It was funny then and it's still funny now, even if the statement scans as wholly Trumpian. The best of Lithgow's Farquaad comes in the first third of Shrek, after Shrek and Donkey stroll into Duloc to confront Farquaad about the fairy tale character dump in the swamp and find the entire town in the coliseum listening to Lord Farquaad's preamble to a tournament of armored knights battling for "the honor-no, the privilege" of being sent to rescue Princess Fiona from the "fiery keep of the drrrragon." The delivery of the line in question owes much to impeccable comedic timing, the entire creation a chef's kiss of a statement made by a leader, his head stuck up his ass, with no stake in the game. I can and will not imagine a universe in which anyone else was cast in this role. John Lithgow's voice performance of the self-proclaimed king of Duloc is absolutely inspired, spitting out Lord Farquaad's condescending lines with a perfect lack of self-awareness and insecurity hardened into vitriol, in part from having been the butt of short jokes all his life. Shrek: All Right Get Out All of You! Hey! No, no, no, not there! Not."Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make." -Lord Farquaad Shrek: I thought I told you to stay outside! Old Lady: No no, I swear! ĭonkey: That's right, fool. I love to talk! I'm the talkiest damn thing you ever saw.Ĭaptain: Get her outta my sight. He's quite a chatter box.Ĭaptain: That's it. That's good for 10 shillings if you can prove it. I'm a real boy! Ĭaptain: 5 shillings for a possessed toy. And stay out! Wanted: Fairy Tale Creatures.īaby Bear: This cage is just too. Rumpelstiltskin: Uh M-m-maybe we can make. As Rumpelstiltskin angrily scrunches up a page from a library book about Shrek Pinocchio: Uh sir, you’re gonna have to pay for that. Shrek: singing Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall All you got to do is call. Shrek: This is the part where you run away. Here are quotes from the 2010 DreamWorks animated feature Shrek Forever After. Shrek: ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGH!!! Ogre Hunter #4: Back, beast! Back! I warned you! Right. They'll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin! They'll shave your liver, squeeze the jelly from your eyes! Actually, it's quite good on toast. Homer: Well actually, that would be a giant! Now, ogres - oh, they're much worse. Ogre Hunter #3: Yeah, it'll grind your bones for it's bread! Ogre Hunter #1: Woah, hold on! Do you know what that thing can do to you? Off screen voice: Yeah - Like that's ever gonna happen! What a load of. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true love's first kiss. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could only be broken by love's first kiss. I only wanted what was best for Fiona, but I can see now she already has it. I want what any princess wants to live happily ever after with the ogre I married. Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. Some 'Shrek 2' quotes compel us to delve deep into the meaning of life and love.
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