DreamWorks' SHREK

Post by **ShyViolet** » April 29th, 2007, 7:23 am

Well, not anything specific, just losing all her childhood innocence I guess (which happens to everyone who enters showbiz at a young age, but still).
I mean think about those music videos she did later on, and all the times the press and music fans trashed her...

Post by **Ben** » April 29th, 2007, 7:25 am

Yeah, but she's okay "mentally". She hasn't been psychologically upset by all the money, fame and success.

I think she's doing okay, and certainly not "fair" to lump her in with Britney's shenanigans.

Oops...I sound like a Chrissy fan when actually the only thing I own with her voice on it is the Moulin Rogue soundtrack!

Post by **ShyViolet** » April 29th, 2007, 7:29 am

Yeah, but she's okay "mentally". She hasn't been psychologically upset by all the money, fame and success.

I think she's doing okay, and certainly not "fair" to lump her in with Britney's shenanigans.

Oops...I sound like a Chrissy fan when actually the only thing I own with her voice on it is the Moulin Rogue soundtrack!

Yeah, I meant no disrespect against Christina, just concern over her. I'm glad she's doing well.

Oops...I sound like a Chrissy fan when actually the only thing I own with her voice on it is the Moulin Rogue soundtrack!

Well...if you own the SharkTale DVD, (do you?

) that has her voice too right?

Post by **Ben** » April 29th, 2007, 7:39 am

Yeah...I was talking music though, not commercial tie-in movie parts.

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 1st, 2007, 12:24 am

Neat!!

(skim to avoid mild spoilers)

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/leo_n_hol ... third.aspx

Post by **Ben** » May 1st, 2007, 7:23 am

I just can't handle the amount of ads and pop-ups on ol' Jim's site.

How come all the obvious promotion for <I>Shrek 3</I>? And beware the complete story synopsis buried within!

Post by **ShyViolet** » May 1st, 2007, 6:17 pm

I just can't handle the amount of ads and pop-ups on ol' Jim's site. Sad

My computer blocks them....plus I have FireFox which has a "firewall" I think.

I think you can get them blocked, Ben. I don't know if you can get rid of the ads though.

Also, for safety's sake I'd perform a spyware search every time you go on JHM, YouTube, IMDB or any other place with a lot of ads. (thank G-d for Animated News!

)

I try not to go too often to YouTube or IMDB anymore as they're both crawling with spyware....

Post by **Jeroen** » May 1st, 2007, 6:21 pm

I've got a great program for that called Spysweeper.
I haven't had a single pop-up since, no spyware for that matter as well.

Post by **Jeroen** » May 3rd, 2007, 2:56 am

The Kansas city star needs a new source for movie-info. This was posted yesterday about The Third.

Rated:
R for sexual content, nudity, some disturbing violent images and language.

Opens nationwide:
April 13, 2007

Post by **Daniel** » May 3rd, 2007, 3:06 am

Wow!

Even the date is wrong, April already passed.

Post by **Jeroen** » May 3rd, 2007, 4:57 am

Aint it Cool News has a screening review up without spoilers.

Post by **Kinoo** » May 3rd, 2007, 10:26 am

I recently won tickets to a screening of Shrek the Third in Chicago. Here is my review:

So I went into this screening of Shrek the Third with little anticipation. I had really enjoyed the first two films, but every single trailer for this third installment looked painfully unfunny. Sadly, the trailers were predictive of the quality of the final film. Lazy writing, painful jokes, and even poor voice acting make this a disaster of epic proportions. I haven't seen an "event" film of such low quality in a long while.

As you probably know, Shrek the Third continues the adventures of Shrek, the green ogre; Fiona, his princess-turned-ogre wife; Donkey, the annoying sidekick; and Puss in Boots, a slick and stylish cat. This time around, Fiona becomes pregnant and a death leaves a vacancy on the throne of Far, Far Away.

The two main problems, I would say, are the story and the jokes. The story feels like a rehash of stuff we've all seen before. Instead of adding any sort of drama or tension, the plot is a by-the-books fairy tale. For a film that is supposed to be spoofing such fairy tales, this is unacceptable. The few attempts at drama are painfully cliched and seem like a sad attempt to spread a message. A particular scene involving Shrek and Arthur seeing a vision of a father/son relationship is utterly sappy and obvious. Even worse than the story, however, are the jokes. These feel like they are aimed exclusively at the 5 and under crowd. An 8 year old would groan at the majority of these jokes. Where is the subtle humor for adults? Where are the witty pop culture references? Where are the exciting sequences accompanied by meaningful and catchy songs? These were the things that made Shrek and Shrek II quality films, and their absence here is sorely missed.

If there is anything positive that I can say, it is that the visuals are stunning. Even this, however, does not impress as much as it might have a few years ago. The advent of such capabilities wears away the novelty and the CGI can no longer hide a weak script.

All of the voice cast returns, but the work is truly uninspired and close to the definition of "just for a paycheck." The only notable addition to the cast, Justin Timberlake, plays Artie, a young King Arthur. He does the best that he can with the role, but the fact that it is obviously him is distracting and only worsens the horrible lines he is forced to deliver.

I'm sorry if this review seems ridiculously one-sided, but I haven't been this disgusted with the quality of a movie in a while. The fact that this will likely make millions while great films continually fall through the cracks truly infuriates me.

If you have a kid under the age of 5, take them to see Shrek the Third. Otherwise, avoid it at all costs.

ouch!

Post by **Jeroen** » May 3rd, 2007, 1:36 pm

Ouch indeed, he could be wrong but I have a strong feeling he's right.

Post by **Daniel** » May 3rd, 2007, 10:21 pm

Triple ouch!

Here's hoping it fares better with other critics.

Post by **Ben** » May 4th, 2007, 9:40 am

I really warmed to Shrek 2 after finding the first so-so, but this one really does just look like "more of the same".

And they wanna make a <I>fourth</I>?