90 minutes of non-stop laughter!

Rating: Null/10 (17 December 2001)

Ever since Dreamworks was created by Spielberg/Katzenberg/Geffen, it's been a serious rival for Disney studios. First they released "The road to El Dorado" which wasn't bad, but it couldn't measure up to the wonderful Disney-pictures. To accentuate this, Disney decided to release "The emperor's new groove": a film that was funnier than anything they had done before. Then Dreamworks responded with "Shrek".
"Shrek" is a perfect mix of computer graphics beyond belief (improving on "Dinosaur" and "Chicken run") and top-notch entertainment. Add to that an excellent cast including Eddy Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers who give the best of themselves plus the fact that "Shrek" is actually nothing but one great parody of a series of well-known Disney-pictures, and you have one of the funniest films ever made!
The thing that's most remarkable about "Shrek", is how it never seems to bore. It doesn't have one or two minor scenes that give you the opportunity to *pause* your laughing with it; it continuously presents you with new and original jokes. It's almost as if Dreamworks decided to divide all jokes equally over the full length of this film. By doing so, they made a delightful film for all ages!
Now all that's left to see is how Disney studios will respond to this one... "The emperor's new groove 2" perhaps?