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Bookmark this pageShrek Forever After (2010)
Director: Mike Mitchell
Synopsis
The big green comedy machine is back for a fourth and – we’re promised – final instalment.
Movie review
From Time Out London
Undeterred by the lacklustre ‘Shrek the Third’, the series returns for a fourth film – and this time, it’s gone sci-fi. Shrek ends up in a parallel universe after tiring of the monotony of both fatherhood and local celebrity. In his current life, no one is scared of him, and busloads of tourists peer at the swamp home he shares with wife Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and their cute green babies. So Shrek goes awol and bumps into a wandering little guy called Rumpelstiltstkin.As fairy-tale fans will know, Rumpelstiltskin specialises in tricksy contracts. So when Shrek drunkenly signs an agreement to be a real ‘ogre for a day’ in return for just one day of his life, he doesn’t realise the catch. Suddenly, Shrek is thrown into a world in which ogres are hated, but Rumpel rules the kingdom, hosting all-day raves with black-clad witches and routinely scamming the quivering inhabitants of a depleted Far Far Away.
All very ‘Back to the Future II’, and it’s a fun twist that allows for a fresh perspective on familiar characters. Fiona is now a warrior princess, Donkey is a slave to the witches, and Puss? Well, let’s just say he’s been living the good life. The plot’s initially involving – and if it’s too complex for toddlers, it compensates with humour, visual invention and a 3D wow factor. This can’t match the original’s laugh count, though, and the story wears thin. Still, with warmth and charm, ‘Shrek Forever After’ is an entertaining conclusion to the franchise – one that parents should happily endure. But let’s hope that’s all, folks.
Author: Anna Smith
Time Out London Issue 2080: July 1 – 7, 2010
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- Sunny said...
- Posted on May 07 2011 16:38 A really funny, really brilliant film. I LOVED IT!! :)
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- Rachel said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2010 15:19 I felt this film fell short by quite a way unfortunatly. The plot -again- was very poor indeed, and it was very obvious this was a way of getting money off shrek fans. They should of stopped after the first film was made, to end on a high note, rather than this poor attempt.
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- jhteanyt said...
- Posted on Aug 09 2010 18:07 lol. im funny
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- jhteanyt said...
- Posted on Aug 09 2010 18:05 perfect
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- ymckjy said...
- Posted on Aug 09 2010 18:04 excellent
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- kc and charlotte said...
- Posted on Jul 26 2010 14:50 it was halarious its just soo funny i loved it and im going to go and watch it again its like you can watch it over and over again without getting fed up ! i would recomend it!
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- jessica said...
- Posted on Jul 24 2010 21:36 no he is not lizzie
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- Abel said...
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Posted on Jul 23 2010 21:38
yah i see shrek
that was wonderfull
and i will take my frinds this week is well
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- ELIZABETH said...
- Posted on Jul 15 2010 18:59 SHERK IS AND OGOR RIGT 8I O9VE HIM
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- the burn from biddick said...
- Posted on Jul 12 2010 20:54 I went and saw shrek the final chapter and i can't belive it is over. I throughly enjoyed this well known animation it was amusing in various places there was only one fault i belive and that was you had to be listening very carefully at the beginning to understand what is going on, thankfully that was the only fault i picked up on and i recomened it to all ages wheather 92 or even 7 i really enjoyed it and i thanks the director.
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- kirsty said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2010 10:01 It was realy good. It made me laugh.
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- ellie said...
- Posted on Jul 04 2010 13:46 I thought it was great , amazing I recomend it to everyone and anyone so worth watching made me lauugh!!!! :)))))))))))))))))))
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- scrumpyjack said...
- Posted on Jul 03 2010 21:28 great story & deep 3D. VAST improvement on third. Strongly recommended for all ages. 7+/10
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- wigster said...
- Posted on Jul 03 2010 10:25 the cat way funny feed me if you dare ha
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- Thomas Noctor said...
- Posted on Jun 30 2010 23:32 Very enjoyable and a very original story line, funny and lots of innuendo's to keep us adults happy! Not as good as 1 or 2 but miles better than 3! A must!
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Cast & crew
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Children's, Comedy
Rated: U
Duration: 93 mins
UK Release: Jul 2 2010
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