Shrek Forever After ... in 3D!!!

Part 1 introduced us to this lovable green ogre and his motor mouthed best friend, Donkey ... part 2 was punctuated by cheesy yet very laughable one liners ... part 3 was a bit of a disaster (so this blogger shall not elaborate any further) and we're now at the final chapter of the Shrek chronicles aptly titled Forever After. *sob sob*

The main characters were all voiced by the stars in the previous 3 installments and this time ... as with most animations released in 2010 ... it came as no suprise that the fellas at Dreamworks decided to feature this green ogre and friends in 3D.

Picking up from Shrek The Third, the story began by showing how domesticated our mud-bathing-eyeball-martini-loving hero have become. A far cry from the scary ogre he used to be, the routine life of a dedicated husband and father to 3 mini ogres are beginning to take its toll. Under such circumstances, Shrek was tricked into signing a deal with baddie magician Rumpelstiltskin (voiced by Walt Dohrn) to enable Shrek (Mike Myers) to re-live one day as the mean green monster he once was. The catch ... Shrek had to give up one day from his past in exchange.


However, evilll Rumpie here chose to claim the very day Shrek was born, hence ceasing the very existence of Shrek himself. This boo boo resulted in altering the history and fate of Far Far Away land itself with Rumpie being crowned king / dictator and his horde of creepy witches serving as the militia police force with the sole purpose of hunting down the remaining ogres across the land.

All his friends couldn't remember him and so, Shrek had to go through the hassle of rekindling his bond with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). Btw, Puss debuted in this movie as an overweight kitty. Obviously packed on more than a few pounds since he went into retirement. *LOL* More importantly, Shrek realised that there is indeed a buy out clause in his foul deal with Rumpie ... that is for him to kiss his One True Love before the day is over.

Fiona (Cameron Diaz) is now the leader of the ogre-clan resistance group and along with other green muscle heads, they plot and attempt to overthrow Rumpie from his rule and gain freedom in Far Far Away.

John Cleese and Julie Andrews were given very little and forgettable scenes as the King and Queen but cameos from Pinocchio, the Three Little (German) Pigs and Gingie, the gingerbreadman more than made up for it. With lots of hilarious punchlines and an awesome soundtrack which fitted the respective scenes marvellously ... this is a must watch. I reckon it's on par with How To Train Your Dragon and gives the audiences a dose of happy-feely ending ... which was exactly what this blogger needed.

And I got the popcorn combo with came along with ...


Fatty kitty ... MEOWWW!!!