Shrek (Animated) (DVD)

...of the monstrous visage of Shrek the Ogre demand that you can pick out the individual hairs making up his eyebrows. This sort of thing can't exactly be good for you and there's definitely a danger of form being more important than substance and the anorakists applauding the tricks rather than the storyline. However, the good news is that Shrek does at least try and use the geeky tricks to benefit the film and the charm of the animation actually ...
...to catch the film when Shrek first emerged on the world in 2001, but times have changed and Shrek hasn't weathered that well and I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it any more - it's an okay way to spend an hour or so if there's nothing else on, but this film is actually quite tepid, undemanding fare. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of good bits and you can find yourself smiling quite happily when things are really cooking and the closing musical ...

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...happy that this has happened, Shrek demands to know what they are doing on his property, and asks what it will take to make them leave. On finding this out (I’m not telling you as that would spoil it), he swears to ensure it will happen and they will return to their homes. To carry out his promise to the characters he needs to get to the palace and asks who knows where it is, and the only character willing to tell him is donkey, but Shrek, ignoring ...
...get him his home back, Shrek is eager to complete this task and get on with his life. But this is obviously is not meant to be and things begin to happen and...(well I’m not going to tell). All I can really tell you now, is that donkey is not a complete ass, and Shrek, well he’s a hero. As this is the DVD, you get a lot of bonus material, you get Shrek’s re-voice studio, where you can record your own voice over your favourite characters, and star ...

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...bit of a pain for Shrek who wanted his peace and quiet. (Now I got to thinking that this could have been a major problem. What about the tooth fairy? How was she going to do her job?) The big bad wolf and the three little pigs get together and squatted in Shrek's home. He didn't like this much so he went to beard Lord Farquaad in his den and offer him a deal. Shrek would rescue Princess Fiona if Lord Farquaad let the fairyfolk out of the swamp. Shrek ...
...an attitude problem. The film moves along very fast and the 90 minutes are up too soon. We don't actually see much of Lord Farquaad but he gets to torture the gingerbread man who is then forced to walk on crutches! (Not quite as gruesome as it seems). This film is computer animated but it is very lifelike. The story provides humour on a level that the kids will understand and innuendo that parents will appreciate. The Cast: --------- Mike Myers........Shrek ...

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...commentary · The tech of Shrek ( How the film was made) · Shrek Karaoke · Cast and Crew Bios The animated film itself is absolutely brilliant, from the characters to the comedy. On this Dreamwork production you are presented to an ogre called Shrek (MIKE MYERS), who in order to retain his swamp, which has been invade by fairy tale characters escaping from the troops of Lord Farquaad (JOHN LITHGOW) , has to rescue a captive princess called Fiona ...
...MURPHY). The donkey joins Shrek on his crusade to rescue Princess Fiona. I refuse to say anything more regarding the story line as I would hate to spoil anyone’s pleasure by revealing too much. What I will say is that it this new character (Shrek) is exceptional and I expect further films to be made. Perhaps even a series! This animated feature is great with fantastic artwork and a sense of humour that had me laughing throughout. The original story ...

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...himself DVD has for simple Shrek name. Yes I know that is banal that makes 7 months that one speaks of it of this animate drawing but the I am going to make in sort to focus me on the Bonuses and that that I think some. - Summary. - Bonus. - General impression. To summarize. ******** It is the history of Shrek an ogre who only wants one thing the tranquillity. But has that a beautiful day the prince Lord Farquaad is going to send all fairy characters ...
...only to make for Shrek recover his swamp and for it is going to save princess Fiona that is prisoners in one castles. The Bonuses ********* With regard to the Bonuses you will be able to recover - The Game Intéracitfses: that consists has decorate the fellow of spice bread and has mixed the head the body and the legs of the main characters. - The characters give hilarious interviews. - Meetings with the directors - Shrek: a technological revolution ...

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...all... Big green ogre Shrek lives the quiet life in his swamp, scaring passers by and getting on with his ogreing. Shrek's happiness is somewhat dented though by the appearance of Donkey, a talking donkey. Seems that the ruler of the land, Lord Farquaad, is outlawing magical beasts and a talking donkey falls into the category. So Shrek puts up with Donkey's endless chatter but soon finds that his swamp has been designated a safe haven for magical ...
...to Farquaad, Shrek becomes embroiled on a quest to find a beautiful princess. Find her and he gets his swamp back - simple as that. But will the fair princess Fiona fall for the diminutive Lord Farquaad or will she find her true love closer at hand? It seemed that when Shrek was released (and in the following months) you couldn't get away from it. Everybody was raving about it, praising it and generally acting as though it was the second coming. ...

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...no quite what you expect shrek to say to donkey now is it? but if you own the dvd of this great film, it is one of the great extra options you can enjoy while watching the film. for those of you that dont know, shrek is an animated adventure that follows an ogre and a donkey on a quest. the tale is exceptionally well made and features the voices of famous actors and actresses such as mike myers (shrek), eddie murphy (donkey) and princess fiona (cameron ...
...gone by. It helps make Shrek a truly hip kind of film. This also comes into its own with the "Kareoke" scene only available on the DVD and Video. so the story is excellent. the effects and animation is excellent. it is full of famous voices from hollywood and is great entertainment for the whole family. great. however, you can see this on the video and even on sky. so what extras are you getting on the dvd? ok, you get the standard "how this film ...

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...on a another. As shrek (voice done by mike myers) (the ogar) has never had any friends as he is vile and unfriendly he finds it hard to cope with the donkey that wants to be his friend (voice done by eddie murphy). Shrek sets off to save the princess as the king promised in return he would return all the chracters to their homes (shrek wishes to be left alone!). It is a long journey but he gets there in no time, his donkey friend accompanies him, ...
...whilst they are occupied together, Shrek goes to save the princess. The princess was not expecting to be saved as all the other warriors have been stopped by the dragon. When shrek gets to her he is nit what she is expecting. She though she would have prince charming instead she got an ogar ( she didn't know at first till he took his hat off) with bad manners that smelt horrible! She is hesiant at first as she wanted to be rescued by a handsome ...

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...Ogre and a donkey. Shrek is a green Ogre who lives in a swamp. He's minding his own business when the local Prince (lord Farquhar) decides that all fairytale creatures must be banished from his lands because they are imperfect. The guards are rounding up all the fairytale creatures such as snow white and the seven dwarves and pinocchio when along comes an old man and woman with a talking donkey, voice by Eddie Murphy. They sell the donkey to the ...
...after him and run into Shrek who scares them away. The donkey and the Ogre become reluctant friends. The Prince finds out that the Ogre resisted arrest and protected the donkey, and he decides to teach the Ogre a lesson. He banishes all the fairytale creatures to Shrek's swamp, and when shrek gets back to his cottage, he finds a multitude of different creatures on his land. Shrek decides to go and see Lord Farquhar about getting his swamp back. ...

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I've been waiting for Shrek 2 for weeks and weeks now and I finally saw it on Saturday night! Unfortunately for me Dad bought it home on 'pirate' DVD last Monday and as my partner had already bought me tickets for the cinema showing - I was BANNED from watching the dvd! It was v.hard but I managed to wait! BRIEF SUMMARY Shrek 2 is the follow up movie from the original Shrek which came out in 2001. The huge hit which introduced us to big, friendly ...
...the making of the sequel, Shrek 2. The cast is very well known, the animation is amazing, the humour is never ending and the storyline is superb - What more could you ask for!? Shrek is an animated fairytale, it's based around the green ogre, Shrek. In Shrek 1 he rescued the princess from her tower, where she was put as a child. The movie ended happily with the couple getting married. (Highly recommend you see Shrek 1 before Shrek 2) Shrek 2 continues ...

