Animation gone wild.

Rating: 6/10 (21 March 2014)

In this Dreamworks animated film, green ogre Shrek discovers his swamp has been bombarded with fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad who wants to be King, and sends Shrek to fetch him the Princess Fiona in return for his swamp back. In the process, Shrek falls in love with Fiona, who has a secret of her own.
This movie is one wild animation ride, full of mildly funny jokes and gags and adventurous scenes you've come to expect from an animated movie. This film also makes references or pokes fun to scores of other animated movies, mostly notably ones from Disney, and live-action movies such as Jurassic Park - almost like a Who Framed Roger Rabbit feature, but not as tastefully done considered the amount of modern twists and crude puns.
Shrek is a typical fairy tale with a somewhat exciting story that also delves into the friendship between Shrek and Donkey, voiced by comedians Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy. Put the two together, you could get an unending laugh-fest that keeps the movie going.
Overall, it's a very average animated film. It's fine for the children, but with parent supervision.
Grade C+