History YMMV / InspectorGadget2

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The movie really would been better off had it just been a second adaptation of the cartoon with no ties to the first movie.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The film is set before patching/bugfix updates became common. Glitchy software can be fixed in 5 minutes with good wi-fi. Gadget is threatened with medical retirement and replacement over his glitches.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: For some, the numerous changes done to make this movie more faithful to the cartoon, such as Claw's face almost never being seen, Penny's larger role and Gadget and Claw's civilian names being dropped.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Even though it was closer to the cartoon, this DirectToVideo sequel was doomed from the start due to it being a sequel to a critically-panned movie, plus a sequel no one was asking for. Most of the characters of the previous film was either recast or were replaced with similar stand-ins, the CGI is so bad it makes the CG in the first movie look like ''Film/JurassicPark'', and while the first film did have its fans, the sequel has practically nothing to do with it, making it hard for those fans to care about the sequel since it's more or less a sequel in name only. The writing is also incredibly lazy; clumsy, hand-waving explanations are all we get for why Brenda is now a male scientist or why Dr. Claw appears to have aged 40 years in only 1, plus Dr. Claw's big diabolical plan is basically [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric Goldfinger]]'s plan for robbing Fort Knox, only with a laser that freezes time instead of knock-out gas. The sequel really would been better off had it just been a second adaptation of the cartoon with no ties to the first movie.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Even though it was closer to the cartoon, this DirectToVideo sequel was doomed from the start due to it being a sequel to a critically-panned movie, plus a sequel no one was asking for. Most of the characters of the previous film was either recast or were replaced with similar stand-ins, the CGI is so bad it makes the CG in the first movie look like ''Film/JurassicPark'', and while the first film did have its fans, the sequel has practically nothing to do with it, making it hard for those fans to care about the sequel since it's more or less a sequel in name only. The writing is also incredibly lazy; clumsy, hand-waving explanations are all we get for why Brenda is now a male scientist or why Dr. Claw appears to have aged 40 years in only 4, plus Dr. Claw's big diabolical plan is basically [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric Goldfinger]]'s plan for robbing Fort Knox, only with a laser that freezes time instead of knock-out gas. The sequel really would been better off had it just been a second adaptation of the cartoon with no ties to the first movie.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Even though it was closer to the cartoon, this DirectToVideo sequel was doomed from the start due to it being a sequel to a critically-panned movie, plus a sequel no one was asking for. Most of the cast of the previous film was either recast or their characters were replaced with similar stand-ins, the CGI is so bad it makes the CG in the first movie look like ''Film/JurassicPark'', and while the first film did have it's fans, the sequel has practically nothing to do with it. The writing is also incredibly lazy; clumsy, hand-waving explanations are all we get for why Brenda is now a male scientist or why Dr. Claw appears to have aged 40 years in only 4, plus Dr. Claw's big diabolical plan is basically [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric Goldfinger]]'s plan for robbing Fort Knox, only with a laser that freezes time instead of knock-out gas. The sequel really would been better off had it just been a second adaptation of the cartoon with no ties to the first movie.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: G2. While she's not an AdvertisedExtra, she is largely OutOfFocus for a big chunk of the film after Chief Quimby demotes Gadget to the bathrooms, as she has no screen time or lines (save for a few short appearances between scenes) until the ruby scene, which gaves her a very vague CharacterDevelopment, going from TheStoic to NotSoStoic. She had the potential to become a CanonImmigrant to be the DistaffCounterpart that she was intended for WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget, as well as to have more characterization and know more about her and her gadgets. Unfortunately, this is the only ''Inspector Gadget'' media she has appeared so far.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The film could easily have been a standalone entry in the ''Inspector Gadget'' franchise rather than the BroadStrokes sequel to the 1999 film that it ended up being.

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: [[https://youtu.be/hJKYAH_aLtw?t=182 As shown in this behind the scenes footage]], Creator/ElaineHendrix had to learn to do backflips for the scene for where G2 splits in a half, which can easily be mistaken for a CGI replica of her torso, [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome but it was indeed her]].

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: [[https://youtu.be/hJKYAH_aLtw?t=182 As shown in this behind the scenes footage]], Creator/ElaineHendrix have to learn to do backflips for the scene for where G2 splits in a half, which could easily have been a CGI replica of her torso, [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome but it was indeed her]].

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: [[https://youtu.be/hJKYAH_aLtw?t=182 As shown in this behind the scenes footage]], Creator/ElaineHendrix have to learn to do backflips for the scene for where G2 splits in a half, which could easily have been a CGI replica of her torso (which was the case for her legs, save for a brief BetweenMyLegs close up), [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome but it was indeed her]].

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: [[https://youtu.be/hJKYAH_aLtw?t=182 As shown in this behind the scenes footage]], Creator/ElaineHendrix have to learn to do backflips for the scene for where G2 splits in a half, which could easily have been a CGI replica of her torso (which was the case with her legs), [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome but it was indeed her]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The film could easily have been a standalone entry in the ''Inspector Gadget'' franchise rather than the BroadStrokes sequel to the 1999 film that it ended up being.

* SpecialEffectFailure: Most of the CGI looks too cartoonish compared to the first movie. Also, the use of ChromaKey ranges from "okay" to "completely bad". Both are especially noticeable in the Gadget-Copter scene.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: G2. While she's not an AdvertisedExtra, she is largely OutOfFocus for a big chunk of the film after Chief Quimby demotes Gadget to the bathrooms, as she has no screen time or lines (save for a few short appearances between scenes) until the ruby scene, which gaves her a very vague CharacterDevelopment, going from TheStoic to NotSoStoic. She had the potential to become a CanonImmigrant to be the DistaffCounterpart that she was intended for WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget, as well as to have more characterization and know more about her and her gadgets. Unfortunately, this is the only ''Inspector Gadget'' media she has appeared so far.

* CharacterRerailment / RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Claw is now more true to his appearance and personality from the cartoons, such as speaking with a gravelly voice and his face is never fully shown to the audience.

* PanderingToTheBase: Some fans may be irked by not seeing Claw's face and Gadget not being referred to as "Uncle John", changes that were made to satisfy fans of the cartoon who hated the changes that the first film made to the source material.

* SocietyMarchesOn: Being replaced by, not just a [[JobStealingRobot fully-mechanical Inspector Gadget,]] but a [[RobotGirl gynoid]] (feminine-personality RidiculouslyHumanRobot) is supposedly especially humiliating. Maybe back in 2003 when it came out, but it seems like whiny machismo these days.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where G2 [[DetachableLowerHalf splits herself in a half]]. While DetachmentCombat is not out-of-place at all for a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculously Human Robot]], it's still bizarre by ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' standards and is never brought up again once G2's body is reattached.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where G2 [[DetachableLowerHalf splits herself in a half]]. While DetachmentCombat is not out-of-place at all for a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculously Human Robot]], it's still bizarre by ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' standards and is never brought up again.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where G2 [[DetachableLowerHalf splits herself in a half]]. While DetachmentCombat is not out-of-place at all for a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Ridiculously Human Robot]], it's still bizarre by ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' standards and is never brought up again.