slightly disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (17 March 2008)

i was a huge fan of shrek 1 & 2, for they were both funny, heartwarming and visually stunning 3D animation masterpieces. Compared to the prior two, however, Shrek the third turned out slightly disappointing, and in every possible aspect. The story overall was not as intriguing or as funny as the previous two. It's not a bad story, but it fell flat comparing to the first two. And although it doesn't hurt the movie itself, the storyline is very predictable. There's not many surprises or even twists here. And the jokes seemed rather forced and clichéd and therefore not as funny as they intended to be. It seems that the people who made Shrek had finally run out of jokes and was trying too hard being funny. The visuals and the details are as stunning as usual, but you won't see much new technical enhancement or special effects that would make you go wow, which i believe is probably due to the fact that they have already achieved near perfection in the 3D animation of Shrek 2, so it's hard to make any technical breakthrough in this one. Almost all of the stunning effects you see in this movie has been used in the previous two, so not much to expect of the visual effects here. In general, as much as it may have tried, Shrek the third failed to live up to shrek 1 & 2. And it seems that there's something missing here but i can't quite put my finger on it. Shrek the third may not be as successful and enjoyable as Shrek 1 or 2, it's still a feel-good movie for everyone.