Line #6 YMMV/AnimalCrackers2017


1	* AdaptationDisplacement: Not a lot of people are aware that this was based on a graphic novel. Granted, not many people are aware that the film was released, either...
2	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Did Horatio really want to take over the world? Or did the egotistical BigHam look around and notice that, by becoming a monster, he finally had what he wanted... all eyes on him in fear and awe... and decide to grab the VillainBall with both hands and run for the end zone?
3	** The "wanting to take over the world" thing really only amounts to one line. Maybe he was just saying things in desparation caused by a VillainousBreakdown.
4	** Or maybe he didn't mean he literally intended to TakeOverTheWorld, but ''figuratively'' take it over (as in, becoming such a famous celebrity that everyone in the world would know him,) which is in line with what his goal was all along.
5	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "[[https://youtu.be/aoYC_ZNT4PU Could've Been Mine]]" is a catchy and epic jazz fusion song with the energy of some of Disney's most bombastic {{Villain Song}}s. In the song, Horatio establishes his GreenEyedMonster motivations while his voice actor, Creator/IanMcKellen, [[EvilIsHammy hams it up]] in an almost Creator/TimCurry-esque way. He also gets some hilarious dialogue with his henchman Mario Zucchini in the song. In addition, the creators hired a real barbershop quartet just for ''one quick gag'' in the song, where the quartet repeats one of Horatio's lines and he gets frustrated with them.
6	* CaptainObviousReveal: Even before the rules of the magic animal crackers are firmly established, it's fairly easy to figure out that [[spoiler:Old Blue and Zena are actually Owen's uncle and aunt in animal form just by their designs and actions alone.]]
7	* CriticalDissonance: One look at Rotten Tomatoes tells the tale. The audience rating stands at 83, while the critical rating stands at 64%.
8	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
9	** Chesterfield. Especially for being voiced by Creator/DannyDeVito.
10	** Brock is quite well-liked, again [[Creator/PatrickWarburton his actor]] helps. Also, he's prominently featured in [[spoiler:a memorable scene of him turning into a mandrill]]. Plenty found him more interesting as an antagonist than Horatio.
11	* FridgeLogic: Chesterfield explains near the end that since Horatio's henchmen [[spoiler:ate broken cookies to become MixAndMatchCritters, their human cookies are also broken, and the henchmen can't return to their original forms until Chesterfield figures out which cookie pieces go together.]] However, Owen had just [[spoiler:given Horatio, who was previously a hybrid creature, a whole hamster cookie, turning Horatio into a hamster]]. Wouldn't that mean that [[spoiler:Horatio now had a whole human cookie again, and that they could fix the henchmen's human cookies by giving them whole animal cookies too?]]
12	** No, because the box doesn't generate a new human cookie every time a person changes into a different animal. If it did, Horatio's threat to destroy Owen's human cookie would have been meaningless.
13	* JustHereForGodzilla: Many people couldn't care less about the plot, only watching the movie to see people turning into animals.
14	* {{Moe}}: Binkley, for being an {{Adorkable}} genius with a wispy voice, and Mackenzie, just for being a CheerfulChild.
15	* PopularWithFurries: ''Duh''. Long before the movie became more accessible, it was a CultClassic within the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom, for [[{{Animorphism}} obvious]] [[TransformationFiction reasons]]. And apparently, the fandom has ApprovalOfGod, make of that what you will.
16	* TheScrappy: It's widely agreed that [[BigBad Horatio]] is the weakest part of the film, considering how quickly he changes from someone [[GreenEyedMonster who is merely jealous of his brother's successes]] to a bland TakeOverTheWorld villain. It's obvious that the writers ''tried'' to make him interesting, but his development was just too flat for many.
17	* SignatureScene: The scene where Owen first eats a cracker, turning into a hamster. Considering how much it's featured in advertising, it's easily the most well-known scene from the movie.
18	* SlowPacedBeginning: It takes a solid ''30 minutes'' before the titular snacks are used for the first time.
19	* SoOkayItsAverage: The movie generally got a luke-warm reception, saying that while the concept is good and the animation is serviceable, the story is rather bland and uninspired.

Context YMMV / AnimalCrackers2017