Fanbashing Shrek The Third

(06.25.13 at 9:45 PM)

**SPOILER ALERT! If you for any reason have not yet watched this movie, do not read this. Or save yourself some valuable time and don't watch the movie.**

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I am probably the biggest Shrek fan in history. I am probably what is defined as a 'nerd'; as I have memorized the lines and scenes. In my opinion, Shrek 1, 2, and 4 are perfect. Unfortunately, Shrek The Third is not; and I am blogging to tell you why.

I loathe this one movie. The script is terrible, and Shrek's accent is barely noticeable, which saddens me. The only good outcomes of this movie are: Fiona has triplets, and Artie becomes king. That's it! That's all that is good about this movie. I saw flaws in each film of this series, but I looked past them because otherwise, they were truly the best animation movies I have ever seen; then and to this day. But Shrek The Third is horrid. Let's start from the beginning, shall we? In the other three Shrek movies, we were taken through the beginning by hearing a narration, read from a book (which is displayed onscreen, as well). But in Shrek The Third, we are taken through storm clouds, which is probably the climax of the entire film. Then we see Prince Charming riding his horse. His first words are, "Onward, Chauncey! To the highest room of the tallest tower; where my princess awaits rescue from the handsome Prince Charming!" This implies that he still refers to himself in third person. (It's no wonder he's still single.) Then we are shown that he is jumping in place, and between his legs he is holding a broom, on which is attached a stuffed horse head. Now let me just pause and say this: All I see of this is a lonely man straddling wood. We are shown that the scenery rolling by and the sound of horse hooves are really side effects, cast out over the audience by men hiding in the shadows. (But, as in the second movie, the spotlight shining on him is a dim one.) Now, enter Pinocchio, the Big Bad Wolf, the Gingerbread Man and the Three Little Pigs. (I would hate it if all of my friends were edible; wouldn't you?) I don't know why, but every time we see any of these characters; the rest of them are there too, as if they must always remain in a group. They chat one another up a bit, resulting in Pinocchio telling a lie...The people behind DreamWorks probably thought it would add humor to the dull tedium plaguing what is deemed 'The Best Shrek Yet!'

Okay then.

Prince Charming continues on with his silly little play; as if, maybe, he could find his happily ever after, after all. Instead he finds himself facing an audience that ridicules him. He leaves the stage and goes to his bedroom, which is actually inside an alleyway; and begins crying. (Yeah, THIS guy is the rightful king. Why doesn't he just wet his pants while he's at it?) He looks at a photo of his late mother, and tries pitifully to get his act together. "I am the rightful king of Far Far Away. And I promise you this, Mother; I will restore dignity to my throne!" And BOOM. A wet, dirty newspaper flies into his face. On the newspaper is a picture of Shrek and Fiona; and he begins planning Shrek's demise. (Footnote! The Fairy Godmother must have had a one night stand with a king; as she, the mother to a prince, is not a queen.)

Of course, the scene where Shrek and Fiona are in bed, listening to Donkey singing is in-character; and Puss is, of course, ridiculously endearing. The scene where Shrek tries to knight a hero and winds up killing him is gruesome, but it's always the first laugh I get out of the movie; mainly because nothing else worked. We get to see how a volatile ogre would cope with getting dressed up in feminine skimpies to take place for an ailing king; and the answer is, not well. The curtains catch fire and Donkey is nearly hit with shrimp, also on fire. He exclaims, "Ooh, shrimp; my favorite!" (even though, in the prior movie, he says that Mexican food is his favorite). He blows one out and takes it. Okay, that's pretty cute.

