DreamWorks' SHREK

Post by **Kinoo** » May 10th, 2007, 8:40 am

Yeah, TOO MUCH alike. That's the Dreamworks design originality I guess...

Post by **Meg** » May 10th, 2007, 2:13 pm

Well, if they turn out to be related or something, it would make sense...

Post by **Ben** » May 10th, 2007, 5:50 pm

That's what I'm thinking they haven't told us...

Post by **YCougar** » May 11th, 2007, 5:15 pm

Y'know, if this thing fails it certainly won't be for insufficient advertising, like Meet the Robinsons or TMNT... Shrek the Third is everywhere I go! Props to their marketing department, at least.

Post by **Ben** » May 12th, 2007, 8:19 am

They are pretty desperate. Without Shrek outgunning all other animation, DWs loses their powerhouse franchise and would be ripe for dismantling or selling off.

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 13th, 2007, 12:01 am

In an interview JK said they came very close to starting an OTH sequel but decided not to.

Kinda sad 'cause out of all the DW films (including Shrek) I really think OTH is one of the few that actually could benefit from a sequel. There's still lots more places they can go, IMHO.

With Shrek....really hard for me to say this, 'cause I love DW and I still do love Shrek. But I really think they should have stopped at 2...or even 1 for that matter. They said everything they needed to say about beauty in the eye of the beholder and whatnot. That was the theme. Other than that, all you have left is the fairy tale spoof.

Not that I won't enjoy Shrek 3 and all....'course I'll see it, at least once. (saw Shrek 2 twice in 2004

, with different friends)

It was a mistake to make Shrek the DW mascot. Shrek is lovable 'cause he's anything BUT a tool! This is just such a huge contradiction of that whole "Leave me alone in my swamp" guy we saw in part 1.

I still love Shrek, love DW, but enough already.

Post by **Ben** » May 13th, 2007, 7:50 am

The thing I find odd about Shrek becoming a figurehead is that he's not even DreamWorks' creation.

They really need to find a character that works as the true "face" of DWs, but Shrek ain't it. It would have been great if First Flight had been an earlier short...they could have used the little blue bird from that as an extremely cute little logo character, perched on the end of their regular lettering. They could still do it, actually, and put a warm face to what is essentially pretty hard block lettering.

I think Shrek 2 is valid...it continued the story to a certain degree that added and tied up the characters' true feelings and put closure on the story arc. Shrek 3 now feels like a sequel, being made purely for the money, and as I said with Spidey, dragging it out to anything past this will no doubt be creatively bankrupt. But then, if Shrek 3 don't sell, we won't get a fourth, because that's the way it works...

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 14th, 2007, 6:36 am

They really need to find a character that works as the true "face" of DWs

Hammy would be better IMHO. Even though he's part of the comic strip OTH....still, I think he would be cute.

Post by **Ben** » May 14th, 2007, 6:38 am

They need an original creation!!

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 14th, 2007, 6:38 am

I know.

Post by **Martian** » May 14th, 2007, 7:45 am

Can someone tell me what an Ogre Baby is???? http://www.ogrebabies.com

Post by **Kinoo** » May 14th, 2007, 12:14 pm

It's a desperate marketing push to get the audience excited to see Shrek 3, using weirdy cuties greeny baby...

... sad to see Shrek turn into cuteness to sell the movie, wasn't he supposed to make fun of this crap? ? ?

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 14th, 2007, 8:44 pm

Variety: Positive!

(mostly

)

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933 ... id=31&cs=1

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 14th, 2007, 8:47 pm

Also: so far on RT: four reviews: three mostly positive, (all three fresh) one negative--but not "SharkTale negative."

Post by **droosan** » May 15th, 2007, 2:36 am

Ben wrote:But then, if Shrek 3 don't sell, we won't get a fourth, because that's the way it works...

I'm pretty sure Shrek 4 is deep in production right now, along with a Puss In Boots DTV 'spin-off'. No matter what sort of business Shrek the Third does, I think both of those are too far along to 'stop'.

I kind of hope they do stop after Shrek 4/Puss, though .. if only for the sake of those artists at the PDI campus in Northern California; they had an amazing first movie with Antz (nearly 10 years ago!) .. but ever since then, it's been nothing but Shrek

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I'll be seeing Shrek the Third this evening, at an ASIFA-Hollywood screening.

I'm hoping to enjoy it!

DreamWorks' SHREK

What is an Ogre Baby???