Shrek (2001)
May 22, 2001Animation/Fairytale Spoof
Before this was spun out into a series of ho-hum sequels, the original was an animated film that burst with a freshness and a series of winning voice characterisations
Andrew Adamson
Shrek 2 (2004)
Jul 5, 2004Animation/Fairytale Spoof
Shrek was a fresh and original hit. The first of four insipid sequels, this seems to merely coast by on our liking of the characters while upping the fairytale parody
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Dec 15, 2005Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld
The film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's book sought to appeal to audiences for the Lord of the Rings films but between Lewis's heavy-handed Christian allegories and Andrew Adamson's inexperience as a director fails to fly
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Jun 29, 2008Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld
The second of the Narnia films. Director Andrew Adamson seems so intent on copying Peter Jackson that the film becomes all epic fantasy flourishes and battle scenes to the exclusion of all else - even much of C.S. Lewis's book
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
Dec 21, 2012Magical Circus/Fantasy World
The trailer tries to build this up as a venture into a fantasy world. In reality, all that the film is is a documenting of several of Cirque du Soleil's acts connected by a thin-to-non-existent story