February 2005 - Tribute.ca

Shrek 2
This sequel to the Academy
Award-winning
Shrek is proof
that animated films have been
kicking live-action butt when it comes
to ingenuity and laugh-’til-it-hurts wit.
Even throw-away moments are made
clever: In one tiny scene, Cinderella’s
step-sister, as voiced by Larry King,
tends bar in a dump called the Poison
Apple and offers tips on where to hire a
hitman. It’s those touches, plus the
bang-on voice-over talents of Mike
Myers (again in a thick Scottish brogue)
as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, Eddie
Murphy as Donkey and Antonio
Banderas as feline assassin Puss In
Boots, that make this film as much of a
winner as the original.
user picks:
Shrek 2
55%
The Incredibles
39%
Shark Tale
6%
The Incredibles
The plot is inspired: A family of superheroes living
in anonymity under the witness protection program
must come out of hiding to save their dad, Mr.
Incredible, and of course, the world. Also nominated
for Best Original Screenplay (pitting it against liveaction
big boys like The Aviator and Hotel Rwanda),
The Incredibles is more than just a great story: It took
moviegoers on a rollicking adventure with stunning
animation, big action sequences and huge laughs—all
at superhero-speed. The voices of Craig T. Nelson
(you know him from TV’s Coach), Holly Hunter and
Samuel L. Jackson have helped this picture garner
plenty of accolades (not to mention fans), including a
Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture.
Shark Tale
Dreamworks’ underwater mob story follows the
adventures of Oscar (Will Smith), who becomes a
neighborhood hero when he’s mistakenly believed to
have killed the son of the head shark, Don Lino (Robert
De Niro). Dubbed “The Shark Slayer,” he revels in his
newfound popularity—but it’s only a matter of time
before Don Lino catches up to him. Oscar teams up
with the Don’s runaway son, a mellow, vegetarian
shark named Lenny (Jack Black) to save the city and
heal Lenny’s family rift. The film’s all-star cast also
features the voices of Renée Zellweger, Angelina
Jolie and Martin Scorsese (up for a Best Director Oscar
for The Aviator).
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