6 Worst/Best Illumination Animated Movies

[@phantomstrider]

I was probably a bit harsh on Sing (Lorax is definitely worse in my opinion) but it was such an interesting, if flawed movie from Illumination that I stretched the "worst" category a bit to talk about it XD Plus I didn't want to repeat myself on Grinch or Lorax. Feel free to leave your own personal favourites/least favourites in the comments :)

[@pawnhearts8785]

PhantomStrider Review Kaeloo please. Really underrated animated comedy

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

Can you do the Top 6 Best And Worst Nintendo Switch Games with Arlo please?

[@gandalflotr2898]

Coincidence the actor who play johnny the gorilla in sing it's the same person who played elton john in rocketman and the song that perform in both films i'm still standing

[@0mega717]

PhantomStrider I think I remember Minions being McDonald’s toys. That means u were right about commercialization.

[@stacywebb2177]

Did you take a shot at JoJo Rabbit?

[@aldrinflores4531]

Steve Carell is good choice as Gru. Because we all know he is very good comedian it’s just to bad the minions constantly take the spotlight

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah, ever since Michael Scott from the Office.

[@originaluseername]

*too oh my god, stooooooooooooooooopppp

[@aldrinflores4531]

KATELYN SHELLOS LOUD NOISES

[@darthvader5853]

It's about time before gru stuffed all the minions in the crust

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@Darth vader LMFAO

[@eeveestar6826]

Personally, I think that Sing is one of the better non Despicable Me Illumination movies. It made me feel emotional at times which is more than can be said for the other movies.

[@flopnado]

EeveeStar 682 for me sing just made feel sort of stressed out, which seems like their intention but it didn’t have as satisfying of ending as i had hoped for

[@phantomstrider]

I definitely get that. It was the hardest choice of the list and I actually reversed the 3's a couple of times during writing. There's so much creativity in it but the focus on Buster the koala made it alot less fun than it could've been for me personally

[@c.lineofficial]

Agreed, when it came out, Mom and I got obsessed with it.

[@ChakraWarrior2012]

Although Sing's probably not the best Illumination movie, it's rather unique in one aspect: It's a movie about a competition where the main character ISN'T one of the contestants. Unlike most movies involving a competition (which would only focus on the protagonist & their rival usually), nearly every major contestant has their own story & motivations for doing this. It's rather interesting how we see each contestant develop throughout the movie, also making it slightly less predictable about the outcome of the competition, as all of them are main characters. Although Buster's far from the best character, the movie definitely does something different, I'll give them that.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@ChakraWarrior2012 Maybe in the sequel, Moon could've been a better protagonist who develops after the first movie. He's just a fine character in my opinion but he's a little flat that needs some work. Other characters like the pig, the porcupine, the gorilla, and other characters are great.

[@christiank2608]

They're doing a Mario movie as well. Hope that turns out decently.

[@slainedale8032]

And that they have Yoshi included for at least 30 or 40 minutes.

[@ghostface5087]

That’s such a dumb idea it’ll probably be REALLY bad

[@pringlesman3349]

Hopefully, they won't butcher it. I'd hate to see Nintendo deny others the ability to make other media from their franchises because of Illumination's mistakes.

[@GODOFAWSOMENESS1]

If they are making Bowser a “good” guy then they will need a third villain or they could just not have Bowser in the movie at all.

[@liamsgreatbitgaming]

Christian K considering Miyamoto’s at the helm, and how absolutely delightful Pikmin Short Movies was, I’m optimistic.

[@wtfyoutube4873]

My list: 1. Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2 3-9: Don’t care

[@kieranstark7213]

My list also! Though about the films that are not The Lorax I can at least care about part (if nowhere near all) of it.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Here’s mine: 1. Pets 2 2. Despicable Me 3. Despicable Me 2 4. The Secret Life of Pets 5. The Lorax 6. Sing 7. Minions Haven’t seen the rest tbh

[@rayjay7959]

Mine: 1. Despicable Me 2. Minions 3. Secret Life Of Pets 4. Despicable Me 2 5. Secret Life Of Pets 2

[@outsidetheboxfilms829]

Mine:(favourites) 1.Despicable me 2.The Grinch 3.Despicable me 2 Mine:(worst) 1.Despicable me 3 2.minions 3.Sing

[@locomotivetrainstation6053]

1. Despicable me 2. Despicable me 2 3. Sing 2 4. Secret life of pets 5. Sing 6. Secret life of pets 2 7. Despicable me 3 8. The grinch 9. Minions 10. The lorax I havent watched hop or minions 2 yet Also none of these are really bad imo

[@funkythor6457]

Hopefully the Mario movie ends up being really good and has a lot of variety in characters AKA no Sticker Star Syndrome

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

The Super Mario Bros movie should be stuck in the comic book storyline based on the original games.

