SHREK | Movie Reaction & Commentary

[@sp72929]

In the theater you could literally hear when children were laughing, both or just the adults on jokes the kids did not understand... This movie was such a breath of fresh air really entertaining for adults as well as the kids😂

[@mattreid8098]

Honestly the gingerbread man interrogation still gets me to this day lol so good

[@kingspanky2794]

I remember the first time watching I had to rewind 10 times 😂

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

THE mUFfIn mAn!

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Same

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

In the Spanish language version Donkey says “In the morning we’re making tamales!” instead of waffles haha. My uncle was trying to teach my little cousins Spanish and this was their favorite movie. I use to know every line (and a few of the Spanish lines even though I can’t speak it haha.) Every time I hear/see the word tamale I think of that part.

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

This whole movie is full of adult jokes/innuendos. It was hilarious to watch this once I was older. I was still catching parts every time I’d watch it. Overall it really is an amazing movie. Chris Farley was supposed to voice Shrek. There’s videos on here of him reading lines with early sketches.

[@chadbennett7873]

As others have said, this was Dreamworks and Katzenberg's getting back at Michael Eisner and Disney. The Farquaad character is a direct "attack" on Eisner, and if you say the character name properly, it sounds just like ... well, just say it. Two words, the second one being "wad." Regardless of the justified attack on Eisner, it is a brilliant film, as you simply must watch the series of sequels. They are all excellent. Always fun to enjoy again, with you.

[@ronweber1402]

Say Farquaard with an English accent and it sounds exactly like the way they wanted it to sound, hahahaha.

[@mimashego789]

Correction, Jax: 2001, not 2011

[@tarrantwalter524]

she had the right idea since she said 2 decades

[@iknownothingwillingtolearn]

2011 to 2024 more then 2 decades. Had to recount that a couple of times.

[@thinkbolt]

Yeah, I was like what

[@siloxxx]

I think she confused "I was 11 when it came out" and "it came out in 2001"🤔🤔🤔

[@reactswithjax]

I meant to say it came out in 2001, which was two decades ago.

[@nvp8191]

There is a fan theory that the dragon is actually a princess who was turned into a dragon by a curse and that's why she's unable to speak like the other fairytale creatures. It makes sense because even the trees are able to speak. So her curse prevents the dragon from finding a soulmate which also explains why she fell for donkey because that was the only other animal creature she saw that could speak. 🌻

[@lokithecat7225]

Or, that unlike *EVERYTHING* else, she is too stupid to speak. So her stupidity explains why she fell for donkey. "Fan theory" is easy.

[@donnilloyd1355]

Not all the trees can speak. It is a kids cartoon. By trying to make sense of it to adults, that only shows stupidity. Who's stupidity? If you argue that question, then that answers the question.

[@ezzebjorn4562]

I think there's a strong fact that can bring this theory down, cuz in the second movie when Shrek and Donkey drink the Happily Ever After potion, is said that even the lovers of who drank it will turn into their "ideal" or "true" form. That's why Fiona went back to human. But the director mentioned that they were supposed to add a scene where the Dragon turned into a horse with wings. And that's official. The Dragon is a Dragon

[@davidalvarado9957]

​@ezzebjorn4562 I don't have a belief either way, but I will say that just because they planned a scene doesn't disprove the theory. If it didn't happen in the movie then it didn't happen at all. It's only "official" in the sense that that is what, at the least, was planned at one point.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I like your theory a lot, it adds up quite well.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

27:44 "Is that an executioner?! I just realized!" Yep! He's the one who intimidated the Magic Mirror when Lord F first had it delivered to him: he did so by smashing his fist into the face of a hand mirror, shattering it.)

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

[@kingjellybean9795]

This is my swamp now

[@j.gibble6162]

It’s all Ogre now…

[@jm52995]

Love*

[@Kcgrade095]

​@@jm52995Life*

[@30noir]

@@jm52995 Life*

[@kingspanky2794]

"EAT ME" 😂 That's some funny sh*t right there!

