9/YMMV

Both:

 * Ugly Cute: While a lot of people find the stitchpunks adorable, some of their designs are a bit... unusual and creepy to some.

The short:

 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:
 * Tear Jerker: No, not !

The movie:
""Let me try that again.""
 * Alternative Character Interpretation:
 * Word of God describes the
 * Also the stitchpunks themselves, who
 * Angst What Angst: 9 is a remarkably together guy considering that
 * Big Lipped Alligator Moment: The magnet scene with 8...
 * Although it begins to make more sense once you realize that the PG-13 rating was also given for "implied drug use."
 * Bowdlerise: Many fans have expressed... disappointment with the edited version aired on Sy Fy and USA. Apparent edits included
 * Canon Fodder: By the truckload if you ask most fans.
 * Cargo Ship: There is someone out there who ships 1xHis Cape. Dead serious here. 8xHis Sword also exists. As does 8xHis Magnet.
 * Did you see the look on his face? 8xMagnet is canon.
 * Crack Pairing: At least one fanfic exists shipping 1xThe Winged Beast. Brain Bleach, please...
 * Seamstressx2 is growing in popularity, too...
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: 7's failed Big Damn Heroes moment against the Winged Beast.


 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: 2 seems to be a living manifestation of this trope. And just try not to smile when  Oh, hell, just the entire scene when
 * There's also the deleted scene after the factory is destroyed where 1 makes amends with 9 and accepts him after admitting he's not as good of a leader he had made himself out to be. Immediately followed by a Crowning Moment of Funny when his crown falls off and reveals the silly little knot on his head, which both 9 and 1 laugh at.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: Coheed and Cambria's "Welcome Home" is used in the trailer, and it is epic. The full song is just as epic as it seems in the trailer.
 * The actual soundtrack is pretty good too, especially "The Seamstress" and the end credits music, which isn't on the soundtrack for some reason.
 * Deborah Lurie and Danny Elfman's score, with Release as a standout.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: 6 is surprisingly popular among the fans, despite only having four lines!
 * Everybody Remembers the Stripper: A lot of people distinctly remember the magnet scene with 8.
 * Fan Nickname:
 * 2 is commonly known as either "Pedo2" (by those who make him a Memetic Molester), or "Grandpa2."
 * He's also called "Creeper2" by some on Deviantart.
 * There's also Pedo9, which originated from a very creepy looking figurine made before the movie came out. You don't want to know what it looked like, believe me.
 * Fanon Discontinuity: The Russian version. It's not 'all' bad and some people do like it, and it does have some changes to the plot that are an interesting idea (such as ). However, it makes so many other changes to the movie that most who have had the chance to see it would rather they just forget it exists.
 * Ho Yay: It breathes this trope. Come on, only one character (7) is distinctly female, and two (3 and 4) might be interpreted either way. It's practically canon. 5 especially seems to be a magnet for this.
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships: Every character in fandom verse. Especially 5. And 7. But mostly 5.
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * "THIS IS SMASHING!!!" Bizarrely, the line never actually appeared in the film.
 * "Pope Doll is NOT AMUSED."
 * Memetic Molester: 2, for some reason...
 * Narm Charm: The "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" sequence is really, really over the top. That doesn't stop the payoff from being.
 * Relationship Writing Fumble: It's amazing how many fans saw more chemistry between 9 and 5 than between 9 and 7.
 * Ship Tease: 7 and 9, 5 and 9, 5 and 2. Many more, if the fandom is anything to go by.
 * Slash Fic: And God knows there's a lot of it for a movie about sackdolls (sort of). 5/9, 5/2, 5/6, 6/8, 1/2...
 * Tear Jerker: The whole movie. Especially, what happens right before the end (sad) and the end (happy?).
 * Viewer Gender Confusion: 3 and 4. Seriously. Try to figure out what gender they are without the Word of God, which says "open to interpretation".
 * What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?: A disturbing number of idiots who brought small children along, despite the commercials clearly stating it was not a children's animated movie. Needless to say, most were in tears by the middle of the film.
 * And despite the fact it's rated PG-13. Though, the movie's genre is labeled as Kids & Family. Kind of surprising, considering the fact that  over the course of the movie.
 * The Woobie: At times, 5 could really use a hug.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: This is almost purely fan related. Some fans see the Fabrication Machine as an angry little kid who can't control his emotion, leading to a temper tantrum that destroyed humanity. This is supported by the Russian version where the Scientist said the Machine recognized him and let him live.
 * Also somewhat supported by Word of God's description of it: an abused child who finally gets power to fight back.
 * Also somewhat supported by Word of God's description of it: an abused child who finally gets power to fight back.

The Musical:

 * Adaptation Displacement: Surprisingly many people have heard of either the original film 8 1/2 or the stage musical Nine. Relatively few know about both.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: "Getting Tall"
 * Ear Worm: "Be Italian".
 * And holy crap "Cinema Italiano".
 * Hype Backlash: The movie went into the 2009 awards season as one of a handful of "guaranteed" contenders based on its Oscar Bait nature, and easily picked up nominations from the Critics Choice and Golden Globes precursor ceremonies. But neither critics nor audiences were easily swayed: the negative reviews ranged in tone from severe disappointment to vicious, while it failed to match Rob Marshall's earlier Chicago's runaway success. In Spades.