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Shrek is awesome! This DVD is amazing, man!
This review is about this full screen single disc edition. I got it only yesterday. I love it. I've seen "Shrek" several times through rental and watching it on a VHS dubbed in Spanish in a Spanish class. Seeing as how that was even funny, I decided to watch in Spanish for myself through the DVD simply because it's good learning. About the film itself, viewing it for the first time makes the viewer astounded. Shrek is a not-all-that mean but loveable green ogre,
the Donkey is adorable and the most comical character, Princess Fiona is absolutely gorgeous even when she becomes an ogre like Shrek, and Lord Farquaad is quite droll and persistent as the "bad guy" who seems to get a big head and wants to become king. Of course you might know about the "I'm A Believer" finale; that is the worth waiting for. The "Shrek In The Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" seems to pick up where the film left off originally. Thank goodness this little treat was included. It'll have you singing along and laughing! The voice talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow are perfect cast picks. Personally, nobody could've done Donkey like Eddie Murphy. Perfect! About the DVD; flawless! When the menu comes on and the fairy tale charcters are standing around and Donkey hops up and down saying "Oh, pick me! Me, me, me!!", you could easily let that play forever. It's funny. There are more special features than those listed on the page. They include the filmmakers' commentary heard when you watch the movie, an HBO documentary, sketches of outtakes as the artist run through them, technical "goofs" (hilarious!), interviews with the characters (neat-o!) and more. The entire DVD is worth it. Wonderful music, neat scenery, and the humor of the loveable, memorable characters are such sumptious formulas. The scenery especially makes you want to be there. You'd also want to appreciate the characters and their feelings as if they were real. "Shrek" is such a fabulous movie for all ages. If it's not in your video library by now, what are you waiting for?

Original? I don't think so...
You can say this film is one of the funniest ever made, but this is just a mere adaptation of numerous great films rolled into one.The writer of this film had spent long hours watching great films and twisted it a little bit to make it his own.The mirror on the wall from Snow White, The talking Donkey from Pinocchio, Shrek and Princess Fiona from Beauty and the Beast, They even got some of the moves from Crouching Tiger and Matrix when Fiona fought in the woods with numerous thieves. This is a fun movie, Original? I don't think so.

One of the best animations in ages
This excellent animated feature from Dreamworks is basically a swipe at rivals Disney. It turns the fairytale story on its head, with the hero being a big, ugly but amicable ogre (Mike Myers). With his sidekick Donkey (Eddie Murphy) he goes off to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in order to reclaim his land back from Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), which has been overrun by fairytale beasts.

'Shrek' is most fun when taking a stony-faced literal look at the fairytale world - i.e. the three blind mice carry canes, Snow White isn't easy despite living with seven men and there's also a wonderful gingerbread man that yells 'eat me' at his tormentors. The distraction of toilet humour is, unfortunately, to be expected in such movies. Also good is the acting, with Eddie Murphy having the time of his life. In fact, 'Shrek' is worth watching for his performance alone. The big name advertising for the movie does beg the question though, of where is animation headed? The answer is, that the producers wanted to capitalise on its winning formula of good jokes and winning animation, where you can literally see each blade of grass rustling in the wind. Most importantly, it's a movie that both adults and children will enjoy, which is always a treat amongst most of today's animated fare.

Even so, the light-rock soundtrack doesn't always fit and sometimes you're left feeling whether 'Shrek' is intentionally modern. Plus there's the obvious comparisons to the 'Toy Story' movies, which could hardly be bettered by many movies, let alone another animated one. Saying that, 'Shrek' really is excellent, a break from tradition and its slightly bitter asides will be loved by adults.

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