Movie Talk: Despicable Me Hits Theaters July 9th! *Giveaway*
Friday, June 25, 2010
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As a family of five, our budget is usually very tight when it comes to going to the movies. My children understand that outings like this are carefully planned in advance and they usually count down the days, however, when we were invited to see Despicable Me I didn't have to worry about "budgeting it in". The kids were over excited and watching the movie trailer over and over on my Palm Pre in the car. We had a great time full of laughs and I've got the skinny for ya!
About the Movie:
In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden deep beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me.
Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.One of the world’s greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
Sneak Peek:
Momma Findings Family Thoughts:
I'm going to give you a very honest opinion that you might or might not like. This month we've seen two new movies: Despicable Me and Toy Story 3. Our favorite, hands down, is Despicable Me. I know, it's a strong statement to give, because Toy Story is a classic, but we laughed over and over while watching Gru and his Army of Minions. It wasn't full of scary moments, but more with silly moments children can relate to.
It's about a a Father who never expected to be a Father. A man, who realized just how much his children mean to him and how much he's willing to do for that love. It was so sweet!
Favorite Scene:
Two moments my children keep talking about are in the Amusement Park Scene. I won't go into detail so as to spoil the movie, but I'm going to give you two pictures that my own 3-year-old keeps acting out:
Watch It:
Despicable Me hits theaters July 9th!
Win it!
Thanks to Universal Pictures, I've got Despicable Me Prize Packs to give to three (3) lucky readers.
Winners will receive:
- Youth Shirt
- Youth Hat
- Moo-Can (it Moos!)
- Pencil with Minion Topper
- Balloon
- Minion Ink Stamp
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We laughed the entire movie so I'm curious to know, after watching the sneak preview clip above, what part made you laugh the most?
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The part with the fart gun made me laugh the most !
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The fart gun part was funniest and I know my kids would love that too.
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I like the freeze gun segment.I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do that while waiting in line!
I love that he steals the Statue of Liberty...the small one from Vegas. Lol!
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I love when the little girl asks "does this count as annoying?" and hits her cheeks and makes a sound. Can't wait to see this movie with my family!
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My girls always laugh in the commercial when the little kid comes out with the stuffed animal and says ITS SO FLUFFY!
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I liked the part where the little girl asks if this sound is annoying and hits her cheeks to make an annoying sound. dwelchert@yahoo.com
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Easily the part of the teaser trailer where he gets clobbered trying to break into the other villains fortress.
we saw a sneak preview of the movie this weekend, and my son loved the minions the best. his favorite part was the minion accidentally shooting the other minion, and when the one minion was shrunk. I liked the heartwarming ending. :)
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I love the annoying sounds part!!
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We can't wait to see this! Any part with the minions makes me smile-they are too cute! I love this "Is this annoying?" part too. Seems so much like my house some days!
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I love the part with the little girl making noises and saying "is this annoying?"--cute!
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Well the video froze half way into it so I would have to say I like the part where the he shoots the gun and they fly into the air. :)
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I laughed thru most of the clip:)I loved the part where he won the little girl the stuffed animal and she hugs it and says It;s so Fluffy.It was cute and funny.
We can't wait to see the movie.
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When the little girl was making funny noises asking him if that counted as a wierd noise.
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hands done the fart gun
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I liked when he said he stole the Staute of liberty...from Las vegas and all the minions looked disappointed.
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I liked at the start where he was shooting people against the screen - it was unexpected and not something I'd seen in other previews :)
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The roller coaster scene and of course those adorable little girls!!
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The movie looks super funny. I agree that the "I said Dart Gun, not Fart gun" line was funny, especially when the Minion passed out from the smell. They have great clips online.
The little girl is so cute! Love the minions and the fart gun! Hilarious, can't wait to see the movie.
I liked the freeze gun part, thanks!
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Definitely the fart gun. My 2 little grandsons are still chuckling.
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I liked the "Is this annoying" part but my kids are super excited about seeing the minions!
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the part with the statue of liberty - excited until they got told it's the small one from Vegas
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I like the freeze gun part.
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If you enjoyed the movie Despicable Me, you’ll probably enjoy this Mr. Media Radio interview with screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. They also wrote Horton Hears a Who! and are working on an adaptation of The Lorax.
I like when he freezes the people in line, I totally need one of those!
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When he smells one of the girls breath, because she didn't brush her teeth!
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I like the part when the girl asks "does this count as annoying?" Too cute!
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oh the fart gun part was too funny!
I actually went and saw the movie with my children today. The funniest part to me was when Gru goes to dance practice with the girls.
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the fart gun is pretty funny!
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the fart gun part is hilarious
When the curly red hair guy says - somebody's got a frowny face, that was pretty funny.
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I thought the 'It's Sooo Fluffy!' part was the funniest :D This is gonna be a great movie!
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The part where the one character reacts to him saying they're going to steal the moon is priceless!
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Fart gun LOL
The fart gun was the funniest part. It was hilarious!!!!!
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