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DreamWorks Animation Discussion
A topic for past, present, and future DreamWorks Animation Discussion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DreamWorks_Animation) films. They started with traditional animation and moved towards CGI.
They are known for films such as the The Prince of Egypt, the Shrek franchise, Madagascar franchise, Kung Fu Panda franchise, How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and other films.
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None of their future films seem that inspired... but here they are.
Abominable - Sep 27, 2019
Trolls World Tour - TBA 2020
The Croods 2 - TBA 2020
Boss Baby 2 - TBA 2021
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That is rather disappointing there future films... did anyone really want another Croods, Boss Baby, or Trolls movie? :P The answer is no.
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"Trolls World Tour" and "Croods 2." Why are they making either of these? Does anyone even want them? Answer... no.
Dreamwork's is losing ground and their reputation is floundering.
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This studio used to be among the best... now they don't know what to make after their cash cows are done.
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...I would've said for certain than Croods 2 came out years ago.
Surely they've spent so long on it because they have such an ambitious and incredible idea! ;)
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Surely they've spent so long on it because they have such an ambitious and incredible idea! ;)
*Everyone is silent*
Riiiiggght.
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Dreamworks is taking risky move with their film, "Trolls: World Tour." It was supposed to release in theaters right about now, but due to the virus, Dreamworks and parent company Comcast decided to have the film go live online and buyable via streaming services or Amazon. It's costs a spendy $20. For a single person watching it, that is expensive. But for a family of many, $20 bucks is much cheaper than going to a theater.
To my knowledge this is the first film to do this under our current world crisis. It will be interesting to see if this is successful or not. If it is, it can further make movie theaters obsolete (they are all struggling and barely in business anyways, bigger blow now that they are forcefully closed). This may see more studios send their new films directly to people instead of a middle man with theaters.
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Wow, that is expensive for a single person or even two people to watch. We are in a period though that will see magnificent change after these events. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
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Hmmm. They will need a better way to see how popular films are if they go that route. You won't be able to tell on revenue from theaters anymore.
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Fireworks!
So what happened is Universal who distributed the film "Trolls World Tour" decided to release the film for people to buy rent at $19.99 each for one viewing. This of course happened during the start of Coronavirus and theaters were closed. Well... Universal made so much money of Trolls, they made more they are reporting then if they went and released it through the theaters. They more profits (roughly 80%) if they don't have to share profits with theaters. So upon doing so, Universal said all their future films will be released the same was as Trolls was, online and at home.
This of course made AMC (the theater group) furious! They make money on films and said what Universal is doing is against their terms and contract. They didn't even talk to AMC about it. So in short, AMC said heck with you Universal. We are not going to show any more of your films at AMC.
And that is where we are at.
AMC Theaters And Regal Stand Against Universal’s VOD Tactic (https://www.ibtimes.com/amc-theaters-regal-stand-against-universals-vod-tactic-2967969).
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Absolutely no one asked for this or wanted this.
The Croods 2.
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Dreamworks....
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The seemed to use all their creativity up when doing Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How To Train Your Dragon. It's such a studio of contrasts. They've had great films, but so many forgettable ones too. It seems like they can't get their stride to continue consistantly.
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I saw a TV ad that said the Croods 2 was at theaters? It has a new name now, it's not called CROODS 2.
Theaters? So they didn't do the online release thing? I didn't know theaters were even open.
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I saw a TV ad that said the Croods 2 was at theaters? It has a new name now, it's not called CROODS 2.
Theaters? So they didn't do the online release thing? I didn't know theaters were even open.
They had a rebranding. It became The Croods: A New Age.
It is making decent money at theaters... I think? It's hard to know since theaters are limited and only parts of the country can see it. The film is getting mostly average reviews, to being passable.
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Ha! I guess they figured a name was better than just some number.
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Also again... another sequel to a film NO ONE CARED about. Wy Dreamworks? WHY?
The Boss Baby: Family Business...
Theater release set for March 21, 2021.
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*Pinches my sinuses and sighs*
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The first film was cute... and I enjoyed the Netflix series, even though the finale simply rehashed the events of the end of the movie, so it really took the emotional punch out of it. But I think Boss Baby has said all it has to say without needing a sequel-- next-gen, no less.
