Even if Shrek 1's dvd was release the same opening day as Monster Inc, that film made more money by being the 3rd successful movie of 2001 with $579.7 million dollars from the international box office. Even if it took years to get a proper sequel series, the meme status is not as big as the green ogre lord.
Fun fact, at the time shrek sold the most DVDs of all time out of any movie So many people own shrek on dvd. You should cover some dvd releases. An interesting one is a shrek collection box that came out before Shrek the third. So just shrek, shrek 2, and shrek 3-d
@@luispenick7448 It may be one of the most common DVD releases ever. I always see at least two copies at every thrift store. Interestingly though is that I almost never see the original 2001 release but rather the 2003 re-release. There’s a LOT to unpack with Shrek DVDs. I made a video on collecting Dreamworks DVDs a looong time ago and it definitely needs updating 👍
Man this was a hit of nostalgia. I remember we had the VHS with the weird wide sleeve. Also it really bums me out that no critics today say “Two big thumbs way up” for modern movies that was truly THE indication of a cinematic masterpiece back in the day
I remember buying a dvd of Final Fantasy Spirits Within and it had this tagline. Needless to say I did not give that film any thumbs up. Actually it deserved two thumbs down...
We had the Shrek clam shell growing up in our household, we still watched it after we had Shrek 2 on DVD, VHS was always the old standby even after we got a DVD player in our family.
In latinoamerica we kept a lot of old tecnology, it was just too expensive, a lot of friends from the usa are surprised that I grew up watching vhs and know how to use a cassette player
There was also a plain sleeve release of the first film that was only given to people who took part in some MLM scheme. I also made custom tapes for Shrek the Third, Forever After, and both Puss in Boots movies with 4:3 aspect ratio, bonus shorts, and fully printed sleeves.
One thing that I feel should be mentioned is that Shrek was released as a "Special Edition" tape in a standard slipcover box, and it's the copy that I own
Keep preserving our relics of the ancient past, my brother in arms, for the children of the future. Lord knows there naught ever be a greater Ogre-epic.
Other DreamWorks movies were sold in the same style of packaging that later copies of Shrek have. I've even seen some older DreamWorks Blu-rays with that style. Edit: Also Curse of the WereRabbit was the last DreamWorks movie on VHS (if you count the Aardman co-productions).
@@charizardoreo I already need to do a second part! I’ve had some very nice people reach out to me and inform me of other Shrek VHS releases. More to come.
I grew up with my aunt & uncle and they were major hold outs on DVD and didn’t get a player in the house till blu ray was already a thing, as such we got a lot of late VHS releases and I remember Shrek 2 being one of them. The idol parody at the end always made me annoyed because they directed you to vote online instead of choosing and showing a winner, and of course we didn’t have internet so it wasn’t until years later that I finally watched the dvd version with some friends and saw those endings 😅
That's absolutely hilarious. It doesn't matter who you vote for on the interactive dvd version...Simon always wins! Dreamworks completely trolling childhoods right there...
Bloody Hell, no idea it was $40 for the original DVD Had the original Shrek on VHS but in the UK it was a different cover. I believe it was just the poster of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey fleeing from the Dragon. was re-watching this VHS of an old 1970s BBC children's show, and I was gobsmacked to see it started with a Shrek trailer! What a crossover I never expected 😂 ua-cam.com/video/LoBK88uq1A0/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
That commercial placement is hilarious. Dreamworks marketing knows no bounds, they wanted EVERYONE to grab that Shrek VHS. Funny since after the theatrical release everybody already knew about Shrek. It really didn't need the massive marketing for a home media release. I bet they just wanted to rub it in Disney's face a second time...
It would be very interesting know, whether the Shrek home releases were mastered from the original digital animation files or not. The home media releases Antz by DreamWorks were mastered from a 35mm copy of the film.
@@classicmovieentertainment8467 Antz definitely was because that original DVD double-disc release is CRISP. Looks glorious on an HD tv. I wouldn’t be surprise if Shrek was. It also is a pretty sharp looking DVD. I have many other DVDs from the same time period and they all look super muddy and dirty. Shrek is a dang good transfer.
There was also a Shrek VHS release in Australia (which I happen to have) which celebrated Shrek’s Academy Award win for Best Picture, alongside an accompanying 2-Disc DVD release which gave the box art a more classy look to it with a nice white background and golden font for the PG rating and all that.
