Shrek Forever After (2010)

Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpel rules supreme.

Director:

Mike Mitchell

Writers:

William Steig (book), Josh Klausner,

Stars:

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss in Boots (voice)
Julie Andrews	...	Queen (voice)
Jon Hamm	...	Brogan (voice)
John Cleese	...	King (voice)
Walt Dohrn	...	Rumpelstiltskin / Priest / Krekraw Ogre (voice)
Jane Lynch	...	Gretched (voice)
Craig Robinson	...	Cookie (voice)
Lake Bell	...	Patrol Witch / Wagon Witch #2 (voice)
Kathy Griffin	...	Dancing Witch / Wagon Witch #1 (voice)
Mary Kay Place	...	Guard Witch (voice)
Kristen Schaal	...	Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
Meredith Vieira	...	Broomsy Witch (voice)

Storyline

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away -- where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met -- he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

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Plot Keywords:

rumpelstiltskin | ogre | shrek | king | far far away | 

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Taglines:

Where my witches at?

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action, some rude humor and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Forever After: The Final Chapter

Box Office

Budget:

$165,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£8,955,554 (UK) (2 July 2010)

Gross:

$238,371,987 (USA) (3 September 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only Shrek film to be presented in the 2.35:1 ratio.

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Goofs

When Shrek is crying in the woods, the tear is shown falling down his right side. However, when Donkey notices, he is standing to Shrek's left, from which angle the tear is not visible.

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Quotes

Donkey: Help! I'm being assnapped!

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: A Quantum of Kwanzaa (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Dueling Banjos"
Written by Arthur Smith

User Reviews

Not bad but is not as good as the first two predecessors

It's not really cool to like Dreamworks Animation anymore. Sure, they're not Pixar. Sure, they're too hung up on star power and pop culture references. But I've still enjoyed the majority their films more than I have a lot of what's out there. And I love the first two "Shrek" movies. Their funny, entertaining, terrifically animated, and, too me, some of the best animated love stories that have been made. Most fairy tale romances perpetuate the idea that love is for beautiful people (even the masterpiece "Beauty and the Beast" has it's cake and eats it too on this point), and Princes and Princesses are better than common people. "Shrek"'s idea of finding happiness in who you are was much more palatable to me. i found the first film a delight, and the second even better.

But the third was only okay. The humor wasn't nearly as clever or funny, and the heart just wasn't there like it used to be. "Shrek Forever After" isn't as good as those first two. But it's a big step back in the right direction.

The story begins with Shrek getting used to being a father. He loves Fiona and the kids, but he misses his old life as a menacing ogre. He's seen more as a lovable tourist attraction now, and he doesn't like it. So, he makes a deal with the mysterious Rumpletiltskin (surprisingly NOT voiced by a name actor) to get one day back in his old life. In exchange, he gives up one day from his past. A day from his childhood that he doesn't even remember.

Unfortuntaely, that day turns out to be the day he was born, and this leads to an "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario where Shrek doesn't know Fiona, Donkey, Puss-in-Boots, or any of his friends, and Rumplestiltskin rules the Kingdom with a tiny iron fist. The resulting story is a great deal of fun, with Fiona now a warrior leading an ogre rebellion, the Gingerbread Man fighting as a gladiator against Animal Crackers, and so forth. The humor isn't back to it's highest heights, but there are a good number of genuine laughs. And the heart is back bigtime. I found "Shrek Forever After" surprisingly touching..

Okay, it's not as good as "Toy Story 3" is likely to be, nor is it as good as "How to train your Dragon". but I had a blast with "Shrek Forver After" Evren Buyruk