What do people see in this film?

Rating: 4/10 (14 December 2001)

I read about how this was supposed a funny movie and how it was going to replace Disney as king of animation. In fact most of my friends highly recommended it to me. However, when I saw it, I was rather disappointed. The animation was nothing special and pales in comparison to any Pixar film. The humor was at times crude, dry, or just plain vicious. The underrated Emperor's New Groove was much funnier. It doesn't even come close to ranking with the Disney greats like Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.
I think Shrek was trying to be too much at once. It tried to appeal to kids while at the same it contained a great deal of adult humor. (I would not want a kid to see this movie.) The constant Disney bashing got old. It tried to be hip in its humor, but I felt as if the writers tried to put too much in at once. I was having to force myself to laugh. Overall, I just did not feel pleased after watching this movie. For a good parody, I recommend The Princess Bride or a Mel Brooks film.