Despicable Me is not at all what I thought it was...

[@fryguy9704]

This is probably one of the best “villain turns good because of someone in their lives” movies up there with Megamind.

[@vastro921]

What about Dr Doofenshmirtz?

[@fryguy9704]

@@vastro921movies. But for shows, he pretty good.

[@prowolf633]

And Ice Age 1 and The Bad Guys!

[@fryguy9704]

@@prowolf633 those guys too

[@fryguy9704]

@@vastro921 for shows, yeah, he’s up there.

[@zacharymccoy7091]

The Minions in this movie are surprisingly restrained compared to the many sequels. But you can tell the studio knew right away that they had an instant success with them.

[@Poison-he7yx]

No so true unfortunately they’ve overused these characters 😢 but back in the day they figured it out quick

[@dinosaysrawr]

Also, credit where it's due, the Minions have made me chuckle out loud on at least two occasions. (The first time was when they yelled "lapiñata!" and hit someone, and the second time was when they did the "Vincent Adultman" trenchcoat schtick, and the one with two eyes was exactly at chest level.)

[@shitanotosaurus]

@@Poison-he7yx yes..thats...what they meant. they realized how much people liked the minions and used them everywhere.

[@Hybriddecline]

Ikr I remember seeing this in theaters at age 20 and they were fine, nothing major, nothing awful. Times changed but yeah at the time :shrug:

[@Mediados]

The minions started exactly what they were intended for: Gru's sidekicks. Only when Illumination realized how popular they became did the focus shift from Gru onto them.

[@stephen3164]

5:49 I love how Vector’s lair has the Pyramid of Giza in his back yard, but painted to match the sky and clouds. Genius. This movie is great.

[@histranger5808]

I have watched this film countless times when I was little because for a while it was one of the only movies we had downloaded to our computer, and I have never once realized this detail until just now 💀

[@kennethnwebb]

hahahahahhaa....now I know

[@kitk9622]

STOPPP I JUST NOTCIED THAT AFTER LIKE... 10 YEARS

[@graffiti.777]

Literally just noticed that today

[@WERV2003]

Looking at the comments, it seems that Vector's cheap strategy actually managed to fool a lot of people lmao

[@simpinqsakura8014]

the fact that you didn’t include that bit where gru read the book and it said ‘your mommy loves you with all her heart’ is CRIMINAL

[@HangwithRowan]

More than gru

[@mabelpines427]

Fun Fact:Gru's mom Marlena Gru is voiced by Julie Andrews & on Shrek was Queen Lillian!

[@heavnxbound]

Whoa, I just now noticed that.

[@captainjames4649]

Who

[@Baldwin-iv445]

Don't forget she was also Marry Poppins.

[@cartooncritique6625]

So you're telling me Gru essentially got roasted by Mary Poppins?

[@Baldwin-iv445]

@@cartooncritique6625 Yeah pretty much

[@michellee.withms]

I forgot about his mom absolutely roasting him with the "i dont think they are sending the monkeys anymore." 😅😅😅

[@applefarm6126]

I love that

[@paloozi0499]

I don’t get it. I don’t know, My English isn’t very good.

[@paloozi0499]

I don’t understand

[@Apple_100]

She was calling Gru a monkey

[@kellycowley3535]

@user-vl6dc2mc8h Thoughts aren't 'sins' and the fact you are brainwashed into thinking you need to 'repent' for thinking 'bad thoughts' is sad. If you don't act on them your thoughts are just things in your head. Thinking you are a bad person for wanting to hit someone in the face is like thinking you are a good person for wanting to giving money to charity.

[@Luscious_Nature]

Can we talk about how actual voice acting, like what Steve Carell does for Gru or like literally any character Alan Tudyk does, is like a dying art. Like my family used to be so impressed with me because I could figure out voice actors even when they didn’t sound like themselves, without seeing the credits. Now it’s like they don’t even have to voice act. You just know what already famous celeb it is because they just use their normal voice, and end up getting paid more than the actual voice actors who have been forced into side character roles. Steve Carrell actually studied and worked on Gru with his kids. He did like a bunch of accents to see which one they thought was the most funny and that’s what he ended up using. It’s sad that approach is becoming obsolete.

