I have never heard of the filmmakers before, but this is a heck of a debut from two first-time animated film directors. The humor is also not too over the top, yet utterly hilarious and ingenious when they pop up. Most of the jokes had the entire audience rolling in the aisles. Steve Carell is spot-on as Gru and he makes the role funnier than it should be, I mean his voice and humorous style is there behind the funny accent.
And what Gru plots and does is beyond ridiculous and far too funny to be deemed "serious" by any cynic. Some hilarious supporting characters round out the primary cast, most notably Gru's assistant Dr. Jason Segel was hilarious as Gru's vain nemesis Vector. And let's not forget the utterly adorable and hilarious minions and their wacky antics. Technical wise, the animation is gorgeous, bright and nicely rendered with a deft touch of simplicity to it, causing it to be not too overly glossy and polished.
This makes the animation look less artificial and more fluid, and this especially shows when it comes to the practical jokes. The music score is just wonderful and suits the moods of the film as they come along. The 3D is great and used quite a number of times in the movie during many effect-driven scenes, which is very impressive considering the poor up-conversion to 3D of MANY movies of late.
Overall, this animated film is a great fun time for the kids and family to see, and even some teens will get many laughs out of it as well. This is a very adorable film, full of charm and heart, and with a funny and lighthearted storyline, and may the powers that be reward this at the box office, if the mediocre "Eclipse" isn't taking all of its viewers already.
Looks like Universal's animation days are returning. FAQ 3. What was the name of that song at the end? Was Gru an only child during his youth? Details Edit. Release date July 9, United States. United States France Japan. Official Facebook Official site. Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit.
Runtime 1 hour 35 minutes. Related news. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Edit page. See the full list. All he ever wanted to do as a boy was to be an astronaut, and go to the moon.
But with a mother like his, and an apparently absent father, poor little boy Gru's dreams were repeatedly crushed, setting the stage for a life of villainy. Gru and his mother clearly are not native to the United States where they live , and their broken English accent would seem to indicate that they originated from somewhere in central to southeastern Europe.
Officially, Gru's first name is "Felonius", as seen on the computer screen during the background check Miss Hattie conducts on him. His birth date is also given there, in the background information, as September 28, Which would make him eight years old when the minions first arrive in America, and nine years old during the moon mission which he became so obsessed with as a boy.
In his life, Gru has made quite a success of being a most despicable supervillain, setting his sights on really, really big capers designed to generate fear and respect. Of course, he had to start somewhere There, at the tender age of eight, he pulled off a daring caper by snatching the royal British crown out from the clutches of the greatest super villain of the time, Scarlet Overkill, who herself was attempting to steal it for her own nefarious purposes and he did so with the help of the freeze ray he and his mother had purchased earlier from Dr.
Nefario at Villain-Con. In later years, he set his sites gradually higher: Las Vegas, for example, where he managed to steal the miniature versions of the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.
In time, he moved onto bigger targets, and this brought him more noteworthy successes--such as the Times Square Jumbotron! Above : Eight-year-old Gru, in an audacious and daring move, swipes the British royal crown from the clutches of super villain Scarlet Overkill, after some very creative use of Dr.
Nefario's freeze ray. Thus he began a very successful career as a super villain in his own right. But just as in other facets of life, young up-and-coming go-getters will rock the boat The super-smart, but rather nerdy young supervillain calling himself "Vector" stole the Great Pyramid of Giza, which made all other villainous acts pale by comparison.
Not to be deterred, Gru revived an old plot of his which would cast the pyramid theft under it's shadow forever With his faithful and inventive assistant Dr. Nefario , and his army of little yellow minions, he set his plan in motion And those three little girls Margo , Edith and Agnes changed his life forever Gru, you see, was never truly evil, even if he was rather despicable.
The girls brought out the good in him, and it wasn't long before Gru was not only adopting them as their new father, but falling in love with a lady spy whom the girls saw to it that he'd happily marry. Vector is a young, up-and-comer who exemplifies the new generation of supervillainy. And it seems to be working pretty well, as he's just managed to steal the Great Pyramid of Giza Vector, as it turns out, is actually "Victor", the son of the president of the Bank of Evil, Mr. He has discarded what he refers to as his "nerd name" for a super-cool villain name: "Vector That's me, 'cause I'm committing crimes Oh y eah!
