I Watched Dreamworks *SHREK* For The FIRST TIME And It SURPRISED me.. HYSTERICALLY FUNNY 

fun fact: dreamworks used to punish animators at the studio by sending them to work on Shrek, because it was expected to be a flop. It was called being "shrecked"

So much fun watching you enjoy this. It was never intended really to be a kids film. It was marketed more towards teenagers and young adults as a parody of the fairytales and other films. Obviously there's a lot of Disney references but also Matrix and Jurassic Park and so many more are also referenced. I think if you really haven't watched other Dreamworks, you would probably enjoy Kung Fu Panda too.

Ok so can we all agree that Billy has major Donkey energy? Still can’t believe you’ve never seen Shrek but can’t wait for your reaction to the second one. Also casually singing Cheetah Girls?? ICONIC

The point of Shrek was basically to mock Disney’s entire princess storyline. The cofounder of Dreamworks use to work for Disney but they have beef apparently so they’re constantly taking shots at each other.

Absolutely insane to me that you never saw Shrek....now I'm hyped to see you react to Shrek 2 as well

Fun fact: you see the three little bears in the cage at the beginning but then you notice only two are in the swamp with Shrek. Then you notice the momma bear was made into Lord Farquad's rug.

The scene where Fiona is paused mid air is a nod to Charlie’s Angels lol. Cameron Diaz’s character (who voices Fiona) in Charlie’s Angels did the same move in that movie 🥰🥰

The Eddie Murphey version of "I'm a Believer" is an underappreciated moment across ever Shrek rhetoric, my man went so hard and history does not remember, too busy talking about the fairy godmother in the second one lol

You’re completely right! Shrek was intended as a parody! The founder of dreamworks Jeffery Katzenberg used to work at Disney and wanted to become chairman. However Michael Eisner CEO at the time didn’t feel Katzenberg was a good fit, so enraged, he left the Walt Disney company and helped create dreamworks. This was effectively his revenge against Disney by making something that poked fun in everything his former employer cherished. The mascot head at Dulock, the way the queue line is designed, the little singing figures that are similar to it’s a small world, ofc the fairy tale characters. Even Lord Farquaad is supposed to mean Lord “F**kwad” and was designed to have the face of Michael Eisner! There are many more but definitely an interesting backstory to a passion project against Disney! An amazing film too and I love both of the companies 🥰

Fun Fact: Shrek's design was actually based off of a wrestler (currently not remembering the name) the wrestler had a condition that made his hands and, I believe face, larger than the average adult hands and face. He looks very much like the animated Shrek. The scene where Shrek wrestles the knight guys is supposed to be a reference to that.

I think shrek is a “timeless” movie. A laugh for ALL ages. 😉 “Although she lives with 7 other men, she’s not easy” 😳 😯 same after watching this again after 10 years.

this is hands-down one of the most quotable movies i’ve ever seen. i can’t tell you how many hundreds of times i’ve said even just “and in the morning, i’m makin waffles” line over the past 20 years, let alone all the other stuff. we make gingerbread men with my nieces and their kids every christmas, and now even the 5 year-old is doing the “not the gumdrop buttons” bit when we decorate them 😂

I’m sorry, YOU HAVEN’T SEEN SHREK UNTIL NOW? Where tf have you been? This is such an iconic and hilarious movie! Obviously the second one is the best out of the franchise and you can fight me but still…a damn classic!

Farquaad’s “ Really, it’s rude enough being alive when no one wants you.” Always gets me 🤣🤣 My friend watched it with me in English for the first time ( she watched it in Spanish) and she was like “THATS WHAT HE SAID?!” And I was like what’s he say in Spanish? She was like. “ Not that. “ 🤣

You definitely need to finish the series. It’s great. The second is commonly referred to as the best of the series. Me, personally, My favorite is the last movie. Shriek Forever After. It ties the whole story very nicely and it brings Shrek’s character arc full circle. Love it.

