Never Gets Old, Fun For Everyone

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2005)

Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) is an unwanted, hated ogre that lives deep in the forest. But soon his quiet, secluded life is disturbed when heartless ruler, Lord Farquaad (voice of John Lithgow) when an law is passed to remove all fairy creatures and dump them in Shrek's swamp.
While in this chaos, Shrek meets Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) and reluctantly sets off on a journey to Lord Farquaad's palace to get the creatures moved. After an encounter with soldiers in Farquaad's Disney-designed palace, he is told that they must go on a journey to retrieve Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) from a castle so Farquaad may marry her. This is the only way Shrek may get his swamp back.
Shrek, the film, is filled with Disney characters such as Three Blind Mice, Sleeping Beauty, Pinnochio, and Robin Hood (I'm not sure if he is a Disney character or not). Shrek, the character, is voiced by Mike Myers in a Scottish accent and is funny as the over-sized, green ogre. Donkey has the most laughs in the film, he is filled with comedy and is visually amazing with the design of massive castles, a fire-breathing dragon who falls in love with Donkey, and Shrek's unique hut.
Most of the jokes are tended towards kids with a few adult jokes (Fiona fighting off the Merrymen Matrix style) and the film is a great for family audiences. Mike Myers goes from his goofy roles in Austin Powers to an angry, Scottish ogre whose best friend is a talking donkey.
Shrek. Starring the Voices of: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow.
4 out of 5 Stars.