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"Shrek is a film for all ages and the
humour will have both adults and children laughing out loud from the
beginning to end"
"wonderously witty"
"very funny"
DreamWorks takes several delicious stabs at its cross-town rival, Disney |
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Shrek
with voices by Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
and Mike Myers |
Shrek is a green ogre who enjoys living by himself
in his swamp. When the evil ruler Lord Farquaad throws all the fairy tale
characters out of his land, they all go to Shrek for help. Together they
hatch a plan to offer Lord Farquaad a deal...
Review
Full of verve and wit Shrek is a computer-animated
adaptation of William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy
tale. Our title character (voiced by Mike Myers) is an agreeable
enough ogre who wants to live his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord
Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicts local fairy tale creatures (including the
now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and the Gingerbread Man), they 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 (Eddie Murphy),
where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron Diaz) must be rescued
from a dragon lair in a thrilling action sequence. The story is stronger
than most animated fare but it's the jokes that make Shrek a
winner. The mild potty humour is fun enough for the 10-year-old but will
never embarrass their parents.
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