"Shrek Forever After" Talkback (Spoilers)

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All I have to say is this.

I'm actually surprised.

It's pretty... good.

Seriously, I am. If there's one thing this Shrek has over the first three - it's that this one is pretty much all about character development. We're given hints on what Fiona was about during the tower, what Shrek lacked, etc.

My only gripe is that somehow they made Shrek a "newcomer" when it comes to the family business. I guess they sorta wanted to ignore a chunk of 3 to be ignored, since the whole point of the Rumpelstiltskin deal was for his "crisis". And that Rumpel isn't really that compared to the third movie. And man, he's the best villain in the series.

And what's this? Very few pop culture jokes only limited to songs? Is this a Shrek film? XD
 
I just got back from Shrek 4. And it wasn't bad at all. It's a nice wrap-up to the series. Really emotional at times. Puss in Boots was the funniest character. I'd give it an 8/10.
 
I just got back from watching it, and it was a pretty good ending to the series, much better than the third movie. I was surprised that there wasn't a lot of pop culture jokes in this movie compared to the others.
 
When I went to see it, I doubt any of the kids in the audience would've been born around when the first Shrek came out in 2001, so having what happened in the previous movies minus 3 except for the kids shows them what happened, yet for us older viewers, it's a recap.
 
That was....actually very good.

Despite Shrek acting like a total jerk in the beginning, this movie actually focused on character development. Throwing in scenes from previous movies all leading up to where Shrek has finally come with his family and what he'd do to get it back. There were a few narm moments but there were a lot of funny and heartwarming ones too (gotta love a couple that fall in love by punching each other in the face). I shed a bit of a tear at the "Thank you daddy" scene too.

I should mention by the way, I loved the ogre chef.
 
After seeing this, as well as finally watching Shrek the Third a week prior, I'm going to have to agree that Shrek needed to end after the second movie.

Shrek wanting things back to normal after three movies of fighting to get his new life seems a bit awkward. The fact that he wants people afraid of him again is really weird. Wasn't there a scene in the first movie where Shrek confessed he was bothered because of this? And after going up against Farquard, Fairy Godmother, and Charming, it seems strange to throw it out. Still, I guess he was feeling "be careful what you wish for" in effect.

Rumplestilskin does alright for the villain. He might be my favorite Shrek villain yet, as a little trickster that manages to con his way to the top. The new ogres, on the other hand, I thought was bland. There really was no attachment.

Alternate Fiona was pretty well developed, Donkey was just okay, and Puss was boring. What I want to know is where are the other villains in this new timeline?

I really hope this is the last Shrek movie. I can't think of anything else to do with him. He has his happy ending and he's content, he needs nothing else. There was nothing wrong with this movie, but it was nothing special.
 
Depends on what you mean by "last"... there's already one spin off currently in the works for puss n' boots...
oh ya, they may call it the last movie, but that doesn't mean dreamworks won't find ways to continue to milk the cash cow dry
 
I am also surprised at this movie's decentness. Beats Shrek the Turd by about thirty-seven miles and maybe even Shrek 2. Decent plot, entertaining, and one of the most random sayings in a children's comedy ever! Only thing I really laughed at so I made it my signature. However, I really can't wait for the Puss in Boots movie.

Random theater story: I think the family sitting in front of me never saw a Shrek movie before. Everyone, including the son and dad, were going "Eww!" whenever Shrek or the other ogres ate some bugs. That caused some laughs from me.
 
just saw this today and i was not disappointed. definitely makes up for shrek the third and wraps up the shrek movies pretty nicely. this one's as good as shrek 2, but the original shrek will be difficult to beat. hopefully this will be the last movie about shrek...
 
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