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57
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57
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55
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55
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55
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54
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54
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53
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49
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48
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47
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44
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41
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37
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37
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37
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36
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36
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35
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34
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34
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33
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80
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80
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79
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79
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79
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78
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76
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76
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75
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74
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74
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73
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72
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72
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72
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72
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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70
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69
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69
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69
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68
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68
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68
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67
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66
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63
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62
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59
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57
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56
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55
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55
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55
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52
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49
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Shrek the Third
DreamWorks Distribution
FILM:
GAMES:
MPAA RATING: PG for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action
Starring
Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Antonio Banderas,
Julie Andrews,
John Cleese,
Rupert Everett, Eric Idle,
and
Justin Timberlake
The greatest fairy tale never told continues as Shrek must embark on a new quest to find the true king. (DreamWorks)
| GENRE(S): |
Animation
|
Comedy
|
Family/Kids
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Fantasy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman and Jon Zack
Andrew Adamson (story)
William Steig (book Shrek!)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Chris Miller
Raman Hui (co-director)
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 13, 2007
Theatrical: May 18, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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91
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
So far in this year's cartoon feature sweepstakes, Shrek the Third rules.

80
New York Magazine
David Edelstein
Computer-generated animated movies with wall-to-wall jokes can be excruciating, but these jokes are the funniest money can buy.

80
Variety
Todd McCarthy
After a buoyantly funny first half-hour, stylish animated comedy takes a breather before ramping it up again for a rambunctious, girrrl-power finale that provides a convenient springboard for further adventures to come.

80
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
Shrek the Third seems at once more energetic and more relaxed, less desperate to prove its cleverness and therefore to some extent smarter.

75
USA Today
Claudia Puig
The world of the fanciful fable looks particularly vibrant this time with its signature blend of realism and fantasy. It is a pleasure to watch these fairy tale folk be themselves -- yet again.

75
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The journey is not very exciting, but the destinations are inspired.

75
Portland Oregonian
M. E. Russell
Mostly connects with a fairly tight story -- even if it feels less like a movie and more like a really good episode of a "Shrek" TV series.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Gets back the mood, the pleasure and even some of the freshness of its first installment.

70
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Brings back the characters you may have loved, as I did, in the earlier movies: My particular faves are Antonio Banderas' poon-hound Puss-in-Boots.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
I love the princess squad.

67
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Shrek, DreamWorks' big green cash machine, has finally run dry, perhaps not of box office power, but most assuredly of the caustic, fractured fairy tale-isms and the wry, snarky wit that made the first film, and to a lesser degree, the first sequel, so winning.

63
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Four words say all that needs to be said about Shrek the Third: more of the same.

63
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The big new addition in Shrek the Third is Justin Timberlake as the high school-age future King Arthur, but if Timberlake contributed a song to the soundtrack it would have to be "WhinyBack."

63
Miami Herald
Peter Debruge
What does set Shrek the Third apart is the quality of its animation, which reaches a level of expressiveness in the faces that would make even Hollywood's heavily Botoxed live-action stars envious.

63
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
It's not all bad. There is a funny early sequence where Prince Charming is being jeered for his lousy cabaret act in a village pub and a hilarious death-lily scene with the bullfrog King Harold (John Cleese) trying to squeak out the name of his heir while snapping up one last fly.

63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A damped-down return to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, lacking the comic energy of the first brilliant film and not measuring up to the second.

60
The New Yorker
David Denby
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.

60
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
Much of the bite and a good deal of the wit of the first two films are missing here. The rude send-up of beloved fairy tale conventions remains -- somewhat -- but these playful jabs no longer come as pleasing surprises. You expect them. And you expect better.

58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
A fairly underwhelming experience for man or child -- not so much bad as just more of the same, with little of the original's novelty or freshness.

58
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
The law of diminishing returns is no more apparent than in the movie world. A sequel, with rare exceptions, is worse than the film it follows, and sequels of sequels fare even worse. Such is the case with Shrek the Third.

50
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
There's no disguising the fact that Shrek the Third has come down with a bad case of sequelitis. You know the symptoms: Lots of razzle-dazzle to distract from the hole at the center of the story. You know, the place where fresh ideas should be.

50
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
The end result of Shrek the Third is that you laugh a lot and you go home grumpy.

50
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
I doubt even rabid fans of the first two will consider Shrek the Third a worthy addition to the franchise.

50
Village Voice
Ella Taylor
Blinded by avarice and all out of ideas, once again, Hollywood can't tell when enough is way more than enough.

50
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano
Has its moments... But does a kids' movie really need, among other similar touches, a Hooters joke? I, for one, wouldn't want to have to explain it.

50
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
This latest iteration of DreamWorks's money machine has its ups and downs, its longueurs along with its felicities, plus an abiding preoccupation with poop.

50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
The only thing majestic about Shrek the Third is the title.

50
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Reason to make Shrek the Third: Probable earnings of $400 million worldwide. Reasons not to make Shrek the Third: Played-out characters. Bland villain. Novice directors. Slipshod plotting. No compelling story or emotional depth.

50
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
The big green babysitter is back, but the charm has evaporated.

50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The real trouble is that the filmmakers consistently choose gags over character.

50
Film Threat
Michael Ferraro
Somewhat of an improvement over the last one, though it still never veers off familiar terrain. Essentially, if you've only seen one "Shrek" film, you've seen them all.

50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Shrek the Third isn't a movie, it's the extension of a brand.

40
Empire
Dan Jolin
Another summer threequel, another case of slipping standards – not so much in the visuals, which remain predictably impressive, but in the all-important gag rate. To waste both Donkey and Puss is a crime…

38
Premiere
Ethan Alter
It's just a spectacularly lazy movie that's content to trod the same well-worn ground as its predecessors.

25
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
Shrek The Third instead goes for less: fewer jokes, less energy, and toned-down characters.


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