Just as good the second time around.

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2004)

It is extremely difficult, under the best of circumstances to make a good sequel-particularly if the first installment is a 10. Shrek 2 has done it and is destined to follow it's predessor to go down as a classic.I was a bit worried going into this whether Shrek magic could be recreated but they have done it. Shrek 2 is a colloge of wit, fun, colorful imagery and jam packed with adventure, hilarity movie and character tributes-it packs the same delicious punch as the first one.
The main characters are back with a vengeance and this time there are quite a few new ones as well-I'm not gonna get into reviewing the story which 90 percent or more know anyway, or giving away any of the funnier lines to the 10 percent or less who may not yet have seen it-what I will say is it's highly unlikely one who loves Shrek 1 will walk away disappointed.
Special kudos to Puss and boots-played by Antonio Banderes in a fantastic performance-also additional kudos to the, never fails to be hilarious, gingerbread boy who, as in the first Shrek, quietly provides the finishing touches of pure hilarity-he was one of my favorites in the first installment and I was quite pleased he was brought back in the second.
If I had one thing I was a bit disappointed by, it is (SPOILER) that Dragon wasn't brought back as a main character-it would have been hilarious to see a love struck donkey-I was surprised about that.
Most of the really hilarious stuff-the fall down in your seat hilarity, takes place in the second half of the movie-during the first half your just glad to see all your favorites together again on screen.
It is never dull and always entertains-I look forward to Shrek 3-I never thought I'd be a fan of animated pictures but Shrek has made me a believer! Good job to all-8 of 10.