Review – Shrek 2

Though this lags behind the original in the charm department, it makes up for its typical sequel shortcomings by being a bit more technically impressive. I particularly liked the addition of Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas), who fairly clearly stole the show. The cat aside, my favorite parts of this production were mostly the little things, such as Tom Waits briefly voicing a piano-playing Captain Hook. The limits of video made it hard to pick up on some of the background detail – particularly the parody store signs in Far Far Away. But the DVD includes some entertaining special features (including an interactive American Idol parody) that help make up for the lack of resolution in the NTSC signal. Worth seeing