Shrek Forever After Review Thread (Spoilers)

[GreenScar]

Slash Film has posted the synopsis for the fourth installment:

It appears that Dreamworks have fixed an official synopsis for Shrek Goes Fourth, the next in their Shrek series and, to me at least, it seems like a fairly clever conceit to get another sequel out of a stalling franchise. This synopsis can also be read over on the Lackluster Emporium, who are carrying a link to a Copyright record for the film. Unfortunately, at time of writing, their link doesn’t work - but that’s okay, a friend who pointed me to the story in the first place was able to give me a solid route through to the Copyright record in question and I saw the synopsis there with my own two eyes.

Having played a role in the third Shrek, the character of Rumplestiltksin is absolutely instrumental to the mechanics of the fourth. No idea if he’ll still be voiced by Conrad Vernon or if they’ll bring in a big star name now the part is bigger - Tom Cruise was rumored for a role, but that was given a “not true at the moment” style denial, so who knows?

I’ll put the rather extensive, unedited and spoilery, plot breakdown I was sent right after the break.

After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What’s happened to this ogre’s roar?

Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre”, Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumplestiltskin.

Shrek suddenly finds himself in a in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

I’ve never liked the Shrek series at all and I’m not telling you I’m gonna be falling over myself to see this installment or anything like that, but this is a neatish way of getting a reset button into a sequel and that, at the very least, is a means of giving the audience what they want on two fronts: the same thing again but also something new.

Well, providing the Dreamworkers do something new with it. I’m not holding my breath.

[P@t_Mtl]

Well not a big fan of Dreamworks animation, saw the first 3 of course. First one was funny but it started to get a little old by the 3rd one..

[andyman1970]

I think they should skip the 4th movie and give Donkey and Puss in Boots their own movie.

[thedarkangel1975]

I think this is Shrek's last and Puss will have his own movie after that.

[_Bolt_]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

I think they should skip the 4th movie and give Donkey and Puss in Boots their own movie.

Puss is getting his own movie...

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=17309

[_Bolt_]

Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

I think this is Shrek's last and Puss will have his own movie after that.

No, I herad they are going 5

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/30/...k-5-announced/

[STARSCREAM]

Cannot wait for Puss in boots movie, that is gonna rock.

[McKellars]

Dreamworks Animation always seems to disappoint me...

[thedarkangel1975]

Originally Posted by _Bolt_

No, I herad they are going 5

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/30/...k-5-announced/

I thought the fifth was suppose to be Puss's lol

[PH3AR]

It was too many after the second one...yes i loved the first one and the second was good, but the third to me wasnt very good, they are just trying to suck money out of little kids parents thats why they are making a fourth

[Mr.Sparkle]

oh god, just kill the franchise now, Shrek 3 was HORRIBLE, lets save us all the pain and just stop making movies now!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

I think they should skip the 4th movie and give Donkey and Puss in Boots their own movie.

I'll go with that.

[GreenScar]

DreamWorks Animation has released a second movie trailer for Shrek Forever After, the fourth and final installment of the Shrek franchise. The full length trailer will be attached to How To Train Your Dragon, which hits theaters on March 26th 2010. I probably shouldn’t say anything about that film, but I will say this — it is my favorite DreamWorks Animated film thus far. And if you see it in 3D, you’ll also see this new Shrek trailer attached in 3D as well.

Shrek on the other hand, I’m not really looking forward to. I’ve never really been a fan of the series (aside from the first film) and the new trailer hasn’t convinced me this is anything but another cash grab. It is interesting that they’re marketing the hell out of this sequel being “the final chapter” when it seems obvious to me and most everyone else that Dreamworks will be forced to revisit the series at some point in the future (if there is money to be made, it will happen).

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by GreenScar

Can't believe people were trying to get me in to having faith in this movie, looks like crap

[MOONPHASE]

I enjoyed the 1st one, the 2nd was just ok, 3rd movie was crap, and so I expect this final one to be sh*t. Oh well i'm glad this series is over with after this 4th movie.

[krautracer]

I'm kind of looking forward to this movie. Can it be any worse that #3?

[DJ Manyak]

interesting i cant wait

[zahinn]

i have lost all interest in Shrek...I dont evern feel like clicking the link to the trailer

[masoud90]

It looks better than the first trailer

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by krautracer

I'm kind of looking forward to this movie. Can it be any worse that #3?

And admit it, when "You gotta give a day to get a day" constitutes the cream of their franchise schoolyard anti-Disney in-jokes, there's just not as much place left in the world for a Shrek sequel as there was nine years ago--

Mouse-bashing just ain't what it used to be, now that Eisner's gone.