Shrek (Animated) (DVD)

...the wonder of Shrek. Shrek is a big green ogre, who in the first film was looked upon as an evil monster. His mate is Donkey... possible THE most hilarious character ever created. Donkey and Shrek met when Donkey was running away from some people and then ran into Shrek and didnt get the hint to get lost. So they hang out for the whole film. He then falls in love with Princess Fiona, but the course of true love never did run smooth and it takes ...
...that Princess Fiona has married Shrek she has become an ogre. But now she needs to get the approval of Princess Fiona's parents, so they have set of on a quest to do so, with, of course, Donkey. However, when they get there their parents are in for a nasty surprise when they realise that their beautiful daughter has become an ogre. So, the film is based around these events, and will Shrek and Princess Fiona ever be happy together with the blessing ...

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...pair of…….handguns! Not that Shrek doesn’t deserve all the adulation and success that has come his way, because quite frankly, he has more charisma and star qualities then most of the overpaid moany bumpkins out there. Ok, ok so he's computer generated, and so what! Quite honestly, this is the most enjoyable film that The Sandman has had the pleasure of watching this year. Perhaps not in action stakes or thriller stakes (check out ...
...a big scary Ogre Called Shrek (Mike Myers) who lived on his own in a big nasty swamp. And he was perfectly happy there, scaring off the odd mobs that dare to come near him. Until one day the evil lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) decided to move all the fairy tale creatures out of his ‘perfect’ kingdom. And where did he decide to dump them all? Why in Shrek’s own swamp of course. One of these fairy tale creatures happens to be a talking ...

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After absolutely loving Shrek I was quite eager to see Shrek 2 and had extremely high hopes for the film. Now usually when this occurs the film turns out to be absolutely rubbish or if it isn't a total train-crash of a film then it at least de-rails at some point. Shrek 2 however didn't do this at all. Ok I'll admit that it wasn't as good as the first film but to be honest this is rarely the case with any film usually because quite simply the uniqueness ...
...Shrek 2 however can quite easily stand up on its own two feet and is a very enjoyable watch. Shrek 2 was released in 2004 with a U certificate and tells another fantastic fairytale style story in a fun and generally humorous way. After getting married Fiona and Shrek, both ogres, are well on their way towards that happily ever after moment they have both dreamed of but the time has come for the moment everyone dreads and so in another hilariously ...

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...Children about an Ogre named Shrek and his donkey Sidekick. They set about a fairytale adventure after becoming unlikely heroes. Sounds pretty boring for adults doesnt it? Well let me put you straight... There is plenty of adult humour carefully disguised in this film so that it sails across the tops of the kiddie's heads and allows us all to chuckle along, even if we are laughing at different jokes. So really it is a masterpiece of filming. It appeals ...
...humour carefully nestled together so it does not interfere with the other one's viewing pleasure! The graphics and artwork is amazing. Obviously created with computers, the facial expressions and realism is out of this world. Examples would be the Princess and how real she looks and some of the facial expressions and actions the donkey makes. To add to the visual jokes and humour, the makers drafted n some very funny people for the voices. Firstly ...

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...of their biggest wishes with Shrek – to beat Disney. While they’re last computer animated film Antz was the clear underdog against A Bugs Life, Shrek has become the biggest grossing film of the year, over $240m in the US alone (and it is on target to beat Toy Story 2’s gross) and that’s not counting all the merchandise out in force, and while Shrek leaps from strength to strength with a sequel already planned Disney’s ...
...What’s even better is that Shrek just loves to poke fun at Disney related films and fairy tales and is none too subtle about it. The movie starts off with a soft Scottish voice telling a fairy tale about a young princess locked in a tower, leading you down the wrong way in thinking that this is the usual animated kids tale, no sooner has the story got under way you find out the voice belongs to a ogre, Shrek (Mike Myers), and he uses a piece ...

