Shrek (Animated) (DVD)

...see what they’d do next. Shrek is it. In time-honoured style, they’ve taken a classic form and subverted it. Fairytale character clichés apply within, as the swamp home of our eponymous hero is overrun with evicted ex-copyrighted Disney characters. In his search for privacy, our misanthropic ogre (the green one in the poster, in case you haven’t guessed,) confronts the man responsible, Lord Farquod. Shrek gets roped into a quest ...
...a tale of true love unfolds… Fairytale character clichés may be great for comedy value, but the story is in no way a cliché. This is no saccharine nonsense: In the tradition of Brothers Grimm, there are some nasty flourishes, but the whole effect is of a family film. The heart is of gold, but the mud hasn’t quite dropped off, which’ll keep the kids happy with fart gags and nose-picking. If you are without rugrats, there’s ...

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...Toy Story. Conclusion Shrek isn’t your usual animated movie, it is different in a special way and personally I feel that the film is even more of a family flik then 'Stuart Little'. I enjoyed it totally and loved every minute of it, I never got bored and I was laughing approx. nearly every 5 minutes! be prepared for a family thriller, with humour, fun and sensitive sides, thanks ~M~ WATCH OUT FOR THE ROMANTIC ENDING!!! ...

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...by a certain ogre. Now Shrek is none too pleased with all this unwelcome company, being an ogre he does like to spend time on his own, only venturing out to growl at any passing soldier or villager who gets in his way. There's only one thing for him to do, go and get Lord Farquuad to give him his swamp back! Accompanied by that talking donkey (don't ask, it just does OK!) off he goes to the happy world of Lord Farquuad. By this time, the astute of ...
...but does a deal with Shrek and offers him his swamp back if he goes and gets the princess. Simple enough, and off Shrek goes. I won't go into all the details now, it would ruin the film, but needless to say Shrek goes off to rescue the princess, has a few misadventures on the way (there and back), including the nearly disastrous intrusion by Robin Hoodd of all people. He also finds out the odd secret on his travels. I'd better not give away the ending, ...

paule23 26.06.2001 · Read full review
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...thing straight from the get-go: Shrek is not a kids’ movie. It’s an everyone movie. The computer-animated fairy tale based on William Steig’s book is one of those rare cinematic snacks that will taste good to all audience members, from eight to eighty. For the junior set, there are plenty of pratfalls and fart jokes; for teens, there’s the “tight” (teenspeak for “cool,” also known as “groovy”) ...
...The Princess Bride. Shrek bears a passing resemblance to that 1987 fairy tale classic, but creates its own magic kingdom of memorable characters, soon-to-be-classic lines and fast-and-furious humour. All that and it still manages to deliver a healthy dose of pop psychology in under 90 minutes! [Note to parents with very young children: a couple of scenes can be quite scary (especially in the dragon’s castle) and there are a few mild profanities ...

joshnev 10.12.2001 · Read full review
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Shrek is a brilliant movie from the people who made that other smash hit animated film ‘Antz’! It took them nearly three years to produce this high quality film, which is visually rich and technically challenging (according to the makers). Over 275 artists, computer animators, software operators, and engineers produced the film over the three years. The film is aimed at children (and big children) and is certificate U. The film runs ...
...only about 3 families. Shrek voiced by Mike Myers is an ogre, a big ugly green ogre at that. He lives by himself in the middle of a forest. He showers in mud and then dips in water. (Watch for the way Shrek obtaind his candle - it's classical). As for his other habits we won’t go into those, but rest assured they will make you smile! He doesn’t want any friends because; when they see him they are frightened of him because he is so ugly. ...

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...With the release of Dreamwork's Shrek that time has past and at last the true talent of the ogre minority has been permitted to shine... The lead character is Shrek. Voiced by Mike Myers there is nothing this big smelly ogre likes better than bathing in goo and brushing his teeth with bug juice. A cynical attempt at the six-year-old-boy audience in my opinion but of course it works. Who can forget the disgust mingled with awe in Mowgli's voice when ...
...Being big, smelly and ugly Shrek wants to be left alone in his home the swamp. So when townsfolk come to visit with a bit of ogre-bashing in mind Shrek is more than happy to scare them away. (This being the peace loving age that it is ogres don't kill people anymore, they just tell them to leave.) Sadly Lord Farquaad, the black-hearted ruler of the province has other ideas. He's tired of all the fairy tale creature freaks living in the area and gathers ...

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...other childrens favourites together? Shrek is the answer- and somehow they all manage to get a walk-on part in this brilliant new animation produced by ex-Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg. Shrek(Mike Myers) is the name of a big green ogre who lives all alone in his swampside shack with absolutely no modern conviniences. His only contact with the locals is when they launch the occasional witchhunt. The land in which he lives is ruled by evil Lord ...
...dragon? This is where Shrek comes into the equation as he is coerced into undertaking this dangerous mission, which he must complete if he is to win back the rights to his home. He gets help in this from a wise-cracking donkey (Eddie Murphy) and on their travels they encounter the likes of Robin Hood & his linedancing merry men (honest!) But this is not just a kids film, no- it works on several different levels. The animation has to be seen to ...

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...I will tell you… Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) is the story of an ogre by the same name. He is a loner who he washes his teeth in green slime and he showers in mud. He is feared by everyone in the land of Duloc. He has no friends but for Donkey (Eddie Murphy). However, in this land there is a ruler called Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) who has banished all fairy story characters from the land. Somehow they end up on Shrek’s land and Shrek ...
...they belong. An unintentional hero, Shrek is worshipped by the fairy tale folk for this seemingly great work of bravado. Farquaad is cruel - he even tortures gingerbread men - and he is a pipsqueak who must marry a princess to be official King of Duloc. The only one available to him is Princess Fiona, but she is being held captive in a castle by a dragon. When Shrek arrives at his palace to demand the fairy tale people leave his land, Farquaad agrees ...

