Shrek the Third (Widescreen Edition)

Shrek the Third is probably as good if not better then the first Shrek! My kids asked this for Christmas and have repeatedly watched and quoted the movie. A great buy for the family movie nights!

The movie was received in mint condition. It was received a little bit late for my boy's birthday, but, anyway, he loves it. Thanks.

Shrek The Third is one hour and thirty-two minutes and was released May 18, 2007. This picks up where two left off. King Harold is on his death bed and is nearly ready to croak. He informs Shrek (who does not want to be king) that there is one other, Arthur (Pendragon). Shrek, Donkey and Puss In Boots set off to retrieve Arthur. As the ship leaves, Fiona tells Shrek that she is pregnant. Shrek does look forward to being a father. He is worried that he would be a bad role model. The trio arrives at Worcestershire Academy where Arthur is a student. He is a sixteen year old kid who's from the school bullies to the class nerds taunt Arthur. Shrek tell Artie (as he likes to be called) that he is the new king of Far Far Away. At first Artie is excited about being king. On the ship Donkey and Puss In Boots start talking about the responsibilities of being king and Artie begins to have second thoughts. Artie tries to turn the ship. Shrek and Artie are now in a battle of the ship wheel and during the struggle the wheel breaks and the ship crash on some rocks. Shrek, Donkey, Puss In Boots, and Artie make it to shore. The foursome find the home of Merlin; a retired wizard from Artie old school. Meanwhile Prince Charming and all of the evil characters hatch a plot to take over Far Far Away. Prince Charming and the gang capture Fiona, Queen Lilian, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Doris the Ugly Stepsister, and Cinderella. Prince Charming finds out through one of the three little pigs that Arthur is the next in line and Shrek went to get him. Prince Charming sends Captain Hook and some thugs to kill Shrek, Donkey, and Puss In Boots and bring back Arthur. Captain Hook and the thugs fail and Merlin cast a spell that would send all four of them back to Far Far Away. When they arrive at Far Far Away. Donkey is inside Puss In Boots body and Puss In Boots is in Donkey's body. The four make it back to the castle and Shrek finds his way to Prince Charming and is about to clobber him, however, Prince Charming is able to call for his men and capture Shrek. Shrek manages to trick Prince Charming to take him and let Artie go. Shrek, Donkey, and Puss In Boots are thrown in the tower. Prince Charming plans to kill Shrek in a play tonight. Queen Lilian literally butts her head against a couple walls so the folks in the tower can escape. Once free the princess, Donkey, and Puss In Boots make plans to win back Far Far Away and save Shrek. At the theater Prince Charming is at the part in the play where he is about to kill Shrek until troops arrive and are about to save him until Prince Charming summing his thugs and captures the rescuers. Just as about Prince Charming is about to slew Shrek, Arthur arrives and reason with the villains to turn over a new leaf. The villains lay down their weapons and release the captives. Prince Charming is angry and picks up a sword to kill Arthur, but Shrek intervenes and is able to save Arthur and defeat Prince Charming. Arthur finally accepts the crown. Shrek and Fiona become parents of triplets. The first half of the movie is not bad, but fall about at the end. The movie could have a better ending and more story. I can only give Shrek The Third a C+.

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Special Features
A) Worcestershire Academy Yearbook
B) Big Green Goofs
C) Lost Scenes
D) Donkey Dance
E) Meet the Cast
F) Shrek's Guide to Parenthood
G) Tech of Shrek
H) DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox
I) Previews
J) DVD-ROM Shrektivities
Set Up
Scene Selection
DreamWorks Kids
A) Merlin's Magic Crystal Ball
B) How to Be Green
C) Learn How To Donkey Dance
D) DVD-ROM Shrektivities

Another one we liked in the theater, so I bought the DVD for car trips.

If you're a die hard shrek fan, then by all means pick this up. If not, then you can probably live without this movie. I think they have run out of ideas or maybe nothing can live up to the 1st 2 movies that were pure magic. This movie is just not funny, not intersting not that good. Once again, doeesn't suck just not that good either. I have even watched it twice, hoping it would get better, but no luck, just a horrible the 2nd time around

Anti-climatic - but maybe a must own because it's part of the series. The suprise to me was that as good as the original release was [Shreck 1] - that Shreck 2 is the best one in the series. Shreck 2 is truly ingenious, funny, bold and dynamic in its entirety.

You may want to own this as part of the series - but definately don't miss Shreck 2.

