{"id":12374,"date":"2016-06-10T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T23:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12374"},"modified":"2021-04-30T22:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T05:06:25","slug":"review-shrek-15ae-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/06\/review-shrek-15ae-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrek: Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This quick cash-grab release is the exact the same as the 2010 release (the discs themselves are the same down to the artwork); I suppose if you never grabbed the original it might be worth picking up, otherwise pass this one on by.<\/p>\n

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Shrek
\n— Anniversary Edition —<\/span><\/span>
\n(2001)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
\nFox | PG \u2013 90 min. \u2013 $14.98 | June 7, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/10\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>William Steig (book); Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman & Roger S.H. Schulman (written by)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>36.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot: <\/strong>In order to rid of transplanted fairy tale creatures from his swamp, green ogre Shrek (MIKE MEYERS) strikes a deal with Lord Farquaad (JOHN LITHGOW) that in return of his swamp, Shrek will rescue Princess Fiona (CAMERON DIAZ) who is being held at the top of a castle guarded by a fire-breathing dragon; along for the adventure is Donkey (EDDIE MURPHY), an overly talkative ass who was saved from capture by Shrek. After the duo manages to rescue the princess, the real journey begins as Fiona doesn\u2019t seem entirely thrilled to be rescued by an ogre though she has her own secrets as well.<\/p>\n

As far as second-tier (i.e. non-Pixar) animated films go, Shrek<\/em><\/strong> is one of the better films out there and nearly a decade later, still plays well both in terms of animation and comedy, this despite some old references such as Fiona\u2019s mid-air kick spoofed from The Matrix<\/em>; aside from that other early 2000s references work on their own.<\/p>\n

I actually had not seen Shrek<\/em><\/strong> in many years but still found it quite funny and as someone who isn\u2019t the biggest fan of Mike Meyers (though I don\u2019t hate him either), this is one of the funniest roles (albeit just voice) that he\u2019s done even if it\u2019s somewhat a carryover from his Austin Powers<\/em> movies. Not to be outdone, Eddie Murphy also gives one of his better performances in yet another example of perfection in voice casting.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a DVD Copy<\/u><\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

The Animators\u2019 Corner<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This picture-in-picture function features interviews with various members of the cast (Meyers, Murphy, Diaz, etc) and crew (director Andrew Adamson, etc), some behind-the-scenes recording footage, storyboard artwork and pre-visualization computer graphics.<\/p>\n

Shrek\u2019s Interactive Journey I<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here you get a map where you can go to various locations and check out the artwork created and those that \u201chelped inspire the creation of Shrek\u2019s world\u201d. Nothing really noteworthy here and in fact could\u2019ve just been called an artwork gallery instead.<\/p>\n

Filmmakers\u2019 Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Directors Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson and Producer Aron Warner sit down for a low-key but still fun and informative commentary track. They divulge where certain concepts came from, praising the voice talent and some of the more typical commentary elements.<\/p>\n

Spotlight on Donkey (11:38; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This featurette obviously focuses on the Eddie Murphy-voiced Donkey character. The cast and crew members talk about the character and how Murphy did a great job voicing him. This is a mixture of new interviews with archival ones plus scenes from each Shrek<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n

Secrets of Shrek<\/em> (3:52; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This featurette spotlights the various fairy tale characters that were shown throughout the original movie.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (8:01; SD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here we get three storyboard outlined sequences that weren\u2019t animated but we get to see some story ideas, a few of which were used in the sequels.<\/p>\n

We also get a set of features under \u201cShrek, Rattle & Roll\u201d: Shrek in the Swamp: Karaoke Dance Party (2:53; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, Music Videos<\/u><\/strong> for \u201cBest Years of Our Lives\u201d (3:08) by Baha Men (remember them?), \u201cI\u2019m a Believer\u201d (3:15) from Smash Mouth and \u201cWhat\u2019s up Duloc\u201d (3:57) from Shrek the Musical.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The first movie is presented in its original 1.85 aspect ratio and in 1080p high-definition. Given the film\u2019s age (now 9 years old) I was impressed with the transfer. Obviously animated movies often benefit from HD transfers and this is no different. Colors are nice and bright and although it\u2019s not a brilliant looking picture it\u2019s nevertheless still quite good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Blu-ray has been given a really nice 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio track. Yep, that\u2019s right we get 7.1 channels of ogre-goodness. The audio isn\u2019t perfect as I was a little disappointed with the levels and a less-than-dynamic aural experience but its still heads and tails above plenty of other tracks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, this quick cash-grab release is the exact the same as the 2010 release (the discs themselves are the same down to the artwork); I suppose if you never grabbed the original it might be worth picking up, otherwise pass this one on by. The Blu-ray offers great video\/audio transfers and a fine selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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