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Shrek
(DreamWorks Home Entertainment)
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Release Date:
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November
2, 2001
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Length:
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93 mins.
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| Rated:
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PG
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Widescreen (1.78:1)
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Languages:
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English, French, Spanish
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English, French, Spanish
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Commentary
Track, Revoice Studio, Featurettes, Character Interviews, Games,
Music Videos, Goofs, Storyboards, and much more
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At first, I dismissed this one at the
theaters as just the latest computer animated kiddie-fare fodder.
Word-of-mouth suggested otherwise and a great box office gave me
slight anticipation for its DVD release. Now that I've seen it, I can
understand, if not agree, to its popularity. With flawless computer
work, a great child-friendly plot and decent voice talent, they really
put out a good product. They key was that there were actually funny
"adult" moments. These were not classified as such due to
its appropriateness but rather the general understanding required to
get the joke. The true success here was its captivation of the minds
of both the young and the old.
Extras? There are plenty here. So much so, they've packaged it in a
2-disc set. The first disc is definitely geared for the kids. While
the replay value of these are low, there are several simple
interactive games. There are also 4 short, manufactured, character
interviews that are bound to put a smile on every face. Also found are
a 'favorite scenes selection' (just spots cued up from the movie),
music videos from Smash Mouth and Baha Men, a behind-the-scenes
featurette, production notes, cast and crew bios and a sneak peek
trailer for 'Spirit:
Stallion of Cimarron'. For DVD-Rom equipped computers, there are
even more programs for the kids which will provide hours of
entertainment. Aside from offering the movie in widescreen and with
DTS, disc two contained more serious materials such as, technical
goofs, some character design progression reels, a "The Tech of
Shrek" featurette, 3 storyboard pitches of deleted scenes, an
international dubbing featurette and the movie's trailer. Also found
on disc one, we get the same production notes and the same cast and
crew bios. This disc also contained a good commentary track delivered
by directors Andrew Adamson and Vicki Jensen and producer Aaron
Warner. Both discs also had some of the best interactive menus I've
seen in a while.
A cute movie bound to spawn sequels... Package that with more extras
you can handle and I think we have a winner here.
| The Movie: |
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9/10 |
| The Extras: |
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10/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
One
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