Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Nostalgia Critic 

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The reason Puss in Boots was compared to Velma was because both feature panic attacks and someone being comforted during one. One handled the experience with maturity and was heartwarming. And the other was Velma.

Jack Horner really is an example of how to make a completely irredeemable villain in an enjoyable way. He knows he's horrible and takes pride in being the worst!

I think the reason why Puss didn’t realize The Wolf was Death was because he’s denied his own mortality for so long, he doesn’t acknowledge Deaths true identity until it’s almost too late. Puss knows he’s a threat, but not how much of a threat he really is

"I'm sorry, who are you?" "Apology accepted." That was hilarious and badass.

Death is one of if not the best DreamWorks antagonist ever. His whistle still sends shivers up my spine. I like how, at the start, Puss was bragging about having "never been touched by a blade." So the moment Death was actually able to cut him, Puss became a scared, anxious mess. It's the moment he realized that he's not invincible after all.

"i'm not going to chose being a boring miserable adult I'm going to choose to be a happy interesting kid" that's an amazing line

The fact that he's still wearing the sock he was meant to drown in is such a morbid cherry on top of a detail I love it

Something interesting about Jack's design. His suit isn't just purple, its PLUM.

One of Death's most badass lines IMO is "Everyone thinks they'll be the one to defeat me. But no one's escaped me yet." Such chilling foreshadowing for his true identity revealed later on in the film.

"Damnit, you're Puss in Boots 2! No one's expecting you to try!" Which I feel is the most common point brought up. A movie that didn't need to try as hard as it did and the love comes across so wonderfully.

PIB2 had so many villain types, it was refreshing Jack Horner - Irredeemable Monster Death/Wolf - Neutral force of nature Goldi & Bears - Sympathetic Antihero

What I’m most impressed about this movie is that this movie had 3 different villains: A sympathetic villain An irredeemable but hilarious one A mysterious badass one And it nails ALL 3 of them.

Another detail I noticed: when Puss is at the cat house, Death doesn't even bother to harrass him, and if the beard is any indication, he stayed there for a while. Maybe Death thought that was a good punishment, or that Puss at least started to learn to value his life more. Death only starts haunting Puss again when he gets the map to get his wish to regain his lives, disrespecting death yet again.

The unexpectedly great sequel.

I cant believe you didnt mention that one line where Jack goes "What did I do to deserve this?!... I mean like, what specificallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..." That shit got a good laugh outta me

One line that made me laugh and caught me off guard was what Death says after giving up on taking Puss’s last life. It translates to “Why the hell did I play with my food?!” Something about seeing a character who was so domineering and in control throughout the movie basically rage quit and scold himself was very funny to me.

There is actually a few hints that Perrito knows full well what happened to him. When he talks with Goldie and the bears when he's captured, he specifically refers to himself as an orphan. Something he wouldn't have reason to believe if he still thought he was in a hide n' seek game with his family. Or why he never seems compelled to use the Wish to "find" his family sort of like Goldi, because he knows they wouldn't take him back. There's actually a lot of subtle hints that what characters say aren't actually what happens. Like the fact that Kitty says she never showed up at Santa Coloma either, but the movie seems to hint that she did and is lying to Puss to make him feel better after hearing how regretful he is, realizing how much he's changed. If she didn't show like she said, then why was she angry Puss didn't show and how did she know Puss didn't show?

My college did a screening of this film and afterwards there was a Q and A with the films director Joel Crawford, the co-director, and I believe the films head of animation. I don't remember everything they said but there were two quotes I distinctly remember. "We didn't just want to hit the sequel button" and "I've been working in animation for over 30 years... and this has been my favorite project." I thought that was awesome.

I didn’t realize why Goldie bullied Baby Bear so much until I remembered that in the original fairytale she takes Baby Bear’s bed, his chair, and his porridge, so of course they carry that energy over to this movie with Goldie relentlessly bullying Baby Bear 😂

Dreamworks may not have a perfect track record but when they have a hit, they have a HIT.

