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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#51: Dec 20th 2011 at 4:02:30 PM

GOD, I wish people would stop saying that. The Alex plot did borrow a few elements from Lion King (power struggle, manipulation, exile and subsequent return), but most of the time it felt more parodical than just being a ripoff. Makunga, for example, is meant to resemble Scar but there was too much haminess and Lampshade Hanging in his personality to just call him a straight Expy.

Besides, Lion King ripped off Hamlet.

edited 20th Dec '11 4:03:07 PM by Mort08

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NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#52: Dec 20th 2011 at 5:52:45 PM

[up] And Kimba The White Lion.

Really, I always thought the LK elements in 2 were blatantly obvious parodies. You might as well say George Of The Jungle is a 'ripoff' of Tarzan then.

edited 20th Dec '11 5:52:58 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

MrMediaGuy Since: Sep, 2011
#53: Dec 22nd 2011 at 1:52:15 PM

[up] I dunno, they took those "parodies" pretty seriously in ME2A.

edited 22nd Dec '11 1:53:40 PM by MrMediaGuy

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#54: Dec 22nd 2011 at 9:39:21 PM

While I enjoy Madagascar I know it's not one of the best pedigrees of Dreamworks, but it wouldn't surprise me if yet another ignorant hater would magically forget a lot of Dreamworks's good movies just because this movie came out.

[up][up]Oh boy, that Kimba again. I'd really wish if people where saying it's a ripoff you might as well call it Jungle Emperor Leo.

[up]Parodies can be main plot points though.

Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#55: Dec 22nd 2011 at 11:01:44 PM

[up] There's a reason I didn't mention Kimba.

IMO, this sounds like the only film Dream Works is preparing at the moment with a high possibility of being bad. Everything else they have lined up sounds good (except maybe Turbo. Google it.)

edited 22nd Dec '11 11:02:11 PM by Mort08

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#56: Dec 22nd 2011 at 11:13:18 PM

The Croods will probably be worse than this one. Nicolas Cage is hit or miss, Ryan Reynolds sucks at comedy and Emma Stone is possibly the most overrated actress in Hollywood right now.

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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#57: Dec 23rd 2011 at 12:49:00 AM

I'm willing to give it a chance because Chris Sanders is directing.

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#58: Dec 31st 2011 at 12:28:55 PM

The concept of Turbo sounds like a joke you use to make fun of Dreamworks!

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#59: Dec 31st 2011 at 2:28:23 PM

I'm amazed Ryan Reynolds is still set to star despite Green Lantern and The Change Up being major star derailing roles for him.

Usually Dream Works is good about picking relevant names for their movies but they seem to have gone the wrong direction with Ryan Reynolds and his two projects. It's sort of like if you cast Bruce Willis in a major franchise right after Hudson Hawk (though of course, Willis is far more talented than Reynolds and Hudson Hawk was misunderstood).

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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#60: Mar 21st 2012 at 12:07:28 AM

New trailer.

Dear God...I successfully predicted that they would use "Sexy and I Know It" in there....

Still not sure what to think. Dreamworks' streak of good movies might be at an end yet again. Hoping that Never Trust a Trailer applies here.

Two things to be said, however - the Penguins and Lemurs are still FTW, and Chantel DuBois looks even more awesome.

edited 21st Mar '12 12:11:31 AM by Mort08

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#61: Mar 21st 2012 at 5:03:10 AM

Yes, will you PLEASE STOP EMPHASIZING THAT SONG, Trailer!?!?

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#62: Mar 21st 2012 at 4:00:21 PM

Better, WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP PLAYING THAT SONG WORLD?!

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#63: Mar 21st 2012 at 6:56:49 PM

Looked up info about the song.

Five people had to write this?????!!!

Five people had to write this!!!!!

Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
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#64: Mar 21st 2012 at 6:57:49 PM

The movie looks like it will be a product of today's pop culture and appeal to the lowest common denominator.

And I'm going to love every minute of it.

[up] One person for "sexy", one person for "and", one person for "I", one person for "know", and one person for "it".

edited 21st Mar '12 6:59:08 PM by Sabertooth1000000000

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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#65: Mar 21st 2012 at 7:17:34 PM

Five people. To write that song.

Does. Not. Compute.

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PDown It's easy, mmkay? Since: Jan, 2012
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#66: Mar 21st 2012 at 7:31:05 PM

So the people who wrote the song are the same kind of people who unironically enjoy it?

At first I didn't realize I needed all this stuff...
Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#67: Mar 21st 2012 at 7:37:00 PM

The only enjoyment I have gotten from the song was the M&M commercial which honestly made me laugh. Nothing else was enjoyable. I don't like the horribly redundant and unoriginal pop shit today. Give me some rock anyday and I'm happy. Hell, pretty much anything from pre-90's and I'm content. When a song is just yelling/talking about how disgusting their lives are, I don't enjoy it at all. so that's basically most recent pop, and almost all recent crap.

[up] Uncreative, follow-the-leader idiots? yes.

edited 21st Mar '12 7:38:45 PM by Joesolo

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Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#68: Mar 21st 2012 at 8:59:18 PM

Don't worry! You'll SURELY enjoy 'Fireworks' by Katy Perry playing during the circus performing montage!!!

I'm serious. >:

PDown It's easy, mmkay? Since: Jan, 2012
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#69: Mar 21st 2012 at 8:59:52 PM

[up][up] I was thinking more along the lines of "the nearly mentally disabled", but I suppose your description is accurate too.

edited 21st Mar '12 9:00:09 PM by PDown

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RobbieRotten Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
#70: Mar 22nd 2012 at 9:46:05 AM

I really like the first, haven't seen the 2nd, and this one seems good from the first trailer. ///

As for THAT song being in the trailer...well there's many cases where a popular song is in the trailer, but not the actual movie. i think that's whats going on

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#71: Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:51:03 AM

Oh look at that, a stupid song in a Dreamworks movie. What a surprise.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#72: Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:57:30 AM

[up]How normal those are for Dreamworks won't make me change my mind at how annoying they are.

Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
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#73: Mar 22nd 2012 at 5:11:42 PM

So, any predictions as to how much money this thing will gross? Because Chris Rock did brag for '"A Million Dollars".

Independently

edited 22nd Mar '12 5:12:21 PM by Mattonymy

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Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#74: Mar 22nd 2012 at 6:49:15 PM

[up] Over 9000 dollars.

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#75: Mar 22nd 2012 at 7:02:39 PM

[up][up] Oh, why did you have to remind me of that stupid speech Chris Rock gave at the Oscars? Literally, I wanted to slap him on the face. "Critique of how much movies use Hollywood stars as voice actors" my—


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