[@animatorFan74]

haha yeh Gingy had some good lines in this movie.... I love that they lean into his character in this and future movies. :)

[@PanzerShrek94]

And he Hawk Tuahs on Farquaad

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

ROFFLL

[@darylnelms1654]

This line was also used in Men in Black!

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@darylnelms1654 😁

[@wildtime845]

Watching shrek as an adult is something else with all the jokes we don’t get as kids😂

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

I was shocked when I watched it when I was older haha. I was catching new jokes watching it several times later. “She lives with 7 other men, but she’s not easy!” Haha and when Lord Farquad is laying in bed 😮! It really is an amazing movie 😂

[@jordanmathenia1966]

Shrek 2 is the best sequel in film history. A definite must watch.

[@joeno-say5504]

Great sequel Best of all time, though?!? 🤔

[@TimoRutanen]

Terminator 2 would like a word! Shrek 2's pretty good too

[@clayprice7626]

That's a nice Boulder is one of my favorite lines along with they judge me before they even know me because, same

[@NicholasAHart]

The TV Show, "Once Upon A Time", does an amazing job at intertwining your favorite fairy tale stories. This reminded me of that.

[@luismunoz2971]

2:23 his fart just killed a fish 😂😂😂

[@ianchristmas]

Some background. The Princess in the book from the beginning, was the Dragon and not Fiona. If you watched the original Pinocchio from Disney, you will understand that there were boys from the Lost Island who were turned into Donkeys. That's what Donkey is. Donkey is a boy who was turned into a Donkey. and Dragon is a Princess turned into a dragon. That will make the later movies less confusing or strange.

[@AidanLonergan-bz1cp]

You're so wholesome and normal and I just need that rn so thank you

[@EMarigold]

Thank you for another beautiful reaction Jax! So happy you are watching Shrek - this is one of my favourites, I love its ties to original fantasy💚 Love your energy, thank you for making our Fridays so wonderful 🥰🐑

[@donp1964]

The movie was brilliant! About the first scene with the Gingerbread Man, when he asks "Do you know the Muffin Man?" That of course is an old children's song, and they bounced the lyrics back and forth with hilarious results. John Lithgow (Lord Farquaad) is a great actor, especially when it comes to comedy. If you aren't familiar with this work, I highly recommend you check out episodes of a TV show(from 1996-2001) called "3rd Rock from the Sun".

[@JustGrowingUp84]

I loved that show as a teen! What a fantastic premise used to satirize human society!

[@animatorFan74]

John Lithgow is amazing. Was great seeing him in Rise of Planet of the Apes. :)

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

Personally, for my money, Lithgow's best work was in *_Santa Claus: The Movie_* and *_Ricochet_*

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

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. 😆😆🤣🤣

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

yep it was hilarious

[@billbill6094]

This movie does Beauty and the Beast better than Beauty and the Beast. She doesn't get a dream pretty boy after falling in love, she learns self-acceptance. And she's not the only one not physically attracted to the other, Shrek also falls in love with her while not being attracted to her conventionally beautiful form. It's funny how this movie was considered a punishment in Dreamworks, a project set to faul that animators were sent to if they were reprimanded while they put their all into Prince of Egypt. But they incidentally put everyone with a genuine passion to work on this movie and they strived to make it as good as possibke, and now it's more iconic than Prince of Egypt. One detail a lot of people miss, Shrek was so lonely at the beginning he didn't even have a name, he made it up as soon as Donkey asked because he never really thought about it before.

[@JakkFrost1]

Is that bit about Shrek's name from the books, or a personal headcanon that you're trying to make popular?

[@ElMonoFuerte]

I mean in fairness, Prince of Egypt *is* iconic and an actually great telling of Moses' story up to the Exodus, but due to it's religious nature naturally has a much narrower audience. I think I would say that Prince of Egypt is a great piece of Art, while Shrek is a great piece of Art for everyone. I think Shrek's irreverent story telling is *exactly* why it did so well, especially compared to Disney as a whole, and the sequels do so well by being both perfectly sincere to their stories, but absolutely willing to roast themselves. I was going to compare which Shrek to Disney movies that came out between 2000 and 2002...that's a *wild* list: Spirited Away, Princess Diaries, Atlantis: the Lost Empire, The Emperor's New Groove, Monsters Inc, Lilo & Stitch, and Treasure Planet, to list a few...early 2000s had a great collection of movies.

