Dude this film is crazy good, manages to create a shockingly mature tale, wastes no time and touches all of Puss’s inner and outer conflicts really well, the wolf is honestly terrifying and amazingly portrayed. Phenomenal film.
His actions and motives were understandable which was what made it work for me. As well as death being a bad ass. I enjoyed the way he revealed himself to puss when they first met. It was pretty scary even for a 31 year old lol
I've always said that the characters need to take a movie seriously if the audience is to take it seriously, and The Last Wish NAILED this! You can have jokes and humor, and lots of it, but not at the expense of the film. There were lots of genuine laugh-out-loud moments in The Last Wish which naturally flowed from the traits of the well developed characters as they pursued their goals in all earnestness; rather than from some millennial writer forcing in a flippant "it's a stupid cartoon" joke. I'm so tired of Marvel-style subversion in every big film. The Last Wish did it right! Spiderverse did it right! Rango did it right! We need more movies like these!
Hey, everywhere I go, I slip a tequila, and tell the bartender to watch this tale. (And usually, he tells that he already watched and enjoyed it.) Honestly, after watching, my life is not the same, in a good way.
To learning after the movie that Antonio Banderas survived a heart attack because of quick thinking of his girlfriend at the time in 2017 really added to the reality of his performance. The scene of him having a panic attack and the rapid breathing felt a lot more intense and critical than I would have thought. The whole theme of the movie too was his focus after surviving Antonio said was the things that matter most being with his friends and family. Definitely a surprise favorite for me too.
If you’ve experienced anxiety or a panic attack, you know how real to life this scene feels. But like Perrito in the movie, having someone there for you to comfort you can really make a huge difference. Really great movie!!
@@WanderingNasi I know, I really liked that scene where Perrito helped calm down a panicking Puss. I also laughed out loud at the Perrito Goldilocks and Three Bears Insult Match. That shit had me gasping.
It was because she gave him an aspirin on time. But: "Banderas added the experience has also made him wish he was more appreciative of his life when he was younger" Which is very interesting, considering his role in this movie.
It is nice that dreamworks can still deliver worthwhile materiel for its older franchises. The Shrek franchise has hope moving forward. Considering how much that Netflix show “spirit riding free” really deviated from the core themes from the original movie. I wasn’t entirely sure it was a good idea for them to even touch the older franchises anymore but this shows me that they can still deliver if they really want to.
As for the spirit show itself ignoring that the horse is literally about Spirit Jr. It really was not a bad show similar vibe to the kind of shows I would’ve watched when I was a little kid in the 90s or 2000s era. But the problem is that they used an IP that had an established themes and core values to it. That the show in a lot of ways threw out the window when making his Son’s show. I mean they don’t even bother to mention Spirit or Rain from the movie in *anyway* in the show. It vary loosely follows the idea of “spirit the horse that couldn’t be broken” and other attributes that the original spirit had. I mean the only real positive that I can say about this show is that at the very least dreamworks confirmed that Spirit and Rain really did make it long-term or at least long enough to have a kid together. Then when their Son grew up he went on to have a herd of his own to look after. So at the very least we know that the bloodline of spirit didn’t end with the original one. That’s really the *only* thing about the show that I can find some consolation in. But I’m gonna be honest if this was just a random horse show, that had no connection to spirit in anyway shape or form I’m not gonna lie it would be a fairly decent show. They just used the *wrong* horse from the *wrong family* to be the star of it.
It is nice that dreamworks can still deliver with older franchises. The Shrek franchise has hope moving forward. Considering how much that Netflix show “spirit riding free” really deviated from the original movie I wasn’t entirely sure it was a good idea for them to even touch the older franchises anymore but this shows me that they can deliver if they really want to.
I really love how the main villain is death, not a personification, just death. He arrives because Puss doesn't value his lives, got him scared on his last one but only when he was fighting for his life he acknowledge Puss' dedication to living he stops and delays the inevitable, the movie hits so hard.
When he says "I am DEATH...Straight.Up." it clicked in my mind that we were not seeing an actual wolf. we are seeing a physical manifestation of death from PussNboot's own perspective. what would a "fearless hero" sword fighting cat comprehend as "Death" ? Simple, a towering, intimidating, relentlessly hungry kanine hunting him down to take the only life Puss has left, and end his legend forever. The wolf also uses Sickles, which were historically used to yank riders off of their horses in battle. Meaning, Death is literally there to knock the "arrogant little legend" off of his high horse. "ARGH! Why did I have to go and play with my food?!" might just be my favorite villain line ever
@@aurawolf664 His two sickles also combine to make up a double-edged scythe which we all know has been in the images of Death as Death’s tool to take a life. This movie was genius! I love it sooo much!! ❤
The scene with Puss and Perro in the forest was legitimately one of the best scenes about a panic attack I’ve ever seen in a film. It’s so well-paced and genuinely tense. And then you get that emotional release. That release where you feel relieved but also exhausted.
on my first viewing, the dog had been somewhat annoying up until that point. after that scene tho it was nothing but love and respect from me. i'm glad he played a bigger role in the plot than just "dumb dog" comedic relief.
I honestly think Puss in Boots is an extremely underrated character. Even in the first movie he showed real depth and I always thought he was an extremely compelling hero. Im glad that he’s getting a fantastic movie. I am a huge fan of Puss.
A talking cat movie managed to portray fear and anxiety accurately in a way I never expected. That alone is reason enough to see this movie. Among other reasons, obviously.
@@sofaking4779 It's hard to tell sarcasm online, and even still, your comment can come off as a snarky comment that you commit to, not something that easily dismissed as a joke.
After "Cat In The Hat", "Catwoman", "Cats" and the "Garfield" movies, it's very easy for me to say this is the best cat movie of all time. CATS DESERVES THIS!
The biggest surprise for me was how wholesome Goldie's arc was. Also, the dialog in this film is next level. You don't typically expect it from animated movies. Puss and Wolf's exchange at the end was brilliant!
Talking about how good that villain was, I saw the movie tonight in theaters and at the end of the movie when the entire cast is on the star and suddenly you hear him whistling, Half my theater screamed.
The adult audience in my theater were dead. Only the child one that actually being expressive, everytime Death shows up they're gasping (quietly, thankfully) in fear.
If you like this kind of animation, try to watch attack on titan, this anime is the first to introduce this kind of animation, trust me the story is good and it's not for kid anime
My wife and I were already planning to see this after the holidays (She's been an Antonio Banderas fan for years, ever since The Mask of Zorro and Once Upon A Time In Mexico), but now I'm super excited to see his performance. The whole movie sounds like a fantastic surprise.
Went to go see it with my family tonight. My mother's exact words: "I just wanted to go see a cute silly movie with you guys, I can't believe it was that good." Movie is in my opinion a masterpiece. You can tell a ton of love and passion went into it. The story, characters, voice acting, sound design, music, fight choreography, art style, pacing, everything... Was perfect. 9/9, one of DreamWorks best films by far, and probably one of the best animated movies ever made. Please, if you haven't seen it yet, go. You will not be disappointed. Please support this artistic marvel in theaters.
I like how 2D animation is making a comeback with mixing into 3D. This, Bad Guys, and Spiderverse are 3D with a ton of 2D elements and inspiration and then Klaus was 2D with 3D effects added on top. This has been bubbling under the surface of 3Ds complete dominance since Disney bailed on 2D and I am all here for this new mixed approach. It is so pretty and makes for some cool shots.
Ironically this is what Disney was going for with their Deep Canvas tech in Tarzan and in Treasure Planet but they bailed because it was “too expensive”. Kind of like Microsoft being the first to make the tablet but they were too early and Apple swung in to take the iPad glory I guess Disney was ahead of the times and it just took another decade for 2D+3D to make sense
@Tyranidus their leadership crushed innovation. Treasure planet never had the marketing, and lately disney has just been putting zero effort in new animation.
@@Tyranidus7 Really? "Too expensive" lol. Apparently, the budget for this movie is 80-90 million, yet Disney is pumping out movies costing 200 million+. All they can do are those same 3d animations they've been doing for the past decade. Just look at strange world, bombed in the box office.
@@Tyranidus7 Deep Canvas gets a lot of praise but I always found it to be super distracting, in my opinion it was never really blending 2D and 3D as fluidly as modern productions like Puss do. It was always extremely apparent which elements of those films were done with DC as they're basically 3D objects with illustrated textures wrapped around them and it never looked right. I can barely watch Treasure Planet because of how often the effect was used. Just a personal take
Top Gun Marvick was also a long gestated sequel to a beloved film that had no business being as good as it was. Been a GOOD YEAR for old fashioned film making indeed !
@@KiDSZN You don't need to, but you should, if you don't want to miss out on one of the greatest 80's action movies. In many countries you can watch it on Netflix or Prime Video for free. So if you liked "Maverick" at least watch the first one afterwards. Have fun! :) Greetings from Germany
I took my 2 daughters to see this the other day and we ALL absolutely LOVED this film. Every character was amazing, and Lobo was such an intimidating presence. Every minute was pure magic. I can not wait to see this again.
