I'm probably going to get a ton of hate for this but...
Dreamworks' Movies- Alright, for those who have read my posts on the How to Train Your Dragon topic, you may get the feeling that I have a strong hatred for their movies. Now before everyone starts pointing fingers and calling me a "Pixar fanboy"(And for the record, I don't think that every Pixar movie is the bee's knees of animation), let me explain why it is I don't like them. One reason is because it doesn't even seem like they try with their movies. As both an artist and writer, it disgusts me to see such horrible movies make so much money... they put zero effort into telling a story or developing their characters and rely too heavily on jokes. There are animated movies that are far superior that haven't even come close to what Dreamworks films make (Princess and the Frog, Ponyo, Spirited Away, Fantastic Mr. Fox which I haven't seen but looks pretty good) so why do these movies make so much?
Another thing that bothers me about them is how they treat their audience like they don't have a brain in their heads. One such example, in the HtTYD trailers, they actually had to TELL us the moral of the story (Hiccup:"Everything we knew about you guys...is wrong."). Yeah I seriously doubt I could have figured THAT one out on my own[/Obvious sarcasm is obvious]. In addition, the jokes are just
worthy. Poopoo jokes and pop culture references are only funny for so long before they start to lose their humor. I should know as I'm someone who finds that kind of humor funny. Yet even I tire of hearing the same joke over and over. I'm still expecting there to be a scene in HtTYD where the viking and the dragon start dancing to Crank Dat Soldja Boi(wait, that'll probably be on the DVD). We already have the toilet humor(The dragon puking on the viking and the viking eating whatever the dragon puked up) so now we just need the dance number.
Now despite my undying hatred for Dreamworks, I do have one positive thing to say about them. The backgrounds in their movies usually look really great. Unfortunately, this is also a downside. While the backgrounds are indeed nice, the characters usually look horrible which brings down the quality in the backgrounds. The characters stand out TOO MUCH! A character should be able to blend in with its surroundings, making it look like their world might just be out there somewhere. This is not the case for these movies. The backgrounds look too realistic and the characters too cartoony. I'm not saying a cartoony style is bad but if the backgrounds are going to look real yet the characters not then yes, it is a bad thing.
Finally what I can't stand about them, although not as big a deal as the others, is that STUPID smirk all the characters have on their posters! You know
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/339896..._05527c04b1.jpg . Really makes them look cocky and unlikeable.
Now I did like Shrek 1 and 2. I thought they were Dreamworks only good movies. I saw the trailer for Kung Fu Panda back in '08 and it didn't look at all promising. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe someday I'll decide to give it a try.
And finally, the movie I consider the worst ever. So bad that it toppled Meet the Spartans from the number 1 spot on my worst movies ever list is...
BA DA BUM BUM BUM BUUMMMMMM!!!!
Dragonball Evolution- As much as I don't like Dreamworks, nothing can topple this cinematic excretement in terribleness. I never wish this on anyone or anything but this is one movie that I wish didn't exist. I don't even think I can describe how bad it is. I mean, there are movies out there that are bad and that you can explain just why they're bad and there are movies like this. Movies so bad that you just have to see it to believe it. I just hate this movie so much. If Uwe Boll, The Asylum, Uli Lommel and Ed Wood's zombie made a movie together, it would still be better than DBE.
