Fun fact: William Steig, the author of the book that this franchise is based on, passed away a year before this film came out. Shrek 2 was dedicated to him.

Shrek 2 is easily the BEST Shrek Movie out of the 4 no doubt about it!

You can't deny the DVD menu is peak.

If the beast from Beauty and the beast can have a happily ever after, so can Shrek.

This movie still has the best version of Holding Out For A Hero that I've ever heard!

This is a cinematic masterpiece and sent the high bar for Dreamworks and for sequels.

Shrek was right about Fiona's parents not liking him, we all least King Harold didn't like him at first, Queen Lillian didn't seem to mind him. Fiona should've known better but because she was so eager to see her parents again after so many years, she disregarded Shrek's warning

Since I was a kid, I considered this movie perfect. And as an adult I consider this movie even more PERFECT

Fun Fact: In Fairy Godmother's (Jennifer Saunders') factory, some workers are putting potion bottles on a conveyor belt. One of the bottles is marked "Fiagra" a play on Viagra

This is the Citizen Kane of animated sequels along with Toy Story 2 and 3 and Kung Fu Panda 2.

Shrek 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 are some of the best sequels ever.

The first Shrek is a classic. The second Shrek is a masterpiece. The third Shrek is a dud. The fourth Shrek was a decent end. The first Puss in Boots was alright. The second Puss in Boots was a surprise! That's how I describe the Shrek/Puss in Boots franchise in a nutshell.

*FEAR ME IF YOU DARE!!!!!!!* Back when the world need him most, they "Need A Hero!"

This may be one of the great comedies of all time-not just animated comedies-but one of the all time great funny movies.

The comedy and writing was so good with this sequel.

Ah Fox and the Hound is next. Yeah that scene where Todd gets released is a tear jerker

If only DreamWorks kept this same level of quality consistently

I remember 2004 being the best year for me. Not just because of this movie, but also many great films, great videogames like Donkey Konga and more, Cartoons that i grew up with on Cartoon Network and Saturday Morning cartoons and came back to my Ciudad Juarez home.

The best way to describe Shrek 2 is Dreamworks’ Guess who’s coming to Dinner with some fairy tale references. Also, Holding out for hero is one of the greatest climatic scenes in cinema history.

I remember you placed this film at #4 on your top 10 best animated sequels. Why am I not surprised that this got a glowing review from you?

Harold! Shrek! Fiona! Fiona! Mom! Harold! Donkey!

This is a perfect way to end off AniMat's Classic Reviews of 2022.

Now we finally get to the Shrek series in Animat's Classic Reviews.

As a geek for animated sequels like Pixar’s “Toy Story 2” or Illumination’s “Despicable Me 2”, this is my absolute favorite from DreamWorks. Sure, a couple of duds that follow up like “Shark Tale” and, especially, “Shrek the Third” did disservices to the company, but it never stopped me from enjoying most of their features. And, while, sequels to “Kung Fu Panda” and “How to Train Your Dragon” are next to the big green ogre’s sequel, it still has a personal connection that still holds for many years. For those who are looking forward to seeing “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” next week, I guarantee you that after watching it, that sequel might be the best thing to exist in the entire “Shrek” franchise” after “Shrek 2”.

Shrek 2 is an iconic movie! The upload of this review is excellent timing because puss in boots: the last wish is coming to theaters this Christmas.

Shrek 2 was probably the first Dreamworks film I owned. And I'm happy that I grew up with this instead of the Boss Baby.

*I Need a Hero intensifies*

Shrek 2 was a hit for me as a kid. I had it on dvd growing up and it started my Shrek phase.

This was my favorite DreamWorks movie growing up. The 1st Shrek movie may have started this franchise, but 2 expanded on the original film in all the right ways.

I wish the dragon appeared throughout the film instead of just the ending. She would've turned into a pegasus!

"Don't you point those dirty green sausages at me!"

The thing about the animation I love is how realistic the artstyle is. They have small regular eyes, realistic teeth, and even tiny details like the moles and freckles. It’s animation like this I miss cause it made me believe this could happen in real life. It’s like, comparing this animation with Disney or Dreamworks 3D now. Where they all have big cartoony eyes, perfect clear skin, and not that many details. Here, the eyes are so realistic and their teeth isn’t pearly white, and even though they are expressive, they’re still realistic and look like they could most definitely exist in our world. I miss Dreamworks 3D realistic artstyle here, it may not have aged that well, but it’s still really good.

Did you know that this was the first sequel to a CGI animated movie since Toy Story 2? The five year gap between 1999 to 2004 is the longest time a sequel to an early CGI movie had and thanks to Shrek 2 every year after afterwards had a sequel to a CGI animated movie.

Shrek franchise Ranked: 01: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 02: Shrek 2 03: Shrek 04: Puss in Boots 05: Shrek Forever After 06: Shrek the Third

Fox and the hound is next!

