Genre: Adventure / Romance / Animation / Fantasy / Family / Comedy
Length: 1h 27m 59s
Director: Andrew AdamsonVicky Jenson (more)
Tagline: The greatest fairy tale never told.
Plot outline: In a faraway land called Duloc, a heartless ruler, the midget Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow) has banished all the fairy tales from the land so it can be as boring as he is. But there are three characters who will stand is his way. The first is a green, smelly ogre with a heart of gold named Shrek (Mike Myers), his faithful steed, a Donkey (Eddie Murphy), who will do anything but shut up, and the beautiful, but tough Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) whom Lord Farquaad wishes to make his wife so he can become king of Duloc. What's to do in a screwy fairy tale like this? Summary written by Will Shrek is a big ogre who lives alone in the woods, feared from all the people in the land of Duloc. When Lord Farquaad, the ruler of Duloc, exiles all the fairy-tale beings in the woods, Shrek looses his peaceful life and his home becomes a refugees camp. So, he sets to find Lord Farquaad and convince him to take the fairy-tale beings back where they belong, and leave him alone. Lord Farquaad accepts, under one condition. Shrek must first go and find the beautiful young princess Fiona, who will become Farquaad's bride. So, the big Ogre begins his quest, along with his newfound donkey friend... Summary written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {makzax@hotmail.com}
Comment: This has been a horrible year for movies so far--no doubt about it. From horrendous comedies to lousy horror films to boring art fims it's been a sad year. Finally, though, a really good film has come along. "Shrek" is a computer animated comedy for all ages. It's one of those rare films that adults and children can enjoy. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers with a Scottish accent), is a large green-skinned ogre who goes to save a princess (Cameron Diaz) from a fiery dragon. Why? Because evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) is destroying his property but will spare it if he saves the princess. An abrasive donkey (Eddie Murphy) comes along to help. Murphy gets a little too loud and abrasive and the movie does have its dull stretches, but mostly the jokes are flying fast and furious, the animation is flawless and occasionally beautiful, and the whole thing has a happy ending. There's also a few hilarious pot shots at Disney. Go, see it and enjoy! Well worth 10 bucks.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
Country: USA
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Subtitels: No ()
DVDs: 1
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| Actors: | ||
| Mike Myers | as | Shrek/Blind Mouse/Narrator (voice) |
| Eddie Murphy | as | Donkey (voice) |
| Cameron Diaz | as | Princess Fiona (voice) |
| John Lithgow | as | Lord Farquaad of Duloc (voice) |