[@Lord0fHunger]

This has always been a conflicting viewpoint of mine honestly. On the one hand it's always AMAZING to hear a VA change their entire voice and persona on a dime. I use Mark Hamill as my example. If you saw Star Wars you know his voice. If you like Batman you like his Joker. If you're an Avatar fan you know his Fire Lord Ozi. All 3 voices are unique and distinct and its amazing! Then on the other hand you have people with unique voices like Dante Basco. His voice was PERFECT for Prince Zuko, anyone else wouldn't have had the same effect with the voice portrayal. Yet he is just talking, same when he plays Jake in American Dragon. Yet it works. Even the voice of Fry from Futureama is using his talking voice. On the one hand I do miss the "people of 1000 voices" but I'm also glad to hear genuine unique voices adding to animated worlds. I just wish they could live together instead of a studio going "we have a movie about a pair of Italian brothers? Get Chris Pratt he's famous"

[@Luscious_Nature]

@@Lord0fHunger I see what you mean. Still everyone you listed studied their character. Like Dante not only studied Zuko, he studied the fighting style used for firebending and emphasized his anger and breath during fight scenes. The guy who voices Fry also voices an array of other characters and changes up his voice from Fry. Similar to Alex Hirsch, Tara Strong, and John DiMaggio. They actually study character design and make it work with their voice. I love all Disney Renaissance films, but I blame them for blurring the art form lol. We don’t need a films with people performing characters like Mel Gibson’s John Smith.

[@ashcooper9457]

@@Lord0fHunger don’t forget his character skips from regular show

[@FlexibleToast]

Robin Williams killed voice acting with the genie in Aladdin. He kept talking about how fun it was, and every other famous actor started jumping in.

[@m1dnight426]

@@Lord0fHungerJohn DiMaggio is another good example of that

[@ammie1813]

Bro this movie was unironically so good

[@vastro921]

I agree. I liked the second, but the first one is just the best one to watch, before they got greedy with the minions.

[@purplebean8989]

​@@vastro921 I feel like if you are old enough to write that comment, you aren't even the target audience for the minions movies. Half the problem with the upcoming 4th movie is ADULTS complaining, when it's actually being made for 6 year olds 🤷‍♀️

[@vastro921]

@@purplebean8989 I am indeed not the target audience, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't enjoy it, right? The first one was a fine movie before Illumination realized they could milk the minions.

[@nickmeistersource]

@@vastro921 that sounds so wrong lmao

[@vastro921]

@@nickmeistersource I don't mean it that way 💀

[@Allthingshamster]

I quote Despicable Me daily. I even chose a line from the movie as my senior quote: "Life is full of dissapointments... for some people" I love this movie 😭

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Nobody likes you

[@graffiti.777]

I love this one and the second one. Both are actually really good. The third not so much but hopefully the fourth is at least as good as rise of gru.

[@mif_sovremennosty]

I love the line "in terms of money... we have no money"😂

[@S0APY_0L1V3R]

@@ObsessiveGeeklet them be

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@JVLY_1SH3R3 It's been 2 months, they have been let be

[@mr.greasy6483]

Why did I watch a 17 minute recap of a movie that I’ve seen 48 times

[@AnnaliseRobinson]

bro saaaame

[@4lbalmatieseecharan507]

Where did you watch it though😢..i wanna see it

[@MeganKoumori]

6:41 "There's so many kids movies about how adults hate kids..." That's painfully true to life, unfortunately. I worked in an elementary school for four years and you wouldn't believe the number of staff there who clearly hated children. It was just like, Debbie, you don't _have_ to work in a school cafeteria. You can do the same damn thing you're doing at Walmart.

[@MacDoodles]

Yeah Debbie😒

[@samkelo27]

Debbie is there for the health benefits

[@stephen3164]

There’s a surprising number of movies where they kill one or both parents off. Nearly every Disney Pixar movie - to the point in our house we refer to it as “Disney-ing off the dad”.

[@benzaiten933]

perhaps they didn't initially hated kids, but started to hate them along the way and then were too set in their ways to find another occupation?

[@hulkaiden6178]

@@stephen3164 There are a lot of theories that connect that fact to the tragic death of Walt Disney's parents

[@grey8288]

Part of the reason that this movie got so popular is that it isnt just for kids. It has SO MANY adult jokes or moments that only adults will understand, but was still engaging enough to entertain kids.

[@Beanzoboy]

Sheesh. You tell one woman she has the face of a donkey and she just smacks you.

[@adrianzjackson7342]

The minions are pretty much the only thing that makes it a kids movie.

[@amberg3893]

Evil Orphanage: Forces children to sell cookies to stay open. Also Evil Orphanage: Springs for ballet classes.

[@mif_sovremennosty]

Pretty sure they can somehow make money even on that

[@Tweetyresm]

Mightve gotten in on scholarship

[@bwilliams463]

And has Amazon's return policy.

[@AuntieL_ATL]

So funny how I never noticed the Pyramid of Giza was camouflaged behind Vector's lair until I saw your still shot in this video. I've always wondered what he did with it?!!