Just watching the background, how clear it is; truly amazing. The movie is good - the clarity makes it even better. With blu-ray, I was noticing things I never did before - like the weave of Shek's shirt. The 4-o'clock shadow. And much more. I doubted the hype about blu-ray, but WOW - it's true.

Like everybody else here, I found the first two Shrek movies to be entertaining. The second one was my favorite, since I thought its writing was the best of all three. But this one...ugh. It was just plain gross. There's too much bathroom humor. Who would want to see a movie full of burping, farting, butt jokes, and explicit depictions of vomiting? Not me. AVOID this movie, especially if you are sensitive to vulgarity. (In comparison, the first two movies did not have nearly as much crude humor as this one -- they were much more serious, which is why I enjoyed them more.)

This is not as funny as the 1st or 2nd but hey, it's still Shrek.

The "ogre" jokes aren't funny anymore -- Eddie Murphy is phoning his performance in and isn't even trying to be on-the-edge.

You will LOVE this movie! There is so much to love and laugh about the writing and characters and the pure eye candy of it all...you wont be disappointed I promise!

The third outing for the Shrek franchise is serviceable and amusing - no joke too low to stoop for, which will amuse adolescents and anyone younger as it demolishes high-school mope-fests, the Arthurian legends, dinner-theater venues and the princess phenomenon along with Far Far Away's throne room. Shrek the Third struck a lot of reviewers as claim out of which all the original wit had been mined, and perhaps they have a point. Now we know what to expect; this is just the continuation of the story of a love-struck ogre coping with love and responsibility in a deeply skewed world. But watching Shrek The Third remains a more agreeable use of an hour and a half than a lot of other movies out there, first run and DVD release. The princesses storming the castle with the aid of Snow White's little woodland friends and a blast of "Barracuda" is definitely worth the cost of the DVD, as is Eric Idle voicing the befuddled Merlin as a nervous high school teacher.

The extras included are generous and a bit of a mixed bag: Artie's Worchester High yearbook is a very long and detailed send-up, and funnier if the viewer knows the Arthurian canon. The "Donkey Dance" is a quick and witty parody of "Safety Dance", but the "lost scenes" are just original story-board sketches with outlining an assortment of scenes not developed past that point. (We lost interest at the first, and fast-forwarded through the next two.) "Big Green Goofs" are a disturbing collection of computer glitches involving the characters animations and scenes which was at least interesting. "Shrek's Guide to Parenting" offered advice from various characters on child-rearing: Puss in Boot's advice was the funniest.

I't nice to complete the series, not quite as funny as the first two! The delivery of this CD was fast!

Great humor and fun continues in the third installment to the Shrek series. I especially enjoyed the dwarf gifted to Fiona ("Where's the baby?") and Snow White rockin' out to "Immigrant Song". It's all in good fun and may not be as well developed as the first two movies, but I enjoyed it all the same.

But even a "bad" Shrek movie is more fun than most movies.

That said, why didn't it work like the first two?

1. Uncompelling story that missed a huge opportunity for new satire. Rather than rehash Prince Charming and have him storm the city of Far Far Away and then have Shrek's people storm it again (I think that castle's been stormed three times in two movies!), how about making the movie a spoof of the whole King Arthur mythology? That would have been fun. And what's funny and sad is that when I watched the storyboarded "deleted scenes" in the special features, they were more funny than most of the stuff in the movie!!

2. Too dark and violent for too long. A lot of the movie just wasn't fun at all.

3. Crass use of popular music sound bytes. One of the fun things about Shrek movies is the use of popular music tunes, and they were used very effectively in the first two movies. But why did I have to hear "Live and Let Die" for a frog's funeral? Or Heart's "Barracuda" when the gals storm the castle? These loud heavy handed old rock tunes just switch in and out of the movie like someone is back there flipping the "time for the popular" tune switch, no matter if it really helps the story or not.

4. Really really lame DVD menus. I kept watching the DVD main menu screen waiting for something fun to happen, and it never did!

5. And, you know something went wrong when there's no commentary track on the DVD. At least I couldn't find one.

So, aside from the sheer escapism of Shrek, and a few good gags, like Gingy's life flashback, this was like someone just took leftover Shrek stuff out of the back of the fridge and cooked something up. Twenty million hours of render time does not a satisfying story make!

We absolutely loved Shriek the Third. We watched it with our 6, 5, and 3 year old little boys, and we probably laughed even more than they did! We will definitely watch this one over and over in the future until the DVD wears out! You should buy this movie immediately even if you have no children...and I want to know where we can buy the soundtrack! (Probably on Amazon.com huh?)