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...And so it is with Shrek - you'll be bringing it out over and over for the kids that see it now, and then when the next generation is born it will be one of those classics that continue to enthrall future generations. We finally got to see this over Christmas and I can't say enough about it. It was brilliant! Cutesy enough for the kids, but with enough little innuendoes in there to keep the adults amused as well. It’s definitely a movie for ...
...I was a child. Shrek is a big green ogre who lives a simple life in his swamp. He likes his privacy but in more honest moments shows himself to actually be quite yearning for someone to love. He does not realise his world is about to go topsy-turvy on him. The local tyrant, a man named Lord Farquaad wants rid of all the local fairy tale characters living in his area so has had his army round them all up to re-locate them to the swamp. Unfortunately ...

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...The plot Shrek is a computer animated adventure about a hug and ugly ogre called Shrek (Voice by the shagadilic Mike Myers). Shrek loves his lonely little hut but becomes very perturbed when his peace and quiet Is disturbed by hundreds of magical creatures. These poor creatures have been evicted from the lands of Lord Farquaad (Voice by John Lithgow – more recently famous for Third Rock from the Sun). Shrek decides to sort out the mess himself ...
...similar fashion to the WWF, Shrek somehow becomes the land’s champion. As champion he accepts a mission to resuce Princess Fiona (played by Cameron Diaz). Once Lord Farquaad marries the princess, he will be king and he will let Shrek have his peace and quiet back. Shrek and the donkey soon begin their quest, crossing over rickety bridges and tackling a huge and dangerous fire breathing dragon as they attempt to save the princess. The plot ...

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...Characters Shrek - Mike Myers (Waynes World) Shrek is a giant green ogre, with a strangely Scottish accent. Being voiced by Mike Myers makes him immediately funny. He lives near Duloc in a swamp on his own; all is fine apart from the occasional group of hunters. Donkey - Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop, Nutty Professor) This is an odd role for Murphy, however, he takes to it well, like a duck to water. He can talk and meets Shrek while running ...
...the home of Shrek. Shrek demands to have his privacy back; meanwhile, Lord Farquadd decides that he should marry, so gets the mirror, mirror on the wall to show him the three choices. He chooses Princess Fiona, so strikes a deal with Shrek, Fiona for his privacy. Unfortunately, the only person who knows where the castle is located, is the over-talkative donkey. This annoys Shrek to no end, so the pair head of to rescue Fiona. Verdict I liked ...

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...is back in full force! Shrek 2 is a fantastic follow up to the hilarious Shrek 1. In the last outing the huge green ogre, Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers), married the "ogrely" cursed Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and the two took off on their honeymoon without their loudmouthed sidekick Donkey (Eddie Murphy). Shrek 2 starts during their honeymoon and upon their return to the swamp, a royal messenger arrives with a message from Fiona's noble parents, ...
...to visit Far Far Away. Shrek does not want to go but eventually agrees to go and sets off with Fiona and this time Donkey goes with them. Because King Harold does not like Shrek's appearance, they start a father-husband quarrel, while Queen Lillian and Princess Fiona try to keep the peace. To make matters worse, there is a new villain ,Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), who wants her son, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), to become Princess Fiona's ...

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...Characters: Now there is Shrek (Mike Myers), what would appear to be a big, green, ugly Ogre. One who lives in his own little swamp, wants to be left alone and will take on anyone who crosses his path. He’s a nice kinda guy, bit green around the gills (sorry!) does not appear to communicate his feeling too well with others, but is highly amusing at time, although some of his jokes leave a lot to be desired. Okay onto Donkey (Eddie Murphy), ...
...the fairytale stuff behind. Shrek is a simple Ogre living in his own swamp which most of the time remains peaceful. That is until an invasion of YOUR FAVOURITE fairytale characters lands on his front door who where (strangely) enough banished from their kingdom by Lord Farquaad. Utterly disgusted with this Shrek decides to pay the wannabe King a visit to get his swamp back. However with one catch. In order for the King to erm…become a King ...

