And guess which two films we rented over Thanksgiving?!
Felt the same about both. Shrek 2 seemed…sad. I know the message is that people should love you even if you are green (hmm, where have I heard that before Kermit?) and ugly, you are still wonderful (yawn). The only thing I found funny was the very brief shot of the Versarchery window in the parody of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. All in all, it was kind of lame. I think the first one was far better, but even that was just good and nothing to tell the friends and family to run to the theaters to see.
(And ELF was also a disappointment. Guess blockbusters aren’t what they used to be.)
Luckily, the local Hollywood Video gives you a dollar back if the DVD’s come back within 24 hours, so the good news is that I get a $2.00 credit the next time I go there.
I enjoyed Shrek II for all the reasons that ISiddiqui has listed. I don’t think it was ever intended to be an animated epic – it was just a fun movie. Of course, I also have the rare ability ignore 99% of most commercials, since I either leave the room, have Tivo’d whatever I’m watching, or I’m knitting while watching TV. I didn’t really see a lot of hype. For me, Shrek II was an enjoyable movie that I didn’t expect much from.
I liked Puss in Boots for all the toss-away lines he had. (What can I say? Those characters are always my favorites – whether in books or movies. My favorite characters from Willow are the Brownies. “Beer!”) When he said to Fiona, “For you, baby, I could be.”, it was instantly my new slogan and I’ve been driving my loved ones crazy with it ever since. And the whole catnip thing when they’re nabbed by the police. I lurve it.
I also love, lurve, lurve good-lookin’ Shrek. If there was a just god, this movie would have been live-action. And if I ever meet a guy who looks like Shrek’s human form, he will be mine and I will not share with anyone. (Burly, curly-headed men with Scottish accents may apply by e-mail.)