[@Toon_Lucario]

I hope it is actually good and maybe have an end credits scene that ties in to a sequel or maybe even a Super Smash Bros movie

[@mariobroultimate1808]

Since Miyamoto’s in charge, I’m sure he’ll make sure the movie is one worth watching and not be a cash grab.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Myamoto’s heavily involved in the project, so I have hope

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Sticker star had a decent amount of different characters, the problem is that they all looked the same

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Well you can’t spell Illumination without Minion.

[@izzythetrashposter5710]

illuMINatION

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Izzy the Trashposter Exactly

[@c.lineofficial]

😂😂😂 this needs more likes tbh!!

[@Doofahkiin]

you can't spell Illumination without Illuminati

[@c.lineofficial]

@@Doofahkiin oh gosh!!

[@michaelnally2841]

I just realized Despicable me almost 10 years old..... god I’m old.

[@robertharris6092]

What. The. Fuck.

[@hambelperhurger4547]

P a r d o n

[@cheeseeeeee6085]

W h a t

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

*d a f u c k ?*

[@mmgainfulxx9793]

That hit me hard lol thx for making me feel old

[@tastimeandspace4902]

I've always had a soft spot for illumination. Despicable Me 1 was part of my childhood.

[@lexy5430]

me too

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Me too. But the Minions are the problem. They should be comic reliefs rather than promoting "cuteness".

[@stereomonovici5796]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 But they ARE comic reliefs

[@Caiti8]

Same

[@myristicina.]

Same and 2

[@thescreenslaver8520]

I love Despicable Me 2. The evil minions were my favorite part of the movie because the idea of evil minions just seemed great to me. And El Macho was amazing. I found him funny and interesting.

[@ghostface5087]

The Screenslaver when I first watched it I thought Grews gf was gonna be evil 😂😂😂 I was 10

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I actually like Purple Minions better than normal Minions, but that's probably because they were given less screen time.

[@catguy4996]

@@disneyvillainsfan1666 Same here. The yellow minions stole the show far too much to the point that I can't stand them

[@Slash11512]

Yes I love despicable me 2 too

[@scottlentfert1827]

The stars of the movie imo were deffiently El Macho and Silas Ramsbottom, hillarious characters

[@thescreenslaver8520]

I remember watching Secret Life of Pets with my mom. During the sausage scene she started singing the song which is a song from her favorite movie Grease.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Nah she just really loves Grease.

[@slainedale8032]

That scene was weird, did they put drugs in the sausages? That's another reason why I prefer the second one 'cause it didn't have scenes that made the characters seem like they're on drugs. Or sausages that sing songs from musicals.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Sláine Dale I guess you can say it was a Sausage Party

[@slainedale8032]

The Screenslaver Yeah, but at least in the scene, there wasn’t anything inappropriate, it just looked incredibly weird.

[@thescreenslaver8520]

Sláine Dale True.

[@HydraSpectre1138]

For Universal’s animation studios: GKIDS > DreamWorks Animation > Illumination GKIDS is an arthouse distributor that mostly focuses on licensing foreign/indie/arthouse animated films and Universal distributes their films. They even licensed one live action movie that won tons of awards: Bong Joon Ho's Parasite. They also release TV series now, since they have A Town Called Panic, Future Boy Conan, Ronja: The Robber's Daughter, and Neon Genesis Evangelion (co-distributed with Netflix; Amazon Studios, however, has the Rebuild films).

[@nerdgeekman]

My least favorite animation studio. But their films are harmless even if they’re made just for money.

[@kieranstark7213]

I’ve seen worse. - Scarlett Johansson (not as Ash the Porcupine, but as Black Widow in The Avengers) But yes, I’ve especially seen better! - myself

[@locomotivetrainstation6053]

I still enjoy watching some illumination movies

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

Apparently, Illumation is making a movie based on Super Mario Bros. in 2022. EDIT: Trailer looks amazing. This might be the first really good Illumination movie since Despicable Me 2.

[@owengette8089]

Sing would have been a top tier movie if they stuck the landing

[@finalmountain]

Illumination tried to do something complex with Sing. And they failed.