[@Thesmus]

same lol

[@sarahellis6703]

It's crazy that Julie Andrews voiced Gru's mother. As a kid who loved the sound of music, that blew my mind

[@mauno91]

When she says " Youll never be my dad" I was fairly disappointed we didnt get the song, you know the one im talking about.

[@PT5-Shorts]

"SHUT UP YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD!"

[@Im_Here2]

best song by a youtuber fr

[@Unknown2Yoo]

Omgosh, yes!

[@chrisnotyou]

I do not.

[@Unknown2Yoo]

@@chrisnotyou Look up "Alex Meyers Shut Up You're Not My Real Dad" and you'll know 😉

[@MoonWielder]

Kristen Wiig must've enjoyed working with the team considering she also voiced Lucy after voicing Miss Hattie in this movie

[@SakuraLuckyStar]

I KNEW their voices sounded kind of similar!

[@juliangandara9552]

Wiig must be friends with Chris Meledandri

[@twigcullen1964]

She went from raising the girls to raising them but a secret spy. MISS HATTIE WAS LUCY'S DISGUISE

[@Coolkrobird]

Wait what I never noticed!!!!!

[@WinterSPF15]

And Vector is Marshall from HIMYM!

[@themoviecritic1092]

Bro called Shrek mediocre and thought we wouldn't notice

[@Rayshaddlife]

I was just about to say what the heck

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

@@Rayshaddlifewhat the Shrek

[@subhasishghosh6924]

He's talking of Shrek 3 ofc

[@aliyan247]

The 3rd movie is so bad that everyone who's hasn't watched them in years think the rest is mediocre, so sad

[@rohanmayers6321]

Nah, he meant it was overmerchandised to hell

[@blu.dru_]

The way Gru became the healthy parent he never had HURRRTSS!😭😭😭

[@Baldwin-iv445]

Why?

[@Missbear185]

9:29 Annie, Ann with an E. Hmmm, orpahns are only allowed to be named Ann, I guess.

[@sheyannev2757]

Both redheads too? *insert Doof meme here*

[@Missbear185]

@@sheyannev2757 hmmmmm, two nickles

[@purple4216]

My favourite parts of the movie were "Does this count as annoying? *pop pop pop*" Also, "Aw, my caterpillar never turned into a butterfly." "That's a cheeto." "Oh." *eats cheeto*

[@ChupacabraRex]

She's a mood.

[@MunchSis]

IT'S SO FLUFFY!! IM GONNA DIEEEE✨️🦄👹

[@luciapando2668]

BOOGIE ROBOTS! 💃🕺

[@churbowz7959]

Wow it’s garbage

[@graffiti.777]

How did this man forget to mention gru punching the shark?

[@NotoriouzJay]

Just realized victor is still on the moon 14 years later

[@omarmansuri7099]

They actually released a short with migration showing vector after the movie.

[@xpds5543]

Oh yeahhh

[@apersoniguess_]

actually, spoiler alert he's on mars now. ultra screwed himself

[@monicatullio4787]

I had a classmate in middle school who looked exactly like vector

[@princealy4570]

​@@monicatullio4787 I had a coworker who looked like vector 😂

[@ajjamsen694]

My family and I still quote " ITS SO FLUFFY IM GONNA DIE!* " 😆 Agnes is so god damn precious

[@mauno91]

I still say "Ill stuff you all in the crust"

[@masynaguilar525]

I always quote "Committing crimes with both direction.. And magnitude! OH YEAH!"

[@lukeoaks]

@@masynaguilar525 I used that line when I first started physics to help me remember the difference between vectors and scalars 💀

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

@lukeoaks I’m not in physics, but I was just in pre-calculus, and when we were doing our vectors unit that was all I ever quoted

[@vstro_i]

@@masynaguilar525my ap precalc/calc (and trig) teacher retired this year, and she had a 10 signs you’ve been doing too much precalc/calc and one of them was “you finally know what vector is saying in despicable me” others included “you laugh at the algebra II students struggling to understand imaginary numbers” and “your pi button on your calculator is worn off” and “you insult people by calling them a third derivative”

[@FaidosWorkshop]

Don’t you dare insult Shrek. It is one of the best film franchises (ignoring Shrek the third), with a beautiful, and mature story of love and growth behind the actually good humor, amazing music choices, and hilarious characters

[@zilbew]

hey! i like shrek 3 :( the fourth movie is the one i choose to ignore

[@heavnxbound]

How dare you dismiss Shrek the Third like that.

[@heavnxbound]

@@zilbewWhy? That one’s great too.

