‘Shrek the Third’ Download and Reviews

December 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

“Shrek the Third” Movie Details

Shrek the Third tagline: Who’s ready for Thirds?
Shrek 3 - DVD Cover

Shrek the Third DVD Cover

Actors:
Mike Myers Shrek
Eddie Murphy Donkey
Cameron Diaz Princess Fiona
Antonio Banderas Puss In Boots
Julie Andrews Queen Lillian
John Cleese King Harold
Rupert Everett Prince Charming
Eric Idle Merlin
Justin Timberlake Artie
Susan Blakeslee Evil Queen
Cody Cameron Pinocchio/Three Pigs/Ogre Baby/Bohort
Larry King Doris
Christopher Knights Blind Mice/Heckler/Evil Tree #2/Guard #2
John Krasinski Lancelot
Ian McShane Captain Hook
Directors: Chris Miller and Raman Hui
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 out of 54,617 votes

“Shrek the Third” Movie Review

“Shrek 3″ Plot Summary

When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d’etat by the jilted Prince Charming.

Funny With a Great Message

When Fiona’s father and King of Far Far Away passes away, the clumsy Shrek becomes the immediate successor of the throne. However, Shrek decides to find the legitimate heir Artie in a distant kingdom with his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to be able return to his beloved house in the swamp with the pregnant Fiona. Meanwhile, the envious and ambitious Prince Charming joins the villains of the fairy tales plotting a coup d’etat to become the new king.’Shrek the Third’ is very funny, having a great message in the end and completely underrated in IMDb. There are many unfair reviews and I really do not understand what these users have seen to dislike in this animation. There are many new characters from the fairy tales, but all of them has space along the plot, in at least one scene, and I liked, for example, the Cyclops with his beautiful daughter or the lines of Captain Hook just to mention two of them. I saw a version dubbed in Portuguese and the dialogs are excellent. The soundtrack is a plus and I loved ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Baraccuda’ in the attack of the heroines. My vote is eight

Title (Brazil): ‘Shrek Terceiro’ (‘Shrek The Third’)

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‘Shrek’ Download and Reviews

November 1, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

“Shrek” Movie Details

Shrek tagline: The greatest fairy tale never told.
Shrek - DVD Cover

Shrek DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Simon J. Smith
  • Mike Myers Shrek/Blind Mouse
    Eddie Murphy Donkey
    Cameron Diaz Princess Fiona
    John Lithgow Lord Farquaad
    Vincent Cassel Monsieur Hood
    Peter Dennis Ogre Hunter
    Clive Pearse Ogre Hunter
    Jim Cummings Captain of Guards
    Bobby Block Baby Bear
    Chris Miller Geppetto/Magic Mirror
    Cody Cameron Pinocchio/Three Pigs
    Kathleen Freeman Old Woman
    Michael Galasso Peter Pan
    Christopher Knights Blind Mouse/Thelonious
    Blind Mouse
    Directors: Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 out of 155,636 votes

    “Shrek” Movie Review

    “Shrek” Plot Summary

    An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King. add synopsis

    Wonderfully irreverent family film with lots of laughs

    The filmmakers obviously have some irreverence regarding Disney, and it’s about time I say. Especially with the rather un-Disneylike behavior the studio has engaged in for the past dozen or so years. The anti Disney jokes are so much fun (our favorite is the ’small world’ parody!). I have to wonder what DULOC means! I have listened to the commentary on the DVD, done Google searches, looked through the trivia on IMDb, all to no avail. I wonder what the big secret is. Anyway, this is a family favorite of ours. The jokes may go over the heads of small children, but they will still enjoy the animation. The music is fantastic. My teenager even bought the soundtrack to it.

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    ‘Shrek 2′ Download and Reviews

    October 12, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “Shrek 2″ Movie Details

    Shrek 2 tagline: In summer 2004, they’re back for more….
    Shrek 2 - DVD Cover

    Shrek 2 DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Mark Moseley
  • Mike Myers Shrek
    Eddie Murphy Donkey
    Cameron Diaz Princess Fiona
    Julie Andrews Queen
    Antonio Banderas Puss In Boots
    John Cleese King
    Rupert Everett Prince Charming
    Jennifer Saunders Fairy Godmother
    Aron Warner Wolf
    Cody Cameron Pinocchio/Three Pigs
    Christopher Knights Blind Mouse
    David P. Smith Herald/Man with Box
    Mirror/Dresser
    Directors: Andrew Adamson and Kelly Asbury IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 out of 89,313 votes

