Minions: El origen de Gru

'Minions: The Rise of Gru' follows 11 3/4 year old Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell) trying to make a name for himself and join the ranks of an elite villians group, the Vicious 6. With humble beginnings as a troublemaker in his mother's basement, the minions (voiced by Pierre Coffin) are determined to help him succeed in his mission.

The film is a sort of origin story for Gru, despite having elusions to his childhood in the 1st and 3rd movies. The wacky and wonderful minions carry the film, but sadly, the plot seems haphazard. The henchmen, Jean-Clawed (voice by Jean-Claude Van Damme), Svengeance (voiced by Dolph Lundgren), and Stronghold (voiced by Danny Trejo) all seem to be second-string compared to Belle Bottom (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) and Wild Knuckles (voiced by Alan Arkin). The animation is fairly standard of the earlier movies, the flow is solid, and the film's ending kind of makes sense, but the plot in general is a bit of a hodgepodge.

Worth a watch with the kids.

Minions: Rise of Gru is a step up from the last time we've gotten a Despicable Me prequel, but actually create the origins of Gru himself. It may have a mediocre story and some of the jokes can end up a bit and miss. But it does find a way to develop a story for Gru and how he became a villain. Along with upgraded animation that stands out from the previous films, engaging action scenes, and entertaining additions with the Vicious 6. I know that the fans of the franchise are gonna enjoy this. But mostly for the kids to see the Minions' funny antics. I won't say it's the best of the franchise, but this is the prequel we needed all along. Now the timeline is complete, I guess this is it for Despicable M- I'm sorry, what? There's gonna be a fourth movie next year? Why do we need a fourth film? The third concluded the franchise nicely.

For reference, here are my ratings for the other movies: Despicable Me - 9 stars. Despicable Me 2 - 7 stars. Minions - 6 stars. Despicable Me 3 - 6 stars.

I am so pleasantly surprised that this is the best one since the original. It fires on all cylinders: comedy, story, visuals, action scenes. It starts out fast and never lets up. The movie flies by. And it has tons of great new characters.

This movie is absolutely hilarious. I was literally in tears in some scenes. The minions are at their very best with so many memorable moments. The story is surprisingly unpredictable and keeps you invested. The visuals are stunningly beautiful. I was mesmerized. And the action scenes are pretty epic, the best of the entire series.

I had a blast with this movie. It's definitely worth seeing on a premium screen, greatly enhancing the visuals and action scenes.

(3 viewings, opening Thursday IMAX 6/30/2022, IMAX 7/6/2022, 7/1/2024)

Going to watch "future best animated picture winner" Minions:Rise of Gru I had high hopes. I was not however expected the experience that I had. The Story was crisp and emotional, the animations though fake felt realer than ever,I say this with no exaggeration.....IT WAS BETTER THAN MORBIUS. It's Morbin time...More like It's Minion Time.

Nothing too impressive or new.. Te scenes look contrived. Learning kung-fu scenes were an utter waste of time. Too slapstick even for kids. Hope there will be a better storyline next time.