Despicable Me (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital)

Really great & funny

I can't believe I loved this movie. I anticipated hating it. I thought that people that were super into Despicable Me were weird. I thought that the mumbling minions were dumb. I thought their association with Burger King was strange at best. But when my 4-year-old twins wanted desperately to watch it, I finally succumbed. And I lol'ed. It was actually good. Kudos, Steve Carell. Turns out you're not the worst after all. And Jason Segel was pretty funny as well. Not "This is the End" funny, but funny nonetheless. Here's Ebert's review. I can't give you anything more in-depth than that. "Despicable Me” begins with the truth that villains are often more fascinating than heroes and creates a villain named Gru, who freeze-dries the people ahead of him in line at Starbucks and pops children's balloons. Although he's inspired by many a James Bond bad guy, two things set him apart: (1) His vast mad scientist lair is located not in the desert or on the moon, but in the basement of his suburban home, and (2) He dreams not of world control so much as merely dominating the cable news ratings as the Greatest Villain of All Time. Gru is voiced by Steve Carell, who gives him an accent halfway between a Russian mafioso and a crazed Nazi. His life is made more difficult because his mother (Julie Andrews) sometimes gets on his case. Memories stir of Rupert Pupkin in his basement, yanked from his fantasies by his mother's voice. Gru's most useful weapon is the Insta-Freeze Gun, but now, with the help of his genius staff inventor Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), he can employ a Shrink Ray. Just as global-scale villainy is looking promising, Gru is upstaged by his archrival Vector (Jason Segel), who steals the Great Pyramid. Since that pyramid was previously pounded to pieces by the Transformers, the Egyptians should establish a CGI-free zone around it. Gru is cheered ever onward by his faithful minions, who are, in fact, called the Minions, and look like yellow exercise balls with one or two eyes apiece. The principal responsibility of the Minions is to cheer for Gru, who addresses them as if he's running for office. He hatches a plan to use the Shrink Ray and steal no less than the moon itself, and explains it to the Minions with a plan that reminded me of nothing so much as the guy in the joke who plans to get the gorilla down out of the tree using only a broomstick, a pair of handcuffs and a savage Dalmatian dog. To make a villain into the hero of an animated comedy is daring, but the filmmakers bring in three cute kids to restore good feelings. They are Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Elsie Fisher). Gru finds them at his friendly neighborhood orphanage, run by the suspicious Miss Hattie (Kristen Wiig). His plan is to keep them at his home until his moon scheme is ready to hatch, and then use them to infiltrate Vector's home by subterfuge — pretending to sell cookies, say. It follows as the night does the day that the orphans will work their little girl magic on Gru and gradually force the revelation that the big lug has a heart, after all. “Despicable Me” lacks a franchise to ride into town on, but it may establish one. I'm not sure how Gru can think up anything more sensational than stealing the moon, but I'm sure Dr. Nefario is working on that as we speak. The film is funny, energetic, teeth-gnashingly venomous and animated with an eye to exploiting the 3-D process with such sure-fire techniques as a visit to an amusement park. The sad thing, I am forced to report, is that the 3-D process produces a picture more dim than it should be. “Despicable Me” is technically competent and nowhere near the visual disaster that is “The Last Airbender,” but take my word for it: Try to find it in 2-D. Or, if you see it in 3-D, check out the trailers online to see how bright and cheery it would look in 2-D. How can people deceive themselves that 3-D is worth paying extra for?

I like it and it is a good dvd and is brand new and it is awesome.

All despicable me movies are worth watching! My kids love these movies and so do I. So funny and entertaining!

This movie is a classic and my kids and I own a few of the more recent movies. Most of the time one of our many subscriptions will have at least a few of the movies available but this original hasn't been one we could find to watch without paying for it. My 3 years had a no school day last Friday and I had to work. I let him choose a movie and he saw this one and wanted to watch it. To rent, it was 4.99. To buy, it was on sale for 7.99, so I thought, what the heck it's a good price! It's been a while since I've seen this OG despicable me and it's cute story of the origins of Grus adult family, highlighting how the girls come to live with him. Super cute and worth a watch for minions fans

