Hilarious movie. must see. - Shrek 2 Reviews

I never went to see the first Shrek, dismissing it as another Dreamworks "Hey, look what we can do with CGI" fest. I happened to catch it on TV no more than like a month ago, and found it to be an entertaining and original movie. Hence, when Shrek 2 was announced I was definitely placing it in my "to see" category. The trailers were none too memorable, so although it was going to be seen, it wasn't a super excitement. Boy was I in for a surprise. This movie is HILARIOUS. I was crying at most of Puss in Boots' scenes. Shrek 2 takes a simple plot and turns it into a riotous crack on pop culture with characters we all know and love. I never cease to be amazed how well "kid's" movies are written now a days, as theirs plenty of jokes in there that there's no way the kids are going to get, but the parents are going to love. Shrek 2 is no exception. Story: "B". Like I said, pretty simple. Acting: "B". Almost all of the jokes in this movie are sold by the visuals. Everyone did a great job, but it's less their comic timing (except for the phenomenal Eddie Murphy) and more the visuals. Antonio Banderas... not known as a comic actor had easily the funniest character in this movie. Direction: "B". Very nice job selling the visuals. Visuals: "A". If your sick of CGI dismiss this rating... of course then dismiss this movie. I still can't get over how real the humans look when they get close to the screen. You swear that a human actor accidentally slipped into the movie. Overall: "B+". Definitely memorable. Coming into this I had no strong desire to see Shrek 2. Now I can't wait for Shrek 3.