The Shrek films all center around an unlikely hero who lives in a swamp that just happens to be an Ogre. Shrek which apparently means fear and terror in German and Yiddish, is in appearance a big green scary monster. Along with Shrek we have his wife Fiona, a donkey named, well Donkey, Puss in Boots along with a slew of other familiar characters from our children stories.

But of course for any animation to come to life, it lies heavily on the voice talent to make these animated characters real. Who could imagine these movies now without Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and the list goes on and on. With each film they have continued to add an impressive collection of celebrities to voice characters like Merlin, Snow White or even King Arthur. I suspect there’s a long line to get an opportunity to be in the next installment of the series.

Shrek the Third came out last year on DVD and now arrives on blu-ray with a few new bonus features. Everything looks great in HD but none as beautiful as computer animation. There’s no grain it’s flawless and Shrek the Third looks amazing. All of the previous bonus features from the standard DVD are all here and now in beautiful HD.

Lately there hasn’t been a whole lot of new extras to entice a consumer to upgrade to blu-ray. However, Shrek the Third’s includes a new features that works through a new “picture in a picture” option. The PIP allows the viewer to use The Animator’s Corner function that provides storyboards, deleted scenes and even technical goofs while watching the film. This is a new idea that in some ways replaces the commentary track by adding visuals to the mix.

DreamWorks has created an enduring cast of characters and the films are far from over. I look forward to the further adventures of Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and all the other colorful characters we have grown to love.

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