I relate to Shrek's insecurities so much. He's so used to people being disgusted by him and afraid of him that he automatically thinks that Fiona is like that too (after that failed confession). He was being a little petty, but at the same time, it was totally understandable. So many people act angry and lash out as a defence mechanism. Especially if you're used to solitude and harsh treatment from others.
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Well that’s what’s good about his character is he’s so relatable as well as Fiona to a lot of people. Had a big part of its success.
@sarahmoller7308 Жыл бұрын
It's like you described ME and I'm almost crying because you show so much empathy and understanding, no one has ever shown me that which made matters worse. Your words weren't directed at me but I want to thank you anyway. ❤🥲🫂
@kaylajemmott96006 ай бұрын
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@kylecedrickgraciano97435 ай бұрын
Aww im sure you're a sweet person 💗
@Mr.ribbit.the.tree.frog10124 күн бұрын
@@thecocoacouchwhat about Shrek the third or forever after
@supergeeky7529 Жыл бұрын
I was working at Blockbuster when this came out. We all had to wear Shrek ear headbands and our boss gave each of us workers a button with a different character and he decided, for fun, he was gonna call us the name of the character on our button. I was Lord Farquad! 😆
@blackwhiteartistry73319 күн бұрын
Shrek is a great example of why I still enjoy animated movies. There are references and jokes and deeper meanings that one can only understand as an teenager or adult.
@strawberrysoulforever8336 Жыл бұрын
When Fiona's curse is lifted, the spell says she will "take love's true form". That's why she is permanently an ogre, because that is love's true form, even though she was born human.
@MatthewJamesKalasky10 ай бұрын
13:07 And, you know, Shrek COULD have caused Donkey physical harm if he wanted to, but, despite how annoyed he was with him, he didn't.
@hasicazulatv20788 ай бұрын
The thing i love about shrek is he likes being feared, but doesnt really ever cause actual harm to people for no reason.
@abucket1410 ай бұрын
i love this movie with all my heart, and my favorite gag is a very subtle one. Shrek is so alone, that he needs to take a moment each time to answer his own name because nobody else has asked. and i personally do wonder how true it is that Shrek made up his name the moment donkey asked because he had forgotten if he ever had a name.
@Kris9kris10 ай бұрын
Yes! Glad I’m not the only one who noticed. Because of things like this, I still firmly believe the original stands above the sequels. The OG Shrek is, in my opinion, the last gasp for subtle comedy (with one foot still in the 20th century), while Shrek 2 is more like a “you get what you see” all-you-can-eat buffet.
@abucket1410 ай бұрын
@@Kris9kris I don't know about that second half, as Xavier Renegade Angel is full of subtle humor and released after Shrek. But I've seen other subtle humor across various projects even as soon as three months ago.
@crystalgemgirl7315 ай бұрын
My favorite gag is Dragon punching out the remaining Farquad window after Fiona's curse being broken broke most of them.
@jessfleury37619 ай бұрын
Fun facts about Shrek: - When Shrek went through practice audiences before premiering, All Star by Smashmouth was meant to stand in for an original song. But, the audiences loved it so much they kept it. - Shrek was meant to be a throw away movie and was “punishment” for writers and animators assigned to it. Everyone, turned it around and made it a hit. - Shrek is meant to mock the classic fantasy romance movie. Think about it. The hero is an ogre (typically the villain), the sidekick is an annoying donkey, the princess is a fiery character that can defend herself and takes joy in some disgusting things.
@aquapuppy9838 Жыл бұрын
"Aww, Donkey, I'll give you a hug." I've never wanted to be a donkey before now.
@erinpowell941 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this in the theatre with my mother and brother. My mom and I wanted to see it, and my older brother was like "I don't want to see a kid's movie". We convinced him to come, and it was so off-colour and unexpected that we all laughed hysterically. My brother enjoyed it and we rushed out to buy it on DVD when it came out. They were all really good, but I think 1, 2 and 4 are the best. Mike Myers, who does Shrek's voice is Canadian like us, so that made it extra special. Much of the humour has a Canadian feel to it.
@nicolelandberg5438 ай бұрын
He huffed and he puffed and he...signed an eviction notice 😂
@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay Жыл бұрын
I love the bit where Shrek and Donkey are making fun of Lord Farquaad. Shrek: Let me put it to ya this way, Princess. Men of Farquaad's stature are in SHORT supply. Donkey chuckles- I don't know, Shrek. There ARE those who think LITTLE of him.