I agree, the very beginning was a bit lacking of more dialogue than Puss saying his own name. But it IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP!!!!! The story was honestly top tier, he’s desperate for two things that are both intangible and I love that. He’s not stealing anything or protecting anything that he can actually put his paws on. He’s running from death, but deciding what kind of life is actually worth living. He wants to live, but he also wants to *LIVE* and it’s freaking great to watch. I never realized how much I agree when you said this feels like old school DreamWorks. You’re SPOT ON. I’m 22 and have been watching DreamWorks my entire life, this is the first time in years that my peace was disturbed by watching one of their villains. Of course with the cloak I first thought he was just dressing like the Grim Reaper. Only later when it was revealed did I realize that this thing had no way to pass through the energy the star was creating without being literal death. I also like that since it’s after a cat it appears as a wolf. Edit: My favorite part would have to be that the forest responds to who you are. Examining your desires and leading you into more danger if you have a bigger lesson to learn about why you want your wish. And the fact that it teaches a perspective that’s largely opposed these days. That perspective being not to allow what you’ve been through to change you. Many times we use what we’ve been through as a “logical” excuse to treat people worse and worse. So the fact that the dog’s life had been the literal worst and yet nothing could stop him from being happier than the characters who had much more of what they wanted was the best way to teach Puss his lesson. When searching for the meaning of your life, the best thing to search for is what makes you happy. Yes morals and whatever else come into the question, but if you’re not a piece of garbage it’s easy to find happiness that doesn’t bring detriment to others. I hope the message of this movie got across to live for something real and not for shallow things like attention from the masses, the coveting of power, or trying to solve a problem that only exists in your mind.
Don't agree at all that the beginning was "a bit lacking" at all as the start of the movie was ALL about trying to highlight on how much vanity and pride Puss has in his name, how people view and love him, and HOW skilled he really is. ONLY to then bring him down to earth and have him get humbler and humbler throughout the movie. The beginning was PERFECT for setting everything up by having that fantastic song for Puss getting sung as WELL as showing on how cool and badass he was taking out the giant on his own. These were ALL key and important stuff and the dialogue wasn't "bit lacking" at all as it was set-up and paced PRETTY well extremely so. Love this whole movie entirely!
People laughed when I told them this was unironically one of my most anticipated movies of the year, god what an awesome return to form for the Shrek franchise!
Speaking of Antonio Banderas, I would love to see him do another Zorro movie. Especially the first one was great, and in my opinion highly underappreciated.
This is how Zorro goes in 2023: 1st act highlights Zorro incompetence, 2nd introduces him to either an LGBTQ member or a feminist to reform him and 3rd act he is rendered completely useless as villains aren’t actually criminals they’re just misunderstood, and masculine hero’s just need to be nicer.
There was a scene where Zorro sliced off parts of Catherine Zeta Jones' character's dress in the original. That's the kind of comedy that the Zorro movies live for and it's precisely that kind of comedy that won't fly in today's world.
To be honest Death might be one of my favorite characters in movie animation… Death was one of those characters that when he showed up in the screen he gave me goosebumps and he kept that up for the whole movie, for the way he was introduced in the beginning. He was there for one thing and if needed to or if puss in boots kept the same with no changes made… he would’ve done what he wanted and what he meant to do 🔥💯
I love that his cue isn’t some big dramatic piece (except maybe in his final fight), but that it’s just this echoey whistle and everything else is silent. That’s how you make someone’s presence (especially Death) intimidating.
Got to see the movie for an early screening with my offspring. Walked out feeling feelings. Went back Christmas morning to watch it again with the offspring. I too was surprised by how good this movie was, and that it got me choked up. Goes to show that it's important to keep an open mind and continue giving some things a try.
The animation and artwork in Puss in boots kind of reminded me of Arcane. They also did a lot of the similar "camera realism" style, like following the characters, panning, racking focus, zooming in/out, etc. I was absolutely astounded by the visuals. I might even say it is visually the best animated film (outside of anime) ever!
I had noticed that the animation style was a lot different to the first film. I was expecting it to be like the first one but its a completely different film in my opinion
I am an avid animation fan and even I had nonchalant expectations for this, but holy crap did the film blow them out of the water. Dreamworks had a dynamite year and I can only hope they continue in this direction of fun, stylized animation.
This type of animation has existed for a long time. Spiderverse animators were geniuses to use it and pioneer systems to enhance it since it portrays the look of scrolling through a comic book almost perfectly. Puss in Boots is a statement piece, its used almost exclusively on action sequences to portray fast movement. The fact Puss is animated at 12 frames when lauching himself and running while the world still maintains that crisp 24 frames is amazing. Really feels like hes flying through the environment.
They didn't created it, they popularized it. Also the dreamworks version is kind of a mix of both their older 3d style and the cell shaded one, which works beautifully as seen in The Bad guys and Puss in Boots.
I saw it a couple of days ago and OMG yes!!! It felt like Logan, into the spider verse and Lego movie all in one, it’s deep, incredibly well told and the animation is absolutely gorgeous
I think a lot of us parents enjoyed the movie as having children does make us aware of our own impending mortality and just how important it is for ourselves to make the one life we are given as worthwhile as possible. And the fact that we can enjoy a movie exploring that inner journey within a family movie where other members can enjoy things on their own level is a remarkable feat!
@@thefastcommenter7774 thats a shame, because youre really not giving the message much credit. it's a valid and important one. on the contrary; the line "One life spent with you is all I could ever wish for." brought a tear to my face because the mom in front of me immediately turned to hug her child. Puss learned a lesson in that moment and so did I.
I saw this last night and I can agree 100% agree with you I was so hooked from the first scene all the way to the end I laughed and cried of literally cuteness overload…. I’m a 24 year old and I just used “cuteness over load” that should just say how good this movie is! I could not stop laughing at this film so so so so good I hope everyone watches and loves this movie
As a visual artist who is is working toward visual development, I was blown away at the care and quality of each sequence and basically every shot in this movie. You can stop at any point and see the good choices made on every level from to storyboarding to the final composition. We were fortunate enough to have a screening here at the Savannah College of Art and Design where we also participated in a live zoom panel with the directors and story artists. It was a wonderful theatre experience and I’m so glad I went to see it (I too was reluctant at first!). Thanks for this video, Chris🙏🏼
Went and seen this with my six year old new years and I'll admit I went in not wanting to see this at all and walked out loving it. The wolf was awesome !
I absoloutely adore this movie. It's just so damn good, from the art style to the voice acting, the writing and direction. You can tell everyone who worked on it gave it their all and it really shows.
@Is Swampus in all honesty (and I know it’s just out so I gotta give it some time to breathe) but I would say it might even rival and surpass the original shrek movies
I can't believe that the SEQUEL to the SPINOFF of the SHREK FRANCHISE of all things is this good of a movie; it really is a very well made film that went far beyond virtually everyone's expectations.
I literally weeped while watching it in the theater. I mean animation dealing with subject of death this well? that even many live action films are failing with?
@@M_k-zi3tn What makes it even better is that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish doesn't have a huge budget either, yet it looks so much better than other big budget animated movies.
@@mrgroovy5113 Yeah thats true. It actually has a similar budget to Spider-Verses. Which goes to show that money isn't what makes it a good movie, just care about what you do and strive to be good at it
@@Erick-tv8oqive seen marketing EVERYWHERE for this movie- hell, even mobile game ads. The contrast between disney’s marketing for strange world and dreamwork’s marketing for the last wish is STARK.
To me, it's the little things that make the film great. When the wolf introduces his intent, he doesn't just say "I'm here to kill you". He shows the "Wanted, Dead or Alive" poster and asked him to sign over "Dead". It doesn't seem like much, but those details make such a big difference. And this film did fantastic at adding those little things.
I actually REALLY love Puss in Boots, he was my favorite character in the Shrek movies and I actually liked the first Puss in Boots more than the 3rd and 4th Shreks. I just saw this movie earlier today and I think this might now be my favorite thing from the Shrek cinematic universe.
The scene at the bar when the Wolf arrives for the first time, is one of my favorite scenes in recent years. The way it portrays fear - as well as the one with the panic attack in the forest - is amazing.
Oh, Dreamworks, pfft. Let's be real here, buddy. It's not even in the same league as the big dogs like Marvel, DC, Disney, and WB. Dreamworks is trash compared to their greatness. And Universal, don't even get me started. They try so hard to compete, but they can't hold a candle to the powerhouse studios like Disney and WB. So step aside, kiddos. The real entertainment giants are here to stay.
Hopefully, this film will reverse the curse that Cats (2019) put on us all 3 years ago around this time. I can't wait to see tomorrow! Edit: Definitely best animated film of this year and in my to 10 films of this year. Now please 2023, be a good year for us! We proved that Cats aren't sin and cringe!
I honestly love and enjoyed Puss in Boots: The Last Wish so much that I have already seen it twice. I recommend anyone/everyone to watch this movie in theaters. *It is definitely worth it.* Hell, I may even watch it a third time.
