Saw the 2D, seeing the 3D ASAP

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2010)

Saw this today with my 15yo nephew and 11yo niece. We all loved it! It joins my list of top animated movies (in order):
Shrek (original) - Monsters, Inc. - Despicable Me - Toy Story (original) (I haven't seen TS3 yet)
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#1- The "hidden" jokes throughout the movie - Little references woven in and around the main dialog that kept me giggling and thoroughly involved in the entire movie.
#2 - The sweetness of the plot and the relationships involved. The relationships/attachments were developed well in a short time frame so that the movie plot could progress at a rate that didn't lose my attention.
#3 - Follow through on the jokes. Some jokes are referenced again later in the movie and not just dropped - So they were funny the first time, and heart warming the second time.
#4 - The minions were "scripted" well (they speak their own language), but their roles were a hoot!
#5 - Steve Carell's acting. EXCELLENT! Unexpected and endearing!
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That I didn't see it in 3D the first time. :o) Seriously, I have to think REALLY hard to come up with any. However, If I HAD to pick something I'd say:
#1 - The selection of the moon as the item to steal seemed odd to me.
#2 - Another thing that I think could have been set up a little better before it plays out, is the plot line involving the cookie robots and their orders (or programming) in that scheme. A little bit more suspense could have built if the audience had known that there was a time limit that Gru and minions were working on.
Again, the CONS are so minor, they were not distracting - the movie carried my attention past my questions (for me, that can be tough for a movie to do when even small plot "issues" jump out at me).
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Just go and enjoy it! I'll be buying it when it comes out on DVD!