[@JJgibson1]

Check out the Austin Powers trilogy with Mike Myers(Voice of Shrek) - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery(1997), Austin Powers: The Spy WHO Shagged Me(1999), and Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002). Also, check out these Eddie Murphy(Voice of Donkey) movies - Coming to America(1988), Norbit(2007), The Nutty Professor(1996), and Nutty Professor ll: The Klumps(2000).

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Don´t forget Love Guru.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@PROVOCATEURSKwhat?? Yes let’s forget that movie! Lol

[@JakkFrost1]

14:20 it's easier to blame brimstone than you think, since it's also known as sulfur. Just tell them you just threw out some rotten eggs. 😂

[@carlintaylor3229]

With the lead singer for smash mounth passing away earlier this year this makes sense the soundtrack helped make this movie ❤❤ remember getting this when it first came out on VHS went to see sequels

[@joek1168]

“Must be tough constantly getting rejected his whole life..” Oof felt that one and yes it is

[@mevb]

Yeah, Shrek is based on a children's book by William Steig, released in 1990. Only Shrek (who had hair in the book, or more like two big sideburns and a bald top of the head), Donkey and Fiona were in the original sotry, the rest was added for the movie including the numerous fiary tale characters such as Pinocchio, The Three Little Pigs and Gingerbread Man.

[@nelsonpena2698]

The reaction we all needed, hahaha , Shrek is Love, Shrek is life 🖤😂

[@Lord_Cabby]

I know the shrek feeling. I’m a big American dude with a long beard and many tattoos. Just picture a typical old school biker. When I moved to Vietnam almost 9 years ago, people looked at me like I was an alien. I’ve been in the same apartment complex now for about 4 years. At first, many of the kids and old ladies looked like they were scared when I walked by or was on the elevator with them. Now, they all smile and wave. I’ve been a part of the early morning work out group with the local grandmas almost every morning at 5am. Many mornings now, they give me containers of Vietnamese food leftovers from what they cooked the night before. They’ve accepted me now, and I absolutely love being here. I’ve lived in 5 different countries, visited over 40, and this is my favorite place, just barely above Mexico😜🤘🍻

[@chriswood7632]

2011 was only 13 years ago, that being said, Shrek came out in 2001, which is over 2 decades ago. so you just mispoke on the release date. 🤣

[@bryanb3352]

You're wrong. There's no way I'm that old.

[@chriswood7632]

@@bryanb3352 lol

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

LOLZ

[@FenrirSylerfeng_9651]

A great film that never tires of entertaining those who rewatch it. I must say that few people have had this level of compassion for Donkey throughout history, he really suffered a little. As for Dragon, I also felt sorry for her, she is so cute, It's good to see her getting along with Donkey

[@nelbongellor412]

happy Jaxday

[@reactswithjax]

Hi! Thanks for watching! I hope you have an amazing weekend!!!

[@marvinsarracino116]

This is always a good watch and rewatch! I Luv the Shrek series! Funny never gets old! I hope you watch the continuing Shrek movies! Keep your Dragon happy!🦎 Thanks for sharing Jax 🐑

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

same, it's the best

[@DukeDarkshadow]

"That one was the SHORTEST marriage ever!" Jax over here with the unintentional puns 🤣🤣🤣

[@reactswithjax]

Hahahaha!

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@DukeDarkshadow I damn near spit my water out of my nostrils. 😆🤣

[@ulisesmagana4413]

20:16 I don’t know if she noticed but in the bedroom you can see the dead mother bear skin being used as a floor rug.

[@rawtrout007]

The snow white line is so underrated.. "Although she lives with 7 other men, she's not easy!"

[@reactswithjax]

Haha! Great line!

