r/DreamWorks

Unlike Pixar who has never adapted any books into films (the closest being A Bug’s Life which was a loose adaptation of The Ant and the Grasshopper fable), DreamWorks has largely focused on adapting existing works, with examples being book-based films like Shrek, The Prince of Egypt, How to Train Your Dragon, The Boss Baby, The Wild Robot, the works of Dav Pilkey, and The Bad Guys, as well as the Trolls toys, the Mr. Peabody & Sherman cartoon, and Cocomelon.

Out of the 54 released DreamWorks films so far, only 16 would be eligible for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination. In other words, not based on an existing written work or a sequel/prequel/reboot/remake.

Some of these would be hits (especially Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda) and others were costly flops (Flushed Away, Turbo, Ruby Gillman, Forgotten Island).

I’ve seen all these movies except Spirit. I have a soft spot for many of these, with Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Flushed Away, Road to El Dorado, Megamind, and hell, even Bee Movie being favorites of mine. Shark Tale’s also a guilty pleasure even with how flawed it is.

What do you think of these movies?

(Mild Spoilers)

As a Caltech alumnus, I can confirm Caltech's representation in Forgotten Island is pretty accurate. The JPL nod was a nice touch. Beckman Auditorium at the end was well represented including the interior color scheme. I was an usher at the auditorium, and it hosted all sorts of non-science and non-Caltech events, so a book reading is completely accurate.

It's nice to see Caltech get some screen time when MIT is so well-represented in movies.

Just got back from a packed theater and oh my lord I never thought I'd cry watching in a cinema. I was initially excited for this film because it is the very first time Filipino culture (my culture) is being represented on a major big screen and true enough, this film is jampacked full of them Filipino culture references. From karaoke singing, to randoms attending a celebration without actually personally knowing the celebrant, to a centerpiece lechon buffet, to a Jesus Christ portrait, to lip-pointing, the film is brimming with Filipino cultural representation that definitely serves as a lot of "aha" moments throughout the movie. All that said, this movie isnt special for me because it represents our culture, rather it is special because of the two main casts, Jo and Raissa, who, in their last bonding moment together before Raissa leaves to study in the US, encounters a portal to Nakali - an island strongly referencing Biringan City - an island formed entirely around all the Filipino mythical creatures we heard as kids from our lolos and lolas.

In this mystical island, Jo and Raissa forgot the first 12 hours of their memory when they first got transported to the island. The film then proceeds to revolve around them backtracking their steps to try and remember what happened the night before. In their attempts to recover their memories, they came along a bunch of colorful individuals who, in their own way, "helps" them with their memory recovery mission. It was all basic fun and games during these encounters which I think was the only somewhat "boring" part of the film. However, the story starts suddenly ramping up the emotional and dramatic beats as soon as it switched to the third act. Suddenly I found myself randomly gasping or trying to chock in tears from falling as the relationship and "unseen moments" between Jo and Raissa gets unraveled. I felt the "realness" of these fictional main casts when their personal stories drive too damn close to home, especially Jo's. As the story reached its climax, I was just letting out all the man-tears bruh. Like just... take it all Dreamworks.

Also, massive shoutouts for the story's antagonist, the dreaded Manananggal. I have been recently consuming a lot of horror films lately and have recently completed playing Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes. I should be somewhat immune to horror elements due to this but damn, manananggal in this film is freaking intense! She just steals the spotlight every time she appears on screen. Kudos to the artists and sound design team designated in working on realizing her. For an animated film supposedly catered towards kids, she is a bit scary so I'd like to make it a point as a fair warning that this film also has a pinch-sprinkle of horror elements solely because of her. (I love her character conclusion in the film too btw, something I think some people will find kinda frustrating or confusing)

This might come off as a regurgitated opinion for Forgotten Island already but still, I want to iterate how GORGEOUS and COLORFUL this film is. It's basically serving eye-candy from start to finish. I think kids will love it through the sheer fact that it's just that beautiful as an animated feature. It's as beautiful as Puss in Boots 2 and The Wild Robot, if not more. If I have a minor gripe for this film, it's towards its pacing and side characters. I think it's a bit too fast paced for its own good and the side characters are just zany without making any efforts in attracting intrigue for a character study. I blame tiktok for this to be honest lol. I think the film could have been much better paced if the film has a longer run time. Despite that though, I still had fun with them especially with Bungi Tiyanak's powers. I also think it could have ended much better but the actual ending is still fine as it is. I was overall pretty satisfied with my experience with Forgotten Island. Dreamworks definitely earned my tears (and apparently my seatmates') with this one. I sincerely think this has a good shot at being the best animated feature of 2026!

I'll personally rate it 8.5/10

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peter pan as the villain of puss in boots 3 (and Jason Mantzoukas or Dave Franco or antony starr as his VA) cause of how he actually is in the og story and “thining out” the lost boys as well as basically kidnapping Wendy. And hes just THEE perfect foil to Puss givin his character arc in the last movie. And as well as captain hook returning and his crew joining forces with Puss, Kitty, and perrito (adapting the theory that Hook was a lost boy that escaped being thinned out) and to make him even more terrifying, Peter should whistle the ruth B "lost boy" song similar to Death's call back to humpty's with the "i was always there" scene. Plus given his incredible sword abilities, it could make for some sick ass fights between him and Puss.

This has become the best animated movie of the year and one of DreamWorks' best to come out. It's like a family friendly version of Joy Ride (also better) mixed with The Hangover and Coco. They also should have definitely found a way to market this better because the first few minutes in, I was already having a good time.

The animation is absolutely amazing. Like with the spiderverse movies and K-Pop Demon Hunters, there's more than one type of artsyle and it all looks great. The score and pop culture music was another highlight, the humor got to me more than once, and several emotional moments got me in the feels.

The voice acting is also a big highlight, especially from Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein) and musical artist H.E.R. as the main duo Raissa and Jo - two best friends since childhood that live in the Philippines, but things begin to change when Jo (the carefree and outgoing one) finds out Raissa (the more smarter and thoughtful one) going to CalTech in America. Other people I enjoyed were Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto, and Jenny Slate.

There is a couple nitpicks I had with certain parts of the story, but overall it's a film that is definitely one of the best I've seen this year and I highly recommend others go out to see it as well.

"No matter how far apart we are, we'll always be together if we remember." 🏝️

Mom said it's kinda corny, but it's a kids movie after all

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Because the characters fit basic cartoon archetypes focused on teamwork and action. Like Ty being the brave leader Dozer being the grumpy one Ton Ton being the reckless Daredevil Click-clack being the Scaredy Cat D-structs being the mean bully and Skrap-It being the moronic groveling minion I know this show is aimed at younger kids.