Minions--They're everywhere!

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My dh and I saw the Minions movie yesterday. It was cute, although I thought one scene wasn’t appropriate for children. The plot, what plot there was, seemed like it was patched together in a hurry, to cash in on the popularity of the little yellow creatures. They were better featured within the Despicable movies, IMHO.

Anyway, there’s Minions cereal, and cookies, toys, and etc., etc., etc. It tells me that America is so hungry for old-fashioned merriment- 99% of which modern media lacks due to having no clue about what makes real joy in our lives, that we’ve latched onto these characters like people clinging to life jackets in a sea of slime.

That’s my thoughts on the Minions phenomena, anyway. 🤷
 
I saw the movie this weekend as well and thought it was a missed opportunity. Not much thought seemed to have gone into the plot of the movie. The sixties setting seemed gratuitous (although I did enjoy the classic rock soundtrack). What I found most disappointing was Scarlett Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. I had expected that they would develop a relationship with their evil employer but that never really happened. She goes ballistic after one botched or seemingly botched job and then its all downhill from there.
 
I was thinking of seeing it. The previous trailers got me interested, but the trailer I saw when watching Inside Out with the hot tub and fire hydrants scene left me going :ehh:.

I’ll wait a bit more.
 
Virga said:
I was thinking of seeing it. The previous trailers got me interested, but the trailer I saw when watching Inside Out with the hot tub and fire hydrants scene left me going :ehh:.

I’ll wait a bit more.
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You may want to wait to rent it, then. It does drag in parts and it’s not quite as humorous as I had hoped it would be. Harmless silliness is how I’d describe it.
 
tomarin said:
I saw the movie this weekend as well and thought it was a missed opportunity. Not much thought seemed to have gone into the plot of the movie. The sixties setting seemed gratuitous (although I did enjoy the classic rock soundtrack). What I found most disappointing was Scarlett Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. I had expected that they would develop a relationship with their evil employer but that never really happened. She goes ballistic after one botched or seemingly botched job and then its all downhill from there.
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Yes, it had a pretty weak plot, when, if they had waited to script a really good story it could have been so much better. I believe they set it in the 60’s due to the ending, which I won’t give away here. And Sandra Bullock never really caught the essence of a true villainess, either. She’s no Cruella deVille or Wicked Stepmother of Disney fame. A bit disappointing all around, although it did give the 3 main Minions real personalities, which doesn’t really compensate for the plot weakness or other flaws, does it?
 
The UK is crazy for the minions too!
BANANA!!!

King Bob!!!

I thought the Queen’s voice sounded more like Margaret Thatcher. lol
 
Good to know. I was hoping to see the movie soon. That is kind of disappointing to hear about the plot, but I might still go see it anyway.
 
I have no idea what a Minion is, and I aim to keep it that way, but I read a funny article about them yesterday. It seems that parents around the United States have been complaining that their children’s Minions Happy Meal dolls are randomly blurting out strings of expletives. I’m guessing that bored McDonald’s employees are hacking these toys for malicious pleasure and to relieve tedium while they’re at work. 🙂
 
Exiled_Child said:
I have no idea what a Minion is, and I aim to keep it that way, but I read a funny article about them yesterday. It seems that parents around the United States have been complaining that their children’s Minions Happy Meal dolls are randomly blurting out strings of expletives. I’m guessing that bored McDonald’s employees are hacking these toys for malicious pleasure and to relieve tedium while they’re at work. 🙂
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Of course, the McDonald’s employee’s don’t do anything to the toys that come with the Happy Meals, but these days, if they could do that, I’m sure someone would. 😛 But, it’s not true. The Minion toys aren’t saying anything at all–just nonsensical babble. It’s all in the over-wrought imaginations of some parents who see something wicked in everything. :rolleyes:
 
Oh, I was just assuming that they spoke English.:o The article was unintentionally hysterically funny, but I can’t find it now.🤷
 
I want a Minion. Okay, so I at least want half a dozen. I PROMISE I will not use them for evil. They are like cute little Twinkies that eat bananas and do things for you. I. Need. Minions.
I haven’t seen the movie, yet. I will though. I love those little things! :o
 
Ive never understood why adults today seem to enjoy kids movies…back when we were growing up, and taken to the movies, if we were younger, adults would have us see a kids movie and the adults would go watch a film made for adults, I know for a fact NONE of my relatives would have been happy sitting thru a hour and half kids movie! LOL
 
mikekle said:
Ive never understood why adults today seem to enjoy kids movies…back when we were growing up, and taken to the movies, if we were younger, adults would have us see a kids movie and the adults would go watch a film made for adults, I know for a fact NONE of my relatives would have been happy sitting thru a hour and half kids movie! LOL
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It’s a deliberate marketing strategy to make the animated movies palatable to adults by throwing in references that are above the kids’ heads. I think it was Pixar that fine-tuned it.

There were a few such references in this movie, such as a giant banner that the minions encounter in New York in 1968 proclaiming Richard Nixon “finally, a man we can trust.” I’m pretty sure my 9 year old and 6 year old sons didn’t get it. They were more into the slapstick.

I guess the idea is that adults will be more willing to come if they perceive the movie as more than simply a “kids’ movie”.
 
tomarin said:
It’s a deliberate marketing strategy to make the animated movies palatable to adults by throwing in references that are above the kids’ heads. I think it was Pixar that fine-tuned it.

There were a few such references in this movie, such as a giant banner that the minions encounter in New York in 1968 proclaiming Richard Nixon “finally, a man we can trust.” I’m pretty sure my 9 year old and 6 year old sons didn’t get it. They were more into the slapstick.

I guess the idea is that adults will be more willing to come if they perceive the movie as more than simply a “kids’ movie”.
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Actually, cartoons had always been directed at adults until Disney turned them into kiddieland attractions. The Looney Tunes cartoons are filled with references that only adults at the time would “get”. I’m happy to see animation “grow up” again so I can enjoy it. When I was a kid I loved the mice in Cinderella and the silliness of the drawfs in Snow White. Now, as and adult I find them cloying pudding, getting in the way of the main story.
 
Della said:
Actually, cartoons had always been directed at adults until Disney turned them into kiddieland attractions. The Looney Tunes cartoons are filled with references that only adults at the time would “get”. I’m happy to see animation “grow up” again so I can enjoy it. When I was a kid I loved the mice in Cinderella and the silliness of the drawfs in Snow White. Now, as and adult I find them cloying pudding, getting in the way of the main story.
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Do you mean when the cartoons were shown in the movie theaters before the main feature, along with news reels, etc.?
 
tomarin said:
Do you mean when the cartoons were shown in the movie theaters before the main feature, along with news reels, etc.?
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Yes, and on TV until the PC censors got the stations to stop showing them. TV cartoons now are all silly dreck aimed at 2 year olds. I’m not talking about shows like “The Simpsons” that are nothing more than the scrawlings of 12 year olds on bathroom walls. I mean real animation that had real humor and real wit.
 
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