Shrek the Third

Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Justin Timberlake

Directed by Chris Miller and Raman Hui

Rating: B+

Shrek (Myers) finds himself now ruler of Far Far Away after Fiona (Diaz)'s father dies. Shrek soon realizes he is not cut out for the royal life and goes off in search of the next heir to the throne, leaving a pregnant Fiona at home. Shrek, Donkey (Murphy), and Puss (Banderas) find Artie (Timberlake), a picked-on teenager at high school and take him to rule Far Far Away. However, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) gangs up with the fairy tale villains to take over as king of Far Far Away. Fiona, her mother, Snow White, and other princesses fight their way out to stop Charming from taking over.

Shrek the Third continues to enchant audiences after all these years since the beginning of the franchise. What many people enjoy about the Shrek films is that its contents are for both children and adults. In each Shrek film, viewers are introduced with even more fairy tale people. We finally get to see Snow White, Cinderella, Rupunzel, and Sleeping Beauty who are portrayed different than we imagined. We even get to see some fairy tale villains get together, like Captain Hook and the Evil Queen.

What I love about Shrek the Third is that no matter how old you are, you can still enjoy this movie (as goes for all four movies). They're entertaining, funny, have an intriguing plot, and you finish the movie happy. Another great thing I love about Shrek is that fairy tale characters come back to life. We get to see the Three Little Pigs, Pinocchio, the Gingerbread Man, and many more come back to life. They're all back in these movies and it's fun to see them again.

The Social Network

Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer

Directed by David Fincher

Rating: 4 stars

The Social Network is all about how Facebook (or "the" Facebook) got started. Jesse Eisenberg plays the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. The Winklevoss twins (Armie Hammer plays both) file a law suit against Mark for stealing the idea for the social networking site. Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) also filed a law suit again Mark because towards the success of Facebook, Eduardo ended up losing money when he was equally a part of the team.

The Social Network was really interesting because almost everyone uses Facebook or knows about it. So to see how Facebook got created was something interesting to see, especially with the law suits filed against Mark Zuckerberg. The movie was well-put, though there was some disputes about the movie making Zuckerberg look like a jerk. It depends on how you look at it. Zuckerberg isn't a social butterfly. He does better in front of a computer than in a crowd so can you blame him for not having a way with words?

I think this movie deserves four stars because although it's interesting to watch, it's not a movie you'll want to see a lot. Maybe once every few years, if that. Does it deserve an Academy Award or Golden Globe? Maybe one or two but compared to the other movies up for nominations, The Social Network is an "okay" movie. I would recommend it for people interested in how Facebook was created but if you're looking for a fantasy movie or thriller, The Social Network is definitely not for you. I think this is a movie everyone should see once but is it a movie you need to buy? I don't think so.