Friday, May 21, 2004
"Look At 'is Wee Li'l Bu'ts!"
Alright, I went and saw Shrek 2 last night and, for a sequel that never needed to be made to a movie that wrapped itself up perfectly on its own, I have to say that I actually really enjoyed it. Obviously, there's no way it could be as groundbreaking or cool as the first Shrek movie because, well, nobody really saw that one coming. AS the last one took a lot of shots at Disney (which gave it an astronomical cool factor- we had all been waiting for something huge to take those bitches down a peg), Shrek 2 takes some potshots at Hollywood culture, which may be a retread of a lot of other movies and TV shows, but it works here. The story isn't horrible persay, but again, this movie wasn't ever meant to be made when the first one came out, so it's excusable. Animation is top-notch, all the voices are characterized PERFECTLY (Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots was genius, no matter how much you friggin' hate the guy).
Oh, and any cartoon with a cameo by Tom freakin' Waits is automatically a must-see. I think it's in the Constitution somewhere.
Overall, it's definitely a decent enough movie to go see with friends. Just not alone, because that would make you either a sad, sorry shell of a man or a pedophile.
Just try to avoid the tie-in blitz if you can; which basically means moving to Wyoming, because there is nothing in Wyoming. It's one big, empty, rectangle-shaped black hole. I'm not sure how many products are actually tied in to the release of Shrek 2 (the better and more outrageous ones have been already pointed out at the great X-E.) but I'm honestly waiting for Hostess to get all the Ninja Turtle pies they have stockpiled from the early 90's and repackage them as SHREK PIES! Now, with extra mold, SHREK PIES! by Hostess!
Seriously though, go see the damn movie. Just don't try the Shrek sherbet at Baskin-Robbins. YUCK. Who in the holy fuck thought mixing green apple and grape sherbet with Pop-Rocks was a good idea? Jesus Christ on a fucking ice cream cone, I can still taste it.
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Alright, I went and saw Shrek 2 last night and, for a sequel that never needed to be made to a movie that wrapped itself up perfectly on its own, I have to say that I actually really enjoyed it. Obviously, there's no way it could be as groundbreaking or cool as the first Shrek movie because, well, nobody really saw that one coming. AS the last one took a lot of shots at Disney (which gave it an astronomical cool factor- we had all been waiting for something huge to take those bitches down a peg), Shrek 2 takes some potshots at Hollywood culture, which may be a retread of a lot of other movies and TV shows, but it works here. The story isn't horrible persay, but again, this movie wasn't ever meant to be made when the first one came out, so it's excusable. Animation is top-notch, all the voices are characterized PERFECTLY (Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots was genius, no matter how much you friggin' hate the guy).
Oh, and any cartoon with a cameo by Tom freakin' Waits is automatically a must-see. I think it's in the Constitution somewhere.
Overall, it's definitely a decent enough movie to go see with friends. Just not alone, because that would make you either a sad, sorry shell of a man or a pedophile.
Just try to avoid the tie-in blitz if you can; which basically means moving to Wyoming, because there is nothing in Wyoming. It's one big, empty, rectangle-shaped black hole. I'm not sure how many products are actually tied in to the release of Shrek 2 (the better and more outrageous ones have been already pointed out at the great X-E.) but I'm honestly waiting for Hostess to get all the Ninja Turtle pies they have stockpiled from the early 90's and repackage them as SHREK PIES! Now, with extra mold, SHREK PIES! by Hostess!
Seriously though, go see the damn movie. Just don't try the Shrek sherbet at Baskin-Robbins. YUCK. Who in the holy fuck thought mixing green apple and grape sherbet with Pop-Rocks was a good idea? Jesus Christ on a fucking ice cream cone, I can still taste it.
