No shock - Shrek 2 Reviews

i remember going into the first shrek, prepared for a kids movie with outstanding visuals, and what i got was a complete shock, i loved it, the humor the flow everything about shrek one was great. The second while good, lacked alot of the same things, and i think the main thing was the shock. The movie started off very slow, great ideas for the honeymoon, but the music was not upbeat enough, and didn't get you going like alstar did in the first (even though that song is very annoying). THe music was slow throughout i think, and never got the audience involved. The introduction of new characters was done well, and they fit into the story well, but lacked most of the substance that lord farquad did. Puss in boots while funny, seemed a little pointless at times. My favorite characters were again the extras like pinochio and gingerbread man. Visuals were stunning, loved the rain and hair effects, most improved from the first. Still plenty of pleasant surprises to make it a good film, especially in the end. But not as much shock as the first, which may have been a little too much to expect. Good flick, but can they really make two more films around this character, we'll see. Looking forward to more original fair like the Incredibles.