Amazing Animated Movie. Would definitely recommend.

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2017)

Plot Overview: Shrek(Mike Myers), an outcast ogre, and Donkey(Eddie Murphy), a donkey, embark upon a quest to save Princess Fiona(Cameron Diaz) from a castle when their swampland is threatened.
Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz
Overall: This movie is a fantastic animated movie and one of the best non-Disney animated films ever made. It helped create a new Oscar! The first movie to EVER win Best Animated Feature Film should show the greatness of the films. It's a perfect Disney parody and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Good:
1. Both Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz are excellent as Shrek and Princess Fiona respectively.
2. Eddie Murphy was, without a shadow of a doubt, the star performance as Donkey and proves that the sidekick can greatly outshine the hero. Not to say Shrek is a bad character but Donkey is just plain excellent.
3. The story is a unique take on the typical fairy tale and takes every opportunity to mock fairy tale archetypes which I admire. It's a parody but it's not over the top like with the likes of 'Scary Movie' or 'Hot Shots'. It knows the line between fun and stupid and rides that line perfectly.
4. There are numerous underlying themes throughout this movie which give it more of a heart than other parodies and cements it as an all time great animated movie.
5. Shrek and Donkey's chemistry is nigh flawless and they go together like tea and biscuits. They are undoubtedly one of the greatest sets of animated buddies.
6. The writing here is awesome and the humour works so well. It's a parody but knows they're is a line. It pokes fun at tropes and Disney in general but also delivers plenty of other humour that many people can enjoy.
Bad:
1. Lord Farquad is such a dull and uninteresting villain and does take away from the movie as a whole. With a better villain, I would call this a true 10/10 animated masterpiece but this flaw does affect the whole movie and knocks it down a peg.
2. The lip syncing could be a little dodgy at times and the animation quality looks dated.
9/10
Would Recommend.