While I enjoyed the first Shrek, I must say the sequels are only getting worse. Shrek 2 certainly contained some of the charm and edgier family fare that the first executed so nicely, but Shrek the Third was just boring and stumbled over itself. Now we have a plot synopsis that helpful blogger Alex Litel stumbled upon via some sort of copyright registration website for the fourth installment of the unconventional fairy tale franchise. Actual page (of copyright site) cannot be found now, but luckily he copied the synopsis to his site.

Shrek Goes Fourth - After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws' kingdom, what's an ogre to do? Well, if you're Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What's happened to this ogre's roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumplestiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

While the Shrek series isn't as fresh as it started out, their plots are usually top notch, but the writing has been less than remarkable. I just don't know how long Mike Myers can be mediocre before he implodes upon himself either. Hopefuly his turn in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds will help. Will you see Shrek Goes Fourth?