Shrek the Third

Shrek has become one of the most popular film series in recent years, well received for its two feature length movies, now this year the third chapter arrives titled “Shrek the Third” this computer animated comedy film is produced by Jerrrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks animation and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. The following stars return Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots John Cleese as King Harold
and Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian. It also has the introduction of Eric Idle as the new character Merlin.

Like the first two features, the movie is based on fairly tales and myths from other countries. When, King Harold falls ill his new son-in-law Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. However Shrek doesn’t want to leave his swamp so he and friends Donkey and Puss in Boots come together to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Meanwhile Princess Fiona, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d’etat by the jilted Prince Charming.

“Shrek the Third” has achieved the best opening weekend ever for an animated film, and the third best overall with opening in 4, 122 cinemas on May 18 and grossed total of $122.9 million. However unlike the previous two, Shrek three has not shared the same enthusiasm from both audience and critics. It only received 43% fresh from Rotten Tomatoes, one fault the film has been loped with that this film instead is more targeted at the parents rather than the kids, jokes that Children wouldn’t understand or reference to other movies like “Monty Python and the Holy grail” with the parody coconut gag.

David Ansen

“its slightly snarky wit is aimed almost entirely at parents… this one never touched my heart or got under my skin. It’s a movie at war with itself: a kiddie movie that doesn’t really want to be one”

Neil Nisperos staff writer for the lampocrecord.com

“That’s not to say Shrek 3 isn’t an entertaining diversion on a Saturday afternoon, especially for kids. It’s chock full of innocent farty-poopy humor, pratfalls and sight gags galore that won’t disappoint most under the age of 9”

Here is a positive review if this these negative are disappointing you.

A.O Scott from The New York Times

“seems at once more energetic and more relaxed [than its predecessors], less desperate to prove its cleverness and therefore to some extent, smarter.”
I my self enjoyed the film, and enjoyed the company of the returning characters as well as the new ones. One view that was shared was that there are too many Characters to love, well I say the more the merrier, and as a python fan loved seeing Eric Idle and John Cleese names both on the title.

Peter Zaslay the Art Director of the film has stated in an interview that there will be following installments, a Christmas special titled “Shrek the halls” which is the follow-up to “Sherk the Third” then continue will Shrek 4 and according to Antonia Banderas there will be in fact a fifth film, plus a puss in boots movie.

Sherk the third was released in the United States on May 18 2007 it will be released in the UK on 29th of June 2007

link

http://www.empireonline.com/futurefilms/film.asp?id=11094#trailer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_the_Third

http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=35267