Shrek (DVD)

In 2001, DreamWorks created a tale about an ogre who leaves his swamp for a mission, which then becomes a fairytale. It involved wonderful new CGI animation. Shrek was the result, and is a magical tale. The Plot Shrek is a big, ugly green ogre, who is happily grumpy, living in his swamp with his hut and his own company. He finds himself in the company of an extremely annoying talking donkey (named Donkey!!), and a whole bunch of fairytale creatures, who have invaded his swamp, fleeing from the army of Lord Farquaad. Angered by this invasion of privacy, Shrek sets out with Donkey to confront Lord Farquaad, where he agrees to undertake a mission to ...  Read the complete review

<Introduction> There are so many high quality animated movies that good old Oscar has even introduced a new category to account for this. With illustrious competition such as Monsters Inc, Shrek managed to overcome the quality movies and win the Oscar. So was it worth the Oscar? <The plot> Once upon a time, in a land full of dragons, princesses, pixies, ogres, wizards and other magical creatures including talking donkeys, walking gingerbread men, etc….. Hang on, this isn’t your normal fairy tale, this is SHREK! Shrek is a computer-animated adventure about a huge and ugly ogre called Shrek (Voice by ...  Read the complete review

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago in a far away land called Yewessay there was an artist. He didn't have any children so he made himself a son called Mickey. Mickey wasn't a real boy but everyone loved him so that was all right. Over the years Mickey grew and grew until he became, well, a bit of a monster really, at least as far as a couple of his 'carers' were concerned and they left him behind - this is their story. If Antz was Woody Allen does Disney then Shrek is most certainly what would have happened if a young Mel Brookes would have had the chance. Gone is (most of) the schmaltz of Disney and the midlife crisis of Antz and in its ...  Read the complete review

studios- dreamworks length- 93 mins/ 1hr 33mins age rating- u (universal)/ pg (parental guidance) genre- animated comedy voice cast mike myers- shrek eddie murphy- donkey cameron diaz- princess fiona john lithgow- lord farquaad since the brilliant sequel has been released on this side of the atlantic, i thought it only fitting to review the original before i go and see it. story shrek is an unconventional fair tale, based on william steig's book of the same name. it's unconventional due to the fact instead of the hero being prince charming as you would expect from a fairy tale, the hero is a ...  Read the complete review

Shrek is a stunning animated film released in 2001 - it takes the animated genre to new heights, running along a highly satirical and even, dare I say, postmodern bent. It subverts the conventions of many of the most famous fairy tales, and was a huge critical and commercial success, as well as being the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature when it was launched in 2002. The film's titular protagonist is an ogre (Mike Myers), who loves solitude and lives by a swamp, but his peace is disturbed when the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) moves numerous fairytale-type characters from their homes, causing them to encroach on Shrek's land. ...  Read the complete review