My DreamWorks Animation rankings

Well, this is gonna be Hell...

With the Bad Guys coming out soon, I decided to rank all of the DreamWorks Animation movies from worst to best! Let's go!

#42

Fucking worthless. DreamWorks managed to make a movie worse than Trolls. Spirit Untamed is soulless and WORTHLESS. This was only made nineteen years later to promote a bad spin off show and not an ounce of the charm of the original Spirit carried over into this one. It's completely worthless. The characters are parodies of parodies and come across as very bland, forgettable, and one-dimensional. Lucky herself isn't even likeable as she caused the problem to happen in the first place as to why she and her aunt had to move somewhere else.  Hendricks is rather a bland and uninteresting villain whose only motivation is that he abuses horses for no reason to ship them on a boat to somewhere else for REASONS, I'M EVIL! The movie tries to adapt the first episode of the Netflix series into an hour and a half, but as a result, the film becomes loaded with filler and extremely boring crap, making this not a sequel, but a generic and atrocious adaptation of the first episode. I have such a fucking hatred over Spirit Untamed. This shit is satanic. Not a single good thing from the original made its way into here. Fuck Spirit Untamed. I feel assaulted by the lack of worth this movie has. At least the next movie won't possibly be as bad -

#41

Again, fucking worthless. I have beaten this movie to hell and back more times than I have even blinked. Trolls. Trolls is a monotonous, obnoxious mess. The writers COULD have cared about the Trolls property, but it's not as marketable as the final product. And the final product is a piece of poop. The soundtrack is nothing but copyrighted pop song covers sung by little colourful menaces to society who treated one of their own kind as a stick in the mud because he's not as happy as them. The humour is just pooping cupcakes and farting glitter galore and the characters are the absolute worst - Poppy is the prime example of a happy character done wrong, Creek is a weak twist villain, and one of the characters is voiced by James Corden. GOD. This movie causes me pain. I feel assaulted by the lack of worth this movie has.

#40

Trolls World Tour may sound decent on paper, but GOD...when I first watched this movie, I liked it. When I rewatched it, I realized it was no better than Trolls 1. Poppy is even worse in the original and Barb is such an awful villain. The humour is also still garbage and the new characters, while not as bad as the original, still suck monkey penis, and Branch went from being blue to grey again, GODDAMN IT. Also, despite Barb wanting to destroy all music, she threw Poppy under the bus for accidentally destroying music. Wut...also, what the Pop Trolls did make me sick to my stomach. Also, it spawned both a TV show and a holiday special, why?! Trolls World Tour is an awful sequel to an already awful movie. FUCK. TROLLS. All of this time and effort wasted on Trolls.

#39

The Boss Baby is a movie with a decent concept and a fugly execution. The humour is nothing but poop, butt, and fart jokes. There's even a scene with a pixeled out baby penis. Yes. You heard me right. The Boss Baby's brother, Tim, is a little brat and a half who doesn't deserve any of the love his parents give him. He deserves nothing but hate in this world. The parents themselves also suck because they just let the baby alone with Tim, who clearly hates him! Also, the ending is complete sequel bait, and the relationship of Tim and Boss Baby and the new baby's hair colour changes between sequels! The film doesn't focus at all on the book and the book wasn't even THAT movie-worthy to begin with! They could have just made this movie completely based off of the book or at least FUN, but NO! IT'S NOT MARKETABLE ENOUGH! Stupid ass, cringe ass Boss Baby…

#38

What everyone considers to be the single worst film DreamWorks Animation has ever made; SHARK TALE. A clear attempt to cash in on Finding Nemo, the main character, Goddamn Will Smith Fish is the absolute worst thing about this movie; not only is he as ugly as sin, but he's a douche dumpling who lies about killing a shark so he can become rich and famous and bets his best friend's pearl on a horse race. Let me repeat, a HORSE RACE. Lenny is nothing more than a gay stereotype and the racial stereotypes are awful. The humour is just a bunch of brand deals and pop cultural references - but the brand deals and pop cultural references are NOTHING, AND I MEAN NOTHING compared to the visuals. The visuals are so washed out, fugly, and just so disgusting. There's not a single frame of this film I can say looks good, it just looks so incredibly disgusting and cringeworthy. For something I loved when I was younger, Shark Tale has not aged well at ALL. I could keep on talking about this cinematic trash, but now it's time to talk about…