I mostly associate the cardboard VHS boxes with those low-budget lazily-put-together public domain VHS tapes of old cartoons and movies, and I tend to associate the clamshell cases with big-name companies like Disney, Dreamworks, and Warner Bros. Also, my local schools (I was born and raised in a small, mostly rural town) continued to use VHSs well into the 2010s, even when they started using DVDs.
@@KoryGilesMusicGroup It’s weird that Dreamworks opted for this big box in order to make the release feel “prestige”. Maybe they felt all those clamshells were “kids stuff” and felt Shrek was a proper Academy nominated film? Either way I prefer the clamshell release. It just feels right.
Nice try, Austin. You clearly forgot to include the off air 2007 cartoon network airing of Shrek, that I recorded onto vhs as a child. Better step up your Shrek knowledge before you make another video like this again.... smh, some people. (lol)
The "big box" Shrek vhs was made larger to fit on the shelf with the Disney clamshell cases as a genius marketing strategy
In South Korea They Kept On Making VHS Tapes Until 2010!! They Got VHS Tapes Of Every Dreamworks Movie Until How To Train Your Dragon
Just thinking of a HTTYD VHS tape feels WRONG.
Even if Shrek 1's dvd was release the same opening day as Monster Inc, that film made more money by being the 3rd successful movie of 2001 with $579.7 million dollars from the international box office. Even if it took years to get a proper sequel series, the meme status is not as big as the green ogre lord.
Fun fact, at the time shrek sold the most DVDs of all time out of any movie
So many people own shrek on dvd. You should cover some dvd releases. An interesting one is a shrek collection box that came out before Shrek the third. So just shrek, shrek 2, and shrek 3-d
@@luispenick7448 It may be one of the most common DVD releases ever. I always see at least two copies at every thrift store. Interestingly though is that I almost never see the original 2001 release but rather the 2003 re-release. There’s a LOT to unpack with Shrek DVDs. I made a video on collecting Dreamworks DVDs a looong time ago and it definitely needs updating 👍
Man this was a hit of nostalgia. I remember we had the VHS with the weird wide sleeve. Also it really bums me out that no critics today say “Two big thumbs way up” for modern movies that was truly THE indication of a cinematic masterpiece back in the day
I remember buying a dvd of Final Fantasy Spirits Within and it had this tagline. Needless to say I did not give that film any thumbs up. Actually it deserved two thumbs down...
Shrek 2 was released on VHS and DVD on the same day The Incredibles was released in theaters
Another savage Dreamworks move!
We had the Shrek clam shell growing up in our household, we still watched it after we had Shrek 2 on DVD, VHS was always the old standby even after we got a DVD player in our family.
I remember in the 80s, cartoons and horror movies used those same huge vhs
boxes. The purpose was to make them stand out on video rental shelves.
In latinoamerica we kept a lot of old tecnology, it was just too expensive, a lot of friends from the usa are surprised that I grew up watching vhs and know how to use a cassette player
There was also a plain sleeve release of the first film that was only given to people who took part in some MLM scheme. I also made custom tapes for Shrek the Third, Forever After, and both Puss in Boots movies with 4:3 aspect ratio, bonus shorts, and fully printed sleeves.
Very interesting! I know there's also the FYC screening tapes given out for the Oscars. Dreamworks sure liked to get their product out there.
One thing that I feel should be mentioned is that Shrek was released as a "Special Edition" tape in a standard slipcover box, and it's the copy that I own
@@bumpy_gaming I’ve actually never seen this before. I must have it!
Keep preserving our relics of the ancient past, my brother in arms, for the children of the future. Lord knows there naught ever be a greater Ogre-epic.
Other DreamWorks movies were sold in the same style of packaging that later copies of Shrek have. I've even seen some older DreamWorks Blu-rays with that style.
Edit: Also Curse of the WereRabbit was the last DreamWorks movie on VHS (if you count the Aardman co-productions).
I never even knew that WereRabbit VHS existed. It seems to be extremely rare, almost the stuff of legend. Needless to say...now I want one!
I believe countries like Mexico/Spain, South Korea, Japan and Australia got Shrek 3D on vhs for a brief period of time
NEED!
RIP Joel Siegel
This was a very interesting video, I look forward to seeing you cover further Shrek home video releases, and ones from other series maybe
@@charizardoreo I already need to do a second part! I’ve had some very nice people reach out to me and inform me of other Shrek VHS releases. More to come.