I'm surprised Dreamworks is still so closely associated with Nickelodeon. They worked together on a few shows for Nickelodeon, but otherwise they're completely separate from each other, Nickelodeon just likes airing reruns of their movies

Can we just agree that Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How To Train Your Dragon area the best DreamWorks movies to ever exist. I know there's Shark tales, Sinbad, and a bunch of others, but these are the 'S' Ranked movies

Ok but you’re gonna LOVE the second movie. Jennifer Saunders’ “I need a hero” is one of the most iconic songs of the 2000’s

I never realized just how much these jokes flew over my head as a kid, they're so foul and so many 😭😭

I loved Shrek when I was in high school. When it came out I thought it was just another fairytale movie but it blew me away. It is hilarious and is still one of the best animated movies.

He said “OBI ONE KAAAANBOOOII” while Smash Mouth was going on 😂 And the fact he kept calling Dreamworks Nickelodeon. BUT since he did Shrek, I am BEYOND HYPED for Shrek 2 cause honestly that’s the best one in the whole franchise. I can’t wait

Fun fact about the movie. Mike Myers ( the voice of Shrek) had finished doing all his lines( and the movie was in finishing productions )then decided he wanted to have Shrek have a Scottish accent so he cost DreamWorks millons to re do all his lines 🤣🤣 but let's all be honest the movie wouldn't be the same without his accent I can't believe you have never watched this!! It was a favorite growing up! If you want to do more DreamWorks movies the how to train your dragon series is great and megamind is so funny! #bingers

“Is Shrek another version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?” Not even 2 minutes in and Billy is killing me 🤣

Fun Fact! The person who was responsible for most of this movies was fired (or left on bad terms, can’t remember) and modeled Lord Farqwod after one of the higher ups at the time. Extra points if you get why he was named that.

DreamWorks and Disney always throw shade at each other but Shrek is probably the best diss to date. Nothing Disney has copied or mocked has come close to Shrek 1 and 2

I think Shrek is genuinely one of the more impressive franchises to come up this century, it's incredibly unique and funny and they haven't aged. Its a property that unfortunately just isn't take that seriously anymore cause of memes, more people need to realise how impressive these films are as films.

Funfact about the song Fiona is hyming around 20:16, it's actually The Norwegian entry for Eurovision Song Contest from 1995, which also was the winner that year. The song is called Nocturne and was performed by Secret Garden. In case you wanted it's true origin and give it a listen.

Billy on Shrek: “He’s just so misunderstood” Billy on Fiona: “Kill her now” This man doesn’t choose violence. It’s a way of being 🤣🤣

Can't stress enough how much Shrek 2 was DreamWorks really proving that they could do a sequel better than Disney. I will always argue that Shrek 2 wasn't just as good as the original, it was better 💯

I brought my child to this movie when it came out and my husband and I almost fell on the floor laughing at all the adult jokes. I bought the soundtrack right afterward.

If you enjoyed Eddie's vocals at the end, I suggest you watch Dreamgirls. It's nothing like Shrek but amazing nonetheless. He has a song with Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana) that's one of my favorites in the movie.

Dreamworks list: The Prince of Egypt, Kung Fu Panda, Megamind, The Road to El Dorado, Sinbad, How to Train Your Dragon. I feel like Billy would like Flushed Away and Sharktale as well. #bingers

My dad took me to see this at the cinema and I will never forget how much he laughed! He and I adore this film and the adult humour is so perfect. Dad passed away in 2020 so watching this reaction made me laugh and brought back such good memories! The soundtrack is fire too! I actually owned the CD 😂😂

According to Word of God, the use of the Smash Mouth song "All Star" at the beginning of the first movie was only intended as test footage track to get the timing of the opening down - they planned to use an original composition for the final product. However, "All Star" worked so well that they not only kept it in, but even hired Smash Mouth to record a new song for the ending (a cover of The Monkees' "I'm A Believer").

Shrek was literally top tier as far as cartoons go like 😭 those jokes are wild. But the 2nd one is even better! I can't wait until you watch that one.

This movie is an adaptation of William Steig's 90's book, Shrek!. Also, Shrek in the English version says "What a load of..." and flushes the toilet, but in the Finnish version, he says "Varsinaista pas-", which in turn translated to English means "What a load of sh-", so the Finnish version went the extra mile.

