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Shrek
2001
Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and fends off the occasional party .. Read more
| Starring | Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Jim Cummings |
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| Director | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| Genres | Animated, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Shrek
Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and fends off the occasional party of torch-wielding villagers with ease. But when the power-hungry Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) turns Shrek's swamp into a relocation camp for dozens of banished fairy-tale characters (including some pesky dwarves, wolves, and fairies) Shrek's quiet, introverted life is ruined. Joined by the talkative Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Shrek makes his way to Farquaad's realm of Duloc, where the Lord promises to make Shrek an offer: He will rid Shrek's land of the unwanted visitors if Shrek will go on a simple quest to free Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from her remote, dragon-guarded castle and convince her to marry Farquaad. On their quest, Shrek and Donkey run into a number of bizarre situations, and Shrek finds himself realising that he isn't quite the fearsome monster he has always made himself out to be. Reinventing the traditional fairy tale adventure, SHREK features gorgeous computer animation, a unique sense of humour, and compelling characters--especially Murphy's lovable Donkey.
| Starring | Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Jim Cummings, Vincent Cassel, John Lithgow, Peter Dennis |
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| Director | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| Studio | DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 12 Nov 2001 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
Shrek (2001)
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This animated fantasy from DreamWorks is an irreverent, occasionally scatological fairy tale with state-of-the-art computer-generated images that almost steal a march on Toy Story. Shrek is an ugly, antisocial green ogre (voiced in a variable Scottish accent by Mike Myers) who must rescue a human princess (Cameron Diaz) in order to appease evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) and rid his swamp of an infestation of traditional fairy-tale characters: three little pigs, a Pinocchio-style character and so on (the disrespectful treatment they receive suggests a sly dig at Disney orthodoxy). The animators achieve a startling level of reality (grass, leaves, dirt and fur are particularly lifelike), but it's the characters that carry what is an incredibly slight beauty-and-the-beast story. The only problem, and it's very minor, is the degree to which Eddie Murphy's Donkey — a partly-improvised vocal turn to match Robin Williams's in Aladdin — steals the film. Children will love it, while adults can enjoy the action-movie homages and Disney-mocking.
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Shrek is the sort of 'new' ogre the world's been waiting for - he's house-proud, a keen chef, mild-mannered (unless... read more on Time Out
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19 out of 22 people found this review helpful
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superb..................
this film is superb. my children loved it. Shrek played by Mike Myers, is a green ogre, who only likes life when he is completely alone, and who wants to live his days in peace.
Shrek becomes upset, when his swamp is invaded by all kinds of magical creatures. they have been evicted from the kingdom, by the very small Lord Farquaad. The local fairy tale creatures (including the now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and the Gingerbread Man), 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, played by Eddie Murphy, as they go to meet Lord Farquaad to demand his swamp back.
But Farquaad has other ideas. He's looking for someone to go on a quest for him. The mission, is to rescue Princess Fiona played by Cameron Diaz, from a fire breathing dragon. So he makes a deal with Shrek - rescue the girl, and he can have his swamp back.
Shrek agrees to the deal. But Fiona is not at all what Shrek thought she'd be like. And she has a secret.
i am not going to say what the secret is, as this would spoil this film.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
meh
It were alright I suppose.
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Shrek
Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ...
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