I'd argue that Perrito's path is the darkest thing in the entire movie and is completely unspoken genius, because absolutely no one notices what it means, and everyone thinks it's just surface value because of Perrito's optimistic nature, but the map seems to imply that Perrito's optimism isn't so much out of ignorance, but life experience and he may actually be the wisest and most resilient character in the whole movie, and it's ALL in the subtext and in how his path is laid out. The Pocketful of Posies is a reminder to literally smell the roses, but it's also a reference to the nursery rhyme which has the creepy undertone of being based on the real life horror of the plague, as plague doctors would cover those who died from the plague to help ward off the horrible smell of the dead before they were cremated, in essence, the location is a reminder that life is short, so you should savor it while it lasts. The river of relaxation is a direct reference to Perrito's own past where he was beaten, stuffed in a sock and thrown in the bottom of a river and left to die slowly and painfully, again, overlaying the theme of life being short and to make the most of it, as Perrito only survived by clinging to life and fighting his way out, likely being relieved to just still being alive after the ordeal. And the final location is "The Field of Quick and Easy Solutions", which I don't think we ever got to see in the movie (or I don't remember), so we don't know what it's trials would have been, but as continuing with the dark themes, I think it's probably best that we didn't see it in the kids movie, as this would line up as an allegory for suicide, which is often what those who are severely depressed or have suicidal tendencies view as a "quick and easy solution" to suffering. Keep in mind, Perrito's path is by no means free of dangers, it's absolutely filled with them, but you can only navigate it with the right mindset, if you don't, the world will literally eat you up and spit you out, like members of Jack's crew who got killed by the posies, the underlying message in Perrito's path, is you can either go through life suffering, kicking, and screaming, or you can try and make the most of it and be grateful for what you have, no matter how little you have, there's something worth living for in the world, no matter how small it may seem. In my opinion, Perrito is potentially the best written character in the entire story, and acts as a direct parallel to every single character in one way or another, by either being a mirror to make them self-reflect, or from a thematic perspective for the audience, and it's fucking genius- Jack and Perrito are complete opposites, with Perrito being an innocent, optimistic, altruistic, homeless dog who had possibly one of the absolute worst lives imaginable, and has decided to make the most of it to have a positive impact on the world. While Jack is literally a spoiled rich boy who wants to become god and tortures and kills people for fun. But I think the most genius connection is between Perrito, and Death, and how they would have a dynamic that would be the direct opposite of Puss and Death, as we know that Death despises everything about how Puss arrogantly throws his lives away for petty things while acting like he's immortal, where as Perrito is practically Death's living thesis statement, to the point that I think you could argue that the same way Death bent the rules to chase after Puss, I think you could say he potentially bent the rules and spared Perrito in the past without him even knowing it- But also these creators are on crack with insane attention to detail, so you wanna know what's a fascinating detail?- The only two canine characters in the entire movie- Are Death, who takes the form of a wolf, and Perrito- And while Death may be the literal personification with no fancy meanings- I think there's enough evidence to say that Death's ENTIRE spiel about how he's not "metaphorically, or rhetorically, or theoretically, or poetically" Death, but literally so- ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE DETAIL that Perrito is ALL THOSE THINGS, but as the "personification" of Life for the movie, literally making him the voice for why life is worth living, and adding a matching, but mirrored voice to Death in pretty much every single way- And maybe you think I'm stretching, BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE INSANE- They literally put so much unneeded extra attention to detail in EVERY SINGLE DETAIL, I think it would be a stretch for it to NOT be intentional at this point- It is SO good, that by default, on further analysis, I think this movie is a true modern timeless masterpiece- And while this Death may not be my favorite depiction of Death (that still goes to Discworld). Perrito is quite possibly, one of my favorite characters of all time, because no amount of fumbling, can possibly fuck up how perfectly tied up his character is in this movie- Even if Shrek 5 or whatever happens next decided to destroy that and do something like say "Actually Perrito was tricking everyone all along and was evil actually", it wouldn't even put a scratch in how flawlessly flawed this character is in this movie- The themes are positively gourmet, and I'm a sucker for that shit. Edit: This is 3 months after originally posting this, and I wanna say thank you to everyone for the likes and great discussion in the replies, I wouldn't normally edit a comment after this long, but user @YukoValis pointed out a great detail that I couldn't leave out in good conscience. "The map location "The Field of Quick and Easy Solutions" is very much referring to suicide. In fact the map shows it has a bunch of what are called "hangmans trees" with even a seat swinging under one of them. Even that alone could be a double entendre with the seat. young innocent plaything with a darker adult possibility." I love how even months later, I can still learn new little details like this from other people, and I think that's a testament to how much of a detailed and thought out masterpiece this movie really is. It's not just a kids movie, it truly is a movie that's made for all audiences, which is exceptionally rare and difficult to pull off on this level. Thank you, and have a great day, and a better life. ^-^

