Shrek

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Summary: Not appropriate
Review: The movie's adertisements make it look like a kid's movie, and at first it seems it is. But if you re-watch it you'll discover it is amazingly crude, twisted, and sexual. ...

The movies also packs WAY to many bodily function jokes in there. There's about five in the first three minutes alone. Shrek takes a bath in mud, gargles it, then jumps in a lake, farts, and a dead fish comes floating up. After that, he squeezes bug juice onto a stick and brushes his teeth with. Then he pulls out his own ear wax to make a candle, and drinks a martini with a human eye in it. Nice for children, huh?

Well that's it. The warning to not let your kids touch this movies, much less watch it. ...

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Summary: MrsSSGB
Review: Shrek is a must see for the entire family. We have it on VHS and DVD. My husband, daughter and I can watch it over and over again and never get tired of it and laugh the whole way through. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.

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Summary: Not just another pretty face
Review: I must admit, I've never read the books that the film was based off of. I went to the theater not knowing what to expect; and I saw it twice more, and bought the DVD when it first came out. It's that good.

Part of the reason I find Shrek so wonderful, is that this is a hero that we can all relate to. So maybe our table manners are a bit better, but we can all relate to some of the emotions that are expressed. Underneath the ogre is a prince with a very tender heart. And perhaps another reason, without giving too much away, is that this movie shows that you don't have to look beautiful to be beautiful. The sly jabs to Disney and other pillars of children's entertainment kept both my children and myself laughing, and a sense of justice is held.

The Special edition DVD has several features that are fun, but it's the movie itself that will be repeated, over and over.

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Summary: Family Fun in the Truest Sense!
Review: My 4 year old and 18 month old love this movie - it is fun, has a GREAT message about not judging a book by it's cover and some wonderful music. Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers do outstanding jobs with their characters. There is some "body function" humor (e.g., passing gas and burping), but it is done in a funny way and my kids REALLY find those scenes funny. There are a couple minor swear words and some scary scenes (when the dragon is chasing them out of the castle) but it is handled well and goes by quickly. Neither of my kids even noticed the words being uses (I think there are 2 instances in the film) and the dragon scene ends in a funny way. I really think this is a great film and highly recommend it for all families!

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Summary: For childre AND adults
Review: Having watched this movie a minimum of 27 times, often in bits and pieces (you know how it is with kids around...), this movie offers it all. Action and romance to keep the boys and the girls happy, and a very healthy dose of humour for the adults.

I am not sick of this movie. That is a rare occurrence, be it with adult or children's movies. While the whole cast is excellent in the voice overs, Eddie Murphy's donkey is the key to the warmth of the story which is part road-movie (ogre and donkey), part romance, masquerading as a fairy-tale.

You've got to get it. It'll keep you laughing over and over.

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Summary: EXCELLENT MOVIE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!!!
Review: This is a wonderful family movie with lots of laughs, action, great animation, cool soundtrack, and so much fun! Buy this movie and love it! This is a wonderful movie.

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Summary: Funny and great
Review: Everyone I know have this movie in their collection, so I decided to get this movie. It is funny and the story keeps you interested. The aninmation is excellent. I watched it with my neice and nephew and they enjoyed it as much as I did. The games on the DVD are also good.

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Summary: Surprisingly Funny
Review: I never intended to watch Shrek, but when we received it as a gift, I felt obligated. I must admit that I found it surprisingly good. I think the more I watch it, the funnier it gets. Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) is the perfect comic relief. While Shrek is quite crude at times and frequently is just downright vulgur, the "moral of the story" is driven home in a big way with a somewhat surprise ending. Overall, I recommend Shrek to any teen or adult. However, parents be cautioned. This movie may not be appropriate for young children.

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Summary: Don't believe the hype
Review: This movie was built up to be something it really is not and that is a kids movie. With all the bodily function jokes and sexual overtones I am surprised it got the rating it did and that people let their small children watch it. If it was billed differently, I might given it another star. It has a few good moments as a fairy tale about love and not judging the book by its cover. It has a refreshing ending but it most certainly does not live up to the hype.

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Summary: If you like fairy-tales then this is a must!
Review: Never got to see Shrek in the theaters but going by the trailers I thought it looked like a fun movie to watch and a DVD that I would like to have in my collecton but I decided to rent the DVD first just in case I didn't like it, well I loved it and bought the DVD and I thought it was a very funny movie and I especially liked the scene with Farquaad and the Gingerbread Man. Some people are complaining that this movie isn't appropriate for little children because of some adult humor but I don't really see this as strictly being a kids movie just because it is animation and if it was strictly a kids movie it would be rated G and not rated PG and I think the adult humor would go over most little kids head anyway, but if you are concerned maybe you should rent Shrek and watch the movie alone to see if you would want your children to watch it. Also If you like me loved fairy-tales as a kid than I think you will probably love this movie and I'm happy that I bought this DVD and Shrek seems like it would be a good movie to watch if you are not feeling good or are just having a bad day, would really cheer you up! The only minor negative thing is that some of the extras are not all that interesting but I did like the trivia game.