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Shrek Reviews
Great Movie
Shrek was a great movie with talented voice actors, such as John Lithgow, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and of course Mike Meyers. Looking forward to Shrek 2, being released on May 21, 2004...
Dreamworks beat Disney at their own game!
In this film the title character Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a big, green, ugly ogre who lives alone in a swamp. When Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) overruns his swamp with famous fairy tale characters he goes off on a quest with a wisecracking donkey (Eddie Murphy) to rescue the kidnapped Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from a fire-breathing dragon, and (you guessed it) falls in love with her on the way home.
The plot of this film is like a normal fairy tale turned upside-down - as well as being quite sweet it contains some very funny jokes (there are some digs at the Disney studio, and a great sequence which spoofs "The Matrix"). A special mention must also go to the computer animation, which looks phenomenal.
Despite what some people may say, this is not just a movie for young children, as a number of the references to other movies and some of the humor (which can be rather lewd) will fly right over their heads. This film will entertain both adults and children though, as it works on two levels - the charming story is in its` own way a fairy tale, while also being a parody of more traditional fairy tale movies, poking fun at established characters. (There is a surprising twist at the end, but I won`t spoil it for you).
Overall, I think this is an excellent movie - a cute plot combined with some great humor proves that cartoons aren`t only for kids. Superb.
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