Shrek - Oh du Shrekliche

Better than Shrek the Third and, similarly to that, this is saved mainly by the Gingerbread Man. So much for the pluses. A short list, huh? While the list of minuses is much longer. Shrek’s “not interested, let me rest" pose presented identically for the fourth time round is actively annoying. Not to mention the pushy Donkey. I must admit that this Shrek short really does have Christmas spirit and even a couple (literally) of good gags. But the resulting movie is that much worse due to the fact that it could have got a whole lot more out of the festive theme. But even this is enough. To make it a mediocre and easily forgettable experience. (09.12.2007)

Blaming Shrek the Halls for being commercial is obviously nonsense, because, for understandable reasons, not only the entire Shrek trilogy, but practically the entire production of animation studios focused on blockbuster production is commercial. The difference is rather that the original Shrek was provocative, cheeky, and cynical; it provided a well-targeted parody of traditional sweet Disney movies and simply represented something original. With Shrek the Halls, it is well-known that it relies instead on certainty and plagiarizes the entire previous series. It is saturated with traditional Christmas sentiment and represents mere routine, where there was innovation at the beginning. Overall impression: 40%. (14.02.2010)

Das Oger-Weihnachtsspecial bietet eine Besinnung auf das Wesen des Weihnachtsfestes, das man im Kreise der Familie oder von Freunden verbringen sollte, was wohl auch Shrek selbst erkannt hat. Am meisten interessierten mich die Weihnachtsgeschichten der einzelnen Figuren, die so unterschiedlich waren wie die Personen, die sie erzählten. (25.09.2016)