Same, already saw it twice. Once with friends and once myself just to analyze it more. I think this is the best animated movie I’ve seen in years, especially in terms of character development and story/action.
The big bad wolf is up there with Jobu Tupaki as candidate for best bad guy of the year. This speaks volumes because Jobu is such a complex character and BBW is so one note. It’s my favorite animated villain in I couldn’t even tell you how long. Normally so much edgelording reads as cringe, but it just WORKED with the BBW. The eyes and whistle were perfection. I wouldn’t change a thing about the character other than giving it a formal name.
There is already a big bad wolf in Shrek. That is not the Big Bad Wolf. I think him being the personification of Death is wayyyy more impactful than forcing a name on him.
If there is one thing I can confidently say Dreamworks does leagues better than Pixar, it's the villains. Seriously, I have yet to see another animation studio consistently make so many great and memorable villains as Dreamworks.
@@rizqirayyan6891 sadly that time is long gone. 2000s Disney/Pixar banks too much on twist villains that ultimate don't get to develop much over the story.
My sentiments exactly. I was forced to see this movie on Christmas Eve with my children, and I expected it to be absolute garbage. I was shocked at how good the visual styling is and well the story was told.
I just saw this moving with my kid and one of his friends last Friday... I expected to maybe chuckle or smile at it... it was well beyond that expection. What a great movie! Very funny the whole way through, intense in moments, the wolf was incredibly effective at creating palpable tension, and it had some pretty grown-up themes included while keeping it lighter for kids. I've watched your videos for years and find your thoughts on films to be spot on, but I've never commented on any videos before. This time I had too, haha. I was just as shocked as you at how much I liked this movie and my kid thought it was pretty fantastic too!
This has happen to be the best I seen from Dreamworks in years. Almost as good as the first two Shrek films. The animation was spectacular, the story and emotion was fantastic, and the characters are fun and entertaining. Definitely worth seeing. The ending left me screaming 😱 ❤.
It doesn’t happen often to me. But there are those special movies that overwhelmingly exceed your expectations. Like when you walk into the theatre expecting to turn off your brain for 2 hours, only leaving to ponder on things that you’d never imagine such a movie to elicit. This is the feeling you always hope for at the theatre, it rarely happens. But it is special when it does.
This move was a ton of fun and amazingly animated, and definitely one of my favorite Dreamworks films from the past decade. With both this and The Bad Guys dropping from them this year, hopefully this’s the start of a new renaissance from them.✌🏽
I saw this in 3D with my 10 yr old son. He said it was his favorite movie experience ever. I enjoyed the movie as well. The action and story was well done. Chris never mentioned the dog sidekick. He was a highlight. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't see the little twist at the end coming but it made the movie so much better. I loved the heavy western vibes.
This is the first time since The Dark Knight that the villain is the most recognisable and talked-about thing in the movie. And for a very good reason, both exude charisma and screen presence, both are instantly recognizable, Joker by his mannerisms and Wolf by his iconic whistle.
Family dragged me out to see this movie, I did not watch the 1st movie. My wife and I were in shocked how hilarious this movie is especially with th adult jokes. The best animated villain I've ever seen. You feel the horror. We went to go watch again just a few days ago with other family members. My favorite movie this year next to Top Gun.
I wouldn't be surprised if puss in boots upsets Pinocchio, its my pick for animated feature. It hits on ALL cylinders. It is visually impressive, plenty of colour and art style is pristine. Its got one of the best action scenes in any animated films. The characters are all pretty immersive and have plenty of depth that wasn't present in the first film, with this many characters it can be hard to juggle with but even characters that are secondary to Puss in Boots and Kitty all have great moments. I found the humour pretty good and relaxing, there is very little cringe and annoying characters that seem to fill most animated films (the dog had potential to become an annoying character but turned out to be a pretty important and heartwarming character). The most impressive thing I thought was the themes it presented and how it executed them. It tackles various themes such as indulgence of fame and making the most of what you have, which are generally simple themes but this movie doesn't shoe horn any of that in and doesn't feel forced. The movie moves with extremely good momentum through its 1:40 run time and has very little dead space or parts that were dragged out. One of the best movies of the year and is a must see. Younger audiences would love the sheer entertainment value of the visuals and comedy while the older audiences can appreciate the maturity in which it goes about presenting important themes for the younger audiences.
I know his name is that or Lobo, but, I like just calling him wolf Grim Reaper, or, Death. And yes, he was such a terrifying presence, and one of the best villains we’ve had in so long.
My only real negative with the wolf was that they seemed to be playing with the idea the wolf wasn't actually real but a personification of Puss's newfound fear of death. Nobody saw the wolf except Puss, but the wolf was always there. Them they made him real for the final fight
@@stealthmaster96 Notice they only made him real at the end when they were on that star of wishes, thats why i thought it made sense for him to appear.
I was never gonna watch this movie and then I kept hearing so much about how good it was and how interesting the animation was and how cool the main villain was that I finally went and saw it. Right there with you, one of the best animated films of the decade easy.
@@saricubra2867 from a story perspective sure but humor? Na. Just depends on what you want. Don't get why you two are ignoring eachs strengths and weaknesses
I work at a movie theater and we decided to watch Puss in Boots 2 as a joke for our work Christmas party. I kid you not, when the credits rolled we were applauding!
Same, I wasn't planning to watch it until all of the praise. Puss 2 was absolutely stunning. Funny, silly, mature, witty and clearly took a lot from Spider-Verse's action, heart and artistic merit. It still feels like Shrek's universe, just with a new coat of paint. Spooky too, you feel the danger whenever that wolf pops up on screen because he cannot be stopped. Theater I saw it in was full and the audience loved it! Shrek was heavily teased as returning too, I am genuinely hyped.
I just saw it last night and it was GREAT! It was so good hearing Antonio Banderas’ voice come out of this adventurous cat! The story sounds simple but it’s executed very well. The villain (the Wolf) was very fascinating and genuinely scary and cool. I love how we think he’s just another bounty hunter but then the twist comes that he’s actually the grim reaper, literally!! The animation truly surprised me. The CGI mixed with looking 2D at times and moves in a stop motion like way in certain scenes. This is to me, my favorite movie in the Shrek franchise and this movie is living proof that DreamWorks is still nailing it in the movie and animation industry! DreamWorks, you did really great!😉👍
This has got to be DreamWorks best movie so far. They really raised the bar on this one. I even watched this movie for the first time on some good quality headphones in ultra HD. Even got stoned beforehand. This movie blew my mind with the layers of Character development. It just feels so relatable, if you've ever had to face your own mortality. Truly amazing work of art. I've been watching animated films since I was 3. My first one in theaters was beauty and the beast. I've always been a huge Disney and DreamWorks fan. This easily blows many classic Disney films out of the water. I truly am grateful for the opportunity to enjoy this movie. Death was a very well made character. His voice actor is truly a master at his trade. And the little puppy was the best. He brought out the best in every other character with his innocence and purity. Can't wait to see what they do next at DreamWorks.
Joel Crawford is turning out to be one of DreamWorks' most promising talents. The Croods 2 was also so much better than I expected it to be. Really looking forward to checking this out!
The best part about Crawford is that both Croods 2 and Puss In Boots sequel went through a massive development hell switching writers and directors, Crawford was the last person to step in to replace both movie's director's position and it was surprising how well done he did in both movies
Got to watch this film on Christmas Day and Friggin love it! The influence of Spiderverse can be felt with the insane action scenes and beautiful stylized animation! The color pallette is vibrant, dazzling and avoids the muted earthy colors from past Shrek films! Highly recommend it!
I must be the only who adores the "muted earthy colours" 😂. Idk why I love it. I guess it just brings me back to when I was a kid and watched Shrek for the first time.
@@LW1Tok that's completely Fair. Me, I was in HS at the time and wasn't too big into it. I know the films were more subdued with their color pallette unless needed.
Took my kids (17 and 11) and wife, and we're still trying to figure out what made this movie so amazing. This was money well spent and we can't wait for more on this franchise....Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and the 3 Bears characters were equally amazing.
Perfect example of why I tend to watch all your reviews. Before this came out I was super dismissive of it but I saw it yesterday after watching this and I really dig it.
Fun fact: the wolf says that he was there at every death, he was there every time he died. If you look at the scene where everyone is clapping for puss in boots right before he gets crushed by the bell, he’s there in the audience, smiling in an alleyway
Just took my daughter to see this film today & have to say it's brilliant, well worth a watch, loved the characters, voice acting, animation - particularly how they used the red eyes of the wolf, i couldnt help but whistle his tune after the film and my daughter told me to stop lol
Dreamworks is ready to take their rightful place as king of the animated cinematic world. People are fed up with Disney/ Pixar making there entire movie about agenda and politics, dreamworks knows that. This movie has 0 bs in it, it is simply an amazingly animated and edited movie with great voice acting, sincere plot and heart felt messages. I’ve never been brought to tears by an animated movie, but damnit this movie had me wondering who was cutting onions at parts. The end title scene will roll and you will get chills at the beautiful story you were just shown and how good you feel. One of the best films of 2022
What angers me about what Disney has been doing, is that it’s so performative. Disney has been cancelling and censoring/trying to censor a lot of “woke politics” in their shows and movies, and strangely enough all of it was done by ppl who actually was naturally mixing it in so it wasn’t hamfisted or pandering. So they tried to destroy/destroyed all the good stuff, and then kept the bad stuff. PiB2 managed to put their left winged “politics” in the new movie, but in such a way that wasn’t invasive. It was just part of the story. And it was great. I hope we start to see more freedom given to artists rather than executives forcing things.
