#Shrek was released in theaters 20 years ago today. pic.twitter.com/V0924x3hGT
— Film Updates (@TheFilmUpdates) May 18, 2021
Can you believe it's TWENTY years since Shrek's green goodness first graced our screens?
It's become such a cult classic with millions of devoted fans around the globe and has given us some excellent memes.
Shrek is trending on Twitter on it's anniversary and one review which tears the classic to pieces has gone viral.
Shrek at 20: an unfunny and overrated low for blockbuster animation https://t.co/VgqMqEXbu8
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 18, 2021
The headline gets the whole thing off to a real stinker doesn't it?
It gets worse the further you read to be honest, with one part reading:
"Shrek is a terrible movie. It’s not funny. It looks awful. It would influence many unfunny, awful-looking computer-animated comedies that copied its formula of glib self-reference and sickly sweet sentimentality. Three of those terrible movies were sequels to Shrek and one was a spin-off with a sequel in the works. The curse has eased but not lifted."
But the real star of this viral story is not the actual review, but the total and utter slating it's received on Twitter.
Scott Tobias.... pic.twitter.com/vnVmlg7Xsh
— GMcK (@GMcK2012) May 18, 2021
I feel so stupid! I didn’t notice the flushing outhouse!!! A factual inaccuracy that ruins an otherwise, almost documentary-esque, serious film about love & friendship. This utter lack of plausibility condemns Shrek’s attempt to relay an important message..
Thank you Guardian.
— Rab ?? (@ByoR10) May 18, 2021
Never been a clearer case of: pic.twitter.com/C2ej0CMOay
— Gareth Roberts (@kentrosaurian) May 18, 2021
