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Summary: Good for young and old
Review: We took our four-old daughter to see this over the summer. She loved it. It was quite humorous and had many catchy songs in it that our daughter still recognizes on the radio. It never got drawn-out and boring. We loved the adult humor in it as well. It is a movie that the whole family can enjoy.
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Summary: Absolutely Awesome
Review: This movie was great. Not only is the animation top-notch, but it tells a compelling story. The story is one that eberyone can enjoy. Kids will love the adventure, while adults can enjoy the hidden jokes on topics ranging from Disney to the WWF. Myers is great as the voice of the ogre Shrek, who simply wants to be left alone...or so he thinks. Diaz does a great job at portraying both the sarcastic side and tender and insecure side of Princess Fiona. Get this movie, if only for the scene with the gingerbread man.
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Summary: Could have been a masterpiece...
Review: This movie has some of the best 3D animation so far. The story is great, pulling from many children's storybook characters, and delving into social issues through the simple story of good versus the not-so-good. However, I did have a few problems with it. I'll give a short list of the good and the bad (as I think the movie is great, but could have been even better):The good:
1) The animation and artwork is phenomenal.
2) The story is fun, interesting, and even surprising.
3) The characters are well developed, and the voices are great.
4) There is a message of good intentions. The bad:
1) This movie doesn't know if it is for kids or adults. I say this with all good intentions. Anyone can enjoy this movie, but I can't help but wonder how good it could have been if focused on one specific audience.
2) The green ogre versus the short little bad guy is misguided. There is a mixed message here. I think the movie fails in it's intention of teaching people to look beyond first impressions. Whoops! It proves that the writer and director have little ability to recognize their own prejudices. I think this is a huge failure if this is a movie for children.
3) The movie can become somewhat cliché. If this is a movie for adults, the movies central romance follows the map of two characters who don't get along at first, are forced to be together, and suddenly find themselves falling in love during there adventure. Of course, there is the occasional pandering burp choke for children, and the sidekick donkey. Again, is this a kid movie or an adult movie? I don't want anyone to see this as a negative review. I think Shrek was one of the most enjoyable movies to come out last year. However, I feel, with something so well done in it's character development, artwork, and basic storyline, this movie has failed to focus on a target audience, and sometimes relies too much on Hollywood clichés to fill in the gaps. If you're going to spend this kind of time making a movie, make it a masterpiece. This movie comes up just short of making that happen.
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Summary: Best Movie Ever!!!!!
Review: This movie is, by far, the Best Movie Ever! I mean, FINALLY, we get a fairy tale where "they lived ugly ever after." It speaks volumes towards those who thought they could never have a fairy tale (or any!) romance because of their looks, the social and media perceptions towards them, etc. Let's hope the moral of this story helps people realize "you shouldn't judge people before you get to know them." I saw this more than a dozen times in the theater, and I will be owning it on both video and DVD!!!!
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Summary: Awesome, wonderful, cute, a MUST SEE!
Review: I saw this movie when I was in Germany even though I didn't have high expectations of it at first when it was out in the US. Well, BOY WAS I PROVED WRONG! This movie rules!! I have seen it in the theater 4 times already and it's not enough! I will definitely buy the DVD. Shrek is a lone ogre who likes his privacy but suddenly encounters himself surrounded by fairy tale creatures that have been banned to his swamp by evil Lord Farquaad. To get them out, he's sent to rescue Princess Fiona from a dragon along with his sidekick (brilliant performance by Eddie Murphy) Donkey so that she can marry him. Lots of action and a great ending. I loved it from beggining to the end. I am so very thankful to my beloved for taking me to see this movie!
Great for the whole family, but I think children over 10 will understand the humor much better. :)
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Summary: In the Eyes of the Beholder
Review: A fairy tale with the most unlikely ogre and donkey. Excellent for kids and just as good for adults. The movie has superbly well crafted dialogues and an interesting premise. The animation is quite attractive and smooth. And, what the heck, I do like the ogre and love the bad-mouthed donkey too!
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Summary: The funniest movie I've seen in years!
Review: Mike Myers almost never disappoints, and this movie is no exception. I laughed so hard watching it that I almost fell out of my chair. I can't wait to own it!
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Summary: Shrek: Fun for children/Undertones Adults can Appreciate
Review: This clever, quirky film allows children to have fun while allowing adults to be amused and not go into "diabetic shock" from cloying sweetness. Children really do have raunchy humor and enjoy it when they are allowed to be crude and not get in trouble for it! An engrossing story line, Shrek, follows the adventures of a friendly (but reclusive) ogre who simply wants to be let alone.... or so he thinks. Well worth watching, I recommend it all the way. (For those who are worried about the crudeness, those kids who understand it, are already being crude when you are not around.. and those who don't get the humor, it will go over their head anyway!)
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Summary: Magic In Animation
Review: This is one of those movies which you can't stop watching or hoping will end in the way it does. Great for kids and adults who are in love. The best feel good movie I have seen in a long time. The ending even made my eyes moist with tears.
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Summary: Shrek - a modern fairy tale
Review: This movie takes a modern look at classic fairy tales. It is well done, if occasionally crude. There is a great deal of subtle things worked into the background, making the movie interesting for children as well as adults. I will purchase this movie for my classroom to show to my sophomores and seventh graders.
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