“Shrek Forever After” (PG, 98 minutes): The Shrek we meet at the start of this film is a shell of an ogre: mean and green on the outside, but all mellow yellow inside.

In an attempt to get back some of his mojo, Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) for 24 hours in his old life. In return, Rumpelstiltskin gets to take a day from Shrek’s life. Rumpelstiltskin picks the day Shrek was born, which places Shrek in a world in which all the good he’s done has had no effect. He didn’t rescue his wife, Fiona (Cameron Diaz). Rumpelstiltskin is now king and the kingdom a police state run by witches who hunt down ogres. Fiona is the leader of the ogre resistance movement.

But there’s an escape clause: to get his life back, Shrek has to make Fiona fall in love with him — all over again. Contains slapsticky action and bathroom humor. DVD extras: Deleted scenes; featurettes and “From Swamp to Stage: The Making of Shrek the Musical.”

Also on Dec. 7: “The Bob Hope Collection”; “Cronos: Criterion Collection” and “A Dog Year,” starring Jeff Bridges.