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MegaMind is Mega-Fun
Nov. 6th, 2010 08:31 amYesterday after school we took Caroline to see Megamind. She was of two minds about seeing it because she found out that Tangled was moved back because of when Megamind was being released. But she decided that she did want to see it.
Not quite what the commercials portrayed it and there is one trailer I wish I hadn’t seen because it reveals a major plot point, however I liked it better than the trailers led me to believe. There is quite a beautiful story being told amongst all the lunacy.
The visuals were great. I have a feeling that Minion was already in process before Despicable Me so we have two different uses of the idea of Minion. But I like this Minion a much as the yellow guys if not a little more.
Does it need to be seen in 3-D? I am on the fence on this one. There are some cool sequences but nothing that screamed watch it in 3-D. With the exception of a cool trick with a falling building and one entrance of Megamind towards the end. Also there is a tag in the credits with Minion and laundry but that is the only one, but the backgrounds on the credits were pretty cool too.
Does it need to be seen in a movie theater? Yes, there are things that will only work and be visible on that large a scale. Especially Megamind’s lair and the Metroman memorial.
For parents, there are some scary parts and some people acting badly but good does win. Nothing too horrific. Mostly cartoon violence. One scary bit towards the end with Minion but take your cue off of Megamind. You may have to explain some of the character’s motivation to the younger viewers but 6 and up can probably work it out.
This is the second time this year that the trailers have led me to believe that a movie was one thing but it turned out to be something else but for the better. The other was Despicable Me.
I am grateful that I saw Megamind in 3-D.
Not quite what the commercials portrayed it and there is one trailer I wish I hadn’t seen because it reveals a major plot point, however I liked it better than the trailers led me to believe. There is quite a beautiful story being told amongst all the lunacy.
The visuals were great. I have a feeling that Minion was already in process before Despicable Me so we have two different uses of the idea of Minion. But I like this Minion a much as the yellow guys if not a little more.
Does it need to be seen in 3-D? I am on the fence on this one. There are some cool sequences but nothing that screamed watch it in 3-D. With the exception of a cool trick with a falling building and one entrance of Megamind towards the end. Also there is a tag in the credits with Minion and laundry but that is the only one, but the backgrounds on the credits were pretty cool too.
Does it need to be seen in a movie theater? Yes, there are things that will only work and be visible on that large a scale. Especially Megamind’s lair and the Metroman memorial.
For parents, there are some scary parts and some people acting badly but good does win. Nothing too horrific. Mostly cartoon violence. One scary bit towards the end with Minion but take your cue off of Megamind. You may have to explain some of the character’s motivation to the younger viewers but 6 and up can probably work it out.
This is the second time this year that the trailers have led me to believe that a movie was one thing but it turned out to be something else but for the better. The other was Despicable Me.
I am grateful that I saw Megamind in 3-D.
