Shrek the Third 3D

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 05 18 (USA)

UPC: 097361455747

Studio: Dreamworks Animated

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Suitable for Children, Scatological Humor, Scary Moments]

Summary: Shrek and Fiona's (Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, respectively) fairy-tale wedding has gone off without a hitch, yet just as the beaming newlyweds prepare to enjoy their blissful "happily ever after," the sudden death of King Harold (John Cleese) finds everyone's favorite ornery ogre being reluctantly fitted for the royal crown. Troubled to learn that not only will he be compelled to rule Far Far Away, but that he and Fiona are also expecting a little ogre, Shrek determines to track down his new bride's rebellious cousin, Artie (Justin Timberlake) -- the one true heir to the throne -- in order to focus on fatherhood without the added distraction of having to preside over the kingdom. As Shrek sets out with faithful companions Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to locate the medieval high-school slacker and bring him back to become the reigning sovereign of Far Far Away, handsome snake Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) slithers back to the castle in the company of the dreaded Captain Hook (Ian McShane) to stage a diabolically timed coup and assume control of the throne. Now, as Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots do their best to wrangle up the feisty Artie, Fiona must enlist the aid of fighting princesses Snow White (Amy Poehler), Sleeping Beauty (Cheri Oteri), Rapunzel (Maya Rudolph), and Cinderella (Amy Sedaris) to barricade the castle and fend off Prince Charming's invading army of fairy-tale villains until her beloved husband can return with the cavalry to save the day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Animated Feature – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

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Shrek the Third 3D

Release Date: 11/01/2011

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 183 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Shrek the Third
1. Chapter 1 [3:22]
2. Chapter 2 [6:11]
3. Chapter 3 [4:15]
4. Chapter 4 [3:40]
5. Chapter 5 [7:44]
6. Chapter 6 [6:59]
7. Chapter 7 [6:19]
8. Chapter 8 [2:40]
9. Chapter 9 [7:57]
10. Chapter 10 [2:40]
11. Chapter 11 [4:55]
12. Chapter 12 [2:33]
13. Chapter 13 [:41]
14. Chapter 14 [3:26]
15. Chapter 15 [3:35]
16. Chapter 16 [3:23]
17. Chapter 17 [9:12]
18. Chapter 18 [2:39]

