Mommy Brain

(Shrek the Halls was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of this feature.)

The Christmas tree isn’t the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they’ll remember, he is forced to take a crash course in the holiday. But just when he thinks he has everything for their quiet family Christmas just right, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Gingy and the rest of the gang decide to crash the party. Shrek the Halls is the greatest holiday tale that’s never been told…until now.

I’m not sure if I would call this a new holiday classic. The kids enjoyed it - and have watched it a couple times already - but it doesn’t rank up there with A Charlie Brown Christmas or Rudolph. It has the typical potty-humor that you’d expect from a Shrek movie, but that wasn’t what bugged me. It was the whole idea that Shrek is searching for the true meaning of Christmas, and when he has his “Eureka!” moment, he totally misses it. That doesn’t make it bad, just not great in my opinion.

But, like I said, the kids loved it.

Shrek the Halls is available on DVD now. The DVD special features include: 12 Days of Christmas Sing-Along, Deck the Halls Sing-Along, Gingy’s Dunking Game, and DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox.