![]() And, both kids and adults can play a game of "guess how many famous faces we can see". Fans of those two stories will find much to like here. In the quirky, irreverent way that it views fairy tales and their conventions, it's not unlike The Princess Bride. Shrek is essentially Beauty and the Beast with a few clever twists. In fact, this is the first major computer animated film in which human beings have had a significant role (they played secondary parts in the two Toy Storys), and their appearance is such that we have no more trouble accepting them than we do in traditional animated fare. And, although the human beings still don't look entirely realistic, they're getting close. Yet Shrek outshines them both, boasting the most impressive detail and most amazingly rendered creatures of any motion picture in its class. When it comes to computer-generated motion pictures, Shrek has once more raised the bar - and this one was already at an impressively high level in the wake of Toy Story 2 and Dinosaur. Shrek is not a guilty pleasure for sophisticated movie-goers it is, purely and simply, a pleasure. In fact, this movie is so good that adults unaccompanied by offspring can venture into a theater without having to dress up in a disguise. With its blend of high adventure, light romance, and double-layered dialogue (which will take on a slightly different meaning for the under- and over-12 crowd), Shrek is capable of enthralling both children and their parents. ![]() Dreamworks Pictures' wonderful, whimsical Shrek proves to be the latest family film to live up to its billing. ![]()
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