    “Shrek 2″ Movie Review

    “Shrek 2″ Plot Summary

    Princess Fiona’s parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

    Just as good as the first

    Shrek 2 is a very entertaining sequel and a good family film. This film follows Shrek and Fiona who had just came back from there honeymoon and Fiona’s parents, the King and Queen of Far Far Away (get the joke) invite them to visit the kingdom. Unfortunately they don’t know that Fiona was turned into a ogre, and not back into her human form. Fiona’s dad was shocked, wanting Fiona to marry Prince Charming (this was hinted at in the first film), and admits to have Shrek assassinated by Puss-in-Boots. Shrek then tries to make himself into the man Fiona wants and at the same time Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother plot to get Fiona to fall in love with Prince Charming

    This film works on many levels, it has a decent story and makes fun and uses many aspects of famous fairy tales. The Fairy Godmother is the main villain in this film which is a good twist. The film also parodies many things that could appeal to adults, such as an Alien parody, and there are more general references to films like Lord of the Rings, Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. There are also cultural references such as Starbucks and a parody of Hollywood. There is a good supporting cast to the film. I liked Antonio Banderas as Puss-in-Boots, Julie Andrews, John Cleese and Rupert Everett. I also thought that it was a very good move to cast Jennifer Saunders as the Fairy Godmother. In the British version we got Jonathan Ross and Kate Thornton in the film which I thought was pretty fun. The animation of the film is top-notch and is possibly the best around. It is the most realistic in style and some of the little details are really good, such as seeing the freckles on Fiona’s face. The also has fun little Easter Eggs and need to watch the film again to notice them, such as in the beginning of the film the Big Bad Wolf was reading a ‘Pork Illustrated’ magazine. I enjoyed the creation of Puss-in-Boots as a character and thought he was great. A little sidenote was that he looked liked my cat who was a young kitten at the time and thought it was a fun coincidence. My only problem of the film was the occasional fart joke, but it is aimed for children, so I can understand why they done it

    Shrek 2 is a very good, but it was a shame that the third on was no where need as good.

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    ‘First Knight’ Download and Reviews

    October 2, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Drama, Romance

    “First Knight” Movie Details

    First Knight tagline: Their greatest battle would be for her love.
    First Knight - DVD Cover

    First Knight DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Tom Lucy
  • Sean Connery King Arthur
    Richard Gere Lancelot
    Julia Ormond Guinevere
    Ben Cross Prince Malagant
    Liam Cunningham Agravaine
    Christopher Villiers Sir Kay
    Valentine Pelka Sir Patrise
    Colin McCormack Sir Mador
    Ralph Ineson Ralf
    John Gielgud Oswald
    Stuart Bunce Peter, King’s Stableman
    Jane Robbins Elise
    Jean Marie Coffey Petronella
    Paul Kynman Mark
    Sir Sagramore
    Directors: Jerry Zucker IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 out of 19,878 votes

    “First Knight” Movie Review

    “First Knight” Plot Summary

    Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. add synopsis

    my favorite ending

    In almost all other interpretations of this legend, Guenevere is seen as a woman who cannot choose between two young men that love her. In this movie, Arthur is portrayed as a very mature older man who knows he wants Guenevere as his wife but that she might choose him for the wrong reasons. He gives her protection of her lands without marriage and she refuses. He never loses his wisdom and never forgets his duties as king in face of his crazy private life. Lancelot is presented as a wandering young man who ‘knows when a woman wants him’ and cannot understand Guenevere’s refusal of him time and time again. However, he is not fickle, and has known true loss. His love for Guenevere is always constant. Guenevere is in turmoil but is never seen as flighty. She loves both men in different ways but does not know why. Instead of her having to betray either man completely, the production allows for one of her lovers to die and encourage Guenevere and the other lover to be together. I think this is a brilliant way to end the movie and one that allows all the characters complete fulfillment

    This movie also simplifies the plot enough that the movie is not chopped and confusing or hours and hours long. I never have been able to understand Morgan and appreciate a different antagonist. I can see why this movie was not liked as it came out the same year as Braveheart and Rob Roy and wish the producers had not released for at least one year and it might have been better received.