I grew up with my aunt & uncle and they were major hold outs on DVD and didn’t get a player in the house till blu ray was already a thing, as such we got a lot of late VHS releases and I remember Shrek 2 being one of them. The idol parody at the end always made me annoyed because they directed you to vote online instead of choosing and showing a winner, and of course we didn’t have internet so it wasn’t until years later that I finally watched the dvd version with some friends and saw those endings 😅
That's absolutely hilarious. It doesn't matter who you vote for on the interactive dvd version...Simon always wins! Dreamworks completely trolling childhoods right there...
Bloody Hell, no idea it was $40 for the original DVD
Had the original Shrek on VHS but in the UK it was a different cover. I believe it was just the poster of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey fleeing from the Dragon.
was re-watching this VHS of an old 1970s BBC children's show, and I was gobsmacked to see it started with a Shrek trailer! What a crossover I never expected 😂 ua-cam.com/video/LoBK88uq1A0/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
That commercial placement is hilarious. Dreamworks marketing knows no bounds, they wanted EVERYONE to grab that Shrek VHS. Funny since after the theatrical release everybody already knew about Shrek. It really didn't need the massive marketing for a home media release. I bet they just wanted to rub it in Disney's face a second time...
Thank you for being to my attention Shrek 3 has a vhs at all 🙏
It would be very interesting know, whether the Shrek home releases were mastered from the original digital animation files or not. The home media releases Antz by DreamWorks were mastered from a 35mm copy of the film.
@@classicmovieentertainment8467 Antz definitely was because that original DVD double-disc release is CRISP. Looks glorious on an HD tv. I wouldn’t be surprise if Shrek was. It also is a pretty sharp looking DVD. I have many other DVDs from the same time period and they all look super muddy and dirty. Shrek is a dang good transfer.
There was also a Shrek VHS release in Australia (which I happen to have) which celebrated Shrek’s Academy Award win for Best Picture, alongside an accompanying 2-Disc DVD release which gave the box art a more classy look to it with a nice white background and golden font for the PG rating and all that.
That's a very classy re-release!
I mostly associate the cardboard VHS boxes with those low-budget lazily-put-together public domain VHS tapes of old cartoons and movies, and I tend to associate the clamshell cases with big-name companies like Disney, Dreamworks, and Warner Bros.
Also, my local schools (I was born and raised in a small, mostly rural town) continued to use VHSs well into the 2010s, even when they started using DVDs.
@@KoryGilesMusicGroup It’s weird that Dreamworks opted for this big box in order to make the release feel “prestige”. Maybe they felt all those clamshells were “kids stuff” and felt Shrek was a proper Academy nominated film? Either way I prefer the clamshell release. It just feels right.
@@austin_the_brimstone Yes, I agree. Shrek with a clamshell case just makes more sense. Cardboard Shrek VHS kinda feels like it shouldn’t exist.
Wait you forgot that Curse of the Were Rabbit was also on vhs
You're right! That one was also really limited.
I remember a school I went to still used vhs tapes in 2012 as well. But anyway cool video, I found this very interesting.
Funny to think me & my best friend have Shrek 2 on vhs, tho his was official & mines was a spanish bootleg 💀
Thanks for the video I love your voice I think it's awesome
@@codeblack423 Gosh thank you 😊
I have a copy of Shrek that's in a standard size cardboard sleeve!
Oooo I want! I must own every variant of the Shrek VHS....yeah I have problems.
I never knew there was a shrek the third dvd only released in korea!
Right?? It feels so freaky, like something out of an alternate universe.
I played TF outta that Shrek VHS tape lemme just say that. 🤪🤣
Just don't forget to rewind!
The Shrek tapes not being coloured green is the only thing that bothers me here.
@@marissawolff8491 That would’ve been PEAK.
I miss Shrek 😂
@@Triple_nine99 Me too!
God, why do you sound so much like homestar runner
Because I win the attention of all the laaayDAYS on my Super Cool Channel for Attractive People.
Love the accent! where you from?
Far Far Away 😉
Nice try, Austin. You clearly forgot to include the off air 2007 cartoon network airing of Shrek, that I recorded onto vhs as a child. Better step up your Shrek knowledge before you make another video like this again.... smh, some people. (lol)
Yes I Am A Fairy Tale Thing
How many times do you watch those VHS?
Never! Well maybe once or twice. But I was born a DVD kid. Had a PS2 since 2002.
You should watch them. It is your favorite movie and you should make use of them.
Never been this early ❤😂