I got to say this is the best sequel and the best movie in 2004

This animated cinematic project is how you SHOULD make a sequel especially with the animation and writing

This will ever be my favorite shrek movie and my favorite dreamworks animation film.

This is not only my favorite Shrek film, but it’s also one of my favorite films from DreamWorks Animation.

Best Donkey lines from that movie, “Are we there yet?” “….pop…pop! …..Pop!” “Police Brutality! Police Brutality!” “Donkey!”

My intro to the shrek films and never knew there was a first one, I thought 2 was the first 🥰🥰🥰

The animation is much better than the first movie with the characters, locations and fluids like water and mud.

If only they stopped the franchise here :(

The next review is The Fox and the Hound

It’s hilarious to think we go from this to Shrek the third

Shrek: Alright big fella let’s crash this party😁

15:19 Patrick: LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT! I WANT ALL OF YOU TO LOOK AT IT!

Interesting. Disney’s The Fox and the Hound is the next review. This should be something to analyze, especially since this comes from the early 1980s which is considered one of the company’s rockiest times

I loved the first SHREK and when I heard about the sequel I thought "They'll never top the first one." Guess what...

Me and my classmates use to watch the heck out of this movie back in Junior High, especially the karaoke segments. 🤣

Easily the best Shrek film. This movie is a real masterpiece plain and simple, this film was part of my childhood and it only gets better with age. Great review Animat.

I will always have a big spot for the first one. But this is definitely a worthy successor. Truly One of the highlights of Mike Myers' career. Puss in Boots' introduction is another highlight in my opinion. Intentionally (if it was) written as a Zorro parody, to the point of having Antonio Banderas to voice the character. One of the standouts of the movie, if you ask me.

this was not nominated for best animated featuread but shark tals was let that sink

Shrek 2 is an amazing follow-up to the first film and by far one of the best sequels ever made. And with Puss in Boots’s own sequel coming later this year and getting very positive previews, I entirely hope…no, wish that he’ll be able to share at least a shred of Shrek’s success.👌🏽

This movie is the literal definition of how to do an AMAZING sequel! The story is engaging, the characters both old and new are memorable, the jokes and pop-culture references still hold up, the soundtrack is S tier god level (Holding out for a Hero didn't have to go THAT hard but I'm glad they did). Its a movie I've seen so many times but I never get tired of it. Its easily my favorite out of all the Shrek movies. Also Shrek as a human is a total HOTTIE!!

I got this movie on DVD as a kid. Good times.

Okay though, can we talk about the soundtrack in this movie and how lit it is!? I can't believe you didn't mention how great the performance of Jennifer Saunder's edition of Holding out for a Hero was! That scene alone is why this movie is my favorite out of the Shrek franchise and one of my favorite Dreamworks movies.

This brings back ALOT of good memories ;)

It seems like the sequels to any Dreamworks movie turns out better than the original, except for Trolls Word Tour and Boss Baby 2.

I hope Puss In Boots The Last Wish will get AniMat’s seal of approval

The fact that you gave this film a 10/10 makes me more curious about how you'll review The Incredibles if you ever get to do so, considering I love both movies so much it's almost a tie. (personally, I like the Pixar film a bit more) AND considering it was the Pixar film that won the Oscar that year

Mat, although you mostly take movie requests from pateron, can you do a review of the Polar Express? If you do take my request, may you call me by Daniel?

Yeah this is truly one of my favorite animated movies and second favorite sequel of all time (only behind Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and it's still a close fight) an easy 10/10 from me overall

I wish Dreamworks would go back in time when they *𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔* made great movies like Megamind, Shrek 2, How to Train Your Dragon, The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots, etc and not movies nowadays like The Boss Baby 2, Spirit, Dragons: The Nine Realms, Trollhunters, Penguins of Madagascar, etc. (Also for people who have seen Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) I wish DreamWorks put All Star by Smash Mouth in the movie, because the movie was supposed to be the last Puss in Boots movie and then have Puss go to Far Far Away and meet Shrek and the others but anyways, I'm happy with what I got from the film, I just wish they at least put All Star at the end or have Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers reprise their roles as Shrek and Donkey for the ending scene where they both meet Puss.

this is the greatest cinematic sequel of all time

Next review: “the fox and the hound“

I remember watching this movie a lot back in the day and having a blast with it. Looking back on it, I consider it an improvement from the first film, with an engaging love story, great new characters joining the characters from before (my favorite of which being Puss in Poots), and especially how this movie doesn't take so many jabs at Disney like the first movie did. This is definitely my favorite film in the Shrek franchise. As for the next review, I honestly don't know what it'll be, but if it's an "emotional" movie, then let's make sure we've got our tissues ready. EDIT: Scratch that, I think I figured out what it is: "The Fox and the Hound".

This sequel is always wonderful.

Coming soon Disney's 24th animated film "The Fox and the Hound".

