Shrek The Third

Yea...that's right! It's another movie review time and this time is the long awaited sequel to two of my all time favourite animated movies - Shrek 1 & 2: Shrek The Third. Well, don't get too excited because to me, it's just like the other two "third sequels" that appear this year so far(Spiderman 3 and Pirate of the Caribbean - At World's End), Shrek The Third is a rather disappointment and lame film unfortunately.

I think Shrek is a little bit long in the tooth and this installment should have been a DVD-only release rather than the big screen. The movie tried very hard to be funny and unlike the previous installments, you would be hard pressed to find about fresh idea in this one, except the Snow White :)

The story is quite lame as well and the plot is sketchy at best. With the death of the frog king, Shrek was made heir to the throne which he actively refused. He then embarked onto a journey to find the next in line heir with donkey and booted kitty. In the meanwhile, Prince Charming was massing an army of fairy tale villians for an offensive take over of the Far Far Away. The whole movie is laden with stale and rather calculated jokes. Overall, it's a 2.5 stars movie and I think I have been very forgiving :)