Shrek 2 (2004)

Fresh from their honeymoon, Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are invited to Fiona's parent's castle for a celebration. Fiona's parents are the King (John Cleese) and Queen (Julie Andrews) of Far Far Away. But there is just one problem, they don't know Shrek is an Ogre. Hilarity ensues as the kingdom meets Fiona's new husband. Among them is the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) whose son, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), was supposed to be the one to marry the princess. Meanwhile, the king takes matter into his own hands when he hires an ogre assassin known only as Puss-in-Boots.

Trivia: The Fairy Godmother was originally created for the first Shrek but was cut out and now featured in this sequel. The Fairy Godmother says, "What in Grimm's name..." - a reference to the Brothers Grimm who published collections of many fairy tales such as the ones used in the movie. The potion the fairy godmother gives to the King to make Fiona fall in love with the first man she kisses is labeled "IX", making the bottle "Love Potion Number 9". The entrance to Far Far Away closely resembles the entrance to the Paramount Studios lot. The Counting Crows song that plays during Shrek and Fiona's honeymoon montage replaced a track by Weezer which didn't quite fit to the timings of the visuals. When the Crows came on board, they however had to ensure that their new track did, as the visuals had already been locked down and couldn't be changed. Fiona's mother can be seen in bed reading a copy of "Kings are from Mars, Queens are from Venus". The crowd scene when Shrek and Fiona arrive at Far Far Away's castle involved over 600 animated characters.

There are some other spoofs of famous signs and stores in the background of Far Far Away:

• Burger Prince (Burger King)
• Olde Knavery (Old Navy)
• Far Far Away sign (Hollywood sign)
• Saxon Fifth Avenue (Saks Fifth Avenue)
• Romeo Drive (Rodeo Drive)
• Versarchery (Versace)
• Gap Queen (Gap Kids)
• Farbucks Coffee (Starbucks)
• Friar's Fat Boy (Big Boy)
• Tower of London Records (Tower Records).
• Baskin Robinhood (Baskin Robins ice cream)
• FFPS (US Postal)
• Barney's Old York (Barney's New York)

Take Shrek and add characters like the Fairy Godmother, The Frog King, Prince Charming, and Puss-in-Boots, plus lots more of the secondary characters that made Shrek so fun like Gingy, the Gingerbread Man, the three pigs, Pinochio and such and you get Shrek 2. It's just more of everything that made Shrek good. Then add dozens of new movie references that don't necessarily come from fairy tales but from pop culture and you have a hit. This is actually one of the few sequels that is better then the original.