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
It’s like the first time they just have a good laugh together without fighting 😂😂
@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay Жыл бұрын
@@thecocoacouch Definitely one of the best bonding moments, no matter how slight it was. Also, it cracks me up how they made the Three Little Pigs German.
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah 😂 I’m sure a first time reaction would laugh their butt off at that.
@RobertJW3 ай бұрын
my favourite thing about that sequence is that Shrek and Donkey have absolutely no reason to make short jokes about Farquaad - they shouldn't reasonably know he's short! They only saw him from the courtyard, far below Farquaad! The jokes were left over from an earlier draft where Shrek and Farquaad had a one on one meeting and Shrek would have the chance to actually see how short Farquaad is.
@kaylemur12711 ай бұрын
NO WAY. Are you telling me that at almost 30 years old I just now got the joke about Lord Farquad’s name because you mentioned it??!?! I’m ashamed of myself. 😂
@BigGator5 Жыл бұрын
"We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm making waffles!" Fun Fact: The principal actors never met each other. They all read their parts separately, with a reader feeding them the lines. John Lithgow later admitted that, while he enjoyed playing Lord Farquaad, he was a little disappointed that he never actually worked directly with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, or Eddie Murphy. Subtle Dark Fate Fact: When the fairytale creatures arrive at Shrek's swamp, you can see Papa Bear comforting Baby Bear at a fire. Later in Lord Farquaad's (John Lithgow) castle, as he watches Fiona on the mirror you see Mama Bear as a rug, skinned and laying on the floor. No True Scot Fact: Mike Myers originally voiced Shrek with his natural speaking voice before the film was test-screened. Then he tried country Canadian accents for Shrek. However, after viewing a rough cut of the film, he felt that something was missing from his performance, and re-recorded all of his lines with a Scottish accent, based on the voice his mother used when reading him bedtime stories as a child. The original voice can still be heard in the technical goofs on the DVD. The decision to revoice Shrek in a Scottish accent ended up costing an additional $4 million, as it took him twenty sessions to complete the re-voiceover. This was his first voice performance in an animated film.
@Firebender5547 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Lord Farquaad is based on Disney’s CEO at the time, Michael Eisner.
@fantasyland36467 ай бұрын
5:57 in the lord farquad castle in his place his room the rug is a bear rug the mama bear you saw in the cage from the beginning ,they killed the mama bear, when the fairytale people were at Shrek's house and in the end of the movie u see the papa bear and baby bear only.
I really love how this was one of the first movies to subvert the fairy tale stories. Shrek is not the typical hero & Fiona isn't the typical princess. Even after all these years the humor & the story still holds up.
@SandraSealySeawomanBDS Жыл бұрын
Definitely made for adults with all the great humour, irony and characterization.
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Love watching it again and understand those adult jokes.
@Drakin2928 ай бұрын
I remember hearing an interesting theory somewhere that the Dragoness was once also a princess. If you look at the book Shrek was reading in the opening the princess depicted is blond, not a redhead like Fiona. And yet in the sequel we see the continuation of the book showing a depiction of Fiona in both forms complete with her red hair. So it's possible the other princess had a similar curse like Fiona that turned her into a dragon. But no one realized a dragon could be a pincess since all the knights that came would have been trying to follow the classic trope of saving a princess FROM a dragon. And at first she was forced to kill them in self defence. But eventually the time on her curse ran out and she became trapped as a dragoness forever.
@HK8-Vicky167 ай бұрын
You've gotta watch Dumbo at some point, absolutely one of my favourite classic Disney movies and 'Pink elephants on parade' is such an amazing scene.
@eyrune75204 ай бұрын
Donkey and Dory (Finding Nemo) have the same vibe/personality, and the same relationship to Shrek and Marlin. I recently watched you react to Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, and watching this one really brought those parallels home. Yes I picked at flower petals after watching this movie, were they ever correct? No. Did I often deliberately count them before starting to get the result I wanted? Of course.
