Post by Rob W. Case on May 29, 2010 23:13:38 GMT -6
Mike Meyers and Cameron Diaz are back, along with the colorful characters of “Far, Far Away” in the fourth and final installment of the highly popular Shrek series.
This film, officially entitled “Shrek, Forever After” begins where Shrek is virtually tired of the same old hum drum routines in his life. He gets up, changes the babies’ diapers, goes to the outhouse, has to deal with “tour busses,” has to fix the outhouse all the time, and the demands of being a parent make it hard for Shrek to relax. And so, to add a little bit more excitement to his life, Shrek visits Rumpelstiltskin who can fix these characters with their hearts desire, with a few strings attached. Rumpelstiltskin successfully deceives Shrek into thinking that he will supply Shrek with his heart’s desire and ends up sending Shrek into an alternate “Far, Far Away” where Rumpelstiltskin is the King, Ogres like Shrek are hunted, and his life the way he knows it does not exist. In other words, he and Fiona have never met, never married, and never had kids. What you’ve got is the timeless lesson of, “you don’t know what you’ve got, till it’s gone.” And so, Shrek sets out to reclaim the life he once had, and win the love of his girl all over again and do all he can to restore “Far Far Away” back to the way it was.
I thought this movie was entertaining, and had some of the charm that the other Shrek movies carried, yet was the weakest one of all. The first two Shrek movies were very enjoyable and funny, and the third one was as well, but in my opinion, was weaker than the first two. When compared to all of the previous films, I would say that “Shrek: Forever After” was the weakest of all of them, and came off as though the reason why it was made was to have one last crack at making tens of millions of dollars.
Added Surprises, Finishing Touches:
Years ago, when a popular sitcom aired its final episode, it would sometimes end with what is known as a “curtain call.” At the end of this Shrek movie, we see for the last time, something similar to one in that it recaps popular moments from the previous Shrek movies, and shows popular characters from the entire franchise dancing, or “doing what they do best” while the end credits are rolling. That was pretty neat.
All in all, I did like the film.
Out of 4 stars, I would have to give this movie 3.
Shrek: Forever After is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 33 minutes.
To view a trailer for Shrek: Forever After, click on the link(s) provided below.
Trailer 1:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-UY1t7FNU
Trailer 2:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7__TG7swg0
For more information about this film, visit:
www.shrek.com/
This film, officially entitled “Shrek, Forever After” begins where Shrek is virtually tired of the same old hum drum routines in his life. He gets up, changes the babies’ diapers, goes to the outhouse, has to deal with “tour busses,” has to fix the outhouse all the time, and the demands of being a parent make it hard for Shrek to relax. And so, to add a little bit more excitement to his life, Shrek visits Rumpelstiltskin who can fix these characters with their hearts desire, with a few strings attached. Rumpelstiltskin successfully deceives Shrek into thinking that he will supply Shrek with his heart’s desire and ends up sending Shrek into an alternate “Far, Far Away” where Rumpelstiltskin is the King, Ogres like Shrek are hunted, and his life the way he knows it does not exist. In other words, he and Fiona have never met, never married, and never had kids. What you’ve got is the timeless lesson of, “you don’t know what you’ve got, till it’s gone.” And so, Shrek sets out to reclaim the life he once had, and win the love of his girl all over again and do all he can to restore “Far Far Away” back to the way it was.
I thought this movie was entertaining, and had some of the charm that the other Shrek movies carried, yet was the weakest one of all. The first two Shrek movies were very enjoyable and funny, and the third one was as well, but in my opinion, was weaker than the first two. When compared to all of the previous films, I would say that “Shrek: Forever After” was the weakest of all of them, and came off as though the reason why it was made was to have one last crack at making tens of millions of dollars.
Added Surprises, Finishing Touches:
Years ago, when a popular sitcom aired its final episode, it would sometimes end with what is known as a “curtain call.” At the end of this Shrek movie, we see for the last time, something similar to one in that it recaps popular moments from the previous Shrek movies, and shows popular characters from the entire franchise dancing, or “doing what they do best” while the end credits are rolling. That was pretty neat.
All in all, I did like the film.
Out of 4 stars, I would have to give this movie 3.
Shrek: Forever After is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 33 minutes.
To view a trailer for Shrek: Forever After, click on the link(s) provided below.
Trailer 1:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-UY1t7FNU
Trailer 2:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7__TG7swg0
For more information about this film, visit:
www.shrek.com/