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Shrek 2

The biggest hit of the year, this is the sequel to the Academy Award winning film based on William Steig's irony-dripping children's books.

Purists claimed the first film was an aberration on Steig's original, and so, this time around, the producers moved the film into strictly Hollywood territory, spoofing the industry itself, and, hiding sheer 'lack of originality' under the convenient tag of 'referencing,' wooed the box office with walloping success.

Adding the voices of Antonio Banderas and John Cleese to existing stars Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy proved infallible as audiences lapped up the tale of the smitten ogres. Like onions, this film was: in layers. Layers, just transparent and obvious enough to make sure several sequels will follow.
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