He has a round living room with a wrap-around couch, huge HD television complete with video games and a massive shark tank Behind his lair he has placed the Great Pyramid of Giza, cleverly disguising it with some mysterious stealth technology to reflect the sky. Like his arch-enemy Gru's assistant, Dr. Nefario , Vector is a clever inventor, and has created many of his own gadgets and weapons, the latter of which seem to revolve mostly around aquatic life such as a pirahna gun, which shoots out live pirahnas, and a squid launcher, which shoots little live squids.
How effective those weapons are AS weapons is anyone's guess They also, unfortunately, seem to sometimes distract Vector as well, as he often ends up struggling to retrieve his aquatic ammo--they're pretty slippery and those pirahnas have teeth! Doctor Nefario has been in the evil scientist business for a very long time, and it shows. With an incredibly inventive mind and a knack for problem solving, he is still occasionally distracted by the rigors of old age, which result in his often misinterpreting Gru's requests for new weapons or devices for his despicable plots and missions Doctor Nefario is completely and utterly dedicated to a life of evil, and is generally not comfortable around children.
He spends most of his time down in the depths of Gru's secret lair, usually in the laboratory and machine shops Above : Dr. Nefario in his younger years, demonstrating his many inventions including the freeze ray on the exhibitor floor at Villain-Con in Gru and his mother look on. Is this the start of a long-standing and villainous friendship? Nefario routinely wears a white lab coat, black rubber gloves with the Gru logo on them , a pair of goggles, red and yellow plaid pants, a yellow shirt and black boots.
He has a substantial double chin, a sharp hook nose, a pot belly, large and long ears, and a thin, wispy tuft of white hair atop his head. Margo is the oldest of three little girls, sisters in fact, who have lived for most of their lives in Miss Hattie's dismal orphanage, forced to sell cookies for her Margo is a very smart and sophisticated young lady, and takes it upon herself to protect her younger sisters and be their leader.
She's also quite outspoken, and not afraid to take a stand when she feels it necessary. Margo and her two younger sisters, Edith and Agnes , regularly attend dance classes and recitals, and have a great deal of pride in it. Edith is the classic middle child She is fond of disobeying and arguing with her older sister Margo , and teasing her younger sister Agnes.
Like Margo and Agnes, she has spent most of her life in Miss Hattie's depressing orphanage. Edith is also something of a tomboy, preferring to stomp her way through rain puddles and imagine herself more as a fearsome ninja than a graceful princess or ballerina even though she and her sisters regularly attend dance classes and recitals.
And yet, when the time comes to really train as a little ninja, after being adopted by Gru , she proves quite adept at it. Edith loves getting into things, regardless of the probable consequences She also loves wearing her favorite knit chulo cap with its long tassels , and a matching sweater.
Agnes is the youngest and sweetest of three sisters who have spent most of their lives at Miss Hattie's miserable orphanage. Agnes has an endearing innocence, and an overpowering love of unicorns. She often finds herself the target of teasing by her older sister Edith , while she is also closely protected by her oldest sister Margo. However, she can be a tough and brave little girl when the situation calls for it, and she has a scream that can stop a monster dead in its tracks!
Perkins is the president of the secretive "Bank of Evil", a financial institution dedicated to providing supervillains a place to conduct all their banking needs, and to obtain loans. However, unlike a normal bank, the Bank of Evil can be very unforgiving of delinquencies in loan repayment and any lagging results of granted loans. Perkins runs the bank with an iron fist, as have his predecessors all family, it would appear. What is not generally known at least to Gru and the general public is that the young supervillain Vector is actually Mr.
Perkins' son Perkins secretly wants his son to push Gru completely out of the limelight and take his place as the next big thing in supervillany! Miss Hattie is a generally soft-spoken woman with a pronounced southern-American accent who runs "Miss Hattie's Home For Girls", an orphanage. Their sense of humor is somewhat childish, if not silly, laughing from the sound of bubbles in a water filter, scanning their own butt in a copy machine, and when mentioned words such as "bottom" or "butt".
Minions also enjoy playing, especially with Agnes , Edith , and Margo , as seen in the toilet paper fight scene. There is a minion cameo in Sing in a drawer. For the category of all the identified minions in the film, see here. The italic names below are those minions who have distinctive appearances in different films. Despicable Me Wiki Explore. Despicable Me. Fun Stuff! Explore Wikis Community Central.
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