Round 3, FIGHT!!
In 2010, the world witnessed Despicable Me, which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies of the year, and the movie's main characters, the Minions, have become almost as recognizable as the likes of Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and Super Mario.
And last year,
Illumination Entertainment released a sequel, which single-handedly won
over the rest of the competition by being the best-selling movie of that
summer, next to Iron Man 3.
But by quality, how good is it?
Well, the story picks up right where the original left it. Gru, the main protagonist(or is it 'antagonist'?) has quit his hobby as a villain and now has been recruited as a member of the 'Anti-Villain League'. As a whole, I found the story to be quite enjoyable. All the original voice talents have been brought back, like Steve Carell, and new characters have equally good voice acting. Also, the music is great, as there is use of fan-favorite tracks like 'YMCA by The Village People', and 'Happy by Pharrell Williams'. The jokes are also quite funny, even though they are clearly intended for young children.
That being said though, Despicable Me 2 is not perfect. The movie tries to confuse viewers into believing things that contradict with things the audience already knows. Also, many jokes are put in the just in hopes of getting cheap toilet laughs out of little kids.
But the most glaring issue of all is that a lot of major characters from the original did not appear. I can understand shifting focus to a new cast to keep the audience entertained, but because of this, a lot of potential jokes that could have been really funny had to be omitted. I could never look past that.
However, issues aside, Despicable Me 2 is a worthy sequel, and is surely worth your time. Just see the original first, okay? With an excellent soundtrack, hilarious animation, and original voice acting, Despicable Me 2 earns the recommendable score of...
In 2010, the world witnessed Despicable Me, which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies of the year, and the movie's main characters, the Minions, have become almost as recognizable as the likes of Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and Super Mario.
But by quality, how good is it?
Well, the story picks up right where the original left it. Gru, the main protagonist(or is it 'antagonist'?) has quit his hobby as a villain and now has been recruited as a member of the 'Anti-Villain League'. As a whole, I found the story to be quite enjoyable. All the original voice talents have been brought back, like Steve Carell, and new characters have equally good voice acting. Also, the music is great, as there is use of fan-favorite tracks like 'YMCA by The Village People', and 'Happy by Pharrell Williams'. The jokes are also quite funny, even though they are clearly intended for young children.
That being said though, Despicable Me 2 is not perfect. The movie tries to confuse viewers into believing things that contradict with things the audience already knows. Also, many jokes are put in the just in hopes of getting cheap toilet laughs out of little kids.
But the most glaring issue of all is that a lot of major characters from the original did not appear. I can understand shifting focus to a new cast to keep the audience entertained, but because of this, a lot of potential jokes that could have been really funny had to be omitted. I could never look past that.
However, issues aside, Despicable Me 2 is a worthy sequel, and is surely worth your time. Just see the original first, okay? With an excellent soundtrack, hilarious animation, and original voice acting, Despicable Me 2 earns the recommendable score of...
7.6 ENTERTAINING
+ Voice Talents and OST
+ For all ages
- Contradictory plot twists
- lack of returning characters
+ Voice Talents and OST
+ For all ages
- Contradictory plot twists
- lack of returning characters
Until Next Time: Toy Story!
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