#37

As Schaff once said, this is the worst Shrek. By a landslide. All of the characters are pointless - Fiona is pointless, the babies are pointless, Donkey and Puss are pointless, the only three characters with any major impact on the plot are Shrek, Arthur, and Prince Charming. Speaking of Prince Charming, he’s supposed to be the main antagonist of the film and is actually a reasonable choice in terms of his motivations; however, he's basically treated as a punching bag, which makes the film's audience feel a bit of sympathy for him when they aren't supposed to; he is also bland as the main villain of the film and is not as threatening or entertaining as Lord Farquaad or Fairy Godmother. The most pathetic thing about Charming is that his evil plan basically consists of setting up a musical play in which he intends to kill Shrek in front of the kingdom, and when this happens at the end of the movie, he's not taken seriously by absolutely nobody due to his behaviour to the point where Charming's play becomes a Shrek's stand. Every single joke is tasteless and unfunny compared to the first two, particularly when Shrek accidentally puts his sword into a guy's shoulder while practicing knighting. King Harold's death is, for some reason or another, played for laughs as he does two fake-out deaths, before he dies for real this time; his death is also supposed to be heartbreaking and serious, but it is instead filled with godawful gags, like when he eats a fly after his second fake-out death. This movie is a mediogre disgrace to the good name of Shrek.

#36

Home isn’t very good. And I’ll tell you exactly why. The idea of an alien helping a kid find their parents may be heartwarming. The title could imply that the alien doesn’t have a family, but he’ll eventually find a home and family to live with. It could be amazing - but no. It focuses on an annoying alien called a Boov named Oh and an unlikable teenager named Tip. Oh is basically a foreign teenager and Tip is a non-foreign teenager. There isn’t much of a reason for this movie to be about aliens other than how Oh accidentally betrayed his people and Tip’s mom being seperated from her thanks to the Boov. Captain Smek, despite a godly performance by Steve Martin, is a pretty weak villain. He’s just…ugh to me. The other Boov suck too, because all they do is mistreat Oh in a mean spirited manner. Hopefully, the next movie will be better -

#35

Joseph: King of Dreams was a direct to video spin off of The Prince of Egypt, and oh boy, does it feel like it’s stuck in the shadow of its better big brother that the parents love more. The film is not only lacking in depth for a spin off of the PRINCE OF FUCKING EGYPT, but it’s also an hour and fourteen minutes long. Although he does get development, Joseph starts out as a spoiled brat who needs an ass whooping. Miracle Child, the underwhelming first song, makes it clear that this is not going to be as good as The Prince of Egypt. The Prince of Egypt is more adult than most DreamWorks movies - the characters and situations are complex and the storytelling sophisticated and mature. Joseph: King of Dreams is much more a children’s movie. The songs, while cheerful and uplifting, are generally - not very good. I don’t really like most Biblical movies, but I guess I see why someone would enjoy this film. There are some good narrative devices, but other than that, this movie is the king of awfulness.

#34

This movie is about ANOTHER Stone Age family. The Croods isn’t very good. The film is rather cliche, like when they use the "character who wants more" cliche and a tragic backstory for Guy saying that his parents died in a tar pit. A lot of scenes drag on longer than I would like. An example is when the Croods bring an egg back for breakfast. There are some good stuff about it - the art style and music are pretty good and the line “I’d have a heart attack and die” is pretty funny, but other than that, it’s just…boring. Boring and mediocre. That’s all I have left to say. The characters are boring, the humour is boring, and the story is boring. It’s just a boring, boring, movie.

#33

The Boss Baby: Family Business has no reason to exist, but it does. Now, despite the suggestion at the end of the first film that a sequel could focus on Tim's daughter and her newborn sister, Tim's eldest daughter doesn't seem to have much to do even though she could be involved in the adventure. It just feels like they want to focus on the grown up kids from the first movie back into kids. There was a FUCKING THANKFULLY unused line from the trailer where Tim's youngest daughter tells both him and Theodore "Now you work for me, boomers". Although Tim's daughter tells him and Ted that the new Baby Formula turns adults back into babies for two days, Tim rejuvenates into a kid but not as a baby. This could be explained because Ted had more of the formula than him, but as it is, it only happens because the filmmakers needed him to return to his younger self from the first film. There are a bunch of moments where I did laugh. I’d even say it would surpass Boss Baby 1 in terms of humour. The movie does not maintain continuity with the rancid Netflix television series The Boss Baby: Back in Business and definitely retcons the series as non-canonical. The baby ninjas, while ridiculous, do look cute and funny. I guess this is harmless for children, and it’s a lot better than the first abortion.

