Yep; It’s a Wonderful Life but with Shrek instead is pretty accurate.
They should have played All Star during the credits.
So…after investigating the “based on a book” thing in the credits I found this:
Shrek the Third (2007)
It’s OK; but the plot doesn’t feel like it resolved very smoothly. It’s like the writers got to the big showdown at the theater and went, “OH CRAP WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT!”
Merlin showed up and my reaction was, “oh hey, it’s Eric Idle!” Really appropriate for him to be a wizard again as he also voiced Rincewind in the Discworld games. And actually, I’m not the only one to have noticed this, Merlin even looks quite similar to Terry Pratchett.
Puss in Boots (2011)
Hmm, I don’t really have anything specific to say. I guess I can go from this back to the other remaining Shreks, which I haven’t seen yet. Although it’s been so long since I’ve seen I and II that I don’t really remember everything that happened in them.
Chicken Little (2005)
The time period that this was made is kind of being weird for me.
Mayor Turkey Lurkey talks and I think, “oh, they got a Don Knotts sound-alike”, except he was still alive then; that’s actually Don Knotts.
Time-out during dodge-ball and they all whip out flip-phones; well, yeah, they would have in 2005.
I was not expecting to hear Patrick Stewart.
OK, that may be an ancient trope but it’s worth repeating. Pulling the fire alarm does not set off the sprinklers. Heat is what sets them off, a small glass tube explodes when the liquid inside reaches a certain temperature.
Spice Girls karaoke?? That was five years out of date, even back then.
Now it’s some kind of weird sci-fi??
So many more names that I like; let’s just end with this. I kind of wish I could watch a full version of the movie at the end of the movie with Adam West.
Rock Dog (2016)
Hmm, like in Hop (2011), you have the son who doesn’t want to carry on the family business, and instead runs off to the city to become a rock star, stuff happens, and then he finally returns home to save the day just in the nick of time.
During the Shred-off…electric guitars kind of need to be plugged into the amp to work. Also, main characters acoustic instrument suddenly magically having an electric sound.
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Been a while since I’ve heard a Wilhelm Scream.
I wonder when CGI transformations will stop looking like crap? And they’re always way too fast; it’s impossible to appreciate any details.
Mulan 2 (2004)
Ummm…I was hoping for another stand-out song on the soundtrack, like “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” was for the original. That didn’t happen, and they basically recycled one of the songs.
Mushu screws everything up; then he fixes everything in the end, à la deus-ex-dragon. Although the final outcome was probably slightly better than it would have been, had he not interfered at all.
The Dragon Warrior (2011)
Behold, a sneak preview of TES VI !
This was a real winner, as far as bad movies go; I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what asinine thing would happen next.
I have no idea whether any of this was intentional or not.
Brave (2012)
I learned what a caber toss was from Curse of Monkey Island; I smiled when I saw a caber toss here. Didn’t see anyone using a barrel of rum to blow up a rubber tree though.
While watching, I recognized so many bits and pieces of other Disney movies; but I suppose all of the tropes are ancient and I shouldn’t really be surprised.
The Wild (2006)
Oh boy. More flat soda. Somebody needs to learn not to pop the top until it’s time to drink.
I kept hearing not-Simba talking and thinking, “that sounds familiar; but I can’t quite place it.” Once I opened imdb for Greg Cipes and saw the logo for Teen Titans it immediately clicked, “oh yeah, Beast Boy!”