Same as the first two

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2007)

A lot of people have been saying that the spark is gone. I say the opposite. Its still there. Shrek The Third delivers the exact same as the first two films in the series. For me the films have never been about laugh out loud comedy. Come to think of it I think I only ever laughed once or twice during either of the first two. What Shrek is about is the in jokes. Its a spoof of fairy tales with a modern twists. Hence the humour comes from the princesses being Charlie's Angels like fighting machines, or Prince Charming being an arrogant jerk. The visual gags are what makes a Shrek movie funny and as it is three delivers just as many if not more than the first two movies. here, the king has died and Shrek is next in line for the crown. The only other blood relative is Arthur. Not wanting the crown, Shrek sets off to find Arthur so that he and Fiona can get on with their lives. They arrive at a snotty high school and find Arthur to be a put upon youth. meanwhile, Charming has amassed an army to take over Far Far Away and so they have. Upon returning to the kingdom, Shrek is captured and its up to the gang to save the day. As I said, the film is all about the visual gags and that's what makes it amusing. In this way Shrek The Third is just as good as the first two in the series. Give it a shot.