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Shrek The Third
The third installment in the Shrek franchise continues in the adventures of Shrek in finding a heir to the throne when the king was reduced to a frog or rule the kingdom of Far Far Away.
19 November 1933, Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 September 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
20 January 1968
27 October 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
10 August 1960, Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
27 July 1972, Gainesville, Florida, USA
19 September 1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 July 1968, Lubbock, Texas, USA
12 October 1970, California, USA
7 August 1964, Lynwood, Washington, USA
April 10, 2008
Though the devious wit of the original remains, it is obscured by too many classic-rock interludes (courtesy of Led Zeppelin, Heart and Paul McCartney) and nudging pop-culture references that seem by now just part of the formula.
May 21, 2007
The plot material isn't as strong as in the first two movies -- if anything, it feels a bit desperate -- but the anti-Disney joke blunderbuss remains in good working order.
June 29, 2007
Computer-generated animated movies with wall-to-wall jokes can be excruciating, but these jokes are the funniest money can buy.
September 20, 2008
The best thing it has going for it is its look, which is stunning.
April 23, 2009
From its humble, elegant origins as a slim children's book by William Steig, Shrek has metastasized into a symptom of and metaphor for the entertainment industry and modern culture in general.
August 27, 2009
Computer-animated ugliness
April 07, 2008
This is a very skillfully made corporate product, but I wonder who, exactly, will be fully satisfied.
February 02, 2009
Shrek the Third has the curse of the third in a bankable series. It is too often sappy, tiresome, and overblown. A franchise such as Shrek, with all the money it has accumulated, should be able to buy a little freshness and originality. But instead
June 29, 2007
A shame it lacks the smart sassiness of its predecessors. Time to call time, we think.
May 21, 2007
This is the most visually impressive Shrek yet. It's also the least inspired.
October 18, 2008
Apart from some modestly amusing princess shtick and a pleasantly slapsticky opening, there's no real reason for anyone over the age of 11 to see this one.
July 06, 2010
With a plot lacking no urgency, Shrek 3 is a well-animated film containing a few standout, but ultimately throwaway sequences that don't do enough to sustain our interest.