Advantages: Excellent extra features Disadvantages: Nothing
...home of a swamp!
SHREK marches off to the king and orders his swamp back, the king sends SHREK who is accompanied by 'donkey' one of the fairtytale creatures to go save a princess from a castle so the knig can marry her and become a king! If SHREK can save the princess, he can have his swamp back.
The story goes on to reveal all kinds of hysterical goings on and funny mis-happenings and understandings! As always a fairytale wouldn't be complete ... ...castle to be his wife. Shrek is sent to fetch her.
The ugly Ogre~~~ The big green thing that no one gets on with, named after the film title, 'Shrek' he is the main character, he is lonely and likes it that way, living with no one but himself in a big and damp swamp, that is until the King sends all his fairytale characters to the ogre's swamp, the ogre is frustrated because everyone is scared of him, he goes to the king and is set a deal, 'You ...
emu128 07.12.2001
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Advantages: Great Animation, Dialogue, Humour, Characterisations, etc, etc, etc Disadvantages: It ends
Well Shrek doesn’t say it , but he certainly implies it, pointing at Lord Farquad’s rather large palace / castle , and then quipping “to you think he’s over compensating for something?” to Donkey , his companion throughout this superb cartoon. Directed by Andrew Adamson who had previously worked on two Batman movies, Toys and A Time To Kill, and Vicky Jenson, the film takes some huge sideswipes at the Disney corporation ... ...film are the ogre , Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers, in best Fat B*stard of Austin Powers 2 Scottish accent), Donkey (Eddie Murphy in the must scurrilous cartoon role since Robin Williams’ Genie in Aladdin), the midget lord Farquaad (John Lithgow , in his marvellous Dick from Third Rock from The Sun voice) and the princess with a dark secret, Fiona (Cameron Diaz, in , well great form).
This film has also been christened “Katzenberg’s ...
mikeydred 28.08.2001
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Advantages: An all round amazing movie suitable for all ages! Disadvantages: Needs to be seen more than once as you distracted by amazing graphics!
...a big green ogre called Shrek who meets a very talkative donkey who refuses to leave him alone. Together they become involved in a quest to rescue a Princess from a tower, which is guarded by a dragon. They have been put on this quest by a midget Lord Farquaad, who wishes to marry a Princess simply to become King. He has chosen Princess Fiona and sent the ogre and donkey to rescue her. Well let me tell you about the main characters voices. Firstly, ... ...lives in the swamp (Mike Myers). The donkey's voice is perfectly done by none other than Eddie Murphy! Princess Fiona is done by Cameron Diaz, and the midget Lord Farqaad is done by John Lithgow. If you want to see the ability of technology at the moment in the way of animation, you cannot allow yourself to miss this movie! Absolutely amazing...so amazing you will be distracted from the story as you gaze at the background images and scenery that ...
Deenie 08.07.2001
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...I saw the ogre called Shrek I realised it could be a good comedy. The storyline is quite complex but my 12 year old daughter had no problem following the plot. It begins with shots of fairytale characters such as the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs being sold and taken to a camp to be trained. The camp is situated on Shrek's land the Swamp. Indignant, Shrek and his pestering donkey march off to king in an attempt to evict the characters off his land.
... ...dragon. The king challenges Shrek to rescue the princess. As Shrek is determined to keep his privacy he accepts the quest and sets off to rescue her. In true fairytale style they fall in love but the princess has a secret, every night she turns into an ugly ogre like Shrek. This spell can only be cured by her true love's kiss.
However Fiona changes her mind about Shrek and decides to marry the king. The wedding scene begins and the bride and groom ...
Mikew79 29.07.2001
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Advantages: Very funny, Great plot, Well casted Disadvantages: Expensive, Predictable (or is that just me?!)
...developing a serious hygiene problem, Shrek is unhappy because of the attitude the outside world has towards him. Fortunately he doesn't have to worry about this in his own lair - until one day an invasion of fairy tale characters set up home at his swamp! Annoyed by the invasion of his precious solitude he pleads with the characters (Ranging from the 3 pigs with strange voices to a "no easy lay" Snow white) to leave. They confide in him that they ... ...by an annoying ass (literally) Shrek sets out on a quest for Lord Farquaad which will win him back his home, If only he knew what lay ahead. This is really where the quality viewing kicks in. Jokes for all ages and a few adult gags which are there in a "double meaning" so that it is perfectly fine for children to view. I must admit that i did laugh alot in this film, some people even clapped, and my stomach was really hurting at the end!! It was ...
jackstiger 16.07.2001 (20.07.2001)
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Advantages: Great story well told with excellent animation and characters Disadvantages: You'll want to see it again
...hero is an ogre, the Shrek of the title, who is dragged into the story for some piece and quiet, see the film all will become clear.
