Dumb sequel full of reddit humor and lacking the quirky charm/mischievous spirit of the first film
Dumb sequel full of reddit humor and lacking the quirky charm/mischievous spirit of the first film
Dumb sequel full of reddit humor and lacking the quirky charm/mischievous spirit of the first film
Who made a Youtube video about why they didn't like Shrek 2? Feels like one of those times when zoomers parrot 10 hour videos again.
>Antz and Shrek 1 are pure kino
>Shrek 2 sucks
what went wrong?
>director of Shrek 2, Monsters vs Aliens, Sausage Party and CG Addams Family film
i don't like this Texan dude
>Shrek 2, Monsters vs Aliens, Sausage Party and CG Addams Family film
That's such a shit filmography wtf
he seems to only think of adult audiences when directing a film. Shrek 2 and Monsters vs Aliens are some of the Dreamworks films that pander to adults the most
wtf i love shrek 2 and sausage party may be the worst movie ive seen
>gets filtered by one of the best action sequences of all time
zoom zoom
literally the only exciting moment
literally I had sex with your mother
>Donkey idiotically talks when him, Shrek and Puss are listening to Fairy Godmother's love potion plan at the bar, causing the trio to be discovered and eventually arrested
>Fiona doesn't try to make sure that the blond guy claiming to be Shrek is actually Shrek, despite having a different voice and personality. She also find it strange that Donkey wasn't present at the royal ball
>magic mirror is now a television with a remote control, allowing Shrek's friends to see his arrest on TV and go rescue him
>no explanation of how Shrek's friends travelled from swamp to Far Far Away in the same night despite the over 700 miles distance, or where did they get that stick of dinamite or the keys of the handcuffs
>no explanation of how Shrek, stallion Donkey and the others escaped from that room/prison. They were free of the handcuffs, yet still trapped in that cell on a gigantic prison tower
>somehow, they quickly build a gigantic gingerbread man with the help of the Muffin Man (who happens to live nearby) and use a lighting bolt to bring it alive (despite there not being a storm)
>the royal guards at the castle were apparently prepared for the attack of a giant living cookie, having a vat of warm milk at their disposal
climax makes no sense
>moron can't understand the plot of a kid's movie
>I have to be spoonfed the story of fricking Shrek 2
Dumb c**t, and we wonder why Hollywood plots are getting stupider by the day
i think the storyline they chose sucked. It's boring
>It's boring
how do you get bored by a Shrek 2 of all things? it's not like you're watching the irishman
For me, it's the potion factory escape
This scene still raises a lot of interesting questions about the lore
I have a theory, but not sure if it'd apply. Plus it's kind of a mishmash of loosely related half thoughts based on comments made by actors and directors and other industry types from interviews I barely remember
Based, anon. I, too, am severly moronic.
Basthed
Something about not wanting to do sequels cause why redo the same thing when the first one exists. Followed by: frick it, fine. But we're having fun with it cause frick you
That's about it
At least in the before before times. No clue how people making the movies feel about sequels these days.
I NEED A HERO
>Donkey causes the trio to be discovered at the potion room of the factory, resulting in Fairy Godmother discovering about stolen beauty potion and then improvising a new plan
>Donkey causes the trio to be discovered when eavesdropping Fairy Godmother ordering King at the bar to give a love potion to Fiona, resulting in them getting arrested before they can warn Fiona
they had Donkey act like an idiot twice in order to extend the plot and improvise a new conflict
>Prince Charming goes to rescue Fiona at the lava surrounded castle, yet only finds a wolf in her bed. How did the wolf get there despite the wooden bridge being destroyed isn't explained (Charming created a zipline to cross the lava moat) Meanwhile, Shrek and Fiona arrive home from their honeymoon. 2 mins later, some royal messengers appear at their door and read a message that Fiona's parents have "summoned" her to their kingdom Far Far Away for a royal ball where king will give the couple their blessing. Shrek rightfully says it's a bad idea, yet Fiona forces him to go on that 700 miles trip in a slow carriage that same day. She never mentioned her parents in first movie and also married/went on a honeymoon behind their backs, yet now suddenly cares about their blessing. Donkey also goes with them, after leaving Dragon because she was moody lately (she was pregnant with dragon/donkey babies) Upon arriving to Far Far Away, both Fiona's parents and a huge crowd are at the castle waiting for them, somehow knowing they'd arrive that day and at that time. Fiona's parents are also surprised that she is now permanently an ogress and married to an ogre, despite having sent royal messengers to a swamp (and they didn't seem shocked or surprised)
opening 15 mins make no sense
>somehow knowing they'd arrive that day and at that time
Kek, surely you can figure this out yourself.
