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Unfortunately for our green, and somewhat unglamourous chap,
the local prince (John Lithgow) has plans above his station
- and certainly his height - and is rounding up all the bothersome
fairy tale creatures to expel them from his lands.
The scene where the creatures are being processed by the
prince's guards is marvellously witty and introduces us all
to Donkey (Eddie Murphy) - a wisecracking and incessant chatterbox.
Now, if I haven't mentioned it, the scene where the prince
is torturing the Gingerbread Man is one of the best bits of
film ever created.
Anyway, the upshot of it all is that the prince dumps all
of his unwanted magical creatures into Shrek's swamp and he
is forced to go on a quest to get his land back.
To make life even more difficult for our hero and his sidekick,
the prince needs them to rescue his true love - well, actually
Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) who has huge tracts of land
- from being imprisoned by a gigantic dragon.
We don't want to give the game away other than to say it
is one huge amount of fun and adventure, not to mention romance,
friendship and revenge.
This is one of the best-looking DVDs yet produced, with a
depth and quality to the imagery that is stunning.
The transfer is fantastic and if there are any slight imperfections
then you do not notice them because you are having too much
fun. (And this is the fourth run through). The animations
are superb, the body mapping giving the human characters a
natural series of movements, and the colours of the main characters
fit Shrek's world perfectly.
Sound-wise, Shrek doesn't take advantage of the potential
workout your system can handle, but it is fine.
This is a must for the Christmas-pressie list.
Conclusion: Movie 95%, Extras 85%
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