It’s not unusual for an animation company to do a direct-to-video spin-off of any film that’s a hit at the box office; Disney has been doing it (with mixed results) for years. What separates these Dreamworks films is the quality of the shorts included in the package. Not only is the artwork and writing extremely well done, but they go the extra mile and hire the original voice talent to recreate the roles that made the characters work in the first place. That’s the good news. The bad news is that if you are a fan of the Dreamworks short films, you already own four of the six shorts on the disc. The two new features, Shrek: The Pig Who Cried Wolf and Monsters vs. Aliens: Night of the Living Carrots, are good, but it’s debatable if it’s worth paying for stuff you already have to get them.
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