Shrek 2 is the perfect sequel to an ongoing [hopefully] series of Shrek movies. It is great for Adults and Children! I buy each one to keep them, while adding to my collection. If you haven't purchased your Shrek movies you better get started today! You will be so glad you did...

Shrek is hilarious for adults too!

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Currently trying to figure out how I am going to marry Shrek and bump off Fiona (I won't hurt her...I just want her out of the picture). STAY TUNED.

I love shopping at Amazon, I've never had any problems with anything that I've ordered, and this movie was great as all the one's I have ordered in the past.

One of my son's favorite movies, his DVD was worn out so I ordered a new one. No complaints only good things about this movie.

We watched this so often that it broke, so this was a replacement. We now have all 3 Shrek's.

Shrek 2 is different from the original in a few ways. It has sacrificed it's cleverness for a more cute and joyfull mood. The witty energy is more focused on the life of Shrek itself instead of the script and dialogue like the previous film. Even though the formula has slightly changed, the movie still hits laughs as hard as the first film.

The new characters almost upstage the original ones. Puss in Boots is the most adorable cgi character I have ever seen and heard. Antonio Banderas definately won me over as the film favorite. John Cleese does an excellent job at playing the father, and the other characters do a great job as well. And who would have thought that Pinnochio and the Gingerbread man would have some of the best lines in the movie?

The story, I feel, is richer and funner with a great blend of excitement that could entertain all of us. At age 18, I can say that there is no target audience for these films, and I think they apply to all ages. If you have seen Shrek and enjoyed it, then why not get seconds? Shrek 2 is better if not as good as the original Shrek.

I have seen all 3 Shrek movies. By far the first one is the best. This one does have its amusing moments, but not quite the same caliber as the first. I really did not enjoy the third installment. However, my children love all three. It does have a few questionable comments in the movie aimed for adult humor, but for the most part it is an okay kids movie.

Very worthy sequel, with enough to keep adults as well as children entertained. Plenty of lampooning and satirizing, including a realistic Joan Rivers. My only question is a needless plot hole: how did Pinocchio, the mice and the pig get from Shrek's swamp to Far, Far Away in just a few hours?

Shrek visits Fiona's home and runs into disaster after disaster. Her parents aren't the happiest that they're getting married, the Evil Witch of a "Godmother" tries to sabotage everything he stands for and even worse - tries to set Fiona up with the stunningly-gorgeous yet empty-souled blond prince which happens to be her son.

It's got its laughs but it won't have you rolling like the first did and certainly isn't as original and fresh-feeling.

I won't go out of my way to buy this and I'd rather not see it for another year or so!

Cover Art: B
Story: D+
Dialogue: C+
Comedic Value: C+
Characters: A-
Length: C

3.6 stars.

Overall: C+

The movie is hilarious for children and adults! I laughed about 75% of the time...it's very silly.

My 18 month old son absolutely LOVES Shrek... he thinks Shrek 2 is pretty good too :)

Superb for adults, rotten for very small kids, if you can believe that. I'll explain: For many months, we've been allowing our tots to watch this movie (and other CGI-type "classics" like Toy Story I & II, Bugs Life, Monsters Inc., Shrek I, etc). Of late, we realized, with horror, that our kids' recent aggression, and usage of snide and obnoxious remarks has been due to these "modern kids classics."---rude comments, behavior and demands like "WHERE'S MY FOOD!!!" (courtesy of "Bugs Life"); "YOU'RE STUPID!"; "YOU IDIOT" (Toy Story); "YOU STINK"; yelling "I'm an ogre!" after belching; ...and the like. Even the brilliant (for adults, that is) Monsters, Inc., and these Shrek movies, have the characters castigating, berating, ridiculing, and being rude and contemptuous of each other. Tots don't need to see characters being eaten alive by dragons, farting for entertainment, denigrating someone's bad breath, blowing-up mother birds with high-pitch singing so as to obtain the nest eggs for cooking, people being pilloried for being too short or different looking, etc. etc.
Maybe "Finding Nemo" is the least objectionable of the bunch. In retrospect, all the CLASSIC Disney movies in our collection are safe, tame, and benign by comparison, and far less objectionable if even at all. (e.g., Cinderella, Snow White, etc). I wish we'd stuck to safer products for toddlers, like the afore-mentioned Disney titles, or The Wiggles, Baby Einstein, Bob the Builder, etc. I choose politically correct but safe, over slyly entertaining and wickedly cutting-edge, any day! Those "modern classics" are great for adults, what with their modern spin, dialogue, etc----but why give the kids a head-start on learning objectionable phrases and vocabulary that they're going to learn later from others? No one wants their kid to be the FIRST SOURCE of the poor habits and language being adopted by the other kids in the neighborhood and amongst the extended family.
The golden rule now in our house: If the adults enjoy it, and it's not tedious and boring, it's probably inappropriate for kids.