@@TulkasMight Lol no, they're just saying they want films to be entertaining. You will never find a film that doesn't have some kind of political stance or view intertwined into the story, because it's written by a human with opinions and a world view. It's just annoying when the writer purposefully puts the story on hold to talk about an issue they think is important. It's boring and takes you out of the story. Of course, some viewers think basic character conflict is 'too political', but those are the kinds of people who are scared of admitting the world isn't black and white and they can't always have a right answer. Also, if you have a solid understanding of the reasons behind your opinions, why worry about a film influencing you to change your mind? You have the power to go look up an opposing viewpoint to draw your own conclusions. And if you're worried about the film influencing other people to disagree with your opinions, learn how to express your opposing views in a way that people will listen to you. Or don't associate with people who are easily swayed and invest some time in improving critical thinking in the education system, idk.
@@TulkasMight L understanding. Countless fantastic stories are based on views the authors has and wants to communicate through allegorical medium. The views that reflect the real world are interwoven into a story in a fictional world, and the fictional world is used to help the reader connect to the real world. But the key word is that it’s allegorical. Subtle. The message is best absorbed when the reader sees it occur through another character’s eyes, a character they can relate to or feel empathy for, and that gives them awareness of what may be occurring in the real world. The problem is that recent disney/pixar are not using this necessary subtlety, and are effectively just preaching to an audience that didn’t pay for a sermon. The message doesn’t penetrate as well, even if it’s one they mostly agree with, because there’s no allegorical relation to guide them. That’s why subtlety is necessary to getting a message across. It’s not brainwashing, or a subliminal message, because it all still falls upon the reader to connect the dots or ignore them, but when they do connect them they feel more empathy than if someone just straight up told them to think a certain way.
My niece adored the first one which was good but they really knocked it out with this masterpiece puss facing his mortality is something every man who risks it for the biscuit needs to see
Oh, Dreamworks, pfft. Let's be real here, buddy. It's not even in the same league as the big dogs like Marvel, DC, Disney, and WB. Dreamworks is trash compared to their greatness. And Universal, don't even get me started. They try so hard to compete, but they can't hold a candle to the powerhouse studios like Disney and WB. So step aside, kiddos. The real entertainment giants are here to stay.
I was VERY highly anticipating this movie as an animation fan, and it sure as hell didn't disappoint. The story is pretty good, but the animation is actually *distractingly* good.
I love the general confusion at how good this movie was. Everybody was surprised! I personally just love the juxtaposition of Puss being a badass hero and a cute lil kitty cat, lol.
Hopefully i can speak for most when I say this movie had no business being THAT GOOD
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Facts
Shut the hell up every movie has business being good. You think people want to purposely make bad films?
@@Carloszavalalol The Room
Do I need to see the other Puss in boots movie to enjoy this one?
Dude this film is crazy good, manages to create a shockingly mature tale, wastes no time and touches all of Puss’s inner and outer conflicts really well, the wolf is honestly terrifying and amazingly portrayed. Phenomenal film.
His actions and motives were understandable which was what made it work for me. As well as death being a bad ass. I enjoyed the way he revealed himself to puss when they first met. It was pretty scary even for a 31 year old lol
I've always said that the characters need to take a movie seriously if the audience is to take it seriously, and The Last Wish NAILED this! You can have jokes and humor, and lots of it, but not at the expense of the film. There were lots of genuine laugh-out-loud moments in The Last Wish which naturally flowed from the traits of the well developed characters as they pursued their goals in all earnestness; rather than from some millennial writer forcing in a flippant "it's a stupid cartoon" joke. I'm so tired of Marvel-style subversion in every big film. The Last Wish did it right! Spiderverse did it right! Rango did it right! We need more movies like these!
Hey, everywhere I go, I slip a tequila, and tell the bartender to watch this tale.
(And usually, he tells that he already watched and enjoyed it.)
Honestly, after watching, my life is not the same, in a good way.
@@tguthrie6 dude if kid me watched this movie, i wouldve pissed myself at death.
nope
The wolf was my favorite part; such a scary villain and I loved his darth maul-esque dual sickle staff
He was both badass and actually intimidating. I loved it
Agreed… his scythe or sickle, whatever it is, is cool as hell.
"maul-esque" I think that's the word i'm looking for
He reminds me of Dubois, doesn't have that much of a backstory but both villains managed to be scary and fucking intimidating
Reminds me of malthael in Diablo 3.
To learning after the movie that Antonio Banderas survived a heart attack because of quick thinking of his girlfriend at the time in 2017 really added to the reality of his performance. The scene of him having a panic attack and the rapid breathing felt a lot more intense and critical than I would have thought. The whole theme of the movie too was his focus after surviving Antonio said was the things that matter most being with his friends and family. Definitely a surprise favorite for me too.
If you’ve experienced anxiety or a panic attack, you know how real to life this scene feels. But like Perrito in the movie, having someone there for you to comfort you can really make a huge difference. Really great movie!!
@@WanderingNasi I know, I really liked that scene where Perrito helped calm down a panicking Puss. I also laughed out loud at the Perrito Goldilocks and Three Bears Insult Match. That shit had me gasping.
It was because she gave him an aspirin on time.
But: "Banderas added the experience has also made him wish he was more appreciative of his life when he was younger"
Which is very interesting, considering his role in this movie.
Probably the best animated movie I've seen in the last 5 years
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Spiderverse?
@@protosopic6398 also very good! Idk maybe this movie was very refreshing. The two are close but I really enjoyed this one
no love for Encanto or Klaus?
@@noobmasterruben5167 encanto was underated I feel like. I still think I liked puss and spider verse more. Haven't seen Klaus though...
I think Lobo is the best rendition of THAT character I've seen in any media. It really was amazing
Ah yes. THAT character. And he doesn't mean it metaphorically, philisophically, or theotically. He is THAT. I agree, very good rendition.
His first scene gave me actual chills, my god. He was so threatening and any time I heard the whistle I was genuinely scared for Puss
He was Darth Vader levels of completely dominating every scene he was in.
There are a couple of better ones I've seen, but I mean it when I say a couple. One by Terry Pratchett and one by Neil Gaiman.
@@bobbafett5175 stfu lobo neg diffs solos
It is nice that dreamworks can still deliver worthwhile materiel for its older franchises. The Shrek franchise has hope moving forward. Considering how much that Netflix show “spirit riding free” really deviated from the core themes from the original movie. I wasn’t entirely sure it was a good idea for them to even touch the older franchises anymore but this shows me that they can still deliver if they really want to.
Facts !!
This movie made me actually excited to see Shrek 5, and I never expected to actually say that
Dreamworks sold the Shrek rights to Universal, no longer a Dreamworks production
As for the spirit show itself ignoring that the horse is literally about Spirit Jr. It really was not a bad show similar vibe to the kind of shows I would’ve watched when I was a little kid in the 90s or 2000s era. But the problem is that they used an IP that had an established themes and core values to it. That the show in a lot of ways threw out the window when making his Son’s show. I mean they don’t even bother to mention Spirit or Rain from the movie in *anyway* in the show. It vary loosely follows the idea of “spirit the horse that couldn’t be broken” and other attributes that the original spirit had.
I mean the only real positive that I can say about this show is that at the very least dreamworks confirmed that Spirit and Rain really did make it long-term or at least long enough to have a kid together. Then when their Son grew up he went on to have a herd of his own to look after. So at the very least we know that the bloodline of spirit didn’t end with the original one. That’s really the *only* thing about the show that I can find some consolation in.
But I’m gonna be honest if this was just a random horse show, that had no connection to spirit in anyway shape or form I’m not gonna lie it would be a fairly decent show. They just used the *wrong* horse from the *wrong family* to be the star of it.
Netflix sucks donkey ass, at least its original series.
It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in theaters
Agreed!
Right!!!
It is nice that dreamworks can still deliver with older franchises. The Shrek franchise has hope moving forward. Considering how much that Netflix show “spirit riding free” really deviated from the original movie I wasn’t entirely sure it was a good idea for them to even touch the older franchises anymore but this shows me that they can deliver if they really want to.
Should I watch it?
Lol calm down
I really love how the main villain is death, not a personification, just death. He arrives because Puss doesn't value his lives, got him scared on his last one but only when he was fighting for his life he acknowledge Puss' dedication to living he stops and delays the inevitable, the movie hits so hard.
