Film Review - Shrek Retold
December 14, 2018
Four years ago, I reviewed “Our Robocop Remake,” which explored a full recreation of the 1987 Paul Verhoeven masterpiece as interpreted by numerous filmmakers each offered a sequence to reinvent, often using whatever cinematic tools were available nearby. It was an impressive achievement, having immense fun with low-fi production accomplishments, while a few scenes pulled off exquisite parodies of Verhoeven’s excesses. Now it’s time for “Shrek” to undergo the process of reconsideration. While the feature’s assessment of “Shrek” as some type of classic is up for debate, it’s impossible to discount the passion for the material many share here. Offering an animation/live-action smorgasbord, “Shrek Retold” seeks to celebrate the wonders of the 2001 Dreamworks Animation smash, with over 200 fans unleashed on the original endeavor, coming up with their own highly peculiar take on the details of the fairy tale kingdom. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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