Minions was not very good

Did you enjoy Despicable Me 1 & 2?

I've had to watch Despicable Me 2 maybe three times in the past two weeks and also had watch the first one. We went and saw Minions Friday night and I wanted to shoot myself.

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Minions was not very good

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I agree. All of the funny stuff, except for the guitar scene, was in the trailers.

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This one was made just for the kiddies and merchandizing.

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Uhh duh?

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I agree. All of the funny stuff, except for the guitar scene, was in the trailers.

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That was a good scene, I laughed out loud when he got the snowglobe.

Yeah, that was a good scene. I liked the king Bob montage too, but every other funny part was in the trailers.

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Ditto, here. It was ambitious and funny. I agree it was not up to typical Disney/Pixar standards on the story side. It was a good idea - and it was decent in spots.

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This was not a Disney film. It was made by Illumination Entertainment, a company founded in 2007 and partnered with Universal for distribution.

Yeah took my daughter to see it yesterday and we were both pretty bored with it.

Pixar has earned that rep. Since John Lasseter of Pixar took over Disney Animation post-merger, Disney Animation has also earned that rep. Tangled was the first Disney Animation movie under John Lasseter. Of course, that was followed by Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, and Big Heron6.

These other animation studios seem to start strong then quickly fizzle, going back to Don Bluth's animation company in the 80's that was bankrupt by the mid-90's. Dreamworks started strong with Antz and then Shrek and Madagascar, but it can hardly make a profit any more even with established properties. It sounds like Illumination Entertainment might be headed down that path.

Pixar's process, and now Disney Animation's process, or making each movie once, scratching it, and starting over with lessons learned has allowed them to maintain a very high quality. Inside Out was redone 7 times before they finally got the story they wanted and liked.

The Ice Age series is made by Blue Sky Studios, owned by Fox, not Dreamworks. That is another perfect example of an animation studio that started strong and fizzled out. They have not made a decent movie in quite some time. However, unlike Dreamworks, Blue Sky somehow still makes money on these terrible movies, such as Rio and Rio 2.