Shrek Goes Fourth

[tealin]

Upon learning today that the newest incarnation of Dreamworks' cash cow is to be called Shrek Goes Fourth, I realized they were following the Blackadder naming convention, and the inevitable crossover followed:

DONKEY: Hey Shrek! I got a cunning plan!
SHREK: Tell me, Donkey ... Is it more cunning than a weasel with a doctorate in cunning from Cunning University that has just broken into the cunning reserves and eaten so much cunning that it is literally oozing out his ears?

The more I think about this, the more I believe it would be bad enough to be actually entertaining.

This crossover reminded me of a thing I heard on Radio 4 ... I think it was on Recorded for Training Purposes. Hollywood is all about remakes, yes? And every time a trailer runs for a remake the audience cringes at the butchery because the original was always better. So a studio catches on to this and, on the website for an atrocious remake, they solicit donations, saying if they can make up the budget of the movie they won't release it in theatres, and lo, it succeeds! This turns out to be such a profitable enterprise that they give up making real movies at all; they simply buy up the rights to old classics (Citizen Kane, It's A Wonderful Life, Thelma and Louise, etc) and shoot a trailer for a version starring Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers (doing their Shrek voices, of course), and make a fortune. They performed a number of these trailers; they were fantastic. I should have recorded it. The end.

Comments

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

You have just made my day.

[jolly-kraken.livejournal.com]

...a FOURTH movie? Is this fo' realz? D: *kinda hopes not* Yeah, they've all been great, but...a FOURTH MOVIE??? That just sounds wrong. Like it's turning into JAWS. Augh.

"Shrek V" will be next because all the cool kids know that Roman Numerals are the shit. '__'

The drawing is great though. :D

[fordanglia.livejournal.com]

Oh jeez, that's beautiful.

[fani.livejournal.com]

...lol Shrek doesn't seem "dry" enough.

[jesskat.livejournal.com]

I can't believe you managed to make Shrek look like Rowan Atkinson.

There's got to be some kind of prize for that.

[beckychan.livejournal.com]

:rofl: And what's worse, I can hear it in their voices, and it IS funny when said by them! XD Oh, the depravity!

[lady-twatterby.livejournal.com]

MAJOR LOL-ING!! XD Yes, that is bad. I wonder who'd be George...?

[maggiebloome.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD. It... it works a bit too well...

[bluecrystalblue.livejournal.com]

... OH MY GOD. I actually respect the Shrek series, but... NO D=

At least this crossover fanart makes up for it. =D

[wicked-warrior.livejournal.com]

Kickass XD Yes, it would be so bad it would be actually entertaining to see, hee.
But the news of a fourth movie creeps me out enough :P

[leviniaheks.livejournal.com]

Inspired! Both of them look like Shrek and Donkey! Or Blackadder and Baldrick - whichever round it's supposed to be. :P

Seriously, though, Shrek Goes Fourth?!

Dreamworks intern: "I want to see how a Shrek sequel is made so badly!"
Producer: "Well, you've come to the right place, Bob. A Shrek sequel hasn't been made this badly since ... the previous one, actually."

Fourth Shrek

[thefordmustang.livejournal.com]

I actually read some speculation on Cinema Blend that this is supposed to be a prequel. That does not bode well for me.

I am not familiar with BlackAdder but the drawing and your script are hilarious.

That theory about remakes extortions actually is pretty good. It would be a great way to wean Hollywood off of their lack of originality. Now if there were only a way to reduce the amount of slasher porn and teenage sex comedies...?

[anathelen.livejournal.com]

That is spot on. Magnificent!

[priscellie.livejournal.com]

*dies laughing* This is why I love you. And if you ever find that Radio 4 show, I'd love to hear it!

[azvolrien.livejournal.com]

Best. Crossover. Ever.

[meganphntmgrl.livejournal.com]

They're also apparently planning a Broadway musical...

[shoebox2.livejournal.com]

That is utterly adorable!

[okiwan.livejournal.com]

I was confused. I looked at the drawing before I read the post. I thought the crossover was Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro in Showtime. Shrek looks like Bob to me. I guess I have not seen enough Blackadder.

Shrek Goes Fourth is a crap idea. The third was bad enough.

[missuscarroll.livejournal.com]

I do so love you.