Release Date: 9 July 2010
Rating: 5/5 stars. OWN IT
For lack of a better word, this movie was AWESOME. I saw it last night, and luckily it was the late show so there were only 8 people in the entire theatre. We were all laughing so hard and loud that if there were more people we're sure no one would have been able to hear the movie.
Summary: 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
For lack of a better word, this movie was AWESOME. I saw it last night, and luckily it was the late show so there were only 8 people in the entire theatre. We were all laughing so hard and loud that if there were more people we're sure no one would have been able to hear the movie.
Summary: 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
This film exceeded my expectations. Because I don't watch TV, in fact I don't have cable at all, I haven't seen the trailer for it. The only place I saw the add was on the side of a bus. So I really didn't know what it was about. But I figured it would just be another kids movie that would have its 15 minutes of fame and then fade away. After watching it, this idea has totally changed. The majority of the jokes are geared towards adults, however they are easily able to be taken in different ways for the children to understand. The characters were all adorable and lovable and relatable. The three little girls were so cute and acted exactly how one would expect little girls to act. Gru, the main character, was hilarious. You hated his character at first because he was such a bully but you soon grew to see that he was only acting that way, when really he was a major softy. The sayings they used such as "Oh poo" and "light bulb" were just great, especially with the tones they used. The little yellow characters were hilarious! They always did the things that you wouldn't expect an
d they did the most random, impossible things. The animation was wonderfully done, as it should be in this day and age.
d they did the most random, impossible things. The animation was wonderfully done, as it should be in this day and age. You could honsetly be in the grumpiest mood and still laugh out loud at this movie. I cannot wait to see the sequel.
Despicable Me 2 is in the works!
September 8, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I absolutely LOVED this film, thoroughly recommend it to all.
It was very cute and funny- if you like Mosters Inc. then this should appeal and not just because of the animation style.