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Not Kids' Stuff.(Shrek the Third)(Movie review)

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| May 28, 2007 | Denby, David | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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At a recent preview screening of "Shrek the Third," I was settling into my seat, enjoying the good sight lines (nothing but pipsqueaks between me and the screen) and the excited anticipation of the children, when a little voice behind me said, "Have to turn off my cell phone now." The child, a girl, couldn't have been more than seven. Was she kidding? Alas, she wasn't. Even in this culture, seven is too early for irony. Then, as the movie began, I realized that a child with a cell phone represents what DreamWorks Animation, the producer of this most lucrative of franchise animated features, envisions its audience to ...

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