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...here goes. CHARACTERS: SHREK – Shrek is a big, green ogre. He lives by a swamp and has no friends to start with. He likes to take mud showers and eat grubs from the forest floors. If anybody goes anywhere near him they would get the fright of their lives. He’s not the most sociable of creatures but you would expect that about ogres wouldn’t you! It takes the toughest of people to soften his heart. His voice is that of John Lithgow (Dick from “3rd ...
...up being the sidekick to Shrek but only after a lot of bugging and wouldn’t leave the poor ogre alone. It is not long before you see what a sweet creature he is. He and Shrek become quite good friends and ends up in the end finding romance with the character you would least expect. His voice is that of Eddie Murphy (although I’m very sure everyone knows who he is, he also starred in “Dr Doolittle”). LORD FAARQUAD – Lord Faarquad is four foot tall ...

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...is funny in itself. Shrek meets a donkey, imaginatively called ‘Donkey’ who makes friends with him even though Shrek keeps hinting for him to leave him alone. They take a job to rescue a princess (voice by Cameron Diaz) for a Prince in exchange for the deeds to Shrek’s swamp. They get past the dragon and rescue the princess who has a spell on her which changes her at night (won’t tell you what into but you will guess when ...
...the princess etc. etc. etc. The story of this film is very predictable but it’s not what you are going to be watching the film for. What you are going to see is brilliant animation and hilariously funny jokes. The story isn’t important, half the time you are laughing so much you miss half the story anyway. Piss takes of Disney films occur quite frequently through the film and some other tv shows to, it’s fun trying to guess them! ...

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First the slightly technical bit! Shrek (1) wowed audiences with its amazing CGI, and Shrek 2's animation does not disappoint. Just some of the fabulous animation includes Prince Charming's hair and the astounding rendering of liquids that you can ACTUALLY see through. All those who are fans of this genre for the technical aspects of the art will be more than impressed. This film also has a great soundtrack this time round, including my absolute ...
...of you who didn't see Shrek 1, a quick summary before I fill you in on Shrek 2. In Shrek 1, an ogre called Shrek (you'd never have guessed it - voiced by the fabulous Mike Myers by the way) is given a challenge to rescue Princess Fiona (a very beautiful lady) from a dragon-guarded castle, because Bad Guy (who's name I can't remember but I know it was voiced by John Lithgow, of CliffHanger fame) wants to marry her. With only his faithful (if downright ...

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...Robin Hood threatens Princess Fiona, Shrek and the donkey and start singing a really stupid song when Princess Fiona jumps down and does the fighting scene where she stops in mid-air from the great film, ‘The Matrix’. Eddie Murphy, the star of ‘The Nutty Professor’, does the donkey’s voice, and shows true examples, during the film, of some of his hilarious stand-up comedy acts. John Lithgow, the man from ‘3rd ...
...donkey, and rather than killing Shrek and the donkey he helps them out in Princess Fiona and Shrek’s search to be each other’s soul-mates. There is a really strange twist to the tale at the end of this animated, comedy movie, where Princess Fiona turns into an ogre, just like Shrek, and her sort of slightly true beauty is revealed, apparently. There is a happy-ending, and overall, this film is just sheer excellence. Thanks for reading, ...

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...That's the dilemma facing Shrek in the sequel to the 2001 smash-hit, which was a hugely popular animated comedy that put Dreamworks animation on the map and snagged the first ever Best Animated Film Oscar (beating Monsters Inc in the process). For the uninitiated, Shrek (voiced by Austin Powers star Mike Myers) is a gruff, bad-tempered ogre who found love with Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) after rescuing her from a castle in the first movie. Fiona ...
...Julie Andrews). Fiona talks Shrek into accepting the invite, and the two soon have a hard time trying to win over her disapproving parents. However there are more sinister forces at work, namely a conniving Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) who will stop at nothing to set her son, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) up with Fiona and banish Shrek from the kingdom. Soon Shrek is forced to fight once again for the woman (ogre!) that he loves against ...

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