Shrek's pros outweigh its cons, making this overall a delightful and fun entertainment with a refreshingly honest message.
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12/06/04
Shrek (2001)
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Reviews Counted:171
Fresh:153
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: While simultaneously embracing and subverting fairy tales, the irreverent Shrek also manages to tweak Disney's nose, provide a moral message to children, and offer viewers a funny, fast-paced ride.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Set in a strange, colorful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome... [More]
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Reviews for Shrek
A solid second outing by DreamWorks/PDI, with truly biting entertaining moments scattered throughout the film.
06/12/04
The animation...is amazing.
05/22/04
Excelente fábula que encanta tanto crianças quanto adultos graças ao seu humor ácido e ao seu visual impressionante.
07/25/03
Not coincidentally, most of the really good stuff here will go over young kids' heads.
05/22/03
...Altogether hip and clever, and the computer-generated 3-D animation is impeccably crisp and colorful.
02/08/03
A fresh twist on the fairytale humor genre.
01/29/03
Shrek isn't even as good, much less good-willed, than the more mediocre output of the Disney dynasty it wants so thirstily to topple.
01/10/03
A wonderful fairy tale, made for today's audiences.
01/08/03
This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in years.
12/17/02
DreamWork's irreverent feature-length animated fairy tale takes digs at Disney while one-upping the mega-mouse corporation at their own game -- making fantastic films for kids.
12/08/02
A delightful computer-generated romp that's every bit as much fun for adults as it is for kids.
10/21/02
Big-hearted, silly, wicked and loaded with laughs.
10/15/02
Sure, there's fun in the premise of a self-conscious fairy tale, mixing adventure and satire, but the film really got me when it eased up a bit on the cynicism and proved to have a big heart after all.
09/10/02
A wickedly delightful animated parody about fairy tales and all those characters that we cut our teeth on.
08/17/02
The importance of friendship and true love are explored with unusual sensitivity in scenes between Shrek and Fiona and between Donkey and Shrek.
08/02/02
A movie that adults will easily enjoy every bit as much as the kids, maybe even more so.
07/12/02
A funny, well-paced, and satisfying twisted fairy tale.
06/12/02
If "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" were banquets for the eyes and ears, "Shrek" is an out of control food fight that's so invigorating to watch you wish it could go on forever.
06/10/02
I think Shrek sucks.
06/10/02
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