YMMV / Adventures of Captain Vrungel

• Adaptation Displacement: The book was popular enough in Russian-speaking countries to get an unrelated sequel movie also in the 70's called The New Adventures of Captain Vrungel and has been a staple for nearly 100 years, though the animated series eventually eclipsed it in popularity, especially among younger audiences. In the rest of the world, since the animated series still remains quite obscure, few have even heard of the book.
• Awesome Art: The show’s paper-doll style of animation, while not as intricate or fluid as the works of someone like Yuri Norstein, is still highly detailed, and it’s no wonder the episodes took about four years to complete in total. Likewise, the occasional cel animation may not be as polished as it is in Treasure Island (1988), but the perspective shots were still very ambitious and it’s a treat to see the beginnings of that style.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Banditto and Gangsteritto are the most popular characters for their fun dynamic and over-the-top personalities, with their theme song in particular receiving many remixes.
  • Agent 00X is regarded as somewhat of a Memetic Badass for his near-immortality and being The Determinator.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: The entire plot of the movie. Let's see: a racing championship is taking place around the world, there is a criminal conspiracy somehow entangled with said championship, two characters mistake a third one for their colleague and he has to drag along with them, a British secret agent is chasing after mafia members, and in the end it's revealed that the host of the championship is a Villain with Good Publicity who organized the whole event for the sake of his evil plan. Are we talking about Adventures of Captain Vrungel or Cars 2?
• The Woobie: Poor Fuchs had it rough by being paid such a low wage as a security guard for a prestigious art museum, and the series presumably taking place in the early 20th century meant that times would be tough everywhere, that when he was stronghanded into stealing the Venus de Milo, he went through with the heist, but regrets his actions, and is a very shy person all around; plus, it’s clear that Chief has no intention of compensating him for his theft.
• Woolseyism: To have the change of the ship’s name make more sense to English-speaking audiences, the book’s translation has it start out as the Courage and then become the Rage.

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