If you're going to binge other DreamWorks movies after this one, make sure you don't overlook The Prince of Egypt! One of the most beautiful 2D animated films ever.

Definitely finish the Shrek movies. The reason you recognized so much is because Shrek is a Fractured Fairytale: "Fractured fairy tales are rewritten fairy tales that take the classic fairy tale stories and turn them on their heads! They are modifications of the original stories, swapping out particular components like characters or settings for new elements that are totally different, and sometimes totally bizarre."

You’ll for sure love Shrek 2. It’s one of those sequels that’s better than the first movie imo.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you make a fairy tale movie while poking fun at all the fairy tale tropes. This movie is pure genius and I LOVE it. :D Also, I agree with Billy, the soundtrack is excellent. As for the rest of the series, I haven't seen the fourth one, but 2 and 3 are definitely worth a watch. :)

Writer Revolt: Well, *producer* revolt. Former Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg made this film as a great big "Screw you!" to his previous company and especially his former partner Michael Eisner, whom he loathed, after Eisner shot down many of Katzenberg's idea and later beat him out of the studio head position. It worked, seeing as how this film put DreamWorks on the map and ended up indirectly contributing to Eisner being let go by Disney.

If you’re going to do more Dreamworks movies and taking suggestions I really recommend: -The Prince of Egypt -Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron -The Road to El Dorado -The How to Train Your Dragon trilogy -The Kung Fu Panda trilogy

Billy my guy if you want another movie with a KILLER soundtrack, you should try Disney’s Oliver and Company - Billy Joel killed the voice acting and vocals! 🎹 #bingers #binges

Hands down, Billy's shirt game is off the hook! Also, love how Billy still calls Maleficent "malnificent" But Billy, you should totally react to Malificent, but you have to do both!! The first one and the second "Mistress of Evil" #bingers

Originally Chris Farley was going to be Shrek’s voice actor, and he had recorded about 80% of his lines before he sadly passed away. You can still find deleted scenes where Farley was doing to voice work here on RU-vid

i went to film school for one and a half years so i have full authority to say shrek 2 is the greatest film of all time. citizen kane could only DREAM of being as good as shrek 2.

Shrek and Shrek 2's soundtrack are absolutely amazing. Glad you picked up on it!

Great reaction. The soundtrack is very good. ‘I’m On My Way’ is by the Scottish band The Proclaimers. I love their song “Sunshine on Leith”. I hope that you will react to the Stephen King movie ‘Misery’.

If you’re going to do Dreamworks, after you do all the Shrek films, do the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy, which is arguably one of the greatest film trilogies of all time. All 3 films alone give Disney and Pixar a run for their money

Just saying, that Tommy shirt is awesome!

Lmao. Look at Billy winning at the spelling bee! And technically this was an adults cartoon 😂😂

Also, I actually enjoy hearing the sponsorships for the video instead of skipping them and hear me out, they are all to make life a little easier! Thank you Billy for having sponsors that make things a little better!

Watching Billy laugh at the gingerbread man say “muffin man” cured my seasonal depression

OMG I died at your singing to "All Star," I remember singing this on the school bus as a kid! And yes, Shrek has a load of adult-oriented jokes and every one of them went over my head until I grew up. This movie is revolutionary for many other reasons: the CGI, the soundtrack, the subverting of traditional fairytales. It really laid the groundwork for Dreamworks as a studio and inspired some similar ideas in live-action/mixed live and animated film too (Guardians of the Galaxy uses popular music in similar ways, from what I hear). Shrek made such an impact that I teach it in my classes!

I was 6 years old when I first saw this movie and it's hilarious picking out all of the adult jokes that went over my head back then. Also, looking forward to the Shrek 2 reaction.

I can't believe someone hasn't see Shrek, is just unreal to me. Shrek is a masterpiece and I can't wait for you to watch the other ones

and the award goes to Billy for spelling decapitated correctly 😂

The irony of Eddie Murphy saying ‘celebrity marriages, they never last…’.

