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By: bditsolution

bditsolution — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:33:28 +0000

Road to El Dorado, Prince of Egypt, and Spirit:Stallion of the Cimaron were all awesome Dreamworks movies; but for some reason or lack of reason, Dreamworks is stuck on these stupid comedies. The stupid comedies would be fine, if it weren’t their only thing now. I wish they would return to doing some really epic adventure movies.

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By: Esther

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By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:57:38 +0000

Road to El Dorado was fun, but Prince of Egypt was fuckin’ EPIC.

By: Video Beagle

Video Beagle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:09:19 +0000

Now, personally, I love Cars. Is the story as deep as the other Pixar films? No. But it is a nice heartwarming story, with fun characters (heck it made Larry the Cable guy bearable) and some majestic animation. (Now I’m a sucker for Route 66 stories, so the scenery and driving parts just win me over).

Phil: I do recall Road to El Dorado and watch it often.

Bugs Life is one of the great copies of the 7 Samurai and thus deserves your respect!

All while watching Aliens vs Monsters I thought of the above comic strip…I kept noticing the characters making that face.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:20:38 +0000

Aah, le mot juste! I’ve always used the “Pixar builds from the bottom up and Dreamworks from the top down” metaphor, but this cartoon is a much better expression of the idea. Just look at how PIxar has evolved its (Renderman?) shaders, versus the “off the shelf” look of a Dreamworks movie.

BTW and IMHO, “Kung-Fu Panda” gets a pass for being 12% better than Pixar’s “Cars” — and 119% better than any other DW product! “Shrek” ALMOST got a pass for having a villain named Farquaad. (Say it ten times fast.)

By: thephilfoglio

thephilfoglio — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:52:39 +0000

Not too crazy about Dreamworks, I must admit. I liked Antz better than a Bugs Life. However everyone seems to have forgotten ‘The Road To El Dorado’, whih was a Dreamworks movie, and a damn fine one at that.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:12:50 +0000

You know…I saw that Will Smith fish movie too…in the theater (took my nephew) and I don’t remember the title either! D’oh!

Kung-Fu Panda was…ok. Not great. I don’t get what all the fuss is about Shrek. It’s kind of dull. In fact, I fall asleep through it. I’ve attempted to watch it a few times. I’m trying to remember if I ever made it through the whole film without falling asleep at some point….No, I don’t think so. Same thing with Madagascar. It’s just a little dull. Antz too. By Jove! I think I discovered a trend!

Toy Story I and II, The Incredibles, Wall-E, and Ratatouille are absolutely brilliant. I’ve seen them multiple times, own the DVDs and still thoroughly enjoy them every time I see them (and sob a lot).

The one Pixar abomination? Cars. That was a steaming pile.

By: Prankster

Prankster — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:53:58 +0000

My problem with Monsters Inc. is that the monsters not only weren’t scary, they were cuddly. That might seem like nitpicking, but it kind of runs counter to the entire premise. And I happen to know the Pixar people *did* intend for the monsters to be legitimately scary (while still being relatable/funny/empathetic at crucial moments, obviously) but were forced by Disney to render them as harmless cuddly things for the sake of toy sales. Because if there’s one thing kids hate, it’s cool monster toys.

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:13:04 +0000

Yes, Kung Fu Panda was excellent. (It and the original Shrek are the only Dreamworks films that I not only enjoyed, but didn’t have to cringe most of the way through. Even Over the Hedge tried way too hard.) I’m not looking forward to the sequel, though, if the Shrek sequels are anything to go by. I’d rather not see a decent movie ruined by its own shitty franchise.

By: Ambrael

Ambrael — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:31:49 +0000

Oops. Apologies for the Italics. Trying for snide, not insulting.

By: Ambrael

Ambrael — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:27:54 +0000

I think they just this year outlawed animal/human intercourse in Florida. They found a goat rapist, and then realized all they could charge him with was misdemeanor animal cruelty. And then when they wrote the new law some twit in the legislature had to have it explained that “animal husbandry” didn’t involve wedding vows. I swear, none of them should be allowed near a voting booth.

By: Skemono

Skemono — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:07:09 +0000

the fact of my opinion of the matter is that Kung Fu Panda and Over the Hedge are better than a number of Pixar flicks, especially Cars and Monsters Inc.

I haven't seen Over the Hedge, but I agree that Kung Fu Panda was a good flick. It had the potential to be really good--the relationships Shifu had with Tigress, Tai Lung, and Po were very interesting, and if explored more or fleshed out could have been great. But instead of doing that, they spent most of the movie saying "Hey, Po is fat and clumsy! Did we mention that yet?" Monsters, Inc. was better.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:37:53 +0000

@ AI: Um… I’m pretty sure that all interspecies sex IS rape. Animals can’t give consent.

WOHOHO, guess that means we’re in for a Dreamworks movie about animals that DO GIVE CONSENT while making that face!

On a more serious note: I liked Antz waaaay better than Bugs life. The more down-to-earth visual style, the intensity of the termite war, the political overtones, the amusing interactions with humans, and the fact that they had the decency to give the ants SIX LEGS went a long way.

That said, I do agree that Dreamworks suffers from an excess of “attitude” in their animated films, as typified by the preponderance of wry smirks, whereas Pixar films tend to be more appealingly earnest.