Not quite as funny as Shrek 1, but still worth a whole 5 stars. Still love Eddie and Mike, the perfect odd couple.

This movie was very hilarious. It had the same gags as the first one did, but with many more characters and with a much deeper plot.

This time, Shrek and Fiona are married. They get an announcement from "mom and dad." (That being FIONA's mom and dad) that compels them to journey to the land of "Far Far Away..."

Donkey's back, as is Gingey and the whole crew. Here, we meet Puss, Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming and we get a glimpse into Fiona's true heart.... a glimpse that makes Shrek question his own existence. Honestly, this movie is very well done. The animation is sharp and bright. The motivation and the plot are both believable, even amid the backdrop of purest fantasy.

Who is Fiona's true love? It's no secret that, by the end of the movie, we learn that Shrek is just THA MAN! (Or is that THA OGRE?)

I really enjoyed this movie. I think it has something for every age.

Shrek 2 is one of the worst movies in world history, possibly the worst ever. The jokes, parodies and gimmicks were boring, dumb and retarded, and I wouldn't even let myself fall asleep to this movie because I wouldn't want to have a dream about it, God forbid--watching it while awake is bad enough.

Oh, btw, I didn't actually even see this movie--I just knew that it was awful, so I was intent on never, ever seeing it as long as I live.

I liked the reviewer who suggested we should lock this film up in a secret government facility and away from the outside world. A better idea might be holding a special witch trial and burning the Master Print at the stake.

Btw, I HATED the first Shrek, which I actually did see, and I already HATE Shrek 3 and Shrek 4-1000, or 4-1,000,000, or however many of these monstrosities they force on us.

The main reason I hate Shrek so much is the ridiculous premise of the movie--that "looks don't matter", it's all about "love" and "character". Yeah, right. As if 99% of everyone on Earth doesn't marry partly for looks and attraction (as long as you're not living under the Taliban or The House of Saud)??? Duh! OF COURSE looks matter, they've mattered since Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Marie Antoniette, Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, right up to Scarlett Johanssen, Julia Roberts, and "the girl next door".

The moronic, retarded, absurd idea that it's somehow "bad" to like women because they're beautiful strikes me as everything that's wrong with America today--this society is all about denying Reality and living a lie, all for the sake of "getting along", and not "offending anyone". I find the idea that feeling thinking human beings should be prevented from being offended or made to "like people" they don't, by force, to be terrifying. It's literally Orwellian.

The fact that millions of Americans fall for this lunacy, this illogic, frightens me. What is this country coming to?

Please, save us from Shrek, the people who make these sick films, and all the other body snatchers running loose.

This Shrek production is FABULOUS! You simply can't improve on PERFECTION. The script, the animation, the MUSIC -- all great. Although I'm not a kid, I thoroughly enjoyed the child-like balance of animated characterizations that took me back some years, but an excellent story line, as well. This is a definite Collector's Item. Everyone, young and old and inbetween, should own SHREK 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a "12"!

Love this one too although I think the first one is a little better but this one has a tons of fun also. Watched several times.

I like this movie, but I'm giving the DVD a bad rating because this DVD forces you to watch two other pixar video previews and does not allow you to go straight to the disk root menu. Nearly all DVD's allow you to either fast forward using your chapter forward button or your menu button so that you can go straight to starting the movie instead of watching other promos. This DVD forces you to sit through Ben Stiller promote Madagascar... which you can handle once, but not over and over and over.

I think this is the Best of all the 3 Shrek movies! I have seen all of the Shrek movies, and this one is the best by far!!

Shrek 2 (Widescreen Edition)

Very funny ..........my sister loved it!!

this is the continueance from the first movie. this is the one where shrek and fiona is going to far far away to meet her parents. this movie is funny. and i think Donkey is a hoot. puus in boots is awesome. this movie is awesome. it's a must see. fun for the whole family.

