Search - Shrek [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 11/02/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: DreamWorks Total Copies: 30 Genres: Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Comedy, Fairy Tales & Legends See Also: Shrek [Fullscreen], Shrek/ The Madagascar Penguins in A Christmas Caper [Bonus Holiday Disc], Shrek [Spanish Packaging], Shrek [Fullscreen] [B.O.B. Packaging]

In this fully computer-animated fantasy from the creators of Antz, we follow the travails of Shrek (Mike Myers), a green ogre who enjoys a life of solitude. Living in a far away swamp, he is suddenly invaded by a hoard of fairy tale characters, such as the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Little Pigs, and Three Blind Mice, all refugees of their homes who have been shunned by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). They want to save their homes from ruin, and enlist the help of Shrek, who is in the same situation. Shrek decides to offer Lord Farquaad a deal; he will rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), who is intended to be Farquaad's bride. Accompanying Shrek on his adventure is the faithful but loquacious Donkey (Eddie Murphy), who has a penchant for crooning pop songs. The two must face various obstacles in order to locate the Princess, but they find their world challenged when she reveals a dark secret that will affect the group. Shrek is based on the children's book by William Steig, and features additional voice-work by Vincent Cassel, Cody Cameron, and Kathleen Freeman. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

Mike Myers - Shrek
Eddie Murphy - Donkey
Cameron Diaz - Princess Fiona
John Lithgow - Lord Farquaad
Vincent Cassel - Monsieur Hood

Talk about a disc with just about everything. Dreamworks Home Entertainment's two-disc set of the animated fairy tale comedy Shrek is a tour de force of digital splendor. The first disc contains the full-screen version of the film, an amusing Shrek's Revoice Studio (for DVD-ROM users only) that allows viewers to dub in their own voice over that of the character's, a 24-minute HBO behind-the-scenes featurette, a couple of silly games (like Ask the Magic Mirror) which should be fun for the kids and no one else, and speaking of kids, there is "DWK: Dreamworks Kids -- This Way to Play!" This supplement is an easy-to-navigate collection of 15 games, videos, and more. The film itself looks fantastic, with much detail and an overall excellent transfer. The disc has been given an equally stupendous English-language 5.1 Dolby Digital track, as well as a 2.0 Surround one. Spanish and French 2.0 tracks have also been included.
Disc two contains the letterboxed version of the film (shown at 1.78:1) and has likewise been given an English-language 5.1 and 2.0 track, though a DTS option is also available. The French and Spanish tracks are available in 5.1 as well. The sound and picture look great and offer up this technically marvelous film in all the best ways. The detail and colors are consistent and really showcase what a film like this can do for the home theater. This disc also contains a breezy commentary track with some of the filmmakers involved with the film. The track is enjoyable, though heavy with technical tidbits. The disc also includes some behind-the-scenes featurettes (like how one pitches an idea to a board of producers), some rather funny "technical goofs," an amusing look at how the film was re-dubbed all over the world, production storyboards, and a whole lot more. ~ Derek Hill, All Movie Guide