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Shrek is starting to feel suffocated by his domesticated lifestyle and is tired of the monotony of parenthood and his star status in the kingdom. He merely wishes to live life as an ogre again. This is where Rumpelstiltskin comes in. The series throws out the reality that Rumpelstiltskin appeared as a scrawny, entirely different character in Shrek The Third, and expects no one to notice this and accept the fact that this little weasel has been lurking in the background of the story since the events of the first Shrek. Its not a major continuity error, but its really one of the only significant continuity errors in the four-film series. Upon making a deal with the devil so to speak, Shrek follows in the footsteps of George Bailey for a sort of Its A Wonderful Life meets Back To The Future 2 experiencing what life would have been like if the events of the first film never even happened, and he experiences an alternate reality. Of course, in this tale, its no angel trying to make him realize how much worth is in his life, instead we have a villain that threatens Shreks very existence. The movie has a completely different feel out of the gate. For one, its much, much darker even darker than the third film. Also, as we watch Shrek struggle a domesticated life as a husband and father, it no longer feels like a Shrek film. And when his world is turned upside down, not even the alternate Far Far Away feels like a Shrek film. In an attempt to be fresh and new, somehow Fiona became some sort of barbarian ogre outlaw while a large race of more-hideous-than-the-next-guy horde of ogres that for some reason exist just because Shrek didnt save the princess and dont exist if he did? While the idea of Donkey never knowing Shrek or Puss somehow becoming Fionas pet and therefore being fat and lazy a fat, orange, lazy Garfield, anyone? sounds rather humorous on paper, in the context of the Shrek series, I would think van helsing werewolf would want to see their favorite characters in action one more time as themselves and not as almost entirely different characters. The premise has its moments, but ultimately, its pretty humorless and all-around disappointing. I found myself waiting for the story to become more fun or exciting, but I felt like I had seen most of this movie already in the trailer. The trailer offered almost all of the films funniest moments, and I didnt find the trailer all that funny to begin with. In the first movie, Shrek is a grumpy ogre who has to deal with circumstances beyond his control. He has an unlikely partnership with a talkative Donkey and entertainment ensues. In Shrek Forever After, Shrek is a ultimately a sad, lovable big guy going through some sort of mid-life crisis, forced to try to find a way to get his life back to the way it was before he met Rumpel. These just dont feel like the same characters. The content of Shrek Forever After is the most mild of all the Shrek films. Because Shrek is now a big green warm fuzzy teddy bear, most of his attitude and sass is gone. The only language in the film a hll and a use of the a word are both uttered by Donkey, with both either coming out very quick or a bit obscured by Donkeys delivery. There is a little bit of crude humor, but most of it is especially mild compared to the previous films. We see what looks like a feminine male witch who makes eyes towards Fionas father who is repulsed by this, while a male ogre named Cookie acts pretty flamboyant. A few minor comments are also made like, for example, Donkey starts picking up a scent and saying it smells delicious and Shrek, thinking Donkey is talking about Fiona, scolds him for talking about his wife that way really, Donkey is smelling and describing food. The film has some violence mostly nonlethal action violence and the throwing of knives and axes, but nothing outrageously violent. All in all, Shrek Forever After successfully wraps up the series in a neat little bow, but does it in a pretty bizarre and lackluster way. This hardly feels like the same Shrek we fell in love with nearly a decade ago. While some can say Shrek matured over the course of the series, the fact remains that the ingredients that made the franchise start out so strongly died with the conclusion of the second film. Switching directors halfway through the four films certainly took its toll on van helsing werewolf third and fourth chapters and an inexperienced writer for this one doesnt help either. Shrek Forever After was helmed, curiously, by Mike Mitchell, whose credits include the atrocious Surviving Christmas and the adult-themed Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

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