Let's see, what else, what else...Shrek retires to his bedroom in a foul mood and goes to bed. He turns to kiss Fiona, and Donkey is lying next to him with a big grin. Oops! No kiss for Donkey! Shrek throws him out into the hall, and puts Puss on the windowsill. At last, he is alone with Fiona; who then, after some hinting, reveals that she would like to have children. Shrek reveals he would not like to have children; and then the two of them are notified that the King is dying. They go to his side and he tells them that if they are not to take the throne; then Arthur Penndragon, Fiona's cousin, is next in line. Then, amidst many squeals that remind me of an air balloon deflating, he humorously dies. They are all sad, which I understand; and wishing he were still alive, which I don't. Clearly he was suffering and is in a better place. (Did his frog body still have a human spirit; or is there a special place where frogs go when they die - aside from a shoebox? Great display of high regard for a husband, father and king; by the way.)

From the forest, Prince Charming watches as the funeral ends and the people leave. He rides his horse to the Poison Apple (I wonder if this is where Snow White goes for a drink?) and asks for service; then promptly insults the person who handles his food when it turns out to be Mabel, the ugly stepsister. Or not; since in the fairytale, the Ugly Stepsisters were named Anastasia and Drizella. I believe Mabel - and Doris, called the Ugly Stepsister by King Harold in Shrek 2 - might be imposters...) Prince Charming makes a fool of himself; and then turns everybody within the Poison Apple into his angry villainous groupies.

Now Shrek is seen getting ready to go on a voyage to find Arthur. Fiona is uneasy about him leaving; and he tells her he can always use persuasion and reason with his fists if Arthur gives him any trouble. He kisses her goodbye and boards the ship with Puss and Donkey; and Fiona decides the news of her pregnancy cannot wait until he returns. She tells him, and Shrek is the least excited of his crew; however he feigns happiness at the information. Then, later on in the cruise, he has a nightmare; which starts as the ship slides to a bumpy stop. (Oddly enough, the ship winds up in the swamp; which is all dry land; minus a bathing pool that does not connect to a lake open to the public beyond his swamp. Um, what?) Shrek gets out, and although his nostalgic smile is cute, his ballerina dancing moves are not. The nightmare continues - blah, blah, blah - and then he wakes up. His friends ask if he's okay, and Shrek is overwhelmed with disbelief. Donkey, who is a father already, asks Puss how getting females pregnant happens. Um, okay, I know he literally is an ass; but he's talking out of his. He should know...

Then Donkey breaks into song. I don't care if he tries to breakdance; but of all the songs out there, he has to sing "Cat's In The Cradle". The kid isn't even born yet and he's singing about the kid leaving home? Please. Puss quietly tries to console him, and then finally Donkey says something useful. "Nobody said it was gonna be easy. But at least you got us to help you out! You'll be fine." Shrek tries to smile, and then the ship captain tells him he's finished; and then makes a hasty (albeit terrible) save by adding, "With your journey!"

Okay. Here we are at "Wor-cester-sha-shirey". (What kind of character teaches a donkey how to read?) We learn an unflattering secret of his, which can't work unless he is, as Shannon Parker would say, hung like a horse. And well, Donkey isn't even a pony. (Is Dragon how he compensates? And all Lord Farquaad got was a castle!) We're introducted to Lancelot, Arthur, and Gwen; and learn that the new king Arthur is a pretty unpopular kid; bullied and teased by his schoolmates and even the adults. "Pack up your toothbrush and jammies; you're the new king of Far Far Away!" That right there has to be the weirdest quote in a movie. Shrek picks him up (yes, he finally got the right kid) and carries him out of the school. No one stops him because no one wants Artie to be in the school and doesn't care if he's kidnapped by a big green man with noodle ears.

