DreamWorks30 Marathon Announcement

With DreamWorks Animation turning 30 this year, I decided to watch all their films when the time comes, as well as the three films from Amblimation*. HOWEVER, there are three films that I will downright skip, and not even an episode of Hailey’s On It will make me change my mind!

Shark Tale (2004)

If anyone were to rank all of DreamWorks’ films, chances are Shark Tale would be at the bottom. Like I said in History of Warner Animation Group Part 2...

https://asateriale.blogspot.com/2023/01/history-of-warner-animation-group-part-2.html

This movie suffers from creepy character designs, mean-spirited and offensive jokes, and a downright unlikable protagonist. I’m baffled at how this film got the Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

Shrek the Third (2007)

Like I said in Top 30 Worst CGI Movies Part 1...

https://asateriale.blogspot.com/2017/01/top-30-worst-cgi-movies-of-all-time.html

Shrek the Third focuses much more on comedy than story, and it does more harm than help. The jokes are either stale or disgusting, the plot is a mess, and the characters range from underutilized to rather unlikable. Fun fact: There were going to be five Shrek movies, but after Shrek the Third got such negative reviews, DreamWorks decided that the next Shrek film would be the last.

The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)

I’ll be reluctant to watch The Boss Baby 1 (though I won’t like it), but I barely survived the sequel! Yes, the animation is impressive, but the story and characters are comparable to The Nut Job! And to make matters worse, Boss Baby 2: Family Business basically demonizes adults by saying that they are responsible for the world’s problems. How would adults in the audience feel about this when they watch the movie? If you want a good cartoon starring babies, just stick with Rugrats. HOWEVER, if there’s one thing I liked from Boss Baby 2, it would be the original song Together We Stand.

The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) - Together We Stand Scene (7/10) | Movieclips - YouTube

I plan on doing this marathon on August 31st, 2024. Just be warned that it will be A LOT wordier than my Disney100 marathon, since I’ll talk about the history of the company and provide interview excerpts from about 20 movies.

*For those unfamiliar, Amblimation was an animation studio founded by Steven Spielberg. In 1989, after serving as a producer on An American Tail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and The Land before Time, Spielberg founded Amblimation in London. The studio would produce three movies, which included An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West (1991), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and Balto (1995). However, all but one of these films were box-office failures, and many of Amblimation's staff would later work at DreamWorks.