DVDizzy Forum

Rumpelstiltskin wrote:As most people are aware, Sleeping Beauty was considered a failure during its first run. Walt Disney himself would have felt satisfied that at least the future would give it some recognition.

Disney's Divinity wrote:I think Aladdin was inducted a year or two ago, right? It's hard for me to remember everything that's been inducted prior. I think The Little Mermaid, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Nightmare Before Christmas all deserve it. I do think Shrek has cultural value--for better or worse--so I'm not really complaining about that. I think all these films will be inducted eventually, if later than they deserved (mostly because animated films aren't treated equal to live-action films in the industry)

Sotiris wrote:I get what everyone is saying about Shrek, but the National Film Registry isn't just about quality. It's also about cultural or historical significance. And whether we like it or not Shrek was significant.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 1989
Fantasia - 1990
Pinocchio - 1994
Beauty and the Beast - 2002
Toy Story - 2005
Bambi - 2011
The Lion King - 2016
Dumbo - 2017
Cinderella - 2018
Sleeping Beauty - 2019
Shrek - 2020

Shrek (DreamWorks/PDI). Projected release: May, 2001. This tale of a chubby green ogre who fights on the side of justice has had achoppy production history. The ogre's original voice, Chris Farley died. Another major character, the princess, was to be voiced by Jeanane Garofalo but she left the project. Director Kelly Asbury literally switched horses and ended up on DreamWork's Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron instead. Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz eventually filled the vacated voice roles, and a co-directing team consisting of Andrew Adamson and Victoria Jenson finally took the reins. Eddie Murphy signed on as the voice of an ill-tempered but loyal donkey, and Shrek soldiered on into its fourth year of production. Animation insiders indicate that DreamWorks recently killed their plans for showing the film in IMAX widescreen 3D format, due to the additional production costs. The only question that remains is, will this movie be worth all the effort? There are many good reasons why the film should do well, but in watching the trailer, I somehow came away with the impression that Shrek might not fulfill expectations. To begin with, there were far too many in-jokes aimed at Disney, Eddie Murphy's shtick sounded distressingly familiar, and the fairy-tale setting seemed antiquated. Finally, the CGI-generated characters did not look especially notable, Shrek in particular. The audiences will ultimately decide, but don't be surprised if this film turns out to be the Dark Crystal of 2001. Predicted gross: $26 million.

estefan wrote:It is fascinating reading those predictions. But predictions are allowed to be wrong, so I'm not going to make fun of him. I'm sure the writer himself probably thinks back and goes "woah, I really underestimated Shrek's appeal."

D82 wrote:You're right, I'm sorry I made fun of him.