Originally Posted By JeffG >> "The word 'Hooters' does not belong in a kids movie, even if most kids probably won't notice or question it. " << I've seen a lot of comments like this, but I'm not sure when the "Shrek" films started to be viewed as "kid's movies". I did notice that there were quite a few young kids in the theater when I saw "Shrek the Third" and I really wondered who all those parents had missed the first two films. These movies have always seemed to be pretty clearly aimed at teens or older. -Jeff
Originally Posted By xrayvision >>I don't think it was appropriate how they played out the prelonged death of the king. Many kids in the theatre were laughing because he was taking a long time to die. But actually, it's supposed to be a sad scene<< The classic children's ballet, "the Nutcracker," also features a comical death of a cartoonish king mouse (who looks very similar the the king frog) who has a very similar prolonged death. So, this wasn't new territory or a new low. Kids have been laughing at this for centuries. The humor in Shrek is a mixed bag that tries to offer something for various age groups. The fart/potty gags and jokes are assumed to be targeted for the younger set and the subtle sexual references are assumed to be targeted to the teens and adults. I thought Shrek 1 and 2 did a good job of creating humor for both these target groups without being too offensive to either. Shrek 3 seemed to have lost that touch, offending me several times (potty, projectile vomit and other bodily excrements) and humoring me very little. Actually, there were only 3 jokes that made me laugh out loud, and several points in the film where I decided a quick nap would be more enjoyable. I Totally LOVED Shrek 1 and 2 (and still enjoy re-watching these films on DVD). However, I was really disappointed with the lack of creative humor in Shrek 3. Get rid of Timberlake character and add more cat and donkey.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^finally saw the film Sunday night & I feel like I have to agree. Shrek babies totally grossed me out.. way overboard on the baby humor. I get it's an exaggerated nightmare of what having babies is supposedly about but it was just kind of nasty. The Shrek franchise kind of lost me on this one. I don't think SeanYoda cared for it that much either but I'm glad we got to see it. Definitely NOT a keeper. I don't mind the Disney humor.. I like to think I have a sense of humor.. but gas & vomit gags do not make me laugh so much.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>I don't mind the Disney humor.. I like to think I have a sense of humor.. but gas & vomit gags do not make me laugh so much.<< I totally agree - I hate it when Disney does the potty humour, but I do think the Shrek movies have all had too much of it, and a few people have suggested this one has more. I might be seeing the third one next week, I'll be curious to see what I think of it.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Yep, I have to agree. We finally saw Shrek 3 last week, and well, it certainly didn't live up to the first two Shrek films. There were a few funny moments (when Puss as Donkey tries to do his 'cute eyes' routine and it backfires), but, overall, pretty ho-hum, and...GROSS! I truly hated the vomit and flatulence jokes. They were just NOT funny. The first two films were very funny in how they did their satire. Here, it was the same old routines, but much less funny. As I said, it did have some funny moments, but, they were definitely fewer and further between. I'd grade it a C- overall.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^*Sigh* another dud I guess. SM 3, POTC 3 and now Shrek 3. It came out here just yesterday and although I wasn't all that excited to see it, I was trying to motivate myself to go anyway. But, it looks like I will just be skipping it altogher now. Darn!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Well, you know what they say WD ... bad things happen in threes. *tee hee!*
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Hmmm, now I hope that's actually a saying outside of Australia and if not ... ignore me!
