Despicable Me is a compelling animated comedy about an aging supervillain's falling popularity at the hands of a younger supervillain and three young orphan girls. Gru is a true, bad-to-the-core evildoer who's earned the title of the world's No. 1 supervillain. But when young upstart Vector steals the Pyramid of Giza, Gru's status suddenly sinks to No. 2. Gru counters his fall by speeding up his plan to shrink and steal the moon, enlisting the help of his army of minions and the elderly Dr. Nefario, but a lack of funding and the difficulties involved in stealing the... needed shrink-ray gun threaten to derail everything. Adopting three young orphan girls is an unlikely, but seemingly effective means to further Gru's evil mission, but Gru quickly discovers that caring for three young girls is more work, and distraction, than he could ever have anticipated. What unfolds is an unexpected shift in attitude that will forever change the lives of Gru, Vector, and all three young girls. A visually appealing film produced by Chris Meledandri (Ice Age, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, and Horton Hears a Who), Despicable Me is full of weirdly shaped characters and settings that are somehow a perfect fit for Sergio Pablos's story. What's especially refreshing is that in this film, 3-D effects are used skillfully and effectively: even when the effects are exploited for comic reasons, they don't become a distraction, as is all too common in many recent movies. The film is full of corny banter and silly antics that inspire plenty of spontaneous laughter, and the minions, while not the best-developed characters, sure are comical. Ultimately, there's also a wholesome message about following one's heart. Steve Carell is the perfect villain-gone-soft in his role as Gru, Jason Segal is quite funny as Vector, and Julie Andrews makes a surprising appearance as Gru's very un-motherly mom. The story isn't new, the humour is relatively juvenile and somewhat forgettable, and it's no Toy Story 3, but Despicable Me celebrates silliness in a way that's satisfying and highly entertaining. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play In a happy suburban neighbourhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes sits a black house with a dead lawn Unbeknownst to the neighbours hidden deep beneath this home is a vast secret hideout Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions we discover Gru (Steve Carell) planning the biggest heist in the history of the world He is going to steal the moon (Yes the moon!) to prove to his Mum (Julie Andrews) that he is better than the other super-villains especially the new kid on the block Vector (Jason Segal) Gru delights in all things wicked Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays freeze guns and battle-ready vehicles for land and air he vanquishes all who stand in his way Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen a potential Dad One of the world&39;s greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge three little girls named Margo Edith and Agnes in the box office hit Despicable Me 3 brand new Minion Movies Home Makeover Orientation Day and BananaVoices Of Despicable MeThe World Of Despicable MeDespicable BeatsA Global EffortGru&39;s Rocket Builder GameSuper Silly Fun Land GamesFeature commentaryActors Steve Carell Jason Segel Russell Brand Will Arnett Kristen Wiig Danny McBride Miranda Cosgrove Jack McBrayer Mindy Kaling Jemaine Clement & Julie AndrewsDirector Pierre Coffin & Chris RenaudCertificate Universal Suitable for AllYear 2010Screen Widescreen 1851 AnamorphicLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)Additional Languages English Audio DescriptionSubtitles English for the hearing impairedClosed Captions YesDuration 1 hour and 31 minutes (approx)
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