2007 has lazily been dubbed the year of the threequel. Many studios placed all their eggs in the basket of films that they believed would guarantee good return because the first two did. Having seen 'Pirates 3' and been deeply unimpressed, and also not being to enamoured with 'The Bourne Ultimatum' I was not really looking forward to 'Shrek the Third' after all the average-to-poor reviews it got. However, being a fan of the first two films I thought I would give it a try on DVD - is it really an embarrassment to one of modern cinemas best loved children's film series? Shrek, Donkey, Puss, Fiona et al. are back in their third adventure together. The King ...  Read the complete review

One of the films that I have been looking forward to all summer, and it lived up to all my expectations. The story continues on from the second film, catching up with the married Shrek and Princess Fiona. When The frog king (Fiona's father) dies it is Shrek and Fiona who are to take control of the kingdom, unless Shrek can find Arthur. Meanwhile, a defeated Prince Charming is confirming his sorry existence by performing on stage every night and being mocked by the locals. He plans to seek his revenge and take his place as king of Far, Far Away. The film is full of action and emotions, and of course plenty of comedy moments for both ...  Read the complete review

There's a completely different feel to Shrek 3, with regards to the two movies. This is much darker, as can be seen by the invasion of Shrek's kingdom, and there's much less parodying of other films and programs, whichI think is a bit of a shame. Nevertheless, its an enjoyable film which is a nice spend of a couple of hours, espescially if you go and see it with family. I won't go into the plot, its widely available on the net. Eddie murphy is great as the donkey, Mike Myers as always is a great Shrek. Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas are average - but the thing about the shrek series is that average is good enough ...  Read the complete review

i watched shrek 3 in the cinema and found that it was actually rubbish! the only funny parts were shown in the trailor for the film and it felt like you were sat there for hours waiting for the film to finish!!! as always the graphics and animation were fantastic but i do thnk it is time they made a new film and stopped following the shrek story as it has got a little bit boring and predictive now!!! the story line didnt really make sense, if you paused the film for 2 minutes and came back you would have no idea what is going on! in conclusion i think this film is extremely boring and i dont know what the fuss was ...  Read the complete review

So far, it’s been a summer of disappointing “threequels”. Spider-man 3 lost the careful blend of character and action that made the first two so fantastic, whilst Pirates 3 was overblown and self-indulgent. Prior to release, I feared Shrek the Third would fare worst out of the “trilogy of trilogies” and went to see it with some trepidation. Surprisingly, Shrek the Third arguably turns out to be the best of the “threequels”. OK, it’s not a patch on the previous two instalments and I really don’t think it has enough legs to support the already-in-production fourth and fifth parts. Despite this, it was actually pretty enjoyable. Visually, the film is ...  Read the complete review