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Op een dag wordt het aangename leven van de goedaardige oger Shrek ruw verstoord door de komst van een groot aantal vervelende sprookjesfiguren. Ze blijken door de gemene Lord Farquaad uit zijn koninkrijk te zijn verbannen. Shrek kan ze helpen door prinses Fiona, die op het punt staat om met Farquaad te gaan trouwen, uit zijn handen te redden. Hij wordt hierbij vergezeld door de praatgrage ezel Donkey. (United International Pictures)
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It is always good to know that even if someone is a big and dumb ogre, they still have a chance of picking up a princess. This movie gives me hope :-)
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Very entertaining in places, but also quite kitschy. Murphy's Donkey is brilliant, the references to well-known films are good, but I don't share the general unconditional enthusiasm. Three and a half stars.
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A revelation in the world of animated film, a movie that intentionally shattered the established conventions in animated filmmaking and unequivocally went against the tide in its first installment. Its creation was indeed indebted to the competitive battle between studios, as it was a merciless, parodic attack on the saccharine, stereotypes, and mediocrity of Disney's studio. The majority of those who created Shrek had previously worked for Disney, so they knew perfectly well what they were mocking. Well, opportunism sometimes pays off... Great jokes, excellent screenplay, catchy music, and a likable hero complemented by an eager helper. At the Karlovy Vary festival, the film thrilled its audience back in the day. A movie for all generations, overall impression: 100%.
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Lots of references to famous films, loads of parody and heaps of fun. It does have a heart, but the mania that it started around animated films always went beyond me.
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I love Shrek, not only his first adventure, which I saw twenty times when I was a kid, but especially the character of the green, good-hearted monster that is not handsome, takes mud baths and lives in a quite remote corner of the world, but has enormous charisma and perhaps immeasurable audience potential. But the same can be said of Murphy's Donkey, who’s now known to perhaps every civilized child on the planet. Shrek is, in my opinion, an animated film that was perhaps even more ahead of its time than the famous Toy Story and which proved in a groundbreaking way that even a fantasy film made entirely with computer technology can have a great deal of humanity and an original story that can be enjoyed with equal intensity by adults and young children. I see the rating exactly between four and five stars, but since I have other favourites in the animation field in terms of entertainment, and I liked the second part maybe even a bit more, I have to be the villain this time :)
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I liked the second installment in the Shrek franchise a lot more than the first one (which is a very rare occurrence for me), however, this is still a nice animated movie, an enjoyable experience that is not easily forgotten... and without which my favorite sequel could not have been made. :)
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Even though more than twenty years have passed since the premiere of the first Shrek, this tale of a good ogre still has a lot to offer. The animation may not look as "smooth" compared to today's genre films, but Shrek makes up for it with lovable characters, timeless humour and plenty of pop culture references. Apart from the humorous line, which is mainly provided by the verbose Donkey, the film also impresses with action-adventure and romantic scenes, which can make the viewer tense and move even on repeated viewings. And as is often the case with children's films, Shrek offers a timeless lesson: "Don't judge a book by its cover."
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I don't even know how it's possible, but somehow I ended up watching the second part as my first one. And it got to me. The first one is great, it plays with familiar themes, but I still prefer the second part. The characters are great and still entertain me. Even after multiple viewings, the first part remains fun, and I find moments that amuse and surprise me.
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