Over the last two weeks my youngest, Kyle has made his father and I sit through Shrek One and Shrek Two roughly 18 times. Now, I love the daft green ogre as much as the next demented mum, but I was starting to think bad thoughts whenever I heard that 5 letter name mentioned.
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an onion ? or an ogre. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he definitely has a heart as big as a boulder. Join Shrek and his favorite fairytale friends and help save Far Far Away in this video game based on the movie Shrek the Third Xbox 360. Explore classic locations and all-new environments from the Shrek universe with Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots and Fiona. Adventure through 20 challenging levels brought to life by signature Shrek humor. Test your wits against a cast of villains determined to change your happily-ever-after to disaster, including the huge Ice Dragon, the musical Captain Hook and the devious Prince Charming. Or, show off your skills and make your friends green with envy as you compete in thrilling multiplayer mini games.
Advantages: funny, family friendly Disadvantages: doesn't live up to the first and second
...father and I sit through Shrek One and Shrek Two roughly 18 times. Now, I love the daft green ogre as much as the next demented mum, but I was starting to think bad thoughts whenever I heard that 5 letter name mentioned.
Out of sheer desperation if nothing else, we decided to take him to see Shrek 3 as soon as it was out. I don’t think Kyle slept for a week beforehand!
Directors: Chris Miller and Raman Hui
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The third of the Shrek Films, sees Shrek’s father/frog-in-law, the king on his deathbed telling him that as Fiona’s husband he is next in line to the throne, unless Fiona’s distant cousin Arthur can be found. Shrek, not being one for formalities sets off with Donkey and Puss in Boots to track down Arthur to bring him back as Far Far Away’s new King.
Prince Charming meanwhile, is feeling bitter and resentful of Shrek’s growing popularity ... more
Over the last two weeks my youngest, Kyle has made his father and I sit through Shrek One and Shrek Two roughly 18 times. Now, I love the daft green ogre as much as the next demented mum, but I was starting to think bad thoughts whenever I heard that 5 letter name mentioned.
Out of sheer desperation if nothing else, we decided to take him to see Shrek 3 as soon as it was out. I don’t think Kyle slept for a week beforehand!
Directors: Chris Miller and Raman Hui Release Date: June 29th 2007 Production Team: DreamWorks Classification: PG Genre: Animated Family Comedy Run Time: 93 minutes Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Bandaras, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake etc
>>>General Gist of things<<< The third of the Shrek Films, sees Shrek’s father/frog-in-law, the king on his deathbed telling him that as Fiona’s husband he is next in line to the throne, unless Fiona’s distant cousin Arthur can be found. Shrek, not being one for formalities sets off with Donkey and Puss in Boots to track down Arthur to bring him back as Far Far Away’s new King.
Prince Charming meanwhile, is feeling bitter and resentful of Shrek’s growing popularity and persuades all the fairytale baddies to mount a revolt taking over the palace and ultimately, the kingdom of Far Far Away.
Will Shrek return in time to save his bride and the people of Far Far Away? Will Charming and his evil cronies go on to rule the world? And what surprise does Fiona have in store for her big cuddly Ogre?
>>>Who are Dreamworks<<< copied from several other of my DreamWorks reviews DreamWorks is the animation production and distribution powerhouse behind a string of box office hits including its biggest success the Shrek series as well as computer games and television programmes.
Originally, the project of Steven Spielberg, Jeff Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1994, DreamWorks was sold to Viacom at the end of 2005. DreamWorks is now the strong competitor of Pixar the before undisputed champion of all things animated.
>>>Characters/Voiceovers<<< Mike Myers as the green Scottish Ogre from the swamp is brilliant. Oddly considering it is an animated film, this role is surprisingly subdued compared to many of his other films. Shrek is a lovable beast who can really do no wrong. He is also the most sarcastic animated character ever created!
Cameron Diaz is fantastic in this although it may because we don’t have to look at her perfect legs, perfect smile and perfect bum for two hours. Without that distraction, she is a bright, funny and likeable character who is more than capable of looking out for herself. – Finally a good role model for young girls these days – as long as they can get past the green skin and trumpet ears…
Eddie Murphy is a chump but as the annoyingly talkative donkey sidekick to Shrek he is brilliant. He is side-splittingly funny and in this film makes the most from a script which failed to live up to its predicessors.
Puss in Boots who showed up in the 2nd film is played by Antonio Bandaras and is the charming and charmed cat who has a way with the ladies and a total lack of fear. He seems to be driven by the need to put his life on the line in the name of honour. His relationship with Donkey has progressed nicely, although it may be at the sacrifice of Shrek and Donkey.
And of course, Justin Timberlake (cue teenage girl screams) appears as Arthur the future king of Far Far Away. Arthur is a weedy nothing who gets picked on at school but who comes good in the end. I wanted this film to mark the world domination of Timberlake but I sadly his performance fell relatively flat. Many of his lines sounded like they were being read off the page instead of lived like the others managed.