The anamation is excellent and features PDI/Dreamworks' award-winning Fluid Animation System (FLU) to give the clothing and organics a real life feel and some of the best facial expression I've ever seen using a system of 'Shapers' developed by PDI.
This will probabily pass most people by, because the real stars are ... ...respective voice providers. While all are excellent, Eddie Murphy as the ass (sorry donkey) steals the show, showing surperb range and having some of the best one liners.
Just to get a glimpse at how it hads been recieved so far its opening weekend in the states was $42.3m, Dreamworks biggest opener ever, higher even that the might Gladiator, hence the title above. ...
Chris-Duncan 14.06.2001
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...asks Farquad to remove them. Shrek must embark on a quest and rescue a princess for Farquad to marry.Princess then falls in love with Shrek. Aahhhh.= every aspect can be found somewhere in Disney.
Now if you are going to say that the plagiarism is the reason why the film works then I see your point. But if they were going to steal then they should have done it with more style, they missed so many opportunities in ‘Shrek’ to make the ... ...that mattered the most Shreks. Shrek was voiced by Mike Myers and is meant to be Scottish, which would work well if he didn’t lurch horribly between Scottish, English and American. The voice just didn’t fit the character and actually spoiled the film for me. He was just so unconvincing and unlovable, which is one thing the main character should not be. I found myself cringing involuntarily when he spoke due to the fact that the voice ...
willgould 04.07.2001 (05.07.2001)
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Advantages: HOURS OF GOOD CLEAN FUN TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED Disadvantages: IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON ALL THAT'S GOING ON.
...a big green ogre called Shrek (Mike 'Austin Powers' Myers) who lives happily, on his own, in his mud filled swamp. That is, until one day, he meets by chance Donkey (played by Eddie Murphy) who ‘invites’ himself to stay. On that very same day, he is enjoying his meal of what seems to be eyeballs of varying sizes when just about every fairytale creature you can think of invades his home. Why? Because the evil Lord Farquaad (played brilliantly by John ... ...give it a whirl – Shrek sings ‘ I love you just the way you are’, Fiona sings ‘Like a virgin’, not to forget Pinocchio doing his best impression of Fat Boy slim. I can honestly say that my youngest and me have watched this part of the DVD on numerous occasions (too many to count) and have great fun joining in the dancing at the end! Don't be put off the fact that it is predominantly a child film - there are plenty of innuendo and jokes that the child ...
frannie 20.11.2001
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Advantages: funny, great for adults and kids Disadvantages: none
...now overcrowded by fairy-tale characters. Shrek tries to make people believe that he doesn’t want any friends, but all he wants is to be accepted. He then meets Donkey, who simply annoys Shrek, but they still become friends. They then go on a mission to save Princess Fiona from a fire breathing dragon. Shrek falls in love with her and they get married. 3 years later after the release of Shrek, we now have a sequel, Shrek 2.
The plot…
The movie ... ...Charming”…….and the story continues…..
Shrek and Princess Fiona return from their honeymoon, just in time to see Donkey still in their home, trying not to set himself into flames. Princess Fiona recieve a summons from her parents. Her parents who were not happy with her marriage now wants to meet their daughter’s husband. The invitation is to their castle in Far Far Away. The King and Fairy Godmother hatch a plan so that Princess Fiona would marry ...
madhatter7880 26.07.2004
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Advantages: Great script Disadvantages: Maybe the story was predictable
...marries a princess. Shrek (voiceover by Mike Myers) is an ogre who lives the life of a recluse and is happy to be on his own. Everyone is scared of him and it suits him fine as he knows he cannot inspire anything but disgust because of his looks and stature. He is selected by the fairy tale creatures to save their land, and he is manipulated into rescuing the princess (voiceover by Cameron Diaz) who Lord Farquaad wants to marry but is too scared ... ...the course of the story Shrek meets a talking donkey ( voiceover by Eddie Murphy) who sometimes steals the show from Shrek. This donkey is cute and arrogant and has a perpetual smile in his face … very endearing !!! The story is good and the ending is pretty interesting. That’s what makes the plot going. ******************************************************
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jilmil 26.07.2002
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Advantages: superbly animated, good for young and old, not too long Disadvantages: none
...the basic premise is - Shrek (voiced by Mike Meryers - sounding VERY similar to fat bastard from Austin Powers) is an ugly, smelly, scary, green ogre. Much like the ones you used to read about in many a fairy tale. Shrek lives in his swamp, is happy alone, and doesn't deal well with his feelings. UNTIL, the vertically challenged Lord Farqaad orders all fairy tale creatures banished from the kingdom - to Shrek's swamp. As you can guess, he is NOT ... ...character in the movie. Shrek rescues and falls in love with the princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), but considers this an unachievable task. But there are too many twists that I don't want to give away before you see it. If you want to be spoiled - read someone elses review!!!
