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Shrek 2 (Full Screen Edition)
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Manufacturer: Dreamworks Animated
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Directed By: Andrew Adamson
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: May 19, 2004
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews
Happily ever after never seemed so far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into another hilariously twisted adventure for shrek & fiona. With the help of his faithful donkey shrek takes on a potion-brewing fairy godmother the pompous prince charming & the famed ogre-killer puss in boots. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/23/2005 Starring: Mike Myers Cameron Diaz Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg
User Submitted Shrek 2 (Full Screen Edition) Reviews
November 11, 2008
As good, or better than the orginal.
This was robbed of the Best Animated Feature by the overated "The Incredibles", and this is hilarious. You'll laugh from beginnning to end, I assure you.
October 26, 2008
Don't go changing, to try and please me ...
Unfortunately, this is where the series took a really negative turn for the worse. The writers seemed to not be aware of what made the previous film in this series work and concentrated on all the wrong aspects. Bluntly, they tried hard to make all the humor adult friendly isntead of kid-friendly, removing most of the juvenile and childish aspects which really made Shrek endearing to a lot of us.
The original Shrek is easily the best in the series and for a variety of reasons that are pretty clear to most of the viewers. Unfortunately, the things that we can see wrong with the subsequent adventures seem not to be so apparent to the people behind the magic curtain. They seemed to focus on the slight things that might've been problematic in the first film and then magnify them to the Nth degree for the following episodes trying to propel the franchise on its faults.
The best thing about Shrek was that even a two-year old could sit and watch the movie in rapt attention without drifting away. Shrek has enough light-hearted childishness to propel it along, forcing the viewer to smile repeatedly. The fart jokes work, the tongue-in-cheek anachronistic references make sense and give the film a sense of backward-nostalgic appeal.
Again, very unfortunately, nothing seems to work and everything seems to be a cliché. Trying to make light of celebrity allure and the Hollywood life, the film deviates too far from the original concept and comes up as a boring, overwrought piece of nonsense, bloated with 'actual celebrities' that seem either miscast or just tired. If you've seen the film then you know exactly who I'm speaking of, there's more than enough to choose from.
The original Shrek had a solid formula within the writing that never took itself too serious. It also seemed that they knew way back in 2001, that they were making a movie to compete with Pixar's 'Monster's, Inc', which was released around the same time. They also knew that they were targeting their audience somewhere between 3 and 13, but had hoped to make it appealing enough for adults.
Shrek 2 clearly seems to be geared and targeted towards an older crowd, probably early 20's. That would make sense, seeing that those in their early twenties are the most obsessed with Hollywood in these last few years. Someone must've forgot to target this film during the writing stage to their original audience. My two year old gets bored of this quickly, wanders away from viewing it and pays it no mind at all, unlike the original -- which he loves.
September 25, 2008
Funny
I loved the comedy aspect of this film. The music was also good, just like the first. This, like the first Shrek, will go down in history as one of the best animated films in history.
June 23, 2008
This sequel isn't sweet.
Shrek 2 was such a disappointment. I loved Shrek and waited anxiously to see the sequel but I just couldn't get into this one at all. It's pretty slow and choppy, the plot this time around is pretty lame. I am sure Shrek the Third is dumb as well, keep away from this stinker!
June 19, 2008
I guess some things must stop in order to retain value and significance...
All things considered, this is very nice, inventive, cool and by all means terrific movie! But every idea has its limits. Less you say... more it leaves to imagination. I only hope this will not become another bitten to the death sequel...
June 18, 2008
Your House MUST own Shrek!
Shrek 2 is the perfect sequel to an ongoing [hopefully] series of Shrek movies. It is great for Adults and Children! I buy each one to keep them, while adding to my collection. If you haven't purchased your Shrek movies you better get started today! You will be so glad you did...
Shrek is hilarious for adults too!
Merna
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May 10, 2008
Heaven!~
Currently trying to figure out how I am going to marry Shrek and bump off Fiona (I won't hurt her...I just want her out of the picture). STAY TUNED.
April 27, 2008
SHREK 2
I love shopping at Amazon, I've never had any problems with anything that I've ordered, and this movie was great as all the one's I have ordered in the past.
April 21, 2008
replacement
One of my son's favorite movies, his DVD was worn out so I ordered a new one. No complaints only good things about this movie.
March 27, 2008
Shrek Mania
We watched this so often that it broke, so this was a replacement. We now have all 3 Shrek's.
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