Shrek Forever After

Usopp with a Pushpop

I loved Shrek, Shrek 2, and yes, I loved Shrek the Third as well. I knew there was to be one more Shrek film due out in 2010. I thought the 3 babies would be grown up into kids, and there would be an adventure involving them. But then I found this official trailer on Youtube….

(enbedding disabled. here's a link.)

WHAT THE FUCK!?!? That's the direction they're taking it?! Another one of them "What if I'd never been born?" senarios? Oh yeah…reeeeeaaaal original, Dreamworks. Shit, my expectations just went six feet under.

MetaMario

Yeah, I'm kinda disappointed with the direction they took Shrek as well. =/

KaizokuFan22

Ok.. a 180 secenario from a happy ending to a AU series film..
and hearing in the paper it was the last in theatres.. meaning the Puss in boots film might be a DVD release.

ill see it months later on HBO.

Nobodyman

Eh, I don't know. It could be good.

The Dude

my expectations went under years ago when i found out they were making like a billion sequels, how could you expect them NOT to be garbage?

Kaizoku Mele

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Ubiq

So, basically, "It's a Shrekiful Life".

What's sad is that there are apparently at least two more sequels planned after this one.

korobka

@Ubiq:

So, basically, "It's a Shrekiful Life".

And I actually had hope for this. I thought it was about Shrek going away for a while, and coming back to find out things have gone to shit. Oh, well. Even if it sucks, I'll probably watch it eventually…

What's sad is that there are apparently at least two more sequels planned after this one.

What are you talking about? It's the final chapter! They said so in the trailer!

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Robby

Actually, "final" is just advertisement. Fifth movie has already been given the go ahead, as well as the puss n' boots spinoff. So there's going to be at LEAST two more. They're jsut assuming no one will remember they advertised "final" in 3 years when its time for part 5, nor will anyone care.

But, much as I loved parts 1 and 2, 3 was pretty terrible. (and those babies are still hideous) I have no intention of seeing 4, given that 3 was so bad.

Barring amazing commercials and reviews, its a dead franchise to me.

Malintex_Terek

I'm sorry, I'm already laughing. The title "Shrek Forever [after]" is just so similar to Duke Nukem Forever I ended up expunging a chuckle.

Dark Lord Zenigame

Unfortunately, this one's actually going to get released.

OnePark

Plans for a fifth were scrapped. This is the last one, besides the spinoff.

Ubiq

Any plans for this being the last one are wholly dependent on how this does at the box office. If it does anywhere near as well as the first three, they'll make more.

Mokenda_mint

Not to mention the fact that if they do they'll look like total idiots for saying otherwise
But of course it'll be a simple misunderstanding

Welcome to the movie industry

Local-chan

They'll just pull a Final Fantasy and continue to make them.

Robby

@OnePark:

Plans for a fifth were scrapped. This is the last one, besides the spinoff.

When this movie makes a few hundred million again, they'll be more than happy to go onto the next one. 5 has officially been a go since before part 3 even came out. And again, absolutley no one will remember in three years that this one was advertised as the last.

Shrek 1 made nearly 500 mill worldwide, part 2 made 900 mill, and 3 made 800 mill, and thats not even counting the dvd sales, merchandise tie ins, or the ratings on the annual repeat of the new Christmas special.

Unless part 4 is absolutely abysmal and performs incredibly badly for some reason (and given the sucess of Shrek 3, Ice Age 3, Pirates 3, and Spiderman 3, quality is obviously not a factor compared to name recognition) and makes like, 5 bucks…

Quality doesn't matter when there's that much sheer profit to be made.

There will be a Shrek 5 in 2013. They're just pretending there won't be right now so that 4 does better.

Hell, Kung Fu Panda is slated to have like 6 films and its only 1 movie in.

Greg

Guys! Have some goddamn manners!!!

Jesus…

You'd think you'd give Eddie Murphy's only steady source of income these days a LITTLE respect!