This second sequel to "Shrek" is funny, but the original was much better, perhaps because it was a new concept then and new plot ideas are running thin now.

Some of the humor is a little too grown-up for a small child, but with parental guidance, this is a great family movie. Hilarious!

You know the writers are running out of ideas when the main characters become parents. Shrek 3-D and Shrek the Halls are much better and truer to the spirit of the series.

I don't watch or buy comedies but this series is the exception to the rule. Wish the other 2 were out in Blu Ray.

The idea was great but not the story for this time. It was kind a dissapointed.

The Bottom Line:

A middling sequel that offers little of the adventure and humor of the previous two installments, Shrek 3 feels perfunctory and unsatisfying; there's no real reason to see this movie, so spend your time and money elsewhere.

Just like most movies series they can not keep the plot or story going. If each release to this series it just keeps getting worse. Shrek one is excellent and a classic, Sherk two is so so and Sherk three leave it at the store or rent it.

The Third Installment in The Shrek Franchise is Easily The Weakest of Them All. The Animation Might Be Better, But The Same Can't Be Said For The Story or The New Charecters. Though, I Do Have To Admit I Thought Puss and Donkey Switching Bodies Was Pretty Clever. But Other Than That, The Film Needed To Be Better.

The Special Features Include a Not So Great Worcestershine Academy Yearbook, Some Crazy Animation Goofs, Some Wierd Deleted Scenes, A Funny Dance Called The Donkey Dance by Donkey, A Cool Meet The Cast (Both The Old and New) Feature, A Funny Shrek's Guide To Parenthood (Which Diffrent Charecters Give Shrek Info on Parenthoo), an Interesting Tech of Shrek Feature, a Great Dreamworks Animation Jukebox (a Look at The Musical Moments in Over The Hedge, Shark Tale, Madagascar and More), and Great Previews for Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Spiderwick Cronicles, Shrek 1 and 2, and Cholotte's Web.

Overall Ratings:
Movie-3/5
DVD-4/5

Some problems like Justin Tiberlakes character, the Princess characters, and the ending are lame but the fairy tale creatures provide plenty of laughs. And look out for two Pythons.

I just watched this movie today again for possibly the tenth time. Yes, I know, I got it for my grandchildren, but hey, it's a very interesting movie. Every time I see it I find something else that I missed the previous time. It's filled with loveable fanatasy characters, interesting problems, and humor. Okay, so you're an adult. So what? Just don't miss any of the Shrek movies. It will get your mind off the economy, right? All the Shrek movies are great. Note to self: (Research Dreamworks films to see what else is out there.)

This is where they officially 'jumped the shark' with his production. I remember Mike Myers having to go on tour to promote this film and not only did he seem to cringe trying to explain it or talk about, he very clearly seemed depressed about it.

Like so many others have said, the allure of the original film has long since vanished and leaves this current offering from Dreamworks as probably the worst movie they've ever made.

Recently, I realized how much my son loved the original Shrek movie when he kept bringing me the DVD case in the afternoon and pointing at the TV wanting to watch it. He laughed during the silly parts, clapped during and after the fight scenes and danced during all the songs. Twenty minutes into the third installment, he turned away, left the room and wanted nothing to do with it. I turned it off and he went back to coloring. About an hour later, out of curiosity, I put the original Shrek back in the DVD and he was stuck to it - once more - clapping, laughing and dancing until the very end where he danced to the 'Swamp Party Karaoke' scene.

I guess the message is this: Shrek isn't a played out concept at all. Shrek is very endearing and a lovable character. He always will be. I actually like Donkey the best. But the people in charge of this project forgot who this film was supposed to be targeted at and thus have been left with a real stinker.

The sad thing is that we will probably see Shrek 4 sometime soon, and they'll be trying to hammer home more of this adult-driven nonsense.

This is the third (and presumably) the final installment to a film that has swept the world and a character that has left the industry green with envy. The film begins when the ill-fated Frog King meets his demise and Shrek and Fiona are forced to take the helm and run the kingdom of Far Far Away. Prince Charming sees an opportunity to seize the thrown which was rightfully his but realizes, he alone, won't be able to overthrow the great green ogre....so he recruits the forgotten characters from the fairy tales....though the prince is met with strong resistance. While Prince Charming is trying to find recruits to join his less than noble cause, Shrek discovers that there is a lost heir to the kingdom and embarks on a mission to capture...errr...bring awareness to the young Prince Arthur.

