Shrek the turd....um...I mean, Third

Don't hold back, RT. Tell us how you really feel.

I'm glad to know my instincts were right on this one. I loved the first one, and hated the second (that cat is the most annoying thing I've ever seen) so I wasn't holding out much hope for the third. How disappointing to hear it really is that bad. Glad I didn't waste my money or time.

I only watched a Shrek film for Prince Charming's voice. Rupert Everett's voice could melt knicker elastic.

But that stupid fake Scottish accent of Shrek's. It really ticks me off when actors say, "I can do the accent. I'm Scottish. My grandmother was from Glasgow."

Well no that doesn't make you Scottish. It makes you an idiot who thinks accents are inherited and you don't sound like any Glaswegian I've ever heard.

If we ran the cinemas, you'd all be munching on deep-fried mars bars.

So his accent is supposed to be scottish?

That's what I heard in an interview he did.

He actually does a really funny Scottish accent in "So I Married an Axe Murderer."

We took the four year old one to see StT yesterday. He squirmed through the whole thing. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't as good as either the first or second. There were parts where I wanted to take a nap. The High School part was cute, but went on too long.

But the last 20 minutes or so were magic. The Led Zeppelin thing was priceless.

Fortunately we went to a ten am showing, and the other family that was in the theater left halfway through, so we had the theater to ourselves and could laugh as loud as we wanted.

Who hates the cat? I love Antonio Banderas.

Believe me, that's NO Scottish accent. I've seen the film and cringed at his voice.

Oh, sure, it's put on, but it's still funny.

Head! Move! Now!

Christine N. said:

He actually does a really funny Scottish accent in "So I Married an Axe Murderer."

I love Antonio Banderas.

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When they started harping on his accent I thought about that movie. How about when he was doing the poetry?

And did you say Antonio Banderas correctly? You know you have to take on an accent, lower your voice to a sexy whisper, and give eyes. That's the only way to say it.

I wouldn't defile the name of Banderas by trying to say it that way. Only he has the power.

Looooooooooove the kitty. Haaaaaaaaaaaate the third movie.

Rllgthunder said:

Gad! That was by far the worst movie I've wasted money on.

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I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that you went in the first place.

Nothing against Antonio Banderas (though I think he's kind of icky) but I hated that cat in the second movie...enough motivation right there to not see the third.

Wah!
Is it really that bad!
I liked I & 2 but i do/did think that a 3rd is pushing the boat out (or sinking it as the case may be!! I have seen that bit!!) too much. Then It seems they have run out of gags down at the Shrek mill. (RT LOL with your alternative title!)
Kev

Christine N. said:

But the last 20 minutes or so were magic. The Led Zeppelin thing was priceless.

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I was hanging out for the Led Zep bit but it only lasted a nano second before going into some other song (name escapes me).

Actually I liked it. Was all just a bit of fun. Shrek still remains one of the best of the animation bunch out there, IMO.

eeweth

scarletpeaches said:

Believe me, that's NO Scottish accent. I've seen the film and cringed at his voice.

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I'd just like to say Scottish accents on women are really, really sexy. Can you record your voice and post it here?

I liked it. My kids liked it. It was fun and funny. Eric Idle was great and Antonio and Eddie and Mike. I don't care for Cameron Diaz's voice much. Oh, and Julie Andrews is cool too.

Of course the Scottish accent is just a put on. Och, so what. And my Scottish cousins think So I Married an Axe Murderer is hilarious. One of them quotes it every 5 seconds (much to my annoyance after several hours).

The third Shrek is on par with the second. Not as good as the first, but nevertheless a jolly fun romp.

So you won't be seeing Shrek the 4th or 5th?

I haven't seen #3, and wasn't going to in the theaters anyway, but I did read over at SciFi.com that they're planning on making a grand total of FIVE Shreks, then calling it quits.

Sounds like that's gonna be 4 too many?

TheGaffer said:

I'd just like to say Scottish accents on women are really, really sexy. Can you record your voice and post it here?

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Would it be even more of a turn-on if I said I've been told I don't sound like I'm from Dundee? Apparently I'm too 'posh' - I have a telephone voice?

I liked it. Was it the best ever? No, but it was still funny. I got a kick out of a lot of the gags, like the girls in the dungeon after the 'we need to get out of here' pep talk, all sitting around waiting to be rescued because that's the only thing they know how to do. Howls of laughter from me for that one.

And I like Puss 'n Boots.

And as far as the accent goes, I think Myers just used a Scottish accent as a starting point. I've heard him do Scottish on Saturday Night Live and Shrek is not the same, it's more of an Ogre accent he created specifically for the character.

MidnightMuse said:

So you won't be seeing Shrek the 4th or 5th?

I haven't seen #3, and wasn't going to in the theaters anyway, but I did read over at SciFi.com that they're planning on making a grand total of FIVE Shreks, then calling it quits.

Sounds like that's gonna be 4 too many?

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I was just flicking through the channels and up popped an interview with Antonio Banderas and he said they will be making 5 films and then stopping after that.