[@pretendihaveacoolname1597]

10:50 *_ANGRY 11 YEAR OLD SOUNDS_****

[@fantasticgood5403]

thats what im searching for in the comments

[@andromeda_is_rad]

Nice to know I’m not the only gacha here

[@andromeda_is_rad]

Emerald Espeon Tbh, I agrees. I’m just trying to entertain. But I’m too lazy to draw

[@x_kittrix]

Emerald Espeon Same here.. they ruined pretty much every fandom ever

[@helloibreatheair2051]

@@x_kittrix yes

[@UTubeSponge5601]

I do like the story of “Sing”. Of how a couple of overstressed and good people gone through bad situations turn into true winners, and I think it’s a bit cliched when some of them say they don’t want the prize money in the end. Maybe in the sequel, there will be new faces, new voices, and new stories for each and every one of them.

[@slainedale8032]

Me too. Glad to see someone else liking that movie.

[@amarikristopher8409]

Yeah I liked the movie too. Shame it’s underrated.

[@Chaos_867]

I love the movie It was the finale movie with heart in the illumination line up

[@alvarety5581]

Honestly, Sing is one of the least bad Illumination films Atleast it has a good message of follow your dreams. It's definitely flawed and average, but not bad like other Illumination movies. I say the same with Sing 2.

[@bencroyle3962]

I think Illumination's films are slowly getting better I watched both Sing 2 and Minions: The Rise of Gru and thought that they were really well done. This gives me hope that the Mario movie becomes a success

[@Not_Kaitlyn]

It was, don't worry.

[@umbrellaghost5927]

I can't express how much I love the edit where he makes the minion commercial

[@Andrewtops781]

Best joke in Minions: when the British news reporter calls Bob "a small jaundiced child."

[@krookking2237]

Good list, my opinion though; I would switch Secret life of pets with Sing. Pets made me just bored to watch, Sing to me was interesting, while because I am a music freak.

[@bellablondon6172]

Yeah, SLOP was basically Toy Story

[@krookking2237]

@@bellablondon6172 a mediocre toy story

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

The second one’s better in my opinion

[@slainedale8032]

Sing is better than The Secret Life of Pets 1, but not number 2.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@Sláine Dale Agreed

[@gladiatormotionstudios9649]

"I'm looking forward to Sequels like Minions 2" The Minions stood on the joker stairs. THEY DISRESPECTED AN ICONIC MOMENT!

[@thatrandomredengine9430]

Phantomstrider: sing isn’t that bad IHE: BRU

[@kieranstark7213]

Also PhantomStrider: Sing isn’t that good IHE: Understatement

[@tactasticalmobb3016]

Finally SOMEONE thought that Despicable Me 2 is the best of the trilogy.

[@supermarioboi8304]

I like how they showed a Mexican villain

[@supernovaaaa16]

Same.

[@Chaos_867]

It doesn’t have too many stupid jokes and the evil minions Made my toddler bravery drown in the sunken waters of dire dire docks

[@hollyosborne3370]

I definitely in this camp.

[@icychill2598]

@@Chaos_867Agreed. I like despicable me 2 cause they finally have something like an evil minion. It's really creative and also funny.

[@awm8414]

You know Many illumination movies Has actually did an ok as a studio

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

I think Minions 2 actually looks okay.

[@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003]

I think it looks great

[@aionicthunder]

Luigi Marinus Gaming That’s the trailer, of course it looks good. All Illumination trailers are good because they’re all the best jokes with actually good pacing

[@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003]

@@aionicthunder it will be the Spider-Man into the spider verse of Illumination it might not take itself serious but i think it will be better than the first minions movie

[@izzythetrashposter5710]

hope it turns out decent for sure

[@olpentedooiebingmandagi7557]

Can you do the Top 6 Best And Worst Nintendo Switch Games with Arlo?

[@nerdgeekman]

Breath of the Wild is the best. No question.

[@sullivans2004]

@nerdgeekman of KZbin Nah, only for Zelda’s ass. Plus it’s technically a Wii U game.

[@nerdgeekman]

Sul2004 Calm down son, it’s just a drawing

[@sullivans2004]

nerdgeekman of KZbin Seriously tho, she *T H I C C*

[@pepearown4968]

nerdgeekman of KZbin It’s technically a 3D model, so it’s not just a “drawing”.

[@apple4893]

Pull out a sign that say Disney needs to stop owning company*

[@apple4893]

CVictor The Editor 2020 AUTTP I still like Disney. I just don’t like when Disney takes things too far

[@apple4893]

CVictor The Editor 2020 AUTTP fine?