Okay. Cut to the castle. Fiona is having a baby shower; and her friends express themselves. Their weird, egotistical, eccentric and sleepy selves. Fiona is given a pooper scooper, a servant, and then Prince Charming drops a wee little net on top of Dragon and for some reason she's immobilized by it. Fiona, the princesses and the widowed queen disappear into a hidden passage; which is odd, because it connects to the wall that forms the hallway. Uh, nice one, DreamWorks. Somehow, a puppet, three pigs, a wolf and a cookie have already assembled a dresser and some chairs against the wall; and the little wafer thinks he can help keep out the intruders by putting his weight into the dresser. (Oye vey.) The barrier breaks and the same furniture seems to assemble itself perfectly for a tea party as Charming and his sidekicks enter the room. He asks where Shrek is, and Gingy mouths him off. Instead of biting off his head or snapping him in half or just taking a gum drop button; Charming gets Captain Hook to hold his hook up against his chest. (Aww, he wants to slice him up in equal halves and share with his buddies.) Gingy begins singing, Pinocchio keeps finding his way around lying, and then, finally, one of the Three Pigs has had enough of the noise and tells Charming where Shrek went. Pinocchio tries to deny the truth and his nose grows; and then he says Shrek will never fall for Charming's tricks and his nose grows again. Ouch! First Shrek is deceived, then the puppet reveals he thinks Shrek is gullible, and now he's going to get killed.

Shrek, Puss, and Donkey are back on board; bringing Artie to his new kingdom. He realizes he isn't ready for kingship and turns the boat around to go back home; and he and Shrek fight over the wheel. Then, as Shrek tries forcing it from Artie, he lets go and the steering wheel, also known as the helm or the tiller, breaks off. The ship crashes. "Land ho!" And blah, blah, blah, life goes on; and then they meet Merlin; a neurotic retired wizard who used to be a teacher at Artie's school. (Um, why would a magical wizard give out his secrets to a bunch of completely normal kids? Merlin, I too am a victim of level three fatigue. The movie is that incredibly boring.) Artie at last manages to convince the wizard to help them back to Far Far Away; and in fear of getting "bippity boppity booped by the magic man", Donkey holds out his hoof for Puss to hold; and he complies begrudgingly.

It is discussed whether the swapping of their bodies is because they touched. They are returned to Far Far Away moments later, and Puss and Donkey have swapped bodies. Artie and Shrek (and I) find this funny; and although Donkey's furry feline face looks mad, I believe I can hear some humor in his voice when he confronts their laughter. I like to imagine that Antonio Banderas (Puss) and Eddie Murphy (Donkey) were having fun in the recording room during this particular scene, trying to make their voices match their characters' expressions. (Frankly I would have loved to see Puss laugh at Donkey as he tries to use the sword...)

Donkey sees a picture of a man in a Shrek costume (oddly enough, the print appears to be in computerized text). Donkey actually assumes Shrek is in a play! (He's an ass even in cat form.) Then a group of guards close in on Shrek, with their swords at the ready...I assume they aren't the guards posted at the royal castle. Puss tries making his cute, wide-eyed stare (you would think he would understand that he no longer has the ability to pull it off). Artie steps in and makes the guards reconsider their actions; and then Shrek, replying to Artie, calls him "Donkey". Whoops!

Now Prince Charming is rehearsing for his play. Um, didn't he already do this onstage and get humiliated? But he draws his sword into a man's chest - twice - and then throws down his sword. "This doesn't feel real enough yet!" he whines. I've got news for him. It's not real. At all. He's just copying Shrek, obsessing with what's already happened out of jealousy that his life isn't turning out as well. (Boor-ing - yes, I do like wordplay.)

Then, as if he's fulfilling some kind of meaningful destiny; he says, "My happily ever after is nearly complete." Yeah friggin right! If his happily ever after includes getting laughed at by the entire town, then his destiny is only being filled a second time.

Then, something funny. Charming tilts his mirror - and Shrek walks out of the shadows. "Break a leg. Or on second thought, let me break it for you." Personally, I love that line. It's too good for this movie. He wants to know where his wife is, naturally, and as it turns out, she's in prison with her friends and mother and planning their escape. Shrek has Charming upended in the air when the guards break in. Shrek sets Charming down and tells the truth - he was supposed to be next in line - and Charming spares Artie and takes Shrek to kill him. Artie leaves; and Puss and Donkey are, for some reason, thrown in prison. (What harm could they do - scratch the furniture or something? Big deal.) They are reunited with Fiona and tell her Shrek is going to be killed. Lillian bashes in one of two walls, and Fiona acts all impressed, as if she doesn't even notice the second wall (hardheaded, just like her mother). And for some reason, the guards didn't hear the wall smashing as part of the building was destroyed.

Snow White points out that there is another wall, and Lillian destroys it. They burn bras, put on war makeup (although it has already been removed in their next scene), do a hand tower thing...yadda, yadda. Then Snow White does her little dance-attract wildlife-attack thing. (Dinner and a show, for free, and we're still not getting our money's worth.) The animals attack Ed and Steve, who are possessed trees and also guards of Charming's stolen kingdom. Really? What are they going to do, split down the middle?

Then Puss and Donkey are approaching the kingdom, and one of the Pigs refers to Artie as a "strange little girl". (It's said that the Pigs sound German when they're supposed to be French.) Puss and Donkey twist the truth into a neat little white lie and say that Shrek only said those things to spare Artie's life. Artie saves Shrek, the villains become nice, Shrek saves Artie, and then Puss and Donkey get their bodies back.

And that, my friends, is what we saw in theaters on May 18th, 2007. Six years ago that was considered a good movie; but it was most certainly not the best Shrek yet.

Shrek Bloopers

SHREK BLOOPERS

CATGAL15

FEB 21, 2013

1:00 AM

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Let's just get one thing straight before you read. In truth, the Shrek characters are like my second family. I have the entire first movie completely memorized and when I have a sleepless night, I play it in my head, over and over again because the script is so right. Everything about it is perfect. If one word hadn't been exactly the word it is; it would have thrown the whole thing off, and when I watch the movie or play it in my mind, I am immediately calm and happy...It's just so right!

But I pick at it because I am a very literate person. Not in real life, because I have a speech impediment; but on the computer, where I can erase and reform my sentences. My literacy makes me highly unable to let anything go. If I find one thing wrong, I fanbash - I take what I love, and break it apart so I see what I call a mistake.

And if you don't like that, maybe you should click away.

I have one more thing to say. I'm sorry I keep blogging about this; but I feel like I have matured somewhat and want to share my new blog. I promise, after this, I'm done.

Without further ado...Here it is: A list of SHREK bloopers I have seen, or been shown.

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First movie:

1. In the beginning, when Shrek meets Donkey; he says to him, "Take a look at me! What am I?" So, Donkey looks him over. As donkeys are colorblind, stated later by Donkey himself, it is odd that this part is in full color.

Second movie:

1. These bloopers happen near the end of the movie. Donkey has become a stallion horse and Shrek, in human form, and Puss in Boots are riding on his back into the castle. Puss in Boots jumps off to "repay his debt"; in other words, let them continue on their way while he delays the guards chasing them. So, my question is, when Shrek bursts into the courtyard and says "Hey you! Back away from my wife!", how does Puss come back to them so quickly?

2. Shrek reveals to Fiona that if they kiss right away, they can both remain in their human forms. She stops his kiss and they transform into their ogre forms. Before the transformation, he wears clothing borrowed from a Far Far Away resident. Fiona wears a formal white dress. And yet, after the transformation; she wears her green dress and he wears his everyday attire: a white shirt under a brown vest, and plaid leggings. While I think it is better than being naked; that is a major mistake.

3. This blooper happens just minutes before the aforementioned bloopers in #2; although it is not so much a blooper as a slip-up by, yours truly, Jennifer Saunders. Where the lyric is supposed to be, "Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?"; she sings it as, "Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising wolf?" And when you listen to the version by Frou Frou and then to Saunders' version; she even got the tune wrong.

