A good way to end the series

Rating: 6/10 (6 December 2010)

Recap: Life couldn't be happier in the swamp as Shrek and Fiona plan the first birthday of their little kids. Or could it? Shrek is missing the good ole days when he wasn't a celebrity, his home wasn't a tourist attraction and his life weren't just chaos. One night he meets Rumpelstiltskin, a tricky little man crafty in magic deal. Shrek signs a deal that he can go back for one day, but of course Rumpelstiltskin has made his own terms. Shrek comes to a reality were Rumpelstiltskin is king and Fiona is the resistance leader of all the repressed ogres. To save them all Shrek must once again woo Fiona.
Comments: The fourth installment of the Shrek series, and now it seems the series have come to an end. Or so I hope. Shrek Forever After is still a good movie, still funny, but the concept seem to be a little watered down now. This story stands more on its own legs, an adventure in its own rights. But it doesn't have all the more or less hidden references and homages to different fairy tales and more modern movies, stuff that elevated the previous movies from very good to stellar. So this seems like the time to end the series, while things are still good.
Because this is a good movie, it is funny, but is more prominently a movie for the kids than the previous were, which everybody could enjoy. I still enjoyed it, but it wasn't as hilarious as the others, and simply didn't meet the high expectations. The only that seemed to get better, and the best in this movie, was Donkey and Murphy's portrayal of him. Added to that was quite a lot good jokes or just fun situations, but nothing really spectacular. So it's time to put the ogres to sleep for good this time (before anybody does something we all will regret) 6/10