Its odd to see the newspaper reviews actually agreeing with me on this one! The local papers gave Pearl Harbor 3 stars and Shrek 4.
Pearl Harbor owes more to Titanic than any war movie. I starts with the two main characters as kids, then they are pilots in the Army Air Corps, one goes of the Eagle Squadron in England, and wouldn't you know it- THEY ARE THE ONLY TWO PILOTS TO GET OFF THE GROUND DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. And to finish it off, they go on Doolittle's run as well!
Shrek on the other hand had plenty of references to Disney movies that my 10 and 12 yr old picked up on. My son absolutely loved the title characters noxious odors and personal hygiene habits, while my daughter loved the kick ass Matrix style fighting ability of the princess. I really enjoyed the humour, though some of it was too fast for my kids to pick up on.