Wow! Such a good movie.

Truly Dreadful Film

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Okay fine I'll admit it I'm a big Despicable Me fan and I love minions, don't judge me!I thought both of the first two Despicable Me movies were fantastic and to a lesser extent enjoyed Minions (2015) so logically I was going to enjoy this, but did I?Well it has the same charm, it has the great voice talent, it has a stellar soundtrack and it has minions! What is there to dislike?Well I don't dislike it but truth be told it's not on par with the other movies, I don't know quite what it was but I just wasn't feeling it this time as a lot of the jokes missed their mark, the minions took a backseat and the twin brother aspect of the plot was a tad weak.Regardless Despicable Me 3 is a lot of fun for all the family complete with lots of jokes that the parents will appeciate and a great retro 80's soundtrack. Being a big South Park fan I really appreciated the work put into this by Trey Parker, he's a multi-talented fella as demonstrated here.The franchise still has life in it and hopefully won't be going away anytime soon.BANANA!The Good:Great soundtrackSame ol'charmTrey ParkerThe Bad:Story is weaker than previous filmsThings I Learnt From This Movie:Giant titan mechs can be made by one single person in a matter of daysTrey Parker needs more voice workI want a uni-goat!If she doesn't get fluffy back in the next movie I'm rioting.........awkwardly..........by myself

Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) had been a child star portraying a lovable villain in the 80s. After losing his job, he decided to become a villain for real. Gru (Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) stops Bratt from stealing the world's largest diamond. When the AVL change leadership, they get fired. The Minions abandon after Gru refused to revert to villainy. Gru is told that he has twin brother Dru who is a pig tycoon on the island nation of Freedonia. Dru reveals their late father's super villain persona and wants Gru to teach him the ways of a villain.I still like the characters despite this less-than-stellar outing. It's shocking that the movie without credits is no more than 80 minutes. This feels like a rushed job. I even like Bratt. If not for the love of these characters, I would consider this a failure. As a character, Dru holds some interesting promise. For that promise to be realised, he needs to turn evil. In fact, that should be the plot of this movie. Once Dru is introduced, that turn becomes fully expected and it should be executed sooner rather than later. Despite liking Bratt, I would prefer putting him in cold storage and first developing a better story for Dru. This is a misstep in franchise management.

Gru is fired from the Anti-Villain League for his failure to capture child-star turned villain Benjamin Bratt, and Lucy also leaves as a gesture of solidarity. The Minions quit, because Gru refuses to return to villainy. Gru discovers he has a wealthy and successful long-lost brother Dru, the white to his black, but it remains to be seen whether the brothers will get on with each other.After two previous movies and a Minions stand-alone, we pretty much know what to expect from the Despicable Me Universe. A lot of knockabout slapstick humour, imaginative and funny animation, excellent voicework, an emphasis on family, and a plot which sets Gru's despicable tendencies against more important values. And that's exactly what we get here. So what makes number 3 different from what came before?Two things. The first is that Steve Carrell gets to do Dru as well as Gru (not the easiest of things to say. Fortunately, I'm typing it, not saying it). You can hear the fun Carell is having, especially when the two brothers pretend to be each other, fooling nobody at all.The second is Trey Parker, playing Benjamin Bratt exactly as if he was a South Park character ie. miles over the top. Now it may seem like foolish to point out something over the top in a film which has hundreds of little yellow idiots in it. But the main characters usually play the voices straight, which contrasts nicely with the outrageous visuals. However, Parker's voice performance here is absolutely perfect.There is quite a lot of plot here, and the Minions are sidelined somewhat, but as a result they are all the more welcome when they do show up. And, as usual, they are a hoot. There are loads of sight gags, especially centred around dancing. Many are blink-and-you'll-miss-'em,so keep your eyes peeled.The 3D is pretty good.This is fun, the kids will love it, and I liked it too.

There is nothing much wrong with Despicable Me 3 if you are a kid. If you are an adult I think the charm is fading a bit and as far as the plot goes, so does originality. I think this is another cartoon where an incident happened to someone in childhood which drove them into becoming a supervillain in adulthood.Balthazar Bratt an 80s child actor had his hit television show cancelled when his voice broke. Out of the limelight, he really imagined himself as a villain with hit 80s music as an accompaniment. Now he is one causing bubblegum mayhem.Gru and Lucy fail to capture him once again but get the diamond that Bratt stole. Not good enough for the new boss of the Anti Villain League who fires both of them.Gru finds out that he has a long lost twin brother called, Dru and his dad was a super villain. Gru travels to the country of Freedonia and Dru is just like Gru but with hair, more cheerful, a bit incompetent and wants to follow a life of crime. He persuades Gru go get back to being a bad guy which is something the Minions failed to do as they walked out on him and ended up in jail.Gru and Dru steal back the diamond from Bratt but Bratt takes the children and is off to destroy Hollywood for destroying his career.It is all rather scattergun as there are various plot threads to get its core audience excited about but it is also rather vapid.