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Shrek (Mike Myers) embarks on another whirlwind adventure with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to find the rightful heir to the throne, the awkward Arthur (Justin Timberlake), after his frog-in-law suddenly croaks. Unfortunately the envious Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) has designs on the throne himself, joining with other fairytale villains in a coup d'etat to seize the crown. Can Shrek, with a magically misguided Merlin (Eric Idle), a powerful posse of princesses, and a bundle of unexpected arrivals, manage to save the day? (Dreamworks Animation UK)
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Shrek didn't deserve such a brutal tarnishing of his reputation. Everything that was so brilliant the first two episodes is here unbelievably mechanical, stilted and unfunny, the story is silly and unexpectedly boring, and Prince Charming is one of the least likeable characters ever to appear in an animated film. The old friends may have stayed on and tried hard to keep the story afloat, but not even a real first-class actor can resurrect a bad film, let alone computer-generated, albeit extremely likeable, characters. I suffered through it once, I never want to see it again. 40%
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No fun. And if a family comedy isn’t fun, what’s it good for? The jokes are either lame or stolen from past episodes (kitty eyes). And what happened to the real Shrek? Just a poor caricature of past episodes is all that’s left. I’m all for character development, but not in the wrong direction. The only ones I was actually pleased with were the dronkeys. On the level, I don’t want a part 4.
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This is definitely the least successful part of the entire series, focusing unnecessarily too much on Shrek becoming a father. It's talked about constantly, but there's no real climax, and the resolution is overall too simple. Too simple considering it was actually the central theme. The jokes are weak, there are minimal references to other movies, and it doesn't play well with the fairy tale realm either. It's just an attempt to squeeze money out of the viewers' wallets.
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So it's true... Things really started to go downhill with Shrek in the third film. And not only with Shrek, but with the whole of the fairy tale kingdom. I have to say that out of all the ideas the creators came up with this time, I really liked only two: the king's funeral and the cat's view of the donkey. Otherwise, all the humor disappeared, as did all the magical atmosphere, and I was disappointed by the stupid wizard Merlin, dubbed by Eric Idle, not to mention the kids and Arthur. That’s too bad.
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A concentration of awkwardness and wretchedness meet in an intrusive farce that trumps, in its vileness, even Disney family shenanigans with children and animals. Children will probably laugh and clap at it, but the pop-culture-craving viewers will cry like never before. The beloved characters are the losers you pity for not having a script to read during the redaction process - they wouldn't do this again even for record financial offers. At the same time, I would like to know who embezzled the $160 million budget because it’s nowhere to be seen in the film.
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