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But the memes exist because the movie has heart . The final line— "I'm an Ogre. You're a Princess. We've got a whole kingdom to annoy." —is a beautiful thesis statement. It says: Real love isn't about fitting into someone else's world. It’s about building your own weird, swampy one. Rating: 5/5 Donkeys (specifically, Donkey)

Let’s be honest: sequels usually sink. For every Empire Strikes Back , there are a dozen Speed 2: Cruise Control s. So when DreamWorks dropped Shrek 2 in 2004—hot on the heels of the culture-shaking original—nobody expected a masterpiece. We expected a cash grab. Watch Shrek 2

King Harold (a hilarious John Cleese) is horrified that his daughter married an ogre. Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews) is trying her best to be polite. What follows is a classic rom-com crisis: Shrek feels he isn't good enough for Fiona, so he makes a deal with the swashbuckling, scene-stealing Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) and the scheming Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) to become "handsome." But the memes exist because the movie has heart

Here is why you need to watch (or re-watch) Shrek 2 immediately. Picking up right after the honeymoon, the film follows Shrek and Fiona as they receive an invitation to the "Kingdom of Far Far Away"—a brilliant spoof of Hollywood and Los Angeles. The mission? Meet the parents. We've got a whole kingdom to annoy