#32

OOOOH, WESAM, YOU HAVE REALLY DONE IT NOW, YOU RABID CUR! Anyone like my Schaffrillas Productions impression? OK, but in all seriousness, I don’t care about Rise of the Guardians. After rewatching it after my journal about the bad DreamWorks movies, I kinda didn’t care for it. The animation and performances are cool, but something about the story just doesn’t click for me. Pitch Black is a rather generic and bland villain with an uninteresting motive and a really boring design, especially for a dark lord. The elves are pointless and unfunny characters as it is revealed that the yetis are making the toys while making the elves believe they can make them and they don't have any purpose throughout thee film. I DO like this movie’s interpretation of the “Guardians”. Nicholas St. North is arguably one of the best Santas in any film, as the yetis to build his toys rather than elves. But everything else? I couldn’t care less about.

#31

Everyone is gonna KILL me for not hating this movie as much as others - Turbo - I KNOW, I KNOW, I DON’T DESPISE THIS MOVIE. I do like the idea of racing snails and a snail that goes fast instead of slow. My major problem with the movie is how the main character feels a bit like Remy from Ratatouille - a small animal who wants to be something but everyone believes he can’t because of the kind of animal he is. Likewise, Guy Gagne is an awful twist villain - Guy is never set up as a villain until the big twist, but unlike those villains however, the twist is rather executed horribly and afterwards acts like a self-absorbed jerk in front of the crowd, which he never did in the rest of the film - ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?! Guy would still need to try and win against Turbo, making it pointless. Chet, despite being a bit of a jackass, becomes more likeable in the third act of the film, where he finally warms up to Turbo's interest in racing. I also appreciate a good chunk of the humour and the animation. I don’t hate this movie. It’s a 6/10 in my book.

#30

The final nail in the coffin for hand-drawn animation at DreamWorks Animation, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a decent time killer if you have nothing better to do. I do see why it didn’t mostly impress the critics. Sinbad can be unlikable at times and the story is rather predictable. I legitimately do enjoy the good concept about the Goddess Eris framing Sinbad in the robbery of the Book of Peace. The characters' movements are smooth, the colour palette is bright and eye-grabbing, and in a similar manner to The Road to El Dorado, the character animation has a somewhat realistic feel to it. It also uses a mix of traditional and 3D animation. The characters aren't incredibly complicated in terms of personality, but they're still interesting in their own rights and easy to follow due to them being pretty simple to get into. The movie isn’t a masterpiece per se, but it’s still a decently entertaining film.

#29

Now here’s where we get into the real meat of DreamWorks’ quality with Penguins of Madagascar. The idea of the film about penguins from the Madagascar movies is a very interesting and excellent idea and the execution works very well. Even still, the film is just…OK. Dave the Octopus, while not a terrible villain, doesn't have a pretty interesting backstory. Kowalski and Eva's love story is quite forced since it literally comes out of nowhere, at the same time they only share 2 minutes on screen together. The film still packs the usual zany and crazy tone that one would expect from the Madagascar series. The backgrounds are beautiful, such as Antarctica. But other than that, it’s still mostly OK. It’s either great or OK, and it mostly falls into the latter more than the former. But the great parts are so great, I can overlook that.

#28

Based off of the Jay Ward cartoon Peabody’s Improbable History, I bet NOBODY heard of this cartoon before this movie’s trailer dropped. Mr. Peabody and Sherman is pretty good. I like the character development of Penny - she starts of complete witch with a capital B and rival to Sherman because of Sherman's knowledge of the apocryphal nature of the George Washington cherry-tree crap until she becomes likeable and being a friend to Sherman throughout the movie as the story goes forward. I also love the voice acting from Ty Burrell, Max Charles, and the funny poo water man from Bee Movie. There’s good direction skills from Rob Minkoff, the same director behind The Lion King. No, really. The animation is amazingly well crafted, and stays true to the designs from the original source material by DreamWorks Animation standards. Overall, Mr. Peabody and Sherman is a good time. It’s also very thicc.

