They'll none of them be missed

[venta]

Having promised my housemate that I'd take him to the pictures if he was good, I went to see Shrek 2 again last night.

And between us, we started a list of references to other films contained therein. Anyone else want to join in ?


Specific films referenced (rather than use of generic movie clichés):

Arriving in Far, Far Away - Beverley Hills Cop
Fairy Godmother singing - The Fabulous Baker Boys
A giant, stupid thing called Mungo - Blazing Saddles
Three friends (including a fencing Spaniard) planning to storm the castle to prevent the Princess ending up with the wrong bloke - The Princess Bride
Puss carving 'P' on a tree - The Mask Of Zorro
The final scene of people dancing on the stage - The Fifth Element

Some of these I only have Andy's word for, as I haven't seen the films in question.

Comments

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

I think there was a shot of a puddle with circular ripples in it just before the giant gingerbread man walks on screen. If that's true and I haven't invented it, it might be a Jurassic Park reference.

Also, I was getting a bit of a feeling of the Godzilla remake during the rest of that scene, but I haven't seen the movie, only trailers. It might just be that one giant monster rampaging around in a city is very much like another rather than because any particular shot was a match.