In 2001 Dreamworks released "Shrek", it was a huge success and made Dreamworks the first real contender against Pixar. Three years later "Shrek 2" came out, people still liked it and the Shrek story seemed like it could wrap up at that point...then "Shrek 3" came out...Just pretend "Shrek 3" didn't happen. Shrek 4 does what 3 should have done, wrapped up the story. The plot of 4 is that Shrek is now bored with family life, so he makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to go back before he met Fiona so he can be a "real" ogre, but through contractual trickery Shrek finds himself fighting to get back his family and friends, Basically "It's a Wonderful Life" with fairy tale characters. This plot also is a good excuse to re introduce characters, but it's so fast paced no one gets much screen time. The animation looks top notch as always, and the voice acting is good, if not a little a little phoned in at times. There are some new characters introduced, the other ogres are alright, but Rumpelstiltskin is probably the best new character, especially considering he isn't even a professional actor, just a writer/animator. I saw this in 3D Imax and while it is really cool to see everything in giant three dimensional craziness, it's not necessary, seeing it in a normal theater probably would be alright. What it comes down to is that if you liked Shrek, this is a very good send off to the franchise, even to the point where the big song at the end is "Im a Believer" again and the credits are made up of images from all the movies. It does such a good job ending the series that it's only fitting that 4 gets a 4 outta 5
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