Author: Steve Carell

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 14-12-2010

Details: Product description Despicable Me (Bilingual) Amazon.ca Despicable Me is a compelling animated comedy about an aging supervillain's falling popularity at the hands of a younger supervillain and three young orphan girls. Gru is a true, bad-to-the-core evildoer who's earned the title of the world's No. 1 supervillain. But when young upstart Vector steals the Pyramid of Giza, Gru's status suddenly sinks to No. 2. Gru counters his fall by speeding up his plan to shrink and steal the moon, enlisting the help of his army of minions and the elderly Dr. Nefario, but a lack of funding and the difficulties involved in stealing the needed shrink-ray gun threaten to derail everything. Adopting three young orphan girls is an unlikely, but seemingly effective means to further Gru's evil mission, but Gru quickly discovers that caring for three young girls is more work, and distraction, than he could ever have anticipated. What unfolds is an unexpected shift in attitude that will forever change the lives of Gru, Vector, and all three young girls. A visually appealing film produced by Chris Meledandri ( Ice Age, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, and Horton Hears a Who), Despicable Me is full of weirdly shaped characters and settings that are somehow a perfect fit for Sergio Pablos's story. What's especially refreshing is that in this film, 3-D effects are used skillfully and effectively: even when the effects are exploited for comic reasons, they don't become a distraction, as is all too common in many recent movies. The film is full of corny banter and silly antics that inspire plenty of spontaneous laughter, and the minions, while not the best-developed characters, sure are comical. Ultimately, there's also a wholesome message about following one's heart. Steve Carell is the perfect villain-gone-soft in his role as Gru, Jason Segal is quite funny as Vector, and Julie Andrews makes a surprising appearance as Gru's very un-motherly mom. The story isn't new, the humor is relatively juvenile and somewhat forgettable, and it's no Toy Story 3, but Despicable Me celebrates silliness in a way that's satisfying and highly entertaining. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi --------------- In the heart of a charming residential neighborhood bordered by white picket fences and adorned with blooming rosebushes, stands a black house surrounded by an overgrown lawn. This sinister facade hides a secret: Gru (voiced by Gad Elmaleh/Steve Carell), a nasty villain, assisted by a myriad of henchmen (the minions) and armed to the teeth, who, unbeknownst to the neighbors, is plotting the heist of the century: stealing the moon. Yes, the moon! Gru is fond of nasty toys and possesses a multitude of air and land combat vehicles and an arsenal of rays of all kinds - a freeze ray (immobilizing ray) and a shrink ray (shrinking ray) – which he uses without restraint against intruders and pests who have the misfortune of getting in his way... until the day three little orphans enter his life and expect him to be something else entirely, worthy of a dad! The greatest villain of all time finds himself confronted with his toughest challenge yet: three little girls named Margo, Edith, and Agnes.

UPC: 025192091315

EAN: 0025192091315

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedGood