Shrek

Pixar had single-handedly dominated the CG animation market until “Shrek”, a slightly more adult-friendly outing featuring the vocal talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz amongst others. The tale of one grumpy ogre, his donkey side-kick and a spoiled princess is priceless entertainment.

The highlight of Shrek has to be the hilarious visual gags littered throughout the film, incorporating PG-friendly gross-out humour that you can't help but find funny. The fairy tale references and in-jokes are very cleverly done too: this is clearly made for children, yet scripted and designed with an adult audience in mind, and can be properly enjoyed by all.

The central trio of Myers, Murphy and Diaz voice their characters fantastically, and a decent soundtrack rounds off a wonderful yarn that is the very definition of family-friendly. An absolute must for the animation fans amongst you.