When he says "I am DEATH...Straight.Up." it clicked in my mind that we were not seeing an actual wolf. we are seeing a physical manifestation of death from PussNboot's own perspective. what would a "fearless hero" sword fighting cat comprehend as "Death" ? Simple, a towering, intimidating, relentlessly hungry kanine hunting him down to take the only life Puss has left, and end his legend forever.
The wolf also uses Sickles, which were historically used to yank riders off of their horses in battle. Meaning, Death is literally there to knock the "arrogant little legend" off of his high horse.
"ARGH! Why did I have to go and play with my food?!" might just be my favorite villain line ever
Spoiler alert, please...
@@mogaman28 bruh, you're in the comments of a movie review, what were you expecting
@@aurawolf664 His two sickles also combine to make up a double-edged scythe which we all know has been in the images of Death as Death’s tool to take a life. This movie was genius! I love it sooo much!! ❤
@@rufiredup90 when he did that during the showdown my eyes widened and i almost shouted "LETS GO!" in the theater LOL
The scene with Puss and Perro in the forest was legitimately one of the best scenes about a panic attack I’ve ever seen in a film. It’s so well-paced and genuinely tense. And then you get that emotional release. That release where you feel relieved but also exhausted.
on my first viewing, the dog had been somewhat annoying up until that point. after that scene tho it was nothing but love and respect from me. i'm glad he played a bigger role in the plot than just "dumb dog" comedic relief.
I honestly think Puss in Boots is an extremely underrated character. Even in the first movie he showed real depth and I always thought he was an extremely compelling hero. Im glad that he’s getting a fantastic movie. I am a huge fan of Puss.
I too love some Puss
I see what you did there.
I am also a fan of Puss 😏.
😳
Huge fan of puss🤨📸
A talking cat movie managed to portray fear and anxiety accurately in a way I never expected. That alone is reason enough to see this movie. Among other reasons, obviously.
The only other movie that frightened me as much as this one this year was Barbarian, which is saying something. Lobo was too good
The scene with his panic attack and how he got through it was very emotionally satisfying!
@@philipkim580 It honestly really hit me.
Shocker...a movie that actually is trying to be fun, entertaining, and have quality storytelling in 2022. Props to Dreamworks.
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Lol what? There’s been PLENTY of movies like that in 2022. Nothing about it was a “sHoCkEr” in the slightest at all.
@@Gadget-Walkmen U don't understand sarcasm is used to make a point do you?
@@sofaking4779 It's hard to tell sarcasm online, and even still, your comment can come off as a snarky comment that you commit to, not something that easily dismissed as a joke.
@@sofaking4779 you sound like you're one of those always right people
After "Cat In The Hat", "Catwoman", "Cats" and the "Garfield" movies, it's very easy for me to say this is the best cat movie of all time. CATS DESERVES THIS!
Cat Cinematic Universe is looking up.
This Puss in Boots was really good but nothing will ever top the 2003 cat in the hat movie
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
The biggest surprise for me was how wholesome Goldie's arc was. Also, the dialog in this film is next level. You don't typically expect it from animated movies. Puss and Wolf's exchange at the end was brilliant!
Talking about how good that villain was, I saw the movie tonight in theaters and at the end of the movie when the entire cast is on the star and suddenly you hear him whistling,
Half my theater screamed.
The adult audience in my theater were dead. Only the child one that actually being expressive, everytime Death shows up they're gasping (quietly, thankfully) in fear.
@@valhatan3907 The movie was a joke
@@thefastcommenter7774 a perfectly delivered one
@@MariOmor1 Nah I watched it 1 week ago and it’s overhyped and overrated. One thing is that the animation is beautiful though
@@thefastcommenter7774 yet you put in the time to comment, otherwise you'd go on to the next video. Shut up, you liked it.
This movie was incredible the animation and story were great
The Last Wish is an animated movie kids will look up to.
If you like this kind of animation, try to watch attack on titan, this anime is the first to introduce this kind of animation, trust me the story is good and it's not for kid anime
My wife and I were already planning to see this after the holidays (She's been an Antonio Banderas fan for years, ever since The Mask of Zorro and Once Upon A Time In Mexico), but now I'm super excited to see his performance. The whole movie sounds like a fantastic surprise.
You both are gonna love it!
It’s great can give it the stamp of 100% approval
It's absolutely amazing. Best animated movie of 2022 by far.
If you ended up going to see it, what did you think? (Honest question, would like to know.)
@Scryer We both thought it was excellent. Easily one of DreamWorks' top five animated films.
I was dreading the return of “Oooh Cat” from the first movie, but it was just a cameo and I was able to appreciate it 😅
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Ooohhhh...
Amazing touch!
I havent seen the first, whats the ooh cat?
@@zacharykim295 it’s scene in the first puss in boots that became a meme. it’s of a cat going, “ooooh” and raising his paw over his mouth
Went to go see it with my family tonight. My mother's exact words: "I just wanted to go see a cute silly movie with you guys, I can't believe it was that good."
Movie is in my opinion a masterpiece. You can tell a ton of love and passion went into it. The story, characters, voice acting, sound design, music, fight choreography, art style, pacing, everything... Was perfect. 9/9, one of DreamWorks best films by far, and probably one of the best animated movies ever made. Please, if you haven't seen it yet, go. You will not be disappointed. Please support this artistic marvel in theaters.
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I like how 2D animation is making a comeback with mixing into 3D. This, Bad Guys, and Spiderverse are 3D with a ton of 2D elements and inspiration and then Klaus was 2D with 3D effects added on top. This has been bubbling under the surface of 3Ds complete dominance since Disney bailed on 2D and I am all here for this new mixed approach. It is so pretty and makes for some cool shots.
Ironically this is what Disney was going for with their Deep Canvas tech in Tarzan and in Treasure Planet but they bailed because it was “too expensive”. Kind of like Microsoft being the first to make the tablet but they were too early and Apple swung in to take the iPad glory I guess Disney was ahead of the times and it just took another decade for 2D+3D to make sense
@Tyranidus their leadership crushed innovation. Treasure planet never had the marketing, and lately disney has just been putting zero effort in new animation.
@@Tyranidus7 Really? "Too expensive" lol. Apparently, the budget for this movie is 80-90 million, yet Disney is pumping out movies costing 200 million+. All they can do are those same 3d animations they've been doing for the past decade. Just look at strange world, bombed in the box office.
Imagine if death was that wolf from the bad guys lol
@@Tyranidus7 Deep Canvas gets a lot of praise but I always found it to be super distracting, in my opinion it was never really blending 2D and 3D as fluidly as modern productions like Puss do. It was always extremely apparent which elements of those films were done with DC as they're basically 3D objects with illustrated textures wrapped around them and it never looked right. I can barely watch Treasure Planet because of how often the effect was used.
Just a personal take
Top Gun Marvick was also a long gestated sequel to a beloved film that had no business being as good as it was. Been a GOOD YEAR for old fashioned film making indeed !
Absolutely agree, and I will throw Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 in there as well.
Do I need to watch the first top gun in order to watch maverick?
@KiD no i didn't watch the first one and i really loved maverick
@@KiDSZN You don't need to, but you should, if you don't want to miss out on one of the greatest 80's action movies. In many countries you can watch it on Netflix or Prime Video for free. So if you liked "Maverick" at least watch the first one afterwards.
Have fun! :)
Greetings from Germany
@@Olderaccount17 Sonic felt like a 2000's film I would've seen as a kid, very fun
I took my 2 daughters to see this the other day and we ALL absolutely LOVED this film. Every character was amazing, and Lobo was such an intimidating presence. Every minute was pure magic. I can not wait to see this again.
It makes me so happy when I see parents enjoy animated movies just as much as the kids ❤️
The dog (“perito" is his name I think) sucked.
@@thefastcommenter7774 perrito was amazing
@@notsure4608 No the movie would be a 9.5/10 if there was no Perrito. Now it's a 8.5/10 for me
I agree, the very beginning was a bit lacking of more dialogue than Puss saying his own name. But it IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP!!!!! The story was honestly top tier, he’s desperate for two things that are both intangible and I love that. He’s not stealing anything or protecting anything that he can actually put his paws on. He’s running from death, but deciding what kind of life is actually worth living. He wants to live, but he also wants to *LIVE* and it’s freaking great to watch. I never realized how much I agree when you said this feels like old school DreamWorks. You’re SPOT ON. I’m 22 and have been watching DreamWorks my entire life, this is the first time in years that my peace was disturbed by watching one of their villains. Of course with the cloak I first thought he was just dressing like the Grim Reaper. Only later when it was revealed did I realize that this thing had no way to pass through the energy the star was creating without being literal death. I also like that since it’s after a cat it appears as a wolf.
