Shrek 2 (2004)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Andrew Adamson
Kelly Asbury

Writers:

William Steig (book)
Andrew Adamson (story)

Release Date:

19 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

In summer 2004, they're back for more....

Plot:

Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

Plot Keywords:

Shrek | Ogre | King | Princess | Cat

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations

Cast

Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Julie Andrews	...	Queen (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss In Boots (voice)
John Cleese	...	King (voice)
Rupert Everett	...	Prince Charming (voice)
Jennifer Saunders	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Aron Warner	...	Wolf (voice)
Kelly Asbury	...	Page / Elf / Nobleman / Nobleman's Son (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Gingerbread Man / Cedric / Announcer / Muffin Man / Mongo (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Blind Mouse (voice)
David P. Smith	...	Herald / Man with Box (voice)
Mark Moseley	...	Mirror / Dresser (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Denmark:A | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | France:U | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Africa:A | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:G | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:U (cut) | USA:PG (certificate #40780) | Greece:K

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Oscar nominees for writing the screenplay to the first "Shrek", opted out of returning for the sequel as they felt that the basis for the storyline needed to be a traditional fairytale and disagreed with the producers' choice to follow a different plot line.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the ball, Fiona's mother sits on the right side of the screen on the throne and Harold is shown sitting on the left. When she and her husband are shown sitting together, they have switched places.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prince Charming: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, the king and queen were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, and throughout the land everyone was happy, until the sun went down, and they saw that their daughter was cursed with a frightful enchantment that took hold each and every night...
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Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

Livin' La Vida Loca

Possibly the funniest most fun filled animated movie ever made.

I really did not like the original that much; I thought it was about 20 minutes too long and a bit disgusting for the intended audience. But the sequel was brilliant, very funny and just a pure pleasure to watch.

The DVD (Canadian version if it is different) was also well made and had a number of decent extra features. Even the starting menu is funny and a good introduction to the laughter that follows.

The songs chosen for the different scenes matched the purpose and the flow of the scene and tremendously enhanced the viewer's experience. And the animation was very realistic.

Well done DreamWorks.

Note: do not turn the DVD off as the credits start rolling. Wait for an appearance of one of the characters from the original movie.