Detention part 1 The content

Detention part 1

The content of Shrek Forever After is the most mild of all the Shrek films. Because Shrek is now a big green warm fuzzy teddy bear, most of his attitude and sass is gone. The only language in the film a hll and a use of the a word are both uttered by Donkey, with both either coming out very quick or a bit obscured by Donkeys delivery. There is a little bit of crude humor, but most of it is especially mild compared to the previous films. We see what looks like a feminine male witch who makes eyes towards Fionas father who is repulsed by this, while a male ogre named Cookie acts pretty flamboyant. A few minor comments are also made like, for example, Donkey starts picking up a scent and saying it smells delicious and Shrek, thinking Donkey is talking about Fiona, scolds him for talking about his wife that way really, Donkey is smelling and describing food. The film has some violence mostly nonlethal action violence and the throwing of knives and axes, but nothing outrageously violent. All in all, Shrek Forever After successfully wraps up the series in a neat little bow, but does it in a pretty bizarre and lackluster way. This hardly feels like the same Shrek we fell in love with nearly a decade ago. While some can say Shrek matured over the course of the series, the fact remains that the ingredients that made the franchise start out so strongly died with the conclusion of the second film. Switching directors halfway through the four films certainly took its toll on the third and fourth chapters and an inexperienced writer for this one doesnt help either. Shrek Forever After was helmed, curiously, by Mike Mitchell, whose credits include the atrocious Surviving Christmas and the adult-themed Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Whatever made the studio pick Mitchell to finish off a beloved family series is beyond me. Diehard Shrek fans may just be content enough getting one more outing with some of their favorite characters, but considering how many changes have taken place and how much little time we get with the actual characters we love here, even they are likely to be disappointed. Shrek Forever After is entertaining enough, but for anyone wishing for the enchantment from the first two films will be sorely disappointed. The series probably should have ended six years ago. If a fifth film somehow finds its way into production, lets all hope DreamWorks goes back to the drawing board and returns the series to what worked in the first place. Shrek Forever After was probably only slightly better than I was expecting it to be, still its nowhere near the memorable original or the masterfully executed first sequel, Shrek The fourth and final film is also the first to release on Blu-Ray Disc and its available to purchase as a stand alone one-disc release, a Blu-Ray and DVD combo and a four-disc box set of just the Blu-Ray treatments of all four films. Lets take a look at the Special Features of the one-disc Blu-Ray release of Shrek Forever The Animators Corner The first of the Blu-Ray Exclusives is a feature-length picture-in-picture visual commentary of the film with the director and three members of the animation team. Here, the filmmakers give an inside look into the making of the fourth and final Shrek film. We also hear interviews from the cast, like the voice of Shrek, Mike Meyers, and also get a glimpse at a lot of detention part 1 storyboard drawings used in production. Shreks Interactive Journey IV Exclusive to the Blu-Ray versions of the movie which, again, are currently only available in the box set, but Im sure theyll be released separately in the near future, are a new series of four featurettes called Shreks Interactive Journey. Each of the four movies has a part and what it is is a map of key locations in the film with highlighted areas. For each location, fans can view concept art for specific setttings in the respective film. So, for Shrek Forever After, viewers can check out several concepts and artwork for the following settings: Crones Nest Carriage Park, Ogre Camp, Shreks Swamp, Dragons Keep, Village, and Rumpels Palace. Spotlight On Shrek 13:46 This is a new little ode to the character of Shrek and his evolution over the four feature films. A few minutes into the featurette, the segment turns to The Man Behind The Ogre and showcases Mike Meyers in several different interviews taken from the promotional periods for the different films as he tells how he got the part and what he likes most about it. Spotlight then delves into Meyers creation of the iconic voice, Shreks worldwide popularity, and the story arc across the four films. Its a wonderful, quick but in-depth look at Shreks character evolution. Secrets Of Shrek Forever After 3:58 This little video is an informative one that quickly highlights the voice cast including those who return in smaller roles, and pointing out just which animation crew provided voices in the movie as well and points out references to previous Shrek installments some subtle, some obvious. Deleted Scenes 5:44 There are three deleted sequences. Director Mike Mitchell introduces these scenes, starting with the first one, Fairy-tale Creatures Attack, which is a mostly completely finished and rendered sequence which is unusual for animated movies. It was probably a smart cut, because as the director points out, it seemed too dark to have the otherwise beloved fairytale characters attacking Shrek. Gingy Attack is entirely detention part 1 storyboard frames of a sequence that would have been Gingy fighting animal crackers in an arena. Its rather stupid, so it was a wise cut. Emperor No Clothes is a short storyboard sequence where Rumpel cons a naked king out of his another wise deleted sequence. Filmmakers Commentary This is a feature-length audio commentary provided by Director Mike Mitchell, Head of Story Walt Dohrn and Producers Gina Shay and Teresa Cheng. Conversation With The Cast 9:18 Ryan Seacrest interviews a panel of the Shrek 4 main cast as they reflect on the franchise over the past decade.