And what do straight men, lesbians, bisexuals, and pansexuals all do when they see a sweet French ass like that?…they don’t pay attention to an even bigger yeti.

#27

Abominable is honestly a good film for kids. The yeti’s design is cute, and Yi is a good character. She learns to get over the loss of her father throughout the film because he had managed to go on the escapist trip she always wanted. Likewise, the two boys that accompany her journey actually do fucking shit instead of being pointless. However, the villain Dr. Zara is just a bland twist villain and all she hates animals even though she has a pet jebora. I do like most of the other things about the movie, such as the animation, a bunch of funny jokes, and the soundtrack - it’s great for kids. I appreciate that instead of pandering to kids, like Trolls or Boss Baby, it caters to them. Well done, Pearl Studios - I’m shocked that this wasn’t a total failure.

#26

I thought Croods: A New Age was a major improvement from the last Croods movie. The animation is better, and the story and jokes aren’t ass. I also found the new characters to be rather likeable and I appreciated the idea of the Croods meeting a more advanced family, like Guy. This is similar to how some people need to accept change. That's a small touch that some people probably wouldn't realize at first. And I do enjoy how it’s not boring and tedious instead of the first Croods. I actually feel invested in the story of this movie, instead of the last movie. Unlike the first movie too, this has a villain in the Spiny Mandrilla. He's a pretty cool predatory animal and has a good design. I think this is honestly a REAL damn good movie, for both kids AND everyone.

#25

Kung Fu Panda 3 is not as good as the first two. An example of this is how it undermines the secret ingredient part in the first one. There is no secret ingredient - OH WAIT! THERE IS A SECRET INGREDIENT! And it's called Chi. So that sucks. But everything else is pretty good, and unlike Jaws 3-D - it's a great threequel. I like the idea of Po finding his real family and becoming a mentor along the way. I enjoy a lot of the film's emotional weight and a bunch of the humor. But one of the characters is a panda named Mei Mei, voiced by Kate Hudson - I REALLY cringe at this character.  As well as its positive message for adoptive families, it has a great message about teamwork, as well as how it's important for each person to do something different in a team instead of just being exactly the same. Not as good as the first two, but this franchise went out on a high note.

#24

Monsters Vs. Aliens is a children's movie about scary monsters. I really like the character designs and voice acting, most notably stoner sausage man from Sausage Party as B.O.B., Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach, and Will Arnett as The Missing Link. The monsters were all inspired by classic horror movie icons, B.O.B. was inspired by the Blob, Ginormica (or Susan) was inspired by the 50 Ft. Woman, Dr. Cockroach was inspired by the Fly, Missing Link was inspired by the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Insectosaurus was possibly inspired by Mothra. Gallaxhar is perhaps one of the funnier aliens in an animated film and his comedic backstory is complete AAA quality. Thanks a lot, co-director of Shark Tale and co-director of Sausage Party! I never thought I would ever say that.

#23

A lot of people don't like this movie thanks to that last monstrosity that was Shrek the Third or as Schaffrillas likes to call it, Jeffrey Katzenberg's fecal matter, but I think Shrek Forever After was great!  The real reason for the existence of this fourth film within the Shrek franchise was that his DreamWorks studio wanted to redeem the Shrek franchise after Shrek the Third's negative reception by critics, and to complete Shrek's character arc: learning to open his heart in the first film, learning to value himself in the second film and learning to value everything he achieved in previous films in this fourth film. This is the first film in the franchise where Shrek CRIES. Shrek has his sad moments in each of the films, but he doesn't cry until this one, making it more impactful whenever he does.  Rumpelstiltskin is an entertaining antagonist who keeps the stakes high throughout the entire film. What makes him stand out among Shrek villains is that he actually succeeds in his plan! He tricked Shrek into signing the contract to wipe him out of existence, which allows him to take over Far Far Away. He's also extremely intelligent, coming up with a surprisingly clever plan to trick Shrek into making a deal with him and using a loophole to excuse keeping Fiona captive near the end where Shrek turns himself in to get a wish, and wishes for the freedom of all ogres. Also, Cookie is the greatest new character in the film. It also flips Shrek and Fiona's roles in the first film in an interesting way; Fiona fully embraces her warrior-like qualities and hides the fact that she becomes a princess during the day as an effect of being traumatized by the fact that she was never rescued to the point where she rejects the notion that "true love" solves everything in favor of making things better on her own, while Shrek is the one who believes in the power of "true love". Not as good as the first two, but better than Shrek the Third.

#22

I guess my enjoyment of Bee Movie is COMPLETELY ironic. I guess the cheese is what makes me enjoy the film. For example, Patrick Warburton as Ken is so utterly weird and over the top and it's amazing. Also, I think Ken is the only normal character in the entire movie. Some of the jokes are so...so freakish...that they actually land perfectly. The animation is also pretty amazing and the character designs for the bees are pretty adorable. I just love the performances such as Jerry Seinfeld as Barry and Matthew Broderick as Adam. Overall, this movie is weird yet fascinating.

#21

The first ever animated film and the first ever film PERIOD from DreamWorks Animation, Antz and A Bug's Life are bitter rivals. Starring Woody "Molester" Allen and Sherri "Slappy" Stoner, unlike their later films, Antz is a more adult film with light swearing, violence, corruption, and abuse of power from the strongest at the top. General Mandible is a very great and entertaining villain, who is the sarcastic, unscrupulous, and arrogant general officer of the ant military. The movie has a cool dark tone in it, since it contains surprising dark moments for a PG rated DreamWorks movie. If you can get past how retarded the idea of A Bug's Life style film starring Woody Allen, Christopher Walken, and Jennifer Lopez is, you'll probably enjoy this.

Alright, BOIS! Now here are the masterpieces!

#20

The nineteen year old predecessor to the first piece of shit I covered in this journal, Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron is DAMN good. Now, the title character doesn't talk, it makes it pretty cool that DreamWorks made a movie with little to no talking in it. The fact that Matt Damon only voices Spirit's thoughts rather than having the character actually talk is pretty interesting and a unique way to execute the film. The film has amazing traditional animation which is timeless to look at. The flow of the animation is simply outstanding and there isn't a trace of CGI in sight. These combined factors are what ultimately make the animation of this film one of the best examples of traditional animation at its absolute effing best. This is the same studio that brought us Shrek. SHREK! Who would have thought that? The humor, like in most Dreamworks 2D animated movies, is amusing and it doesn't mess with the mature and deep tone of the movie, which is simply phenomenal. Also, I completely ship Spain (Spirit x Rain).

#19

Flushed Away was Aardman's last film with DreamWorks. I like the idea of sewer rats having their own city in the sewer.The animation is pretty good and is stylized to look like claymation. There's even some Easter Eggs from other DreamWorks properties and the works of Aardman too in the vein of Disney. Or Pixar. Or Disney•Pixar. The Toad's backstory about how he was Prince Charles' pet before getting flushed in the toilet after the Prince got a pet rat is saddening, and perfectly explains why he hates rats. The talking slugs are also hilarious, unlike...you know what...Le Frog is one of the greatest side characters in animation. Overall, Flushed Away is absolutely brilliant, even if it takes place in the sewer.

#18

I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT - but in all seriousness, Madagascar is actually pretty damn good. The movie stays away from most clichés and instead tries to be unpredictable, as the movie keeps you guessing. The plot of Alex trying to keep his temptation of eating his friends back is also a very different and interesting plot. Likewise, it has a more zippy animation style compared to other computer animated films around that era. Keep in mind, this was BEFORE Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania. The locations, like the zoo, the city, and Madagascar itself, look amazing. Everything about the film however...child's play...nothing in the film compares slightly...to the penguins. These guys are absolute scene-stealers, and easily the best part of the film. In conclusion, Mad Goose Crackers is a very, very beautiful piece of art.

#17

Nothing in Madagascar even touches the wonders...of Kung Fu Panda 1. The animation looks very crisp and smooth. It's not as good as Captain Underpants, but it's better than Shrek the Third. Jack Black  gives a mastahpiece of a performance from Po. Epic climax with the battle between Po and Tai Lung. On the subject, the previous battles between Tai Lung and the Furious Five and Shifu (even if they both ended with the latter two losing to the villain). Po is a more relatable and funny main character with more emotional depth than you would expect from a fatass panda. Shifu is also there in his arc of getting peace after Tai Lung's betrayal, hardening him for decades and improving his relationship with Po when he is forced to teach him, and also Oogway, the elderly tortoise with great wisdom and emotional death. Also, the fight scenes are SO DAMN GOOD, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! 

