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Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

Released: May 18, 2007

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  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
    Written by Mildred Hill & Patty Hill
  • GOOD MORNING
    Written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Brown
  • ROYAL PAIN
    Written by E
    Performed by eels
    Produced by Mark Oliver Everett
    eels appear courtesy of Vagrant Records
  • LIVE AND LET DIE
    Written by Paul & Linda McCartney
    Performed by Wings
    Courtesy of MPL Communications, Inc.
  • I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME
    Written by Ken Hirsch & Ronald Miller
    Performed by Nancy Wilson
  • POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
    Written by Sir Edward Elgar
  • CAT'S IN THE CRADLE
    Written by Harry Chapin & Sandy Chapin
  • DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO?
    Written by Douglas Colvin, John Cummings & Jeff Hyman
    Performed by The Ramones
    Courtesy of Sire Records
    By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
  • ALL STAR
    Written by Greg Camp
    Performed by John Burroughs High School Marching Band
    Paul Vesilind, Instrumental Music Director
  • JOKER & THE THIEF
    Written by Myles Heskett, Chris Ross & Andrew Stockdale
    Performed by Wolfmother
    Courtesy of Modular Recordings/Universal Music Australia Pty Limited
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • THE WEDDING MARCH
    Written by Felix Mendelssohn
  • ONE
    Written by Marvin Hamlisch & Edward Kleban
  • THEME FROM SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
    Written by Oliver Nelson
    Courtesy of Universal Studios
  • 9 CRIMES
    Written by Damien Rice
    Performed by Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan
    Under license to Vector Recordings, LLC/Warner Bros. Records Inc. & 14th Floor Records
    By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and Warner Strategic Marketing UK
  • ONE THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP
    Written by Sidney Clare & Richard Whiting
  • THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FORE
    Written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
  • MY FAVORITE THINGS
    Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
  • LITTLE BIRDY
    Written by David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori
  • BARRACUDA
    Written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier & Roger Fisher
    Performed by Fergie
    Produced by will.i.am
    Fergie appears courtesy of will.i.am Music, Inc./A&M Records
  • IMMIGRANT SONG
    Written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
    Performed by Led Zeppelin
    Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
    By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
  • LOSING STREAK
    Written by E
    Performed by eels
    Courtesy of Vagrant Records
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • FINAL SHOWDOWN
    Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Walt Dohrn & Jeanine Tesori
  • DANSE MACABRE
    Written by Camille Saint-Saens
  • WHAT I GOTTA DO
    Written by Natalie Hinds, Joshua Lopez, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jason Villaroman & Caleb Speir
    Performed by Macy Gray
    Courtesy of will.i.am Music, Inc./Geffen Records
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • THANK YOU (FALLENTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGAIN)
    Written by Sylvester Stewart
    Performed by Eddie Murphy & Antonio Banderas
    Produced by The Underdogs
  • OTHER WAYS
    Written & Performed by Trevor Hall
    Courtesy of Geffen Records
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • BEST DAYS
    Written & Performed by Matt White
    Courtesy of Geffen Records
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Review: Shrek the Third

by Dan Goldwasser May 15, 2007
2.5 / 5 Stars

In Shrek, the green ogre (Mike Meyers) finds his true love in Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and friendship in Donkey (Eddie Murphy). Shrek 2 pitted the new couple against the scheming Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) and his Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), who try to ruin Shrek\'s relationship with Fiona. We were also introduced to a new sidekick, Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). Now in Shrek the Third, Charming is out for revenge, and along with a whole group of fairy tale villains, tries to get the \"happily ever after\" that he feels he deserves. Meanwhile, Shrek - who doesn\'t want to be King of Far Far Away - goes off on a quest to bring back Fiona\'s distant cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), who as a whiny teenager loser is hardly befitting of royalty. Finally, we also find out that Fiona is pregnant, and that causes Shrek much emotional angst.

The problem with Shrek the Third is that it doesn\'t seem to have much of a story beyond what I just described. Sure we have funny moments - and there are plenty that will induce laughter - but it just didn\'t feel like it held up to anything of note. Also, much of the biting wit and humor of the first two films has been dulled down, and there aren\'t any truly biting moments, which the first two films had. Add the fact that the big climax turns out to be a \"can\'t we all just get along\" type of speech, instead of an exciting energy-filled sequence, and it seems to fizzle out.

Monty Python veterans Eric Idle (\"Merlin\") and John Cleese (\"King Harold\") feel wasted, with Idle playing a bumbling wizard, and Cleese merely showing up to have a prologued death scene. Even Murphy and Banderas feel like they\'re spinning their wheels, but not getting anywhere. The animation is very good, and the rendering techniques give the film a gorgeous look and feel. The music by Harry Gregson-Williams appropriately continues the style set from the first two films, although there weren\'t any sequences that stood out as must-have album tracks.

I will repeat, I did laugh while watching the film. It\'s not a boring film, and you can certainly do worse. But where the first Shrek film feels horribly dated when you try to watch it now, this third entry in the franchise feels like a lukewarm effort, done just for the box office take, instead of having a truly good and solid story to tell.

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