Of all the movies I have sat down to watch here at home over the last three years or so, I have watched Universal's Despicable Me more than any other movie I own. I first saw Despicable Me at the theaters back in 2010. I may have seen it twice. Here at home, I probably have seen the movie at 4 or 5 times. That's about a half dozen viewings at least. Why? The movie is that good. Incredibly creative, the movie is smart, funny, well written, and has heart in abundance. It's wall to wall entertainment. And it has Minions by the score.
The Minions are the probably greatest group ensemble of animated movie characters ever created. Basically, the a group of flunkies and lackeys meant to serve the bad guys but suffer from short attention spans that can't stop them from picking on each other and find new and creative ways to be totally non-productive. Everyone's workplace should be so fun,
Early Mrs. DisneylandTraveler and I waited to see Despicable Me 2 and finally got our chance on my birthday few weeks ago. Continuing the Gru, the adorable girls, and the Minion tale - is it as good as the first movie? Maybe not quite as good but it is awful, awful, close. Despicable Me is a wonderfully entertaining movie and the filmmakers - Illusion Entertainment - should be proud of their effort. No one will walk away unhappy from DM2 and now the count down is on for when it comes to video.
And seeing a good thing when they have it. The Minions Movie is set to be released in December 2014. From the business side, Illusion Entertainment runs a tight ship. Despicable Me 2 cost about $75 million dollars to make. To date, it has made a little of $750 million dollars at the box office.
Another interesting note, Illumination Entertainment is U.S. company based in Santa Monica housed a modest office building. All the animation is done in France.
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