Shrek is history!! Glad you finally watched it! Also have you noticed Mama Bear was missing in Sherk's swamp? She was Lord Farquaad's rug in his castle. That's so messed up, man! Lol

the spanish dub of the muffin man is even more hilarious, and i recently learned that there was an actual person named the muffin man who lived on drury lane in england and he was a child killer

I can't believe there's anyone who has been able to go so many years without watching Shrek more than once. It's hilarious! Also, you have to watch to watch Shrek 2. It is one of the only series that has a sequel that is better than the original. #bingers

Two other movies with a soundtrack that went absolutely hard are Tarzan and Spirit Stallion Of The Cimarron. Shoutout to Phil Collins and Bryan Adams, they’re absolutely amazing. Also #bingers

I think Shrek is supposed to be a parody of all fairytale especially since a prince usually saves a damsel in distress but in this a princess who is not helpless is saved by an ogree who is the exact opposite of a prince charming lol and even though it's a parody I feel like the Shrek franchise is so unique and it's definitely one of my favorite franchises.

It absolutely blows my mind that you'd never watched Shrek before, but your laugh and grooving to the soundtrack gives me life. Please do watch the rest of the Shrek movies.

Approval of God: Despite its many liberties from William Steig's original book, he loved the movie. Reportedly, his reaction was something along the lines of, "It's vulgar, it's disgusting - and I love it!"

I love the bit where Shrek and Donkey are making fun of Lord Farquaad. Shrek: Let me put it to ya this way, Princess. Men of Farquaad's stature are in SHORT supply. Donkey chuckles- I don't know, Shrek. There ARE those who think LITTLE of him.

I love how billy is always in church mode

Great reaction video! To be included in the Shrek series is Shrek musical on Netflix. My kiddos watched that show since they were babies. It is such a great rendition and also equally great songs just like the movie!

27:56 oh wow I never noticed this. He really put FULL passion into that disgust. I always loved Faarquad but it's crazy how this went over my head; what a perfect delivery

"Shine your shoes wipe your... face." 😂🤣😂

The Challenge Butter Gingerbread recipe is one of the first things I learned to bake in college (because it was really easy and i could give it to people as Christmas presents). They are super yummy. I've tried a few Gingerbread cookies from the store and they weren't very good.

Billy you really need to watch more Dreamworks movies like how to train your dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Megamind and The Bad Guys

The bedroom scene with Farquad watching Fiona’s image on the mirror has the two biggest jaw dropping moments for me! 1. Farquad getting pretty excited….. and 2. What happened to Mama bear.

Billy is one of the few reactors I actually don't get angry with. Love these reactions

Your laugh is so contagious! Makes me crack up every time. Thx for the reaction

Imagine going through life and being this late to watching shrek 😭 Shrek is love. Shrek is life

If your going to do more Dreamwork's movies you should do Prince of Egypt Great movie 👍🏻

This is the closest I've made it to premier! So glad it's for Shrek!! Definitely consider watching Shrek 2, many people think the second one is the best! Also, #Bingers my vote for another Dreamworks movie to try is Spirit! It's a "wild west" movie from the perspective of a horse, I think you might like it!

Live Action Malificint or however you spell it is sooooo good. You should definitely watch it. Angelina killed that role.

I genuinely love how Billy looks out for our health and hydration to cover up the fact that he does not know the words to any of the songs.

If they ever remake Shrek I want Billy to voice Donkey 😂

Can't believe this is your first time fully watching Shrek, it's SUCH a 'you' movie LOL. This one and the second one were always major classic to me - I never got around to the third one tho but I heard it was also cool? Atlantis and Drop Dead Gorgeous for #Bingers

This was so fun to watch! I’m glad you loved it!!! I think you’ll really like the 2nd one too (1-3 are great, idk about the rest- don’t think I liked them as much). Thanks for brightening my day as usual! You always make me smile and laugh ❤️

Yes!! You should definitely watch the rest of the trilogy😊 Loved watching you react💕 you ALWAYS have me cracking up😂😂

"I'm ugly, you ugly.." and the infamous "Shut up" 🤣

I want a Hoodwinked commentary even though I recently discovered the first one is nowhere online to steam & had to order the DVD to watch with my kids 😂

I love how this man stay saying he's a virgin but he got a whole child 🤣.