Upon reaching Worcestershire Academy, Shrek and his friends behold a great knight atop a steed and presume this to be Arthur.....stepping on the lowly squire in the process. Fun ensues when Shrek discovers the knight is, in fact, Lancelot and the lowly squire is Artie. While Shrek chases down this future king, Charming is swept away to Far Far Away to capture its inhabitants and claim the thrown for himself.

Shrek catches Artie during a school assembly and boards his vessel back home....not so fast....the ship crashes and we meet the most entertaining character of the film - Merlin. The elderly Merlin is leaning toward the senile side of life and uses what's left of his magic to send Shrek, Cat, Donkey, and Artie back to the kingdom of Far Far Away....with minor side effects. Upon their return Prince Charming captures the gang and Shrek uses his ogre charm to convince Charming to release Artie.....this sets the stage for the women of Far Far Away to save the day.

The characters we all love from the first two films are present....except for Fairy Godmother - for obvious reasons. However, unlike the previous films Shrek the Third doesn't quite have the charm that made this such a wonderful series and they failed to develop the new characters....resulting in a three star rating.

I love animated movies, I like this one, but not as much as I liked the first and the second movies from Shrek.

Shrek the third: This movie on its own is very good but I prefer the first 2 Shrek movies.

Nothing like the first Shrek. Boring and lame made fall sleep while I was watching. I'm someone who laughs in all movies, but Shrek third was incapable of steal a laugh from me. If you don't want to get disappointed, stick with the first, because neither the second or the third is worth your time.

Well, one star might be harsh, but I feel it's appropriate given the comparison to its 2 predecessors. Both Shrek and Shrek 2 were outstanding movies, and I had similar expectations for this one. But wow, what a dropoff. It felt like someone kidnapped the original writers and brought in some bad amateurs. This movie is a cheap ripoff of the first 2, with rehashed jokes and gags and a pathetically weak story. My kids didn't think it was so bad, but I felt taken advantage of when it was over. Not worth buying and not worth renting, either.

I loved the first two films. I was hoping this would be great as well.

And it tries, it really did try. To its credit, there were several very clever scenes. The typical Snow White's gift with animals takes an awesome turn, and I can guarantee that you will never laugh harder at a death scene than the one of this movie. The animation? Top-notch.

I just guess effort doesn't always beat out sheer inspiration. A film with a few moments does not win against a good, simple movie.

The desire to produce a film merely ended up as a plot device to get Shrek and Fiona back to their beloved swamp. A long, boring plot device. With the passing of King Harold, Shrek and Fiona are heirs to the throne of Far, Far Away. Unfortunately, that does not interest them, so Shrek goes on a journey to bring back the next guy, a young Arthur "Artie" Pendragon. Heck, why not? Everyone loves a good Camelot infusion, and Artie is as flawed and as likable as you could want. Unfortunately, he is only one character in a cheesy madhouse of minor characters and cameos. In the effort to get everyone their screen time, that whole plot gets lost in the background.

Which normally wouldn't be a problem. After all, the original movie did not have the most complex of plots. What it had was a few incredible characters. The second movie added a few more, but still kept it delightfully manageable. This time, it seemed that the powers that be assumed we already knew everything about Shrek, Donkey, Puss, and the rest of the bunch that we really didn't need to see them. Hey, let's bring in one more characters for the audience, but refuse to give them time to get to know them! Poor, pathetic lack of character development.

So back to the plot. The few times that came around, it was pretty much a tacky, forced attempt to create some pseudo father/son relationship between Shrek and Artie. Good intentions, but no cigar. Maybe if we had more time... But we don't, so let's just wrap it up with a few corny lines about understanding and rising to the occasion. Yeah, we got that the first time around, and without any of the verbal commentary.

On top of that, this film misses that inexplicable spark of the first two installments. I'm sorry, but I just didn't feel it. Just as a lukewarm attempt of continuing the series and aiming at a five-year old audience.

Sorry. Not my favorite of the series by any means, leaving me to wonder how a sequel to films of such genius as "Shrek" and "Shrek 2" could make something so average?

Wow I was surprised at how fast this series went down hill, clearly they should have ended it at 3 because most franchises just go WAY down hill after that and this one looks to do the same if they do come out with the money grab #4. The story is so uninspiring and weak I had a hard time even watching the whole movie, the cliche busting jokes and the overall creativity of the series are just not there anymore or just not that funny. I mean come on just end it with a bang, not this wimper leading to another ogre swamp of a fourth. Shrek is only for 14 and below screamers now, unfortunately it'll still make money from kids keeping the drivel like #3 alive.

