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Shrek the Third
2007
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Shrek the Third
Positive Reviews
37
Negative reviews
25
Average Rating
2.8
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3.1
But it lacks truly interesting challenges.It makes the mistake of thinking slapstick action is funny for its own sake, a mistake made by a lot of Satu ..
Rogerebert
4.0
Its not an animated masterpiece like the enchanting first two classics, but its still one of those rare films that everyone from preschoolers to grand ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
A shame it lacks the smart sassiness of its predecessors. Time to call time, we think.
Time Out
2.5
But the end result is that you laugh a lot and you go home grumpy.
1.0
Shrek the Third is a colossally unsatisfying mess of a movie, with at least one too many storylines for its own good and barely a belly laugh in sight ..
4.4
Its irreverent and fast paced and is designed to please impatient parents just as much as children.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
So it will prove sufficiently diverting for the littleuns.But lets remember that the Shrek franchise hasnt so far reaped more than $1 billion worldwid ..
2.0
This third one is a watered down kids movie through and through, and the script plays out like something written for one of those assembly line produc ..
Cinema Blend
3.1
This is funny for the first couple of exchanges, but it goes on and on, and the switch mutes the humor of two of the casts most effective voice actors ..
Ny Daily News
2.5
Franchises very quickly get to the point of looking tired and spent.
Philly
3.0
Far too many animated features divide the world into heroes and villains, winners and losers.
Spirituality And Practice
3.1
Four words say all that needs to be said about Shrek the Third: more of the same. The problem is, what seems fresh and pleasing the first time through ..
ReelViews
2.5
But that a franchise explicitly positioned as an antidote to mainstream animation cliches and sanctimonious After School Special style lessons in self ..
Tv Guide
2.5
This time the Dreamworks animators have made an attempt to render their characters more lifelike, which brings them closer to that soulless, creepy lo ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
What was a sweet lesson learned is now only a broad message crammed into the finale so that there is a moral.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
And its this latter thread that affords the films biggest laughs.
3.0
It is a good natured film and its heart is in the right place, but it is kind of bland and boring.
Lariat
2.0
Nor should it, really.It means the film doesnt resonate as a classic, thats all.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The new Shrek movie is short on story and long on dumb jokes, but at least its stunningly animated (odd that the animation should grow ever more textu ..
News Review
3.0
While the film is entertaining, it just never makes the most of its potential.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
There are a handful of decent jokes but the only really subversive element this time round is the idea that a donkey and a dragon have produced babies ..
View London
2.0
A sequel, with rare exceptions, is worse than the film it follows, and sequels of sequels fare even worse.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Once again, the filmmakers too often fall back on easy pop culture gags, many of no consequence to a younger audience.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Unfortunately, the film is so overcrowded that heres not enough for those characters or any of the others to do much.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
Theyve approached humanity obliquely via the wooden toys in Toy Story and the super humans in The Incredibles.
Smh
3.0
Its OK in itself, and it offers the sense of seeing old friends once more, but even with the occasional bright spots, its hard to escape the feeling t ..
Mountain X
2.5
But apart from some modestly amusing princess shtick and a pleasantly slapsticky opening, theres no real reason for anyone over the age of 11 to see t ..
Npr
4.5
Its... fine. Its fine. But I wanted a lot more than fine. I expected much, much more than fine.
3.8
Whoever coined that particular phrase hasnt seen a lot of movie sequels.
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
3.5
Adults of a certain vintage will enjoy it more than kids of any age since its best quotations are from music of a particular period.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
5.0
The filmmakers have kept it short and very sweet; simply everyone can enjoy this wondrously creative animated adventure that will have you rockin and ..
3.0
And now it seems like theyve run out of ideas and are content to just go right for the butt scratching jokes.
Movies
3.0
The summer of threequels continues with Shrek The Third, a serviceable CGI toon with enough wry humour to keep weary parents amused.
Bbc
2.5
At a recent preview screening of Shrek the Third, I was settling into my seat, enjoying the good sight lines (nothing but pipsqueaks between me and th ..
New Yorker
3.1
The incorporation of a cavalcade of fairy tale characters into the story is unsurprising but still enjoyable enough.
The Movie Boy
2.0
A groaner of a joke is told, and it is followed by a woman going Mwaaa, mwaaa, mwaaaaaahhhh on a muted trumpet.Even the writers know that their jokes ..