Why is this movie so good for everyone? Well, for one, it takes the piss out of EVERY disney movie ever created. There is a story behind how this came about, but not being sure ...
kano 24.06.2001
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Advantages: The film works for everyone - especially if you're one of those people who is able to pick up even the slightest reference to other films. Disadvantages: Marketed at kids, so not as dark as it probably deserved to be.
...wrapped in a kiddie shell, Shrek is one film that everyone will love. For the kids, you have the obvious donkey-falling-out-of-the-sky, ugly-ogre-making-smells kind of slapstick, but scratch just a little beneath the surface, and you will discover so much more, including parodies of just about every fairy tale and Disney film you can think of (Baby bear: "My cage is too small!" See it; you'll know what I mean). The soundtrack, far from being the ... ...and the running gag of Shrek threatening Donkey every time he even thinks about singing is great.
As for the animation? Well, it's of the high standard that we have come to expect from computer-animated films, and the quality seems to show no sign of slowing up. Particularly impressive were the fire and lava effects, although I think they need to be seen at the cinema to be best appreciated.
Casting is superb, with the only slight glitch for me ...
spacemonkey 13.07.2001
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Advantages: funny, clever, enjoyable, fab performances Disadvantages: I can't help but think they're milking this too much with all the sequels, but that doesn't make t
...the entire film Shrek. Shrek is a Dreamworks creation, released in 2006 with a U certificate. It is an animated film about fairytale creatures: ogres, talking donkeys, princesses in towers, dragons and all things magical. This review is of the DVD. **Plot** I'm sure that most people now know the story of Shrek, so I will just give a brief precis here: Shrek is an ogre, he hates company and lives alone in a swamp, a lifestyle he guards closely. Lord ... ...a talkative, thought loveable, 'steed'. Shrek goes to see Farquaad to get back his swamp, taking Donkey with him. Farquaad, meanwhile has been told by the Magic Mirror that he can never have the perfect kingdom unless he marries a princess. His choice (chosen in BlindDate style) is Princess Fiona, a beautiful princess kept locked away in a dragon-guarded tower. Farquaad holds a tournament to choose the knight who gets the honour of rescuing the princess, ...
M.Newcastle 13.10.2009
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Advantages: excellent sequel , good characterisations Disadvantages: none
~ Shrek 2 ~
Go back a few years and onto the big screen came Shrek , the big green and smelly ogre , who managed to capture the hearts of children everywhere and became a worldwide hit . Now he's back for more......
The story :
Having battled fire breathing dragons and the evil but deminutive Lord Farquaad with his many an evil plan to rid the world of Shrek , Shrek in saving the bewitched Princess Fiona had found true love . Shrek 2 begins with ... ...tales had been altered by Shrek .
On their return home , they are greeted by Donkey , who is having relationship problems with the dargon and so has returned to live with Shrek for a while and also with a royal messanger , requesting their company to celebrate their marriage in the Kingom of Far Far Away , whose rulers are Princess Fiona's parents . So off go the Princess , Donkey and a very reluctant Shrek , to meet the in-laws and publicaly celebrate ...
CaptainKidd 23.06.2004
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Advantages: Quite funny, stunning animation as ever, great voice acting all round, great plot, no real songs in the film till the end (and it's "Believer" sung by Smash Mouth, so it's fine) Disadvantages: Not as funny as some, the donkey's a bit irritating,
...rogue's voice slightly softened embodies Shrek perfectly. Ah well, I guess he was just adapting to only playing one character for once.
So, it's a good film. I must say, not the best film I've seen for a while, but a contender. Go and see it if you're going to the cinema, if not wait for the video. ...
flaming_monkey 03.08.2001
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Full of verve and witShrekis a computer-animated adaptation of William Steig's ... more
delightfully fractured fairy tale. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farqu...
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Everyone's favourite larger-than-life hero returns in SHREK 2, the #1 animation of all ... more
time hailed by critics and audiences alike as even better than its Oscar-winning predecessor! Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the...
Production Year: 2002 - Family - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Marisa Tomei, Lacey Chabert, Lynn Redgrave, Flea, Tim Curry, Rupert Everett
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