The Guardian’s 20th anniversary retrospective piece on the film, by film critic Scott Tobias, is not exactly a heartfelt tribute to a beloved classic.
It is the 20th anniversary of the release of Shrek, the impossibly popular animated franchise starring Mike Myers as a lovably cantankerous ogre who goes on a quest to save his swamp by rescuing a princess.
The film, the first megahit from DreamWorks Animation, spawned a massive multimedia franchise of movies, spinoffs, games, shorts, toys, theme park attractions, and even a Broadway show.
It just goes to show: You can write almost anything on the internet — except one bad thing about Shrek.