>>>Script/Story<<< I loathe saying it, but sadly, a good portion of the magic that we have grown to expect from Shrek and his entourage didn’t make it to the third film. The quirky humour is somewhat lacking and there are only limited snappy one-liners. Opportunities for strong characters like Donkey and Puss in Boots were missed or diluted by the expanded cast.
It was very much like watching two films – Shrek on his quest to find Arthur, and Fiona at home battling for the kingdom. The relationship between the two was almost forgotten entirely. Donkey and Shrek’s usually fresh, witty and hilarious relationship seemed to have run its course. We see all the characters evolving and moving on with their lives which is what happens in real life. But this is Shrek and we want the same old lovable Ogre and his troupe of fairytale friends.
The theme was quite a bit more grown up with adult issues like relationship woes, new babies, unhappiness at work which (although Kyle loved it) makes it harder for kids to identify with.
The scene I found the funniest was when Sweet, angelic Snow White, singing a majestic little ditty showed the castle guards another side of her with the help of her forest friends. The accompanying music and wonderful expressions made this a great piece of film.
>>>Animation<<< As I have said before, you can’t really fault DreamWorks when it comes to animation. Whereas Pixzar tends to be more in tune with modern day graphic art, DreamWorks leans more towards the fairytale style, with brighter colours and less precision but more character and sentiment shining through. Again, the facial expressions make these films what they are for me. Take for instance the wonderfully sappy eyes of Puss in Boots – His big watery saucer eyes are almost a character of their own rendering enemies and audience members alike, totally defenseless to his charm.
The scale of the scene setting in this film is impressive, with attention to detail ensuring consistency with the previous two films in the series. It is great to get a fuller picture of the kingdom of Far Far Away – it tied in nicely with Shrek two simply expanding on what we already knew.
>>>Soundtrack<<< Music plays a big part of animated features these days. Without a catchy soundtrack a film is all but doomed in the current market. I live for the Karaoke scenes that end the Shrek films but on top of performances by the characters, the film is littered with some great music well matched to the individual scenes. There are some old classics like Live and Let Die by Wings, Led Zepplin classic, Immigrant Song and Do you remember Rock n’ Roll by the Ramones mixed in thoughtfully with some more modern performances by Black Eyed Peas and Damian Rice. Of course, the standard orchestra- based music used to highlight tension and plot changes has also been incorporated. >>>What we thought of it<<< Shrek the Third was a funny film and completely enjoyable. The boys loved it and their dad and I chuckled a way to each other as well. It was witty and imaginative, had great characters and was beautifully animated. Unfortunately it is hen you compare it to the first and second films in the series that it falls a bit flat. There was nothing new or inspirational in this film like there had been with the others. It felt like instead of creating a new and exciting film they simply recycled the last two. There were too many characters given too much focus, the storyline was a bit sketchy and the fabulous humour I had hoped for just didn’t live up to my expectations.
I would absolutely recommend going to see this, as it is great entertainment, but try to put the other films behind you to avoid disappointment.
>>>Trivia<<< >There are 1,373 characters in the final theatre scene with Prince Charming performing >There are 23 key fairy tale characters that appear throughout the film and a total of 4,378 generic characters.
Advantages: Some good characters, but they're not the featured ones Disadvantages: No new bad guy and Shrek is boring as a character to care about
...film really need an introduction? Shrek 3, sorry.. Shrek The Third, is everywhere you look at the moment and with it only having been on at the big screen for a matter of days you can still find it popping up as you tune into your every day television shows. Only problem is a lot of people have already picked it up on the black market or downloaded it from the internet. I went to see an evening showing of the movie last night, the first time I have ... ...be an interesting night.
Shrek is the last of the threequels this summer really. With people slating Spiderman 3 for trying too much, then Pirates 3 for being too long, I remember reading an article in the paper saying how it was good to see Shrek has stuck to its typical length when it comes to creating a third installment. Well, I'm not surprised really as it is a childrens film no matter how much they may try to say they're trying to grow the ...
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Advantages: Some great comedy moments Disadvantages: A largely disjointed story that wastes its many promising sequences
...as promised, Dreamworks have delivered Shrek 3 just in time for the kids school holidays. Lovable ogre Shrek is back, with all his usual backside itches, and groans about everything and everyone around him. After all, all he wants to do is live happily ever after in his swamp, with his wife Princess Fiona, just the two of them. Meanwhile Donkey and the Dragon have gone on to have their own little batch of dragon/donkey's, and Puss In Boots has broken ... ...loses sight of what made Shrek so refreshingly funny the first couple of times. There is also a real lack of heart to it, and its pretty appalling to think that such a likeable cast combined with so many funny moments and so many likeable characters have resulted in such a mish mash of sometimes good and often quite bad sequences. The animation, and its attention to detail, is once again second to none, and all the progression that CGI etc have made ...
