#ALL THE MINION NAMES TINA MOVIE#

This slapstick is for kids at the end of the day, and they’ll eat it up for 88 minutes. Their slapstick is nothing new and only has sporadically effective comedy. That's what I love about these Minions, man.

#ALL THE MINION NAMES TINA MOVIE#

Don’t you see the title? Don’t you see the green those yellow bastards produce? When Gru is out of the picture and it's up to Kevin, Bob, and Stuart to rescue him and Otto, who has rescued a stone, the movie says, “Screw it!” and presents a barrage of extensive slapstick gags stitched together. When it’s centered on him, the potential for a good movie presents itself in spades. There’s a decent amount of effort in worldbuilding regarding everything surrounding Gru. I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this is another cash grab. So, it’s no surprise that my biggest laughs came from Minions Kevin, Bob, and Stuart hijacking a plane to San Francisco, inadvertently becoming the blueprint for what was to become Spirit Airlines.Īt this point, I can pluck any prior negative criticism from any given Illumination movie and apply it to Minions: The Rise of Gru. The airplane sequence in Madagascar 2, Looney Tunes’ iconic “Falling Hare” short, and the “Gang Beats Boggs” episode of It’s Always Sunny all come to mind as crazy sequences occurring on airplanes. I have a soft spot for airplane tomfoolery. I loved when Michelle Yeoh’s Master Chow came into the picture, for the sequences of her kung fu fighting are amazingly stylish.Įverytime I felt like I should be harsh on these Minions, there was a sequence or two that ended up being moderately creative. During the breezy and energetic sequences there are some effective camera movements to emulate the ‘70s action movie flair. Through the DM-related features he’s helmed, it's apparent that director Kyle Balda shines best when it comes to crafting stylish action sequences that balance humor and slapstick violence.

Unlike the last few DM features, which were all forgettable, there is an attempt at worldbuilding here that I appreciated. I thought Illumination forgot everything related to the first movie after they leaned into the spy angle with each following entry. It was nice to see the settings and characters from the first installment again. It really should’ve been titled “A Villain Named Little Gru.” It hits all the beats a standardized prequel movie does, showcasing how Gru met characters integral to his life while incorporating several deep-cut fan services for people who have followed the franchise since day one. Watching young Gru cause mayhem by using a gas bomb to make an audience vacate a theater, or using a cheese whiz gun to skip people in line for ice cream (a sweet nod to the first movie’s opening) was entertaining. It serves as a better direct prequel than Minions.

This installment instantly captured the fun essence the Despicable Me franchise is best known for when little Gru is introduced. Because this movie is called “ Minions,” Gru ends up getting kidnapped, causing a wild goose chase for the Minions to save him and the artifact that a brace-faced Minion named Otto trades for a pet rock. To earn the respect of his favorite supervillain organization The Vicious Six, who just betrayed their leader Wild Knuckles, he steals a prized artifact from them.

Their loyalty is A1, but their chaotic slapstick antics don’t progress his villainous attempts. Despite knowing all their names, he hasn’t necessarily warmed up due to their short attention spans. Set in 1976, nearly a decade after the events of the predecessor––which Gru was also 11 years old in–– The Minions and Gru haven’t seen eye to eye in their relationship. Whereas Minions was a structureless, unfocused cash grab masked as a prequel, Rise of Gru has a basis for its existence.

All the minion names Tina