I always have such a hard time with these movies and their populist feel good family loving slant being "acted" by people who are just the opposite making millions for 45 minutes of work and are not that good at it. Time to dump this franchise and see Ratatouille or Wall-E or Dark Knight or any other of the way too many films coming out. Glad this was just a Netflix movie so there was almost no cost to see it.

Dreamworks is not a company known by its great plots in 3D animation, but this time they forgot something that Pixar has as the first important thing in a movie: a great plot.

The story is unsustainable, the main character becomes lost in his own characteristics, the situations has no justification and becomes a bunch of scenes without continuity and nonsense.

The princess are capable to destroy stone walls with his head, but are not capable to defeat the castle guards (just as an example).

Avoid purchasing this movie in any format available, this not worth the money you can spend on it, is not good even for rent. Only watch it if someone lend it to you and also you want to throw away your precious time.

On time delivery with the lowest price for a brand new DVD and on top of that I got a limited edition gift package which I didn't even expected - that was very nice and made me very happy!

They should have never made this one. What were they thinking except to make more money on the reputation of the previous 2. It is dull, badly written and boring. Without some of the cleverness of the original and interesting plot of both 1 and 2. The animation is, of course, wonderful. I hope when they get around to the one staring Puss they will improve.

I am not a kid but I loved this movie. Truely I loved them all. Who is more sensible than Shrek? Who is sexier than Fiona? Who is more hard headed than her mom? There are so many subtle themes running through the movies. My fav charactor is Gingy. Always watch the credits, some funny stuff there.

You may love the jolly green ogre, and his band of merry donkeys, cats, puppets, gingerbread men, etc.

However what was once fresh, new and innovative, now is bit like day old bread, still edible, but more than a bit stale.

My family and I really wanted to like this movie. We rented it and Ratatouille the same weekend, and guess which was the more memorable of the non-human characters?

The problem is, you get a sense this film was written by a committee of corporate types who rather than deciding to tell a good story, decided to show the world how clever they are. You never connect with this film, as it is gag, after gag, like a bad vaudeville sketch.

In Shrek I and Shrek II you cared about what happened to the characters, this time...., I couldn't care less.

Cheers!

I loved this movie, and think it's right up there in poignancy and humor with the first film in the trilogy. It was funny as all get-out, had great heart, and although the super animation changed the character's features a bit and the plentiful Special Features were a bit weird, I LOVED this DVD. I'm not a big fan of JT, but I think he did all right in this, and I -adored- the princesses and their roles in this film. ^_^ The goofs, baby advice and yearbook features were the most fun for me, (again though, I thought the yearbook thing was a bit of a stretch since we didn't really explore the school characters -that- much), and I'm so glad to see they've kept up not only the wit, humor and charm of the first movie, but that they've retained its heart as well. ..After all, without both aspects, it just wouldn't be Shrek. ;)

Cheerful Kudos!
RM

This is a fantastic addition to the Shrek series. I hope there is more! Shrek is loved by all children with adult innuendo's tied in. This movie will make you laugh out loud!

Merna Throne

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Shrek The Third is a good movie with incredible animation. I marvel at that animation! However, the plot is just average and it didn't really hold my attention the way I hoped it would. I think after this Dreamworks needs to move on to new develop new characters in new films; but only time will tell if Dreamworks wants to milk this theme yet again. The voiceovers are very well done and the DVD has a plethora of extras.

When the action begins, Shrek (Mike Myers) and his wife Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are filling in for the ailing King Harold (John Cleese). Unfortunately, King Harold passes away and, with his dying wish, names Shrek as the rightful heir to the throne. This doesn't sit too well with Shrek who has been suffering from public relations embarrassment to public relations embarrassment as he launches ships with such strength that the ship blows a hole and sinks--and more. King Harold says, just before he dies, that the only other heir to the throne would be a young man at school named Arthur (Justin Timberlake). Immediately after the funeral for King Harold, Shrek, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss-in-boots (Antonio Banderas) set sail to find Arthur at school. Things go downhill even more when Artie (as Arthur is called) is ambivalent at best to become a king; and it's up to Shrek and his buddies to convince Arthur to become king.

Of course, things back in Far, Far Away Land aren't much better. Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) and his cronies take over the kingdom and imprison Fiona and her friends including Fiona's mother. Things look pretty bleak.

