where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, May 21st, 2010
show: 9:00 p.m.
costs: $10.00 Ticket + $5.25 small Popcorn ( w/ Butter ) + $4.50 medium Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $19.75
auditorium: 2
seat: 3rd row, 8th column
synopsis: The daily grind of family life is taking its toll on the once-feared ogre, Shrek. Yearning for his old "glory" days, Shrek is fooled into signing a life-changing contract with Rumpelstiltskin. Everything is downhill for Shrek from that point on as he suddenly finds himself in an alternate reality wherein he has no loved ones and no friends . With only 24 hours left to live, Shrek goes on a desperate mission to right the wrong that he unwittingly put into play.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Fairy tale story; 2.) Library; 3.) Fiona's wish; 4.) Mirror; 5.) Dragon flight; 6.) Fans; 7.) Party; 8.) Eavesdropper; 9.) Carriage; 10.) Ogre-for-a-day contract; 11.) Wanted posters; 12.) Witches; 13.) "What you've done"; 14.) Witch chase; 15.) Pretty ball; 16.) Angry wig; 17.) "You've got a Friend"; 18.) Squeeze toy; 19.) Origami; 20.) Dragon's lair; 21.) Waffle trap; 22.) Resistance movement; 23.) Bounty hunter; 24.) Chimichanga stand; 25.) Puss in Boots; 26.) Gift basket; 27.) Pied piper; 28.) Ogre dinner; 29.) Training for battle; 30.) True love; 31.) Catastrophe/ridonkeylous; 32.) Decoy; 33.) Dance; 34.) To the rescue; 35.) Pretty kitty eyes; 36.) Kiss; 37.) Big fairy tale; 38.) News message; 39.) Gingy; 40.) Deal of a Lifetime; 41.) New pretty ball; 42.) Woo; 43.) Victory; 44.) Day's up; 45.) "Fall in love all over again'; 46.) Party trumpets; and 47.) Scene montage during the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The audience loved this movie!
recommendation: I enjoyed this movie, too.
spoiler alert! How did the witches procreate themselves since they had no menfolk? Whatever happened to the stereotypical short, fat and ugly witches? ( A few of the witches looked sexy-hot to me! ) The witches out on night patrol never saw the torches and failed to home-in on the ogres' location that way. The blacksmith ogre showed some flesh--flesh-tone nipples, that is, on a green ogre--come on! even the Incredible Hulk, who's also green, is too modest to flaunt his man-boobs in such a way. ( Who was the perverted idiot who CGI'd this particular ogre? 'Cause I'd like to slap him silly!) How were the ogres able to arrange their shields into the shape of a giant "disco" ball, and how were they able to hold its shape together?
fyi: I love how the classic fairy tales were meshed together to create a new story. I guess the writers grew up on, and drew their inspirations from, the old Saturday morning cartoon TV show, FRACTURED FAIRY TALES.
I was about 10 years old when my mother gave me a present, a hard-cover illustrated book of the classic fairy tale, PINOCCHIO. I read that book enough times that it became well-worn by the time that I was through with it. It was my only fairy tale book as a child.
The song, "Top of the World" ( which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 ), by the brother & sister act, THE CARPENTERS, is one of my all time favorite songs. I felt very sad when I found out that Karen Carpenter died from complications of Anorexia Nervosa. Such a lovely melodious voice, she had.
Claire de la Fuente, dubbed the Philippines' own "Karen Carpenter," got Richard Carpenter's blessing to do a tribute song to Karen entitled, "Something in your Eyes."
Japan has its own version of "Karen Carpenter", too: Keiko.
word of advice: Too much of a good thing ain't good.
Be grateful for all the good things that you have in life.
tidbits: There were no lights in the men's room. I hope that I didn't miss the target when I used the urinal. Ha, ha, ha.
