Shrek 2 (2004)

Directors:

Andrew Adamson
Kelly Asbury

Writers:

William Steig (book)
Andrew Adamson (story)

Release Date:

19 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

In summer 2004, they're back for more....

Plot:

Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

Plot Keywords:

Shrek | Ogre | Princess | King | Prince

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations

Cast

Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Julie Andrews	...	Queen (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss In Boots (voice)
John Cleese	...	King (voice)
Rupert Everett	...	Prince Charming (voice)
Jennifer Saunders	...	Fairy Godmother (voice)
Aron Warner	...	Wolf (voice)
Kelly Asbury	...	Page / Elf / Nobleman / Nobleman's Son (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Gingerbread Man / Cedric / Announcer / Muffin Man / Mongo (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Blind Mouse (voice)
David P. Smith	...	Herald / Man with Box (voice)
Mark Moseley	...	Mirror / Dresser (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Denmark:A | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | France:U | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Africa:A | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:G | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:U (cut) | USA:PG (certificate #40780) | Greece:K

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

William Steig, writer of the original book, died during production. This film is dedicated to him.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end, Shrek tries to do a stage dive and lands on the Bichon Frize, but in the next shot he's back on the stage again!

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prince Charming: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, the king and queen were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, and throughout the land everyone was happy, until the sun went down, and they saw that their daughter was cursed with a frightful enchantment that took hold each and every night...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

One

It's a Puss in Boots world, we just all live in it

Shrek the Ogre, Pincess Fiona, and Donkey are back in the sequel to the modern day fairy tale classic in this lesser, but still magical sequel. Shrek and Fiona are returning from their honeymoon, only to find a dejected Donkey who broke things off with Dragon apparently and the King's noblemen inviting them to Fiona's parents castle in Faf Far Away. Naturally the anti-social Shrek wants nothing to do with the invitation, but gives in to Fiona and Donkey's insistence. Needless to say the King is quite upset to find his daughter an Ogre and married to Shrek. Add the dastardly vain Prince Charming, a not so good Fairy Godmother and the delightful new addition of Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots, and you get a fun, but ultimately unneeded sequel that treads to closely to the first plot-wise. However children will still love it. Parents will still chuckle every now and then, and it's still one of the better sequel's that I've seen.

My Grade: B-

Where i saw it: Cinemax on Demand (available till September 9th, 2005)