Too much bias against Dreamworks

I have seen a few dreamworks films, namely Kung Fu Panda and Prince of Egypt…as well as other films by otehr animation studios…and PIXAR!
my opinion. Each to their own…
DW films…can be fun, but…they need work in teh clean humor department
Blue Sky Animation, the three Ice Age films…needs work in the same area
Disney Animation however…made…BOLT!!! my favorite movie of all time!..and Meet the Robinsons, which stank.

This is Pixar Planet :slight_smile: I’m sorry, but I can’t stand Dreamworks. Their movies are just … horrible. Now, I’ll admit, I liked around three: (HTTYD, and their hand drawn ones). I don’t get why everyone loves Kung Fu Panda. And I’ll never forgive them for the whole ABL/Antz thing. I know it was JK, not the whole company, that stole. But I can’t stand him. Whenever I see a Dreamworks movie, I feel weird paying. Now that I’m a Pixar fangirl, I feel like it’s aiding the enemy, and walking behind enemy lines :slight_smile:

If there’s one good thing to say about Dreamworks, it’s that they give Pixar competition. They give Pixar a reason to keep making amazing movies.

I asked my little cousins whether they liked Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (which isn’t Dreamworks, but for me it’s still below Pixar level) or TS3 better, and they said CWACOM. Sad :cry:

Kung Fu Panda is my favorite DW film. I also like PoE and HtTyd.

I like Dreamworks. Not as much as Pixar but I like them. I like Shrek 1 and 2, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How To Train Your Dragon. But they also have movies like Shark Tale :frowning: . To most critics Dreamworks was better this year. Pixar just had more of an impact on my childhood the Dreamworks did do I don’t like them as much.

To me, I just think DW’s copies alot of things from Pixar and/or Disney. No wonder why most of DW’s films sound similar to Pixar or Disney. I hope DW’s makes more films like HTTYD that didn’t rely on pop-culture jokes and toilet humor. The only film that I can think of that had those types of humor was Shrek 2. I wonder who DW’s will partner up with after the deal with Paramont expires next year. My best bet is Warner Bros but they’re with Animal Logic.

Whenever I watch an animated movie, I don’t think about whether it’s Pixar, DW, or whatever. I just judge each movie individually.

Well, I think Dreamwork’s has been getting better ever since HTTYD even though they’ve been releasing alot of sequels since Madagascar 2. I’m glad that they’re going for alot of original projects after Madagascar 3.

I love to group movies by their company. But that doesn’t affect my enjoyment of them. And I agree, DW is much better since HtTYD. I would say since Kung Fu Panda, but that would be saying Monsters vs. Aliens was a good movie. Yuck. :stuck_out_tongue:

Well, I hope Dreamworks can make films like HTTYD in the future which has good story telling and didn’t rely on pop-culture jokes.

Yes, that would be best.

I don’t mind the pop culture jokes. They can keep them, as long as their main priority is to give a good story.

Well, they can keep the jokes if they want to but just don’t over do them like in Shrek 2. I don’t mind hearing them a couple times but when they keep doing it alot in their films is when it starts to irritate me.

I used to prefer Pixar over Dreamworks simply because they thought about the heart and not about the money. But after Dreamworks made How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda 2, I kind of switched over.

Hate me all you want, I don’t care. Movies should be judged on how well they’re made, not on the people who made them. And I can never, ever hate an animated movie simply because what with me being an aspiring animator, I know how hard it is to make. Realize that, people.

I came on this forum to appreciate the joy that animated movies brought us, not to hate on them!

Well, I don’t hate Dreamworks’ movies because they made them but because most of their films don’t tell good stories. I admit I do like some of their films like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda. Obviously I like Pixar better then Dreamworks but this might be the second year I take Dreamworks over Pixar.

I used to hate Dreamworks, because most of their movie I had seen were horrible. But lately I’ve been hearing a lot of their newer films getting good reviews. And then I saw Kung Fu Panda, which was a huge improvement, so I’m willing to give them a chance with their newer movies.

I really used to despise them. Period. But now some of their movies are so good, I can’t help but love them. I still prefer Pixar, but I’ll be keeping my eye out.

I alway’s liked them, not as much as Pixar but I never saw what was to hate. If they did their films more like Pixar’s, people would call them rip offs,so I think Dreamwork’s doing their style is the right idea.

Even if I love Pixar so much, I am more than willing to give any studio a chance, and Dreamworks has been rising up to the occasion, in my opinion, starting with Kung Fu Panda. (Then of course things took a downward slope with Monsters Vs. Aliens, but How to Train Your Dragon more than put them back on course) :smiley:

The only thing that bugs me with Dreamworks is them doing pop-culture references. I don’t mind them but it’s when they over do them like in Shrek 2 is what irritates me. Anyway, Dreamworks future looks promising with all these original films. I’m probably looking forward to Me and My Shadow the most since it’s a CGI and hand drawn combo.

I have that same issue with the excessiveness of their pop culture references; honestly, I usually enjoy some good pop culture jokes when they’re relevant and used in moderation, but Shrek 2 and some others just took it wayyy over the top, to the point where some jokes don’t even make sense only a few years later. :confused: