I will say this...I didn't see Despicable Me in theaters (chalked it up as a Shrek rip off, which, I loved Shrek one, and two was ok...but three was terrible!)
So, when it came out, I thought, nah...not worth seeing. Then, last year, the kid and I went to Universal Florida and did the ride. I knew nothing of the IP, but she knew ALL about it, and informed me as we waited in line (repeatedly)...
I enjoyed the ride, I thought the minions were cute during and afterwards...nothing mind blowing, but enough to make me watch the movie.
My god, it is a great movie. Note an amazing one, not a memorable one per se, but it's just fun. But "just fun" is something I look for in movies now, as too many times production companies try to get too political, even with kids movies...or they go too shallow (like Over the Hedge or the Ice Age sequels).
I thought the characters were well developed, had decent back story, and were likable. The comedy scenes were an amazing mix of slapstick and cerebral humor. All in all, it was a great movie, and I laughed a lot at it.
But, I still have that lingering doubt in my mind, as Dreamworks has done me wrong in the past...(and yes, I know this isn't Dreamworks)
Yet, I find myself more interested in it than Monsters U, which seems nothing more than "Disney does Revenge of the Nerds"...sorry, I don't wish to see a college comedy. My kid won't get it (though she'll laugh), and I won't get it as I had to actually work at age 18 instead of going to college and living in a dorm and partying like a spoiled brat for another 4 years of my life.
So, I don't get the jokes...any of them. At least from what I've seen from the trailer.
But, I suppose I would need a 4 year degree in basket weaving to understand the deep comedy, and more importantly the deeper social implications, of Monsters U...
