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Shrek Forever After delivers laughs, life lessons, and a striking picture of the realities of parenthood in this surprisingly good, fourth Shrek film. Like the original film, this fractured fairytale works because of the humour--it pokes fun at the whole fairytale genre on a multitude of intellectual levels while simultaneously offering visual humour that's appealing to all ages. After a frantic flip through a tongue-in-cheek fairytale book of the first three Shrek films, the scene opens on a beaming Shrek and Fiona as they awaken to a chorus of their noisy children standing at the foot of the bed, and it follows them through a typically hectic day of feeding, diapering, and caring for their children until they collapse into a satisfied heap at the end of the day. One of the funniest bits in the film, at least for adults, is how this scene repeats, faster and faster and in smaller and smaller excerpts, until Shrek's look of bliss slowly turns into a pained, midlife-crisis expression that screams "Help me, I'm trapped in this domestic purgatory and there's no escape in sight." As in any good fairytale, the protagonist's chance for escape comes in the form of a deal with the devil, in this case Rumpelstiltskin. Following in the footsteps of the classic film It's a Wonderful Life, Shrek is granted the opportunity to spend a day in an alternate reality in which he is the independent, terrifying ogre he once was. Of course, the deal carries some very serious, unintended consequences, and Shrek's day of freedom may just cost him Fiona, the children, and even his very existence. Mike Meyers and Cameron Diaz are once again stellar as the voices of Shrek and Fiona; Antonio Banderas is still all swagger despite Puss-in-Boots' now-portly figure and thoroughly domesticated ways; Eddie Murphy remains just as hilarious as in the first film as Donkey, who in this story doesn't recognize Shrek and can't fathom the possibility of a donkey and an ogre becoming friends; and Walt Dohrn is an extremely effective newcomer as the voice of Rumpelstiltskin. Other key players are the Pied Piper, with his new, tricked-out flute; a mob of broom-riding, jack-o'-lantern-throwing witches; an overgrown white goose; and a whole resistance movement of ogres under the command of a most unexpected leader. The battles are fierce and the lesson powerful: learn to appreciate what you've got. While 3-D digital is always nice, most viewers will completely forget that the film is in 3-D after the initial scene, and it will view just as well in the traditional format. --Tami Horiuchi
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After all of his many and varied adventures, Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) has finally settled down to become a domesticated family ogre. Yearning for the days when he felt like a real ogre, Shrek is duped into signing a pact with smooth-talking wheeler-dealer Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). He immediately finds himself plunged into a twisted alternate version of Far Far Away where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king, all his friends have completely different personalities, and Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) have never even met. It is now up to Shrek to save his friends, restore his world and reclaim his one True Love.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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By Amy (Cambs, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter (2010) [DVD] (DVD)
After a disappointing third film Shrek Forever After was a pleasant surprise.There was an interesting twist with the story and the introduction of new characters with the same great humour running throughout. The film took a little while to get going but was soon on form with a decent soundtrack and funny dance sequences. A definite buy for any fan.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Good for Shrek devotees,
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This review is from: Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter (2010) [DVD] (DVD)
These are my thoughts on the cinematic release from Dreamworks, as although the DVD has just been released we won't be watching it until Christmas Day. It's a present for our children.I chose old-fashioned 2D as I'm not a fan of 3D. In terms of technical standards of animation, little if anything broke new ground - it was good without being memorable. It took a while to make me laugh though. It seemed a little dark and serious, and the overall mood it created wasn't as light-hearted as in earlier episodes. It wasn't just me - the cinema was full (the film was released the previous day) and for about fifteen minutes I realised that I hadn't heard anybody laugh at all, just a quiet chuckle here and there. Then Donkey appeared and after that it was frequently amusing, with he and Puss in Boots having the best lines. The story was good, with Shrek starting out as a popular family man (or should I say, ogre) but missing the good old days when he scared everybody and took his baths in mud pools. After a brief altercation with his wife Fiona, he meets up with Rumplestiltskin and enters into an appealing contract for one day which promises to offer him a brief return to those times he is pining for. It's a trick, however, and everything goes badly wrong, Shrek waking up in a kind of parallel universe where all of the familiar characters exist, but none of them know who he is - including Fiona, who now leads an underground resistance movement of ogres against Rumplestiltskin and his army of witches. It's no classic, but it's still a welcome addition to the series. My seven-year-old daughter loved it, and can hardly wait to see it again (and again) on DVD - this review will be edited when I have seen what extras it offers but for the moment it remains sealed. It's probably of better value to those who are familiar with the characters, but I would expect that the overwhelming majority of people seeing this will have seen at least one of its predecessors already. This film didn't have to be made, I can understand cynics who accuse its makers of trying to squeeze every last cent out of the franchise, but in all fairness it's a good laugh, there's a decent story underneath and I for one am pleased to have seen it and consider it to be worth buying on DVD.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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The Final Chapter rounds up very nicely,
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This review is from: Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter (2010) [DVD] (DVD)
The first Shrek movie was wonderfully creative. Full of laugh out loud, inventive ideas and characters. Successive sequals built on the original ideas, the marvellous cat for instance.A third sequal I admit seemed pushing things too far and initially we did not see it at the cinema. When a DVD copy at a reasonable price turned up we decided to just add it to our library. Wow . . the "Final Chapter" just explodes with creativity, expanding every idea that preceeded it and adding so many more marvellous ideas. So often sequals don't match up to the original, especially multiple sequals, in this case, Shrek would be by far the poorer without this one and we're very glad we were wrong. I'm very greatful to the seller for a reasonable price and for packing & addressing the DVD so well, thank you
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