Shrek

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Summary: laughed so hard I cried
Review: This is probably one of he funniest movies I have ever seen. It manages to poke fun at so many different fairy tales it's amazing. During the scene where Fiona's walking in the woods and singing I laughed so hard I cried. All the reasons I hate Snow White and Sleeping Beauty rolled into one hilarious scene. How good can it get?! The other scene I loved was with Shrek and Donkey waliking through the cornfield and Donkey starts going off on a tangent about trifle. Eddie Murphy was incredible as Donkey and all the other voices were good too. It was just a great movie. :-)

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Well the movie its funny. And the creativity its great. Since the star to the end, people don't stop laugthing.

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Summary: Good Family Movie
Review: This movie is a great family movie to watch and you have to go see it. It starts off with Shrek's normal day in the neighborhood, eating bugs, washing himself in mud, scaring off ogar rebellion groups. Then he meets donkey, a talking donkey that persuades Shrek to let him live with him. They go to the castle where the prince gives Shrek a task to go save the princess in the lost castle. When they save her they have to walk all the way back to the castle for the Princess to marry the prince, but the princess starts to fall for Shrek. What Shrek doesn't know is when night comes the princess turns into an ogre and she is very embarrased about it. Now when Shrek falls in love with her she about to marry the prince. At the wedding ceremony she turns back to an ogar and the prince doesn't like it and tries to [get]her and Shrek, but of course the good guys always win. This is a movie for everybody, its short and sweet, and pretty funny at the same time. I wouldn't go to this movie with out the family.

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Summary: The Best
Review: This was an excellent movie. It was so hilarious and my kids loved it. I must agree some of the humor was a little potty mouth for some of the younger kids, but it was still a great movie. It was good to see a movie so funny and entertaing(from a computer animated standpoint). This movie is a must have for your dvd/vhs collection. Hats off to Eddie Murphy, Mark Meyers and Cameron Diaz.

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Summary: SHREK !!!!! 21ST CENTURY BEGINS !
Review: 100%THE BEST ! 1000%THE BEST !!! BEST PRINCESS EVER !!! BEST FANTASY EVER !!! BEST ANIMATION CLASSIC OF THIS CENTURY !!! we need a 6 stars rate option for stuff like Shrek !

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Summary: EXCELLENT MOVIE
Review: My wife and I are in our mid-30's and have no kids and we've seen this movie twice in the last couple of weeks. It is, without a doubt, one the funniest and brilliantly written movies we have seen in a long time. I especially like how the creators came up with a storyline to keep the kids entertained AND the parents who had to sit in the theaters with them, brilliant. I also thought it was kinda cool how they included all of the fairy-tale characters that the parents could relate to from their childhood.The choice of the actors for all of the characters voices couldn't have been cast more perfectly. As soon as this is released on DVD, we will own it!

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Summary: Priceless!
Review: This is one of the best movies I have seen in ages. It is rare treat finding a movie that is both as entertaining and intelligent as this one. There is some potty humour, especially during the opening credits, but this is only a small part of the movie. The rest of the movie is a wonderful satire of fairy tales, twisting around such common notions as ugly = evil and beautiful = good, and pokes fun at the capitalist power-driven nature of the Disney empire and at Michael Eisner and his shortcomings (Katzenberg getting revenge?).

Shrek's life of solitude is disrupted when the local tyrant decides to evict all fairy-tale characters from his kingdom, sending them to live in the swamp. In order to get back his privacy, Shrek makes a deal with the tyrant to retrieve a bride. Joining him on his quest is a talking mule voiced by Eddie Murphy who is, to my pleasant surprise, actually very amusing. And the princess is not a typical "damsel in distress". All of the voice talents pull off a wonderful job, and the computer animation is some of the best I've ever seen. They even pull of the most difficult task of portraying facial expressions in such a realistic manner that you can really make out distinctive emotions.

This film strongly appeals to an adult audience. And unlike most recent Disney films, there isn't a surplus of musical scenes that become sickening after a while. On the other hand, some younger viewers may find scenes, e.g., of Shrek eating eyeballs disturbing, but the strength of a child's stomach is usually underappreciated by adults who have forgotten what childhood is like (come on, I bet you sang the songs about Gopher Guts and old women swallowing flies and spiders when you were a kid too).

Once again, Dreamworks has done an excellent job.

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Summary: "Summer Movies Start Out Good With Shrek"
Review: The movie was great. The computer animation was fantastic. The story line was everbody in this village hated Igors. They thought they were demons, but actually they wern't. One day an Igor named Shrek (Mike Myers-Austin Powers:The Spy who shagged me) finds a donkey (Eddie Murphy- Dr. Dolittle) that ran away from his owner because she was going to sell them. One day they go to Lord Farque (John Lithgow- tv's 3rd Rock From the Sun) who wants to marry a princess so he can become a prince or a king. When Shrek and The Donkey get there their having auditions to see who will find the princess (Cameron Diaz- Charlie's Angels). Instead of sending one of the men they send Shrek and The Donkey. This a an action comedy for kids and adults of all ages.

- Michael Margetis

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Summary: A Fairy Tale Turned Upside Down
Review: One of the best films out there in theaters now! When I went to see this, I thought: Oh jeez, another kid film to sing along with. But I was wrong. It's packed with laughs that would even entertain, not only a child, but an adult! It's a spoof on almost every fairytale, filled with the Gingerbread Man, Snow White an even the three blind mice!!! The only part you have to watch out for, is Eddie Murphy, playing the donkey. He's fast, and has a big mouth, that might irritate you at times, or make your crack a large smile. Feeling excitement for this film, and finding out the truth of the princess at the end, makes everything worth your visit.

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Summary: This Movie is Great!
Review: Have you ever read the book Shrek by William Steig? This fantastic movie is about his delightfully fractured fairy tale. This movie is the right stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of verve and wit. Shrek, The Ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. But when the mean, and evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy-tale creatures (including the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and the Gingerbread Man),from there own home, they settle in Shrek's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A quest of freedom starts for Shrek and his new buddy, a talking donkey, who was one of the creatures evicted ( voiced by Eddie Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess(voiced by Cameron Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair. The story is stronger than most animated fare, but it's the humor that makes Shrek a winner. Shrek is never as warm and inspired as both Toy Story films, but the perfect realistic computer animation and an pretty good soundtrack (Smash Mouth, Baha Men) keep the entertainment in fine form. Know I know what you are thinking, "It has to be a famous Disney movie!" But it's not. It's is prouduced by DreamWorks, who does a spectacular job.