Perry Seibert

From the very first appearance of the giant Scottish ogre, Shrek has been about fart and poop jokes. By infusing the overly familiar storytelling conventions of children's classics with the kind of laughs the MPAA tags as "crude humor," the producers found a financially successful way to seem both edgy and familiar to kids and parents alike. In the first film, the exhausting energy helped carry it along, but the message about beauty being on the inside got lost among the endlessly cruel short jokes made at the expense of bad guy Lord Farquaad. Shrek 2 was as a real mess, telling a story too emotionally complicated for the average child, and relying too heavily on uncreative pop-culture references for humor. However, the director of those first two films, Andrew Adamson, abdicated the director's throne to Chris Miller for this installment, a decision that seems to have given everybody involved a chance to rethink the direction they wanted to take with the most successful DreamWorks franchise. The confident rhythm of Shrek the Third is apparent from the opening sequences, a series of gags showing that Shrek has a tough time filling in for his father-in-law, the king of Far Far Away, who's become too sick to handle official duties like knighting ceremonies. This humorous sequence works well to set up the story, largely because the pacing allows viewers to take in the detailed animation. Instead of hammering the viewer with the umpteenth variation of Smash Mouth's "All Star," or packing in more jokes per second than we can possibly keep up with, the gags in Shrek the Third actually help move the story along -- and they get maximum laughter. One bit, for instance, finds the court trying to make the ogre appear more regal, resulting in a scene where he's made up like a lime-green Louis the XIV. This scene ends up being hilarious in the premise and in the sight gag as the outfit is full of funny details that provoke more giggles that you'd get with the mere idea of having Shrek in such a getup. Another standout scene finds Prince Charming down on his luck and reduced to acting out his heroics for an unappreciative dinner-theater audience. The humor in this sequence comes not just from how ridiculous it is for the vain prince to have hit such a low, but also because the filmmakers get in more than a few digs about cheap theater. In addition, this sequence pays off in the finale when Charming gets the chance to set right all that went wrong for him in Shrek 2. Miller and the rest of the crew maintain that level of quality throughout almost all of Shrek the Third. All the scenes get maximum impact because they are true to the characters, they always advance the story, and they find something funny to satirize, whether it's pop culture or fairy tales. The Shrek movies have always aimed to offer a new spin on the tried-and-true conventions of fairy tales, but poop and fart jokes are rarely subversive. Making an ugly, gaseous, and green ogre a heroic figure is certainly unique, but Shrek loses most of that uniqueness when it turns out he's just as brave and noble as any good-looking hero from any straight-laced fantasy -- he just looks funny. Fortunately, this time out, the filmmakers offer some very strong genre commentary thanks to the female characters. The famous fairy-tale princesses like Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty team up with Princess Fiona when Far Far Away comes under attack, and instead of sitting around waiting to be rescued, they stand up for their homeland and kick all kinds of butt. This concept pays off in the single funniest scene of the movie when Snow White summons all the animals of nature with her familiar sing-song, and then has them storm the castle when her lilting soprano voice slides from an ethereal melody into the opening cry of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." Once again the movie works on multiple levels, getting the viewer to laugh at the pop-culture smarts, and the twisting of fairy-tale clich?s, as well as advancing the story (because really, what's a fairy tale without a good castle storming). What's genius about the moment is that the joke isn't in hearing the Zeppelin tune, it's in how massively it contrasts with the sweet innocence of Snow White, an innocence that this film transforms into a girl-empowerment lesson that offers a needed corrective to the insidious Disney Princesses marketing campaign of the last few years. Shrek the Third finally fulfills the artistic potential of the first two movies, offering a solidly constructed story with a good moral, some welcome genre commentary, and a bunch of quality laughs, all presented in a style that exudes confidence and craftsmanship. Instead of treating the movie like the cash cow it is, DreamWorks cared enough to make a movie that actually seems worthy of the gargantuan box-office numbers they expected. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jeffrey Price  Screenwriter 
Peter S. Seaman  Screenwriter 
Aron Warner  Producer 
Aron Warner  Screenwriter 
Harry Gregson-Williams  Composer (Music Score) 
Andrew Adamson  Executive Producer 
John H. Williams  Executive Producer 
Chris Miller  Director 
Chris Miller  Screenwriter 
Mike Myers  Actor 
Eddie Murphy  Actor 
Cameron Diaz  Actor 
Antonio Banderas  Actor 
Julie Andrews  Actor 
John Cleese  Actor 
Rupert Everett  Actor 
Eric Idle  Actor 
Justin Timberlake  Actor 
Susan Blakeslee  Actor 
Cody Cameron  Actor 
Cody Cameron  Actor 
Larry King  Actor 
Christopher Knights  Actor 
John Krasinski  Actor 
Ian McShane  Actor 
Cheri Oteri  Actor 
Regis Philbin  Actor 
Amy Poehler  Actor 
Seth Rogen  Actor 
Maya Rudolph  Actor 
Amy Sedaris  Actor 
Conrad Vernon  Actor 
Aron Warner  Actor 
Jasper Johannes Andrews  Actor 
Guillaume Aretos  Actor 
Kelly Asbury  Actor 
Kelly Asbury  Actor 
Zachary James Bernard  Actor 
Andrew Birch  Actor 
Sean Bishop  Actor 
Sean Bishop  Actor 
Sean Bishop  Actor 
Cody Cameron  Actor 
Cody Cameron  Actor 
Kelly Cooney  Actor 
Kelly Cooney  Actor 
Kelly Cooney  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Walt Dohrn  Actor 
Dante James Hauser  Actor 
Jordan Alexander Hauser  Actor 
Tom Kane  Actor 
Christopher Knights  Actor 
Christopher Knights  Actor 
Christopher Knights  Actor 
Tom McGrath  Actor 
Chris Miller  Actor 
Chris Miller  Actor 
Chris Miller  Actor 
Chris Miller  Actor 
Latifa Ouaou  Actor 
Latifa Ouaou  Actor 
Latifa Ouaou  Actor 
Alina Phelan  Actor 
David P. Smith  Actor 
David P. Smith  Actor 
Mark Valley  Actor 
Conrad Vernon  Actor 
Conrad Vernon  Actor 
Kari Wahlgren  Actor 

Country: USA