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MPAA Rating: PG, for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action
Genre: Comedy/Adventure/Animated
Age range: Ages 6 and up
Runtime: Approx. 81 minutes
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Justin Timberlake, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amy Sedaris, John Krasinski, Ian McShane
Studio: DreamWorks

Release Date: May 18, 2007

Shrek the Third - Guide Review

When Shrek's (voiced by Mike Myers) froggie father-in-law (voiced by John Cleese) croaks, the weight of the kingdom is left on Shrek and Fiona's (voiced by Cameron Diaz) shoulders. Not willing to fill his father-in-law's kingly shoes, Shrek sets off with his best pals Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas) to find the only other possible heir to the throne - long lost cousin Artie.

Shrek travels to Artie's high school and offers him the throne, but there is another who claims that the right to rule Far Far Away is his own. Deciding that his days of pining away over fame, fortune, and power are over, Prince Charming (voiced by Rupert Everett) gathers all of the disenchanted creatures of Far Far Away together and incites them to go to war. Before Shrek can return with the rightful heir, they attack Far Far Away and take over the kingdom.

Upon hearing the news of the hostile takeover, Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and Artie magically return to save the day.

They are met with more than they expected, however, and Shrek plays right into Charming's evil plans.

Meanwhile, Fiona has convinced her princess friends to join together and fight Charming and his goons. They will no longer wait around to be rescued, but Far Far Away may be too far gone to be saved by an angry band of empowered women.

Shrek the Third lacks the creative storytelling that made the first two movies successful, but there are still a few laugh out loud funny moments for both kids and parents. Included in those funny moments, though, are a couple of jokes that will hopefully sail right over kids' heads. Similar to the first two movies, Shrek the Third contains some crude humor, but the third installment pushes the envelop of innuendo a bit more than the first two Shrek movies do.

Shrek the Third - Note to Parents

Shrek the Third has all of the burping/farting type of crude humor that most people expect from the big green ogre and his faithful sidekicks, with a little extra suggestive material thrown in. In certain scenes, characters are implied to be nude by the reactions and comments of other characters, but nothing explicit is shown. In the beginning of the movie, Shrek has an itch on his behind which he cannot scratch himself, so he asks for help from a servant named "Fiddlesworth."

Several pooping and vomiting jokes are also thrown in, mostly regarding these types of actions being done by babies.

The movie contains some "battle sequences," but all are done in the style of mild action and comedy. In one scene, a major character looks to have been run through with a sword, but the sword actually missed.

Shrek the Third - Content Overview

The following lists a few of the most prominent examples of possibly offensive content in the movie (may contain spoilers):
Violence(Moderate)
- Prince Charming walks into a bar and the patrons come after him menacingly. Once he convinces them to join him, they engage in a bar fight, but we don't see anyone get too injured. Later, Prince Charming and his army attack Far Far Away and engage in riotous behavior in the streets.
- Hook and his men come after Shrek and his friends. The two groups fight using swords and hand-to-hand combat.
- Queen Lillian bashes her head into a brick wall and breaks it down. The group of princesses then storms the castle. Inside the castle, Prince Charming stabs Shrek with a sword, but we later see that it did not actually pierce him.

Sex/Nudity(Moderate)
- In a couple of scenes, characters imply that another character is nude or exposed, but we do not see any explicit material.
- When Shrek finds out that Fiona is pregnant, he mutters, "How did the happen?" and Puss in Boots begins to answer but is cut off by Shrek before anything explicit is said.
- A very masculine princess (who looks like a man dressed in women's clothing), says that Prince Charming makes her "hotter than July."

Profanity(None)
- No profanity, but the word "butt" is used.

Alcohol/Drugs(Moderate)
- Characters are shown drinking in a bar, and Prince Charming orders a fuzzy navel, offering to buy one for everyone there.
- At the high school, some kids get out of a carriage filled with smoke, and they seem to be stoned.
- Puss in Boots talks about drinking mojitos.

Bad/Disrespectful Behavior(Heavy)
- Shrek doesn't want to be king, so he misleads Artie in an effort to transfer the responsibility.
- Prince Charming and other characters are bitter about not getting a "happily ever after," and they try to take the kingdom by force.
- At the high school, some students are mean and use words such as "ooeth" when they see Shrek. They also make a sign referring to another student that reads, "I sucketh."

Scary Scenes(Mild)
- The scenes listed under "Violence" may be scary or unsettling to children.

Sad/Unsettling Scenes(Mild)
- Fiona's father, who is now a frog, dies.
- Artie and Shrek have a discussion about how Artie's father abandoned him and Shrek's father tried to eat him.

Shrek the Third - Topics to Talk About

• Shrek is nervous to be a father. Why would he not want to be a father, and why would he feel inadequate?
• Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots, without revealing any actual facts, discuss the subject of how babies are created. Kids may question the subject after it is brought up in the movie.