Now this is a weird animated film. About the world's...no wait..2nd best supervillian. A guy name Gru (Steve Carrell) who wants to steal the moon but most need the help of 3 little orphans...ok it does sound a little corney especially when Gru's minions are..little yellow men who most of the time, you dont know what they are saying. The film is pretty good with an all star cast that includes Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, Sound of music, Shrek 2, etc), Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Blades of Glory, etc), Russel Brand (Get him to the Greek), Jason Segel (How I met your mother), Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live), Ken Jeong (Hangover, Community), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), and more Probably the stars of the film are the minions since most of the funny scenes involve them. In fact if you buy the two disc edition you get 3 mini movies starring the Minions. Heck sometimes in the movie the other characters will make you laugh, but I wont be suprise if the Minions get their own spinoff. The 1 disc comes with some special features: *Despicable Beats- a short video of making the music *Gru's Rocket Builder- a little game *A Global Effort- the crew talking about how some of the animation was done in *Commentary with Directors Chris Renaud & Pierre Coffin Featuring the Minions The two disc comes with a little more, some videos on the characters and 3 shorts (Mentioned) This is a fun movie for people of all ages Pros: -Cute plot -The Minions Cons: -Could have had more special features

Bon film avec une 3D au top

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1.) Der Film ist super! Schön anzusehen, nicht allzu kitschig bunt. Die Minions rocken und die nebenbei verpackte Story der 3 Waisenkinder ist gut untergebracht. Der Unterhaltungswert ist recht langlebig, wir haben den Film 2 Abende hintereinander geschaut ;-) Dank so mancher "Erwachsenen"einlage ("Bank des Bösen - ehemals Lehmann Brothers" ^^) ist der Film für jede Altersklasse geeignet. 2.) Die 3D-Version ist meines Erachtens extrem gut gelungen. Der erste 3D-Film überhaupt, bei dem mir nicht schon nach 20 min die Augen weh taten. Keine überladene 3D-Orgie like "Drachenzähmen". Ich habe den Eindruck, 3D-Filme werden sooo laaangsaaam besser, wobei jetzt wohl jeder alles auf den Markt schmeisst was so halbwegs als 3D durchgehen könnte. Die Effekte ziehen sich sehr gelungen durch den ganzen Film und konzentrieren sich nicht auf einzelne typische Elemente mit irgendwelchen Bällen oder ähnlichem. Wenn ich da an "Monsters vs. Aliens" denke, wo es wohl in erster Linie darum ging, dem potentiellen 3D-Kunden die ganze Pracht des Produktes nahezubringen, so ist dieser Film schon eine ganz andere Kategorie. Augenfreundlicher, übersichtlicher, schöner ! 3.) Die Ausstattung ist TOP !!! Die Extras sind eine ganze Menge zusätzlicher Spaß, die digital copy find ich persönlich auch Klasse, es wird was geboten für's Geld. Hoffentlich bleibt's so ;-) Fazit: Für echte 3D-Fans beinahe Pflicht - ansonsten allemal kaufenswert - 5 Sterne

Habe gestern auch das Steele im S-Markt erstanden und muss sagen äußerlich hübsch anzusehen. Was steckt nun in der Hülle, war schon gespannt da ich den Film inhaltlich noch nicht kannte. Die Story ist lustig und gut gemacht. Haben durchweg viel Spaß gehabt. Es kam nie Langeweile auf. Das Bild ist hervorragend. Sehr scharf, farb- und detailreich mit viel Kontrast. Klasse Leistung. Top ! Der Ton ist auf der deutschen Tonspur leider kein HD MA was wünschenswert gewesen wäre, was aber zum Glück nicht all zu sehr ins Gewicht fällt. Der Ton ist sehr dynamisch und räumlich gut abgemischt. Zu einem guten Bild gehört auch eine gute Tonspur und dies ist hier durchweg der Fall. Ich war inhaltlich und von der Präsentation des Films sehr überrascht und fühlte mich durchweg sehr gut unterhalten. Aus diesem Grunde bekommt der Film eine klare Kaufempfehlung. Story: 5 Sterne Ton: 5 Sterne Bild: 5 Sterne Extras: 5 Sterne

There are so many animated film around these days and a lot of them are pretty rubbish. Despicable me is really great though with great characters and a story line that is a perfect mix between ridiculous and heart warming. There are some genuinely funny parts to the film which both kids and adults will appreciate. I would go as far as to say its one of the better animated films out there and I guess that's why they are bringing out a second film! I think that the 3d added to this film considerably. It's not too bad for pointing stuff out of the screen just for the sake of it but does have some moments which make you duck for cover. If you like animated films or you have kids then I would definitely recommend this film and I'm looking onward to the sequel.