Kids will love ‘Shrek’ DVD set with 3-D glasses

Expect adult griping about the new “Shrek” DVD set.

Widescreen fans will whine that the original “Shrek” movie is sized for a standard TV screen. Those with standard-size TVs won’t appreciate that the accompanying “Shrek 3-D,” an all-too-brief 16-minute short, is only in widescreen. And no one is likely to be thrilled with the questionable quality of the 3-D technique.

But most kids will embrace this two-disc pack, especially because “Shrek 3-D” comes with four sets of 3-D glasses and works sequentially (though not essentially) between “Shrek” and “Shrek 2,” now in theaters.

In its first incarnation, “Shrek 3-D” was “Shrek 4-D,” a short movie you could feel and smell at the Universal Studios theme parks in Hollywood and Florida. It used the original voice cast, with the ghost of Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) kidnapping Fiona (Cameron Diaz) while Shrek (Mike Myers) and his friend Donkey (Eddie Murphy) try to rescue her. Comic chases ensue in which characters seem to reach out of the screen.

The 3-D disc sports no bonus features. The accompanying “Shrek” DVD offers the same extras as the original release, including the cool “Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party.”