Shrek is soooo good, & I love the 2nd one just as much! The 3rd has its moments too. It's good but not quite as good as the 1st two movies. Still worth watching though! Then there's extra cute short stories made for Christmas & Halloween, but you don't have to go that far if you don't feel like it. 1. A dark humor a lot of people miss though in Shrek is about the 3 bears. You see mom with a pink bow & dad in 1 cage & baby in another when they're being taken in. But then in the swamp, you only see baby bear in dad's lap, crying. Later in scenes at Farquad's castle, there's a quick glimpse of a bear skin rug, complete with pink bow on its head.😢 2. About Donkey being able to talk: There's an obscure legend that the donkey pregnant Mary rode to Bethlehem (when she & Joseph had to travel to Joseph's home town to pay taxes & then she gave birth to Jesus there) was given a gift. It says that as reward from God for his hard labor carrying her all that way but doing it gently, he was rewarded with the gift to speak to humans when he wanted/needed to, & the gift was passed to all his offspring after that. So 1 of the theories about how Donkey could talk is that he's from that lineage. (Another great theory, from the Super Carlin bros I think, was that since Donkey didn't like talking about his past then he likely was a former victim of the magical island that turned kids into donkeys. There's a lot of details given in the theory video but the short version is: He was able to escape before he lost his speech, in a similar way to how Pinnochio later escapes after growing ears & a tail. The Pinnochio movie never shows the criminal child snatchers get shut down & it also implies it's been going on a long time before Pinnochio goes there, & these criminals make big $ in this trade of selling donkeys. Since Pinnochio is clearly still a puppet thru the Shrek movies, he hasn't gone there yet & so doesn't ask about how Donkey came to talk. Everything in Donkey's life actually fits this theory, except the Shrek writers said that Donkey was always a donkey, not magically changed from anyone/ anything else. Oh well, it was a fun theory anyway. 😂)

They honestly don’t make them like this anymore. Classic.

Actually Billy, you're supposed to wait about 15-20mins after brushing your teeth to drink water or eat. Cause it cuts off the efficiency of the fluoride in the toothpaste

Billy should react/watch The Prince of Egypt, Spirit, and The Road to El Dorado! All have, in my opinion, some of THE BEST soundtracks in Dreamworks movies!

Shrek has many adult jokes that make this so funny

Ugh a childhood gem! The shrek series is hilarious with alot of heart. My brother and I use to replay the ending and the “welcome to Dulac “ to sing along. Especially in shrek 2 since they had a whole talent show in the end credits. Loved the reaction billy!!!

Dreamwork’s is best known for its adult humor. Entertaining for the kids and great hidden jokes for the adults.

so excited for you to watch shrek 2, it's one of those rare occasions where the sequel is somehow even better than the first movie

Ooo, if you’re gonna do more Dreamworks films, obviously theres the HTTYD movies and Kung Fu Panda, but I gotta put in a good word for one of my all-time favorite movies, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. The animation is gorgeous, the songs are great, and it’s unique for being a film revolving around animated animals where the animals don’t speak - their expressions and some sparse narration tell the story (along with some human characters who do speak). :D

I already know this is gonna be a riot 🤣 love you Billy ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I used to work at the Shrek 4D attraction at Universal Orlando. I had to listen to All Star like every twenty minutes. Billy not knowing the words was cracking me up and causing flashbacks! The trauma! The trauma! 😂

I love this series. I worked on Shrek the Musical when it was on tour. So much fun. If you enjoy musicals, you should watch it. Its Shrek the movie on stage and is excellent.

I didn't expect Shrek for the next reaction but I'm not mad cuz this movie is hilarious and I can watch it a number of times. DreamWorks really be making the best movies lowkey: the Shrek movies, Kung Fu Panda trilogy, How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy, Prince of Egypt (still waiting on your reaction to this masterpiece) and even Madagascar and Shark Tale I think. Also you mentioned reacting to Maleficent would love to see that and you should also check out Sleeping beauty, the animated one to see Maleficent's best moments. Angelina Jolie is great and so is the movie but the original movie made her really evil and threatening.