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Shrek (2001) -- An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.
Shrek (2001) -- An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.

Overview

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Writers:
William Steig (book)
Ted Elliott (written by) ...
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Release Date:
18 May 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
The greatest fairy tale never told. more
Plot:
An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 29 wins & 44 nominations more
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(220 articles)
Shrek's Donkey named most-loved movie animal
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Good quality entertainment. more

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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
In Yiddish, Shrek means monster (from the German for terror or fright). more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Fiona changes to her "ogress" self when the sun sets at the wedding, shadows from the sun are still visible. However, she can only change into an ogress after the sun sets. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Shrek is reading a book in the outside toilet]
Shrek: Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true love's first kiss.
[tears out a page and laughs]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Escape (The Piņa Colada Song) more

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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
How was "The NeverEnding Story" referenced In Shrek?
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26 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
Good quality entertainment., 1 October 2004
8/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

I'm not one of those persons who praises "Shrek" all the time as one of the greatest movies ever made, like many other persons seem to do. Quite frankly I never really understood what the hype was all about. But still you have to give credit to this movie, it's very entertaining and fun to watch over and over again.

A good sidekick is always important, especially in an animated movie. A good sidekick can make the movie better but a bad sidekick can really ruin a movie. "Shrek" doesn't have a good sidekick...it has an excellent sidekick! Donkey is a wonderful and entertaining character thanks to Eddie Murphy who voiced him. The other main voices are provided by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow.

Further more I would like to add that I absolutely love the character Pinocchio in this movie.

The story is told in a good way with a nice pace, I especially like how subtle some Disney movies and characters are spoofed. But for some reason I never really found the story in general that very appealing.

The movie is well animated and it shows that DreamWorks is a worthy competitor for Pixar.

The music is good and takes the movie to an higher level and I'm not just talking about the evergreen songs but also about the movie soundtrack by John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams who know how to compose a good and fun score for animated movies.

Although it's getting more credit than it really deserves, it's still a fun and entertaining animated movie.

8/10

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