Shrek 3: Thumbs up.

[jackofallgeeks]

So, no, no real update. Just this: despite being a third movie, which is exponentially worse than a sequel, and despite all the room for ruin that comes with it -- despite the fact that Pirates and Spiderman failed, along with most other series in cinema history -- Shrek the Third was actually pretty good. They kept up their record of making the movie enjoyable for kids without being annoying to adults -- and in fact, there were parts that were really funny, and their attention to detail and subtle references to life and pop culture was great. I really enjoyed it.

Also, Snow White was probably my favorite character. Particularly at the castle-siege scene.

Comments

[nif.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you like comic books at all, but if you do you should read Fables. The whole twisted fairytale thing is really awesome. I haven't seen Shrek 3 so I don't know if Snow White is kickass, but in Fables she totally rocks. There's one scene where she's commanding troops and is like "I'm Snow White, you idiots. I'm never outgunned." and proceeds to own. Fables is way dark, but they do some really inventive stuff with fairy tale characters.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

You mean the Fables comic series thing? Officer Wolfe or someone, kind of a hash-up with modern reality? If so, I just ordered the first couple volumes on Amazon with some of my birthday money. (I also got the early history of Batman and "The Man in the High Castle. I was *going* to get a very interesting anthology of gothic literature, but it was $120, or $55 for paperback. I'll get that next month, I think.) 'Way dark' is definitely up my alley, especially regarding fairytales and such.

Also, Shrek 3: Snow White + Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song.' It was very cool.