[@michaelweinacht7811]

Farquad mentions the fairy tale creatures "poisoning [his] perfect world", but the musical goes into it a little further (spoilers) . . . . . . . . . . Farquad is short and dislikes fairy tale creatures because his mom is the Princess from Princess and the Pea (died during her fairy tale) and his dad is the dwarf Grumpy.

[@TheHeroClass]

Lore from the musical is considered non-canon. Originally, Farquaad is a caricature of Michael Eisner, former CEO of Walt Disney Compay, who who played a role in Jeffrey Katzenberg (co-founder and former producer at Dreamworks) being forced out of the Disney Company. Farquaad's height, however, is a reference to the height difference between Eisner and Katzenberg, although it's self referencial to Katzenberg after Eisner called him a "midget" in a memo when they were both at Disney.

[@jacobcarlisle2201]

I could be mistaken, but this movie was created with the main purpose of making fun of the stereotypical "Disney princess" film since the founder of DreamWorks used to be a high ranking member of the Disney executive staff and when the number 2 spot came available he didn't get the job even though his friend was the number 1 and he was the most qualified person to be the 2nd in command, so he quit, made DreamWorks to try to make fun of Disney and to show that he could do it better. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong

[@roywall8169]

This is the perfect lampooning of Disney. 😂

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

thank you for sharing the laughs with us 👍☺

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Your laugh is heartwarming.

[@MrDevintcoleman]

When I was a kid I had one of those radio/cassette/CD players and you could program the alarm to play a CD but you couldn’t choose the track so it always played the first one first. I used to wake up to this soundtrack, the first song of which is titled “Stay Home,” which probably wasn’t the best way to start each school day 😂

[@Radwar99]

During the Gingerbread Man interrogation (9:04), they're doing the "Muffin Man" traditional nursery rhyme.

[@StumpyTales]

There's a Muffin Man nursery rhyme? I always knew it only as a Zappa song (and a fantastic one at that)?

[@firedoc5]

Thanx, Jax, I was needing something more lighthearted this morning. When watching this we would see which of us knew the most fairytale characters from our youth, (yes, I'm old). At 5'3", I would get teased when dating taller women, which I played up to make funnier. Have you seen Disney's "Robin Hood" with the animal characters?

[@druciferDMA]

Your Llama with the dragon winged poncho is beyond precious.

[@Cpthair13]

Cake all the way, by a super long shot. Above every other desert lol

[@onyxdemonic2566]

Shrek is my all time favorite animated movie. They did a great job of making entertaining for people of any age.

[@samuelcollantes1175]

This movie is one of the many classics of my childhood, thanks, Jax , how nostalgic.

[@CarlosPerez-yi3dq]

20:22 😂 “omg the feet the feet”

[@LiquidAwesomePersonified]

Puss in boots is great please watch them too if you haven't already - the last wish is adorably heartbreakingly lovely, Perito is my guy. EDIT: Parfait is a cake dish... often served in a glass.... but it is technically a cake lol so there can be no winner or loser in the Cake vs Parfait debate.

[@DC_Prox]

"That's what all the other ones did!" "Yeah, right before they burst into flame!" One of the best line deliveries in all of animation.

[@Kasino80]

The three little pigs crack me up everytime!

[@Seacub42]

"Sweetheart, No! Cake is the most delicious thing on the planet." Uh, you aren't having the right parfait, cobbler or (insert amazing tasty thing here). An amazing cobbler = > cake.

[@neabby]

The amount of adult jokes in Shrek is amazing. Things you never got when watching it as a kid 😂

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

yep heaps of adult jokes lol

[@UltimateThanos]

1:37 Not always. Watch Dragonslayer from 1982. 27:45 Worse, he's a dungeon master. He's in charge of administering torture *and* execution.

