When a green ogre called Shrek discovers his swamp has been ‘swamped’ with all sorts of fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out, with a very loud donkey by his side, to ‘persuade’ Farquaad to give his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is waiting for her one true love. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek like Fiona, but Fiona is keeping something secret. –IMDb

Director

Andrew Adamson

A director born in New Zealand as the child of Methodist missionary parents, Andrew Adamson came to specialize almost exclusively in fantasy-themed material. He began his career as a special-effects technician on films including Toys (1992), A Time to Kill (1996), and Batman & Robin (1997), but moved into the ranks of Hollywood’s elite with his work directing the breakthrough DreamWorks CG-animated comedy Shrek (2001). That film clocked in as a blockbuster hit (to say the least — grossing a reported 484 million dollars worldwide) and paved the way for several sequels, with the first two also directed by Adamson. Then, beginning in 2004, Walden Media tapped Adamson to write, direct, and executive produce the first two adaptations of the Chronicles of Narnia books by British author C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2007). Audiences turned the franchise into a massive hit and a cash cow for… read more

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Henrik Schunk

25May12

The first one still had some innocent charm to it

Con-Bot 2.0

2Feb12

For a kids cartoon, Shrek was some ground breaking stuff at the time and it still is to this day, with its very adult plot, characters, jokes and themes and its many vicious jabs at the Disney company. A comedy classic.

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Steve Pulaski

22Apr12

Too bad Dreamworks had to go so narcissistic and release an abundance of inferior, unnecessary sequels.

FilmFan<3

10Jan12

I watched this the other night for the first time in years. The animation still holds up and is impressive even compared to Pixar's work from 2001. Murphy is still fun, Few too many pop songs.