Edit: My favorite part would have to be that the forest responds to who you are. Examining your desires and leading you into more danger if you have a bigger lesson to learn about why you want your wish. And the fact that it teaches a perspective that’s largely opposed these days. That perspective being not to allow what you’ve been through to change you. Many times we use what we’ve been through as a “logical” excuse to treat people worse and worse. So the fact that the dog’s life had been the literal worst and yet nothing could stop him from being happier than the characters who had much more of what they wanted was the best way to teach Puss his lesson. When searching for the meaning of your life, the best thing to search for is what makes you happy. Yes morals and whatever else come into the question, but if you’re not a piece of garbage it’s easy to find happiness that doesn’t bring detriment to others. I hope the message of this movie got across to live for something real and not for shallow things like attention from the masses, the coveting of power, or trying to solve a problem that only exists in your mind.
Beautifully put
Don't agree at all that the beginning was "a bit lacking" at all as the start of the movie was ALL about trying to highlight on how much vanity and pride Puss has in his name, how people view and love him, and HOW skilled he really is. ONLY to then bring him down to earth and have him get humbler and humbler throughout the movie. The beginning was PERFECT for setting everything up by having that fantastic song for Puss getting sung as WELL as showing on how cool and badass he was taking out the giant on his own. These were ALL key and important stuff and the dialogue wasn't "bit lacking" at all as it was set-up and paced PRETTY well extremely so.
Love this whole movie entirely!
Yes
I know what you mean, during the clinic scene, pretty sure he said his name like 5 times
@@PrinceFloof Yeah specifically the clinic scene and a bit of the cat nursery too
People laughed when I told them this was unironically one of my most anticipated movies of the year, god what an awesome return to form for the Shrek franchise!
Speaking of Antonio Banderas, I would love to see him do another Zorro movie. Especially the first one was great, and in my opinion highly underappreciated.
This is how Zorro goes in 2023: 1st act highlights Zorro incompetence, 2nd introduces him to either an LGBTQ member or a feminist to reform him and 3rd act he is rendered completely useless as villains aren’t actually criminals they’re just misunderstood, and masculine hero’s just need to be nicer.
Exactly! We don’t need that lol
There was a scene where Zorro sliced off parts of Catherine Zeta Jones' character's dress in the original. That's the kind of comedy that the Zorro movies live for and it's precisely that kind of comedy that won't fly in today's world.
@@45Temujinpimpslap I too like making up things in my mind to get angry at
This was a Zoro sequel just wrapped around with a puss n boots movie.
To be honest Death might be one of my favorite characters in movie animation… Death was one of those characters that when he showed up in the screen he gave me goosebumps and he kept that up for the whole movie, for the way he was introduced in the beginning. He was there for one thing and if needed to or if puss in boots kept the same with no changes made… he would’ve done what he wanted and what he meant to do 🔥💯
I love that his cue isn’t some big dramatic piece (except maybe in his final fight), but that it’s just this echoey whistle and everything else is silent. That’s how you make someone’s presence (especially Death) intimidating.
Got to see the movie for an early screening with my offspring. Walked out feeling feelings. Went back Christmas morning to watch it again with the offspring.
I too was surprised by how good this movie was, and that it got me choked up. Goes to show that it's important to keep an open mind and continue giving some things a try.
offspring lmao
Who calls their children offspring? 😂
@@FlackaveliHD that's right Jellyman!
@@sandycheeeeeeeks Now give me some fin, nogin dude!!!!
Offspring is crazy uno💀
The animation and artwork in Puss in boots kind of reminded me of Arcane. They also did a lot of the similar "camera realism" style, like following the characters, panning, racking focus, zooming in/out, etc. I was absolutely astounded by the visuals. I might even say it is visually the best animated film (outside of anime) ever!
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I had noticed that the animation style was a lot different to the first film. I was expecting it to be like the first one but its a completely different film in my opinion
I am an avid animation fan and even I had nonchalant expectations for this, but holy crap did the film blow them out of the water. Dreamworks had a dynamite year and I can only hope they continue in this direction of fun, stylized animation.
Absolutely tho this looks really amazing and I’m really liking that they used the SpiderVerse animation for this movie
Spider verse created a whole new style of animation. Dreamworks shows that they are willing to learn.
@@hishamrashid5293 They haven't created it, more like popularized it
This type of animation has existed for a long time. Spiderverse animators were geniuses to use it and pioneer systems to enhance it since it portrays the look of scrolling through a comic book almost perfectly.
Puss in Boots is a statement piece, its used almost exclusively on action sequences to portray fast movement. The fact Puss is animated at 12 frames when lauching himself and running while the world still maintains that crisp 24 frames is amazing. Really feels like hes flying through the environment.
@@hishamrashid5293 Unlike that other studio who prioritise social justice even in their animated work and the recent ones are mediocre at best
They didn't created it, they popularized it. Also the dreamworks version is kind of a mix of both their older 3d style and the cell shaded one, which works beautifully as seen in The Bad guys and Puss in Boots.
I saw it a couple of days ago and OMG yes!!! It felt like Logan, into the spider verse and Lego movie all in one, it’s deep, incredibly well told and the animation is absolutely gorgeous
I was so meh but my son wanted to see it.... I left wanting to see it again
When I saw the trailer, I knew this movie will be a masterpiece.
In our eyes
I think a lot of us parents enjoyed the movie as having children does make us aware of our own impending mortality and just how important it is for ourselves to make the one life we are given as worthwhile as possible. And the fact that we can enjoy a movie exploring that inner journey within a family movie where other members can enjoy things on their own level is a remarkable feat!
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I just laughed on how dumb it was
@@thefastcommenter7774 thats a shame, because youre really not giving the message much credit. it's a valid and important one.
on the contrary; the line "One life spent with you is all I could ever wish for." brought a tear to my face because the mom in front of me immediately turned to hug her child. Puss learned a lesson in that moment and so did I.
@@aurawolf664 Yeah, Puss in Boots fears death, then overcomes it. That’s literally all to the story. Literally nothing more. So dumb
@@thefastcommenter7774 if you say so...
This movie needs to be supported. Its so Awesome guys. Hands down the best animated movie this year. Hope it wins the Oscar.
I saw this last night and I can agree 100% agree with you I was so hooked from the first scene all the way to the end I laughed and cried of literally cuteness overload…. I’m a 24 year old and I just used “cuteness over load” that should just say how good this movie is! I could not stop laughing at this film so so so so good I hope everyone watches and loves this movie
And yes the wolf was incredible and one of my favorite moments was seeing puss feel fear IT WAS BRILLIANT
As a visual artist who is is working toward visual development, I was blown away at the care and quality of each sequence and basically every shot in this movie. You can stop at any point and see the good choices made on every level from to storyboarding to the final composition. We were fortunate enough to have a screening here at the Savannah College of Art and Design where we also participated in a live zoom panel with the directors and story artists. It was a wonderful theatre experience and I’m so glad I went to see it (I too was reluctant at first!). Thanks for this video, Chris🙏🏼
Went and seen this with my six year old new years and I'll admit I went in not wanting to see this at all and walked out loving it. The wolf was awesome !
I absoloutely adore this movie. It's just so damn good, from the art style to the voice acting, the writing and direction. You can tell everyone who worked on it gave it their all and it really shows.
I literally thought it was a direct to streaming movie but all these reviews got me dying to see it
@Is Swampus in all honesty (and I know it’s just out so I gotta give it some time to breathe) but I would say it might even rival and surpass the original shrek movies
@Is Swampus I'm on the fence about seeing it, so let me ask: Is the dog as annoying as he was in the trailers?
@Is Swampus Thank God.
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You should go watch it. You'll love it!
My parents and I attended the November advanced screening.
We liked the movie very much. The film will probably be among my Top 10 of 2022.
11 to be exact. I think Chris should expand his top 10 greatest movies of the year to top 11 as a nod to how good Puss in Boots 2 was.
Respect for Sailor Moon shirt
Salute.
Overrated
I can't believe that the SEQUEL to the SPINOFF of the SHREK FRANCHISE of all things is this good of a movie; it really is a very well made film that went far beyond virtually everyone's expectations.
I literally weeped while watching it in the theater. I mean animation dealing with subject of death this well? that even many live action films are failing with?
Yeah and I also wish mainstream animated movies weren't too afriad to kill off the (or one or some of the) villain(s) and their lackeys.
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This movie was soo good has a huge animation person and in school for it:)
I get that. I was literally losing my mind at how good the textures looked
And the spider verse animation technique that was used in the the fight sequences
@@Fan-Nimater101 YES!! The 12 fps technique looks awesome on fight scenes
@@M_k-zi3tn What makes it even better is that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish doesn't have a huge budget either, yet it looks so much better than other big budget animated movies.
@@mrgroovy5113 Yeah thats true. It actually has a similar budget to Spider-Verses. Which goes to show that money isn't what makes it a good movie, just care about what you do and strive to be good at it
I LOVED THIS MOVIE
I'm so sad it's not poppin off in the box office rn... man...
Edit: MB GUYS IT HAS POPPED OFF IN THE BOX OFFICE
To be fair it came out on Christmas weekend
@@Danielboi_247 like let's give it a couple days guys
Give it time. If The Bad Guys became a Box Office success, i'm sure this movie will be one too. Plus, it's been getting LOTS of praise.