[@ibnteos]

John Lithgow's (voice of Farquaad) career is quite varied.. i remember him as a bad guy in "Cliffhanger" (1993), and a family man dealing with a sasquatch in "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987)... he even voiced yoda in a radio adaptation of Return of the Jedi in 1996. Check out the movies if you have a chance :D

[@amansinghrajput9445]

Must watch movies:- . Tobey (Spiderman 1,2&3) . Andrew (TASM 1&2) . Venom 1&2 . Spiderman into the SPIDERVERSE

[@IAmThatBit--]

Tell me you're a spiderman fan without telling me you're a spiderman fan haha

[@16taysia]

This movie series is AMAZING!! 🤣🤣🤣💖💖💖

[@NathanMalnaa]

27:28 "it must be hard getting rejected his whole life" Me- "you get used to it after awhile"

[@joeno-say5504]

Love that it seemed Jac was too pure to catch the double meaning of Lord Farquaad's name 😂

[@rogerlundstrom6926]

.. In Sweden people can drink at a bar (SOME bars) from 18, but you can't buy alcohol home until you are 20 years old.. You saying that shrek is more than two decades made me think "WOW!.. it's legally allowed to drink,, and COULD have a full university education,",, That kind of shows how old I am getting. Things I think of as "kind of new." REALLY are.. "established" and probably even "old".. The fact that I measure in alcohol units probably say something about me too.. (I guess it's better than if I were to say "Wow, it's FULLY legal, no barely in sight").. but joke aside.. I am contemplating whether I should start looking when any and every movie I know of and love "turns 20" so I can watch it on their biirth-day so we can get drunk together.

[@nickthedreamer4434]

Fun Fact: DreamWorks was making this movie the same time they were making Prince of Egypt. However, while the Prince of Egypt was being made as if it would be the perfect rival film for whatever Disney was working on, Shrek was being made like it wasn't going to be anything. It was more of a punishment to work on compared to Prince of Egypt. And look at what's happened since. There's even a Shrek 5 in works since the success of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish and the original cast of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphey, and Cameron Diaz are set to return.

[@ShaneCarey]

Agent Schreck in "Final Destination" and Max Schreck in "Batman Returns" were named after the actor who played the original Nosferatu in 1929. Used to be a little filmmaker reference because nobody else knew the name. Now nobody makes that reference any more because it instantly evokes a famous ogre - even though this Shrek's name is not after the actor, but from a yiddish word meaning "frightful".

[@brandonparisien2381]

So, is anyone going to mention Mama Bear's fate? No?

[@tiffanychristinesmith3939]

8:57 "No not the buttons! Not my gumdrop buttons!!!" 😭🥺

[@StevesFunhouse]

How still get the jokes and all the innuendos and still manage to stay this sweet ??? I love your reactions so much (well, and you 🤗😍🥰) !!!

[@mattp6089]

Shrek's reaction to Fiona getting pissed off and ripping the arrow out of his butt will never ever not be funny.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Also, the double entendres - excellent.

[@tarontagosh1127]

This is a bit of a horror movie if you catch some of the subtle things. Like in the swamp you see the baby bear being comforted by the father but the mom isn't around. Then in the scene where Farquad is in bed there is a bearskin rug on the floor with a bow on it. I'm sure you can get the allusion from that context. Just some subtle stuff like that you start to catch when you watch a movie many times.

[@therat_mafia]

What a fabulous and insightful closing monologue. And a very funny reaction throughout ❤

[@reactswithjax]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate you saying that.❤️🐑

[@kingofbudokai]

29:56 "That's so mean!" Well he's not called Lord "F***wad" for no reason lol.

[@xjoemallardx]

Jax watching a comedy is an instant watch!

[@obersmith]

now i remember where that "the muffin man? -THE MUFFIN MAAAAN!!" meme video came from

[@anakamarvelous]

Literally the only person to keep the muffin man scene in the YT cut❤

[@Deencat_]

The Muffin Man? The Muffin Man! 😂

[@chrisofstars]

I was feeling depressed and I saw your reaction video and I just appreciate your always bright and positive aura so thank you for uploading this I think it helped me feel better ❤

[@reactswithjax]

Thank you so much! I hope you are feeling better and have a great rest of your week! ❤️🐑

[@Allhavengames]

his fart killed a fish. bet that was a sentence you dint think you would be saying when you woke up this morning lol

[@reactswithjax]

Hahaha! You are correct!