Fox and The Hound is next

Its one of best squeals I ever watched and its rare to say it actually even better than the original movie.

Great review mate as always, looking forward to the original Fox and The Hound review next.

I've always preferred the first movie because I find it to be funnier, but in terms of story, it definitely goes to this one.

You cannot say the first Shrek is better than this masterpiece. You just can’t.

To this day I prefer Jennifer Saunderrs' cover of "Holding Out for a Hero" over the original and listen to it all the time. I love this movie so much!

To me, it's interesting how much of a legacy Shrek had at Dreamworks, it represented them as edgy, trending, and an exciting competior for Disney. After the 4 Shrek films were made, Dreamworks couldn't just let go of their beloved franchise so they made the Puss in Boots spinoff films and T.V show. After watching all 4 Shrek films, the first and 2nd are the best while the others weren't the worst movies but they lost all charm and comedy and everything that made Shrek stand out later.

Me: Alright animat let’s crash this review with your seal of approval! 😁👍

Now Animat should turn the tables and review Shrek the Third. Love to see how that would play out. 😂

Saying that Shrek 2 is incredible is like saying water is wet. It couldn't be any more true.

10:57 I think this line might have aged well because of one spin off

SUCH a GOOD Movie. The Fairy Godmother has got to be the BEST Villain in the Shrek Franchise. PERIOD.

Next to Toy Story 2 and 3, this is one of my favorite animated sequels of all time

Shrek 2 is DreamWorks’s Empire Strikes Back. A sequel that expands on and improves on the original at the same time.

Just like last year, ending off this year with another seal of approval. I’m starting to like this pattern!

I loved this movie as a kid so much. That I even loved playing the Far Far Away Idol bonus features. Still an awesome movie!

Question for Animat: will you be reviewing the animated Night at the museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules! (2022), and Scrooge: A Christmas Carol? (Replies from Animat Only)

I laugh the part before shrek gets attacked by puss is when puss jumps and growls as he open up his claws ready to attack him and shrek soon realizes that he’s about get attacked his eyes goes out wide and he goes like OH SHIT! 👀 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Damn the sequel’s comedy is hilarious! 😂🤣😁👍

My Score The Story 10/10 The Animation 10/10 The Characters 10/10 10/10

Shrek 2 is my all time favorite in the Shrek franchise! I loved when my Dad took me to see it in the movie theater. It made Puss in Boots my favorite cat character also. He is so cool. I know Last Wish is a couple years old already, but I really want to see it especially from all the good reviews it’s received.

You chose a great day to post this review. Today is the day DreamWorks’ “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” premieres in theaters! …or at least in America it is

(10/10) The Story (10/10) The Animation (10/10) The Characters I Give Shrek 2 (10/10) Best Shrek movie and best DreamWorks movie yet

This is my favourite of the Shrek franchise. Love it!

Shrek 2 is my favorite in the franchise and I still consider it to be the best one! I enjoy the sequel the most than the first Shrek as I watch it many times as a kid! And I honestly had a good laugh that you make an Among Us reference in the end!

The song We’re Doing a Sequel may have said ‘the sequel’s never quite as good’, but this movie begs to differ (No offense to The Muppets intended)

I thought you would give this movie a 9/10 but I guess I was wrong STORY: 10/10 ANIMATION: 10/10 CHARTERERS: 10/10 TOTAL: 10/10👍

I sure love this movie, all through my life, even saw it before the first film (but I had a pirate copy). It just still holds up to this day, with the expansion of happily ever after. Plus, I do enjoy the characters, especially Donkey. And who could not resist Puss in Boots' sad face? 🥰 It's without a doubt the best Shrek movie, also the best DreamWorks Animation movie in my opinion! 10 out of 10! 😄👏

Me: Yah Baby Sweet Most memorable Recife My Piplup: And we All even Say This possibly Animats best review yet My Pikachu: Yah and not just of this month My Pachirisu: Yes. Definitely. Absolutely!! Although movies that only just came out this year or more pacifily movies that first came out in 2022 in general don't count

One of the first sequels I ever saw in theatres, and twice too. First time was with my parents and second time was with summer camp

❤️💖 Yeah, the Shrek 2 review finally arrived after all these years waiting for a review! Anyways, I always loved Shrek 2! One of my favorite animated films and one of the best animated sequels next to Toy Story 2 & 3, The Rescuers Down Under, Kung Fu Panda 2, How to Train Your Dragon etc. This is one of those rare animated sequels that is actually good or improved way better than the first movie. I remembered very good old nostaglic memories in my childhood when I first watched this movie in the movie theaters during 2004 and I was very lucky to see this movie in theaters and got this movie on VHS 📼 ans always watched it whenever I have free time to watch. Personality, I wished Shrek 2 was the series finale and it didn't needed a third or fourth film. I feel like the second film as a series finale in my honest opinion. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

This may be DreamWorks greatest sequel of all time!!