Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Gary Trousdale

Writers:

Gary Trousdale (screenplay) &
Sean Bishop (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions. |

Plot Keywords:

Holiday | Shrek | Family Relationships | Based On Fairy Tale | Christmas Tree

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss in Boots (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Susan Fitzer	...	Suzie Cookie (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Blind Mice (voice)
Gary Trousdale	...	Santa (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Gingerbread Man (voice)
Aron Warner	...	Wolf (voice)
Marissa Jaret Winokur	...	Bookstore Clerk (voice)
Miles Christopher Bakshi	...	Ogre Baby (voice)
Nina Zoe Bakshi	...	Ogre Baby (voice)
Dante James Hauser	...	Ogre Baby (voice)

Runtime:

30 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:G

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Quotes:

Gingerbread Man: I don't feel so good.
[throws up]
Gingerbread Man: I feel better now.
Donkey: Ooh, a chocolate chip!
[eats Gingy's throw-up]

Movie Connections:

References Gojira (1954)

Great Fun, and some redemption

I have been a long-time Shrek fan. Since basically drooling over the trailer for the first Shrek movie since it was released on the net. It was groundbreaking, and absolutely hilarious that appealed to both children and adults. Shrek 2 came along, kept a lot of the same formula, and again in turn was a very good film. However with the coming of Shrek 3, I was very disappointed. My wife and I hardly laughed at all, and I found the film to be drawn out and boring for the most part.

***Enough of the lead-in*** With Shrek the Halls, comes redemption and hope for the franchise. Yes, this special was short, however in that short amount of time I laughed more than the entire full length of Shrek 3. This wasn't a cheesy made-for-TV video either, the animation is beautiful and the jokes were spot on (the entire Gingerbread man / Santa thing was great). I'm not going to spoil anything away, since there's really not much *to* spoil away, but just know it's fun for the whole family, and for something that you can watch in the comfort of your own home without having to pay for theater admission, how can you pass this up?