People!

Robby

Eddies's career mostly was done back somewhere between "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop iii". He didn't have much to offer in the last two decades.

Anyway, It's also the last remnant of Mike Meyer's career, for that matter.

If only he could have done Wayne's World 3 when he still had some talent in him…

tarrin4ever

@robbybedfart:

It's also the last remnant of Mike Meyer's career, for that matter.

If only he could have done Wayne's World 3 when he still had some talent in him…

I'd still see that movie.

Malintex_Terek

I'm surprised he didn't do another Austin Powers movie. I mean, Love Guru was pure Myers, but it was also awful. Austin Powers was funny!

Except for the part about Shagwell shagging Fat Bastard. $:\$

Robby

@Malintex_Terek:

I'm surprised he didn't do another Austin Powers movie. I mean, Love Guru was pure Myers, but it was also awful. Austin Powers was funny!

Except for the part about Shagwell shagging Fat Bastard. $:\$

are you aware that Austin Powers 4 comes out later this year?

Malintex_Terek

No.

But I do enjoy being informed on a myriad of topics.

Such as that.

Dark Lord Zenigame

I learn something new every day that I wish I hadn't.

Palochka

@Dark:

I learn something new every day that I wish I hadn't.

/thread
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Buuhan1

Austin Powers 4 is later this year? I haven't heard anymore about it. Awesome!

Flux

@Buuhan1:

Austin Powers 4 is later this year? I haven't heard anymore about it. Awesome!

@robbybedfart:

are you aware that Austin Powers 4 comes out later this year?

When was there confirmation? I've been reading about 4 for a long time and keeping an eye on progress reports. This is the latest update :

On July 30, 2008 Mike Myers stated that he had begun writing Austin Powers 4 and that the plot is "really about Dr. Evil and his son."

That doesn't totally mean it'll be this year though. We'd have gotten reports, and a confirmation it'd gone into production, filming etc.

MiniLuffy

Who cares, I liked all the Shrek films so far, and I will most definitely see the finale! I saw the trailer, and even after that, I don't think it will be a bad movie.

However:
Puss in Boots: Story of an Ogre Killer!???

That will most likely prove to be a failed attempt.

Robby

@Flux:

That doesn't totally mean it'll be this year though. We'd have gotten reports, and a confirmation it'd gone into production, filming etc.

I haven't followed it at all, because… I don't care. I just noticed wikipedia had i listed when I was checking what else Mike Meyers had done with his career, so I could officially say he hasn't done anything worthwhile in the last decade. (Wayne's World and So I Married an Axe Murderer are still his best.)

That said, IMDB lists it as "in production" and slated for 2010, with a director (albeit the same director as the first 3) Which really doesn't mean much. But if a script was started in 2008, and Meyers has nothing else on his plate (and he doesn't), and a movie only takes a couple months to film, I don't see why it wouldn't be out this year.

Flux

IMBD says many things, it's like the most unreliable place for info.

I'm taking AP4 as "In Development" until we hear something else.
If there was a director announced, filming had started, we'd have heard.

CosmicDebris

Shrek the Third stunk; I really didn't think we needed another.

taboo

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Zyordius

^^That's more glorious then what will actually happen.
Maybe Eddie Murphy begged them to do another one so he could actually work. I know Hollywood is out of ideas but this is just…hilarious.

puffin

A fourth movie!?! I'm with Pushpop, I did like the Third, but I think a fourth is overdoing it..

Captain Brooke

They are overdoing it, they might as well just add a series to Nick and call it a day like they did the penguins from Madagascar!

Ubiq

@Captain:

They are overdoing it, they might as well just add a series to Nick and call it a day like they did the penguins from Madagascar!

You do realize that they're making a third Madagascar film?

