Shrek the Third [Blu-ray]

I naturally went into this film skeptical due to the many negative reviews. Let me tell you that in my own personal opinion the third installment of the Shrek universe was just as enjoyable as the first two. It gives us the old school fairy tale characters and sticks them in yet more unusual positions. The usual damsels in distress are forced to fend for themselves and fight back against the villains. We're also given the delightful treat of seeing a young King Arthur be taken to Far Far Away to claim his throne.

The story goes that now Shrek and Fiona are married and settled in together, they're forced to undertake royal duties for a time whilst the previous king gets better. There's a snag though, as the king dies leaving Shrek with a message. He's not the only heir to the throne and if he doesn't want the job he must track down a boy named Arthur. Shrek, Puss and Donkey set off on the journey to find Arthur leaving the women home alone. Meanwhile, Prince Charming has gathered together some of the most evil fairy tale villains to take control of Far Far Away and to get revenge on Shrek once and for all. Will the gang succeed in defeating one of their biggest challenges? Well, you'll have to watch the movie and see wont you.

This is a great sequel and an excellent addition to the franchise. We're introduced to a few new characters in this one. The lovable loser, Arthur played by Justin Timberlake. The eccentric and slightly mad Merlin, voiced by the legend Eric Idle. The damsels are also a great addition to this film especially sleeping beauty. I found myself in tears of laughter at her constant nodding off at the most inappropriate times.

Brilliant movie and is something that all Shrek fans shouldn't shy away from. Also we have to look forward to the fourth installment due out in 2010.

They should have never made this one. What were they thinking except to make more money on the reputation of the previous 2. It is dull, badly written and boring. Without some of the cleverness of the original and interesting plot of both 1 and 2. The animation is, of course, wonderful. I hope when they get around to the one staring Puss they will improve.

I am not a kid but I loved this movie. Truely I loved them all. Who is more sensible than Shrek? Who is sexier than Fiona? Who is more hard headed than her mom? There are so many subtle themes running through the movies. My fav charactor is Gingy. Always watch the credits, some funny stuff there.

You may love the jolly green ogre, and his band of merry donkeys, cats, puppets, gingerbread men, etc.

However what was once fresh, new and innovative, now is bit like day old bread, still edible, but more than a bit stale.

My family and I really wanted to like this movie. We rented it and Ratatouille the same weekend, and guess which was the more memorable of the non-human characters?

The problem is, you get a sense this film was written by a committee of corporate types who rather than deciding to tell a good story, decided to show the world how clever they are. You never connect with this film, as it is gag, after gag, like a bad vaudeville sketch.

In Shrek I and Shrek II you cared about what happened to the characters, this time...., I couldn't care less.

Cheers!

I loved this movie, and think it's right up there in poignancy and humor with the first film in the trilogy. It was funny as all get-out, had great heart, and although the super animation changed the character's features a bit and the plentiful Special Features were a bit weird, I LOVED this DVD. I'm not a big fan of JT, but I think he did all right in this, and I -adored- the princesses and their roles in this film. ^_^ The goofs, baby advice and yearbook features were the most fun for me, (again though, I thought the yearbook thing was a bit of a stretch since we didn't really explore the school characters -that- much), and I'm so glad to see they've kept up not only the wit, humor and charm of the first movie, but that they've retained its heart as well. ..After all, without both aspects, it just wouldn't be Shrek. ;)

Cheerful Kudos!
RM