As someone who suffers from panic attacks, the scene where Puss has an attack, was so realistic and natural, I teared up in theaters

I never even realised that Death was standing in the crowd in the intro... take notes, ladies and gentlemen. This is how you maintain a good continuity in your story.

What I like is how instead of furrowing his eyebrows or spending the whole movie looking angry in an attempt to make him look “scary,” Death keeps opening his eyes wide open. It adds a whole new creepy factor to his grin, these straight up just red circles with tiny dots in the middle. Plus it can also be interpreted as eye-holes in a skull.

I love the detail of Kitty wearing her mask at the end when she felt betrayed by Puss. She removes it, showing she is willing to trust him again. The details in this movie are such a joy to parse through.

I honestly always see Perrito as someone who does realize how messed up his life is but he just chooses to see the bright side of things and instead of letting those past traumas weigh him down, he uses them to keep him going in his dream to be a therapy dog

I noticed that the map reflects their wishes. Puss, who wants to live longer, has dangerous potentially deadly things, and self reflection. Kitty, who wants to trust someone, has misery and loneliness. Goldi, who wants a family, has to view the Nostalgia of what she already has. Perrito, who just wants to help his friends, has easy solutions and a nice walk! It's SOOO clever and gives you an early insight to Kitty's wish if you connect the dots.

Jack's line "Pleasure doing ehhh." with the dismissive handwave freaking killed me. He's just a wonderfully awful villain.😂❤

19:25 I believe that Perrito knows what was happening to him, seeing how he tells Goldie later when they capture him, "From one orphan to another, you've won the orphan lottery". He just doesn't want to bring himself down with those feelings because he wants to be a therapy dog :)

>shows up out of nowhere >is one of the best movies of the year >doesn't elaborate >leaves I still didn't recovered from how good this movie actually is.

One thing that's neat is that every major character didn't get what they wanted, but DID get what they deserved. Most of them are obvious, Puss getting to live his last life, Goldie appreciating her family... but it also even applies to Death, who doesn't get to kill Puss like he wanted to, but DOES get the respect due to him.

The pairing of Ethical Bug and Big Jack Horner was just so perfect. Couldn’t help but bust a gut at Bug’s reactions to everything, all the while trying in vain to tease some goodness out of Jack, only to finally snap and give up with a solid “YOU’RE AN IRREDEEMABLE MONSTER!”

Something I enjoy about this film (that has been mentioned before by others) is how it manages to have the three main villain archetypes without sacrificing anything for them. Goldie is your sympathetic villain who gets redeemed, Death is the scary villain who our heroes can only run from and never defeat, and Jack is the funny villain who takes pride in how evil he is. And they all get a good amount of showtime.

One detail I do like about this movie that you didn’t bring up is that none of Puss’ death’s are heroic, in the heat of battle or noble he never dies for a good cause and either dies by stupidity, ego or extreme confidence making every death ultimately pointless which would probably add even more as to why Death is pissed with him

I love how Jack's rhyme is "What a good boy am I" and they subvert that by making him the most evil character in the shrek universe

I love the running theory that Perrito is an aspect of Death sent to aide and get people comfortable with the reality of dying. This movie was an absolute surprise treat to watch and I'm honestly glad that so much love and passion went into it. I hope more movies like this happen.

This movie proves that we need more traditional villains in animated movies.

