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Did you ever wonder who ever came up with the name Shrek? Kind of like Stitch. Or Stimpy. Who the heck comes up with this stuff? Maybe there's something about those strange and random 'S' names . . . maybe they meant to name him Shreak, and someone made a typo. Maybe its a subliminal message. No, the name Shrek is derived from the Yiddish word Shreck, meaning fear or terror. I sound pretty smart, huh? Actually, I just looked it up on Wikipedia.

Unlike its predecessors, Shrek The Third isn't anything special. It basically begins where it left off in the second film. Shrek and Princess Fiona are happily married, but because of certain circumstances, Shrek ventures off to find Arthur, the next heir. It turns out that Arthur is just a kid that even that nerds and dorks pick on. Meanwhile, back in Far Far Away, Prince Charming sees Shrek's absence as a chance to blitz the city and the castle and assume the throne.

Although full of funny pop culture references, crass and sometimes raunchy humor (which you'll only understand if you have a dirty mind; it is still a family film), and creative execution, Shrek The Third still lacked that extra "umph" that Shrek and Shrek 2 had. Not to mention that Arthur's character was pretty cheesy.

Sidenote: Justin Timberlake is the voice of Arthur, and you wouldn't know it. You know how he has that kind of 'gangsta' way of speech? Well its completely omitted for Arthur. So is Justin posin'? Important things to think about along with Paris Hilton going to jail . . .

Anyway, there were some good bits, like the Princess's fight scene and the part where Pinocchio was trying not to lie. However, as a result of the previous two films, the same jokes were just getting stale. Yet people are hungry, so they still eat it. Same reason why I ate that movie theater hot dog. As for a kid viewer, this movie sounded like a 5 GOOMBA for them. They may not have understood all the jokes, but Man, did they sound like they were having a good time; especially during the gross out scenes. They sure like vomit.

Overall, the film was funny, but I could have waited for the DVD. Lucky for me, my Dad payed. :) And lucky for you, you now know what to expect. Thanks, Dad!