[@zilbew]

@@heavnxbound honestly i can’t remember why i didn’t like it as much as the others 😅, probably due for a rewatch

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@zilbew Nah Shrek Forever After slaps

[@Eiko-Hina]

15:53 Alex? İs everything okay at home...?

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I can't believe "That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf" is a real book

[@kyonkyon9950]

My question is how does Alex know that🤨

[@Witchy_Reads]

It's actually the second book in a series. The first being "That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon." They actually are fun reads that don't take themselves seriously and are written well.

[@amandamorey6704]

I love those books so much 😅

[@noe3310]

I can't believe I want to read that book

[@Maradrafts]

Going to an English-speaking library in my (non-English speaking) country with a friend and finding a physical copy in the wild was a fun time. :D I was on a tight budget and didn't spring for it, but part of me regrets it, tbh!

[@ellaweiseverbrugge8910]

The Shrek slander at the beginning is blasphemous

[@anupdilipkumar246]

I agree, bro needs to rewatch Shrek so he can see what a masterpiece it is.

[@alidineb.5630]

SAYING DISPCIBLE ME WAS BETTER THAN SHREK BROKE MY HEART

[@frankkennedy6388]

Yeah, he needs to understand that Shrek is Love. Shrek is Life!

[@farewelltimetofly]

He didn't say anything about Shrek's quality, though? (Edit: Okay, on rewatching the bit, he did say something about it being a "mediocre franchise," but I think there is still a distinction to be made between that statement and the way people are interpreting it here.) He was talking about its popularity and reception at the time. And as someone who was there, yeah, it was very successful to the point of being obnoxiously ubiquitous. It also wasn't nearly as respected as it would become later; I remember a lot of people in animation fan communities at the time regarding it much the same way people look at Illumination films now.

[@kylahicks7054]

I remember when you said you wouldn't do animated movies because of the animation on top of animation. But now..... This opens up so many possibilities

[@decm3_727]

He's been doing more and more recently! Coraline, Corpse Bride, Wish etc. Its so exciting

[@socksfersold]

Hope he does fantastic mr Fox

[@ShabnaFarooque]

Hope he does Arcane

[@noobmasterruben5167]

He hasnt done enough Barbie movies. He made a review for 3 so far

[@edgeribble]

@@ShabnaFarooque he usually doesn't do things that are that good unless it's super popular. Maybe he'll do it before season 2

[@johnwebb2736]

I love how the girls room changes in each scene to match Gru warming up to them.

[@rubylum2905]

I thought the bomb beds were super cool 😊

[@erased_creature]

Despicable Me was the start of my journey in the world of Found Family-content lol

[@ObsessiveGeek]

WTF is found family?

[@erased_creature]

@@ObsessiveGeek it's a trope in media about finding your own family, and most often the character(s) that find the family have a bad biological family/no biological family at all

[@raisyrosye7656]

Mood. 😂✋ Found family just does something to me!

[@spinningerster]

"We had Shrek ketchup." don't you mean, shrek-chup

[@puckbanaan1795]

Show yourself out please

[@someone24688]

The Shrek-etchup if you will

[@SheckoEWOW]

You guys need to stop ​@@someone24688

[@HystericalSej]

Pfft. It's Shrekup. Duh.

[@Butterfly_Az]

I want to hit my head on my desk now

[@Groggle7141]

1:46 Despicable Me is a parody of Spy movies, not Superhero movies. In the sequels, you see spies to try to foil the villains.

[@Nicamon]

The only worthy parody of spy movies for me are the"Spy Kids"movies.ù.U

[@robertolebron2296]

@@Nicamonwhat about Austin powers?

[@r4nd0mguy99]

@@robertolebron2296 Austin Powers is specifically a James Bond-rip-off. That's a different category. I've only seen the first movie, but it was pretty good.

[@KäptnKrückschwank]

Evil Genius the movie

[@Nicamon]

@@robertolebron2296 *No.*

[@candiigurl7893]

DreamWorks really kills it with the "subversive villain" or "unexpected hero" stories. They did it with Shrek 1&2, Kung Fu Panda 1&2, Despicable Me and Megamind.

[@irishwrestlingchicken9238]

This isn't DreamWorks it's illumination

[@Digital-Wave]

Despicable Me is illumination

[@noobmasterruben5167]

This Illumination movie is the sole reason why Dreamworks struggled in 2010s cuz after Despicable me, they had to make back their money by making a lot of tv shows like Back in Business, Dragons the 9 realms, Trolls band together etc and waited for 2022 to release their masterpiece

[@candiigurl7893]

Oh, that's right. My mistake. I forgot that DreamWorks doesn't own Illuminations, but both companies are owned by Comcast.

[@js66613]

... Despicable me is an Illuminations movie. One of the few good ones.