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Another... WHY product being made. "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" was a beautiful movie... well Dreamworks is gonna do their best to ruin that.
Spirit Untamed (https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/spirit-untamed) is an upcoming coumputer animated film that is a sequel to the 2002 tranditionally animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, as well as a retelling of the first season of the Netflix series, Spirit Riding Free. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures
Coming June 4, 2021.
Trailer
Opinion video by a female voice.
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UPCOMING DREAMWORKS FILMS
Spirit Untamed - June 4, 2021.
The Boss Baby: Family Business - Sep 17, 2021.
The Bad Guys - April 15, 2022.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Sep 23, 2022.
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Reviews for Spirit Untamed are being released. Overall, it is seeing average reviews.
Spirit Untamed is pleasant, uplifting animated tale. 3/5 (https://komonews.com/news/entertainment/review-spirit-untamed-is-pleasant-uplifting-animated-tale)
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They are degrading a fantastic animated movie in the original Spirit movie. This new one is nothing more than the lowest denominator of entertainment. Plunk a kid in front of it and it will hold their attention while the parents do other stuff. Thats all this will become.
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The idea of this movie makes me so mad because it totally disregards the entire point and message of the first! Not to mention the original was set in the waaaay past, the days of the old West, where this one is set modern-day???
AND it's just another horse-girl movie, from what I can tell.
EDIT: So the Spirit in the film isn't supposed to be the same Spirit as the one in the first movie. He's supposed to be his possible grandson. So MAYBE I can retract my earlier comments.
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The idea of this movie makes me so mad because it totally disregards the entire point and message of the first! Not to mention the original was set in the waaaay past, the days of the old West, where this one is set modern-day???
AND it's just another horse-girl movie, from what I can tell.
I agree with what you said here though. What you said doesn't go away just because it's is "grandson" horse or whatever. This show aimed for a very narrow target demo, and that's all they did.
They didn't try to make a movie to appeal to everyone like the first one did. The first one is an underrated gem or a movie that deserves so much more than this second movie. I bet any kid could watch the new movie and see the old one, side by side, and say the old movie was better. There was action in it, but none of the corny "girl power" action of this new movie. This new movie was just made to check boxes and that it. It's really disappointing.
This 'Spirit' series could have been something special. Instead it's just the lowest form of entertainment. And worse of all, they made the horse talk in the new movie....
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They made him TALK?? Now that's just not cool, one of the best parts about Spirit was that he couldn't talk!
I agree with all you said though, Rainy. The new movie is all about the girl power+horse dynamic, which has been done to death...
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Yeah, they gave him a voice.... He doesn't TALK to the girl, but he talks way too much to the audience.
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They made the same mistake in the last of the latter-day Beethoven movies (although he did speak in the TV cartoon (http://=https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/http-smokingcatcomicsandcollectibles-bdcomish153-802496451TV)).
A voice has to fit a character, and this one didn't--I found it far too gruff and not endearing at all.
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I can't think it's realistic for a mustang to allow a girl to ride on his back like that, no matter how endearing the girl. He's a wild horse! She's not an experienced rider!
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Dreamworks is so up and down.
Their new Boss Baby 2 film is out now...
It is getting roughly average to lower than average reviews. It has a 47% Rotten Tomatoes Score, and got a 6/10 on IMDB.
It looks like it will be a box office bomb. They spent $82 million on the film and so far have only made up $37 million.
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Ouch. I haven't heard any hype or seen any ads for this new movie.
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It's going to be tough to make it up in the box office, but no telling what home video and purchasing the streams of it.
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I wonder how much money it will make this weekend? It might be peaking.
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I think Dreamworks is maybe doing something right here for once...
"The Bad Guys" is an upcoming film with a more cartoon aesthetic mixed with realism. It stands out a bit more than just so many generic CGI films.
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Looks like a fun movie with maybe some depth to it.
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I don't want to make this comparison just because it has animals.... but I will. Zootopia. Even though it has NOTHING to do with an animal world. There are clearly people in it! I'm just excited to see animal/human cartoon characters!
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Funny you mention Zootopia, because Big Bad reminds me a lot of Nick Wilde :))
The 'nobody expects us to ge anything more than evil, so that's what we are' vibe and the redemption arc is veeeerry similar to that foxy boy...
