Very clever.

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2004)

I was lucky enough to see a sneak preview of Shrek 2 tonight and I was very entertained by it. I was impressed that they were able to throw in a few surprises. I could see a couple of the jokes coming, but it didn't give them any less punch. The animation was definitely as good as, if not better than the first movie(which I thought was great). I thought the character voices were perfect for the new characters and I appreciated that the returning characters had the same voices as the first movie. In the first movie I enjoyed all the irreverence to classic fairy tails. This movie didn't limit itself to fairy tales, it grabbed from modern movies and pop culture. I don't often laugh out loud at movies, but Shrek 2 truly got me to laugh and laugh some more. Make sure you sit through the end - it's not Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party, but still cute.