I just found several viewer comments. Here are a few:
Negative - I took my girls to see this today and was very disappointed. The graphics are incredible! However, it was a very uninteresting story line, and worse was it's off color humor. ...Pinochio wearing women's thong underwear and grabbing himself. These along with several other things made this not a good movie for me and my children. I felt bad for subjecting them to it, as a Christian. It was just worldiness that isn't funny to me.
Negative - I recently took my two older children to see Shrek 2 and was expecting to hear a couple crude remarks. I wound up being shocked by the amount of sexual comments, but was even more disturbed at what I believe I heard in the first song sung by the fairy godmother. It was sung very fast and was hard to understand, but I clearly heard something like,"Jesus saves, no such thing". Has anyone else heard this or was it my imagination? I would really like to know so I can get the word out to other Christian parents and write letters to the makers of this movie.
Negative - I took my family to see this today and was very disappointed. Overall the story line was fine - it was good to see that ogres should be happy being ogres. Quite a bit of adult secular humor. There are several concepts which make the movie offensive - Pinochio is depicted wearing female underwear (thong), a tranvestite bartender, and several references to body parts (privates). I would not recommend this movie to anyone.
Neutral - I am a Christian, and although I consider myself a conservative, I do live in the real world and let my children live in it too to a certain extent. However, I was somewhat offended by Shrek 2. Yes, the graphics were wonderful and the story line was not that bad, but I had a problem with a lot of the sexual comments and gestures. The very first scene shows the couple "rolling around" on the beach - when a wave comes up, a mermaid is then lying on top of Shrek kissing him. From then on, it just got worse. Besides all the other things that have already been mentioned, the "LUST" potion the Fairy God Mother was mixing as well as her sexual singing debut on the piano and a comment made by Puss the cat towards the end of the movie I thought could have been construed to be a homosexual comment were offensive to me. Cartoons should be cartoons FOR KIDS. I think all the adults enjoy the "adult humor" on the side a little bit, but I thought this was a little much.
Every one keeps saying don't let your young children see this, but in my opinion, I'm not worried about my 4 year old (he won't grasp 95% of all that was mentioned) but I can't wait until my almost 9 year old asks me what LUST means! They could have left SEVERAL things out and it would have been a great movie.
Positive - This movie was much better than I expected it to be. Animated movies are rarely among my favorites, but as a big fan of first Shrek movie (for its satirical humor and spoofs, among other things), I decided to see this on opening day. I haven't decided yet if it is better than the first movie, but if not, it's pretty close to it. There is an abundance of hilarious spoofs and jokes. The overall storyline and worldview is also commendable because it conveys the concept (once again) that inward character matters more than outward appearance, and that true love transcends other people's opinions and criticisms.
That said, there is some objectionable content. They seemed to pile on more sexually themed jokes in this movie. There was also a scene in which it was portrayed as a positive thing for a character to lie. Unlike the first movie, I noticed NO bad language (calling the donkey an "ass" doesn't count because it's not a vulgar use of the word). There were some phrases such as "sexy," though which were used. Another thing was the closing song which had suggestive lyrics in parts. I recommend this movie, especially to fans of the first Shrek. But to parents of young children (I'd say under 10), I would recommend that you screen this movie before your children see it. Shrek may be animated, but it's not always a children's movie.
Positive - Overall, I found the movie to be quite enjoyable. The plot was just as clever and workable as the first movie. Likewise, I laughed as much in the sequel is in the first movie. On the downside, some of the humor is very worldly - such as one of the fairytale characters being a transvestite, the discovery of Pinnochio wearing female underclothing, Puss-in-Boots caught in possession of catnip (treated as a drug bust), and during the end song Pinnochio imitates Michael Jackson dancing to include Jackson's characteristic objectionable movement. Note that these are brief inclusions and do not constitute the whole film. The movie also contains a lot of humor that will be over the heads of the younger crowd. The fairytale references in this movie are more along the lines of corny than of creative the way they were in the first movie.
On the upside, the movie displays depth of character, sacrificial love, and redemption. Oh, and Shrek - good job at remaining faithful and resisting temptation!
It is unfortunate that children's movies these days are being inundated with sexual themes; likewise unfortunately, sexual themes have so permeated out society that avoiding a movie like this for those won't guarantee protecting your children from such things. Parents, if you decide not to allow your children to see this film for the objectionable qualities, please fail not to teach them the truth of such matters, as these things are popping up everywhere, even from classmates at school. If you decide to allow your children to see the film, please take the time to discuss these things from the film with your children and teach them the truth and how they should regard it.
Negative - ...This movie was trying to promote the homosexual agenda to young children as this movie was promoted as a "family film." The Bartender is a Crossdresser who ends up making out with Prince Charming at the end of the movie. The Character Puss & Boots licks himself in a sexually explict ploy to bring up sexual content. The word "ass" was used when talking about the donkey in the movie. Donkey also brought up adult themes. Pinochio nose grows as he is caught lying about wearing women's underwear. He then states he is wearing womens thong. He also grabs his crotch as he acts out Micheal Jackson. The Fairy God Mother slapped a man's butt and talks about having a "sexy man" when she is first introduced in the movie. Shrek turns into a man and he drops his pants. You might say: "Hey that part was funny" (I disagree). Several women think he is attractive and start rubbing him down; one even asks: "Where can I rub?" ...I think its a shame to see so much sexual content in a movie marked "PG" or a family film. What is this world coming to?!?...
Negative - I just have to comment on the large number of reviews that say, "It went over their heads." Are we not getting it? It's not about whether they *understand* the innuendo, it's a spiritual thing... which is a much greater thing than "getting the joke." We are dealing with weapons of the supernatural here. (Spirits of lust, homosexuality, divination, etc.) Something to consider when reviewing a movie and thinking these jokes "go over their heads." (And, sometimes, they just don't tell us when they get it, because they're too embarrassed!)
