LEGO Shrek sets announced!

I rather enjoy Shrek (and sequels/sideshows). But I really only want Puss. I'd've prefered all at minifig scale (to heck with relative sizes) in a built scene rather than brick-built figures.

The openable tummy is a great element though.

I'm amazed that so many people work at different stage of set release and nobody say "hey, this face looks awful and we are premium brand". All photos taken carefully with same angle because from side it looks even worse...
This is not Minion set for kids and actually some adults would like to build it if it would look good.

Something positive: they didn't do base with 1000 bricks just absolute perfect minimum.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"That Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots doesn't look half bad, and seems like a decent deal. I do think they should have made some piece for the ears though. Those are iconic, and this doesn't quite work. The Brickheadz does slightly better in that regard, but still not quite.

Does anyone still care about Shrek though?"

It’s the last of the top 20 highest grossing film franchises to get a LEGO license, and they’re doing a spin-off film for Donkey in 2028. PiB 2 was only four years ago, too."

Ah okay, wasn't aware they still made new entries.....it's been a while. Apparently even a Shrek 5 next year....

So the brick built Shrek and Donkey is the better of these two sets. The Brickheadz are hideous... I've just gotta question the logic behind including a minifigure scale Puss in Boots into the build though? Seems like a very odd choice.

Won't be buying either set though. Much as I liked Shrek (Shrek 2 was the best movie) this is about 15 years too late for me to want one.

This actually caused me to find out they were making another Shrek movie.

Not what I expected and look better then I would have thought for the buildable display. Not my thing though.

We'll see if they are doing the Collectable Minifigs and if any of those are interesting.

Looks more like Shrek.

@markisnot said:
"This actually caused me to find out they were making another Shrek movie.

Not what I expected and look better then I would have thought for the buildable display. Not my thing though.

We'll see if they are doing the Collectable Minifigs and if any of those are interesting. "

that's the rumor if you believe the leak sites.

This is Shrek's swamp. We just live in it.

That Puss minifig looks like a furry CMF but it's well done.

Well, this will be fun to review.

brickheadz will be an instant pickup

buildable Shrek looks horrible

@WizardOfOss said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Andrusi said:
"Puss-in-Boots being a minifig isn't something I would have expected, but I think it works."

He’s a bit undersized. Needs to be maybe 50% taller, I think. And annoying that he’s the only minifig in all three sets."

So.....they should have made him a Jack Stone figure?"

I looked up pictures, and PiB is tall enough to lean on Donkey’s shoulder, so really needs to be about the height of the Brickheadz Shrek.

"Ah okay, wasn't aware they still made new entries.....it's been a while. Apparently even a Shrek 5 next year...."

Right, I thought I’d heard that was happening, but when I looked up the list of films I missed that they split them up by Shrek/PiB/Donkey, making Shrek 5 the only film that was out of chronological order.

@GirlWoman said:
"As millennial nostalgia has been milked dry they are now coming for Gen Z "

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who said we we’d moved on from Gen X nostalgia? We were, after all, the youngest generation who could actually understand all the adult humor when the first film came out.

"Thank you for mentioning it. I had to look it up and it's wild. Is it a reference to something? Because it seems very random."

Without looking it up myself, I know at least one of the DVDs has some sort of club dance scene, but I can’t remember if it was part of the end credits, or a standalone bonus feature.

Literally a dream come true for me. I'm thrilled to be getting Puss in Boots as a Minifigure, but he's not at all to scale with the buildable figures. He's slightly shorter than Donkey in the films.

Liking both of the sets and will be picking them up eventually. Seems like an odd choice to have Gingerbread man in the Brickheadz set. I think Fiona in either form would have been better. Thinking about assorted characters from the Shrek franchise, there are enough to make a decent CMF release which would likely be a good seller.

@GirlWoman said:
" @Brick_Belt said:
"How could you not include the ridiculous dance announcement video, lol. "

Thank you for mentioning it. I had to look it up and it's wild. Is it a reference to something? Because it seems very random."

Google Shrek forever rave.

I am holding out hope for a Groot sized Gingy eventually! That's what the world needs

What's the deal with these two big characters with the minfigure from the best DreamWorks movie? ??

About 8 years to late to the meme scene lego

i need that Gingy immediately

Why is the best thing about these sets the Brickheadz box design? That's so cool!

Did they used cups for Shrek's ears as a BH ? If so, NPU.
Edit : after a second and closer look at the 3rd pic (back side of the box) it looks like they didn't. But if so I cannot figure what part it is ?

Yeah Puss in Boots is way too small as a minifigure

@Fan_Of_Bricks said:
"Literally a dream come true for me. I'm thrilled to be getting Puss in Boots as a Minifigure, but he's not at all to scale with the buildable figures. He's slightly shorter than Donkey in the films."