[@Vade1220]

My biggest takeaway is that there is apparently a romance novel out there called ‘That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf’

[@raisyrosye7656]

👀 Link?

[@pastyuscricketer]

7:06 just noticed Margo’s wearing a Lorax shirt

[@musarratseekdaur2160]

Might be a reference maybe might maybe like...

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

Our family just watched "Rise of Gru" last week and my daughter (8) litterally screamed when she saw Gru's big ship come out at the end!!!! It made her so so happy!! It was cool to see her start making connections between movies!! 😁

[@twocuteweirdos]

The actress that voiced Agnes was also the lead in the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, which blows my mind.

[@Baldwin-iv445]

Oh no.

[@gracelovely3838]

As a girl who was in foster care, that orphanage observation is spot on.

[@AlexandraRayyy]

I am so sorry😭🫂🫂🫂🫂

[@_StrayKidsForever_]

Wait tf! Actually!

[@valkyriedarquese]

@@_StrayKidsForever_ abuse and mistreatment is rampant in orphanages and the foster care/adoption system. The adoption system is horrific, it's legalised trafficking, I highly recommend looking more into it

[@ObsessiveGeek]

​@@valkyriedarquese not everywhere is like America

[@valkyriedarquese]

@@ObsessiveGeek I'm not American. These issues are rampant worldwide.

[@Ironvaliant_]

Unironically, this film is great. Definitely one of my favourite childhood films

[@isauldron4337]

It's implied gru not only wants to steal the moon to make his mom stop being like he's a dissapointment But it's also an evolution of his childhood dream from landing on the moon to taking it But at the end he found something better That's why he is looking at the moon in the ending PD the trailer for this movie suggests Gru is the number 1 supervillain then vector becomes number 1 afterwards in the trailer Gru lore is weird

[@luv4tajhanb]

Despicable Me is really one of the best kids movies out there. Agnes and Gru’s dad/daughter relationship was the sweetest 🥹

[@benzaiten933]

I'm still really fond of How to Train Your Dragon, now those are good movies!

[@madarauchiha8146]

i guess you didn’t grow up watching Tarzan. ( the original lion king) or any other of the classic.. edit.. so you are just to young to have grown up with any of the classic fore runners, that created the path for the new films to shine

[@mugiwaras55]

​@madarauchiha8146 how do you know they didn't grow up with the classics

[@madarauchiha8146]

@@mugiwaras55 if they grow up with the classic. there would have been at least 1 of those movies clips form there, that would have stuck with them, and it would have moved them/ touched them.. so no newer film could have replaced it, because they already seen it/ felt it because all the newer films got the exactly same message. just told in a different way.. thats how..

[@Shonin23]

@@madarauchiha8146 Also wdym “replaced” people can like 2 different things at the same time asshole. Boomers like you who think no semi recent media can touch the “perfection” basic “good movie” everyone mentions are the reason retirement homes are so packed all the time

[@vroomspeed8558]

Despicable me is such an awesome movie it brings back so many memories every time I watch it

[@MarieTheOstrich]

survived shrek? SURVIVED?? we were blessed! :D

[@Neekoghoul]

omg literally still love shrek today

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Wow it's almost like people have opinions

[@Neekoghoul]

@@Dovah_Slayer wow its almost like clearly a joke

[@asandax6]

​@@Dovah_SlayerWow it's almost like some people have s**t opinions.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Shrek is shit!

[@quinnmarchese6313]

ok but why does "that time i got drunk and yeeted a love potion at a werewolf" sound like such a fucking good read?

[@auderrynewton]

When I was in high school, I had a buddy who printed a picture of vector and left it on my math teacher’s desk while we were learning about vectors. She was good humored and if I remember correctly she hung up the picture

[@michaelwells529]

I feel like the Minion hate in this movie is retroactive because of all the boomer memes and what Illumination has done with them since. I really actually don't mind them in this movie

[@rhysduncan8676]

Yeah I actually find them pretty funny in this movie Less so in subsequent movies though

[@farewelltimetofly]

Agreed; they were actually funny the first time around, or they wouldn't have been marketed into oblivion in the first place. The bit just got old fast.

[@SpaceCase1701]

Honestly same. They were comparatively restrained comedic relief in the first movie and not used as heavily so it didn't get overwhelming. But they got popular outside of the movie and after DM2 the writers just quickly overdid it.

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

They were popular in the begining but they got over exposed. I still like them but I get how people got sick of them

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Yeah, they worked as comic relief sidekicks in this movie. The problem came when the executives decided they could carry films on their own, which they can’t.

[@gabriell4747]

"That time I got drunk and yeeted a love potion at a werewolf" is an excellent book and is part of a WONDERFUL series thank you very much!

