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Summary: The Best Fairy Tale of the 21st Century (so far)
Review: This is a funny movie, and short enough to stay that way. Mike Meyers's humor is obvious throughout, along with that of Eddie Murphy, who plays a real ass this time. The extra music video didn't really add anything to the experience for me, but I like the original movie enough that I'd be happy to buy this DVD without any extras. Still, as a screenwriter, I like to see all that stuff, and there's some good material included along with the feature here. My wife, who dislikes animation, likes this film. Definitely worth the price!
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Summary: Fabulous ANimation, Great Story
Review: A film that withstands repeated viewings, Shrek dazzles in every frame. Meyes, despite his confounding dialect, makes a terrific OGRE, while Eddie Murphey proves his mettle as one of the finest comedians of our time. Cameron Diaz is terrific, and John Lithgow shines too, but perhaps the film's finest moments are its toungue-in-cheek references to Disney characters, who are ALL represented here, from Snow White to the Three Bears. Best of all are the Three Little Pigs, whose fey German accents will make you whoop with laughter. A Classic on the order of "Babe" and "Toy Story".
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Summary: Excellent through and through.
Review: Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, 2001)Shrek is the consummate fairytale, a sendup of hundreds of fairy tales that have come before while still being one itself. It also has one of the finest endings in modern filmmaking, but by the time you get there, that's almost beside the point; you've had so much fun on the journey that you hate to see it end. Shrek (Mike Myers) is your typical fairytale ogre. He's big, green, and scares the natives. His fondest wish is to be left alone in his swamp to live his life in peace. That wish, however, is tossed to the wind when Shrek first meets Donkey, who is, surprisingly enough, a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), and then later that day finds out that the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) is evicting fairy tale creatures, all of whom are taking up residence in Shrek's swamp. Shrek heads off to see Lord Farquaad to work something out, and is given the following deal: rescue the fair Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and you'll get your swamp back. Of course, Farquaad has his own plans... Nothing new here. Just combine the usual saving-the-princess-from-the-dragon fairytale with the frog-prince fairytale (where your hero isn't Prince Charming) and you've got a good idea of what's going on. The ending, while somewhat surprising at first blush, is also pretty standard fairytale fare. (That doesn't make it any less great. After all, we all knew how Before Night Falls was going to end, too.) What separates Shrek from the usual fairytale fare, and makes it equally palatable to adults and kids, is that preternatural combination of adult-themed humor and kid-friendly animation that, while still too rarely seen, is starting to become more common. Add the House of Pacific Data to the short list of folks who are capable of pulling it off, and eagerly await their next picture. Hopefully, it'll be this good. ****
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Summary: Shrek kicks ***, um make that donky!
Review: There are several good reviews of the movie so I will not say anything other then it had me smiling from the first minute right to the end. I want to talk a bit about the DVD. It's a two DVD set, the first is pan and scan, the second wide screen. I'm not interested in the pan and scan version myself but the disk is worth having for the extras included on the disc, and you may like it if you have a small TV or young kids. But the second disk rocks! Wide screen and DTS sound. The mix on the DTS track has greater dynamic range, more like the original theater sound track. Turn up the volume and you realy hear what "home theater" can do. Lots of good extras too. Tech of Shrek was interesting and even funny. The directors commentary track on most DVDs puts me to sleep, but Shrek's didn't. The extras on a lot of DVDs are just filler, but the extras on Shrek really add to the enjoyment of the movie. I've watched Shrek three times already, and I've never watched a movie three times in a week before. Just thinking about it makes me want to go watch it again!
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Summary: OH PICK ME! PICK ME! OH ME, ME MEEEEEE!
Review: This movie is absolutely a must have for any collector of movies. This isn't your average kids movie, if you haven't seen this one yet, you haven't seen animation at its current best. the humor is more for the adults than the kids, and the ingeniousnness of taking all of our favorite fairytales and twisting them, is just pure delight to watch over and over and over, i must admit to watching this at least 2x a week with my son (every Saturday is a must), it's just one of those movies that a healthy dose of Shrek will do ya just fine, just like watching the Simpsons episodes over and over. This is one movie that won't go dusty on your DVD shelf.
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Summary: Original, but not for the whole family.
Review: I definately, think that this movie is funny, original and great, but despite that its not for the whole family. There are references and jokes in there that shouldn't be heard by younger children, this movie is best for older children, teens, and adults. This is not a young children's movie because it includes crude humour and mild profanities.
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Summary: nice
Review: I found this movie to be enjoyable from the beginning to the end. Who would have known that Princess Fiona becomes an ogre at sundown?
The best feature of the DVD is the karaoke dance party. I played the DVD for some kids and they started dancing!
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Summary: Finally a Kids Movie that works for me too....
Review: I have a 2 1/2 year old that enjoys this movie.....and for once (despite REPEATED viewings) ....I still enjoy a number of moments throughout the movie... I had an infrequent night to myself last week, and it was an internal debate between Shrek and the Matrix for my own viewing...LOL.. That should at least say something about the enduring qualities of this film without going into well worn detail eh?
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Summary: A lot of fun
Review: Eddie Murphy is hilarious in this movie. The animation is a little wooden compared to some later movies, but it's still a fun ride. There. Now, stop bothering me to write a review.
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Summary: Wonderful Movie
Review: This movie is so much fun; it appeals to all ages. My kids have watched it more times than I can tell you! It was well worth the money I paid for it, if they don't wear it out.
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