Here we go!
- Please give a brief, one sentence review of the film
Love conquers all in a classic good versus evil romp for all the family (and minions).
- Out of 5, how many stars would you give the film? How many would your DC give it? (5 is highest and 1 is lowest)
Grown ups - 5*
DS - 5*
- What was your/your DC's favourite part of the film? Who is their favourite character and why?
Hard to say which was my favourite part as each time I thought I knew, the next scene would make me laugh even more. If pushed, I think it would be a toss up between the ice cream party, the minions driving the car around the mall and the minion tropical island. However, DS did get up to dance to YMCA at the end which also made me laugh a lot!
For DS - I think anything involving the minions was a hit!
Couple of slightly sensitive bits - the animal testing at the beginning was a bit full on and also the purple mutant minion at the window. DS is not easy to scare but he didn't really like either of those scenes and got a bit upset.
- What did your DCs love best about the day?
DS loved his minion balloon and quick cuddle with the minion before the screening. The balloon ladies were fabulous and how they managed to stay so calm with all the balloons they had to do was amazinf. DS has christened his minion Bob. I think the definite highlight though was watching the film! I loved seeing the effort that others had made into dressing as characters especially the three lovely girls who dressed as Edith, Margo and Agnes!
- What was your overall experience of the screening?
The seats were really comfy and it's the first time I've seen booster seats for small people. It was great to see the O2 as well. Downside was that description of a snack was a bit misleading and not something I would have chosen for DS - popcorn would have been better. I'm glad we'd bought some pick n mix as otherwise I think DS would have been asking for treats halfway through. Masks on the seats were a nice touch. Queing was a bit of a pain and it was quite stuffy/ crowded in the lobby and the staff did seem to be a bit caught out with everything that was going on - almost as if they had forgotten it was happening until a mass of MNer's rocked up with excited children! Also I know the security guards at the door had to do their job but to be honest they could have done with lightening up a bit given it was a family event. It's not as if they were at the G8 summit. It would have also been a good idea to go down the massive queue whilst we were all waiting asking us to switch phones off then rather than at the door. Another plus though was not having to sit through multiple adverts/ trailers before the film started!
The 3D was fab - we've been to a few now but it was much more subtle than others we've seen so it really did seem to enhance the experience rather than dominate it totally. It was the first 3D film (or film for that matter!) that DS sat through without making various requests/ demands/ massive fidgeting/ seat hopping. He was transfixed for the whole film, really got lost in it and interacted with it.
- If it came up in conversation, would you recommend Despicable Me 2 to friends and family? Why?
Absolutely - there was something for all the family. It is definitely a family/ children's film but the level of detail was great and it was easy to watch. I would put a caveat on it though for anyone with particularly sensitive children that there might be a couple of bits that could scare/ upset them. Overall though, it was a great sequel to the first film (which we watched on Saturday) and made us laugh as much if not more. It's not often you watch an animated sequel and feel that it was a worthy successor. We'd seen trailers for the film when we'd gone to see Epic and it was good to see that there were funnier bits in the film and they hadn't put the best bits into the trailers which can sometimes happen if the film is weak overall. With the cinema being so expensive nowadays you have to really pick and choose what you pay to see in the cinema. If I had paid to see this film would I still recommend it, yes!!