This film just JUMPED straight into the "FUCK YEAH!" spot in my brain on a lot of things. Death was the main point but it's story, animation and characters were all I needed. Like the Critic said "Damnit, you're Puss in Boots 2! No one's expecting you to try!"

10:38 I mean... at this point in the movie, Death could just as easily have been a bounty hunter that preferred to bring his bounties in dead, if given the choice. That's why Puss declared Death to be a bounty hunter when Death first pulled out the wanted poster. There are clues to his true identity throughout the scene, but considering that this is a world of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, one could assume that Death was one as well prior to the reveal.

I love that when you watch the "deleted scenes" or "cut songs" of most movies you think 'oh in another world the story we could have had-' but with the last wish, this IS the best version of the story

If I'm being honest, hearing Death's whistle in the beginning skit actually gave me goosebumps.

One thing I found myself really liking about Jack Horner is that while the entire movie makes him out to be this cruel scumbag, it actually introduces him complementing the pie chefs that work for him. Not for the sake of it either. Jack genuinely thought the pies they made were delicious. That’s a really cool decision on the writer’s part.

Nobody touches on it, but I really enjoy the (at 22:40) scene of them dancing into the air, which is a callback to what they do during their first meeting in the first movie where they fight, and do the same move. I think its a nice touch XD

The wolf voice need a paid raise, its one of the best voices i have ever hear, its so good in every aspect, damm whoever cast this actor for the role, deserved a raise as well. The best scene in the entire movie, was mama bear, been a mama bear and give happyness to her child even when that break her own heart... im not crying... im not crying!

This movie literally juggled and delivered the main 3 villain trope The force of nature (Death) The sympathetic villains (Goldie and the 3 Bears) The classic/pure evil villain (Jack Horner)

I know the panic attack scene has been exhausted to death online but I just wanna say as someone who suffers from these things, they fucking nailed exactly how it feels. The heart racing so fast where it feels like it'll burst, hearing your heartbeat loud in your ears, shortness of breath, being paralyzed with fear....just spot on.

What got me hooked was how death cut Puss minutes after he sang a song about never being touched by a blade. That's a great way to show what a threat he is and why Puss would be scared of him.

I like to read the scene where perrito is explaining his tragic backstory, and laughing at it, I think he may have actually understood what was going on, but he's just the kind of person that accepted it as it was and chose to preserver towards a happy life even so, because that's just who perrito is. And when you accept tragic things in your past, you laugh at them, for some people it's a necessary step in not letting your trauma define who you are. It seems to me like he processed it and left it in the past where it belongs.

26:12 another thing for it is that this film would then have the three villain types: the redeemable one (Goldi), the pure evil one (big Jack) and the force of nature (death).

Between this and The Bad Guys it was nice to see DreamWorks have such a great last year.

"I don't believe you!" "That's fine. As long as you believe in yourself." My favorite line in the whole movie.

The opening to this movie is one of the best I've ever seen, it's such a perfect example of how to do a well established "day in the life sequence"

A sad moment that is unnoticed: A small and subtle one with the brief cameo of Pinocchio - the man next to him is Geppetto, meaning this version of Pinocchio didn't have an pair of evil con-men, neither an evil puppeteer or a coachman who abused his magical nature. *It was his own father,* ignoring his son to count his money. By the time Shrek rolled around, said father willfully abandons his son under the new rules.

I'm not one to get emotional during movies, but when Perrito helped Puss I was getting misty eyed. This movie not only clearly did research for that moment, but also didn't just rip you in and out of the scene, they took their time. When Kitty said she wanted someone, anyone she could trust I was full on crying. The characters were really relatable, and nothing felt forced at all. Everything seemed to flow beautifully, and worked so well, it's definitely a movie I'm going to have be a yearly watch.

I love how Goldie’s story arc is hinted at right at the beginning, when she and the bears are introduced the only words left visible on their wanted poster are “want family”.

7:08 Holy hell! I never noticed that. Terrifying.