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...vocal cast with Myers as Shrek (although his accent and dialect does go up and down a bit too much for my liking), Cameron Diaz as the Princess (a sassy martial arts expert who's a little bit different from the normal female character from fairy tales) and the very wonderful John Lithgow as Farquhad, although it's the phenomenally busy Eddie Murphy as Donkey who gained most of the critical attention, with his rapid fire and very funny script, getting ...
...amorous attentions, a marriage made in a very weird Heaven. If you've seen the trailers you'll have a good idea of what to expect from this film, but happily the film has more good bits than just those captured in the ads, which makes a nice change these days. What also makes a nice change is for Mrs D to have a bit of space to herself to deal out the mickeytaking rather than dave27 and seeing the clumsy great brute rolling about on screen made ...

jackie27 22.09.2001 · Read full review
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Yes, it's true! Shrek won the Oscar for best animated film, and justifiably too! This Universal rated film is just one of the funniest family films out there right now, it's a must-see! It stars Mike Myers (Austin Powers) as the Scottish-accented ogres Shrek, the inimitable Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor) as Donkey, Cameron Diaz (Charlie's Angels) as Princess Fiona and John Lithgow (Third Rock) as Lord Farquaad. The plot is thus! Lord Farquaad, ...
...on the DVD is a Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke party at the end! You do get quite a few extras with this, including: Shrek's revoice studio (DVD Rom only) Interactive Games Character interviews (these are brilliant) Filmmaker's Commentary The Tech of Shrek International Dubbing Featurette Animated Menus Production Notes, Cast and Crew Bins. This is great for kids to watch, my 2 and a half year old insists that he watch it at least once a day! ...

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...our villain. Farquaad tells Shrek that he can have his home back providing he rescues Princess Fiona, Farquaad's bride to be. Along the way, Shrek encounters his comedy sidekick, Donkey, who has just narrowly escaped death. So on goes the fairy tale as we'd expect it to incorporating many laughs and amusing antics. The ending is touching and proves that there is someone for everyone. A typical 'happy ever after' moment. Shrek is a great animation ...
...turn up Shrek's swamp, watching Shrek and Princess Fiona gambol across the field and the ever-amusing kareoke scene ('all-new bonus footage' edition). Available in both video and DVD formats, 'Shrek' will cost you the average amount that the corporate rip-off merchants usually charge for these things. The film's running time is approximately 89 minutes and has been given a 'U' certificate although some younger kids may not get all the jokes. ...

pennyborton 14.01.2002 · Read full review
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...only half the reason why Shrek has been a success because it contains several characters that have twice the soul of many of today’s leading men and women. Shrek (Mike Myres) is a cynical yet ultimately kind hearted ogre who lives alone on a stretch of swamp in the kingdom of Farquaad. Apart from the occasional siege he lives a quiet contented life. This peace is broken when a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy) arrives at his door looking for a ...
...kingdom descends on the swamp, Shrek in an effort to restore some sanity heads off to bargain with Farquaad to get rid of the creatures from his land. Farquaad uses this opportunity to get the strong and fearless ogre to rescue a princess (his would be wife) from the clutches of an evil dragon. So begins a great adventure to bring the beautiful princess (Cameron Diaz) back to Farquaad. Mike Myres does a great job at bringing Shrek to life. Quite ...

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...Why it's Shrek. Shrek is a big green Ogre voiced by Mike Myers. He likes his privacy, eats very gross things and showers in mud as well as having a novel way of catching fish. The problem is one day all the rest of the fairytale land such as the seven dwarfs, three blind mice, three little pigs and the big bad wolf are invading his land after being exiled by the dastardly Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Shrek's not having any of it and strikes up a ...
...donkey (Eddie Murphy). Shrek is a film where you have a smile on your face from the beginning right to the end. The characters are all extremely likeable and it has a lot of great jokes running through the entire movie. Gingerbread men get tortured, Dragons get lovey-dovey and general fairytale pranks get exploited. The film is a 'U' certificate but that doesn't mena there isn't stuff for the adults, certain lines are a tad risque for the kids but ...

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...a french Robin Hood. Shrek - this is the character the film is based on. He is a large green ogre who lives in a swamp.Played by Mike Myers he sets out on an adventure to save his swamp from all the cartoon characters that have been moved to his swamp. He just wants peace and quiet as he is abused by people who see him and that upsets him very much. Due to this he tries to put on an appearance that he does not want any friends and that he does not ...
...needs a tic tac. When Shrek is trying to explain that ogres are like onions in the sense that they have layers to them, Donkey takes it that they smell and keeps insisting that cakes have layers and everyone likes them so that would be a better example. He is very lonely and looks for a friend in Shrek, even though Shrek keeps pushing him away. Being as stubborn as he is, he keeps going back for more. I think they will become great friends in the ...

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...me… The Story ---------- Shrek (spoken by Mike Myers) is an Oger, a green, clumsy and goodhearted swamp-resident. He loves mud, his favourite food is “pierced eyes” and he also loves his loneley life. He thinks that no one would like him anyway because he is ugly and a monster, so he stays on his own. But soon his life will be disturbed: Lord Faarquad, who is a nasty little idiot who wants to build a perfect world and become ...
...his way. The day before Shrek saved the talking donkey (Eddie Murphey) from Farquaad’s soldiers. This donkey never stops talking. Sometimes he starts to sing and soon he gets totally on Shrek’s nerves. And he wants to get rid of the people in his swamp, so he and the donkey visit Farquaad to postulate the swamp back. Farquaad wants to become king but he has to marry a princess for that. He chose the beautyful Fiona, but she has to be ...

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