Shrek 2 product reviews

I'm a huge fan of the Shrek franchise. I have seen all the movies and all the specials as well. I love the fairytale genre. And I especially love the way Shrek twists those fairy tales so they are familiar but also new.

Shrek 2 was a very enjoyable romp. I loved the new characters. The fairy godmother was my favourite. I'm a huge fan of Jennifer Saunders and she was perfect, cast in that role. She has a passable singing voice and has great timing.

Puss was a fun addition as well, and I enjoyed the rivalry for Shrek's friendship. Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy continued to deliver Shrek and Donkey to the standard we'd expect - friendly bickering and all.

It was nice to see the character Fiona come sinto her own as well, so we could see the development of her getting use to being an orge full time. John Cleese and Julie Andrews as her parents was awesome casting as well.

Overall, really enjoyed this movie, revisiting all my old Shrek friends and meeting some new ones.

Shrek 2 just didnt grab me like the first movie - having said that there's a lot to like in the movie. The script is witty, entertaining and chock-full of family-friendly messages. The animation is amazing and the voices are brilliantly convincing. But ill-timed and ill-intentioned scenes are salted throughout. I find it a shame though that a movie with product licensing and ad tie-ins targeted at young children has to include material edgy enough to demand a PG rating. Parents need to be warned about "some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content."

I kinda liked the first Shrek movie, but it didn't impress me much at the time. The only reason I bought it was for my son, who ended up not liking it much either. It had, I thought, a few too many not-well-hidden adult jokes... I mean hey, what would you do if your child got in trouble at school for walking around calling other kids "Fahrquad"... or the 'naughty word' that sounds very similar?

However, they seem to have learned from the mistakes of the first movie, and have really put out a top notch storyline this time, with very few 'possibly naughty' character names. What it has plenty of is intrigue and subversion, blackmail and love, and of course totally PACKED with piss-takes from other movies. (I loved the Mongo scene! Funny as. You'll recognise it the moment you see it.)

I would have to say that of all the new characters, my favourite most certainly was Antonio Banderas as 'Puss in Boots'. His accent was perfect for the swashbuckling feline. Excellent casting there, I must say.

Overall, this one won't have to wait until it's on special to be added to my collection. It will be on my shelves shortly after it's on the shop shelves!