[@apple4893]

CVictor The Editor 2020 AUTTP So do I

[@thearcanestar]

I like the content Disney makes, but Disney is a monopoly at this point. And I thought monopolies we're illegal?

[@apple4893]

Borealis What do you mean by that?

[@Leo-p6l3r]

They aren’t potato men... They’re made of macaroni.

[@Astronomicat117]

Lemon-flavored Tic Tacs, the worst flavor of Tic Tac

[@blazegames8990]

Nope they are twinkies

[@HangryOnPaws]

You're making me hungry

[@kev1n123]

My ranking of the Illumination films 1. Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2 3. Despicable Me 3 4. The Secret Life of Pets 2 5. Sing 6. Minions 7. The Secret Life of Pets 8. Hop 9. The Grinch 10. The Lorax

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Pets 2 is incredibly underrated

[@kieranstark7213]

*Top 10 Illumination Films (Ranked from Worst to Best)* 1. Despicable Me 1 (Good to great) 2. Despicable Me 2 (Massive mixed bag, but mostly strong) 3. The Grinch (Surprisingly passable) 4. SLOP (there is a reason why I’m using its initials, but at least it’s animation is like no other Illumination film) 5. Despicable Me 3 (Bad, but has its moments) 6. Sing 1 (like any other product of the last decade) 7. Hop (Well-animated, but STRONGLY wasted a highly interesting concept of being THE feature Easter film) 8. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (I KNEW WE DIDN’T NEED MORE SLOP!!!!!) 9. Minions 1 (IF ITS SEQUEL DOESN’T TURN OUT MUCH BETTER...) 10. The Lorax (BLEH!!!! PLEASE STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL!!!!!)

[@kev1n123]

Kieran Stark nice ranking!

[@kieranstark7213]

@@kev1n123 IKR!!!

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@Kev1n's Lego Films It’s awful, The Grinch was shit compared to Pets 2

[@soltandvinegar]

I noticed that Rise of Gru doesn’t seem to show too much with the Minions, in the trailer at least. Maybe Illumination caught on to the fact that people prefer gru to the minions. As far as I can see, Minions Rise of Gru, would be better of just being called Rise of Gru.

[@kieranstark7213]

Unless it’s like Despicable Me 1 & 2 where they finally make the Minions go back to not sucking after all these years!

[@soltandvinegar]

@@kieranstark7213 true

[@WakerOfTheSky]

@@kieranstark7213 I really hope that happens

[@kieranstark7213]

Despicable Me, as a very financially/commercially successful franchise (whether people love or hate it), is definitely not over yet since not only are getting a Minions sequel, we are also getting a Despicable Me 4, and with that said, it’s a common (albeit negative) prediction that it’ll still go strong in the 2030s.

[@NintendoFanatic2001]

I actually like The Secret Of Pets 2 more than first one and i admit Despicable Me 2 is best Illumination. Fun Fact: They are first second installments from the studio and they are my most favorite movies from the studio

[@kassandrax2322]

So, I'm pretty sure, almost everyone has heard about the news that Illumination and Nintendo are going to make a new Mario movie. (2022) What do you all think about that? Including you Strider. :D

[@thenostalgicyoshi7149]

I can't speak for everyone here, but personally I'm looking forward to it. I liked most of Illumination's work and I'm a huge Mario fan so the movie already got me interested, although there's no info aside from a possible release year.

[@knightofarkronia8652]

Kassandra X2 I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think I heard somewhere that they're working with Shigeru Miyamoto on this film. I just hope that they get Charles Martinet to voice Mario!

[@thebaronanative8289]

Kassandra X2 oh no.

[@AnimeGames16]

Considering Miyamoto himself is gonna be an (I think) executive producer, I have high hopes. This could very well be Illumination’s Spider-verse! I too hope they bring in Charles Martinet to voice Mario (and Luigi if he’s also in the movie).

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

I have high hopes because Myamoto’s gonna be heavily involved in the project

[@Toon_Lucario]

Disney wouldn’t want that trash. Professionals have standards even if it doesn’t seem like it sometimes

[@slashermaster28]

Considering they have Don Bluth's Thumbelina on Disney+, I wouldn't put it past them to try and capitalize off of the Minion craze.

[@Toon_Lucario]

slashermaster28 what craze? Everyone hates them now

[@whiteblade798]

Tf2 reference

[@Jdudec367]

but Disney has ruined many stuff in the past and mainly just cares about money really

[@whiteblade798]

@@Toon_Lucario only u do

[@cosmicspacething3474]

19:31 Oh don’t worry, there’s a LOT of people who agree with you there

[@Sonic_Gamer501]

Illumination is one of those movie companies that wants to appeal to the causal crowd.