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Funny you mention Zootopia, because Big Bad reminds be a lot of Nick Wilde :))
And you know they did that on purpose.
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Looks pretty fun to me.
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Coming out in April 2022.
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Coming off the success of ,"The Bad Guys," a new stylized look is coming from one of their older IP's. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. It is scheduled for a December 21, 2022 release.
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Stylized neat but it will age the film. Everyone knows what games or tv shows use bright and colorful things. Sort of the Fortnite-ification of media.
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While Disney is making horrible films and bombing in everything they do, Dreamworks isn't being woke and succeeding.
The New Puss And Boots film is supposedly one of the best films of the year and way better then people have expected! It also teased Shrek 5.
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Well, good for Dreamworks. :) Hope they don't screw it up. But they've actually for years been low-key making consistent, quality products and IPs.
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I guess I will have to give this new film of theirs a try.
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Dreamworks dominated 2022 over Disney in terms of animation. They made way more money in the box office and had both their films be huge hits. Disney... well, they produced woke crap no one wanted to see and bother their films were box office blunders.
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Dreamworks earned it this year. :D
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The new Puss n' Boots film is really good! We actually have a TRUE villain again unlike all the villains of today's films being so week. There is spoilers, but if you watch the first minute of the video below, there will be none. It just shows how good a villain he is.
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I have yet to see either film yet.
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I finally saw the "Bad Guys" at it was a lot of fun for a movie. I expect Puss n' Boots to be the same. It reminds me of Dreamworks' prime with the first Shrek film.
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Compared to 2021, 2022 is a whole different Dreamworks. Its like this year was their passion projects compared to what they released in 2021.
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Dreamworks dropped their next animated film. Not sure what I think seeing this trailer. After a very strong showing in 2022, this one doesn't appear to have the same punch. But it might be good as well, who knows?
RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN.
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Pretty simplistic style. Not really my thing as they all look samey. I not the intended market for this, so maybe it will be good for them. Visually the animations look good and the visuals do too. But I am not a fan of the character designs.
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It looks like a movie. ;)
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It's going to flop hardcore. It doesn't look good visually or have much appeal to it.
Edit: Oh my gosh. To show how bad it's going to flop, it came out almost a month ago and I didn't even know. :-0 It released June 30, 2023. It flopped HORRIBLY. Dreamworks knew it would flop and didn't advertise it.
$70 million budget. It has made a pathetic $17.2 million back... P>>
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I can at least give it this very little credit:
It did spawn some parody art of the mermaid girl doing the foot scene from the Little Mermaid. XD
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I guess the Dreamworks hope train from the past two movies before this one derailed, crashed and burned, and left no survivors.
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Ruby Gilman is one of the worst box office openings of any movie of all time. It is the worst of any Dreamworks film. Literally only made $5.2 million in it's opening weekend.
The movie looked like crap to begin with and the ads certainly didn't help. Very unappealing look.
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Ruby Gilman is one of the worst box office openings of any movie of all time. It is the worst of any Dreamworks film. Literally only made $5.2 million in it's opening weekend.
Who would have expected the top studios in 2023 would be Sony Animation and Illumination...
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Wow, that's pretty bad.
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Ruby Gilman is one of the worst box office openings of any movie of all time. It is the worst of any Dreamworks film. Literally only made $5.2 million in it's opening weekend.
It's interesting how we all (the world outside of the US) gauges box office bombs and successes based on the US. I know it makes up the most of ticket sales, but it is kind of interesting if you think about it.
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Kung Fu Panda 4 has been announced by Dreamworks. Trailer dropped. In Theaters March 8, 2024 for the US.
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"Kung F U Panda"
This title is what I would expect from one of @NostradamusTheSeer's title alterations.
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It will be a hit no matter what. Kung Fu Panda is now a major media franchise.
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I still only ever watched the first two movies.
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Looks okay.
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Oh no. This looks awful. They're gonna ruin the greatness that was the first Megamind Movie.
Megamind 2 trailer.... here goes. It even looks super cheap. It looks like a video game cutscene... but it's a movie. :-0
Let's just say no one seems to be pleased about this.
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What are they thinking? It looks like mid 2000s cgi too. It's horrible.
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Oh no!
