History YMMV / WarriorOfTheLostWorld

* HilariousInHindsight: While the movie was meant as a ''Film/MadMax'' ripoff, several elements of it (such as nature having regrown after the nuclear apocalypse, and society having been rebuilt as a totalitarian dystopia with an insurgent resistance against it) more closely resemble later YA dystopia fiction such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' or ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' more than it resembles typical Post-Apocalyptic fiction.

* FanNickname: Courtesy of the film's appearance on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', Robert Ginty's character is very well known as "''Series/ThePaperChase'' Guy" and often referred to as such even more often than his official billing as "The Rider" (also despite it being a better moniker for Ginty himself rather than the character).

* FanNickname: Courtesy of the film's appearance on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', Robert Ginty's character is very well known as "''Series/ThePaperChase'' Guy" and often referred to as such even more often than his official billing as "The Rider" (also despite it being a better moniker for Ginty himself rather than the charachter).

* DesignatedHero: The ''Paper Chase'' Guy is selfish, sullen and whiny. Some dialogue tries to justify this by calling him "burnt out from all the conflict, only interested in survival." One might blame Creator/RobertGinty, who has the same acting "skills" in ''Film/TheExterminator'' films, where he plays another DesignatedHero who borders on VillainProtagonist.

* StrangledByTheRedString: The Paper Chase Guy and Nastasia inexplicably get together at the end of the film, even though The Paper Chase Guy was nothing but rude, selfish, and neglectful to her. In fact, the only reason she needed rescuing at the end of the film is because he refused to actually help her when it would have been rather simple to. Plus, she shot him. She had [[HeroicWillpower enough willpower]] to resist shooting her father [[spoiler: and shoot Prossor instead]], but not the Paper Chase guy. One could speculate she wanted to shoot him.

* DesignatedHero: The ''Paper Chase'' Guy is selfish, sullen and whiny. Some dialogue tries to justify this by calling him "burnt out from all the conflict, only interested in survival." One might blame Robert Ginty, who has the same acting "skills" in ''Film/TheExterminator'' films, where he plays another DesignatedHero who borders on VillainProtagonist.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Although the quality of the actual movie is questionable, there's no doubt that the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0lmiVZxhg end theme]] by Daniele Patucchi is the epitome of awesomeness.

* NarmCharm: Creator/DonaldPleasance is very clearly phoning in his performance, but this actually just ''increases'' his usual ColdHam tendencies while playing villains and serves to make him even creepier.

* EnsembleDarkhorse / MemeticBadass: Megaweapon, especially when crushing [[TheScrappy Einstein]].

* NarmCharm: Donald Pleasance is very clearly phoning in his performance, but this actually just ''increases'' his usual ColdHam tendencies while playing villains and serves to make him even creepier.

* HilariousInHindsight: While the movie was meant as a Mad-Max ripoff, several elements of it (such as nature having regrown after the nuclear apocalypse, and society having been rebuilt as a totalitarian dystopia with an insurgent resistance against it) more closely resemble later YA dystopia fiction such as ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' or ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' more than it resembles typical Post-Apocalyptic fiction.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Although the quality of the actual movie is questionable, there's no doubt it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0lmiVZxhg end theme]] is the epitome of awesomeness.
* DesignatedHero: The ''Paper Chase'' Guy is selfish, sullen and whiny. Some dialogue tries to justify this by calling him "burnt out from all the conflict, only interested in survival."
** One might blame Robert Ginty, who has the same acting "skills" in ''Film/TheExterminator'' films, where he plays another DesignatedHero who borders on VillainProtagonist.

* StrangledByTheRedString: The Paper Chase Guy and Nastasia inexplicably get together at the end of the film, even though The Paper Chase Guy was nothing but rude, selfish, and neglectful to her. In fact, the only reason she needed rescuing at the end of the film is because he refused to actually help her when it would have been rather simple to.
** Plus, she shot him. She had [[HeroicWillpower enough willpower]] to resist shooting her father [[spoiler: and shoot Prossor instead]], but not the Paper Chase guy. One could speculate she wanted to shoot him.
* RootingForTheEmpire: Not for the Omega itself but Megaweapon, the near-invincible tank that works for them. Mainly because its first act is to violently murder [[TheScrappy Einstein]].

* AwesomeMusic: Although the quality of the actual movie is questionable, there's no doubt it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0lmiVZxhg end theme]] is the epitome of awesomeness.

** One might blame Robert Ginty, who has the same acting "skills" in ''The Exterminator'' films, where he plays another DesignatedHero who borders on VillainProtagonist.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The movie supposedly takes place in post-apocalyptic California, despite being filmed in Italy. Those familiar with Rome might recognize the Omega headquarters and campus as the infamous Corviale, a kilometer-long public housing project in the outskirts of Rome.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Not for the Omega itself but Megaweapon, the near-invincible tank that works for them. Mainly because it's first act is to violently murder [[TheScrappy Einstein]].

* RootingForTheEmpire: Not for the Omega itself but Megaweapon, their near-invincible tank that works for them. Mainly because it's first act is to violently murder [[TheScrappy Einstein]].

** Plus, she shot him. She had [[HeroicWillpower enough willpower]] to resist shooting her father [[spoiler: and shoot Prossor instead]], but not the Paper Chase guy. One could speculate she wanted to shoot him.

* StrangledByTheRedString: The Paper Chase Guy and Nastasia inexplicably get together at the end of the film, even though The Paper Chase Guy was nothing but rude, selfish, and neglectful to her. In fact, the only reason she needed rescuing at the end of the film is because he refused to actually help her when it would have been rather simple to.

* TheScrappy: As previously mentioned, Einstein is rather loathed by viewers of the film due to the movie's attempts to make him "cute".

* RootingForTheEmpire: Joel and the Bots start cheering for Megaweapon as it crushes Einstein, the astoundingly Odious [[PluckyComicRelief Comic Relief]].
-->'''Servo''': "Ooooh, yes... die, my darling, die!"
-->'''All''': "MEGAWEAPON! MEGAWEAPON! MEGAWEAPON!"
** WhatTheHellHero: From Joel and the Bots, chiefly due to the DesignatedHero's apparent misogyny. (For example, the first words out of his mouth when meeting Nastasia is: "What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?")
--->'''Joel:''' ''(after Drifter decks the final female opponent)'' Now I ''hate'' his everliving guts.

* EnsembleDarkhorse/MemeticBadass: Megaweapon, especially when crushing [[TheScrappy Einstein]].