Well fellas…I loved this movie! For the first time, Illumination Entertainment has done something I have not been able to say about any other animation company: They have made a sequel that I actually enjoyed more than the original. Toy Story 2, Cars 2, and Winnie the Pooh were as great as the originals to me, and possibly Monsters University as well, but this is a first for me.
Now, I do like Despicable Me. It is good and very sweet. I especially love the characters. However, for whatever reason, I think this one just nailed things even more. Maybe it’s because the first one had a lot of weird, quirky things about it that we hadn’t been familiar with. This one seems to take everything that worked about the first one and make it even better! Mostly, I find it a lot funnier, but I also find it more relatable. If it was predictable, I didn’t notice it because the story, characters, and humor were so well done. It’s possibly in my top 5 animated sequels, for sure in my top 10. I haven’t seen Hop yet, but I think it’s safe to say that this is my favorite Illumination film out of DM, The Lorax, and DM2 and their best film so far in my opinion! I was iffy on the idea of the Minions film, but I’m actually looking forward to it now seeing how much I enjoyed this movie! Good work, guys !
Here are some random thoughts.
[spoil]I thought when the villain walked into the store Gru and Lucy were running, it was kind of obvious to me that he would end up being the villain. I wish they would have done some investigating of the other store owners also, kind of like how they did at the wig store, so it wouldn’t have been so predictable.
I was worried about Lucy when I saw the first preview. I could tell from a mile away that she would end up with Gru, and the first clips they showed made her look kind of mean, so that made me annoyed. But, it’s obvious once you watch the movie that she’s not mean at all, and she’s actually really nice and funny, and I do like her with Gru. But, I wish they would have showed her spending some time with the girls somehow, just to see how they got along.
I was really glad that there was a way to make the minions good again. I like them, so I would have been sad if they had stayed bad.
I loved how there were A LOT of funny parts.[/spoil]
This has been an awesome year for animated movies. Seriously… first Epic, then MU, and now DM2!
I wish I could adequately put my thoughts on DM2 into words, but I have no idea how. Just that it’s perfect, hilarious, heartwarming, and it now sits on that long list of my favorite movies ^w^ Maybe someday I’ll write a more thorough review, but this’ll have to do for now.
I’m glad you guys like it! I recently bought the first one, which I only saw once in the theaters and haven’t seen it since. I hear it can be better on a re-watch, so I want to see it again, even though I liked it fine the first time. Also, I really liked this one!
I got this for Christmas and am soooo happy to get to see it again. I’ve already watched the DVD several times. xD
Personally, I like this one more than the first. I know that’s an incredibly unpopular opinion, but it’s probably because [spoil]I’m a sucker for romantic subplots.[/spoil]
Forgot to say anything, but I saw this recently and really enjoyed it! It really succeeds as a sequel, in my opinion—does everything it should. Lots of good gags and I loved Lucy and how quirky she and Gru are together. I’m personally not very fond of the Minions and never have been, but I didn’t find them to be a big distraction (except for maybe towards the end). Plus, the Pharrell Williams songs are great!
I ditto you all on that one. I only got around to seeing it the other day too but I thought that it should have at least been given some sort of recognition, it is an entertaining movie and the colours were beautiful. At least Dan Scanlon tried to hide his disappointment… “Tuxedo for sale”
but I thought that it should have at least been given some sort of recognition, it is an entertaining movie and the colours were beautiful. At least Dan Scanlon tried to hide his disappointment… 