In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
Genre(s): Animation, Comedy, Family
Rating: 7.9/10 (1,164 votes)
Country: USA
Languages: English
Company: Illumination Entertainment
MPAA:
Director(s): Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Producer(s):
John Cohen – producer
Janet Healy – producer
Marci Levine – consulting producer
Christopher Meledandri – producer
Nina Rappaport – executive producer
Robert Taylor – associate producer
Writer(s):
Ken Daurio – screenplay
Sergio Pablos – story
Cinco Paul – screenplay
Cast:
Steve Carell – Gru (voice)
Jason Segel – Vector (voice)
Russell Brand – Dr. Nefario (voice)
Julie Andrews – Gru's Mom (voice)
Will Arnett – Mr. Perkins (voice)
Kristen Wiig – Miss Hattie (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove – Margo (voice)
Dana Gaier – Edith (voice)
Elsie Fisher – Agnes (voice)
Pierre Coffin – Tim the Minion / Bob the Minion / Mark the Minion / Phil the Minion / Stuart the Minion (voice)
Music: Heitor Pereira
Tagline: Superbad. Superdad.
I was fortunate to get free tickets to see this movie in 3d over theweekend. I only went because it was free, I really was not excited, butit ended up surprising me and I really enjoyed it. The people I saw themovie with were from ages 6 to 31, male and female, and we ALL thoughtthe movie was great!!
There was a lot of lol moments, the theatre was packed, and everyone inthe audience seemed to enjoy themselves. The story was cute andenjoyable for children as well as adults. It had a good message too,which makes it worth your time to go see. I loved watching this film in3d! I think the movie would be good without 3d, but if you are going tospend the money to watch it, spend the 3 extra dollars and see it in3d. It was worth it.
This film is AWESOME and I would recommend it to everyone!!!
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First up, if you're planning to watch "Despicable Me", put on highexpectations because this movie might and will satisfy you with itscomedic adventures.
In this movie, I truly love the yellow minions. They are just trulyadorable, cute and funny. If you listen to their language, it'sinsanely hilarious. Their actions are truly silly and laughable.
The story is very clever. I truly loved it because it's different thanmost of the other children movies where the protagonist is a good guyrather than having a little bit of a twist where the main character isa villain.
Steve Carell's accents on Gru are also excellent. They're unique andamusing. Not only the sounds, the model for Gru is also cool. His noseis like so long that it looks strange like Pinnochio's. The threelittle orphans are also cute especially Agnes, the smallest one. Vectorwas also hilarious.
The 3D effects were also good. The depths were really seen and some ofthe scenes really got things towards the audience. So, it's not a badchoice to enjoy it in 3D.
"Despicable Me" is another must-see movie this summer as it rivals "ToyStory 3" to become the best animated film of 2010. Bring your kids and3D is a good way to enjoy it. In conclusion, this movie gets a perfectrating of 10 stars. By the way, don't miss the scenes in the credits,the 3D effects there are cool.
How can any other movie company possibly compete with PIXAR andDreamworks in the animation department? Well, you either get reallylucky to get your film funded….or, you get a studio like Universal toshell you out a couple million. And that's exactly what they did withthis movie. I like to see something fresh and new in the animationdepartment……well, you always seem to get that with PIXAR, but notso much with Dreamworks. Hopefully this will add a new level ofcompetition in the realm of animation.
Well, i was kind of hoping that this movie would offer something alittle different, but instead, it came off just like a mediocreDreamworks picture. In fact, i actually forgot that this was producedby Universal, and assumed it was a Dreamworks Animation project. Don'tget me wrong, the movie kept my attention and was mildlyentertaining………but much like Dreamworks movies, this movie failedin the second act. You know how some animated movies tend to get alittle dull and boring in the middle…..yeah, that somewhat happenedwith this.
Also, the humor was in little doses, and at times, it seemed like theywere begging for your laughs. Yes there were some sequences that hadyou lightly chuckling to yourself, but after a while, the jokes fall alittle flat. Yeah the story is a little on the cute side, which isalright with me……but it's emotional level isn't as high assay….PIXAR? Okay, I'm sorry for using so many comparisons to otheranimation companies. But it's kind of hard not to, when you basicallyhave only 3. So your easily going to compare and contrast.
Bottom Line, yeah, it's pretty entertaining, and has you laughing justa little bit. But it wasn't as good as i was hoping it would be. Thekids will love it, maybe even some parents. But it certainly doesn'thave that WOW! factor we all expect when we see an animated feature.
This week the heat exceeded 90 degrees until today — when we've hadrain — so my grandchildren whom I watch during the day have beeninside. As a reward for good behavior, on Wednesday we planned thatwe'd go to the movie theater today to see Despicable Me in 2D.
On the ride home, Brandon, 10, said, "The previews were funny. Themovie wasn't." Then Sophia, who's 7, piped up and asked, "Wait. Whatdid we just do?" After Brandon and I looked at each other, I replied,"Saw Despicable Me." To which she replied, "Oh, yeah."
Steve Carell's Mr. Gru voice characterization was memorable and I waslooking forward to hearing Russell Brand's comedic delivery. However,there was no character with an English accent, so it wasn't until thecredits ran that I discovered he was the voice of an unfunny Dr.Nefario.
Humor? "The Evil Bank (formerly Lehman Brothers)" The roller coasterscene would have been fantastic to have seen in 3D. It was stillenjoyable in 2D.
Who laughed? The elderly woman sitting behind us. Rarely anyone else.If it hadn't been 11:00 AM, I would have easily (and gladly) taken a90-minute nap. As it was, I had to sit quietly waiting for the end.That said, it could have been worse: It could have been a 91-minutemovie.
Should you see this movie? I think you already have. But, see it againfor the minions; they do bring a new, fun feel to the story line. Putthe kids in the car; fill up on $3 per gallon gas; stop for dinner onthe way to the theater, $50; enjoy the movie in 3D, $40; buy the toys,$30; and enjoy the time with the kids because it is all new to them.Priceless.
I didn’t already see the movie. but the trailer was so cool. I am waiting to show the movie here in the Philippines.
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I like that Movie..its cool