Bullz-Eye
2.0
The ending hastily tacks on some sort of life lesson, but its far from the simplicity of the original movie, which, despite its fairy tale trappings, ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
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Total Film
3.1
Shrek the Third pretty much serves up the same tired fairytale shenanigans with little of the originals magic. Still, the franchises undeniable charm ..
Hollywood
2.0
Did a movie that trashed fairy tale traditions and aimed rude humor at very young children really deserve to be the biggest grossing kid movie of all ..
Seattle Pi
3.0
The final soundtrack seems like a disjointed mish mash of classic rock songs.
3.0
Under 10s will probably enjoy it while adults will feel theyve seen it all before.
Mirror
4.5
If the story doesnt seem as adventurous or if the characters not as fresh, it may be simply because too much is expected every time out.
Varia Gate
2.0
The bright and breezy start to Shrek 3 features an array of brilliantly set up and executed visual gags, steamrollering even the most cynical viewer i ..
Digital Spy
3.0
The humour seems to be aimed more at adults, which is good news for those being dragged along by their children, and even though its disappointing, th ..
Nz Herald
1.5
Or, maybe, its just this: Its a blockbuster phenomenon that wouldnt exist without the efforts of other films, and somehow smugly pats itself on the ba ..
The Stranger
3.8
Time to put this fairy tale to bed while its still good and let Shrek save some face.
Christianity Today
3.1
It felt so good to laugh that hard.Almost baroque with all its comedic adornment, at its most intricate, many scenes deserve to be re seen in order to ..
Ross Anthony
3.1
Its not as smart, not as soulful and not as good, even if it is good enough to go see and enjoy.
Waffle Movies
2.5
Afterward, the sequel took the spoof to new heights of pop culture parody until it became a medieval version of The Flintstones, abandoning character ..
Movie Crypt
3.5
Shrek the Third, which vigilantly flirts with the grey matter between childs play and adult humor, creates curious questions for children while bringi ..
Hollywood Chicago
5.0
This is a very skillfully made corporate product, but I wonder who, exactly, will be fully satisfied.
News Week
2.0
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2.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.0
The best thing that can be said about Shrek the Third is that, unlike this summers other dreary three quels (Spiderman, Pirates), it isnt a three hour ..
Film Guardian
2.0
Shrek the Third isnt awful, but its bland, with a barrel scraping averageness.
Film Guardian
2.0
But I have no particular confidence that this latest sequel would have fared any better under Adamson.
Decent Films
5.0
It takes all of 10 seconds for John Carneys Once to announce itself as something special.
Wsj
2.0
Shrek the Third has the curse of the third in a bankable series. It is too often sappy, tiresome, and overblown. A franchise such as Shrek, with all t ..
Tony Mack
2.0
But without any taboos to shatter, it simply has nowhere worthwhile to go.
Flip Side Archive
2.0
There are rapid fire gags aplenty, and the film works more often than not.
From The Balcony
2.5
I remember checking my watch during long moments where nothing funny or engaging happened at all.
Review Express
3.8
Shrek is back for thirds and just as appetizing as the first two servings.
Entertainment Spectrum
3.0
The third time is not so charming.Shrek the Third is the X Men: The Last Stand of Shrek movies: overstuffed with characters, short and fast paced, and ..
Movies Ign
1.0
Great wit permeates the best fairy tales, and the best Pixar movies.
Films Nobs
2.5
Those of us charmed by the original Shrek and its ability to mix fairy tale sweetness with some hilariously grown up cleverness will leave disappointe ..
Seattle Times
2.0
Director Chris Miller displays an inexplicable preponderance for fire that recurrently threatens to burn out any levity that the childrens movie might ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.0
The look of the film is gorgeous.The CGI has come a long way from the first film.
Eclipse Magazine
5.0
The soundtrack is full of familiar tunes that will make you sing along in your seat.
Crazed Fan Boy
1.5
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Cine Rina
2.5
And apart from its likable characters, the films animation is lush and warm.
The Reel Deal
2.0
This is still a cartoon, but its inching closer to a CG polish thats baffling to process.
English Oh My News
2.5
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
Time Out Ny
3.1
The second had a solid meet the parents premise and rehashed that idea while exploring the bonds of matrimony.Manufacturing a message to go with a thi ..
Contra Costa Times
1.0
I cant say that it hurt to watch. Truth is, it was so nothing that it inspired no feelings at all%u2026 other than disappointment.
Mcn Blogs
2.3
By managing to turn a Disney theme park ride into a major movie franchise, director Gore Verbinski and his collaborators, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio ..
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