An average animated film

Rating: 6/10 (17 April 2002)

When I saw Shrek on video the other day, it was no way as good as I thought it may have been. Sure it gave me a few laughs and the story was OK but I personally can't understand how it won its BAFTA and I perferred Toy Story II.
On the good side, some of the characters and their voices were excellant: Eddie Murphey as Donkey, and Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona were some of the best casting choices I have seen for a long time. And 'characters' such as Monsieur Hood, Lord Faquart, the Dragon, Donkey, the Mirror and of course, the little wooden men in the infomation kiosk were fantastic. However I couldn't stand Shrek himself.
And also the songs: every single one was fantastic. Especially if you got to see the characters such as the 'YMCA' and 'Who let the dogs out?'.
But overall, an average animated flick.