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Shrek The Third (2007) DVD Review
Shrek The Third (2007) DVD Credits:
Shrek The Third (2007) Directed by:
Raman Hui
Shrek The Third (2007) Written by:
Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price
Shrek The Third (2007) Cast:
Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Justin Timberlake, Ian McShane, Amy Sedaris, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Cheri Oteri, John Krasinski, Eric Idle
Shrek The Third (2007) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Shrek The Third (2007) DVD Release Date:
13th November 2007
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Shrek The Third (2007) Synopsis:

"Shrek the Third" finds the green ogre married to Princess Fiona, but becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn't part of his plan. When his father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese), falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey and Puss, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona's rebellious cousin Artie. Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their "happily ever afters." As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure that there will be a kingdom left to rule.

Shrek The Third (2007) DVD Review:

SHREK THE THIRD picks up right where SHREK 2 leaves off. Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are happily married and living at the castle in the town Far, Far Away. Sadly, things take a turn for the worse when Fiona’s father, King Harold, who was turned into a frog in a previous Shrek film, passes away. In his final few breaths, King Harold reveals that Shrek and Fiona are the next in line for the throne, followed by Arthur Pendragon. Shrek vehemently declines the title and sets off to find Arthur with travel companions Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss-in-Boots (Antonio Banderas). As Shrek and team set sail to Worcestershire Academy, in search of Artie (Justin Timberlake), Fiona shouts from the dock that she is pregnant. Shocked by the news, Shrek begins to have nightmares about his future children. Upon arriving to Worcestershire, the team discovers that Artie is less the gallant king-to-be and more the awkward geek, tormented by jousting bullies, and even the other nerds at school.

In the meantime, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), whose attempts at the kingdom have failed in the previous films, organizes the other comic book villains, including the headless horseman, Captain Hook, and Rumpelstiltskin, to fight for their “happily ever after.” The villains swiftly take over Far, Far Away, imprisoning Fiona and her princess friends, as well as stuffing Pinocchio in a “pay per dance” booth.

When Shrek and his crew return to Far, Far Away, they find it in shambles. Prince Charming’s men quickly capture Shrek with the agenda of killing him on stage as a show of Charming and his cronies finally getting their “happily ever after.” In order to save the town, Shrek must defeat Prince Charming. Can he do it?

In the first film, Shrek took on dating and falling in love, in the second, Shrek took on married life, and so it only made sense that he takes on becoming a father in SHREK THE THIRD. When SHREK (2001) originally came out, it was a refreshing, new animated film that was crammed with originality and quick-witted jokes. Fast-forward six years and it feels as if Dreamworks pictures and the Shrek series has become too lazy to really do anything new. Instead they seem to have been lulled into complacency, haphazardly churning out a product that is just good enough to sell tickets and DVDs, not to mention every single piece of merchandising possible. Dreamworks has more created a vehicle by which they can sell stuffed ogres, Burger King hamburgers, and video games, but not a film good enough to really knock our socks off. Fans of Mike Myers have to be thinking the same thing: when will this enormously funny comedian do something new? Something other than a giant, green ogre? We the viewers almost deserve something creative and new from Dreamworks as penance for the two lackluster sequels to the fun and entertaining, albeit over-marketed SHREK. Sadly, instead it looks as if we are to be subjected to yet another Shrek film due out 2010.

SHREK THE THIRD is available in both Widescreen and Fullscreen, as well as HD DVD. It is mixed in Dolby 5.1 stereo surround and is chock full of special features, including Artie’s Yearbook, Shrek’s Guide to Parenthood, Lost Scenes, Big Green Goofs, Merlin’s Magic Crystal Ball, and much more.

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Shrek The Third (2007) DVD review written by: Andrew Mattson

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