Doug rightfully calling out those people, who just see animation as kid stuff that "babysit them" is just wholesome to hear. I'm glad he appreciates the hard work people put into animation. To give us fantastic stories and characters like from this movie. animation will always be as cinematic as live action movies. It deserves more respect and not to be scoffed at. Last Wish is an amazing film and definitely deserved the praise it got when it first came out.

I compared it to velma when this movie came out because of how it portrays with dealing with anxiety/panic attacks. in Puss in boots: the last wish, it shows Purrito being a calming presence with the person and helping the sufferer slowing regain their surroundings, whereas in Velma, how Daphne helps the sufferer deal with a panic attack is to physically assault them and then sexually assault them

Honestly, I felt like the skipped frames idea was done far better in this film than in Spiderverse. Spiderverse would add frame skips all over the place, including during comparatively mundane moments like the two spideys learning to swing, which caused me to feel like the visuals were just stuttering. Meanwhile, Puss puts them more specifically during moments of intense excitement and action when things are already being stylized to show rapid speed, causing the stutters to give more of an impression similar to looney tunes when characters snap into different poses or actions in response to other snappy actions. I might be explaining this terribly because it's really hard for me to understand the strange feeling I have about the two examples, but I think I'm getting the point across?

23:05 Hell yeah! And if Amy Schumer really said that, at the Oscars of all places, if she tried to be funny, it didn't work.

20:41 I found myself tearing up the first time I saw this scene. All I could think of where the moments where my own dogs laid next to me when I was having a bad day and it made it just a bit better.

When you realized none of them got their wish from the Star not only because they got it themselves... but also because every single one of them broke the rule about never talk about your wish or it won't come true

15:01 this movie is awesome almost no one would notice that on there first time watching this This movie has so many things people wouldn’t notice but they still put it in that’s incredible

I've watched this movie almost a half dozen times and I just can't get over it. It's been more than a decade since a movie came out, that I willingly watched over and over. Easily the best movie of the 2020s so far, and the new of my top 5 of all time. Simply put, this movie is perfect.

Honestly this might be one of my favorite animated films I’ve seen in quite sometime

I’m glad this film was released now because now more than ever we need a movie like this that can show what makes animated movies so special and this one did it

24:32 there are also 8 characters. When death shows up, he's the 9th person who enters.

One little thing I noticed that’s really interesting is how different Puss acts after his encounter with Death at the bar. You’ll notice that he’s a lot more anxious and scared about things such as Jack Horner’s ruthlessness, running away from the bears at the cat home, and his worry about entering the dark forest. His mortality is constantly on his mind. Plus, the times that death reappears coincide with Puss reverting to or thinking about his past self with his legacy.

Puss in Boots 2 is the Majora's Mask of film animation, with its unexpected beauty, deep messages and an overall darker setting. Truely one of its kind.

The reason why velma and Puss in Boots 2 we're compared was because of how they both handled panic attacks.

Something else I noticed about the scene where Death first arrives. While Puss is talking to the bartender, if you listen closely, you can here a clock begin to chime, and there’s a total of 8 chimes. And right after is when death arrives. The details in this movie are truly astonishing.

10:27 Too be fair on the twist, bounty hunters comes in all shapes and sizes. It's not uncommon for those who want to have a grim reaper-like appearance to add an extra layer of fear when they're hunting their target. And secondly, when was there ever any indication that Death could take a physical form in any of the Shrek and/or Puss in Boots films that predated this one? Unless it's confirmed that Death is a Shapeshifter and was secretly hiding in various areas where a major character dies, (like maybe he was appearing as one of the guests during Lord Farquaad's wedding, or attending the party during the Fairy Godmother's demise, just to name a couple of examples,) Death, (as in the physical embodiment himself and not the actual force of nature,) was never seen before this movie.

I can NOT express enough as someone with anxiety how much the panic attack scene meant to me. Its so accurate.

