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The original post: /r/movies by /u/Bandana-Verdana on 2024-12-28 01:23:54.

Regardless of your thoughts of the Shrek movies, or whether you believe the latter two films of the tetralogy get too much hate, almost all can agree that Shrek 1 and 2 are far superior to 3 and 4. I’ve always wondered what caused this sudden drop in quality. The films weren’t released very far apart from another and Shrek the Third picks up pretty much exactly where Shrek 2 left off. Yet, for whatever reason, the storytelling and quality of jokes simply come up lacking. Worse yet, the pacing in Shrek 3 seems glacial compared to the rapid-fire speed of the precious film. Was a change in staff to blame or was the studio largely responsible?