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    ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ Download and Reviews

    September 15, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Movie Details

    The Tale of Despereaux tagline: Small Hero. Big Heart.
    The Tale of Despereaux - DVD Cover

    The Tale of Despereaux DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Matthew Broderick Despereaux
    Robbie Coltrane Gregory
    Sam Fell Ned
    Sam Fell Smudge
    Tony Hale Furlough
    CiarГЎn Hinds Botticelli
    Dustin Hoffman Roscuro
    Kevin Kline Andre
    Christopher Lloyd Hovis
    William H. Macy Lester
    Daniel Riordan Doctor
    Stanley Tucci Boldo
    Frances Conroy Antoinette
    Patricia Cullen Queen
    Jane Karen Louise
    Directors: Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen
    IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 out of 6,510 votes

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Movie Review

    “The Tale of Despereaux” Plot Summary

    The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

    We loved it.

    The movie was Excellent. My son who is 2 1/2 was just so into it and not scared. They are just rats. Why is everyone so sensitive?! A lot of cartoons have animals that scare people in real life like snakes. Besides, based on personal experience, there was friend who would not let her son watch Ratatouille because of the rats, but then let him watch Dark Knight, hmmm? The mouse was so cute. I really enjoyed that this cartoon finally took a turn from what is usually out there. Right now we are stationed in Germany and the Europeans have a lot more cartoons like this. The graphics are just nicer. I do not have a problem with watching cartoons as long as they are not weird like the standard ones on TV today. For example, the digital mickey mouse. They are just not natural enough. I hope that many people will cherish this cartoon and go back to what used to be traditional Disney style and cartoons.

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    ‘Madagascar’ Download and Reviews

    September 3, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “Madagascar” Movie Details

    Madagascar tagline: Ton On The Run
    Madagascar - DVD Cover

    Madagascar DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Elisa Gabrielli
  • Ben Stiller Alex
    Chris Rock Marty
    David Schwimmer Melman
    Jada Pinkett Smith Gloria
    Sacha Baron Cohen Julien
    Cedric the Entertainer Maurice
    Andy Richter Mort
    Tom McGrath Skipper/Fossa/Panicky Man on Subway
    Christopher Knights Private
    Chris Miller Kowalski
    Conrad Vernon Mason
    Eric Darnell Zoo Announcer/Lemur #1/Fossa/Subway Car Announcer
    David Cowgill Police Horse
    Stephen Apostolina Police Officer
    Old Lady
    Directors: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 52,849 votes

    “Madagascar” Movie Review

    “Madagascar” Plot Summary

    Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs add synopsis

    Wonderful…!

    A wonderful movie for all ages

    This films really follows in the footsteps of recent animated blockbusters as Finding Nemo,Shrek, Monster Inc., The Incredibles, Ice Age etc. The story works very well, and it is obvious that the team behind is people who knows their media. It stays on the same course all the way through, something that really is the essence of the success of the animated films these last years, something other writers can really learn from. And that’s all the comparison I will do, because it really is its own movie

    A wonderful thing about it is the references to other movies like The Planet of the Apes and American Beauty. Very obvious references I might add. This also means that the filmmakers are aware that a growing number of gross comes from adult audiences as well, and you then have to assume that the story is written for them as well. The style of the movie is like we are use to in normal cartoons, just put into a new media. And it works very well, you’re always aware of it, and yet you sit and really is in awe of the texture of for instance Marty(Chris Rock). The technique is definitely as is to be expected. Hanz Zimmer, who’s becoming a very well known man within the animated world, does a moderate good job, the music is there and really gives the effects it needs, but is just background. Directing is good, and all the characters works in their own way on the screen but are best together. There’s a huge deal of very well timed jokes and they all somehow seems to work

    The characters are very amu… sorry, highly amusing. Chris Rock is almost best as voice(like in Dr. Doolittle), where Ben Stiller although he comes through still is more enjoyable as live action. But both of them are easily identified. Jada Pinkett is a bit to anonymous, and David Schwimmer is just great, although his character wins in being a good background joke. Now for the minor characters, as often with these films, the minor characters gets a way with so much attention they deserve a little more attention. The three penguins are awesome, and is the ideal kick starters for this movie. They deliver almost nothing but laughs. The king of the wild Julien(Mr. Ali G) is fun, although without his sidekick Maurice(Cedric) he would be nothing. And then there’s the two monkeys also very enjoyable. One minor thing is to me that in seems that the Sabletooth tigers from Ice Age seems to have been copy-pasted into this movie for action, a bit sad but nothing that the movie itself doesn’t salvage. I would rank it among the top ten movies of this year, it is very fun and works very well in most ways. 8/10

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