Dreamworks' best animation

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2001)

Shrek is without a doubt the best animation out of the Dreamworks studios. The reason is very simple: Finally they made a film for all ages, which will not bore little children and attract adults also. The story is simple but not annoying. The characters are fun and well made.
The big problem with former Dreamworks animation movies (both computer animation and cartoon) was that they weren't able to create a cast that was fun for children and adults. AntZ was fun if you were old enough to understand the philosophy but boring for the little kiddies (Bugs life had way more fun characters), Prince of Egypt was much to serious to attract young children (I wonder if they attend to make it a film for children) and Small Soldiers might have been to aggressive. The road to El Dorado came close. A funny adventure tale in 'Disney' style, but again with a lack of fun creatures. Children enjoy those things (every Disney film has two or more of such characters). But now with Shrek they have solved that problem.

The Ogre who seems evil outside carries a great hart within, The Princess who (for her own reason) understands that beauty doesn't always come from the outside, the evil want-to-be-king villain who seeks for the ultimate power and the Donkey (a great Eddie Murphy) who gives us the regular laughter like the best Disney characters do.
All I hear or read about this movie is that it is the best since Toy Story 2. Sorry but I liked this one more. Maybe because this was more like a fairy tale fantasy (my kind of movies). That and because the great vocal cast (Cameron Diaz as the princess, Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as the Donkey and a great John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad, the villain) made me give this movie a 9 out of 10.