I don't trust it, when the only way I heard about a movie is through TV commercials and billboard posters. So far, I haven't heard anybody say anything about Madagascar, the new cartoon movie from Dreamworks. Even though they have an impressive record, as they were the company responsible for Shrek, but I simply don't trust it.
Re:It was overrated
sigzero on 2005-06-20T16:48:11
I totally agree. Plus there are at least two very obscur movie references. I was explaining it to a guy behind the counter at a coffee house and he was giving me the blank stare.
Re:It was overrated
jk2addict on 2005-06-20T17:12:12
Let's see...
The Wild America/Marty Stofer theme....
Chariots of Fire...
What were the others? I forgot.
Re:It was overrated
sigzero on 2005-06-20T19:14:12
There was the reference to "The Mission" when Alex went over the falls. There was also the reference to the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". The second one is very obscure.Re:It was overrated
jk2addict on 2005-06-20T19:29:10
That's why I always liked The Family Guy. Complete irreverence and references to other older series and series events.
I still get a chuckle out of the Startbucks-across-the-street-from-another-Starbucks Lewis Black reference in Shrek2 (two Farbucks across the street from each other).Re:It was overrated
sigzero on 2005-06-23T12:06:30
Oh yeah...and there is the "Planet of the Apes" one on the beach.Re:It was overrated
pudge on 2005-06-22T02:32:13
I didn't like Shrek, I thought it was way overhyped. (Ha ha we make pop culture references in a fairy tale land. Over and over and over. Ha ha.) And I never bothered to see Shrek 2. I rented Ice Age, and stopped watching after about 20 minutes, because it was so entirely boring.
I loved Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo.
I don't plan on seeing Madagascar.
However, Ice Age was decent and like it, Madagascar is supposed to be nothing like the Shrek movies, so i'll check it out -- but not until it is released on DVD.
I'm a Pixar man, myself. That's the good stuff!
Go see Batman Begins instead
Shrek vs Ice Age
bart on 2005-06-21T14:32:35
To each his own, I guess: I loved Shrek, I disliked Ice Age, because of the rude humor. Some creature got his tongue glued/frozen to the floor? Not funny.I haven't seen Shrek 2. I'm planning to, though, one day...
I haven't seen Batman Begins, and even though I've been a fan of the Batman comics since I was young, my response to this Batman movie is: "Another one? When are they going to stop?". So far, the Batman movies haven't really worked for me.
And I'll never go to see one movie instead of another. That's not how it works for me. I either want to see a movie, or I don't. Or maybe I'll just check it out when it's shown on TV, like with these Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings things. Other movies are simply irrelevant.
Re:i'm skipping it till DVD
cog on 2005-06-21T15:16:10
I'm a Pixar man, myself.Then you've surely seen "The Chubbchubbs!", right?
:-) Re:i'm skipping it till DVD
jeffa on 2005-06-21T17:50:02
Oooo... i missed that one.
