Last movie you watched?

[jekylljuice]

Who Killed the Electric Car?

The sad story of how the pioneering EV1 David came to be pulverized by the Goliath of cut-throat business and consumerism. Once upon a time in the mid-nineties, this plucky young vehicle had been slated to hold the future of transportation - this intriguing documentary-film takes a look at the various suspects who were most determined to see it fail. Obviously those oil companies are a given.

[frankie_fan]

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

It's easy, m'kay! A very funny film, I really enjoyed it.

[Zeitgheist]

TECHNICALLY the last movie I watched was "Meet The Robinsons", HOWEVER, I've watch that movie almost everyday since the first time I saw it, and that was around the US premiere... I just OBSESS over this movie! I think it's the greatest thing Disney has made since The Emperor's New Groove (my favorite Disney movie)

But as in the last movie I saw that I only watched one time was Shrek 3 Did not like it. The second Shrek movie was actually better than the first, but in the third it just crapped on itself. The animation was worse and so were the dialogues, the jokes and the story itself...

[Medikor]

Originally Posted by Zeitgheist

But as in the last movie I saw that I only watched one time was Shrek 3 Did not like it. The second Shrek movie was actually better than the first, but in the third it just crapped on itself. The animation was worse and so were the dialogues, the jokes and the story itself...

Really? I've been hearing the critics rip it apart but I figured it would still deliver. The trailers made it look like it would be really good. Sounds like Shreck is starting to fumble after all its success.

[Zeitgheist]

Originally Posted by Medikor

Really? I've been hearing the critics rip it apart but I figured it would still deliver. The trailers made it look like it would be really good. Sounds like Shreck is starting to fumble after all its success.

Yeah I was surprised. After seeing how well done and entertaining Shrek 2 turned out to be (in my opinion better than the first), I was dissapointed. Hopefully this will be the LAST Shrek movie... The second one should've ended it. I hate it when good things turn bad. I guess Shrek suffers from a bit of commercialism

[jekylljuice]

Originally Posted by Zeitgheist

Yeah I was surprised. After seeing how well done and entertaining Shrek 2 turned out to be (in my opinion better than the first), I was dissapointed. Hopefully this will be the LAST Shrek movie... The second one should've ended it. I hate it when good things turn bad. I guess Shrek suffers from a bit of commercialism

Yep, I have to agree with you there Zeitgheist. I was actually among the few who didn't quite "get" the world's infatuation with the initial Shrek flick - sure, it passed the time neatly enough, but why so many critics and filmgoers alike were screaming "GREATEST ANIMATED MOVIE EVER!" was a little beyond me. My expectations for Shrek 2 hadn't been very high, but I found it surprisingly entertaining (adding Puss in Boots to the equation certainly gave a lot more balance to the Shrek-Donkey banter which had frankly started to pall for me half an hour into the original film). Shrek the Third, however, I just found unbelievably bad - the story felt curiously short and never got going, the prospect of those little baby ogres (perhaps predictably) amounted to little more than an excuse for a succession of seriously unappealling bodily function gags, and Justin Timberlake's character added pretty much zilch in the way of humour or likeability. And, let's face it, the film's major villian - Prince Charming, this time around - was so danged inept and pathetic that you just felt sorry for the poor sucker. He never stood a chance.

Oh, and by the way, Shrek 4 has been pencilled for 2010.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Batman Forever

Despite Joel Schumacher single handedly destroyed Batman's cinematic career with Batman and Robin, this movie really isn't that bad, in fact it's pretty damn good. Robin for once has a little bad ass to him and doesn't seem whiny or weak.

Riddler and Two-Face also may have departed from a few of their comic book born traditions and personality hang ups, but I felt they had an incredible on screen chemistry and their actors really made the villains a blast to watch.

[kageri]

Originally Posted by jekylljuice

Oh, and by the way, Shrek 4 has been pencilled for 2010.

NO

Why don't they get it ughguuhguughuguhgh. Sure the Shrek movies make money, but I doubt as many people will see more if they keep sucking like 3 did. They're just desperately trying to keep it in the public eye until the cash cow runs dry. In a couple years we'll see Shrek: The Musical.

Also, does anyone else find the photorealistic animation kind of disturbing? I don't mind my cartoon characters looking like cartoon characters, seriously. It's weird because even though the characters are one step away from being live-action, they don't look as "alive" as Pixar characters.

Also I started hurting inside the moment I saw a commercial noting that J.T. would be voicing a character because I knew the character would be lame. I bet that was awkward for Cameron Diaz.

(Actually, I already knew there'd be a fourth one; they've also greenlit a fifth. I just wanted to flail and gibber anew here.)

[Zeitgheist]

Originally Posted by kageri

NOAlso, does anyone else find the photorealistic animation kind of disturbing? I don't mind my cartoon characters looking like cartoon characters, seriously. It's weird because even though the characters are one step away from being live-action, they don't look as "alive" as Pixar characters.

Oh yeah... that's like my biggest pet peeve with the Shrek movies. The characters are too detailed and the humans are looking to realistic! Realism can be VERY boring. Especially in animation. It makes me think of old 3D cartoons I grew up with like Max Steel (if anyone remembers that one)

I don't have anything against 3D animation (used to, but I've repented, seen the light and made a change), both The Incredibles and Meet The Robinsons were WONDERFUL. Both story and animation-wise, and they're in my top ten movie list. Jimmy Neutron is also one of my favorite Nickelodeon series, and this is because the characters have... guess what?

CHARACTER DESIGN

There's no character design in realistic looking characters (like Justin's character in Shrek 3), which makes it boring to watch. It's like watching paint dry. Seen it. Seen it... Seen it. The reason I love animation so much (especially western) is because most of the time it's unique and inspiring

Wow, rant alert

[kageri]

Originally Posted by Zeitgheist

Oh yeah... that's like my biggest pet peeve with the Shrek movies. The characters are too detailed and the humans are looking to realistic! Realism can be VERY boring. Especially in animation. It makes me think of old 3D cartoons I grew up with like Max Steel (if anyone remembers that one)

I don't have anything against 3D animation (used to, but I've repented, seen the light and made a change), both The Incredibles and Meet The Robinsons were WONDERFUL. Both story and animation-wise, and they're in my top ten movie list. Jimmy Neutron is also one of my favorite Nickelodeon series, and this is because the characters have... guess what?

CHARACTER DESIGN

There's no character design in realistic looking characters (like Justin's character in Shrek 3), which makes it boring to watch. It's like watching paint dry. Seen it. Seen it... Seen it. The reason I love animation so much (especially western) is because most of the time it's unique and inspiring

Wow, rant alert

Indeed! I don't even remember what Justin's character looked like, or even his name (wait... wait... it's uh... Prince... it's on the tip of my tongue... *checks Wikipedia* ....Arthur.), which should tell you something. There's a difference between creating animation that looks lifelike, and creating animation that looks alive, and the Shrek movies really only did the former.

"Peter Zaslav said in an interview that the Christmas special Shrek the Halls will pick up from where Shrek the Third left off.[7] The film will also be followed by another sequel, Shrek Ever After, which will be released in theatres in 2010.[8] In an interview with Antonio Banderas, a spin-off film entitled Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer was confirmed. The spin-off will take place between Shrek the Third and Shrek Ever After.[9] With a final movie, Shrek 5 in the works."

Another tip they could take from Pixar: you don't need sequels out the wazoo.