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Originally Posted by DisneyHog6
I gotta tell ya, I really don't think Shrek was very funny at all. It was all just one big fart joke, and I don't find that kind of humor funny at all. It's just not funny... IMO, none of the Shrek stuff can hold a candle to any Disney movie, regardless of what the box office numbers say.
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Dewey! Brother! You are the man!
Thank God I'm not alone in this.
While I found Shrek mildly entertaining, it was entirely disrespectful to just about everything. (I haven't seen Shrek 2, but I imagine that it's more of the same.)
Actually, I think Eddie Murphy is the funniest thing about Shrek. He's one of the most under-rated comic actors in Hollywood.
Listen, I'm not really into Politically Correct anything and I can appreciate the humor in Shrek. But it's so over the top and constant. Not to mention that it's exactly the same story line as every Disney movie ever made. Dreamworks simply brought it down a few levels so that everyone can laugh at the gutter humor. No originality whatsoever.
I think it's ironic that there were so many people that got bent out of shape over some of the implied sexual content in Hunchback and yet the bathroom humor in Shrek and Shrek 2 is considered perfectly appropriate.
In the end, I'm not terribly impressed with many of the so-called children's movies that have come out over the last few years, from any studio. Many of the Disney movies have been pretentious and other studios only know a handful of jokes that get repackaged year after year. Pixar has done a much better job at bringing Disney back to its roots. Too bad Eisner didn't agree. Why can't Disney make more movies like Philharmagic? Now THAT'S a great Disney film, even without the special effects.
Lilo & Stitch was a great film, but it was a little bit preachy. I don't need Disney or anyone else to tell me how life should be lived. I just want to be entertained. Show me an adventure where the hero conquers a monster. Show me an historic battle when good triumphs over evil. Do it with class. Do it without gutter humor.
It's funny too. I mentioned Eddie Murphy earlier. When he was young, he used to poke fun at Bill Cosby for not cursing in his stand-up routine. When's the last time you saw Eddie Murphy in an R-Rated comedy? Life, being a parent, etc. teaches us what's really impartant in life. Risque humor is fine, but if that's all you know, it shows a true lack of originality and effort.
Just My Not So Humble Opinion.