#16

Whereas the animals in this threequel are either lions, donkeys, or disgusting little smurf rip-offs - this threequel has...dragons. The Hidden World, BOIS. The animation has improved on the other two, it is gorgeous to look at with how colorful it is. Hiccup going through his trials as chief, not having everything figured out, was gripping to watch.While he isn't that fleshed out, or isn't he that intimidating or threatening, Grimmel is legitimately scary sometimes, arguably the scariest villain in the franchise. Plus, it is fitting the trilogy's final villain is what Hiccup could've been if he killed Toothless back in the first film. Grimmel is also the reason why there is no information on Night Furies in the Book of Dragons. Also, the ending where Toothless and Hiccup separate hits HARD.

#15

Whenever people think about The Road to El Dorado, it's usually the...suggestive... character that is Chel. But in seriousness - The Road to El Dorado is a really DAMN amazing film. The film has a very decent story about a pair of con artists ending up in a city where they're mistake for Gods by the residents of said town (with some other important plot points and supremely likable and funny characters being added to kick the would-be thin story up and make it into a true extravaganza of a film). The songs such as "Friends Never Say Goodbye" and  "It's Tough To Be A God" are pretty catchy. The movie is overly quotable, to the same extent as Shrek. Quotes include "On the one hard, gold. On the other hand, painful agonizing failure!", "HOLY SHIP!" and "The stars are not in position for this tribute!" Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh got to record their lines together, making the characters' show some chemistry. Overall, the film is a perfectly underappreciated piece of cinema.

#14

My love for this film puts me over the edge. Or should I say...Over the Hedge? Oh my God, that - that was a god awful pun...I'm so sorry. But in all seriousness, Over the Hedge is surprisingly good! A lot of the humor is great, and the main character is more than a complete asshole who realizes how wrong he was about taking advantage of his friends. The animation is absolutely outstanding once you consider that their last CGI animated film made without Pacific Data Images was the atrocity that was Shark Tale. I just adore the heartwarming ending where Verne explains to RJ that, had he told them the truth from the beginning, the family would have gladly helped him to repay Vincent and RJ is officially made part of the family. The lack of product placement is made all the more impressive when you realize that the whole plot of the film revolves around food. But the main part of the show - is the Verminator. This chad is an absolute GOAT. Everything he says puts a smile on my depressed face. Over the Hedge is a hidden gem that deserves attention.

#13

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a sequel to a movie where a tortoise turns into a bunch of flower petals. Lord Shen has the most personal connection to Po than every other villain in the franchise since Shen actually took the life of his mother due to the panda genocide. The final battle between Po and Shen is epic, as Po destroys Shen's entire armada, and Shen's death is pretty brutal as a cannon falls on him. Plus, it is great Shen accepts his fate at the end. I also enjoyed how the film captures Po's strife in a realistic way - not in the way as a cartoon character, but a real character. Also, Baby Po is just adorable. This film is one of the greats in animation.

#12

Based off of the character from the same name from Shrek 2, Puss in Boots is a massive improvement from Shrek Forever After and Jeffrey Katzenberg's fecal matter. The animation is better than any of the Shrek films, and Humpty Dumpty is an entertaining villain with good motivations. I love the idea of showing us Puss' backstory, as we didn't learn much of him from Shrek 2. Chris Miller’s direction is better in this movie than in Shrek the Abomination - err, I mean - Shrek the Third, and I love the input of Americano by Lady Gaga during the end credits, as it fits with the movie as a whole, like All Star and I'm a Believer from Shrek. This movie is better than a film than a spin off film has any right to be. Good for you, Puss.

#11

How to Train Your Dragon is REALLY amazing. Unlike other Dreamworks movies, rather than being a family-friendly Disney parody, this one (along with its sequels) focus more on mature themes, but it still has the family-friendly vibe of any other DreamWorks movie, without feeling too dark and edgy. The film has so many great, parallel moments, like when Hiccup helps Toothless recover his wings when he ripped them near the beginning and then at the end, Toothless helps Hiccup recover with his leg. The film's story and message encourages peace between humans and animals. If it wasn't executed as well as it could've, this would have been the most shitty story and message DreamWorks has ever concocted. The film has a ton of very entertaining and stunning action scenes such as the climactic battle between the Red Death and Hiccup and Toothless, which it doesn't pad, by doing too slow or fast pacing, it is normal. Overall - a MASTAHPIECE.

