Puss In Boots (2011)
There is little doubt that the one character from the 'Shrek'-franchise to have a massive fanbase is Puss In Boots. It's easy to see why: the fun design and the suave portrayal by Antonio Banderas immediately turned him into an icon. Yet it took quite a while before he got his own film, which is a different beast compared to 'Shrek', more based on classic adventure films (anything Zorro-related springs to mind) with fairytale characters and situations inserted. It's also a lot of fun. This is a prequel of sorts, and Puss is an outlaw who needs to clear his name. What happened before? Well, he was brought up in an orphanage together with Humpty Dumpty and eventually the latter turned to crime and Puss was framed. Not easy to digest such betrayal. Years later, Puss wants to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill but is first thwarted by Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), who it turns out works for Humpty. An alliance is formed in order to get the beans and travel to...
