Minions was an okay prequel to the Despicable Me movies

Rating: 5/10 (16 July 2015)

So me and my movie theatre-working friend saw this today, a prequel to the first Despicable Me taking place 42 years before that one. Many amusing scenes and nice use of various '60s hits and other references to the era abounded. So I did enjoy this one somewhat. But, like the previous two, I did find it a bit cutesy for my tastes half the time I was watching this and also partly bored. One scene that was a nice surprise was the one where that family that picked up those three minions were revealed to be bank robbers. I also liked that slogan for the Nixon presidential campaign-"Finally, someone we can trust!" Also liked that "Make 'Em Laugh" number done by all those other minions. But while I found some scenes funny enough, I never thought this was completely hilarious. Still, Minions is worth a look for animation fans and families.