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* [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel]]: The make-up for most of the Whos is unintentionally spooky.
* [[Critical Backlash]]: From the half of the audience who liked it. It's nowhere near among the greatest Christmas films of all time, and it may have been stretched out too long for some people, but to others, it's not a bad film adaptation of the book and mostly maintains the spirit of it. And not to mention, it's far better than the following film based on a [[Dr. Seuss]] book. It helps that [[Ron Howard]] [[Word of God|defended the film]] as more variations on a theme than a straight adaptation.
* [[Cult Classic]]: While not as beloved as the Chuck Jones cartoon, the Ron Howard film is loved in its own right by Millennials.
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Martha and (arguably) Cindy Lou do this for the Grinch, Martha since she's got a crush on him and Cindy because she wants to believe that if there's something wrong with him and he can change, then so can she since she thinks something's wrong with her.
* [[Franchise Original Sin]]: While it had some of the same problems that [[The Cat in the Hat (film)|''The Cat in the Hat'' movie]] would also have, they're not as prevalent in this film. For example, there is ''far'' less "adult" humor.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "You're a mean one, ''Mister Grinch!''"▼
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* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: Jeffrey Tambor's troubling behavior makes his lust for Martha more cringeworthy.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Jim Carrey would later play Scrooge, who also hated Christmas but got a change of heart in the 2009 animated ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' film.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: The Grinch due to his [[Adaptation Expansion|new backstory]]. He was a [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|borderline sociopath]] as a kid until one Christmas he put all his heart into embracing the holiday and being good... and wound up traumatized and an outcast in the end. Then at the Whoobilation, he starts getting into the holiday again... until the Mayor [[Yank the Dog's Chain|yanks his chain]] and reinforces his previous cynical view of it.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Jim Carrey's Grinch doesn't seem much like one at first. But starting from his actions at town square during the Whobilation and on into his actual stealing of Christmas, he shows himself to be ''dangerously'' bold, cunning, efficient, and not to be trifled with.
* [[The Problem With Licensed Games]]: This trope is both played straight and averted by the movie's video game adaptations. [http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/grinch/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review The version released for PS1, PC and Dreamcast] was critically thrashed for clumsy controls, weak graphics and being way too [[Guide Dang It|confusing and frustrating]], especially for its target audience. However, [http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/164/164672p1.html the Game Boy Color] version was praised as a fun little stealth-puzzle game that's like a cross between ''[[Pacman]]'' [[X Meets Y|and]] ''[[Metal Gear]]''.▼
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: Cindy Lou grew up to be [[Gossip Girl|Jenny Humphrey]].▼
▲* [[The Problem
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]:
** [[Richard Steven Horvitz]], now known as [[Invader Zim]], got to voice the Grinch's Answering Machine.
** Bryce Dallas Howard played a surprised Who. (Thanks to [[Nepotism|her dad being the director]].)
* [[Squick]]: At one point, {{spoiler|the Grinch gleefully tricks the sleeping mayor into rimming Max}}. No, ''[[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|really]]''.
* [[Straw Man Has a Point]]: The Grinch's little rant after the aforementioned [[Yank the Dog's Chain|yanking]] is not entirely without merit.
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: The Grinch as a little kid, standing there on the mountain, shivering and alone, after everyone has finally, completely broken him mentally into thinking nobody in the world loves him. Just... just... "sniff".
* [[Values Resonance]]: While somewhat politicized, the film had a well thought-out criticism of Christmas materialism.
* [[Vindicated by History]]: After the failure of the ''Cat in the Hat'' film and mixed reception of the [[The Grinch (2018)|2018 computer-animated ''Grinch'' film]], many looked at this film in a positive light for trying something a little different.
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