From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> At 05:27 PM 2/15/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote: > >> That, and the fact that Shrek is on TV tonight.... :-) > > > >Good movie, hope you don't have to watch it on network... > > Yes, it was on NBC last night. > > It was definitely a solid movie. A little too much potty humour for my > tastes though, and I thought that the beginning was a bit slow. The > animation was a little uneven, though, especially of the human characters. > Also occasionasly there would be some brilliant animation, for example, > of the donkey - but that would just highlight some of the weakness > elsewhere. I occasionally found the rock music distracting from the > "fairy tale feel" of the film - and I felt the same way about the pro > wrestling scene. On the other hand, I loved some of the "fairy tale > humor", and the suprise ending was good for a fairy tale as well. > I think the point of the movie Shrek is that it is supposed to be an anti-fairy tale. The story of an ogre going to save a princess and deliver her to a less-than-prince-charming is not exactly typical fairy-tale fare. The music and crudeness I think are to highlight that fact. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
