Vocabulary woes

[Jack_Sparrow]

In the following sentences there are some words, which I really don't understand at all. So could please some tell me. I've highlighted them in bold view. Thanks in advance.

1)I doubt even rabid fans of the first two will consider Shrek the Third a worthy addition to the franchise

2)Imagination, and prodigious noise that comes on like heavy-bore pop art

3)Jim Carrey's life is radically transformed


4)The Central City as the masked crusader

[Touhou]

1. In this context "fan" is a shortened form of "fanatic" or "one who enjoys a certain hobby, topic or activity." It has many uses. If you know that someone likes martial arts films, you might ask them: "Are you a Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan fan?"
"Rabid" is the adjective form of "rabies", a disease carried by animals which causes its victims to foam at the mouth before dying. A "rabid fan" refers to someone with an unhealthy obsession with a particular subject.

A franchise is a type of business venture with multiple locations or incarnations.

Examples: McDonalds is a fast-food franchise with restaurants and offices all over the country.
Between movie tickets, video game and merchandise sales, the Shrek franchise earned $X in 2007.

2. That must be a type of British slang. I don't know for sure.

3. "Radically" in this case means "greatly".

4. What is the full context of that sentence? "Crusader" sometimes means a person who fights for their beliefs. The term originated in the medieval wars to stake out territory in Israel called the "crusades".

More to come. Do you have any more to ask?

[Jack_Sparrow]

Thanks buddy :D