Why We Love Shrek-- Part 2: Who's a Believer?

**  Shrek won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

**  The computer animation for Shrek took more than four and a half years to complete.

**  Shrek  received his own  star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2021.

**  "I'm a Believer," the last song in the movie was chosen because of the line "I thought love was only true in fairy tales."

**  John Lithgow (Lord Farquaad, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy never met each other while working on the film.  They recorded their parts separately.

Personally, I thought animated movies were dumb back in 2000.  That is, until 2006's "Cars."  That one really opened my eyes as to how far aniamation had come.

--Cooter

Why We Love 'Shrek'-- Part 1

From the May 16, 2021, Parade Magazine.

Twenty years ago, on May 18, 2001, the animated film "Shrek" introduced us to an ornery green ogre (Mike Myers), his wisecracking donkey (Eddie Murphy) and their quest to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz).  In honor of this milestone anniversary, here are some fun facts about one of our favorite fractured fairy tales.

(Remember "Fractured Fairytales " on the "Rocky & Bullwinkle Show" with Mr. Peabody and his boy Sherman.)

**  Mike Myers replaced Chris Farley, who died in 1997 before he finished voicing Shrek's dialogue.  Myers originally recorded Shrek in his normal voice but later switched to a Scottish accent.

It cost $4 million to do all the rerecording.

Well, Glad They Did.  --CootDonkey

Ten Adorable Cartoon Animals

From the Oct. 4, 2011, Listverse  "Another Ten Adorable Cartoon Animals.

10.  NERMEL--  a cat from "Garfield"

9.  MAXIMUS--  Horse from "Tangled"

8. MORT--  ? from "Madagascar"

7.  ABU--  monkey from "Alladin"

6.  REMY--  rat from "Ratatouille"

5.  PUSS 'N BOOTS--  cat from "Shrek"

4.  PRINCESS TIANA--  frog from "The Princess & the Frog"

3.  DORY--  fish from "Finding Nemo"

2.  ARCHIMETIS--  owl from "The Sword and the Stone"

1.  THUMPER--  Bambi

--DaCoot

Top Ten Greatest Pixar Films

From the March 19, 2011, Listverse.

I really enjoy animated films and this company can really make good ones. I've seen a lot of them, either at the theater or on TV:

10. A Bug's Life
9. Monsters Inc
8. Up

7. The Incredibles
6. Toy Story 3
5. Wall-E
4. Ratatouille

3. Toy Story 2
2. Finding Nemo
1. Toy Story.

I must admit I was REALLY surprised that Cars was not on the list. The creator of it said the movie was too "bland and predictable."  I would have rated in #1.

Oh Well. Good Movies, Anyway. --Cooter