[@animationrainritewolf8388]

You means Kids

[@Sonic_Gamer501]

@@animationrainritewolf8388 Not just kids, families.

[@dedenneleader_official3305]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE NUMBER ONE BEST PICK! DM2 IS THE BEST

[@stuckinquarantine4582]

To be honest, I think Sing is one of the better Illumination movies. I mean, sure it’s definitely not perfect, but by Illumination standers, I thought it was pretty good, but that’s just my opinion : )

[@medicmain68]

it’s my third favourite illumination movir

[@locomotivetrainstation6053]

@@medicmain68 it's probably my favorite non-despicable me movie

[@acesamm]

The best part of the Secret Life of Pets 2 is that it has one of my favorite voice actors Patton Oswalt, voice actor of male Jessie from Minecraft Story Mode, which is my favorite Telltale game of all time (since this is the only E10+ telltale game). He voiced Max.

[@slainedale8032]

Okay, I never knew that. I kinda miss playing Minecraft Story Mode, I should try playing it again one day. Also, who did he voice? Edit: I got so excited to play Minecraft Story Mode in 2015, where I saw the trailer and I got it for my Xbox 360 for my 12th birthday in January, 2016 and when I played the game, it wasn't quite what I was expecting, I was expecting it to be normal Minecraft, but as a story, so I was a little disappointed, but I still liked it and I feel like I might've played and completed Episode 1: Order of the Stone in one day.

[@acesamm]

Sláine Dale Ah yeah, Max. The main character in the movie of “Story 1”.

[@slainedale8032]

@@acesamm Thx for telling me.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Patton Oswalt voiced Remy and Jesse in Minecraft Story

[@slainedale8032]

@@LordTylerBluGunderson Thx for telling me. Sorry it took long for me to reply.

[@DeeTomm]

I always thought the Minions as characters were very funny and cute. But it's okay if you don't like them.

[@slainedale8032]

So does my mom. She loves the Minions.

[@fantasticgood5403]

oh come on i finnaly found someone in the comments that likes minions but he actually respects his opinion WHY CANT I FIND ANY 11 YEAR OLDS COMPLAINING FOR NO REASON BECAUSE HE HATES MINIONS

[@JustRock.]

I know that I’m late but let’s be honest, nobody asked for a second TSLOP movie

[@OrionAltHist]

The Secret Life of Pets is basically a Toy Story knockoff.

[@puppetuppers4806]

Orion: Alternate History doesn’t make it bad just similar

[@OrionAltHist]

@@puppetuppers4806 It's a really shameless knockoff. I mean, come on.

[@filmfan9352]

Max would still be a great dog for Woody, while Duke would be a great dog for Buzz Lightyear.

[@OrionAltHist]

@@filmfan9352 lol

[@spacecadetlostintransit]

I love the moments of gru parenting, makes me FEEL something

[@michaelmcjunkin1372]

My personal top 3 worst are: 3. The Lorax 2. Minions 1. Hop Honorable mentions: Secret life of Pets, Sing, Despicable Me 3, The Grinch For my top Best: 1. Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2 3. The secret life of Pets 2

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Pets 2 is pretty damn good

[@Kirbyfan-x1r]

Agree with your list.

[@slainedale8032]

I agree with your #1 best.

[@aspieringnerd9073]

I love Despicable Me 2! Not so much as a sequel but more a standalone movie. When I first saw it, I had not laughed that hard and consistently at a movie in a long time. Saw it again a few days later and same thing

[@jayoctopus8832]

The trailer to sing gave away the ending to every single character arc. Wow

[@jv.n4137]

15:39 Bob=Cute Stuart=Smooth, Cool Kevin=brave

[@jedithejedi5903]

I really like “Sing!”

[@cartoongamegirl3335]

I wanna let you know that The Secret Life Of Pets 2 was one of the best animated films of 2019, and I liked it. I am also one of those people who liked The Grinch. The Grinch himself was just made to be more likeable. Plus I was told that it did pretty well in viewing. 😉

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

I was extremely surprised how good The Secret Life of Pets 2 was, it deserves way more recognition

[@cartoongamegirl3335]

Rio 3 and Zootopia 2 Also, sometimes movies have sub-plots.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@CartoonGame Girl I actually love movies that have multiple side plots, it focuses on the all characters of characters from their point of view

[@finalmountain]

You’re exaggerating Secret Life Of Pets 2 was fine. The better animations of 2019 were Toy Story 4, Klaus, Missing Link, I Lost My Body, Spies In Disguise etc.