For me, it's the KNIGHTS scene
>OJ reference (we got a white bronco), police brutality (knee cap/pepper grind) and catnip joke
it's a funny scene. Director commentary describes it as the most MAD Magazine scene in the film
anyone else dislikes the king's design? He looks so meek
Isn't that the whole fricking point?
>1 : Andrew Adamson, Victoria Jenson
>2 : Conrad Vernon, Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
1 had a man-woman duo as directors, while 2 had a trio of men. I wonder if Jenson coming back for 2 would've made a difference
>Charming is headbutted by Fiona and falls unconscious to floor, but is suddenly awake 12 seconds later. He tosses the wand to Fairy Godmother and then dissapears for the next couple of mins until a quick gag in the party ending. We don't see what he was doing that whole time or his reaction to his mother exploding into bubbles (he didn't even seem aware of it)
sloppiest moment of the film
Shrek 2 was before reddit
Don't fall for this shit. Only r*ditt calls Shrek 2 r*ditt because they got nothing cool and just want to claim the best stuff for themselves.
>reddit humor
>2004
homie, are you dumb?
>jokes about a transvestite bartender, Pinocchio wearing a thong, Charming using cherry glitter lipstick, a "gender confused" wolf, worker unions, police brutality (knee on neck/pepper mace), drug busting, stress eating, dental coverage, DUI tests, an adult man spoiled by his mom, kids getting drunk at a party and hitting Donkey like a piñata, neutering with a sword, a love potion full of lust, a receptionist pushing a button with middle finger, animal testing, phone numbers on bathroom wall, sexual assault, erotic magazines, rolling in the hay, horny milkmaids ("pick me as your true love. I'll be true... enough"), cellulite thighs, blind people, answering machines, a man with name written in pink letters in his suit spanking his ass while holding a chair, laxant potions, in-flight movies, women gasping after a man's pants fall down, chocolate on fried food, a cat licking his privates while purring, hairball coughing, "are we there yet?" montage, Ariel getting mauled by sharks, Fiona shaving her face, wienerblocking, wasting food, holding peeing during dinner, dead pet fishes in a dirty bowl, OJ white bronco chase, miranda rights, crusade wounds, horse racing, mexican food, heart patients, a "hunk buffet", capitalist pigdogs, MJ crotch grab, smearing vapor rub on chest, female human shields, pig hangs from floating Fairy Godmother's leg, looks up and says "i see london, i see france", a puppy urinating herself, dove excrement on shoulder, farting, belching, snot sneeze, "taut round buttocks", "a nice BM", slow motion hair flips, hairnet under knight helmet, kissing on the beach while rolling, shampoo, happy meal toys and paper crown, cutesy cat eyes, german/spanish/french accents, bald people, parcheesi games, catching a tournament, sunday barbecues, Starbucks everywhere, the KitKatClub, red carpet event (Joan Rivers is the host), a bush shaped like Shirley Bassey, a Justin Timberlake poster, a "Chastity Belt" poster, and a Prince Charles image
it's not better than 1
Saying it is "reddit" isn't a valid critique, specially when this is a fricking 2004 movie.
nobody ever mentions that Prince Charming is a CG version of John Smith from Pocahontas
let's just be glad The Incredibles won the academy award despite Shrek 2 doing better at box office. Sometimes academy gets it right
The academy worships the gorund pixar walks on. If you read their reasonings, half of the time they don't even watch the other candidates.
The Incredibles deserved it. Much better and also longer (108 mins without credits, while Shrek 2 lasts 83 mins without credits)
That's one fricking moronic metric, congrats. The shit I read on Cinemaphile of all places.
Blows the first one out of the water.
>hating on the best animated sequel in existence
Is it hard work being such a contrarian homosexual?
Toy Story 2 is better. Even Incredibles 2 is better
they should've stopped after the first movie. Adamson and Jenson made a masterpiece that perfectly works as a stand alone fairytale. No need for sequels, especially if Shrek is no longer a lonely/territorial bachelor, Donkey a wanderer in search of friendship or Fiona a cursed human princess. That was their appeal
these are Adamson and Jenson by the way
and this is the trio that directed Shrek 2. Jenson didn't come back
One of the rare cases where the sequel is more soulful than the original. Seek help OP.
1 looks more aesthetically pleasing. Give me 1999-2000 Silicon Graphics visuals over 2003 Hewlett Packard visuals anyday
I think the visuals of 1-3 are pretty consistent personally. The only one that's hard to watch is 4 because they tried giving the characters better looking hair and fur, it makes Donkey look like fricking Conker on Xbox. Which sucks because 4 is otherwise a good movie.
SO SHE SAID WHAT'S THE PROBLEM BABY
Reddit humor before reddit even existed? you are a Black person