@bio-phobia389528 күн бұрын
Shrek was my favorite childhood main character cause I understood his insecurities, You feel for him and he grows with the movies, Donkey and Shrek's friendship is poetic
@selenawolf24669 ай бұрын
The last time i watched shrek, i had no knowledge of D&D. Now i get the "seduce the dragon" joke so much better 😂😂😂
@meganhutcheson5867 Жыл бұрын
Something interesting about Shrek that you might not know, as he was of originally going to be voiced by Chris Farley, but then he passed away, so they brought in Mike Myers to redo all of his lines. Also, DreamWorks made this movie to make fun of Disney.
@adrianjimenez5827 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Shrek!!! By now I already hit the like button before I even watch it LOL I never noticed the cook book O_O I have a very dark thought about it cause we see the dragon didn't need to have its food cooked, so.... 😅😨😰 I shall leave it there. I loved your reaction at 5:24 ! Donkey describing pretty much himself LOL Great video!! I hope you do Shrek 2! 😁 Cheers!!
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the like and comment man! Was a lot of fun finding some of the small details I had missed when I was young. Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
@18videowatcher419 ай бұрын
I love how Donkey inadvertently rolls a Nat 20 on his Charisma check and essentially seduces the dragon into not killing him. And then later, she ends up helping him and Shrek. Of course, with the fact that they end up in a relationship afterwards, it seems that there may have been some genuine chemistry there anyway. Also, while the Fairy Godmother who cast the spell on Fiona isn't technically a witch, she's definitely something that rhymes with witch. 🤣
@spootot6 ай бұрын
He's the bard??
@bryanmcdonough3558 Жыл бұрын
Rip Kathleen Freeman who played the old lady
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
😢😢
@bobthedestroyer6205Ай бұрын
"He huffed and he puffed and he signed an eviction notice"
@JonatanE Жыл бұрын
I love your stuff! Only found your channel yesterday but I'm here to stay!
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! ☺️
@Bransbow2 ай бұрын
Shrek: It's not the looks that counts, what matters is who you are on the inside! Also Shrek: Haha Farquad short
@hisforharley2022 Жыл бұрын
00:20 Reminds me of 8th grade US history class. The teacher joked 'I'm melting!' and I was the only one that laughed but thats in shrek 2. 😂
@patrickedger24487 ай бұрын
If there is one thing Shrek does really well, it's surprising its audience with how genuinely badass some of its action scenes are. Shrek leading the Dragon around the pillars to trap it was a big brain move.
@fantasyland36467 ай бұрын
1:49 same love this song
@shenran91648 ай бұрын
There's a fan theory that donkey is actually 1 of the boys from pinocchio that got turned into a donkey
@themintgrrl38939 ай бұрын
I’m one of the few people who love the first movie more than the sequel, but it’s only because I’ve seen the sequel so many times that I’m burned out on it. Plus, the first has more classic nostalgia.❤❤❤
@fantasyland3646 Жыл бұрын
9:47 when introducing Fiona he should mentioned her curse
@xlunip3 ай бұрын
14:58 "das a dragon right dere"
@l.vlogs26 Жыл бұрын
Such a classic movie. So the director of shrek also did chronicles of narnia. I would love your reaction to that if you hadn’t seen it yet 😊
@michaelnelson9008 ай бұрын
I used to watch Shrek as my childhood memory I used to loved that movie
@duckthuglife Жыл бұрын
I used to love playing the shrek 2 video game, played it on the original xbox.
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Oh bro! I only had Shrek 3 on ps2 😂 I liked it though. Had mini games that were sick.
@HeiwaTori11 ай бұрын
I always loved Dreamworks along with Disney, like my favourite movie of all time is Spirit & I also love Road To El Dorado & Sinbad, so its nice to see them getting proper recognition in later years
@__taka__82004 ай бұрын
True Fact; when fiona pulled the arrow out from Shrek the stick would be the one out, the Blade of the end of the arrow would be stuck in there. YIKES
@MatthewJamesKalasky10 ай бұрын
1:17 There's the iconic meme scene.
@ChristianSirianni9 ай бұрын
First movie I saw in theaters. I was only 1 when this movie came out, and because I saw it so many times since, I can quote this movie from start to finish.