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Never watched first one I’ll admit, but…
Zoinks.
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Looks like that guy from ReBoot suffering from some major male pattern baldness.
(https://external-preview.redd.it/eNevnKXnrQkMFqaMLwip_64eJ3_r9JwBbHut_FhR6M8.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3086dc085500d7dcdf9536743d2682c94d52d4ae)
I have the movie in my Netflix queue, but I have yet to watch it... I now have an excuse, once I finish Mr. Iglesias and School Spirits.
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The original Megamind is worth a watch. Watch it. :D
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So far Kung Fu Panda 4 is below its budget. $85 million budget and $80.5 million box office in the first weekend. The film is getting positive reviews. It is expected of course to beat its budget.
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Not an Iron Giant remake by Dreamworks, but instead a new film.
THE WILD ROBOT.
Otter sneeze at the beginning.
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Looks nice. Not sure what else to at the moment. But it looks to be an emotional film.
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It looks really cute to me.
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Pretty nice trailer. Some wonderful scenery. Already tired though of the "Dreamworks" stylized drawing style they are doing on pretty much every film since the Spiderman one Sony did.
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The Wild Robot 2 Trailer.
I was really hoping this story was going to be mostly not voices. But it turns out it is going to have a lot of voices. I don't think the female's voice really fits the robot, but I will give it more time. I was just hoping it would be a mostly silent and visual, artsy film. Seems that is not the case.
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The Wild Robot 2 Trailer.
I was really hoping this story was going to be mostly not voices. But it turns out it is going to have a lot of voices. I don't think the female's voice really fits the robot, but I will give it more time. I was just hoping it would be a mostly silent and visual, artsy film. Seems that is not the case.
Same. I was considering watching it when it came out in hopes of it being more along the lines of WALL–E in that aspect, but after this discovery, I'll have to pass.
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Dang, they could have made this a very artsy film without the need for voices, but they kind of blew that. It was set up for near perfection. :P They blew it.
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The Wild Robot is now planned for a September 27, 2024.
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The Bad Guys 2 is planned for August 2025 and Dog Man is planned for January 2025. Two new Dreamworks projects in the works!
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New Dreamworks film...
DOG MAN by Dreamworks. Premiers January 31st, 2025 in theaters.
Not my thing. I assume it's a similar humor and style to Captain Underpants.
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Same creator, actually--Dav Pilkey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Underpants#Dog_Man). His rectum is on the spectrum, having been diagnosed at an early age [1 (https://www.understood.org/en/articles/dav-pilkey-adhd-dyslexia-superpowers)].
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Same creator, actually--Dav Pilkey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Underpants#Dog_Man). His rectum is on the spectrum, having been diagnosed at an early age [1 (https://www.understood.org/en/articles/dav-pilkey-adhd-dyslexia-superpowers)].
Might explain whatever this is, lol.
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I couldn't find a "Universal Studios" topic, so I'm posting this here. Enjoy!
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Thanks for that, MasterXtreme. I had a bit of a brain-fart and forgot about posting in the DreamWorks topic. :nervoussmile:
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Have companies not learned that live action actors with CGI creators is never popular among audiences? Wait, wait, I think this is different though. It looks like they are doing NOT what Disney has been failing at. This looks promising. I will hold back on criticizing or praising too much yet, but that said, I hope it does well...
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The trailer looks good to me.
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Have companies not learned that live action actors with CGI creators is never popular among audiences? Wait, wait, I think this is different though. It looks like they are doing NOT what Disney has been failing at. This looks promising. I will hold back on criticizing or praising too much yet, but that said, I hope it does well...
Same. And even if the movie does turn out to be a complete failure, we'll still have gotten to see the dragons as if they were in real life. As people who are into sneezes, it should be at least a slight comfort for us to know for ourselves what the gaping nostrils of dragons such as the Monstrous Nightmare and the Deadly Nadder will look like in complete photorealism with potentially soft and moist-looking nasal cavities just screaming to be tickled with a feather or explored with an eager finger or hand... ;D
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Is there even any sneezes in the HTTYD franchise? If they've had a movie trilogy with no sneezes I'd be truly shocked.
But if this is going a more serious route, they would probably cut the sneezes anyways.
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Too early to tell, but if it's taken seriously, I think it could be pretty good.
