My daily date with Shrek...

Do you remember my post about my daily date with Tarzan?  Well, the little man has now had a 4-day streak of requesting Shrek!  I am all for a little variety, and I am also very proud of my little man's fine taste in children's film.  He seems to really know when a movie has some level of interest for me, also:)

If you haven't seen Shrek (2001) (there may be 2 or 3 of you out there that fall into this category:), then you are really missing out on a great one.  The soundtrack is awesome, and my son sings the tunes all the time now (it is pretty affecting to hear your almost-two-year-old sing that Rufus Wainwright song, "Hallelujah", I will admit:).  I love the sassy donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, and all of his fabulous allusions to adult humor (he also sings some pretty good tunes).  The characters all have famous voices, such as Mike Myers, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, and Cameron Diaz, as "Princess Fiona".  The princess is a perfect example of another really great aspect to this movie (the story and characters completely defy fairy tale norms)... She is really fun, and an ogre, and she rescues the fellas just as much as they rescue her, which is a switch from your typical Disney princess:)  I have to say, the best part of all is right at the end... the entire cast of characters erupts into a wild dance party, performing songs and group dance numbers that rival any Broadway show (as far as my son in concerned:).  They sing excerpts from "Like A Virgin", "Baby Got Back", "So Happy Together", "Dance to the Music", and "Feelings", just to name a few:)  I hope that you rediscover this modern classic, and that your kids like it as much as I... I mean, my son, does! (oh, yeah!  and check out the sequels, too!)