Recieved item very quickly. I was disapointed with the Shrek 3D. I thought it would have been longer and part of the series but it is completely seperate.

"Shrek 2" is a fun movie.Lots of good laughs.Most sequels are terrible.Not "Shrek 2".Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots steals the movie.He is so good in it. Julie Andrews and John Cleese as Fiona's Parents is simply wonderful.And Rupert Everett and Jennifer Sanders are a scream as Prince Charming and his Fairy Godmother-Talk about "You're so Vain".The whole cast is a delight.You'll love "Shrek 2".Highly reconmmeded.

My kids hate watching this DVD because of the stupid preview they don't want to watch every single time.

HINT: Most DVD players have a disk memory and will start a DVD where it was last stopped in play. When your done watching Shrek 2, and you are back on the menu, just hit play and let the movie start a few second then stop it. The next time you watch it, it should start from the beginning of the film where you stopped. If this doesn't work, just don't ever buy Dreamworks DVDs again!

Shrek (Mike Myers) and his new bride Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are just settling down to their happy ever after when they get a summons. Fiona's parents (Julie Andrews and John Cleese) want to meet their new son-in-law. Shrek knows that their little secret will ruin the meeting. After all, who wants an ogre for a son-in-law, even if your daughter is one, too?

Against his better judgment, the two set out accompanied by Donkey (Eddie Murphy). When they reach Fiona's kingdom, Far Far Away, their reception is everything that Shrek feared it would be, which crushes Fiona.

Unbeknownst to them, danger is lurking in their future. Fiona's Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) had a deal with Fiona's father. Now the two will do whatever it takes to make that come true.

Can Shrek bring Fiona happiness? Will the evil plot succeed?

The first movie was the surprise hit of 2001, so a sequel was only natural. The first one was original, clever, and had a great message. This one isn't as original and is a variation on the same theme, but it is funnier. The jokes and cultural references are everywhere. It may make the movie dated in 10 years, but for now, it is hilarious.

All the major voice talent is back and again do a great job of bringing their characters to life. The new actors fit right in. Technology has advanced in the three years between movies, and it makes for a better movie this time around.

The only flaw with the film is that, once again, some of the laughter comes from crude jokes and suggestive situations. Since this movie aims at kids, that's a disappointment. Watch it before you let your kids see it to determine if you think it is appropriate for them.

Having said that, this movie will make anyone who watches it laugh.

Shrek is fun for all. Because I love fairytales, and am steeped in a lot of folklore, I just love all the Shrek movies. I rarely buy DVDs, but these I had to own.

Great follow up to the excellent original. There are so many "in jokes" thrown in this movie, I wonder if they make these films for kids or adults? Maybe the kid in all of us? If you like number one.........you'll love number 2! The DVD transfer is excellent.

I didn't intend to watch this film. My family had just begun to watch it when I walked through the living room. I didn't make it across the room until the film was finished. The story is charming (though not as charming as the original). The slap stick reminds me of "Airport" or some similar style movie. The references to fairy tales and pop culture kept me interested from start to finish.

Overall the DVD was good and very much appropriate for young children. it has been very much used over the past 2 years. I would recommend this for young children as well as adults. It does have a few concepts that are not appropriate, but are presented in a way that is way over the heads of children adn does have a few scenes that very concervative parents may term violent and/or inappropriate. The movie is mostly an original concept (original to the original Shrek) and is highly entertaining to parents too.

i don't like this movie. neither should you. all the adult jokes spoiled it for me. the plot is not original. you will believe what i write. you will fall into a deep sleep and then you will wake up and hate shrek because all things shrek bore me to sleep. thank you for reading this, and no, don't bother saying if it's helpful or not. the hypno-people thank you for bothering with this review.

This aninmated sequel is nearly as good as the origional.
Kids will love it and parents will also find it entertaining.

how many sequels can live up to the hype and love of the original? you may be surprised to find that Shrek 2 does.

never understated nor outdone by the first, this movie has every bit of the adventure and hilarity of the original. new lovable characters round out the "cast" in a movie for both kids, parents and anyone young at heart...

I'm not sure I'd say it is better than the 1st movie, but it is still a must have for any Shrek fan!!

hilarious story and script...the first was already brilliant...a sequel you wouldn't expect to be as good...but it is! new ideas and fabulous lines...not just for kids!

Outrageously funny and extremely entertaining. Highly recommended!