How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)/YMMV: Difference between revisions

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[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 ''[[Pac-Man]]'' [[X Meets Y|and]] ''[[Metal Gear]]''.

* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: Cindy Lou grew up to be [[Gossip Girl|Jenny Humphrey]].