[@thescarecrow9066]

Sing is my favourite illumination film but I can definitely see why some people don't like it. I personally think it and it's sequel have some of the best illumination moments and sing 2 has a top tier main antagonist in Mr crystal

[@bigfish5544]

Thank you ! I barely see somebody realizing how great despicable me 2 was

[@noahcardenas2164]

i’m glad i’m not the only one who hated buster moon the koala. other than that, i thought sing was pretty good!

[@milkshakedraws6944]

Don’t forget about the accepted characters who weren’t main. The frogs who had their friendship ruined, the camel who got gravely injured, I don’t remember anyone else who wasn’t a main character.

[@Snowflakes-s9u]

The Japanese red pandas

[@BandCalledTheSleep]

No need to take shots at Steven Universe like that 😆

[@damonrichardson1999]

10:46 I thought the same thing! You'd think a megalomaniacal intergalactic conqueror would ignore his reasoning but she listened just cause she was childish. I was hoping for an epic battle that would be a gateway to a beautiful redemption arc like with Peri and Lapis. But I digress. Wonderful fresh perspective as always!

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

Did you know that there's a rumor that Illumination is making a 4th Despicable Me movie, an animated Mario movie, and a Shrek reboot? I can see them making a 4th Despicable Me and Mario movie but a Shrek reboot? That's a little doubtful because I wish DreamWorks could just expand the series with their own animation instead of Illumination rebooting the series all over again. Although I guess I am somewhat okay with it because I did like the original Shrek so hopefully they'll bring the original cast back for the reboot and who knows maybe they'll reboot the 2nd one as well (but only those first 2, not the others).

[@nocturnal.nymph29]

6:39 this one was okay in my book. I saw this in theaters and was so bored i finished everything ive bought from the concessions stand. What a shame :(

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

I think the Despicable Me movies would be a lot more appreciated for adults if the minions were just... not a thing. Like honestly I would like Despicable Me 1 and 2 a lot more if the minions didn't take a good chunk of the movie, they're like the movie version of the Rabbids.

[@thezimchannel7361]

17:05 poor bunny 😭😭😭

[@ladypool1404]

Apparently in Sing 2, Johnny the gorilla DOESN'T LOVE piano anymore; he will break dance or some crap like that. This likable character changes his hobby|passion for NO GOOD REASONS! He met a cat who can dance, is amazed then imediately asked her to help. That's it! It's rushed, makes no sense and is not developped. Thank's for ruining this charming character Illumination U-U Rosita have a fear of highs... which come out of nowhere and Mina the elephant is barely there. Also, Gunter the annoying pig is still there. Hooray! Hop, to me, is like the live Smurfs and Alvin movies; lame, really stupid and annoying. Nothing is fun and none of the characters are likable. I hate thoses movies XS Smurfs's lost village is nice though; not perfect but enjoyable.

[@ariadaynes5444]

I personally love Sing! I saw song scenes that were deleted and I was bummed because one of them was Roar by Katy Perry. Hopefully, Sing 2 will play that song! :)

[@williamfairchild7439]

I do like Sing as well

[@alphaamoeba]

They made a song in a short about the Sausage scene in the Blu Ray of The Secret Life of Pets that goes "🎶Everyone of us is a Weenie!🎶"

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

10:40-The reason I like Gru is that he works both as a straight man to the Minions and a loving father to Agnes,Margo,and Edith. He’s not really that villianous,just a bad guy wannabe who’s just grumpy,sarcastic,and cantankerous. Let’s hope Minions:The Rise of Gru can show more of Gru’s relationship and loyalty towards his minions,even through one of the reasons Minions sucked because they ignored the fact that Gru created them in the first place by creating a single strand of DNA that made them.

[@jacobhare3782]

I still think that my favorite Illumination films are Sing and the Despicable Me Trilogy, I really did enjoy this films as a kid and I still come back to them for another laugh every once and while. I think that all this films have great ideas, but I think Illumination needs a subtler marketing strategy for most people to enjoy their newer films.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

I personally believe The Secret Life of Pets 2 is my favorite Illumination film to date, but that’s just my personal opinion

[@slainedale8032]

Same. :-)

[@NintendoFanatic2001]

Both that film and Despicable Me 2 are tied as most favorite from the studio

[@eveatroxy3593]

My first illumination movie (which i was 4 and now 9) is despicable me 2

[@jdogmcfly1712]

I like that you're okay with people having different opinions, because I honestly love the minions movie. Mainly for how chaotic it gets.

