Puss In Boots

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This film spin-off from the Shrek film series, follows the story of Puss in Boots. Puss finds himself on the wrong side of law in his hometown. During the festival of the fire... and of the chicken he finds an opportunity to not only redeem himself but to explore his past dream. Finding the magic beans that will grow the beanstalk that'll lead to the giants castle where a magical goose lays golden eggs. He immediately sets out to steal the magic beans from Jack and Jill. His robbery gets interrupted by another cat who turns out to Miss Kitty Softpaws who is working for Puss' past best friend, Humpty Dumpty. After some convincing they agree to set out on an adventure to steal the magic beans and find the magical goose.

This film happened before the Shrek series (before he met Shrek and Donkey), and presents the back story of the popular character Puss.  This film was directed by Chris Miller who has some previous experience with directing an animated film, and has acted in others. This film is straight up adorable! Seeing Puss as a kitten was so adorable... it was unbelievable. One thing I enjoyed about this film is that it kept true to the feline movements and features. Some movements were exaggerated, but overall it toyed with the everyday movements cats do. That being said, this is the perfect film for cat owners. This film is highly different from the Shrek series. Shrek was a romantic fairytale story, and this film is an epic fairytale story. This film being a spin-off from Shrek maintains the basic idea of several fairytale stories being combined into one story. It is also secretly full of adult humour. The CGI (computer generated imagery) graphics is well done. It pushes the basic limits of CGI technology. The fur on the cats looks fairly realistic, especially in close up shots. The story is adorable, but it is also a very simple storyline. It's kind of common in some ways to other children's films. The ending sort of felt like they forced a surprise twist.

Antonio Banderas returned to his ever popular role of Puss. He is great in this voice acting role. He brings a kind of heart to an outlaw character. At the same time there were several times when it felt like Zorro has returned and he has fur. Salma Hayek performs the voice for Kitty Softpaws. She creates a really sympathetic female cat that can counter Puss. She is fun to watch in this film. Zach Galifanakis voices Humpty Dumpty. His character is highly different from his previous roles. He does go slightly over the top, but he isn't as annoying. Billy Bob Thornton voices the villain Jack. He brings a somewhat familiar accent from Sling Blade. Amy Sedaris voices the villain Jill. She makes a fully convincible villain that is intimidating. Together they make a great pair of slimy villains.

I give this film a 10 out of 10 stars! *paw over mouth* "Ohhh." It is a great film for both children and adults. The CGI was well done, and the story is adorable. It is a film for cat people, and isn't the same as the Shrek series that most audience's are accustomed to.

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