Technically, he’s taller. Being quadrupedal, Donkey would be measured to the shoulder, where a bipedal cat would be measured to the top of his head. Bit of a deceptive difference, but that’s how it’s done.

@Brick_t_ said:
"Did they used cups for Shrek's ears as a BH ? If so, NPU.
Edit : after a second and closer look at the 3rd pic (back side of the box) it looks like they didn't. But if so I cannot figure what part it is ? "

Yes, it appears the ears are cups on the BH Shrek figure.

The only nice thing I can say about the main set is that the price is surprisingly decent. Weirdly decent. But maybe they realised no one would buy this at the usual overprice, because OOF.

To be fair, everything but Shrek's face is fine. But Shrek's face is awful, in a "I wouldn't even buy this at 50% off because Shrek just looks BAD" kind of way, and that just kills the whole set.

The less said about BrickHeadz, the better.

@Brick_t_ said:
"Did they used cups for Shrek's ears as a BH ? If so, NPU.
Edit : after a second and closer look at the 3rd pic (back side of the box) it looks like they didn't. But if so I cannot figure what part it is ? "

I think it is the goblet piece.

Terrible sets to a terrible theme! Had to be said!

Lego just making things atp

I never understood the hype of Shrek. I thought the book was funny because it was drawn quite ugly, but didn’t care for the films.

However i think that these sets look lovely. The big Shrek, donkey & puss look like a great set for fans. A nice build and a nice set to look at.

The brickheadz look cool too. All three of them are spot on. I think brickheadz collectors will enjoy these.

Would puss n boots make a comeback in the cmf series?

I want the Puss minifig, but that's it.

The first Shrek film was wildly, overwhelmingly, near-ubiquitously popular when I was a child and last I checked I was definitely still a millennial, not gen z.

(It’s the reason I’m extremely not interested, actually. I didn’t go to the cinema much as a kid and by the time it finally came out on vhs the film was so overhyped by my peers — and their parents, to be fair, a mix of gen x and boomers — it couldn’t possibly stand up to the weight of expectation, and it didn’t. My response was an extremely disappointed “well, that was fine I suppose” and I have never bothered to rewatch it or see any of the sequels. Which is probably mildly unfair but I’m not especially motivated to do anything about it. There’s lots of films I’m more excited about.)

@HOBBES said:
"I like this a lot. However, when you look at all the pictures currently available, Shrek does not look so good when you don't look at him straight on. Donkey is neat and PiB is nice as well but significantly undersized (but it's a minifig, so that's good). This is not something I usually (or even rarely) buy but I think it is very well done. (most recent similar product I bought was Wall-E and Eve which is not that long ago come to think of it).

Aside: I don't quite understand why people need a recent movie to like/appreciate/want something? Let's say I like meerkats, I don't need a recent movie featuring meerkats to buy any product about them. Maybe it's just me..."

A little Eau d’ Meerkat for date night?

Nope, you know what? Bad idea. That’s a bad idea. Don’t buy it.

Puss in boots seems a bit of an unnecessary addition for the first set - maybe it's for the people who preferred the spin off movies? But in that case, wouldn't it be better to have done a separate PiB set?

I only watched Shreks 1, 2, and 3, and since the decline in quality was so obvious I gave up at that point.... but the first movie was pretty good, maybe I'll dig it out again.

Looks nice, but boy am I tired of these large buildable figures...

Inever had a huge amount of interest in Shrek. I mean, if you handed me a DVD/Blu/ray of the first movie, I'd watch it, (animation buff that I am,and if I liked it, I might track down some of the others, but as it stands, I have no real interest in these. I know a lot of people have been clamoring for Shrek Lego, though, so I'm happy for those people. I also appreciate the "We're ogre the moon..." in the press release. Love me some wordplay.

@Andrusi said:
"Puss-in-Boots being a minifig isn't something I would have expected, but I think it works."

That's really the only part of any of these that appeals to me. As previously stated, I have no real interest in Shrek, but that is a nice-looking minifig.

@GrizBe said:" @WokePope said:"Why do releases these days just feel like more LEGOslop than actually exciting sets."

Probably because LEGO has realised that the main buyers for sets these days are AFOL's rather than kids, and that the majority of AFOL's want something that looks cool on display rather than something with fun play features.

I want both. "

With you there. *goes and bangs on the keys of 21327 then plays with the joystick of 10306*

Is there actually anyone who prefers these over getting actual Shrek sets with minifigs? I know there’s supposed to be CMFs coming, but that doesn’t mean much when you have no scenes to put them in. Why LEGO keeps pumping out these giant paperweights of random licensed characters is beyond me.

