Despicable Me

Ever since I realized that we would not be going back to having cartoon movies, I have had a bit of a personal boycott against the animated ones.   I did NOT see Finding Nemo, I know I know.  I hear Toy Story 3 is amazing, but seeing as how I never got around to 2, I am already playing catch up.

A friend talked me into seeing this movie when it was in theatre and I walked in a hard skeptic, ready to hate, but .....I loved it!  I now own it and turn it on frequently for background while doing other things around the house.   I just can't get enough of those dang minions!  I even have a little minion puzzle solving app for the ipad. Oh and don't forget to watch the minion shorts on the disc;  Ba-na-na!(Watch it).  I do not advise downloading the Best Buy movie app though. There is an option to play the disc so the app can hear it and translate the minions' gibber into English.  This means there will be extra tones throughout the movie to communicate with the app, and it's just not as fun.  The minion speech is part of their charm; not knowing exactly what they are saying is what makes them so hilarious! 

Gru (Steve Carell) is our Despicable Me main character and his goal is to be the world's number one super villain, but poor Gru is struggling to stay in the game. The bank no longer wants to fund his ventures, and a younger, fresher villain aka Vector is quickly gaining the top title. Ain't that sounding a lot like real life. 

Gru devises a plan to steal the moon, but the only way that he can do this is with the help of 3 little orphan girls that he adopts.  At this point I don't really have to say another thing for you to know exactly what happens, but look forward to a sad turn of events, followed by a loving and triumphant ending. :)

Not to mention that the one and only Julie Andrews is the voice of Gru's evil mother!

I cannot say that Despicable Me has changed my mind about the new wave animated movies, but this one and Wall-E aren't hurting the chances.