The marketing for this movie was just incredibly underwhelming. I hadn’t even heard of it until yesterday, and I watch RUclips everyday.
@@Erick-tv8oqive seen marketing EVERYWHERE for this movie- hell, even mobile game ads. The contrast between disney’s marketing for strange world and dreamwork’s marketing for the last wish is STARK.
To me, it's the little things that make the film great. When the wolf introduces his intent, he doesn't just say "I'm here to kill you". He shows the "Wanted, Dead or Alive" poster and asked him to sign over "Dead".
It doesn't seem like much, but those details make such a big difference. And this film did fantastic at adding those little things.
Also look closely as he scratches the poster when Puss mocks death again showing how pissed off he truly is 😂
I actually REALLY love Puss in Boots, he was my favorite character in the Shrek movies and I actually liked the first Puss in Boots more than the 3rd and 4th Shreks. I just saw this movie earlier today and I think this might now be my favorite thing from the Shrek cinematic universe.
The scene at the bar when the Wolf arrives for the first time, is one of my favorite scenes in recent years. The way it portrays fear - as well as the one with the panic attack in the forest - is amazing.
Oh, Dreamworks, pfft. Let's be real here, buddy. It's not even in the same league as the big dogs like Marvel, DC, Disney, and WB. Dreamworks is trash compared to their greatness. And Universal, don't even get me started. They try so hard to compete, but they can't hold a candle to the powerhouse studios like Disney and WB. So step aside, kiddos. The real entertainment giants are here to stay.
Hopefully, this film will reverse the curse that Cats (2019) put on us all 3 years ago around this time.
I can't wait to see tomorrow!
Edit: Definitely best animated film of this year and in my to 10 films of this year. Now please 2023, be a good year for us! We proved that Cats aren't sin and cringe!
The Navi in avatar are cats as well so you can also consider that Avatar 2 is reversing the curse
@@LuisSierra42 are they actually? I've never realized that lol. Either way it's nice that there's actual GOOD cat movies coming out this year.
@@LuisSierra42 Then y are they flopping in theaters lmao.
@@KhanMann661.5 billion now, is it really a flop?
Technically the video game Stray also breaking the curse
I honestly love and enjoyed Puss in Boots: The Last Wish so much that I have already seen it twice. I recommend anyone/everyone to watch this movie in theaters. *It is definitely worth it.* Hell, I may even watch it a third time.
Same! I’m trying to find a friend though cause I wanna gush about it 😭 but the only one that I could convince is being stubborn 😅
@@jendoe9436 Bro same here lol
Same, already saw it twice. Once with friends and once myself just to analyze it more. I think this is the best animated movie I’ve seen in years, especially in terms of character development and story/action.
One of the biggest surprises I experienced this year.
The big bad wolf is up there with Jobu Tupaki as candidate for best bad guy of the year. This speaks volumes because Jobu is such a complex character and BBW is so one note. It’s my favorite animated villain in I couldn’t even tell you how long. Normally so much edgelording reads as cringe, but it just WORKED with the BBW. The eyes and whistle were perfection. I wouldn’t change a thing about the character other than giving it a formal name.
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He's the most badass animated animal villain since Rattlesnake Jake.
Riddler was also a really good villain.
I saw a few parents having to take their kids out crying at the sight of the Wolf.
There is already a big bad wolf in Shrek. That is not the Big Bad Wolf. I think him being the personification of Death is wayyyy more impactful than forcing a name on him.
@@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588 damn, I forgot about Rattlesnake Jake!
This movie was pure magic and i hope dreamworks A team keeps it up this is insane
If there is one thing I can confidently say Dreamworks does leagues better than Pixar, it's the villains. Seriously, I have yet to see another animation studio consistently make so many great and memorable villains as Dreamworks.
90’s disney has a lot of menorable villains too.
@@rizqirayyan6891 sadly that time is long gone. 2000s Disney/Pixar banks too much on twist villains that ultimate don't get to develop much over the story.
@@spinyslasher6586 yeah, the current disney are trash, but pixar still produce good movies even if it’s 50/50
@@rizqirayyan6891 Pixar makes good movies, but they aren't as consistent on making good villains.
Oh no, please don't mixed up Disney and Pixar. It just sad to remember :( . I always sees them both as separate.
My sentiments exactly. I was forced to see this movie on Christmas Eve with my children, and I expected it to be absolute garbage. I was shocked at how good the visual styling is and well the story was told.
I just saw this moving with my kid and one of his friends last Friday... I expected to maybe chuckle or smile at it... it was well beyond that expection. What a great movie! Very funny the whole way through, intense in moments, the wolf was incredibly effective at creating palpable tension, and it had some pretty grown-up themes included while keeping it lighter for kids. I've watched your videos for years and find your thoughts on films to be spot on, but I've never commented on any videos before. This time I had too, haha. I was just as shocked as you at how much I liked this movie and my kid thought it was pretty fantastic too!
This has happen to be the best I seen from Dreamworks in years. Almost as good as the first two Shrek films. The animation was spectacular, the story and emotion was fantastic, and the characters are fun and entertaining. Definitely worth seeing. The ending left me screaming 😱 ❤.
It doesn’t happen often to me. But there are those special movies that overwhelmingly exceed your expectations. Like when you walk into the theatre expecting to turn off your brain for 2 hours, only leaving to ponder on things that you’d never imagine such a movie to elicit.
This is the feeling you always hope for at the theatre, it rarely happens. But it is special when it does.
Seeing it tonight because of this review and a few other critics I respect. Glad to see Dreamworks really putting in effort again.
The great reviews and word-of-mouth is working!
I'm so happy this movie is finally getting the attention it deserves!
it JUST came out…
@@blackwaterpictures876 I got to see it a month early
@@blackwaterpictures876 Did America have a later release?
This move was a ton of fun and amazingly animated, and definitely one of my favorite Dreamworks films from the past decade. With both this and The Bad Guys dropping from them this year, hopefully this’s the start of a new renaissance from them.✌🏽
I saw this in 3D with my 10 yr old son. He said it was his favorite movie experience ever. I enjoyed the movie as well. The action and story was well done. Chris never mentioned the dog sidekick. He was a highlight. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't see the little twist at the end coming but it made the movie so much better. I loved the heavy western vibes.
This is the first time since The Dark Knight that the villain is the most recognisable and talked-about thing in the movie. And for a very good reason, both exude charisma and screen presence, both are instantly recognizable, Joker by his mannerisms and Wolf by his iconic whistle.
Family dragged me out to see this movie, I did not watch the 1st movie. My wife and I were in shocked how hilarious this movie is especially with th adult jokes. The best animated villain I've ever seen. You feel the horror. We went to go watch again just a few days ago with other family members. My favorite movie this year next to Top Gun.
They put so much into Death, more than they had any right to put into..
I wouldn't be surprised if puss in boots upsets Pinocchio, its my pick for animated feature. It hits on ALL cylinders. It is visually impressive, plenty of colour and art style is pristine. Its got one of the best action scenes in any animated films. The characters are all pretty immersive and have plenty of depth that wasn't present in the first film, with this many characters it can be hard to juggle with but even characters that are secondary to Puss in Boots and Kitty all have great moments. I found the humour pretty good and relaxing, there is very little cringe and annoying characters that seem to fill most animated films (the dog had potential to become an annoying character but turned out to be a pretty important and heartwarming character). The most impressive thing I thought was the themes it presented and how it executed them. It tackles various themes such as indulgence of fame and making the most of what you have, which are generally simple themes but this movie doesn't shoe horn any of that in and doesn't feel forced. The movie moves with extremely good momentum through its 1:40 run time and has very little dead space or parts that were dragged out. One of the best movies of the year and is a must see. Younger audiences would love the sheer entertainment value of the visuals and comedy while the older audiences can appreciate the maturity in which it goes about presenting important themes for the younger audiences.
The wolf absolutely scared me 😱
Like dude, I was not expecting him to be that dark, and to just take puss down quite a few pegs
I know his name is that or Lobo, but, I like just calling him wolf Grim Reaper, or, Death. And yes, he was such a terrifying presence, and one of the best villains we’ve had in so long.
@@Missy3940 agreed! honestly, if this team is working on Shrek 5, we're in for something amazing! 👏
My only real negative with the wolf was that they seemed to be playing with the idea the wolf wasn't actually real but a personification of Puss's newfound fear of death. Nobody saw the wolf except Puss, but the wolf was always there. Them they made him real for the final fight
@@stealthmaster96 Notice they only made him real at the end when they were on that star of wishes, thats why i thought it made sense for him to appear.
I was never gonna watch this movie and then I kept hearing so much about how good it was and how interesting the animation was and how cool the main villain was that I finally went and saw it. Right there with you, one of the best animated films of the decade easy.
Took the kids this one and it was AMAZING! This one had us all laughing. Dreamworks knocked it out the park with this one.