I love how every fiber of your being is SCREAMING at you to expect Puss to laugh in Death's face once he's triumphed over him in the climax, yet he just stands there...stoic...staring Death in the face with all the severity of a man...err, cat...who's gone through hell and back: he ain't afraid any more...he's accepted Death as his shadow, that it will one day swallow him whole...just not today. Also, major props to this movie playing the "Maybe the REAL adventure was the friends we made along the way" card and ACTUALLY meaning it. But yeah, this is easily one of my all-time favorite films, and I genuinely feel like this will go down as an all-time classic; one viewing, much like with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, was all it took. I'm not afraid to say I started blubbering like a baby in a few scenes of the movie; it is BEAUTIFUL! Say it with me, now: "Who is your favorite fearless hero? PUSS IN BOOTS!" =^.^=

(21:20) I do believe after she heard their talk, she decided to lie to him so that he would feel better.🤔🤷‍♂️

I think the genius of the opening song sequence is its ability to immediately hook kids into watching the movie. For the most part if you dont grab kids attention from the beginning they usually dont want to stay for the great story a movie can have. With this it immediately grabs their attention, is fun and makes them want to stay for the more adult themes and life lessons they otherwise wouldnt have had the attention span to wait for.

During Puss's second fight with La Muerte Lobo he yelled at Puss: "POR QUÉ DIABLOS FUI A JUGAR CON MI COMIDA" which translates to "WHY THE HELL DID I HAVE TO PLAY WITH MY FOOD!?" I had to look this up because I do not speak Spanish. Now I repeat this line so many times because it's so funny.

Concerning Perrito's backstory, I always thought he did figure it out in the past, or that he was depressed before, but at some point managed to look waaaaaay past it. And that's what made him wanna be a therapy dog.

14:34 You forgot to mention Perrito's censored swearing, which is also pretty funny as hell!

Another interesting detail: the Perrito's map was all a grim references and probably a trial for him too. "Pocket full of posies" may be a reference to the Ring around the rosie rhyme, which is about a casualties of a bubonic plague (also posies were used by a plague doctors to hide a corpses odor, similar of how Perrito uses its positivity to hide from a crushing reality): "Ring around the rosie pocket full of posies ashes, ashes we all fall down!" And "River of relaxation" and "Field of quick and easy solutions" is referencing to the fact that Perrito's family tried to quickly and easily drown him ln a river. Also, that trees on the "Field of quick and easy solutions" icon on the Map are apparently a Hangman trees, so this part is referring to straight up suicidal themes. All those trials were probably aimed at Perrito actually acknowledging what happened to him and putting his beliefs to the test, but we haven't seen the third trial of Perrito because the map was stolen and the forest changed, so it can be anything.

Honestly this film is one of the few I’d consider a masterpiece. Even at its weakest points you get a lot out of it, it’s shocking how well done this was.

When I went to first see Last Wish with some of my college friends, one of them said that it was his 5th time seeing the movie in theaters. They were so excited to see it that they would have left me behind had I not called them, and after seeing the movie, I can totally understand why they would because I was mesmerized by the artistry and heart put into it.

19:12 you can tell what puss & kitty are saying mentally. Puss: did he just say- kitty: yeah, he did😂

This movie really is a perfect example of a film that is so much better than it has any right being. Even if the line is overused it the movie, it really did do nearly everything "just right". Perrito, could have been such an annoying character. But he balances out the group so well. They also knew to avoid one of the biggest mistakes with characters like him, he never ruins a moment with some cheap joke or bit. Like Puss' panic attack, they could have ruined it with Perrito doing some dumb joke or gag. But even with the comic relief character, they play it straight & respectfully. Which is why it's such a powerful moment. I love how they avoided that cliche group break up with Goldilocks (whose design & attitude I LOVE btw) when she said she wanted to wish for her real family. Yet the Bears still supported her. Jack Horner was also refreshing just to have an irredeemably evil person that just relishes in what a monster he is. Having Jiminy Cricket as his "conscience" get more & more fed up with him & lose his optimism of there being "good in all people" was hilarious. And of course making Wolf Death was just a perfect choice. I love how they were able to make a whistle so haunting. It's also great how you can't straight up call him a villian. He's a great example of an "antagonist" without being a villian (like Jack). Definitely a hidden gem of a movie.

