Shrek is grinch-like ignoring Christmas as the manic Donkey hounds him to prepare. He doesn't care until it's the day before Christmas. Fiona seems to like the idea of a first Christmas with the kids. Shrek is in a rush. Donkey takes the idea of a family Christmas to mean that he should invite everybody to the party. It doesn't turn out well and Shrek kicks everybody out.It's a little bit of Shrek the Grinch. Some of it works better than others. I love the bit with Gingerbread Man. It just needs something more than getting together for Christmas. Shrek seems set for a poignant take on a Christmas story. It's a little bit rambling and I'm not sure it'll be a Christmas tradition from here on out.

Shrek the halls is one of the worst movies ever about Christmas. It's message is about friends, family, food and giving presents.All well and good, but there is absolutely nothing said about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.It seems like they went out of their way to make a movie solely about merchandise and material items and nothing about the religious aspects of Christmas. It would be like having a movie about the fourth of July and showing nothing but fireworks and barbecue. I know they wanted to make something that wouldn't offend anybody because we live in such a PC world. But if that's the case, they shouldn't have picked a holiday that is religious in nature. Having said all that, it's not bad for a Shrek movie, but I kept on waiting for someone to explain what Christmas is "really" about.

Mildly amusing Christmas special with the usual quota of moral uplift and some nice jokes here and there.They could have done a lot more with the Shrek characters and some more adult oriented jokes would've been welcome. Such as it is, too much fartin' doesn't generate too much feelin'.Okay kiddie fare.More in the league of Shrek 3 than the two earlier installments. Watch out for the much funnier second television special taking place on Halloween.5 out of 10 enervating donkeys

Shrek the Halls is great Christmas fun, not as good as the first film, but on par with the second and an improvement on the third. My only problems with it though were that I felt it could have been longer by about say 10 minutes, and the pace was a tad too fast in places. Still it is hugely enjoyable, that still maintains the charm and humour of the film franchise and offers some delicious moments. My favourite moments were Gingy's Christmas story of horror and Puss losing himself playing with a bauble, both of which had me and my whole family in hysterics. The animation is simply great, the soundtrack is delightful and the laughs are plentiful. The characters are just as likable as they were in the movies, though Shrek is a real Scrooge, and Gingy especially is a scream here. The voice acting is professional enough, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas the standouts as Donkey and Puss. All in all, enjoyable fun for Christmas Time. 8/10 Bethany Cox