The technology is astonishing for its time. Shrek 2 manages to make fun of just about everything, including its fairy tale sources, and yet be so resonant of the true themes of fairy tales that it is genuinely touching. And it has a script that is filled with wit, wisdom, heart, and so-funny-you'll-have-to-see-it-twice comedy, with nonstop humor ranging from subtle and sophisticated satire to unabashedly un-subtle slapstick and potty jokes. And before we get to the happily-ever-after ending, there will be encounters with Pinocchio, the three pigs, Sleeping Beauty, and the Gingerbread Man, and a bunch of new characters, including a growly voiced wicked stepsister ( Larry King) and a very vain Prince Charming, who tosses his hair in slow motion ( Rupert Everett).Īll you need to know is Shrek's second adventure is pure enjoyment, with stunningly brilliant technology and hilarious performances. So he sets out in search of a magical solution. But the bigger obstacle to the couple's living happily ever after is Shrek himself, who worries that Fiona would be better off married to a handsome prince. The queen sees how happy Fiona is and tries to adjust, but the king, pushed by Fairy Godmother ( Jennifer Saunders) does everything he can to get rid of Shrek, even hiring a hit man, or, more properly a hit cat - none other than the swashbuckling Puss in Boots ( Antonio Banderas). When they get back to the swamp, Donkey ( Eddie Murphy) is waiting to welcome them home, but trouble begins when Shrek finally meets Fiona's parents, King Harold ( John Cleese) and Queen Lillian ( Julie Andrews), who were expecting a human princess married to Prince Charming, not two big green ogres. In SHREK 2, Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) and Princess Fiona ( Cameron Diaz) are blissfully married and honeymooning in a gingerbread house, Hansel's Honeymoon Hideaway.
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