Dreamworks' digs aimed at competitor Disney are pretty funny but after awhile they start to seem nasty. The biblical term for the little burro is used several times in amusing double-entendre. This is a movie that can be enjoyed by all ages. I am giving it four stars. I m not sure all of the jokes will have staying power, especially the mean ones, but the message presented compensates for a little bad taste.
Computer animation keeps advancing.
DreamWorks contributes to the advancement of animation with this visually delightful film. More importantly, Shrek is not just an exercise in what the technology can do. Shrek is witty and compassionate. He can take mud showers, fish in his own special way, and make candles from earwax, and scare off any locals who might feel the need to go ogre hunting. Shrek wants to deal with whoever is responsible for this invasion and get these folks off his property.