Line #8 YMMV/KangarooJack


1	* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The CGI kangaroos chanting "Chicken blood!" at the end of the dream sequence is understandably unnerving to some people.
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The film's soundtrack isn't too shabby. Highlights include the Music/{{Sugababes}}' "Round Round", Music/MenAtWork's "Down Under", Music/SoftCell's "Tainted Love", and Music/DrDre's "The Next Episode" (yes, in a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids family movie]]). The BGM is pretty good as well, especially during the climactic chase scene.
3	* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Some fans remember the film for the waterfall scene, where Jessie is wearing a skimpy outfit.
4	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the talking kangaroo came from a hallucination sequence that was shot just to draw in younger audiences, once the studio became afraid that they'd have a bomb on their hands.
5	* BileFascination: The titular kangaroo, especially considering his dated CGI, is sure to evoke this for some people. The fact that it was actually a run of the mill R-rated gangster buddy comedy hastily edited into a kid-friendly animal comedy is almost certain to do the same for those who want to see just how this panned out in the final product.
6	* CriticProof: Though critics absolutely hated it (being one of the worst reviewed films to date on Rotten Tomatoes), the film still grossed $70 million domestically, and it made the top box office office gross of that particular week (which various comedians at the time mocked to no end), and it even spawned an [[WesternAnimation/KangarooJackGDayUSA animated sequel film.]]
7	* CultClassic: The film has gained somewhat of an ironic cult following, especially among people who remember it from growing up in the 2000s.
8	* DesignatedHero: Charlie and Louis put clothes on a kangaroo they believe they killed just to amuse themselves.
9	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Par for the course for Creator/ChristopherWalken, who with his usual bizarre delivery manages to completely steal the show for the few minutes that he is onscreen.
10	* FanPreferredCutContent: Some fans like the original version of the film before the retool, ''Down and Under'', for having a clear audience. It also had a scene where Jessie gives Charlie his Captain Amazing pin back and thus satisfyingly tying the thread that the final version [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse just left unresolved]].
11	* FriendlyFandoms: Overlaps with ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' and ''Film/OsmosisJones'' for being another WB film that was retooled from an adult oriented film to a family friendly one that now enjoys a generally ironic adult cult following.
12	* GeniusBonus: In the scene where Louis intimidates Sal's men by falsely claiming to be a former Little League World Series champion, he boasts about striking out "sixteen Taiwanese All-Stars". Taiwanese teams actually ''are'' famously dominant at the Little League World Series, having won the championship a record 17 times.
13	* HumorDissonance: Charlie and Louis find it funny to put clothes on a kangaroo they believe they killed. Most audiences found this tasteless.
14	* JustHereForGodzilla: Hundreds of children wanted to see the kangaroo.
15	* OneSceneWonder: The eponymous kangaroo himself (in his rapper persona). In the movie proper, he's only present in a hallucination scene.
16	* SignatureScene: The hallucination scene, as it is the [[OneSceneWonder sole scene that prominently features the kangaroo.]]
17	* SoBadItsGood: Between the [[UncertainAudience truly bizarre clashing tones]] of [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a dark mafia comedy]] and a goofy kids film with a [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal rapping kangaroo]], there's certainly a group of people who find the awkward fusion rife with [[{{Narm}} unintentional hilarity]].
18	* {{Squick}}:
19	** The scene where Charlie slurps an extra hot jawbuster, and then Louis slurps the same jawbuster Charlie put in his mouth.
20	** The farting camel scene.
21	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The titular kangaroo only appears for about five minutes, and only raps as part of a hallucination sequence. The viewers [[JustHereForGodzilla who only came for said kangaroo]] were sorely disappointed.
22	* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Neither Creator/MichaelShannon nor Creator/MartonCsokas act like they were aware there was a talking, rapping kangaroo in the movie. Given how said addition was seemingly made well after their scenes were filmed, they probably legitimately weren’t.
23	* UglyCute: If you can look past the creepiness of the CGI, Jackie's son, Jackie Jr., who makes an appearance in the penultimate scene manages to be surprisingly adorable in a way. The high-pitched coos really help.
24	* UncertainAudience: A big reason why the film ended up like it did. On one hand, it tries to appeal to children by advertising itself as a lighthearted kids’ comedy about a talking kangaroo ([[NeverTrustATrailer who never actually speaks outside of the one hallucination sequence and has very little screen-time in general]]), but on the other hand, the bulk of it is still an adult-mafia comedy with plenty of dark humor and sexual innuendo far too inappropriate to be in something aimed at kids—one can easily see why the original version was given an R rating.. Children will likely be put off by the adult humor, mafia film elements, and especially by the fact that there is no talking kangaroo in the movie, despite what the trailers, posters and DVD cover promised, while adults will also be put off by the incredibly juvenile, unsophisticated nature of the film and its veneer of a TalkingAnimal kid's movie. The end result is a film that really doesn't know what it wants to be, leaving the audience (both adults and kids) confused as to which demographic it's meant to appeal to.
25	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Despite what the trailers and its far more kid-friendly animated sequel imply, it's not a family comedy with a talking kangaroo. It's pretty adult and only barely short of PG-13.

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