Little Green Men

Being the fourth part in the series the characters are well known by now: Shrek the Ogre is bored. He's not completely happy in his life, being locked between a loving wife and three kids, as well as friends with their families. Shrek wants to live again, wants to be a real ogre again. Lucky for him, there's someone that can help him with just that.

Following up on three previous films - that have been gradually getting worse - this fourth film was expected to be the lowest point in the sequence. It fails to live up to that expectancy - IMO it's better than the 2nd and 3rd part added together (and only slightly worse than the 1st). The story plays out rather nicely, using (again) several fairy tale characters and their tricks and treats to set for a rolling story and a mission that needs solving before the world ends.

The animation is great, I especially liked the ogre village. The 3D addition is pretty good as well - there are a few scenes that are clearly designed for 3D viewing and they work well. But it must be said that this really should be the last in the series - continuing on where this one stops really wouldn't make much sense.

7 out of 10 ear shattering horns

it's a good fun movie, so why not continue. maybe they'll make "the adventures of the shrek babies" with special appearance of father shrek

Well, the adventures of Shrek always ran around some nasty event that needed fixing. He's now come to the stage where both he and donkey have a happy family life - and all the usual fairy tale villains have had a part in attempting to destroy that. Creating another part would either be all lovey-dovey (and thus boring) or breaking the Universe completely.

shrek meets batman?

LMAO. Brokeshrek Mountain? The illicit affairs of Shrek and Donkey in the tailpipe connection?

lol that's a good one

I feel sorry for the poor kids watching that. Their pure souls tainted by the filth of my warped mind forever.

they'll be tainted sooner or later anyway, even your own warped mind was pure at some moment in the past

You've got me there. Far back in the ancient mists of time it must have been taint free. And now that word is out I am trying to search back to the moment of time where it started to change. I honestly can't remember though. I have no idea what the pivotal event was - if there was any to begin with.

Back to Shrek though. I really think they should stick to the plan and end the series. Anything that follows would be too light, without any twisting and turning and that is just boring. I did hear something about a spin-off with Puss in Boots though and that might be fun.