[@BoldActionSkitty]

I like the Minions movie too! I can understand why people find the minions incredibly annoying, but I enjoyed watching the movie.

[@tealnoise]

Me and my bestfriend years ago watched it at a movie theater, and she and her parents didn't enjoy it, I secretly liked it tho.

[@janetsnakehole-macklin6426]

Hey Phantom Strider, you should do more lists like this in the future, they’re really good

[@miguelsmoviereviews1580]

Finally! Someone who agrees with me that Despicable me 2 is the best Illumination movie?

[@JeweloftheWorld2000]

What I took away from this is that what Illumination lacks in quality, it frequently makes up for in charm. I can't speak to Grinch, Hop, or either Secret life of pets but even if I don't like one of their film I find them endearing and I almost never walk away with a bad taste in my mouth. I a soft spot for Minions because I once went to a triple feature and was easily the best of the three. (The other two were Pixels and Max.)

[@CholaHelloKitty]

When I was kid I loved the minions But now as a teen I find Gru a better character than the minions and a badass

[@HydraSpectre1138]

Here's a plot twist you people wouldn't expect. Toho (of Godzilla, My Hero Academia, and Your Name. fame) co-produced every Illumination film and most Universal films nowadays. And Toho is known for being the largest film distributor in Japan, even distributing the highest-grossing film of 2020: Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train. So, considering that Illumination makes animated films and Japan helps with their films, every Illumination film is technically an anime.

[@ghastlygavin]

I'm actually happy I found someone else who liked the second Despicable Me movie

[@JB-mt9cb]

I also liked the second despicable me movie

[@homecheese8625]

This is a weird video to bring this up, but I would love to see you make a video of your thought of Steven Universe the Movie, and Future. I’d also like to hear your thoughts of how you like the franchise at its current state. Personally, I feel it’s as strong as ever (the Diamonds need more development though)

[@Neevkl_7]

I’ll never forgive Despicable Me for taking the spotlight from Megamind

[@jbcatz5]

It sounds like Secret Life of Pets 2 was going for one of those TV shows like Dreamworks has given the disconnected plot lines. Ensemble casts lend themselves to that, and its better for introducing new characters than movies.

[@LemonnNote]

Despicable Me 1 is a guilty pleasure of mine. I watched it in class one day and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[@slainedale8032]

Now I've watched the full video, but I would still say that the best Illumination movie is The Secret Life of Pets 2. :-) But like he said, it's his own opinion and I respect it.

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Same! Glad I’m not alone

[@slimeyvids7304]

FINALLY! Someone like me who doesn’t like Sing!. I wanted to watch it because it was advertised as a Got Talent/ Idol/ X Factor parody, and I thought it’d be fun. What’d I get? clichè, cheesy, stale plot about being yourself and “it’s okay to make mistakes.” But by the end, while I was left feeling frustrated, the whole theater was up and dancing! Ugh.

[@Trey_816]

I like the Grinch (2018) because of the different take on the classic story and introducing the story to a new generation.

[@chokols]

I didn't know that secret life of pets had a sequel til this video :///

[@HackiePuffs]

Yeah I liked Sing but I couldn’t and still can’t STAND Mike!!! I think my favorites are Johnny and Meena. Meena has the most relatable story and Johnny has the most sympathetic story. I do like the covers of the songs too like “I’m Still Standing” and “Don’t you Worry bout a Thing”. It was a 6/10 for me nothing spectacular but still enjoyed it. And I’m pretty sure Secret Life of Pets is my guilty pleasure franchise 😅💙💖

[@sebastianalfaro6258]

PhantomStrider, could you do top 3 best and worst blue sky movies.

[@SuperBloxTube]

Hot Take: I like Minions. Not as much as Despicable Me tho. Especially Despicable Me 2, the best one. Oh and also Megamind is a masterpiece. Change my mind. Edit 2: Minions the Rise of Gru and Despicable Me 1 are my favourite Despicable Me ones now as of 2024. Outside of that, I really like Mario Movie as well, and Despicable Me 2 is still great.

[@masterfarr8265]

Illumination is kinda like the opposite of blue sky. No matter the quality of any blue sky movie, they're all completely diverse from one another that are still remembered to this day. I still remember the plot and characters from Rio and Ice age to this day years after seeing them for the first time, while with illumination I only remember despicable me while I literally forgot hop and the Lorax. I've actually watched every blue sky film I've seen all the way through while now a days I can only make it through almost half of minions and the grinch.

