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Shrek/Shrek 3D Double Bill

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3 star:		(9)
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First, there's the Shrek film, which is not only an Academy Award winning Animated film...It's one of the best Films I've ever seen. I HIGHLY recommend that you buy the ASIN=B00003CXXJ version of Shrek which is both Widescreen and Fullscreen DVD, with great extras. The Shrek in this DVD pack is just Full Screen, which is an insult to this amazing film.

Then, there's Shrek 3-D, which is a great "4-D" theme park attraction at Universal Studios. It looses some of it's funniness going from 4-D to 3-D...so see it at the theme park, in all it's glory. Here, it is only presented in Anaglyph (Latin for "annoying"). The 15 minute short is presented in 2 formats, 2-D (why?!?) and Anaglyph (Red/Cyan glasses). Very bad move not to have included a Field Sequential 3-D version, which is what all the 3-D film lovers were readying their wallets for. Anaglyph looks like bad 3-D on all TVs, while Field Sequential looks great, but only works some TVs. Including both would've sold very well.
Lastly...there's NO "Making Of Shrek 3-D" on the 3-D DVD...just 2 versions of a 15 minute short, and an interesting ad/trailer for Shrek 2.

Skip this 2 pack. Buy the Widescreen DVD of Shrek. And hope they re-release Shrek 3-D in Field Sequential 3-D, with a Making Of, as a single DVD, later.

After watching this travesty on TV for 5 minutes,I turned it off and rested my aching eyes from the often out of focus 3D.
I read that for 3D to work,a cinema must have a specially coated screen so television viewing is out of the question.
This DVD does have a normal 2D version that kids can watch,but as the weak story is just an excuse for 3D effects,it isn't worth the money.
It is only 15 minutes long and doesn't really add anything to the story. If you already have the first Shrek movie,then save your money and don't buy this.

Of course, Shrek is a great movie but I bought this thinking that the Shrek 3D was going to be a great addition to our collection - I was completely letdown. Shrek 3D is 16 minutes long - my daughter was very upset when it ended so abruptly. If you already own the origianl Shrek, DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!!

This Shrek 3-D is actually a DVD release of the Shrek 4-D theatrical show at Universal Studios. How do I know this? because I went to Universal Studios recently, and I saw the Shrek 4-D show. When I heard about a Shrek 3-D DVD coming out, I though I'd get it to see if it was any good. Well, to tell the truth, if you really want to see this incredibly short, and sad excuse for a DVD, I recomend saving your money and going to Universal Studios instead of spending the extra money on this. A word of advice to the makers of this DVD: If you're going to release a theme park attraction on DVD, you should probably make it into a regular mini movie (not 3-D, because most of us can't get that kind of experience on our televisions anyway) and please, sell it seperately around $4.99 or so. It might surprise you how much more money you could make if you did this, because many people that are interested in this product already have the first movie, and it really isn't fair to suck money out of people, over something as pathetic as a 15 minute mini movie, based on a theme park attraction.

Shrek, the main movie, is SO popular there's really no need for yet another review, so I'll focus on the mini 3D adventure included with this set.
While it's great to have the original cast all back, the one thing this "adventure" lacks is humor. There's plenty of action, and one can definitely see how this footage could be used for an amusement park attraction, but all-in-all, there's just no real substance here.
In fact, the trailer for the upcoming Shrek 2 theatrical release was more entertaining, and generated more laughs, than anything found in the mini-3D adventure.
One definitely annoying part is when the short film ends. Suddenly, the credits start rolling and the sound goes completely mute...no music...no singing...nothing. I can only imagine that those releasing this opted to cut costs and spare the extra expense of paying for music rights.
In a nutshell, it's worth a look, but that's about it. If you already own the original Shrek on DVD, save your money and use it to see Shrek 2 instead.

Shrek-3D... not going to watch it. I planned to watch it tomorrow.

Went to watch Shrek first... and as another commenter noted, it's the FULL-SCREEN edition!

The 2-pack comes with a cardstock wrapper, with Shrek3-D listed, then Shrek. Shrek3-D is widescreen. Shrek is not.

Did I think to check Shrek info after Shrek3-D, in the store, ultra-small print? No. Stupid me.

So... it's going back tomorrow, opened.

Why in the name of all that's holy would you release a new widescreen feature (or short, in this case) and bundle the full-screen??????? Twits.

Went to store to buy this, but since the first DVD is FullScreen, forget it! I knew the 3D one is short, but that's fine (weirdly, it is in widescreen format), but why the cropped version?
Guess I'll wait till the new movie is on DVD and get the 3pack

Bundle the Shrek movie with a mini 15 minute DVD.....O.K., I might have bought it because I don't have Shrek on DVD yet.....but, they released it with the Full Screen version!!!! WHY!!!!!! That was just plain....uhhhh...."DUH"!!!!! Do they think that they won't make money by selling Shrek 3-D on its own? Do they just have a stock-pile of Full Screen versions and want to get rid of them? Why bundle a Full Screen with a Widescreen 3D???? WHY, WHY, WHY???? Sheesh!!!! Don't waste your time or your money. Go see the 4D at Universal Studios and enjoy.....or if they sell it seperatly, but chuck this deal where it belongs...in the waste bin until they stop trying to be SO money hungry!!!

I ordered SHREK3-D because i thought it would be a full length movie but i was wrong. it is only a 15-18 minute chase scene where shrek and donkey have to save Fiona. i actually remeber seeing the segement on TV! i was dissapointed but the 3-d action was okay. i have to say that for such a big company they could have upped the 3-d. however the orginal shrek was and will always be really good. but i wouldn't spend $23 on getting both. i would just rent it from your local movie store. actually you might want to buy both from a used dealer. that is what i did and now i am really glad that i only spent $16 on both for the price of one. YOU ARE BETTER OFF BUYING THE DVD FROM A USED DEALER. THEY ARE ACTUALLY BRAND NEW STILL IN THE FACTORY SEALED BOX!! TRUST YOU BE GLAD YOU SAVED YOUR MONEY:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Thank You Amazon for having such great real time reviews for me to read!!!!! I usually check here to see what to rent and what to buy. I am so glad I checked here first. I was going to buy this 2 DVD set. Saved again by Amazon reviewers.
1) Full Screen - Not for me
2) 3D - Not really 3D _thanks to the other reviewers for teaching me about real 3D DVDs.