Won't withstand the test of time

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2004)

Shrek 2 is worth more than the price of admission, but when I have children you can bet that I won't be buying the DVD. The jokes are very funny, but seem like they are way too pop-culturesque. 10 years from now it will feel extremely dated, with references to Justin Timberlake, Starbucks, Spiderman, Lord of the Rings, George Bush and OJ Simpson.
While the original Shrek includes jokes that aren't always for the little ones, parts of Shrek 2 almost made me feel uncomfortable to be watching it with a bunch of children (like when you rent a movie with your parents, and there's a sex scene you didn't know about). But, it's rated PG so a few suggested jokes are allowed, I decided, and I stopped feeling uncomfortable. I was also laughing too hard to worry about the parents squirming in their seats while their children giggled at a song that included a "sexy tush".
Shrek 2 is guaranteed to make you laugh, so by all means go and see it! But hurry, before these "fresh" jokes go out of style.