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(breaks the broom in half) HEAD GUARD That's 20 pieces of silver for the witch. Come on! Get up! HEAD GUARD Next! GUARD (taking the witch's broom) Give me that! Your flying days are over. At least these films keep Eddie Murphy in business.GUARD All right. The best bits involve the supporting characters, many of which donвЂ™t even speak, including a snaggletooth duck, a stumpy, ugly kid that insists Shrek roar for him, Rumpelstiltskin and his interchangeable mood wigs, and Cookie the chimichanga-hurling warrior chef (Craig Robinson). For those incapable of picking out the family-friendly themes, Shrek also spells it out, verbally commenting on his failure to acknowledge how much he had until he lost it all. вЂњShrek Forever AfterвЂќ brings back the musical montages, a musical training sequence, a musical chase sequence and more perhaps itвЂ™s a trademark, or perhaps itвЂ™s the only way to keep the mood consistent. This вЂњamnesiaвЂќ unfortunately causes repetitive activities for the crew, instead of drastically different interactions. The remaining heroes all take on roughly the same roles (save maybe for the barbarian Gingy) with no knowledge of ShrekвЂ™s affect on their lives. The story offers a chance for unbridled creativity with a completely alternate, redone outcome for the classic characters, but really only delivers a single winner: a plump, lazy, pampered Puss in Boots. It seems that the filmmakers couldnвЂ™t even decide on a title until the last minute, judging by promotional posters using the moniker вЂњThe Final Chapter.вЂќ The humor is more conventional than the last film, sticking to the hilarious antics of Puss in Boots or the Gingerbread Man for laughs, but by the end, little feels strikingly clever or new.

SHREK 4 TV

The plot could serve more beneficially to a TV show timeframe, especially with the attention to comedic dialogue and side characters. With this fourth entry into the вЂњShrekвЂќ series, itвЂ™s clear this franchise is becoming more episodic than theatrical. Realizing too late the vengeful dwarfвЂ™s trickery, which results in an enormously altered present day, Shrek has only 24 hours to undo the damage by finding Fiona and getting her to fall in love with him all over again. Wishing for the calm and freedom of his days as a fearsome ogre, Shrek falls for the calculated plot of the cunning Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn, with the most memorable voice despite being the only non-celebrity) and trades one day from his childhood for one day to live as his old carefree self. While everyone around him admires his life, Shrek finds himself growing steadily exhausted by the daily routines of shutting out loud tourists, changing diapers, and perpetually interrupted mud baths. The running gags continue to build as expected, the 3D seems like an afterthought (viewers wonвЂ™t be able to remember a single dimension-bursting moment upon leaving the theater), and once again the supporting characters end up stealing the show вЂ“ but wide-eyed pussycats and wisecracking donkeys still muster plenty of appeal to go around.Д«eloved ogre Shrek (Mike Myers) seems to have it all вЂ“ a loving wife, Fiona (Cameron Diaz), three happy kids, and best friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas).

SHREK 4 SERIES

The fourth installment in the popular series actually tones down the reliance on pop culture for its humor (though the pop songs remain) resulting in laughs more universal and intelligently crafted. The catch comes with a debilitating вЂњexit clauseвЂќ which makes the entire story rather predictable. The setting is the same but those in power are not, which drastically changes the look and feel of the world as well as most of its inhabitants. Hrek Forever AfterвЂќ utilizes a superficially clever way of keeping the same old characters fresh and interesting by reversing roles, wiping memories, and rewriting history. Release Date: May 21st, 2010 MPAA Rating: PGДirector: Mike Mitchell Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Craig Robinson вЂњS

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