Despicable Me. The film stars the voice of Steve Carell as Gru, a super-villain who adopts three girls (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) from an orphanage; and the voice of Jason Segel as Vector, a rival of Gru who steals the Great Pyramid of Giza.
When Gru learns of Vector's heist, he plans an even greater heist: to shrink and steal the Earth's moon. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination Entertainment.[4] Plot[edit] Gru, a supervillain, has his pride injured when an unknown super-villain steals the Great Pyramid of Giza, an action that is described by his colleague Dr.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem at Universal Studios Florida. Join Gru, his daughters, and the mischievous Minions on a heartwarming and hilarious 3-D ride.
Start your adventure in Gru’s home, where you’re recruited for his latest scheme – one where you’ll become an actual Minion. After making it through "Minion training" things don't go as planned! Within moments, you're launched into an unforgettable trip through Gru's super-villain laboratory. Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes, and the mischievous Minions race along with you through every zany twist and turn. The laughs keep coming after the ride with an interactive, Minion-inspired dance party.
Despicable Me. It is appropriate to approach Despicable Me in light of the latter effect.
The continuing acclaim and popularity of PIXAR films has raised (or at least changed) the standard of what an animated film should do, setting a bar in terms of visual ambition and narrative depth. Of course, not every animated film has met that standard purely as a result of PIXAR being around, but the desire to replicate PIXAR's success through imitation has led to some surprisingly good results. In this case, their influence has turned would could otherwise be completely mediocre into a perfectly passable and charming 90 minutes. This becomes more of an achievement when you consider that Despicable Me comes from Chris Melanandri, producer of the highly lucrative Ice Age series.
Mark Kermode once derided this series, seeing it as a part of what he called "the death of narrative cinema". Despicable Me (2010.