[@corporatemonster804]

If this was made in 2023, The Mario Bros movie would've been ranked #1 best

[@grape9926]

The gorilla could’ve been a damn good main character in Sing. Would’ve liked a movie about his rise to fame

[@jokingsalt30142]

I didn't like Minions "the movie" but I liked the running game which made me like the toys and the minions, I liked the first one and was terrified of purple minions for TOO long in despicable me 2, not proud of it though but me and my sister loved the running game since we didn't know quality games.

[@phanpyken986]

I actually prefer secret life of pets 2 over the original

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

Same, it’s my favorite Illumination film

[@slainedale8032]

Same and my favorite characters were: Cotton, Daisy, Hu, Rooster and Snowball. Btw, if you don't remember who Cotton was, he was that little sheep who got stuck in a tree and Max and Rooster had to save him.

[@mcurran6505]

Due to Illumination's current reputation I'm now starting to have doubts about their Super Mario project.

[@Bowen_SMBG]

Yes, the one question I keep asking myself that I’ll never solve until the answer comes upon me What will MARIO and his characters look like?

[@Chaos_867]

Don’t talk about it

[@KirbyProductions]

Wonder what Saberspark thinks of your opinion on sing? So a funny story is when I was with my friend we watched Secret Life of Pets, and during the hot dog scene his mom came in and says “are you watching Sausage Party” and I can see why since well both movies were for some reason out at the time. Of course since we were 10-ish we just looked at her and we said no, and we just kept watching the movie.

[@THE_DOC210]

Hopefully Minions 2 is a Despicable Me prequel rather than a Minions sequel

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

1:42 I thought it was Moon or something lol 😂

[@hasbruh2987]

That's his last name

[@mysteriousdeoxys9009]

I honestly prefer the live action version of grinch

[@iisavagecraft9537]

why?

[@mysteriousdeoxys9009]

@@iisavagecraft9537 because I just think jim Carey's portrayal of the grinch is better than the animated one

[@JacobFiveash]

I think Illumination needs help! They need to stop overusing the Minions and focus more on original content, mainly stand alone films.

[@davidthedrawbird8687]

3rd Worst: Minions 3rd Best: The Secret Life of Pets 2 2nd Worst: The Secret life of Pets 2nd Best: Sing 1 Worst: Hop 1 Best: Despicable Me 1&2

[@florvillota5]

Here’s my evolution of despicable me movies: 1: Nostalgic great movie 2: pretty good sequel 3: meh Minions: oh god

[@puppetuppers4806]

Agreed desciable me 2 gets too much hate

[@BigSmoke-xh5hi]

puppetuppers it’s okay

[@s4gr_n0s3y]

I am alright with the first movie because it’s still pretty good, but the sequels... oh boy do I have a different opinion

[@SleepDeprivedGinger]

Minions 2: FUUUUUUUUU--

[@LovelyYT]

sCarLeT oVeRkIlL

[@SoraTheKeyToEverything]

I just realised that secret life of pets is like Rio and secret life of pets 2 is like Rio 2 with to many plots see where I’m going with this

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@Luke Mchugh I just pretended Rio and The Secret Life of Pets franchise were connected in some way to make both movies more entertaining

[@SoraTheKeyToEverything]

Oh alright 👍

[@BigSmoke-xh5hi]

Rio 3 and Zootopia 2 okay.... weird..

[@Astronomicat117]

That’s so true tho

[@moanadaniels6630]

@@BigSmoke-xh5hi oh no ive lost hope that if they do make those movies i lost hope that they will be terrible

[@weedmaster1236]

Bully: brakes my pencil Me: brakes bully’s spine Me: you just got VECTORED!!!

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

Ok, now this is epic

[@brodiero-solar302]

Unorthodox Individual i agree

[@Personfromthebackrooms]

**Insert jeffy vibes**

[@tachonka4747]

*DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE*

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Well, that escalated so quickly.

[@AdamTheMango105]

Remember when 40 year old Karen’s thought that despicable me was Disney? Oh wait *THEY STILL DO*

[@lexy5430]

they think everything is Disney, almost everything is now

[@tyhillbroussard4924]

😏

[@jaxbartlett4068]

😂😂😂😂yes, I’m sure they do

[@WinslowCD]

And when they throught that Despicable Me 3 was called Minions 3

[@Kazoo_Itchy]

Bruh really?