If there’s one thing that DreamWorks is good at, it’s surprising us with movies that we all think would be bad. It happened in the past with the first Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon, and now, we can add Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to the list.

One of the funniest out of left field funny lines is during the crystal palace scene when death walks in he says, "...the smell of fear is, INTOXICATING." and the drunk death Puss says, "What is?!"

The fact that Dreamworks gave us this movie even though we never asked for it shows that they care about their audience.

I do love how this does have the 3 general types of villans. You have the sympathetic villan/ anti hero in Goldie and the bears, the true villan in jack and the force of nature with death. It's so damn good

I do want to point out another aspect of the first action scene in the governor's house and the giant. I believe that scene is important to the movie for, not only the reasons you mentioned, of which I actually do not even remembering considering, but also because it establishes Puss as a good fighter. That is ESSENTIAL if you want death to seem like even more of a formidable threat. Because if you do not know that Puss is a good fighter, Then when he struggles against fighting death, people could just make the assumption that he is simply a not a good fighter, rather then death being a strong antagonist. Sure, you could argue removing the scene could do both. But it emphasizes the true power of death, as it, or rather, he, was the only thing that could actually put Puss in his place.

It's just a fantastic movie. The characters. The animation. The story, while simple and not entirely new, is told so well to near-perfection. Also! Wanted to point something out since you pointed out those small details they had in the movie. Remember when they said the wish operates on "birthday wish rules?" If you tell somebody your wish, it doesn't come true. Everybody that had a wish told someone what their wish was. In the end, nobody got to make their wish. Is that not cool as all hell? Seriously, they did such an INCREDIBLE job on this movie from top-to-bottom.

I went into this movie blind, and I didn't know the wolf was death until Puss learns it. I just thought he was a really skilled bounty hunter. So yeah I have no issue with how long it takes him to realize this.

12:04 I felt sympathy for Perrito from the beginning, when he shows his belly to Puss it is full of scars 😢

Best sequal ever made. -death being so chilling and menacing with out doing much other than just existing -jack being a perfectly irredeemable villian whos also comedic -puss being an accurate representation of panic attacks -perro being just sweet n a positive funny light in the dark This was VERY well done all around

I’m gonna be brutally honest when I say this, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is my favourite movie of all time I’ve seen many phenomenal movies from many years across many different mediums but something about this movie stuck with me personally. It’s themes were exactly what I needed at the time I watched it, I had a weird nostalgic connection to it because of my childhood love of the character and its style has inspired me creatively in so many ways. So much so that it has inspired me to learn to animate Also, I think Doug’s point at the very end that this is ultimately a simple, well made movie is fascinating. It’s not trying to be overly clever, it’s not trying to subvert your expectations every few seconds (except for surprising you by the fact that it’s actually good movie) and it’s not trying to be anything it isn’t. It sticks by what it sets out to do and does it really really well

Perrito is my new go-to for how to do comic/cute relief correctly. He's sweet to the point of saccharine, but everyone he's paired with is either a straight up villain or super cynical and jaded. It's perfectly in character for Perrito to want their group to be called "Team Friendship", and it's perfectly in character for Kitty to call that stupid. It's great comedic contrast.

24:26 You know, up to this point in the film, I’d had a theory that Death was just appearing in Puss’s mind, and that he wasn’t actually there. So when all the others heard that fuckin’ banger of a whistle, I was HYPED!!!

I still remember loving Puss In Boots when he first appeared in Shrek 2. I was only 9 when that movie came out

Fun Fact: In the Home Release of the film a separate small 4 minute video known as The Trident (2023) which was released which this short explains how one of Puss' previous lives was lost. While most of the film cast whose character appears in the short reprises their role (Perrito, Goldilocks, Papa and Baby Bear) aside from Mama Bear who remained silent during the short, the only exceptions are Antonio Banderas who is replaced by Eric Bauza (who previously replaced him for the The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015) TV Series) and Salma Hayek who is replaced by Margo Rey.

_"Olaf Cross and Gurgi Holy Water"_ is the perfect summary of my first impressions of Perrito upon seeing the teaser trailer. Walked into the theater armed with em. Glad he won me over in the end.