[@MattKeller]

Shrek characters have a quick cameo in the opening credits of The Wild Robot that debuted this weekend. Its like the Dreamworks version of the mcu opening credits. Youll really like the Wild Robot when you get around to seeing it!

[@DonkeyScourge]

Shrek 2 goes so hard tho

[@dr.darkcrow6784]

One thing I always thought about: When Donkey asked him his name, he hesitated. Was it the first time he actually said his name out loud, cause nobody asked him before? Or is it because he didn't have one, and just made it up on the spot?

[@erikarellano2323]

Pretty sure Shrek 2 is my favorite.

[@haleymastronardi]

Jax, I’m not sure if you caught this, but when people were bringing fairytale creatures to Farquaad’s knights, they put the Mama Bear, Papa Bear and Baby Bear into cages. Then, at the swamp, Papa Bear and Baby Bear were sitting at a campfire while Baby was crying (no Mama in sight). Finally, before they show Farquaad lying in bed, they show a bear rug in his room with a bow in its hair. I think you can put two and two together from there…

[@trulybtd5396]

Fun fact: Dreamworks large project at the time was Prince of egypt. If you messed up your work there you were punished by being sent to work ok shrek instead. It was called being shreked.

[@PhilHoraia]

There are at least three Shrek films, a Christmas short, a Hallowe'en short (?) and one or two Puss In Boots films.

[@rigobertolopezmateo]

7:31 Papa bear comforting baby bear. Because mama bear was turned into a rug. 😢

[@astilgar]

I remember when Shrek came out in the cinemas, parents had so much more fun than their kids watching that movie, mostly because kids didn't get a lot of the jokes and references to other movies (like Matrix scene). Shrek was made more for adults than the kids. It's a little sad that they don't do movies like this anymore.

[@traveller4life123]

They judge me before they even know me.

[@silvestrevalle1839]

He's married to the Muffin man The Muffin man😂

[@yaas368thedev8]

Nah Lord farquads death was crazy ngl,bro got gulped that fast😭But W Shrek and Donkey and all the other fairytale characters🥲

[@opasnajazona]

I had this movie on VHS😁 Eleven years old boy watching this film after premiere. Greetings from Poland Jax🥰

[@cassidywest5539]

13:47 I've no idea what a parfait is.

[@DC_Prox]

It's a desert made of layers. One of the most common iterations is made of alternating layers of fruit and whipped cream, but it can also be layers of different flavors of pudding, crumbles cookie bits, candy, etc. If you do a Google Image search for the word, you'll probably say "oh yeah, I know what that is" when you see the results.

[@mevb]

The thing with The Muffin Man as Gingy and Farquaad go through is the nursery rhyme The Muffin Man.

[@larissards]

In the scene where the magical creatures invade Shrek's house you can see Papa Bear and Son Bear together looking sad. In Lord Farquad's palace, the mother bear is used as a rug. Sad detail to note.

[@lazyperfectionist2]

31:15 "You just ate... Lord _Farquaad."_ _King_ Farquaad.

[@EvelyntMild]

The woman who fainted when Fiona changes was the dressmaker. It was purely professional concern!😂

[@Hebrew_Israelite_Young_jedi]

My favorite is donkey 🫏 😂❤

[@messyroomstudios]

1. La La Land 2. Fall (2022) 3. She's the Man 4. The Sandlot 5. Pitch Perfect Trilogy ARE THE NEXT MOVIES YOU NEED TO REACT TO

[@MasterNinjaTeddyBear]

I think the wick in the wax was hair. “Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.” A redeem I made for a twitch streamer because it makes me laugh.

[@vincentvanzwet185]

Donkey slayed that dragon alright.

[@Михаил-с2д4ф]

Shrek is love, Shrek is life.

[@lindafauntleroy6558]

"Cake is my fave." Ahhh, a gal after me own stomach. I bake a pretty good rum cake, but I really like an angel food/sponge cake, fruit and icing mix. I don't like whipped icing that much. What about you

[@NemeanLion-]

2:39 That was……..kind of scary

[@batman7265]

Great movie review, Jax. P.S. I thought you were Cinderella!!!😁😍