Despicable Me (2010)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Steve Carrel voices a villain whose fiendish hijinx are unexpectedly undermined.

I know fMan mentioned this flick in some thread but I couldn't find it. Anyhow, I wanted to say, a better movie than I'd been led to believe. His nemesis villain Vector just killed me.

[Edgy MD]

It didn't get going for me until he reads the bedtime story.

[Centerfield]

Big hit in my house.

[Edgy MD]

Am I right about the bedtime story scene, though? Comic joy with every pageturn.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It was a nice scene, but you kinda knew it was coming too.

Lunchpail and I are both walking around quoting Vector. "I commit crimes with magnitude... and direction!"

He likes to say "Oh, poop!" It's the funniest thing he's ever heard.

[metirish]

The wife and son watched this Saturday and liked it a lot..

[Fman99]

The kids got it on DVD as an Xmas present and we watched it again. It holds up just fine.

[Centerfield]

"Cookie Robots, not Boogie Robots. Why are you so old?"

[Guest themetfairy]

We saw this tonight on On Demand. We enjoyed it - it's a good, light comedy. Unlike a lot of the comedy fare these days, this didn't insult the viewers' intelligence. It's fluff, but fun fluff.

Well worth the $4.99 rental.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Pleasant enough. We liked it more than the baby did, but then, she's a little young. Docked a couple of points in my book for stupid, random-catchphrase ("chillax?") jokes... but if Nick Jr. shows are any indicator of current kid sensabilities, it'll get/already have gotten those points back among the 5-8-year-old set.

[RealityChuck]

Surprisingly good film. Witty, and used the animation well. The minions were delightful.