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I saw every Shrek movie in theaters that I was alive for (starting with 2), definitely got to see this one now. They’re all part of my childhood
I grew up with Shrek, but i have to admit that How To Train Your Dragon franchise blows Shrek out of the water.
@@saricubra2867 great joke! 😂
@@bionicearth Nope, those movies are better, specially the first one.
@@saricubra2867 loool dude you should be a comedian
@@saricubra2867 from a story perspective sure but humor? Na. Just depends on what you want. Don't get why you two are ignoring eachs strengths and weaknesses
I haven’t seen this movie yet, but can’t wait to see Shrek 5
I work at a movie theater and we decided to watch Puss in Boots 2 as a joke for our work Christmas party. I kid you not, when the credits rolled we were applauding!
Same, I wasn't planning to watch it until all of the praise. Puss 2 was absolutely stunning. Funny, silly, mature, witty and clearly took a lot from Spider-Verse's action, heart and artistic merit. It still feels like Shrek's universe, just with a new coat of paint. Spooky too, you feel the danger whenever that wolf pops up on screen because he cannot be stopped. Theater I saw it in was full and the audience loved it!
Shrek was heavily teased as returning too, I am genuinely hyped.
I haven't been this happy that I watched a movie in a theater since Parasite.
I just saw it last night and it was GREAT! It was so good hearing Antonio Banderas’ voice come out of this adventurous cat! The story sounds simple but it’s executed very well. The villain (the Wolf) was very fascinating and genuinely scary and cool. I love how we think he’s just another bounty hunter but then the twist comes that he’s actually the grim reaper, literally!! The animation truly surprised me. The CGI mixed with looking 2D at times and moves in a stop motion like way in certain scenes. This is to me, my favorite movie in the Shrek franchise and this movie is living proof that DreamWorks is still nailing it in the movie and animation industry!
DreamWorks, you did really great!😉👍
i've always said puss in boots is underrated so it's good to see it finally getting the acknowledgement it deserves
For an animated movie, this movie had really effective death scenes. They acknowledged the seriousness of the deaths and didn't just make them cheesy.
I love how everyone had zero expectations or desire to see this movie and then it just blows everyone away
This has got to be DreamWorks best movie so far. They really raised the bar on this one. I even watched this movie for the first time on some good quality headphones in ultra HD. Even got stoned beforehand. This movie blew my mind with the layers of Character development. It just feels so relatable, if you've ever had to face your own mortality. Truly amazing work of art. I've been watching animated films since I was 3. My first one in theaters was beauty and the beast. I've always been a huge Disney and DreamWorks fan. This easily blows many classic Disney films out of the water. I truly am grateful for the opportunity to enjoy this movie. Death was a very well made character. His voice actor is truly a master at his trade. And the little puppy was the best. He brought out the best in every other character with his innocence and purity. Can't wait to see what they do next at DreamWorks.
Honestly Puss In Boots 2 might be one of my favorite movies of all time.
Please everyone who can, go see it in theaters!! We need to let dreamworks know that we want to support incredible movies like this!
Joel Crawford is turning out to be one of DreamWorks' most promising talents. The Croods 2 was also so much better than I expected it to be. Really looking forward to checking this out!
The best part about Crawford is that both Croods 2 and Puss In Boots sequel went through a massive development hell switching writers and directors, Crawford was the last person to step in to replace both movie's director's position and it was surprising how well done he did in both movies
Death voice acting and just every time he showed up on screen was just so cold sick and cool asf favorite character in dreamworks now
I cannot stress enough how much EVERYTHING about this movie fucking works so well. EVERY. FUCKING. THING.
Got to watch this film on Christmas Day and Friggin love it! The influence of Spiderverse can be felt with the insane action scenes and beautiful stylized animation! The color pallette is vibrant, dazzling and avoids the muted earthy colors from past Shrek films! Highly recommend it!
I must be the only who adores the "muted earthy colours" 😂. Idk why I love it. I guess it just brings me back to when I was a kid and watched Shrek for the first time.
@@LW1Tok that's completely Fair. Me, I was in HS at the time and wasn't too big into it. I know the films were more subdued with their color pallette unless needed.
Glad u reviewed this Chris! Genuinely surprised at how great this was
Took my kids (17 and 11) and wife, and we're still trying to figure out what made this movie so amazing. This was money well spent and we can't wait for more on this franchise....Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and the 3 Bears characters were equally amazing.
Perfect example of why I tend to watch all your reviews. Before this came out I was super dismissive of it but I saw it yesterday after watching this and I really dig it.
Fun fact: the wolf says that he was there at every death, he was there every time he died. If you look at the scene where everyone is clapping for puss in boots right before he gets crushed by the bell, he’s there in the audience, smiling in an alleyway
Just took my daughter to see this film today & have to say it's brilliant, well worth a watch, loved the characters, voice acting, animation - particularly how they used the red eyes of the wolf, i couldnt help but whistle his tune after the film and my daughter told me to stop lol
Dreamworks is ready to take their rightful place as king of the animated cinematic world. People are fed up with Disney/ Pixar making there entire movie about agenda and politics, dreamworks knows that. This movie has 0 bs in it, it is simply an amazingly animated and edited movie with great voice acting, sincere plot and heart felt messages. I’ve never been brought to tears by an animated movie, but damnit this movie had me wondering who was cutting onions at parts. The end title scene will roll and you will get chills at the beautiful story you were just shown and how good you feel. One of the best films of 2022
What angers me about what Disney has been doing, is that it’s so performative. Disney has been cancelling and censoring/trying to censor a lot of “woke politics” in their shows and movies, and strangely enough all of it was done by ppl who actually was naturally mixing it in so it wasn’t hamfisted or pandering. So they tried to destroy/destroyed all the good stuff, and then kept the bad stuff.
PiB2 managed to put their left winged “politics” in the new movie, but in such a way that wasn’t invasive. It was just part of the story. And it was great.
I hope we start to see more freedom given to artists rather than executives forcing things.
@M A. L take. It doesn't belong at all. Basically what you are saying is they need to be more subtle about it, so it can leak into ppls subconscious.
@@TulkasMight Lol no, they're just saying they want films to be entertaining. You will never find a film that doesn't have some kind of political stance or view intertwined into the story, because it's written by a human with opinions and a world view. It's just annoying when the writer purposefully puts the story on hold to talk about an issue they think is important. It's boring and takes you out of the story.
Of course, some viewers think basic character conflict is 'too political', but those are the kinds of people who are scared of admitting the world isn't black and white and they can't always have a right answer.
Also, if you have a solid understanding of the reasons behind your opinions, why worry about a film influencing you to change your mind? You have the power to go look up an opposing viewpoint to draw your own conclusions. And if you're worried about the film influencing other people to disagree with your opinions, learn how to express your opposing views in a way that people will listen to you. Or don't associate with people who are easily swayed and invest some time in improving critical thinking in the education system, idk.
@@TulkasMight L understanding. Countless fantastic stories are based on views the authors has and wants to communicate through allegorical medium. The views that reflect the real world are interwoven into a story in a fictional world, and the fictional world is used to help the reader connect to the real world. But the key word is that it’s allegorical. Subtle. The message is best absorbed when the reader sees it occur through another character’s eyes, a character they can relate to or feel empathy for, and that gives them awareness of what may be occurring in the real world.
The problem is that recent disney/pixar are not using this necessary subtlety, and are effectively just preaching to an audience that didn’t pay for a sermon. The message doesn’t penetrate as well, even if it’s one they mostly agree with, because there’s no allegorical relation to guide them. That’s why subtlety is necessary to getting a message across. It’s not brainwashing, or a subliminal message, because it all still falls upon the reader to connect the dots or ignore them, but when they do connect them they feel more empathy than if someone just straight up told them to think a certain way.
This is exactly why I follow movie reviewers. I had 0 interest in this movie 6 mins ago but I might just go see it before it leaves theaters
My niece adored the first one which was good but they really knocked it out with this masterpiece puss facing his mortality is something every man who risks it for the biscuit needs to see
Oh, Dreamworks, pfft. Let's be real here, buddy. It's not even in the same league as the big dogs like Marvel, DC, Disney, and WB. Dreamworks is trash compared to their greatness. And Universal, don't even get me started. They try so hard to compete, but they can't hold a candle to the powerhouse studios like Disney and WB. So step aside, kiddos. The real entertainment giants are here to stay.
It was so good, recommended it to a senior citizen I know. The timeless messages of trust, friendship, gratitude were well presented in this film!
We took our son to this last week and we all really enjoyed it. Well written story and I loved the animation
Got to say the Animated Wolves are always the coolest characters in Animated Films recently.
I was VERY highly anticipating this movie as an animation fan, and it sure as hell didn't disappoint. The story is pretty good, but the animation is actually *distractingly* good.
I love the general confusion at how good this movie was. Everybody was surprised! I personally just love the juxtaposition of Puss being a badass hero and a cute lil kitty cat, lol.
This is exactly how I felt about Cruella. Haven’t seen PIB2 yet, but my wife will be delighted & shocked that I’m willing to watch it with her.