Minions

Now I've heard a lot of things about this one. I read a review and heard some comments and while they all seemed to agree that while it was quite good it really wasn't that good and I think part of that is hidden in the fact that people have the mentality that the first movie is always the best and from there on it goes downhill. It doesn't have to, you know and I could write a whole seperate post about sequels. Maybe I will. It's a topic I'd like to touch.

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The bottom line is - I liked it. If it had been a first part of something I might not have seen it, because I might not like minions by the look of them, but because I already know them - I did. I didn't have to be disappointed. The narration as it started off with was a bit long and I would have liked them to at least try and tell the beginning without words. It might have worked.

I liked the Villain Con  A lot. It brought forth fond memories of the cons I've been at. I liked the family of friendly villains. In general I love it about this franchise that tries to show evil people as nice guys with a peculiar hobby. I'm not sure how correct that is, but I've seen cartoon villains like that myself as well.

I liked Scarlet too. I think the era was right for her to be the first female baddie. Had it been 21st century - well - bit not good. I liked that she was independent and yet had a loving boyfriend. I was pleasantly surprised they stayed together. I liked the jokes for adults. It seems everyone did. It was nice that the movie had some intelligent humor in it as well.

I missed Gru and I kept hoping that a young him would show up! And he did! The movie ended exactly as I had thought it might and for once I wasn't annoyed at the fact, because it was exactly what I had hoped and left me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. I think it's hugely important how a movie makes you feel and leaves you feeling after your done. It doesn't have to be Oscar-worthy - if it makes you feel good inside - Go for it!