"Then I saw those faces, now I disbelieve 'ya"

The buildable figures are kinda cool, but I wish there more actual minifigures

With this, I expect LEGO will be making sets for the Shrek 5 movie to be released next year.

IMHO, the likeness of Shrek and Donkey is well done, although I don't understand opening up Shrek's stomach to see what's inside. And Puss in Boots is way too small. He's as tall as Donkey's back in the movies so the minifigure seems like just a later addition to the design.

@TheOtherMike said:
"Inever had a huge amount of interest in Shrek. I mean, if you handed me a DVD/Blu/ray of the first movie, I'd watch it, (animation buff that I am,and if I liked it, I might track down some of the others, but as it stands, I have no real interest in these. I know a lot of people have been clamoring for Shrek Lego, though, so I'm happy for those people. I also appreciate the "We're ogre the moon..." in the press release. Love me some wordplay."

I can't remember if I actually watched the first Shrek with a group of my college friends, but I do remember discussing it. In particular, one member of the group was really enthralled by the way they managed to match the distinctive trams from the Disney park parking lots. And a different member of our group ended up working for Dreamworks Animation. The first time I managed to catch his name in the end credits was Ruby Gillman (he's a software manager), and since then I've been able to watch for it in Kung Fu Panda 4, The Bad Guys 2, and repeat screenings of The Wild Robot and The Bad Guys. He should be credited in PiB/TLW, I'd think, just based on the timing, and I'm sure I'll spot his name in Shrek 5 and Donkey Donkey Donkey Donkey Donkey Donkey: Eddie Murphy's Career Revival.

@Kalhiki said:
"Looks nice, but boy am I tired of these large buildable figures..."

I really like this set. Shrek cheeks are not perfect, and the cat is small (but less disproportionate than a minifig in a SW UCS set), but otherwise it's great.
I like these large buildable figures. I don't know Mario theme but I bought Bowser and really liked it. Exactly the same with the big Pokemon set. Interesting build, nice display or 'part pack'.

25 years too late

Puss in Boots, I don't need the rest.

@HOBBES said:
"Aside: I don't quite understand why people need a recent movie to like/appreciate/want something? Let's say I like meerkats, I don't need a recent movie featuring meerkats to buy any product about them. Maybe it's just me..."

It's weaponised nostalgia. It sends a signal of
"Hey, remember this thing? This existed. You existed back then. Remember how easier things were back then? Remember who you were back then? Remember being able to get out of a chair without sounding like a constipated werewolf? Remember how green the grass was on that side of your timeline? Buy this thing! Buy it! Be transported back, however briefly, to those moments! Ignore the ticking of the clock, the last few grains of sand draining away, the way the air turns cold upon the grim reaper's approach, ignore the hum of his uncaring scythe as he makes a few practice-slashes - closer, ever closer! Buy this thing, before it's too late!"

It's a very subtle signal, but it does its job, I suppose.

Singing "Then I saw his face, now I'm a...." uhmm... Nevermind.
Tune in next week for LEGO Garfield set release! And new Smurfs theme!

@Crux said:
" @HOBBES said:
"Aside: I don't quite understand why people need a recent movie to like/appreciate/want something? Let's say I like meerkats, I don't need a recent movie featuring meerkats to buy any product about them. Maybe it's just me..."

It's weaponised nostalgia. It sends a signal of
"Hey, remember this thing? This existed. You existed back then. Remember how easier things were back then? Remember who you were back then? Remember being able to get out of a chair without sounding like a constipated werewolf? Remember how green the grass was on that side of your timeline? Buy this thing! Buy it! Be transported back, however briefly, to those moments! Ignore the ticking of the clock, the last few grains of sand draining away, the way the air turns cold upon the grim reaper's approach, ignore the hum of his uncaring scythe as he makes a few practice-slashes - closer, ever closer! Buy this thing, before it's too late!"

It's a very subtle signal, but it does its job, I suppose."

That I can understand - it is simply nostalgia and I'm guilty of it like most everybody from time to time. What I don't get is: "Well, the last movie on this was X years ago; what's the point of doing this now?". To me, from a production point of view, it goes like this: "there is a group of people who really like this old stuff, let's do a model of it and sell it to them (just because we are in the business of selling stuff to people and some people like this - contemporary or not). Anyway, to each his own I suppose.

@560heliport said:
" @Brick_t_ said:
"Did they used cups for Shrek's ears as a BH ? If so, NPU.
Edit : after a second and closer look at the 3rd pic (back side of the box) it looks like they didn't. But if so I cannot figure what part it is ? "

I think it is the goblet piece."

Definitely goblets, with the flared base buried in the side of the head.