On this evidence, thrice is definitely enough.
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07/07/07
Shrek the Third (2007)
42 %
Reviews Counted: 194 Fresh: 81 Rotten:113 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus:
Shrek the Third has pop culture potshots galore, but at the expense of the heart, charm, and wit that made the first two Shreks classics.
Rated: U
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins 43 secs
Theatrical Release: 29-06-2007
Synopsis: In the third installment of the wildly popular SHREK series of computer-animated movies, everyone's favorite hygienically challenged green ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) faces both parental and royal responsibility when his wife, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), finds out that she is... [More]
Genre: Animated, Animation, Childrens, Comedy, Fantasy, Computer Animation, Family Film, Fairy Tale, Sequel, Animated Characters, Animated Worlds
Starring: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews
Director: Raman Hui, Chris Miller
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Jon Zack
Producer: Aron Warner
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Jon Zack
Producer: Aron Warner
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Reviews
There can't be another episode in the pipeline unless it is decided to erase the memory of this one which simply doesn't achieve what the first two films managed: to appeal to kids and parents as well.
06/29/07
It would be a good idea for those involved to quit while they're still (just about) winning.
06/29/07
Unfortunately, a few flashes of brilliance don’t stop this being a disappointing follow-up to the brilliant first two films. don’t let that stop you from taking your kids to see it so they can make up their own minds.
06/29/07
Under-10s will probably enjoy it while adults will feel they’ve seen it all before. Which isn’t quite the fairytale ending we’d all hoped for.
06/29/07
There’s no doubt Shrek The Third will make potloads of money. Pity it shortchanges the audience with an underwhelming plot and characters you sense are just going through the motions. When it’s good it’s great. Overall, though, the magic is lacking.
06/29/07
In the end, Shrek the Third, like so many Hollywood animation movies today, neither trusts itself nor cares to create any new magic. If it were a child in a classroom, it would be the back-row smart arse, rather than the poetic dreamer.
06/29/07
Top Critic
Shrek the Third isn't awful, but it's bland, with a barrel-scraping averageness.
06/29/07
Top Critic
Children may devour the slapstick, but the once-mighty Shrek has somehow lost all his charm and spiky humour.
06/29/07
Top Critic
"Ogre and out" say the critics, but the Shrek series still has laughs and legs.
06/29/07
Top Critic
A shame it lacks the smart sassiness of its predecessors. Time to call time, we think.
06/29/07
Top Critic
Another summer threequel, another case of slipping standards – not so much in the visuals, which remain predictably impressive, but in the all-important gag rate. To waste both Donkey and Puss is a crime…
06/29/07
Top Critic
Uninspired threequel, though the animation is better than ever and there's a steady stream of chuckles, even if it does lack the magic of the previous films.
06/28/07
Top Critic
The filmmakers abandon the inventive, freewheeling humour of the first two episodes for a more talky, rushed tale.
05/23/07
Though the devious wit of the original remains, it is obscured by too many classic-rock interludes (courtesy of Led Zeppelin, Heart and Paul McCartney) and nudging pop-culture references that seem by now just part of the formula.
04/10/08
This is a very skillfully made corporate product, but I wonder who, exactly, will be fully satisfied.
04/07/08
The problem with this film is that after a quick, fun beginning they repeat a similar journey from the first film. Except this time, Shrek and Artie argue instead of Shrek and Fiona.
03/03/08
Your kids may enjoy it, but you would do better to wait for the video.
02/01/08
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