Third movie:

1. As a Shrek fan, I say this as kindly as I possibly can. This is the most boring and least enjoyable movie in the series! While I didn't find any true bloopers in this episode (yet); what I can say is this: Shrek should not be locating Artie. Fiona should. It is her cousin, not his. Oh, and despite my love for the jolly green giant; he lacks the very persuasion and reason he claims to have, and this is evident when he raises both fists and announces that he has those admirable qualities. I'll admit, I'd be persuaded to listen to the man who could take me down; but that is no way to settle anything, especially if he of all people can't handle the very duty he's getting a young man to take on.

2. Lookie here! I do have bloopers in this episode to share with you. The first takes place shortly after Puss and Donkey have swapped bodies. Shrek is being approached by two guards who see his picture in the posters hanging on the wall behind him. While Artie is attempting to fend off the guards, Shrek - playing the part of a snobby superstar - says they are dealing with amateurs. He clearly directs this statement to Donkey; even addressing him. However, Donkey hadn't spoken. He should have directed this statement to Artie.

Fourth movie:

1. Rumpelstiltskin was a quiet, well-mannered father in the third movie. What the hell happened? Suddenly he's a greedy little child.

As for the third movie, I've been avoiding it because it just hurts me so much to see a plot so devoid of the humor and talent the other movies do have. Okay, Fiona's pregnant. That's fine; and maybe that alone is why Shrek went to get Artie instead of Fiona. But she's a princess. Surely they could accommodate her and ensure that while on the journey that was really her responsibility; she would be comfortable and in no danger of miscarrying later on. Besides, it's a family film. They wouldn't make the main character's wife lose any children. So why then, you ask, does Shrek experience that in the fourth movie? It's very simple. Shrek cannot get pregnant, so it's considerably less traumatizing; and furthermore, the Fiona in the proper universe wasn't even aware of what had happened. The Fiona in the alternate universe did not care.

Oh, and DreamWorks...From the bottom of my heart I love Shrek. The first, second and fourth movies are spectacular, despite everything. But please. Get it together. Your half-hour specials are shit. If you can make a bunch of short thrillers, surely you can make another film. Long and busy, the way all your viewers like it!

And seriously. If there ever is another Shrek made; it needs to be about King Artie, and whomever he may choose to reign by his side as his wife and Queen.

I hope you've enjoyed my fanbashing. I am finished! I seriously doubt anyone will find more mistakes in Shrek Forever After; because so much about that movie is just so spot-on. Like when Shrek fades from Fiona's arms and she sits in the sunrise, and remains an ogre. That hit me so hard the first time I saw it. I could not believe how much talent I'd seen.

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Shrek belongs to DreamWorks (God bless it - and them).

Sims 2 & 3 - Rumor of the Dead

Okay, so by now the rumors have gotten to you. There is no hope. Your Sim is doomed to have zombies surrounding you during the Full Moon; and you're tired of using the "moveobjects on" cheat to delete the door and ensure the safety of your Sim and his/her family.

But you don't need to put up with the dead! I've been playing the Sims 3 Supernatural for awhile now, and - aren't you lucky I'm here? - I'm going to share a couple of secrets with you.

Number one is, there IS a way to get rid of those zombies. You don't even need cheats! Forget what people say, it is possible. I've done it! My Sims' biggest worry now is a burglar; but never again do I worry about being transformed, even if temporarily...EA Games/Electronic Arts even states that the zombies are there to stay; but what they don't tell you is the little secret that I will. All you have to do is read and experiment for yourself. First, what you need to do is click Options, at the bottom left; then find Environment Settings. Next you'll need to change your setting, from "Rotating Lunar Cycle" to "Single Lunar Phase". Select anything other than Full Moon, save the changes, and have fun! If your memory is ailing, you might want to write this down and keep the paper near you during gameplay.