#10

"Look out: I think Moto Moto likes you!" Much Like the first, Madagascar: Escape  2 Africa takes advantage of it being an animated film and it leads to fast-paced animation and comedy. Some characters who only have very brief appearances in the first film are given more major roles like Nana, Mason, and Phil. The Africa scenario looks stunning overall. One of my favourite parts of the film is how, unlike most sequels, especially in this case for unnecessary sequels, this one continues the story of the first and doesn't completely rehash it and is even funnier. But although he does have his moments, Makunga is a pretty weak villain and is practically a fucking ripoff of Scar from The Lion King. But something I have to praise is how film features a posthumous performance from Bernie Mac (as one of his last roles prior to his death), who gave a great performance as Zuba, Alex's father.

#9

Chicken Run was Aardman and DreamWorks' first collaborative effort. Since this is made by the Wallace and Gromit people, it results in colorful and lively stop-motion animation that only Aardman can produce. The lead characters are deep and endearing enough for you to care about what happens to them. Something everyone should enjoy is the performances from Lynn Ferguson and Mel "homophobe/anti-Semite/racist" Gibson. Who WOULDN'T love homages and parody to prison escapist films like 'The Great Escape' with it's plot and storytelling. There are amazing set pieces hand-crafted by stop-motion animators, like the pie machine set piece. The film's plot is steady, solid, and knowing; it portrays a series of events that gradually build tension eventually inducing an exciting climax that is both conclusive and tense. This movie is a near masterpiece of film and entertainment in general.

#8

Not only is How to Train Your Dragon better than the first one, but it's the best in the trilogy. There's an effing emotional reunion between Stoick and Valka. Even their song number together is good, not even ruined by Gerald Butler's singing voice. Hiccup is still a great protagonist with a realistic arc on realizing not every single villain can be redeemed and to accept his responsibilities as chief. He is arguably better here than in the first film. Stoick's death was very touching. Made even better that it took the risk for having Toothless kill Stoick unwillingly, adding more to the stakes. This is an absolute pleasure to watch, and that is not exaggeration.

#7

Angry Fuel Vehicle 3: Europe's Most Wanted is the best in the trilogy. From the film's unique and great plot twist where Alex and company realize that they've grown too much in spirit to live back in captivity and Chantel Dubois didn't want the money for capturing animals to Chantel Dubois being a good villain It has good messages about loyalty, friendship, what it means to be free and not allowing past mistakes to get in the way of being bold and trying again. The film has entertaining action sequences, most notably the car chase scene in Monte Carlo.The movie is not a rehash, as it's actually much fucking different from its two predecessors; for example, the main villain (Chantel Dubois) is a human instead of an animal unlike the film's predecessors which were all animals (the Foosa and Makunga) and the movie takes place in more than two locations (mostly in Europe). Also, the penguins and overall humor are amazing.

#6

The feature film debut of Wallace and Gromit, Curse of the Were-Rabbit is the greatest stop motion animated film I have ever seen. The animation is smooth as milk and butter, and The villain, Victor Quartermaine, is nicely developed and is how an evil villain in lots of movies can be tackled on well, even in stop motion. Despite the rather weak marketing campaign, this movie delivers in so many ways. It is also good to see something hand-crafted on the big screen instead of the raft of CGI animated films that usually lack a strength of script. The film is still wonderfully pure British, so it doesn't have Dreamworks' influence on the production. Overall, this ended the DreamWorks era of DWA on a high note.

#5

Based on the book by Dav Pilkey, the animation in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is so stylized and similar to The Peanuts Movie, it's incredible. The humor, I would argue, even surpasses the Madagascar films in terms of humor. This film is essentially a gigantic love letter to the source material, not only mixing the plots of the first four books, but also throwing in subtle references that only the truest Captain Underpants fans would understand. The film is a vast improvement over DreamWorks' last two blunders. CU does do a subversion of the "best friends falling out and separating in the third act, only to reunite near the end" trope, they only separate because of Krupp's orders, and it's clear that they don't want to part ways. The focus is put solely on its comedy, which can be rather effective with a mix of the juvenile potty jokes and the self-aware jabs. George and Harold, even if they are horribly miscasted, have a great friendship and chemistry here and they show why they are best friends (they met in kindergarten and became friends over their shared sense of humor). This film is honestly really good. I enjoyed everything about Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie…

