (thereby giving him more characterization than literally every other character involved) and feeling like the OnlySaneMan among the Oogieloves (namely, his line "Will this day never end?!"), which makes it easy for non-fans of the movie to identify with him.
* HamAndCheese: Creator/CaryElwes was ''clearly'' having fun playing Bobby Wobbly in this movie. Same with Chazz Palminteri as Milky Marvin, as well as Creator/ChristopherLloyd as Lero Sombrero.

* PoesLaw: Many who saw the trailer thought (and ''hoped'') that this was a parody trailer-within-a-trailer making fun of [[TastesLikeDiabetes stupid kids' shows and films]].

* TheScrappy: Nobody in this movie is really liked to begin with (except ''maybe'' Ruffy), but special mention goes towards Goofy Toofie, mainly for the [[OverlyLongGag neverending gag with his pants constantly falling off]].

* TastesLikeDiabetes: It's notorious for this to the point of mockery.

* ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars: The director made the exact excuse that ''[[https://www.thewrap.com/oogieloves-worst-ever-box-office-bow-notoriety-we-were-looking-54471/ this wasn't made to win the Academy Award.]]'' Strangely enough, he wasn't the least bit concerned that the movie bombed.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Oh yeah. See UncannyValley below.

* ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars: The director made the exact excuse that [[https://www.thewrap.com/oogieloves-worst-ever-box-office-bow-notoriety-we-were-looking-54471/ ''this wasn't made to win the Academy Award.'']] Strangely enough, he wasn't the least bit concerned that the movie bombed.
* MemeticMolester: Bobby Wobbly, an erratic cowboy trucker with an obsession with bubbles who invites children into his furnished truck bed to "wobble" with him.

* NauseaFuel: The flavors of the milkshakes the Oogieloves order, most of which are weird, gross, or silly. . . or all three.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Viselman is not deterred by the negative reviews and low box office numbers that this movie has. [[https://www.thewrap.com/oogieloves-worst-ever-box-office-bow-notoriety-we-were-looking-54471/ In fact, he thinks that the film's negative publicity will expand the Oogieloves' popularity,]] raising sales of Oogielove merchandise and media. If there had ever ''been'' any Oogieloves merchandise, we might be able to judge the validity of this argument.

* TheScrappy: Nobody in this movie is really liked to begin with (except ''maybe'' Ruffy), but special mention goes towards Goofy Toofie, mainly for the [[OverlyLongGag neverending gag with his pants constantly falling off.]]

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Viselman is not deterred by the negative reviews and low box office numbers that this movie has. In fact, he thinks that the film's negative publicity will expand the Oogieloves' popularity, raising sales of Oogielove merchandise and media. If there had ever ''been'' any Oogieloves merchandise, we might be able to judge the validity of this argument.

* TheScrappy: Nobody in this movie is really liked to begin with, but special mention goes towards Goofy Toofie, mainly for the [[OverlyLongGag neverending gag with his pants constantly falling off.]]

* AdaptationDisplacement: While ''Oogieloves'' is notorious for how bad it is, there's hardly anything on the entire Internet about My Bed Bugs aside from a few clips on Website/YouTube and some DVD listings on Amazon.

%%* ExcusePlot: The plot is not so much threadbare as it is a single fraying string. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLwprcW8Ew As pointed out by]] WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob…
%%** While J. Edgar claims he can't just buy more balloons because these were the last five magical ones in the land, the Oogieloves have plenty of other fantastic inventions they could just give Schuffy as a present instead. He wouldn't even notice, as he was asleep during most of the film and turns out to have the mind of a baby.
%%** At the climax, [[spoiler:the Oogieloves lose the balloons again but summon them back with kisses. It's never said why they didn't do this in the first place.]]
%%** As pointed out by Bobsheaux, there are many other ways The Oogieloves could of gotten the balloons. They could've just simply asked the people for their balloons back or get a ladder to climb up to get higher placed ones rather then having to do half of the things they do in order to find get the balloons back.
* HamAndCheese: Cary Elwes was ''clearly'' having fun playing Bobby Wobbly in this movie. Same with Chazz Palminteri as Milky Marvin, as well as Christopher Lloyd as Lero Sombrero.

** The human characters also [[HumanoidAbomination fall into this]]. Rabin's essay describes Cloris Leachman's grandmotherly character as "a cross between a human-sized candy cane and Creator/BetteDavis in ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane'' by way of Faye Dunaway's Creator/JoanCrawford in ''Film/MommieDearest''". Cary Elwes' cowboyish character is "something from a deleted scene from ''Film/BlueVelvet''".

* WTHCastingAgency: For some reason, the filmmakers decided to cast Creator/ChristopherLloyd and Jaime Pressly as a Mexican couple.

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: For some reason, the filmmakers decided to cast Creator/ChristopherLloyd and Jaime Pressly as a Mexican couple.