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Shrek

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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
Director Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Run time 112 mins
Genres Animated, Children, Comedy, Family

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  • Critics' reviews (2) of Shrek

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    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.

    • Radio Times
  • 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

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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.

    well worth renting out.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    I can't believe I actually liked this film!

    I really didn't want to get this film but my kids kept nagging me to so eventually i hired it out, I honestly thought it looked rubbish and wouldn't keep them interested for more than 5 minutes. I was wrong!! It is so funny! A lot of the jokes go straight over the top of kid's heads but the adults will be entertained.

    My kids ages range from 2 - 10 years old and all of them sat and watched the whole film without a peep out of them!

      • A customer from Wales
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