#4

But not as much as I enjoyed everything...in Megamind. Shout out to the voice acting, such as Will Ferrell as Megamind who possibly has one of the best voice roles in any fucking Dreamworks film. This film has a  shockingly mature story with incredibly layered and complex characters for a children's comedy film, as it explores the question of whether bad behavior is inherited or acquired. To really put this into perspective, nothing is ever revealed about where Megamind or Metroman came from, or the inhabitants of said worlds. Megamind was taught that crime was good and police were bad growing up, but his nature was still good at heart. But being rejected for his differences caused him to doubt himself and give in to how he was nurtured. He never really aspired to be a villain, but society never really gave him a choice and always rejected him without ever giving him a single opportunity for him to actually show them who he really is and what he really aspires to be. And therefore, he grew into a villain because that was the only thing society painted him out to be. The same also goes to Metro Man. Despite being the hero, he's also a complete douche button and is pretty self conceited. All he really cares about is the fame and acclaim he gets for his heroic deeds, in spite of him generally coming off as polite and affable towards the citizens of Metro City (but even then, he doesn't really view them as much more than random citizens, as demonstrated when he responds to a citizen shouting that he loved him with "And I love you too, random citizen!"). This film may be funny, but it's actually much more than that.

#3

The Prince of Egypt is the greatest Biblical film ever made. No joke. Even the poster is more iconic than the film! For DreamWorks Animation's second feature film after Antz, they managed to make lightning strike twice, even with the use of traditionally hand-drawn. The film sports a down-right gorgeous soundtrack. The Prince of Egypt perfect pacing, everything flows freely and naturally. The film's beautiful animation with a blend of traditional animation, computer-generated imagery, and Silicon Graphics. No joke, but this and The Iron Giant may be the non-Disney only traditional animated movies that are a match for The Lion King. I'm 100% serious.

#2 

SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME THIS WAS AN AMAZING MOVIE. But in all seriousness, Shrek is an absolute groundbreaking achievement in film. After Jeffrey Katzenberg left Disney, he attacked them with this film. Shrek is a Disney movie, except with pop culture songs instead of original ones, a lot more crude jokes and pop cultural references, and computer animation. The concept of semi-modern middle ages is quite creative and interesting. For example, the mirrors are seen as TV sets, and almost all of the characters speak with American accents instead of European accents. I adore the excellent voice acting that uses the cast's talents very well, especially by Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy. Since Shrek was supposedly made as a middle finger towards Disney from DreamWorks, there are Disney references throughout the film that make fun of Disney’s traditional tales and they work really well to make a really good parody out of. In fact, the whole movie was made to mock Disney and was made as a parody of their products. The lines are so quotable and memeable, but the film also has a lot of heart and intelligence. The characters break off all clichés their source material depicts them while mixing various elements from timelines or outside cultures with the characters to make up very hilarious moments, such as Fiona practicing karate and accidentally making a bird explode with her singing.

And the number one film from DreamWorks is…

#1

Shrek 2. It's not just a great and entertaining animated movie, this is a fantastic followup to the previous movie to the point where some people considers it's one of the best movie sequels ever, as in the ones better than the original. This film brings an interesting question: What happens after the "happily ever after"? We knew that Fiona was a princess trapped in a tower but we didn't know why she was there, what her kingdom was, what lineage she came from, etc. Here we get to know her classy kingdom, her parents, the story of her curse and even the people who were behind it in the first place (the Fairy Godmother) and we see how Shrek wasn't prepared to deal with the royal background of his wife. The soundtrack is absolutely awesome, with songs such as Accidentally in Love, Changes, Funkytown, I Need Some Sleep, and Livin' La Vida Loca. And unlike its successor, the songs really fit with the scenes where they play in. The I Need a Hero musical number at the climax is often considered one of the most epic, intense, and even one of the best moments in fucking animated film history. Unlike in Shark Tale, The use of product placement is both subtle and creative. For example, a fast food restaurant at Far Far Away is called Burger Prince, a parody of Burger King. Here, naming your restaurant Burger King is like calling the Canadian version Burger Prime Minister. And this film introduces Puss in Boots. A literal masterpiece, come on.

Well, this was longer than expected. I will update this for the Bad Guys, which looks absolutely amazing. Thank you and goodbye.