Of course, the plot can go anywhere from here. (Yes, I know, you've read the spoilers by now but I won't give them away anyway.) Will Fiona and the other women be able to break free and fight the evil Prince Charming? How does Shrek react when he finds out he's becoming a father? What happens to Puss-in-boots and Donkey when an old wizard accidentally casts a spell on them so that they are trapped in each other's bodies? Watch the movie and find out!

The DVD extras are very extensive. The commentary is great; and I like the bonus feature that includes a man going through a storyboard of a deleted scene at the school where Arthur is standing on line to get his lunch. There are funny "suggestions" from Donkey, Shrek and other characters as to how to deal with the problems of parenthood; and there are web links as well.

Overall, this is a good effort and a movie to watch when a better one is unavailable. However, Shrek fans will love this movie. This is best suited for families with kids that are at least 8 or 9 years old because of some crude humor that you wouldn't want younger kids to experience.

Shrek the Third begins with the frog king falling ill and the great green ogre and his wife are forced to play interim - clearly a role Shrek doesn't fill comfortable with. Prince Charming then enters the story with a plan that first calls for him to recruit the forgotten members of the fairy tales - though they want as little to do with him as possible. Back to Shrek, who finds out upon the king's death that there is another heir to the thrown - his nephew Artie.

So off Shrek and the gang go to Worcestershire Academy to thrust the crown of Far, Far, Away onto Artie's head. Upon reaching the Academy, Shrek notices a gallant knight riding atop a magnificent steed and believes that Arthur will make a fine king - only to be informed that this gallant knight is Lancelot and they just step on Arthur. So off Shrek and the gang go to persuade Artie. Meanwhile, Prince Charming and crew are off to capture all of Shrek's friends ... including Fiona and her friends ... and lock them in a dungeon.

Shrek finally captures Artie and then crashes his boat - meeting an elder Merlin. Artie convinces Merlin to use his magic to send them back to Far, Far, Away - which he does only to have a slight mix-up with Cat and Donkey. Shortly upon arriving Shrek and the gang are captured by Charming who ends up letting Artie go. Time for women's lib to come to Far, Far, Away - If the real thing dont do the trick You better make up something quick You gonna burn burn burn burn it to the wick
Ooooooh, barracuda?

I'll leave it there, but Shrek the Third has all the characters you love, plus some new additions. After three full-length films, the charm has simply faded away from the series, but most will enjoy this movie. If you missed the other films in the series I'll list them below:

Shrek

Shrek 2

This is another movie that made my 3 year old granddaughter very happy. Thank you very much for it and the fast delivery.

My kids (and I) are huge fans of the Shrek series. Shrek 3 holds up well to parts 1 and 2.

Though there are a few funny jokes, Shrek 3 just feels long and flat. One can't escape the feeling that we've been here before. It literally is a paint by numbers production designed just to bring in the bucks. I certainly hope that the series end here. It's not a bad movie per se, but it certainly not a good one either.

the first and second one but still worth the hour and a half. Good for the whole family.

I personally wasn't as crazy about this last Shrek movie as I was the first. But, my grandchildren really liked it.

They said that this one was the best yet? I must disagree. The other two were great- this one was over-the-top. Neither I nor my husband enjoyed it. Thank goodness the kids did, but even so, its not one they will watch all the time- or even all the way through!

Well, this is not a bad movie, not a great movie, so I always found those reviews hardest to write. It is basically the same movie we've seen before, but this time without the originality. The only major difference now is that it is in 3D, which I've come to enjoy after Beowulf. It's the same old story, the ogre Shrek, is now filling in as king in Far, Far Away, since his father-in-law is dying. So, with Fiona pregnant for the first time, he goes off to find the only remaining heir to the throne except him, Arthur (a.k.a Artie), so he can move back to the swamp with his wife and leave the throne to Artie. Of course, he enlists the aid of Donkey (played by Eddie Murphy, as usual) and Pus, played by Banderas. Eddie Murphy is simply hilarious in this trilogy, being perfect in his role as the stupid, nagging but goodhearted donkey.

Apart from that there's not really much to say about it, it contains a lot of references to fairytales, European culture, myth and "modern popular culture". Quite amusing at times, but I wonder who this film really is marketed towards. Is it children or is it adults? The children won't get the jokes, and I suspect they would find this movie quite boring. But all in all, if you have enjoyed the other two, you'll enjoy this one as well, only not so much as before.

3,5 stars.