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...be ‘happy ever after’? Shrek 2 is all about finding the answer to this question… THE FILM Shrek returns from honeymoon with Princess Fiona to find Donkey in their house with no Dragon and the absence of Dragon is not really explained all that well so we only assume that they’ve had a falling out or perhaps after their marriage, Donkey is trying his best not to go up in flames… the story progresses to the stage of where Shrek is going to meet Fiona’s ...
...all end? CHARACTERS SHREK has the voice of Mike Myers – Austin Powers, Wayne’s World Princess Fiona has the voice of Cameron Diaz – Charlie’s Angels Donkey has the voice of Eddie Murphy – Vampire in Brooklyn, The Golden Child, Beverly Hills Cop King Harold has the voice of John Cleese – Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda Queen Lillian has the voice of Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music Fairy Godmother has the voice of Jennifer ...

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...be ‘happy ever after’? Shrek 2 is all about finding the answer to this question… THE FILM Shrek returns from honeymoon with Princess Fiona to find Donkey in their house with no Dragon and the absence of Dragon is not really explained all that well so we only assume that they’ve had a falling out or perhaps after their marriage, Donkey is trying his best not to go up in flames… the story progresses to the stage of where Shrek is going to meet Fiona’s ...
...all end? CHARACTERS SHREK has the voice of Mike Myers – Austin Powers, Wayne’s World Princess Fiona has the voice of Cameron Diaz – Charlie’s Angels Donkey has the voice of Eddie Murphy – Vampire in Brooklyn, The Golden Child, Beverly Hills Cop King Harold has the voice of John Cleese – Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda Queen Lillian has the voice of Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music Fairy Godmother has the voice of Jennifer ...

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Shrek is a computer generated animated fairy tale but it's not from Disney but rather Dreamworks who take some swipes at the House of the Mouse on the way. It's about Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) a very big green ogre who lives alone in the swamp and scares off anyone who dares come close. His isolation is interrupted when the evil Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow) decides to imprison every fairytale creature in the land. Pinochio, the three ...
...come off too well) and the obligatory happy ended doesn't grate too much as Shrek is a pretty easier character to like. Defiantly one to go and see if you want an intelligent, funny film amongst all the summer borebusters then this is it. Role on the sequel. ...

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...of pure, solid entertainment. Shrek was EXACTLY what you want from the movies!! It had a great story, great characters and so many laughs!! For those of you who have been hiding under a rock for the last month or so, Shrek is the name of the protagonist: a big, green Scottish ogre!! Mike Myer's provides the voice for the ogre and pulls it off hilariously. Then there is the princess, Princess Fiona, whose voice is supplied by Cameron Diaz, and of ...
...together in amusing circumstances. Initially Shrek wants to live alone in his swamp, not actually because he is a big mean ogre like people tend to assume but because he thinks he is too ugly for anyone to like him. The talking donkey meets Shrek when he runs away after he is traded in for being a 'fairytale character'!! Princess Fiona appears after being rescued from a fire-breathing dragon by Shrek who rescues her for the short Lord who wants ...

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Shrek is all about an Ogre named "Shrek" (funny that) and his quest to get all the fairy tale creatures out of his Swamp where they've been put by the nasty Lord Farquaad. To do this he goes to Lord Farquaad's castle where he is told that in order to get his swamp back he needs to rescue a princess so the Farquaad can marry her and become King. On his journey he is accompanied by a donkey that he inadvertently rescues from a group of Lord Farquaad's ...
...fairy tale creatures and dump them in Shrek's swamp. The characters in this film are both funny and involving. I developed a real appreciation for Shrek's situation and the animation of his expressions was brilliant, you could really tell how he was feeling by his facial expressions. He proved to be a many layered character, like an onion ;) (if you've seen the film you'll know what I mean) and I was really happy when it came to the ending, but ...

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