Okay! Just one more thing you ought to know. I'm going to take a quantum leap backward here and talk about the Sims 2. They say there is absolutely no way to make a zombie without the University expansion pack, but this is false too! This can also be done without cheats, because all you need is an evil witch/warlock and a grave. Your witch/warlock will need to study up on his/her magic skill and of course brew up some ingredients for the spell to work; but once the option is available, simply click on the grave. Aside from mourn, there should be an option with the word "Resurrectus" in the title. I don't recall the rest of it, but it's impossible to miss.

So there you have it! If you're tired of the zombies in the Sims 3 or you want more zombies in the Sims 2, you do not need cheats. You do not need yet another expansion pack stressing your graphic card. It is so easy!

And do not worry! The Sims 2 zombies do not bite; and if I remember correctly, good witches/warlocks can even bring them back to the way they were before. They will walk oddly; and they won't retain their memories or friendships, but that's easy to fix.

Happy Simming!

October 14th, 2012 - News - Update

Currently I'm working on more fanbashing. This time the target is the House Of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast! I will post it as an entry when I'm finished. It will be done as one entry, organized by chapters; and I intend to do the series in the order the books were published.

["Fanbashing" - a term I made up where I give constructive criticism to things I like]

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Bashing The BSC

In a previous post, I told you I was bashing what I love. This is different. Here, right now, what you're about to read, is a post ridiculing what I hate the most. It is the book series by Ann M. Martin about a disarray of children who form a club of babysitters, and imaginatively call it the Babysitters Club. Read on.

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1. In what universe are all the children, from ages four to twelve years, more literate and thoughtful than the people thirteen years plus?

2. Just why exactly are the neighborhood parents allowing eleven-year-olds and thirteen-year-olds to watch their kids? They are all minors - they are still children themselves! And let's not forget that Claudia misspells words more than Sheldon Cooper speaks them, Mary Anne can't even read an email without blubbering, Kristy has very little regard to her own surroundings, and Stacey has diabetes. If they're babysitters, they should at least be supervised ones; to ensure they don't have an emotional breakdown or a medical crisis while on the job. Such as a diabetic coma. The best thing Ann M. Martin could possibly do is write a book where Stacey falls into a diabetic coma and the rest of the little idiots hit a rift on whether or not she'll come out of it. Oh, and they're finally legal age, by the way; which entitles them to, say, having their first hangovers; going to jail; the freedom to drive or move away.

3. The book "Poor Mallory!" is just stupid. Well, they all are; but this one is in particular because it wasn't Mallory who was fired. Why not make the book about her father - the forgotten main character? And why is it that the father has to sit on his ass and be useless, and the minors save the day? They can't even buy lottery tickets. And what was it that they did...Did the triplets help with the babysitting? Oh, why not, they are after all TEN. What's the harm? Surely a third-grader can help a four-year-old see the brighter side of Mommy getting pregnant. Oh, but wait, I haven't read this shit in about half a decade. Perhaps they tried selling lemonade to save Daddy's ass. Or maybe the babyshitters raised the rates for their services? No, they wouldn't want to put it on their fucking flyers and lose business; which they don't deserve, because they are minors, they do not know First Aid, they do not have Food Safe, and therefore they are an illegal business. So in that case, isn't it so awesome that their charges are always flawlessly healthy and even Jenny Prezzioso can be kept quiet with a box of glitter and pens? Please! What kid doesn't already have toys?

5. All these babysitters are sluts. They already have boyfriends, have been kissed...They're eleven and thirteen! And why don't their parents know? Parents are supposed to interfere, especially when their children are at that age!

6. Who cares how Ben Hobart's accent sounds? Instead of spending three paragraphs or whatever, making the character narrate out the pronunciation of several words; why not just say Australian accent and leave it at that? Oh, wait, I'm being too critical; she is a CHILDREN'S author. How could I have forgotten when she writes at a second-grade level? Oops, I wasn't thinking when I wrote that; because second-graders could write more sufficiently.

