Shrek 2

The Honest Trailer forShrek 2takes aim at the picture ’s sempiternal fart gags , as well as the finish that it say had late nineties kid more shook than the   finale ofAvengers : Endgame . TheShrekfranchise was one of the most successful of the 2000s ,   and itstill resonate in popular culturealmost two decades after the first moving picture was released .

TheShrekfranchise   kick back off in 2001 ,   starring Mike Myers as the titular poor boy , Eddie Murphy as Donkey , and Cameron Diaz as Shrek ’s paramour Fiona . Shrekbecame an instant animated classic and engender three sequel , a spin - off film ( Puss in Boots ) , two TV specials , and aBroadway musical . Shrek 5has been   in development for years , but there is little known about the film orhow it could extend   theShrekfranchise . The plot follows Shrek and the remainder of the gang as they return to Fiona ’s home kingdom , the land of Far Far Away , to bring down her parents . There they meet a horde of classic poove tale characters , including Prince Charming and The Fairy Godmother . Now , the hit film has been give the Honest Trailers treatment .

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Shrek 2is the newest film to be skewered byScreen Junkiesas part of the Honest Trailer Summer Blockbuster serial publication . The television takes intention at a figure of the franchise ’s trademarks , including the dated liveliness , endlesspop culture book of facts , multiple fart gags , the fact that people on Twitter ca n’t kibosh mouth about how hot human Shrek is , and the man and wife at the center of the tale that is"clearly doom . “One of the prevue ’s best gag , though , compare the film ’s third act to thefinale ofAvengers : Endgame , tell that the turn and deaths inShrek 2were more lurid for kids than they were for their grownup counterpart in 2019.Screen Junkieswhole Honest Trailer can be see below :

It ’s not all negative , though , as the Honest Trailer also has a lot of making love for the movie , order it ’s " a rare continuation that manages to naturally develop its characters , expand its universe and break the radical of the first flick even deeply . “While the originalShrekis still one of DreamWork ’s most popular pic , Shrek 2was a grown hit , almost crossing the magical$1 billion mark at the global boxoffice on a $ 150 million budget .

Shrek 2 ’s Honest Trailer is an exact take on one of the most - loved animated films of the past two decades . Shrek 2is arguably one of the mellow period in the franchise , as theShrekspin - offs and further sequelssuffered from diminishing returns . What the Honest Trailer drives home is that while the firstShrekwas fun , the second handle to expand on that and get up with a Modern story that made you know the case even more . It ’s a enceinte venereal infection of nostalgia and score you want to watchShrek 2again , despite the old school liveliness .

Shrek looking embarassed in Shrek 2

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