Hilarious to this day!

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2019)

I grew up watching this as a kid and watching it now it's needless to say that it's aged well. The jokes are still funny, the gags still get a laugh and the characters are as likable as ever. The story's about a reclusive, irritable yet well-meaning ogre named Shrek(Mike Myers) who discovers his swamp has been taken over by fairytale creatures.
After finding out that they've been forced to come to his swamp due to the tyrannical Lord Farquad(John Lithgow). Determined to regain his land he sets out to on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona(Cameron Diaz) as part of Farquad's deal. Along the way he befriends a talkative Donkey(Eddie Murphy) whom he saves from being sold by Farquad's men.
Along the way they discover Fiona May have a secret of her own. What I like about this movie is that it doesn't hold back on it punches when it comes to lampooning Disney and fairytales. The beginning of the movie starts out as a dig at Disney and how they tell fairytales and ends with Shrek ripping out a page from the book he was reading before exiting from his outhouse.
There're a lot of funny pop culture references such as the scene where Fiona fights Robin Hood And his Merry Men after they think she's being kidnapped. What follows is a parody of the Matrix and it's a nice nod. One joke that's random yet funny is when after Donkey's allowed to stay with Shrek he mentions making waffles in the morning. His emphasis on the word "waffles" is funny.
I guess if there's one nitpick I have it's that some of the scenes lag on for a bit and while the animation's still pretty good you can tell it's a little dated in that the characters move slowly sometimes. Aside from that Shrek is a great comedy that has something for both kids and adults. I highly recommend checking this movie out. It's a comedy classic.