I haven't laughed this much in a long time!

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2004)

Wow, I just saw Shrek 2 (Wed, May 19) and it was great! I was a little apprehensive about a Shrek sequel since the first was so great and wrapped up so nicely at the end. Often, the sequels do not match up in this kind of movie and the plot tends to be thin. Shrek 2 is equally as good as the first one! The new characters are great, especially Puss in Boots. There are so many jokes and parodies of other movies and pop culture that I know I missed a lot of them because I was already laughing so hard. I need to see it again to catch them all! It is also a very clean movie, with no questionable material for kids to see. Many of the jokes will go over their heads, so this makes for a very entertaining movie for adults too. Several characters from the first one are back and are fun to see again. One of my favorites, the Gingerbread Man, is back and gets even more screen time! The plot is entertaining also, and ends with a good moral lesson like the first one did. We should all love others for who you they are and don't change to please others!! The use of popular music is also good and works well with the story. Of course, the animation is incredible and many times I forgot I was watching animation since it looks so much like live action. Also, make sure you stay during the credits because there's another short scene in there! I recommend it to anyone, and give it an 8/10!!!