Comments on: DreamWorks Animation Countdown 5: ‘Shrek’

By: Amber Dvorak

Amber Dvorak — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:01:00 +0000

In reply to Trev. The boulder comment though! ?

By: Amber Dvorak

Amber Dvorak — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Great review, Angelo! It’s a shame that subsequent installments in this franchise seem to have sort of tarnished the ‘Shrek’ name, but in my opinion this film (and the second) are both strong animated films that have stood the test of time. Yes, the animation and some of the references and jokes do date it, but it is still a wholly enjoyable film that I can laugh out loud to to this day.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 01:14:00 +0000

In reply to Alex Beezley. Never seen Graves of the Fireflies

By: Alex Beezley

Alex Beezley — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:35:00 +0000

In reply to Manuel Orozco.

These are my 10 favorite animated films:

1. Toy Story
2. Up
3. The Lion King
4. Grave of the Fireflies
5. Beauty and the Beast
6. Chicken Run
7. Lady and the Tramp
8. Aladdin
9. Coraline
10. Pinnochio

By: Trev

Trev — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:49:00 +0000

Shrek will always be a nostalgic favorite movie of mine, but I will admit that the movie did not age very well.

For one, the movie is filled with lots of pop culture references and jokes that are very dated now (i.e. The Matrix and the Macarena).

And while the whole subversion of fairy tales felt fresh at the time, it has been done again so many times that it lost some of its charms.

Not to mention that that all of those subversive jokes were targeted at Disney (by way of Dreamworks producer and former Disney producer Jeffrey Katzenberg). At the time, that seemed really ballsy. But now it just all seems so petty.

But I do like that boulder. That is a NICE boulder.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:38:00 +0000

In reply to Alex Beezley. What do you think should be in that top 10?

By: Angelo Thomas

Angelo Thomas — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:37:00 +0000

In reply to Fadi Antwan. Yes!

By: Alex Beezley

Alex Beezley — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:56:00 +0000

While I don’t think that this film deserves to be on the AFI list of the top 10 animated films ever made, it is a good, borderline great, film, and one of DreamWorks Animation’s strongest efforts. The animation still holds up today, the characters are likable, and there are some genuinely moving scenes which tend to be glossed over in discussions about this film. It’s not perfect, but it still holds up well after 16 years.

By: Fadi Antwan

Fadi Antwan — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:32:00 +0000

Say what you will but the first two Shrek movies are American treasures!

By: AnimatedKid

AnimatedKid — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:49:00 +0000

I like this film a lot, as it is very nostalgic to me, and the small cast REALLY benefits the movie. It’s just that after every time I watch it, it ages more and more in regards to the animation and dialogue.