I can't wait for the DVD!

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2004)

We've just gotten back from the movie theater & I've got to admit that the reviews are dead-on, Shrek 2 is the rare sequel that's better than the original. The animation has been refined greatly, with noticeable improvement in texture, lighting and motion. The story definitely holds its own. It's not "Shrek" with a hasty rewrite, but a true continuation of the saga...if they do a Shrek 3, I hope it's this good. The jokes are great many of the gags are subtle--minute gestures and things in the background--which will require repeated frame by frame viewings when I get the DVD! Now some key words to describe my favorite bits of the movie without leaving spoilers: mermaid, field of flowers, a clever disguise, take-out, Pinocchio's lie and donkey during the credits.