Shrek the Halls (2007)

A clear cash-grab...

“"My mama used to always say, 'Christmas ain't Christmas till somebody cries!' Usually that someone's me."

Ah, the oft-exploited Christmas television special, one of the most obvious and whore-ish business moves in the industry. Every year, networks and studios clamber to get their foot in the game, with scores of holiday specials tossed at the wall and with only a select amount ultimately sticking. There's a lot at stake in this game: create a genuine hit and you will become a holiday tradition for decades, but fail to deliver and all your hard work will seldom be seen again. In 2007, Shrek was a hugely profitable brand, with its third instalment having amassed gargantuan figures at the box office. Thus, Shrek the Halls was created to cash in on attention-depraved, oblivious kids” read more

Christmastime Viewings: 2012 (13 movies items)

"First Viewing "My mama used to always say, 'Christmas ain't Christmas till somebody cries!' Usually that someone's me." Thoughts: I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this was pretty bad. It's a short, corny, hopelessly predictable Christmas special, plagued with a strong stench of commercialism. It's clear no-one put much heart or effort into this one. Full review here"

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"Shrek the Halls (Gary Trousdale, 2007) "

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"TV, 1st viewing Fucking bad although not as excruciatingly boring as the third (TURD) film. No. More. Fart jokes."

Replaces Shrek The Third as best Shrek film of 07.

“I watched it on live British TV when it first came out on Christmas Day 2007 and I simply loved it. It was on TV again on Christmas Eve 2008 and I loved it even more. I love it just as much as the full length first two films. It had that original taste and brought back the charadcters we love to see. To me and maybe most people this film recycled so to speak Shrek The Third. Thank goodness Shrek The Halls was released the same year as Shrek The Third was because to me Shrek The Halls is the 2007 Shrek film. Yes, Shrek The Halls is a short but it had that taste of the chemistry between the characters that rose back again particularly from Shrek 2. Christmas is the perfect theme for a Shrek film because some Christmases end in disaster where this film starts to be for Shrek.

This f” read more