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Is there even any sneezes in the HTTYD franchise? If they've had a movie trilogy with no sneezes I'd be truly shocked.
There is a sneeze, I believe, in the series Riders of Berk. Apparently, a sneeze from a Monstrous Nightmare roasted some sheep in one of the episodes.
And while I don't think there were any sneezes in it, there's an episode of Dragons: The Nine Realms revolving around a dragon species that's blind but has a long snout with amazingly massive nostrils it uses to sniff out friends and foes alike called a Snifflehide.
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Too early to tell, but if it's taken seriously, I think it could be pretty good.
This.
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The Bad Guys 2, Summer 2025.
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Dang, it looks like the Monstrous Nightmare's nostrils got a huge downgrade... I still kind of like the Deadly Nadder's, though. I mean, judging from that shot of it breathing fire at the start, they look a bit smaller, but also a lot more detailed on the inside ;D.
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They are adding live human actors? Why do companies feel they need to do this?
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it looks like they are trying to put more care and effort into it... at least based on what we see. They seem to be taking it more seriously then most cgi-human combos.
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Dreamworks can be very hit or miss, but this actually looks good to me.
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SHREK 5 teaser has been released with some character design revamps. Original cast is back. Expected to land Winter 2026.
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So Shrek's the father of 'tweens now? And nice to see Zendaya back doing family fare, after her brief foray into soft-core porn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challengers_(film))....
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So this has to be a different universe. I don't remember Shrek only having one kid. He had many.
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Doesn't look visually bad to me. I know the interest is freaking out for some reason.
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I like the new look, but I sort of like the old classic look we were all used too. This new style is more cartoony and expressive.
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I've been watching the American Ninja Warrior special promoting How to Train Your Dragon, and between the many HTTYD commercials and the statues of Toothless and Stormfly at the start of the course, I found out some stuff that you guys might wanna know regarding the live-action remake coming this Friday.
The bad news? The Deadly Nadder's nostrils also got seriously nerfed in terms of size, like the Monstrous Nightmare. :-\
The good news? From the looks of it, Toothless gets a cute new sneezing fit at some point in the movie, so that's something for you all to look forward to. ;D
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The new live action/cgi "How to Train Your Dragon" is dominating the box office.
As of June 19, 2025, How To Train Your Dragon has grossed $123 million in the United States and Canada, and $139 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $263 million. It has mostly positive reviews.
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I did not realize that movie already released. Shows how little I pay attention to Hollywood anymore. Haha. But it looked good and I am glad it is doing well. Compared to other projects, it looks like it has heart put into it.
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THE BAD GUYS 2 Trailer 2. August 1st release date.
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I thought it was a fun trailer and I was going to be so proud of them if they could go a whole trailer without a burp or fart.
Of course they ruined it at the VERY END.
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Shrek 5 being delayed to June 30, 2027. A lot are speculating it is over his design. That can not be backed up though.
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Hmmm. I'm curious what they will do. I have a feeling they won't alter how Shrek looks.
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Strangely, THE BAD GUYS 2, is not doing well in the box office. Reviews are positive and good, but people are not getting up to watch this movie. In a desperate attempt, Dreamworks then put the film on streaming after the first weekend was not a success. This will be an interesting case study once more time passes.
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I'm confused how it didn't at least start off better than the original. Curious case study indeed. I am sure we will find out more and maybe even get ideas of what led to this failure. From a quick glance, I didn't see anything going up against it in theaters. Nothing significant at least.
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Dreamworks continuing to outdo Disney and Pixar. Another original film with stunning visual flair.
FORGOTTEN ISLAND release date is September 2026.
This new original film is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein, Alone/Together) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths.
While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families.
Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island is distributed by Universal Pictures.
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Shrek 5 trailer out NOW. In theaters Summer 2027. Also . . . how many swear words and butt jokes were in that trailer? Surprised by the swear words for a kids movie...
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Shrek, what have they done with you? I'm still not a fan of him having kids. They oddly don't show the daughter.
I do like the idea of going to a new location though. I think this franchise has potential and I hope it does well if it is INDEED good.
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Too many butt jokes right away. I guess we will need to see more before I fully judge. Not a fan of the design change, but we'll get used to it.