Its a perfectly funny movie for older kids and adults...but I was very unhappy with the sexual content. I can get past some potty talk and even some violence because I can use things things as examples to my children of how NOT to be, but why throw in things like the gingerbread man wearing pink thong underwear or songs and dances where the fairy godmother has her "sexy" guys (or something to that effect as she calls them) smacking their own bottoms???? To me it was not just the innuendos that would supposedly go over kids heads (which I do not agree with either, exposure is exposure) but it is the out and out in your face stuff that most parents do not even seem to NOTICE. Has our society really become that desensitized to sexual content??? I should not have to explain this stuff to my kids in this manor. Its one thing to explain sexual function, love, etc. to your children, another to expose them to the raunchy side of it...they will experience that all on their own one day, they do not need to see it in their cartoons as kids! For that reason, I think this was best left for a teen and up audience...though I really would not love it for MY kids even as teens!
I watched this with my 3 year old. Whilst there was nothing in it that I didn't want him to see, much of the humour went way over his head. Also he spent most of the film asking me why Shrek and Fiona were being nasty to everyone
Sexual Content (Not an Issue): Some kissing and innuendo.
Violence (Pause): A character is threatened with pitchforks and torches, a bird explodes, a character is eaten by a dragon, and characters are constantly in peril. Some slapstick.
Language (Pause): Ass, D**n, and crap.
Social Behavior (On): A strong theme of the movie is accepting others for what's on the inside.
Commercialism (Not an Issue): No product placement in the movie, but Shrek is a huge marketing empire.
Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): None.
a kid movie that has too much that is not for little kids
It's not bad, but it is not really a kid's movie. The jokes are often about mature themes, involving drinking, romance, etc. I do not understand who in Hollywood thinks this is OK in an animated movie aimed at kids. My young boys do not get the jokes, so some might argue that it is harmless, but repeated exposure to this kind of thing early on doesn't seem good. Do I later want my young men to consider young women based on their preferred alcoholic beverage? No.
Definitly a great movie. Our family loves it, mostly my son and husband. My husband gets it much more than James, because it really does "go right over his head". It really is a DreamWorks best. THE best Shrek. I would bet though, that my daughter isn't the only one who doesn't like "gross" movies.
We have all four of these movies and has been one of my daughter's favorites since she was allowed to start her movie collection. Yeah there are some innuendos/language that is more for the adults but that is the beauty of the Shrek movies, they make it for the kids AND adults. Honestly the innuendos/language go right over their heads.
While I understand that some profanities are used, I don't view this as an issue. My two year old nephew LOVES it. It's his favorite movie, and it was my brother and my favorite movie when we were little. We are perfectly fine, and I don't see a problem with my nephew. The profanities are so mild and spoken so softly. Most of them are mumbled, and it took me seven years to actually realize they were saying bad words.