[@kwillow4174]

Exactly 😤

[@thegamingcook785]

What's the sequel. The werewolf yeets it back to the drunk person?

[@AshleeKnowsNot]

Is it? Because as soon as I heard the title I thought, that sounds like something I would like.

[@ashleydowney1222]

​@@thegamingcook785The werewolf book is actually the second book in the Mead Mishaps Trilogy apparently. From my brief research the first book in the series is called "The Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon." And the last book in the series is called "The Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human".

[@kinman3051]

Oh my God, it's a real book

[@KaaVa1]

If it wasn't for the minions, i think this movie would be a timeless classic. Gru and the girls are so hilarious and the whole theme of becoming a parent you always wanted to have is so touching. But how can I recommed it to someone without sounding stupid? "Go watch a movie where yellow tick-tack scream Banana! Its hilarious!" 😑

[@lh9591]

50+ years from now when facebook minions craze wears off, the movie will still hold up

[@thehousecat93]

tthe minions unironically rock. little chaos gremlins that never get openly malicious. the bit in the trailer for the new one where the one is stuck in a vending machine and another throws a shaken up soda can in and it explodes always gets me. the guy who voices them, Pierre Coffin (also director of the first three and the first minions movie), is a supremely talented voice actor, conveys so much with no actual text. the memes of the minions and the actual activities of the minions are completely different enterprises.

[@Cajek2]

Very accurate - god I hate the minions

[@sakunaruful]

I’ve never been a fan of the Minions either.

[@icecreamhero2375]

I disagree the Minions are hilarious. Some people just hate them because they are so popular.

[@aether44]

This movie is honestly so good, the second was pretty decent too with the addition of lucy, but i feel illumination just ran it into the ground

[@Sammy-34079]

Zootopia blows Despicable Me out of the water. The characters are interesting and well-developed, the storyline is engaging, and the animation is top-notch. And don't even get me started on the humor. It's clever, witty, and genuinely funny. Zootopia is a masterpiece, plain and simple. Despicable Me ain't got nothin' on it, baby.

[@sophiekouhai]

@@Sammy-34079 this is like comparing oranges with bananas

[@supotter377]

@@Sammy-34079Why are you bringing up zootopia? It’s a disney movie with a massive budget no shit it’s better than an illumination movie from 2010 there is no point comparing them. You sound like the guy that got fired from his job by constantly talking about judy hops. 🙄

[@EllieAsbury-vr5zy]

clicking back of this video at 3:17 after the young sheldon diss which I refuse point blank to put up with.

[@dylancastellanos87]

As someone who was a huge The Berenstain Bears fan in the 90s, owning nearly every book, watched the show, etc, I can attest that Alex's recollection of that particular book is 100% EXACTLY what happened. 😂

[@Sunsets_and_starlight]

I've never read this particular book. But I WOULD pay for an entire collection of "The Binklestein Bears" like this. 😂😂

[@dylancastellanos87]

@@Sunsets_and_starlight A horror reimagining would make my horror loving heart so ecstatic. 😅

[@HarryTenders]

We had a few Berenstain Bears books back in the day. We actually had this particular one - it's about changing your bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle to be more healthy and maintain a healthy weight. Never in a million years would I have guessed seeing this book referenced in a video about Despicable Me 😂

[@dylancastellanos87]

I know what that book was about. Lol.​@@HarryTenders

[@thelemurofmadagascar9183]

@@dylancastellanos87 Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey was made for people like you.

[@Ludi_Chris]

Speaking of Despicable Me, have you seen Megamind.

[@meifennellysieu7510]

I would pay money for Alex to react to Hal's NiceGuyisms.

[@TheFuriousNightFury]

Oh he should absolutely watch Megamind

[@Averybritishbear]

Oh I would love that alleged grown man watch megamind

[@paiget6200]

Then he can react to Megamind 2. one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's really not worth anyones time

[@meifennellysieu7510]

@@paiget6200 Oh, that can of worms has lore. It's not even made by the same company, I don't think.

[@nhoj30]

I was about 19 when this movie came out and a smoking buddy of mine gave me the DVD for my birthday. This was a guy who listened to death metal and was super into that scene and lifestyle so I was very confused. He saw the look on my face and just said "Trust me, it's good and not just for kids" . The dude was 100% correct. Instant classic. I actually didn't even know who did the voice for Gru until about halfway thru because his accent is really well done ~

[@katehobbs9682]

I’ve watched this movie so much I can literally tell when Alex has to change the background music for copywright and it changes the scene for me to hear different music

[@Hexagonal_record]

Alex while watching despicable me: Him when Agnes: Baby girl, baby. Him when minions: Evil!

