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Shrek 2: Ltd Edition 2 Disc [2004]


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The lovably ugly green ogre returns with his green bride and furry, hooved friend in Shrek 2. The newlywed Shrek and Princess Fiona are invited to Fiona's former kingdom, Far Far Away, to have the marriage blessed by Fiona's parents--which Shrek thinks is a bad, bad idea, and he's proved right: the parents are horrified by their daughter's transformation into an ogress, a fairy godmother wants her son Prince Charming to win Fiona, and a feline assassin is hired to get Shrek out of the way. The computer animation is more detailed than ever, but it's the acting that make the comedy work--in addition to the return of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz, Shrek 2 features the flexible voices of Julie Andrews, John Cleese and Antonio Banderas, plus Jennifer Saunders as the gleefully wicked fairy godmother. --Bret Fetzer


Good, but not as interesting as the first
Review date: 2008-10-09 Rating: 8 out of 10

After receiving a note from her parents, Fiona, Shrek and Donkey head on a journey to Far Far Away where Shrek comes under the wrath of the King.

Shrek 2 was one of the most anticipated and well received animated sequels in recent years and broke many records, and is easy to see why with fun characters, daft humour and a very strong likability factor.

After winning an Oscar for the first, a sequel was always inevitable and though not as good as the first, this comedy still packs plenty of jokes in with the same and more loveable characters.

Myers, Murphy, Diaz all return to their respective roles, and Antonio Banderas comes in for the very cool Puss in Boots. John Cleese as the King, Julie Andrews as the Queen and the star of the show is Jennifer Saunders as the wicked and sophisticated fairy god mother and despite the evilness of her character; you just have to love her. She is easily the funniest ever evil animated female and is worth watching just for her.

Like the first, this film is very character driven with Shrek struggling to Fiona's lifestyle, and Fiona having trouble with her new husband and her family. By focusing upon emotions, the film engages the audience into its narrative and makes us associate with the characters and makes it realistic, despite a few clichés along the way.

There is slightly more humour with this film, and once again all the fairytale creatures get parodied, along with some intertextuality from major Hollywood films including Lord of the Rings, Mission Impossible, Spider-man and Alien, all very accurate and humorous if you know what's going on.

The plot is consistent in its approach to the occurring events and the direction helps achieve the humour and emotion. However what lets this sequel down is the writing. All the way through, the film runs on a few clichés, feeling very dull and unoriginal. The essence of predictability is always hanging around and can be very disappointing, especially with the just in time scenarios. Nevertheless the film is targeted towards a younger audience and with the easy to understand basics it does so in a healthy and respectable manner.

The purpose is to entertain, and though corny, Shrek 2 achieves it's main objective.

7.5/10

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Excellent as usual
Review date: 2007-11-22 Rating: 8 out of 10

Well what can say, you can't beat a better animated movie than the green coloured oger called Shrek. I am 30 year old male and I still can't stop watching it and laughing out loud.

Its a great addition to your collection even with if you have the previous versions, just to have the extras on the second disc is worth the purchase.

I hope that such a version comes out for the third too.

A REALLY FUNNY ANIMATED FILM
Review date: 2007-08-19 Rating: 10 out of 10

How could you possibly continue a kiddy animated film that ended on a "happily ever after" note? Show the audience what happens next. The mixture of pop culture references and brothers Grimm mythology will do the rest. And really, how can one stay apathetic when facing the big green ogre - who, despite all his grunts, is adorable as hell? Children aged 0-100 can easily relate to the big guy who just wants to be left alone with his wife in their cuddly swamp home, and for everyone in "Far Far Away" land to just leave him alone.

When legend prepares a different fate for him, Shrek will go through the means to right all the wrongs, and with the help of his loyal friends Donkey and Puss in Boots (one of the most clever interpretations of a fairytale character in my book) he'll get his happy ending - even if it means going against the charming Prince and the evil fairy godmother themselves. While Shrek 2 is a lesser film than the original, which was a comical romp that made me laugh myself silly; the sequel succeeds in reeling you into the imaginative land where giant Gingerbread guys come alive and "I Need a Hero" becomes a mighty hit once again. Here here.

VERY GOOD
Review date: 2007-08-04 Rating: 8 out of 10

A rare item, a sequel to equal. Just as good as the first but is starting to wear a bit thin on the one liners. Overall, very entertaining and well worth the time spent to watch.

Gotta Love Shrek!
Review date: 2007-07-02 Rating: 10 out of 10

If you liked the first movie, you will definitely like this sequel. If you didn't like the first one.... well I don't know what to tell you. If a little toilet humor and parodies of what was thought not to be parodied offends you, then this movie won't change your feelings. To me the high-light of the movie was s toss-up between "Puss-in-boots" the character whose voice was given birth by Antonio Bandera's; I personally believed that this character was the highlight of the movie. The other highlight of course was Donkey, the wise-cracking-annoying as hell creature voiced by Eddie Murphy.

Is it as good as the first one? I personally believe so seeing as they had to make a bit more of a story this time (last one was just cracking jokes with a little bit of a story in the background, this time we already know the characters so they actually have to give us something else to entertain us). There are jokes in there that entertain everyone, and jokes that only the adults in the audience will get, especially the joke involving Pinocchio is hilarious (you'll know it when you see it).
After a while you forget you're watching an "animated" movie and just accept it for what it is: A great comedy with a terrific cast that your entire family will enjoy, mine surely did. It's obvious that the creators of this were not just trying to rest of their laurels and let the title sell itself.

Note: it is funnier if you are up and hip on popular culture. Look for references to Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake, et al.

This film is a lot of fun, and delivers for all age groups.

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Actor(s):
Mike Myers
Cameron Diaz
Antonio Banderas
Julie Andrews
Eddie Murphy

Creators:
Mike Myers (Primary Contributor)
Eddie Murphy (Primary Contributor)
Andrew Adamson (Writer)
Chris Miller (Writer)
David N. Weiss (Writer)
J. David Stem (Writer)
Joe Stillman (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
EAN: 5050583016672
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, PAL, Special Edition,
Release date: 2004-11-01
Number of discs: 2
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 89 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004-05-19
Language: English (Original Language)

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