Amazon.com: William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale is the right stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of verve and wit. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy-tale creatures (including the now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and the Gingerbread Man), they settle in the ogre's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A quest of sorts starts for Shrek and his new pal, a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair in a thrilling action sequence. The story is stronger than most animated fare, but it's the humor that makes Shrek a winner. The PG rating is stretched when Murphy and Myers hit their strides. The mild potty humor is fun enough for 10-year-olds but will never embarrass their parents. Shrek is never as warm and inspired as the Toy Story films, but the realistic computer animation and a rollicking soundtrack keep the entertainment in fine form. Produced by DreamWorks, the film also takes several delicious stabs at its crosstown rival, Disney. --Doug Thomas
Shrek this is an extremely great movie. funny, sad, happy, action-packed. good fun for all ages. a must-own
Excellent condition! I'm very pleased with the condition of this DVD. My son finally wore out his VHS copy of this movie, so I had to replace it. It works great!!
Animated Movies Keep Getting Better The colors in this animated film are beautiful, just spectacular at times. It's just state-of-the-art artwork, which is what we are seeing more and more this century as animated films continue to do well at the box office and impress the public and critics.
In Shrek,the screen sometimes is filled with so many things - especially when all the fairy tale characters are pictured at once - that it's hard to focus on just one. There are lots of extras on the two-disc DVD set, too.
If you liked this, check out the sequel, because it's even better. By the third Shrek, the story had gotten stale but the animation continues to astound, especially with Blu-Ray now available.
THE best movie ever this is the best movie. the voice castings (especially for Shrek and Donkey), the dialogue, and the soundtrack are amazing. though it's PG rating is well-advised due to the humor (come on, you've got both Eddie Murphy AND Mike Myers together) it is the ultimate fairytale adventure for the whole family!
All Star Shrek is one hour and thirty-one minutes long and was released on April 22, 2001. Shrek tells the story of an ogre (Shrek) who lives alone in a swamp and his life is turned upside down when fairy tales creatures are relocated to his swamp by royal decree of Lord Farquaad. Shrek along with Donkey goes to visit Lord Farquaad who is holding a tournament with his knights. The winning knight will be the one chosen to rescue Princess Fiona. However, Shrek walks in just as about the tournament is about to begin. When Lord Farquaad sees he changes the rules. The knight who can defeat the ogre will be the one chosen for the noble quest. Shrek in turns defeat all the knights and Lord Farquaad is left to make a deal with Shrek. The deal is the Lord Farquaad will clear out his swamp and return the swamp to its original beauty in return Shrek must rescue Princess Fiona. Shrek accepts the deal and head towards the castle where Princess Fiona is locked up in the highest tower and is guarded by a female fire breathing dragon. Shrek and Donkey arrive at the castle and rescue Princess Fiona. On the way back to DuLoc, Shrek begins to fall in love with Fiona. The night before the arrival to DuLoc, Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona take shelter by a windmill. Fiona camps inside the windmill while the other two sleep outside. On his way to visit Fiona, Shrek overhears Donkey and Fiona talking. Shrek over hears both of them talking and he believes they are talking about him being ugly. Shrek heads directly to the castle to inform Lord Farquaad where Princess Fiona is staying. When morning arrives, Shrek greets Princess Fiona with the arrival of Lord Farquaad and his guards. Farquaad gives Shrek his deed and Fiona and Farquaad head off to get married. Shrek now back at his swamp and deserted as well, finds he is lonely and misses Fiona. Donkey arrives to tell Shrek that Fiona loves him and not Farquaad. Donkey has bought the dragon with him so Shrek can make it to the wedding and tell Fiona how much he loves her. In the end, Shrek and Fiona are riding off into the sunset. Shrek is a very good movie to watch. The plot rolls right along and keeps you laughing at the right moments to laugh. Shrek gets an AAAA++++.
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