There's probably more; but I'm going to call it a night. To read a similar opinion, visit http://bscbookblog.blogspot.ca/.

Fanbashing!

SHREK

The Jolly Green Giant

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1. First Shrek movie, think back to the quote, "Take a look at me, what am I?"- Donkey looks him up and down - or in this case, down and up. Well, keeping in mind that donkeys are color blind; why is that part not in black and white?

2. Queen Lillian and King Harold deal with the Fairy Godmother and her bratty son. Why? Why not just banish them to another location? If you're thinking that they put up with them because Charming's a prince; well, clearly, you forget that he is fatherless; and the Fairy Godmother is not a Queen. She shouldn't be listed as Charming's mother; he should've been born in another kingdom. Even Artie, the teenager who was disposed of at a school by his very own old man, is able to confront his royal background with some masculine dignity. All Charming carries with him - I mean, aside from his tights and hairspray - is a sword; which, let's face it, just makes him look like a bratty commoner. With tights. And hairspray. If you're thinking it's because the Fairy Godmother deserves respect, uh, no, she doesn't. First off, her hair is gray and King Harold's is white, which means she isn't his elder. Earn your respect, lady; no one with any sense will just give it to you because you're old.

3. Where is Cinderella's stepmother, and for that matter, her "evil stepsisters"? Did her special secretive GOOD Fairy Godmother erase them from existence after her secretive ball in the kingdom - or did the evil, winged bitch Fairy Godmother "owe her one"? Where are her glass slippers? And hey, what's the deal with Rumpelstiltskin? An adult in the third film, a conniving little brat in the fourth - can I assume he traveled back to the past? No, because everything else would've changed, too. Let's face it; despite how much we love Shrek, it's full of mistakes.

4. Why quit making Shrek? There are so many open roads for more! For one, Fiona could find out that her father hired a certain friend of hers to kill her husband. For another, Kitty Softpaws could meet Rumpelstiltskin and make a request to meet Puss In Boots again. Oh, and in the third Shrek movie, Artie becomes KING. So, where's his Queen? Is it...perhaps...Rapunzel? I mean, come on - she WAS going out with "King Charming", yes? Maybe she is attracted to men for their wealth or status. Despite all its faults, the Shrek series is so much better than that Panda crap DreamWorks is doing now!

5. Topic change! Take a close look at your Sims Life Stories game (or Google Images search it if you don't have one). What is Riley wearing? I believe it is a formal white dress. But is that dress even IN the Sims Life Stories? Nope. And if you play through the introduction with the music and the mini-videos, WITH your volume up; you will also notice that Riley does NOT have the voice of an adult Sim. Speaking of Sims, here is another glitch - whether you swap neighborhoods in the Sims 2 or make your own; La Shawn Cameron will freaking follow your Sims. She's in every neighborhood and she goes past - or visits - every lot. And in any Sims game; it says your Sim will have a Platinum aspiration for the rest of his/her lifetime if you fulfill their Lifetime Wish. But that only works if you use the 'lockaspiration on' cheat. If you don't do that, they will NOT have it for the rest of their lifetime! That's getting our hopes up, not theirs.

Okay. I think that does it...for now. I'll keep editing this post until I honestly, truly cannot think of any other mistakes...with anything. So make yourself comfy and keep checking back. And if you find any glitches with any of the following, you just leave me a comment:

Animorphs (that undervalued movie series based on the books by K.A. Applegate)

City Of Heroes (a downloadable computer game)

Finding Nemo (that funny animated movie about a lost clownfish looking for his father)

Ice Age (an animated series about prehistoric mammals and animals)

Need For Speed World (my favorite game of all time!)

Shrek (aforementioned)

X-Men (the awesome movies, not the -yawn- comic books)

Sims Life Stories

Sims Pet Stories

Sims 2 (and its expansions)

Sims 3 (and its expansions)

I apologize for my unexpanded horizons! Please contribute to this post if you can.