I am a coaster enthusiast and I bought this because the 3d short film included is the 4d shrek film shown in the universal studios theme parks accross the world.

Now in the theme parks it is watched on a large cinema size screen and as a result the 3d effect works very well. At home it works surprisingly well but doesn't of course compare to seeing it on a big screen.

So definately buy it if you have a video projector (some lucky people do) and invite your friends round for a scare! if not then bare in mind you need to sit near the screen to see the effect (which still does work pretty well).

So overall i would say definately if you haven't got the original buy it, if you have got the original, how much do you like theme parks and 3d films ?!


Mixed Feelings   June 22, 2004
 43 out of 43 found this review helpful

This DVD contains both the original Shrek film, and a new 15 minute feature in 3D.
Shrek, on its own gets 5 stars. It is a truly amazing film, funny to people of all ages. The animation is beautiful, the voices great (my favourite is by far Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy). If you havn't seen this film then buy this DVD with no doubts, even if its just for the main film.

The additional disc, Shrek 3D is different. Its a 3D feature lasting about 15 minutes (the kind where u wear those red and blue glasses... 4 pairs supplied). There is very little in the way of a story, and the main plot is all written on the back of the box. It seems like the feature is an excuse to play around with 3d, rather than a good feature enhanced with 3d. Despite all this, it is still quite good. The 3d animation is very good, and things do seem to be sticking out of your TV screen. However, after 15 minutes of viewing my eyes really hurt. There is an option on it to play it in standard animation, without the 3d, but I don't really see the point in this, as without the gimmick of the 3D it isn't really that great.

On the whole, if you don't own shrek already, get this because u get the original film and the new feature for the same price as just the original. If you already own Shrek, I don't think that paying nearly 15 quid for just the 15 minutes is worth it, but if you do feel that you want everything to do with shrek, then go for it,