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Advantages: Witty, great graphics, silky voices, memorable characters Disadvantages: Not the most original possibly
...can tell from the title, Shrek the Third is the third in the highly popular and successful Shrek franchise. It is due to open in the UK on 28 June, but opened here in Belgium last week. Six of us went to see it at the cinema on a wet Saturday afternoon, 2 adults, an 18-year old and three children (8,6 and 3). I shall just give a very brief taster of the film so as not to spoil it for those who will see it, and say what we thought was good and less ... ...Unfortunately, the king dies leaving Shrek as first in line to the throne, a prospect at which Shrek is less than thrilled. He has been given the name of one other potential heir, so he sets off to recruit him, accompanied by his old faithful companions. Meanwhile, a villain from a previous film has his heart set on seizing the throne and making his own happily ever after. The film moves at a tremendous pace following the rival camps until the final ...
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Advantages: High quality animation. Disadvantages: A dearth of story, directorial verve and originality.
...you can say about the Shrek films is that the animation goes from strength to strength. Full credit to Dreamworks' animation studio; their attention to detail is superb. As usual, the characters look splendid; they have a good sense of weight and underlying musculature, each has his or her own consistent mode of movement, they all have liquid, realistic eyes and millions of tiny details like individual pores, moles and hundreds of independently moving ... ...They are determined to send Shrek on yet another quest, seemingly with the sole intention of bringing back yet another sidekick. This one has been developed with the express purpose of appealing to teenage viewers. The old characters aren't given any new material. Instead of having one butt-whupping princess, we have a whole group of them, so original gags are repeated. Despite introducing a plethora of storybook bad guys, they fail to capitalise ...
afy9mab 28.10.2007
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Advantages: Fll of comedy. fantastic 'performances' Disadvantages: Not long enough!
...am a massive fan of Shrek and when I heard they were making a third film, I could not believe it! It was a very long wait, and when the time finally came, I jumped at the first chance I could to see it...!
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Shrek was released in 2002, introducing the nation to the big, green not-so-scary ogre. Along with his 'friend' Donkey, Shre has to journey to rescue a beautiful princess, Fiona from a dragon and return him to Lord Farquad in order to save ... ...from the castle with Fiona, Shrek and Donkey discover something spectacular: Fiona turned into an ogre by night because of a spell cast on her by an evil witch long ago. Before they get back, Shrek and Fiona fall in love but Lord Farquad spoils the magical moment when he demands Fiona's hand in marriage. So Fiona and Farquad prepares the wedding, but Shrek, Donkey and Donkey's new love, the Dragon, do all they can to stop in. In the end, they save ...
Amy69 30.06.2007
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The next feature is Ferrel Heder and Arnett, messing aruond answering questions sent through email to them. This extra is one of the funniest, and not many dvd's come with comedy quite like this.
There is also a feature showing promo's for exciting new dreamworks movies including, transformers, Jerry sienfeld's Bee Movie and Shrek the Third. The Blade of Glory trailer is sadly missing but can be found elsewhere.
The DVD itself
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The menu comes up and follow the sports genre of the movie as the frame is sports cast style with short clips from the movie in the centre. The rest of the dvd is relativley quick working and easy to fathem out, there are very few trailers at the begining ...
Contains mild violence, and very mild language and sex references
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Feature Film
Country Of Origin
United States of America
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DVD
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PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Shrek's Guide to Parenthood, Deleted scenes , 'Tech of Shrek' featurette, DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox, DVD-ROM content, Trailers, Interactive menu
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
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Review
Executed with efficiency and a few new supporting-character flourishes...SHREK THE THIRD sticks to the swamp it knows best (Entertainment Weekly, 21/06/2007)
SHREK THE THIRD seems at once more energetic and more relaxed...[and] to some extent smarter....It helps that the animation looks better than ever (New York Times, 21/06/2007)
DVD Description
In the third installment of the wildly popular SHREK series of computer-animated movies, everyone's favorite hygienically challenged green ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) faces both parental and royal responsibility when his wife, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), finds out that she is pregnant and that her father, King Harold (John Cleese), is on his death bed. The shock of these revelations leads Shrek on a journey with his loyal companions Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to seek out another heir to the throne--an awkward young boy named Artie Pendragon (Justin Timberlake). Waiting in the wings is the scheming Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), who sees the perfect opportunity to make his own bid for power and rallies a villainous crew to attack the castle. Taking over the reins from director Andrew Adamson, Raman Hui and Chris Miller fill the land of Far, Far Away with even more fairy-tale characters in SHREK THE THIRD. Although this takes away from Shrek's own screen time, it introduces the highly amusing Princess Squad--which includes Snow White (Amy Poehler) and Cinderella (Amy Sedaris)--and the bullying Lancelot (John Krasinski), among others. And, as always, this SHREK outing features many pop-culture references, even managing to nod to two horror films (THE EXORCIST and ROSEMARY’S BABY) in a single shot. The movie also allows for more hilarious interplay between Donkey and Puss in Boots, resulting in a comedic adventure tale that, while over-populated, is still undeniably entertaining.
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