**Updated post to add Despicable Me 3: 7/10** I still love those minions, though!!!! Just do me a favor & watch Despicable Me instead if you’ve never seen it.Īnd if you’re curious, these would be my Despicable Me ratings:
□ I also enjoyed several 60’s pop culture references but, overall, it didn’t make up for the mediocre story and villain. Plus, thank god, they were smart enough to include Mellow Yellow by Donovan! (because, like, minions are YELLOW! Yeah?!).
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For a soundtrack full of pre-existing music, though, I’d have to say that I did really enjoy the great 60’s songs they chose for the film (from The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, etc). I had plenty of fun laughs throughout the film but it’s lacking the heart of Despicable Me (as well as the amazing Pharrell soundtracks). If you’re not a fan of the Despicable Me films or of the minions, I wouldn’t recommend Minions (I’m not sure why you’d want to watch it anyway in that case). If you adore the minions as much as I do, you’ll have fun with this movie even though you’ll recognize that it’s far from perfect. I’m keeping this review short because, well, there isn’t much to say. Maybe the next minions movie should be nothing but minions? I suppose it would have to be narrated or subtitled through the whole thing, though… Okay, I suppose it wouldn’t work. In Minions, I really just wanted the human characters to go away. We cared about Gru in Despicable Me and, even when he was at his most evil, he was at least funny & entertaining. Bullock’s Scarlet Overkill is especially boring – I found her and the family the minions first meet to all be a bit stupid and pointless. Unfortunately, the story and script are very weak as are all the non-minion characters. The fault with Minions isn’t the minions, though – they’re just as silly and loveable as ever. The relationship between Gru & the girls is done perfectly and I knew when they announced there would be a movie with just the minions that it would never live up to the Despicable Mes as Gru and the girls are what really make those movies so great. I think it’s very funny as well as very sweet (without being schmaltzy). For the record, I think the first Despicable Me is absolutely brilliant (which shocked me as I’ve never really loved a kids’ film that wasn’t made by Pixar or Disney). I was hoping it would be better than it was, though, so that was a little disappointing. But that’s okay – I didn’t expect it to be. Is it even remotely as good as Despicable Me or Despicable Me 2? Hell no. So, anyway – I’m probably going to be far more forgiving of this movie’s flaws because….
I specifically want a Bob after seeing this movie – he’s so sweet with his little teddy bear! LOVE THEM!!!! They’re hilarious and adorable and I desperately want some of my own (to do my evil bidding, of course). Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.įirst of all, I must confess that I love minions. Production company: Illumination Entertainment