>no involvement whatsoever from the directors of the first movieThis sequel isn't good
The first one was a pleasant surprise in 2008
>>220062453it was big in china too. it was clearly a passion project.
>Antz>Shrek>Shrek 2>Shark Tale>Madagascar>Over the Hedge>Flushed Away (with Aardman)>Shrek the Third>Bee Movie>Kung Fu Panda>Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa>Monsters vs Aliens>How to Train Your Dragon>Shrek Forever After>Megamind>Kung Fu Panda 2Personally, I think Panda 2 is more boring than all the CGI DreamWorks movies that came out before
DreamWorks' original plan in its early years was to make both traditional animation movies (such as Prince of Egypt and Road to El Dorado) and CGI movies (such as Antz and Shrek). As we all know, that plan didn't last. They quickly switched to only making CGI movies
>>220062984The huge failure of that Sinbad movie in 2003 played a big role in that decision