@16taysia Жыл бұрын
22:13 this version of Robin Hood is the most ANNOYING ever! 😂😂😂 Edit: I'm honestly like Donkey in that I'm seen as annoying a lot by people and I don't shut up much 😅😂🩷
@josh_miester_x51110 ай бұрын
I love how Shrek was a anti Disney movie. Lol
@SunShine-qk4rb5 ай бұрын
Great reaction. Remember seeing this in the theatre
@matheusveigamatveiga1995 Жыл бұрын
8:40 Wow😮 that was a very good impression
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Why thank you 😂
@bbysunknown6 ай бұрын
21:31 I’m wondering the same thing though what was he dreaming or doing in his dream😭
@archieVR_YT Жыл бұрын
ITS HERE
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
😆😆 so fast mate!
@archieVR_YT Жыл бұрын
@@thecocoacouch thanks the second I saw the notification pop up I hurried over
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
😆 thank you! You’re a legend!
@MadelineBuckner9 ай бұрын
Her dress must’ve been designed by Edna Mode because she doesn’t bust out of it mid transformation like a she hulk
@tiffanychristinesmith39394 ай бұрын
26:20 If it wasn't a witch who was it? Was it the Fairy Godmother from the sequel???
@heatherdale5571 Жыл бұрын
I recommend the 1980s classic romantic hilarious comedy "Splash". An early Tom Hanks classic. If you haven't seen it, I think you might really enjoy it!
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Okay I’ll write it down!
@hisforharley2022 Жыл бұрын
11:22 Reminds me of Puss in Boots, no wonder they got along so well.
@XRakxXRaknasan Жыл бұрын
This reminds me so much of geralt and dandelion from the Witcher when you were tall about how there freind ship seemed so unlikely
@punklover996 ай бұрын
I'm gonna build a wall and farquaad is gonna pay for it
@TheBestPirateDrake6 ай бұрын
There was a Matrix reference, if you have never seen that movie it might be one too watch.
@laurencesnee836210 ай бұрын
11:38 Speaking of the WWE, that music is actually the theme for Rhonda Rousey, one of the greatest female wrestlers.
@ErinSledge-s9o4 ай бұрын
Because she fights good😮😂😢😅😊❤🎉
@konohamarusaurtobi4097 ай бұрын
Lol Oscar your reaction was funny like your jaw dropped lol 😂.
@sydneyhammer20524 ай бұрын
Snow white went from dead broad on the tae to up and dancing. One has to wonder what happened to wake her up while shrek was away.
@parissimons63857 ай бұрын
Nicely done! Some Shrek references to pop culture you may have missed because they come from long, long ago in the 1960s and early 1970s. First, the magic mirror in presenting the three potential princesses is echoing the TV show, The Dating Game kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJyYh2Nmnb6JiZY second, when Donkey is talking with Shrek outside the church, he is riffing on the lyrics to Otis Redding's song, "Try a little tenderness" kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4Kcn2WVatKVn8k Of course, when Princess Fiona takes down Robin Hood and his merry men, we are watching a version of Trinity from the 1998 movie, The Matrix, and an example of what was developed to film those effects in "bullet time". kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIrOYYp-mNKlj9E
@fantasyland36467 ай бұрын
1:06 true love kiss but yeah. But man ut has to also be the first
@kaushiksunapu5657 Жыл бұрын
great reaction❤
@konohamarusaurtobi4097 ай бұрын
I have all the Shrek movies and I love movies 2 but I play video games on my channel but I love your videos Oscar keep up the good work. You should watch Oliver and company and fox in the hound and lady and the Tramp.
@julieta86837 ай бұрын
For your next movie reactions I'd love to watch you react to Daddy Day Care (2003) and The Haunted Mansion (2003) because they along with Shrek are my favorite Eddie Murphy movies 😄🤞🏻💕🎥
@bethanyheyde8055 ай бұрын
I heard a rumor that the creator of this film based Lord Farquad off of his boss, whom he couldn’t stand. So the name was a PG kid-friendly way to say f*** wad 😂 idk if that’s true but it’s hilarious.
@Jaymat_flix3 ай бұрын
3:06 She's right. Donkey IS a chatter box.
@Kwistoweeish Жыл бұрын
If you’ve not seen The Matrix, you should add it to your list. It makes bits of this film better.
@megan92525 ай бұрын
Until this video, I had I never noticed the way Farquad's name sounds like f*(kwad. Thank you for pointing that out!
@lissbird339010 ай бұрын
That's so strange to watch Shrek with Shrek having this voice since I'm russian and our dub have a different voice. I mean the huge difference. And so I still get used to it even it's still sounds awkwardly off for me T.T
@Bluebell_uk11 ай бұрын
Lovely reaction. Did youbwatch the extra bit midway/after credits?
