Shrek the Third

[jon_jinn]

i haven't watched it yet, but it looks pretty interesting. i don't know if it's as good as the first two, but it looks like it still has that creative charm to it. has anyone seen it yet?

[Tommy]

I didn't like the second.
I loved the first though.

From my point of view, this looks worse than the second.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

The first was very good but Shrek 2 was excellent. I haven't seen Shrek 3 yet - comes out June 7th here.

[Raiden no Kishi]

I don't know anything about the plot of this upcoming movie, but just looking at the title gave me a mental image of Shrek dressed in a certain bright red blazer and sporting a Walther P.38.* I'm an idiot.

* That's the signature garb and weapon of Lupin the Third, if you didn't know.

.rai//

[mitsuki lover]

The review I read it yesterday gave it a
From what I read part of the movie is spoofing the Arthur myth.But basically is another romp for Shrek,Donkey and Puss-In-Boots.

[Puguni]

I give it a full "meh." I saw it today with my baby sister. It wasn't that great. It got a few snorts from me, but that's about it. Can't really describe it, but this is one best seen on DVD, methinks.

[KBMaster]

I liked this one better than the first two.

[Arbre]

I took my little siblings to go see it Friday.

I enjoyed the characters and their interactions with each other.

The dialog was a bit predictable at times, but some parts were laugh out loud funny!

The animation is smoother. The backgrounds are gorgeous. And Donkey's kids are adorable. xD

Plot was better than Shrek 2, in my opinion.


Just don't let all the hype surrounding it set you up for too much.

[Fantasy Dreamer]

I liked the first two better. But it was funny, in most parts, but I personally think that the first two were funnier, the first one being the best. But its still good.

[Alexander]

My personal feelings with the film are, "You're going to have to pay my ten dollars to see it". XD

I already have a personal distaste in Dreamworks ever since Mr. Jeffery Kazenburg made the comment that tradition animation was a dead art form.

As for Shrek, I don't like it. There's too much focus on humor and too little with plot or character building, even for a "children's" film. I have no plans to see the third film.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Ah, but Alexander, not all movies have to have lots of plot and character development. They are made to be intelligent parody films and they accomplish that.

[Radical Dreamer]

Ah, but Alexander, not all movies have to have lots of plot and character development. They are made to be intelligent parody films and they accomplish that.

True, but that's all they are anymore. There's been a definite lack of really good animated movies these days (I'm talking movies that were the caliber of The Lion King and the like); all the animation studios ever make anymore are comedies, most of which aren't even that good.

As far as Shrek is concerned, I may or may not see it. I enjoyed the first movie, thought the second was funny, but from the previews of the third, it doesn't look that spectacular. If I see it, it'll probably be on DVD, unless I end up going to a matinee with friends or something later on.

[Etoh*the*Greato]

[quote="Radical Dreamer"]True, but that's all they are anymore. There's been a definite lack of really good animated movies these days (I'm talking movies that were the caliber of The Lion King and the like)]
Actually, about 80% of what you see in the commercial isn't even in the movie. They made those bits just for the commercials. There may've been something I missed (came in five minutes late), but I doubt it.

[Alexander]

[quote="Radical Dreamer"]True, but that's all they are anymore. There's been a definite lack of really good animated movies these days (I'm talking movies that were the caliber of The Lion King and the like)]

That's exactly how I feel. Shrek, while it was designed to be a film for everyone, it simply doesn't work for my tastes. I do like the occasional completely silly film now and then, but when it's almost nothing you see or hear, especially if the genre doesn't appeal to you very much, then what are you to do?

While some might call me a Pixar fanboy, I do really like the direction the company has always gone with their films. I suppose what's always been missing for me in Dreamworks films is just simply heart. When you look at all the sequels they've made of their films, not to mention the abandonment of 2-D animation, I can't help but feel that they care more about making as much money as possible then letting the animators and story writers really reach out and use their imaginations.

While I understand Pixar is an everyone film company, and their stories don't always have the greatest amount of depth, I don't mind that. Because that not what they're dedicated too. But they have something that most American animation companies don't: imagination and heart. When I watch their films, I feel that they really cared about the work they were doing and not about profit or how many people would come to watch it. And this is coming from the animation studio that has pushed it's computers to their limit and beyond in animation detail (some of their computers actually over-heated beyond use from some of the rendering scenes in Cars).

Simple isn't bad, not at all, it's just that I want even the simple to have purpose. As John Lasseter said, "Technology doesn't make the motion picture, people do. You're not an animator just because you can move an object from point A to point B. You're someone who breathes life into a character, which is something the software and technology can't give you."

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Well, that's very true. I'm not saying story and character aren't important - in most movies I like a good bit of both (my favourites are Pixar and Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki movies) but I also loved the completetely surreal Mirrormask (and that was little more than an awesome visual adventure of the imagination).

[Radical Dreamer]

That's exactly how I feel. Shrek, while it was designed to be a film for everyone, it simply doesn't work for my tastes. I do like the occasional completely silly film now and then, but when it's almost nothing you see or hear, especially if the genre doesn't appeal to you very much, then what are you to do?

While some might call me a Pixar fanboy, I do really like the direction the company has always gone with their films. I suppose what's always been missing for me in Dreamworks films is just simply heart. When you look at all the sequels they've made of their films, not to mention the abandonment of 2-D animation, I can't help but feel that they care more about making as much money as possible then letting the animators and story writers really reach out and use their imaginations.

While I understand Pixar is an everyone film company, and their stories don't always have the greatest amount of depth, I don't mind that. Because that not what they're dedicated too. But they have something that most American animation companies don't: imagination and heart. When I watch their films, I feel that they really cared about the work they were doing and not about profit or how many people would come to watch it. And this is coming from the animation studio that has pushed it's computers to their limit and beyond in animation detail (some of their computers actually over-heated beyond use from some of the rendering scenes in Cars).

Simple isn't bad, not at all, it's just that I want even the simple to have purpose. As John Lasseter said, "Technology doesn't make the motion picture, people do. You're not an animator just because you can move an object from point A to point B. You're someone who breathes life into a character, which is something the software and technology can't give you."

I agree completely. And that's what I like about Pixar. In interviews I've watched, Pixar's team makes sure that their movie would be just as good in live-action as it would in animation. By doing this, they really show that they care for the story, the characters, the development, and the rest of the key components in an excellent movie. Other animation studios, however, seem to use it as a good way to make money, which is why they always seem to ride on the coat-tails of the last popular animated film (if I see another penguin, I will not be a happy camper. XD).

[Puguni]

BTW, there's going to be a Shrek 4! :1