Trailer: Shrek Forever After

I would have thought that after the Lifeless Shrek the Third the only suitable fourth movie would involve Shrek and Donkey discovering an enormous cow in the forests of Far, Far Away and then spend the next 80 minutes beating it and watching the coins fall out, laughing maniacally to themselves. In 3D.

Not so. Amidst rumour of a Puss In Boots spin off the fellows at Dreamworks have unleashed the trailer for the fourth film entitled Shrek Forever After and have wrapped it up in a tidy looking new poster. Both can be seen below.

My feelings are simple. I’d happily sit through another Shrek film, I enjoyed the first, thought the second was self parodic but found the third to be a CG wasteland, barren of ideas, mocking of its own characters, and substituting celeb cameos for jokes. If the fourth film is any good I’ll be a very happy man.

Strangely enough I just caught the TV festive special, Shrek the Halls and found that to be a slight return to form, though perhaps due to the borrowed charm of the seasonal atmosphere. I’m just hoping that this spin on It’s A Wonderful Life is a worthy end to the series.

The trailer is embedded below, and head on over to Apple for the HD version. Thanks to the awesome guys at /Film for the news.