@lisasreactions71505 ай бұрын
Hi The Cocoa Couch, All The Shrek Movies are My Favorite Dreamwork Movies. Eddie Murphy is My Favorite Movie Actor and Voice Actor.
@christineirving4491pluviophile Жыл бұрын
"You need a whole team to take down a dragon..." or a donkey😉
@hungmanhorsecarriage Жыл бұрын
Shrek 2 is so much better and i adore this one so just shows you how much the 2nd one is elite
@denisemay6807 Жыл бұрын
You gotta do Shrek 2
@Flirtz4209 ай бұрын
I think shrek likes having donkey there like he knows he’s just being himself n that donkey doesn’t care he likes him for him n wants to spend time w. Him. N it’s just like two bros hanging. Out bc one always takes jabs at the other. N in donkeys case he annoys shrek more than makes fun of him. Lol
@TeamA-f2i3 ай бұрын
bro I love your laugh
@michaelleyroy9701 Жыл бұрын
Please watch the rest of them
@goolmaly7879 Жыл бұрын
A legend
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Amen
@Flirtz4209 ай бұрын
How do u guys think Fiona felt when all Human males knights died trying to save her n the only one to succeed was an ogre. The same being she’s been told is ugly/a curse.?
@shelovespizza9636 Жыл бұрын
Pretty please react to the rest of the shrek movies I think you would love them😊
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
I’ll definitely watch Shrek 2 soonish!
@reinaldothecringemaster3728 Жыл бұрын
Hello I have subscribed to your KZbin channel
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! ☺️
@DeborahWilkerson-b9b4 ай бұрын
Shrek is based on a real person who was a wrestler in France
@ErinSledge-s9o4 ай бұрын
Because he fights good❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
@jdde75611 ай бұрын
Imagine disney Cinderella see Fiona make bird explode how she reacts
@fantasyland36467 ай бұрын
Lord farquad when choosing his princess to marry the mirror guy when speaking about fiona why didn't he mention the main thing about her like the fact she is cursed to turn into a ogre every night when the sun setting
@InvisibleArtist8167 ай бұрын
You should watch Shrek the Musical- it’s hilarious lol
@Direct2Media Жыл бұрын
So if im not mistaken I remember that back when this movie was being produced one of the people working on the film had beef with another guy not sure how he related to this BUT the name picked "Fark Wad" was literally a way of covering up "F*ck Wad" if you say it fast you can hear it. That is definitely something as a kid went over my head 🤦♂️🤣 thats crazy haha
@thecocoacouch Жыл бұрын
Yeah literally same here!! Thought it was hilarious when I found out 😂 so mean.
@Flirtz4209 ай бұрын
Donkey can’t or shouldn’t tell shrek bc it’s up to her. It’s like sumone having a disease like it’s not up to u to tell everyone u know about it it should come from them. That’s how I c it.
@thecocoacouch9 ай бұрын
Yeah unless the person has spent half their life believing they’re ugly and that the person they love would never love them for who they are. Obviously if a person has a condition it should come from them, but Fiona is so insecure and trapped in this idea that Shrek would never accept her. I think if Donkey knows Shrek would adore that aspect of her and Fiona would never admit it to Shrek in fear of rejection, I think it’d be fine to tell him. But that’s just my view 🤷♂️
@20thCenturyManTrad Жыл бұрын
It's a fun series for certain. I do highly suggest a completely non-Shrek movie, Smokey and the Bandit, it's a great fun movie.
@mck0027 Жыл бұрын
what really bothered me about this movie was the fact that Peter Pan was going to sell Tinkerbell. That would be like Ratchet selling Clank or Ash selling Pikachu. It just didn't sit well with me.
@mck002710 ай бұрын
@@constantine9606Jak selling Daxter.
@invadertifxiiiАй бұрын
the witch did cast the spell thats true
@SasquatchTV8 ай бұрын
I love that movie but how old are you
@Natalie-r1l3 ай бұрын
He used the story page to wipe his butt..
@fantasyland3646 Жыл бұрын
There's dark stuff & Adult jokes
@Bonobanos5 ай бұрын
the F is meant to look like the facebook symbol
@princessarnasan3725 Жыл бұрын
So I'm not the only one seeing the "F" sign look like a Facebook symbol 🤣🤣🤣🤣