[@maniacmatt7340]

Hey now, Puss N Boots: Last Wish is a Banger!

[@benzaiten933]

I really loved the animation style, it's such a step-up from the previous movie.

[@infinity9824]

​@@benzaiten933yh the animation was way better but I did like the first movie better probably bc of nostalgia

[@HSGS.]

Finally Alex meyers has done despicable me. My life is complete

[@minirth.maggie]

I can't explain it, but I love The Minions movie. As someone adopted in the old days, no records, no trace, this movie makes me really twitchy. I have a lot of friends whose parents genuinely hated all children, including their own kids. That theme is real.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

If you hate kids you shouldn't have any! I hate kids, too, but at least I don't have any kids and avoid being around them as much as possible.

[@christiantwist3360]

9:26 really. Thank goodness he was just a super villain and not some creep.

[@HeidiAga]

'That time I got drunk and yeeted a love potion at a werewolf' is a really funny book, light hearted romantasy at its best. 🤩😆

[@lux0rd01]

8:34 What even are these and why do you know about them!

[@salvatoresultana4058]

Agnes might be the most adorable character in film history

[@dex4879]

11:41 you can't even imagine the grip that Kidnapped, by One Direction had on me throughout high school

[@kaislife2073]

Omg that reminded me of the books that would go “my mom sold me to 1D for drug money”

[@gachamarko4714]

Gru is just doofenshmirtz without the saddest backstory

[@Mark-rm2yu]

7:30 As a recovering LDS Mormon who served a mission, I can bear witness that knocking from door to door to spread the message only works about 0.01 percent of the time. It's a terrible method and just makes people hate you. And very justifiably.

[@cpkgrownup9496]

15:48 The fact that I remember having this book and reading it often😅

[@akydudman1017]

"But Mama," they protested, "You're already dummy thick!!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 15:41

[@jackboehm8408]

Imagine calling Shrek, 'just ok,' and expecting to have any credibility afterwards

[@Whatzitooya891]

Then again Shrek 1 isn’t the best one . That goes to Shrek 2

[@ninja-ginger1973]

@@Whatzitooya891I agree, shrek two is the best sequel in the world

[@hihellohi5714]

@@ninja-ginger1973nahh Top Gun Maverick is

[@ninja-ginger1973]

@@hihellohi5714 I disagree, the I need a hero bit at the end is a better ending than flying an old plane but everyone is entitled to their opinion

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@@hihellohi5714 I mean Shrek has an actual plot. Top Gun is just America, fuck yeah but unironic.

[@Tomago9387]

6:49 wait until you hear about this show called fairly odd parents...

[@musarratseekdaur2160]

Oh,Frick...

[@dontask9000]

Alex slowly doing more cartoon shows and movies is so amazing to me. I absolutely love it. I hope he does more.

[@xavikortekaas9174]

The first one is really good. Then Illumination discovered its cash cow potential

[@englishatheart]

"It is cash cow potential"? Or did you mean "its (as in, belonging to it)"?

[@sambreyer7344]

Because it was their first big animated movie, they really had to TRY to make it into the big leagues. Once they realised they didn't need to put in effort, we got the sequels.

[@jakemedicinal4916]

Dissing Shrek as if it ain't pure cinema should be a crime smh. "This movie isn't stupid, you're stupid!!" - Billy and Mandy

[@DemiFairy]

I love this movie And i can't believe that now its pretty much remembered as "The Minions Origins"

[@EzLeroy]

That Berenstein bear knock off, was one of the most wonderful things I’ve ever seen in my life. Bless you and your endeavors.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Gru and Dru, I find to be a kind of clever subversion of Good Twin/Evil Twin. Though neither are really evil, they have very contrasted personalities, and the "good" one wants to go into villainy.

[@Reggae023]

The fact that they’re making a 4th one makes me mad, LIKE BRO YOU CAN STOP AT 3, AND YOU HAVE SPINOFFS 😭😭 Edit: I have now seen the movie and why is it actually good 💀 Double Life is a banger too 🔥🔥

[@Cheddar-the-Chaos-Editor]

I’M SORRY WHAT

[@vastro921]

​@@Cheddar-the-Chaos-EditorYep, a 4th is coming. With a biological kid.

[@sarahali8616]

NAH FRL THO

[@agfn695]

@@vastro921 need to see gru shagging

[@piepie3799]

They can stop at 2...

