Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Allison Janney and Pierre Coffin are the stars of Minions & Monsters, the Coffin-written/directed next instalment of the adventures of the mischievous yellow troublemakers, the Minions.
The new story sees them recruiting terrifying creatures for their very own monster movie.
“Behold! The all-powerful Irene!‘ Or perhaps, Eyerene!
This silly line and the corresponding scene made me giggle. I’m definitely watching this, and I suspect it will have a similar vibe to Despicable Me 3. Because I imagine ‘Eyerene’ or the tiny monster will be fun like Balthazar Bratt, the purple-suited Michael Jackson super-fan.
Also, is it me or is the speech of the minions making more and more sense with each film? Perhaps in the twentieth movie, they’ll be speaking clear English and be easily understood.
Minions & Monsters, written, directed by and starring Pierre Coffin; Zoey Deutch, Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney and Christoph Waltz are also among the key cast in a new Minions story that follows the mischievous yellow troublemakers.
This time, they set out to recruit terrifying creatures for their very own monster movie.
I certainly didn’t see that synopsis coming. Nor did I expect another Minions movie. How silly of me.
At this point, it’s clear, if it wasn’t already, that the Minions aren’t going anywhere. Such is the unstoppable commercial power of cuteness and the right shade of yellow.
As a former Minions obsessive (now considerably less so), I’ll still be watching. It turns out that adding monsters to the mix is just intriguing enough to pull me back in.
I never, ever thought I’d say this, but it’s official: the minion magic no longer works on me. The minions are not even in Despicable Me 3 that much, but long gone is the version of myself that would literally squeal with delight at the mere sight of them. Now they’re more like a favourite song played over and over again that I can kind of no longer stand.
I actually found myself adequately bored in parts as I watched Despicable Me 3. The main reason being, my favourite moments in the movie were the ones I already saw in the teaser trailer with the Michael Jackson loving super villain, months earlier. One of the newest things in this instalment, namely the introduction of one of Gru’s relatives unfortunately felt a little too much like a desperate attempt to find any reason, any reason at all to keep the franchise going.
Just to be clear, I’m definitely not saying that Despicable Me 3 is terrible, generally speaking. I’m saying that I didn’t love it because it felt tired and I’m over all the characters; most surprisingly to myself, I’m tired of the minions.
Immediately below are just some of the thoughts that went through my mind as the credits rolled. In some ways, I really should have known.
‘What was I thinking?’
‘Why was I looking forward to this when I knew that I never really enjoyed the first two Despicable Me movies anyway?’
‘I simply must have forgotten that the minions were the ones I really loved (back then) – not super villain Gru and his children.’
If you’re super intrigued, watch it and see how you like Despicable Me 3. You may have a better time than I did.
I’m very pleasantly surprised to learn that a new Despicable Me movie, Despicable Me 3 is coming in less than seven months.
Starring Steve Carell as Gru, Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde and Trey Parker as a new Michael Jackson-loving super villain called Balthazar Bratt, this trailer has really helped to make my week.
I can’t wait because of those beautiful, yellow, happiness-inducing cuties, the minions, of course. I also love that the new villain is a big Michael Jackson fan; anything to remind me of MJ’s musical magic.
Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove and Pierre Coffin also star.
Minions (2015), Stuart, Kevin, Bob (Pierre Coffin)
Minions is the film I had been waiting and hoping for ever since I saw the first Despicable Me (2010) movie. It was clear for me even then that the minions were the ones I wanted to see most.
After spending time dreaming about a minion focused movie, I’m glad to confirm that any fears I had about the end result not being as good as hoped were a complete waste of time.
Directed by Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, and written by Brian Lynch, my favourite thing about Minions, besides the adorableness of the yellow, banana-loving and happiness-inducing beauties, is the fact that this time, the audience got to know more about them. Learning their story, from how they came to wear those blue dungarees to the different personalities of the three main minions, Stuart, Kevin and Bob.
I haven’t yet met anyone that doesn’t enjoy the minions, though I’m certain that they exist.
I love them so much that I’ve been known to yelp with delight – and at head-turning volumes at the sight of them. I was recently caught off guard reaching such volumes when I encountered tens of Minions plush toys in a busy mall. Looking back, it was quite embarrassing, but who has time for embarrassment, really, when lots of cute minions soft toys insist on spreading joy?
Minions (2015), Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), Herb Overkill (John Hamm)
The film isn’t perfect in the traditional sense but it’s hugely loved nonetheless because it doesn’t need to be perfect, nor does it need to follow all the traditional rules.
Watch Minions for a fun adventure that’ll leave you with a sizeable smile on your face, praise for the ending and a prayer for an even better next instalment, should it make sense.
Sandra Bullock is great as super villain Scarlet Overkill. Jon Hamm Allison Janney, Michael Keaton, Pierre Coffin, Steve Koogan and Jennifer Saunders provide some of the the voices that bring the other key characters to life.