All your plan does is condemn us to more Shrek movies as well as a TV show.

korobka

Would somebody who actually liked Shrek the Third mind explaining why they did? I mean this is just my opinion, of course, but I don't remember liking anything about that movie. It definitely could've been much worse, but compared to the first two…yeah, it was kinda shitty.

taboo

shrek the third was pretty terrible

the frog king dying was pretty much the worst death sequence ever written, and the pregnancy thing was just…. creepy

Tahkyn

Shrek the Third put me off the Shrek series, I thought it was dull and a sign that the series had run out of ideas. I shuddered at the thought of a fourth movie, especially when I read it was about Shrek having some kind of mid-life crisis. Oh puh-lease!

Then, I saw this trailer. I am a sucker for alternate-reality stories so this one has me hooked right from the start. That plot device alone already makes it better than the whole "drag-the-future-king-back-to-Far-Far-Away" thinge 3 had.

While Prince Charming's siege on Far-Far-Away with his ensemble of villains was pretty cool, the parts where Shrek was actually in it, dragging Arthur back were cringe-worthy at best.

This has to be better than 3, which really set a low benchmark.

Kaiolino

I'm willing to give Shrek 4 a chance, since Shrek 2 was one of my favourite movies of all time.

At least it can't be worse than Shrek 3. That shit was terrible.

MiniLuffy

I don't really understand all the hate towards the third film… it was pretty decent.

korobka

Maybe because it wasn't funny and it was obviously made just to cash in…?

MiniLuffy

@Super-Franky:

Maybe because it wasn't funny and it was obviously made just to cash in…?

Depends on what you consider to be "funny". But I'm not arguing on the second bit… but isn't that how all movies with sequels turn out nowadays? Actually, it's not even just movies, it's everything. It's what every normal human being would do. It's natural to expect some sort of profit, you're not doing it just for the sake of doing it, after all. However, there are far worse examples of what you said than the Shrek series.

Tahkyn

@MiniLuffy:

However, there are far worse examples of what you said than the Shrek series.

Definately.

Any word on Saw VIII, IX, X XI XII… yet?

Airflow

The third film was ungodly awful, especially compared to the second. Please don't make any more Dreamworks.

Tupac's Ghost

I'm kind of surprised how much Shrek has gotten whored out in the past four years, of all the franchises it seems kind of random.

Ubiq

@Tupac's:

I'm kind of surprised how much Shrek has gotten whored out in the past four years, of all the franchises it seems kind of random.

Keep in mind that the films have made over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office while costing only $370-380 million to make. Even the third one managed to make almost eight hundred million dollars and it was terrible.

Far as franchises go, it's the seventh most valuable series at the American box office right behind Spider-Man and right before Star Trek.

Tupac's Ghost

@Ubiq:

Keep in mind that the films have made over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office while costing only $370-380 million to make. Even the third one managed to make almost eight hundred million dollars and it was terrible.

Far as franchises go, it's the seventh most valuable series at the American box office right behind Spider-Man and right before Star Trek.

Thanks walking spreadsheet.

korobka

@MiniLuffy:

Depends on what you consider to be "funny". But I'm not arguing on the second bit… but isn't that how all movies with sequels turn out nowadays? Actually, it's not even just movies, it's everything. It's what every normal human being would do. It's natural to expect some sort of profit, you're not doing it just for the sake of doing it, after all. However, there are far worse examples of what you said than the Shrek series.

That's fine if you think it's funny. I just said that because, well…not too many people seemed to like it. And not every sequel is made just to cash in. I mean, I think Shrek 2 felt more inspired than the first. Shrek the Third…Didn't really feel like there was all that much effort put into it. Probably had something to do with the change of directors.

Malintex_Terek

@MiniLuffy:

I don't really understand all the hate towards the third film… it was pretty decent.

Decent in the sense of feeling relief after having a root canal because you no longer have to think about how your teeth are slowly rotting your gums into ash.

But the procedure itself is painful, and I don't really dig that kind of catharsis.

taboo

http://shrekexposed.com/

also, has anybody seen the new movie yet