YMMV / The Scarecrow (2000)

• Accidental Innuendo:
  • Grisham's brief struggle with Bristles the sentient broom. It looks like Grisham is doing something else.
  • Earlier: "Gimme some wood!'" which might have been unintentional, but Grisham enthusiastically throttling that wood at that angle surely wasn't.
  • The feather might be interpreted as a Freudian symbol (Feathertop thinks he can't have the girl or be a real boy without it).
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Was Polly aware on a subconscious level that Feathertop was the scarecrow that guarded her silver? Her lines in their love duet "Have I been here before? / I know I’ve seen you before" seem to hint at this. It might help explain why she fell for him so fast.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: Cheswick's stomach has a mind of its own. He even named it Melvin!
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Bar those who grew up with the film, older audiences aren't likely to be too attached to its central characters, but sometimes find enjoyment in the supporting cast. Two examples are Count Grisham, for his Large Ham personality; and Max the sarcastic mouse, who those annoyed by all the other characters he interacts with, might relate to.
• Love to Hate: Count Grisham is supremely selfish and heartless in spades, but he's so over-the-top, ridiciously campy and flamboyant, it's hard not to get a laugh out of him every moment he's on screen.
• Narm Charm: Hearing the name "Feathertop" throughout the movie, with no hint of irony, is basically the one thing that makes this film stand out from all other generic Disney knock-off films. Doubled during moments of (intended) intensity.
  • "...'cuz I am one bad scarecrow!"
  • "Let them rip!"
• Retroactive Recognition: Ray Porter, who recently has achieved fame for playing Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League, voices the main villain Grisham.
• So Bad, It's Good: The poor film was only ever trying to entertain and teach morals to very young children. But due to it's Disney-ripoff cliches, plot holes, and having a protagonist unironically named "Feathertop," it's ripe for snarking among Millennials.
• Slow-Paced Beginning: Inverted, as the movie starts off really fast due to Miss Bee Bee Breaking the Fourth Wall constantly. It's not until she leaves that the movie picks up its pace.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: The music that plays during the "Swing Town" segment in the climax sounds very similar to Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing".
• Unintentional Uncanny Valley:
  • Miss Bee Bee inserting herself into the story always looks off, as she's always outside the frame of the story, but with no proper visual cues to gauge where she is in relation to the background. This leads to awkward scenes where she looks like an improperly placed or scaled animation cel.
  • Feathertop's transformation is instantaneous both in-context and out, as in there's not a single transitioning frame from his scarecrow self and human self.