YMMV / Sailor Moon S: The Movie

• Complete Monster: Princess Snow Kaguya is a malevolent ice entity who goes around freezing planets for her "collection". Having frozen countless planets, Kaguya made her way to the Earth in the past, where she was repelled but continued freezing worlds. Eventually, Kaguya decided to eventually return Eons later. Tracking down an innocent astronomer for finding her shard that broke off from her traveling comet, Kaguya doomed him to a slow, painful death. Kaguya ultimately plans to destroy the world by freezing it and its inhabitants solid, with her Snow Dancers helping her.
• Jerkass Woobie: Even if she is a bit temperamental and harsh at times, you can't help but feel sorry for Luna with her crush on Kakeru, which could never happen in a million years.
• Questionable Casting: The original dub keeping Jill Frappier for the voice of Luna's beautiful young human form, even though her elderly British-accented take on the character was highly unfitting (though to some, having her older instead of remaining a 14-year-old human in the 2000 dub makes Kakeru and Luna's relationship less squicky).
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: A chief complaint about the movie is the rewriting of Himeko and Kakeru's relationship. The manga demonstrates their issues stemmed from how Kakeru's health problems stopped him from being an astronaut and caused a riff between him and Himeko. The movie instead has Kakeru lashing out at Himeko because she doesn't share his beliefs about Princess Kaguya and makes him far more hostile. Likewise, Himeko's agency is removed as she's relegated to just Kakeru's love interest, compared to how she destroys Princess Snow Kaguya's crystal body in the manga and directly interacts with the Sailor Senshi about destroying the comet.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic:
  • Kakeru, who is otherwise a Kindhearted Cat Lover, when he snaps at Himeko when she doesn't believe in Princess Kakeru, instead it comes across as overreactionary and uncalled for.
  • The Inner Guardians (save Ami) accusing Usagi of all people of being mean to Luna and driving her away, although they are understandably worried for Luna's well being, it makes them come across as grabbing the Jerkass Ball for no other reason than their emotions getting carried away. Rei especially comes across as a Hypocrite considering she was something of a bully to Usagi in this incarnation especially in the DIC dub.
• The Woobie:
  • Poor Artemis wants to confess his feelings to Luna, who is too infatuated with Kakeru to realize, with the only person speaking on his behalf is Minako. Fortunately Luna returns his feelings for him at the end.
  • Himeko's treated pretty badly by Kakeru, screaming at her just because she honestly doesn't believe there's a real Princess Kaguya living on the moon and is concerned for Kakeru's mental health that he keeps obsessing over the legend and insisting upon its truth.