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In a happy suburban neighbourhood with its well-kept gardens and white picket fences, sits a black house with a dead lawn! This is the secret hideout of Gru (Steve Carell), who, with his army of excitable little yellow minions, plans to take over the World. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze guns and battle ready vehicles for land and air, Gru is accustomed to defeating all who stand in his way. But the arrival of three little orphaned girls, and their determination to make him their Dad, threatens his reputation as a Super-Villain! (Universal Pictures UK)
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When I see so many users complaining about an animation film being too childish, I believe I will complain too, but not this time. Despicable Me didn’t feel very childish; it’s cute, it’s fun, often to such extent that it made me burst out in laughter a little. The protagonist is incredibly likeable, but it’s a pity that he lets himself be “spoiled” a little by the end. If this film had the balls to remain as relatively brutal as it was in the first half hour (Box of shame in an orphanage – that’s such a childish joke, right unsatisfied users?), I would have given it five stars. Really, a very nice surprise, I liked it more than this year’s How to Train Your Dragon and Toy Story.
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A nice funny fairy tale that is just for boys and made me younger by 10 years. The Minions are too infantile and the fact that they can't be understood irritated me. But the main character is great, the weapons are inventive to the point of being wacky, and there's a decent laugh to be had. The main villain bothered me a little, we was a bit of a weirdo. Still, great- 80%
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Apparently, I missed the cultural background of the origin of the nerds, so now I know more. Despicable Me is quite an interesting cartoon with a strange combination of adult themes and children's ideas (the scene with the reading of the concertina book with the finger puppets is very cute), which in some places works as successful family entertainment and in other places I would doubt them.
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An animated film that one does not expect much from, but it turns out that even an unpleasant character can be the main "hero". Of course, it is for children and everything turns out well in the end, but this movie has a quite good emotional structure and the development is quite logical and believable. The Minions are clearly a strong aspect, which is the characteristic touch that makes the film even more interesting.
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The animation gets full stars, without the slightest hesitation. I was worried that the story wouldn't be clichéd. It wasn't. I was worried that the main "hero" would get too soft during the hour and a half. He didn't. I was worried about the film being too childish. It wasn't (again)! Despicable Me is an incredibly entertaining mix of a children's and adult spectacle that is full of jokes, offers several references to "slightly different" films (I was particularly taken by the "godfather" head in bed), it has excellent visuals and music, and when it comes to emotions, it doesn't emotionally shame the audience, and is instead kind and gentle with them. It’s strong competition for the experts at Pixar. "I fly to the moon.... I shrink the moon... I'll grab the moon... I sit on the toilet... What?"
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