[@lucasshaver7789]

I don't have much to add except we quote, "it's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" all the time to this day

[@NauticalTurtle]

SAME 🦄🦄🦄

[@MostDefinitelyNotRosie]

Before "unfollow" was a thing on FB, I unfriended my aunt bc I was so annoyed at the Minions memes 😂 she posted so many

[@EnbyGaemer2005]

Same TBH. Those memes just ruined minions. I hate them now.

[@thedeepbluec1515]

11:32 I’m cackling

[@cinephile0620]

5:55 nah but somebody TELL me how he survived this…

[@Moon_samurai]

Uh… gru is a god?

[@Gojithelegend]

Plot armor

[@thegirlofmanyfandoms99]

Cartoons

[@jennifercook6497]

Lol the calendar with "butt wax", "BBL consult", and "wiggles concert" got me!😂😂😂😂

[@Lynner2210]

I don't think Alex realizes how truly funny he is. I get so excited when he posts because I know it's gonna be a good time.

[@earlenesequeira3849]

I remember seeing a comment saying that if this movie was PG-13, minions would have been the reason for 9/11 and honestly..I see it.

[@NJGuy1973]

According to the 2015 Minions movie, they served Napoleon, but after Waterloo they hid away until 1968.

[@manuelzanzi3403]

same shit with the holecost but if it was rated-R😭😭😭

[@jessicamorales1556]

🤣🤣🤣

[@stargold222]

@@NJGuy1973are you saying they killed mlk………

[@m.c.martin]

@@NJGuy1973 Allegedly

[@Bachplayer1]

Puss in Boots: Last Wish was absolutely amazing.

[@FlyingWolve]

I remember watching this film with my family an a friend of ours who never seemed to rly liked anything movie-like. He fell in love with this one

[@zajuice17]

15:07 The "oh poop" from both you is what made me lose it😂🤣 so anticlimactic... I just wasn't ready 😂

[@maxress9096]

6:23 I just realized how much she looks like Dolores umbridge

[@Sharp_Shark25]

You should def make ur next video about "That Time I Got Drunk and Yetted a Love Potion at a Werewolf"...sounds like a banger book 💀

[@JettLockette]

2:25 I see that princess and the pauper poster. Yes Alex!

[@KeKe-bv8qv]

6:36 Honestly, I think you should turn this bit into a youtube short.

[@Morfalath]

15:28 this is easily the funniest thing you have ever uploaded

[@Goland454]

In defense of Matilda, they didn’t have a problem with the brother. It was just Matilda who was obviously different from them.

[@AluminumFusion22]

They didn't like Matilda because she was willing to call out her dad's shady dealership business and they didn't like the idea of her engaging her mind. The most responsible thing they ever did was allow Ms. Honey to adopt her at the end of the movie.

[@MagicCardboardBox]

Survived shrek? A new one is coming out at some point. Also, you aint seen puss in boots 2? That shit's great, dont even need to see the first one.

[@Cheddar-the-Chaos-Editor]

We ignoring the wish star or some crap idk It was so fun

[@rosemary3029]

​@@Cheddar-the-Chaos-Editori seen the movie and it slapped

[@TimBarrett-b2u]

1:25 And at least he could afford to live in a nice neighbourhood. If this was made today, he'd be sharing an inner-city townhouse with 12 other people...

[@RealMilester1]

Dude, drew this 04:23 He didn't have to but he did. 😂

[@Honkious5824]

And he made them just undetailed enough to not get demonitised.

[@bitter__glitcher]

13:09 bro right there on the screen it says BBL consultation. "BRAZILIAN BUTT LIFT" how can you not roast that Alex

[@dae8665]

because that's not the scene in the movie and Alex drew and filled it out himself lol

[@bitter__glitcher]

@@dae8665 oh damn thank you I'm so dumb for not recognizing something like that lol. Appreciate your reply! 😃

[@dantenarede]

Wait wait wait wait. You're doing videos on MY childhood already?! It's too soon, give me more time!!!!!!!

[@coffeebux]

Edith . Margo... and Agnes Grandma names @10:00 Margo is way too dang sassy for growing up in the orphanage environment.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

I think the girls were deliberately given unpopular names to lower the odds of kids getting made fun of for having the same names as them. If they’d been Sophie, Bella, and Olivia, for example, little girls all across the country would suddenly have found their names permanently associated with this movie, and likely grown to resent it. Any kids named Margo, Edith, or Agnes, however, were probably already getting teased for having old lady names, so having popular movie characters associated with the names freshens them up and makes them sound slightly less uncool-not to mention that there weren’t very many kids with those names anyway.

[@katetretiakova6721]

11:58 i even paused because that is EXACTLY what i thought too! XD

[@Kramseth]

ok but is no one going to talk about the descendants picture?? 😂😂 7:41

[@stereokuuji]

Yes, it's been there for a while now