"This will be so much fun, we'll watch movies, stay up late talking, and in the morning I'm making waffles." Now this may sound like a typical sleep over to you but then you take into account that the speaker is a pint-size donkey called (what else) Donkey and he is talking to a swamp living, grumbling green Ogre caller Shrek. This film was marketed to be the most realistic (what am I saying? Most of the characters come from fairytales!) computer generated film so far and it doesn't disappoint. The story is simple, Shrek (Mike Myers), the reluctant hero wants his swamp back after every fairytale character known to man moves in. To accomplish this he must rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from a fierce fire-breathing dragon and escort her to her marriage to Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Inviting himself along for the adventure is Donkey (Eddie Murphy), determined to be the friend that he feels Shrek needs and providing various musical accompaniments along the way. All of the characters have their own secrets and quirks which helps make them new, individual and not like any traditional fairytale characters.
Shrek is a great new film that will appeal to both children and adults of all ages (yes I know that sounds corny!)

In case you were wondering, yep, every single program you watched as a kid is coming back as a movie. For those of you who never watched "Rocky and Bullwinkle", or those of you who (blasphemy) may have forgotten the premise, a quick reminder: Rocket J. Squirrel (who can fly) and Bullwinkle J. Moose (who can't fly, nor can he pull a rabbit out of his hat) do repeated battle with Pottsylvanian agents Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. The bad guys are ruled by their fearless leader, who, coincidentally, is named Fearless Leader. Along the way, they also do battle with the somewhat shirty narrator, and with the constant bad puns in the script.
Now, in their first movie, Rocky and Bullwinkle emerge into the real world, following Natasha, Boris and Fearless (played by Russo, Alexander and DeNiro respectively). Since supporting characters have names like "Karen Sympathy", you should be able to tell that the bad puns have come along for the ride too. The plot, such as it is, has Fearless attempting to rule the world, while Boris and Natasha try to do away with Moose and Squirrel.
Innovative, complex and experimental are three words that don't apply to this film. Goofy, fun and entertaining all do. So hang around for a few decent laughs.