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Tag: DreamWorks
REVIEW: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas was DreamWorks’ final hand-drawn animated film. Based (very) loosely on the Sinbad character from The 1001 Arabian Nights, the idea came to Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio after writing Aladdin for Disney. It takes the character of Sinbad, modernizes and Westernizes him, and puts the story in Greece with…
REVIEW: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
I’ve always wondered why people don’t often discuss DreamWorks Animation’s hand-drawn animated films. Maybe it’s because the studio itself so rarely promotes them, or perhaps they got swept up in all the other traditionally animated movies of the day. Aside from The Prince of Egypt, all of these efforts from DreamWorks were box office bombs,…
REVIEW: Shrek (2001)
Today I’d like to look at one of the most influential animated movies of all time, the original Shrek. Shrek’s popularity spawned a movie franchise, TV specials, video games, toys, and even an entire sub-genre of imitators. However, the movie’s success wasn’t a foregone conclusion. Before Shrek was DreamWorks Animation’s flagship franchise, it was seen…
REVIEW: The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Prince of Egypt was DreamWorks SKG’s second film release and their first traditionally animated movie. In 1998, a faith-based, $60 million epic was quite a gamble for the fledgling animation studio. Simon Wells, Steve Hickner, and former Disney story artist Brenda Chapman would direct the film, with Val Kilmer leading an all-star cast. The Prince of…
Antz vs. A Bug’s Life
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about DreamWorks and the vast variation in quality amongst their output. Unlike Disney, Pixar, or even Studio Ghibli, DreamWorks animation isn’t really talked about as a whole very much. In fact, outside a new movie coming out, I don’t hear much about them at all, except for maybe Shrek.…
REVIEW: Abominable (2019)
DreamWorks Animation is one studio that’s always interested me, but not always for the better. They’ve made some of my favorite movies, namely The Prince of Egypt and the How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda franchises. However, triumphs like these are vastly outnumbered by their stinkers and middling efforts. Their third and…