Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2007)

Hollywood is notorious for churning out cr*p animation after cr*p animation after cr*p animation. But occasionally, we get a brilliant animated film that raises the bar for future film-making in that area. Shrek is one of the brilliant animated films that has become one of this century's biggest icons. The rather off-beat fairytale background is one that has been used before, but never as successfully as this. Shrek and Donkey are two of the most hilarious characters I have seen - with rude senses of humour, they are definitely two animals of the screen. Perhaps the rather medieval, epic feel of the film and references to real fairytale stories were what made Shrek the success it is, but whichever way you look at it, it's still bloody good. And the sequel didn't disgrace the brilliance of this AT ALL. There's no canned laughter in this film - there's always something new to be found humour-wise. The DVD is packed with bonus features - this film is an all-round winner that deserves a place on your shelf. Filled with songs, humour, character, story and fantasy, Shrek is just one of those films that nobody can quite bring themselves to hate. 10/10