Despicable Me

I - Despicable ( original title Despicable Me) is an American CGI animation film of Universal Studios, produced by Chris Meledandri ( Ice Age, Ice Age 2, Horton Hears a Who ). For the computer animation production company Illumination Entertainment undertook the French studio Mac Guff. The film was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States and was well received by both critics and the public alike. In Germany the film was released in theaters on September 30, 2010.

The sequel to I - Despicable Me 2 started on July 4, 2013 in the German cinemas.

Action

The supervillain Gru lives amidst a beautiful suburban idyll. His favorite activity is to spoil humanity the day. His black house and the desolate lawn to the front are easy to spot among the other well-kept houses. However, his true kingdom hidden deep beneath his house in a widely ramified secret fortress. Surrounded by an army of minions, his yellow small subordinates, the landlord here forges its worldwide villainies, their coronation to the kidnapping of the moon. With this trick he wants to reach his goal in life: that his mother is proud of him.

The problems begin when a young aspiring villain called Vector ousted him through the spectacular robbery of the Great Pyramid of No. 1 on the super villains. To get his place, he wants to get a loan for the kidnapping of the moon from the " Bank of Evil." However, the bank manager Mr. Perkins calls as a security that Gru initially brings the requisite shrinking spotlight in his possession.

Gru can shrink the spotlight by a theft initially take se, but stolen Vector flee these subsequently and can. Then Gru attempts to break into Vector's fortress. After many failed attempts, he noticed that Vector three little orphan named Margo, Edith and Agnes into leaves to abzukaufen them biscuits. Gru decides to use the three for his plan. To this end he adopted her by pretending to be a dentist in the home. While little Agnes includes him in the heart equal, Edith still doubts and Margo is sure that Gru will never be a good father.

Initially, Gru comes not with the children cope and sees it only as a means to an end. He lets the children sell Vector cookies disguised as a spy robot, with which he brings to shrink radiator itself. However, Mr. Perkins Gru refused further credit, because he considers it to be outdated and would rather support younger villains. The audience learns that Perkins wants Vector, his son, the Moon steals. Perkins informed Vector that Gru has stolen the shrink radiator. Vector promises his father that he is going to steal the moon still be the first.

After rejecting the loan is Gru sees now forced to abandon his plans because of financing problems. However, the children and the Minions put together their savings, so that a rocket can be built from scrap parts. During this time, the girls grow Gru his heart. Grus helper Dr. Nefario begins to fear that Gru, distracted by the children, maybe you could lose sight of the goal. The project will eventually compromised by a simultaneous ballet performance by the girls. Dr. Nefario contacted then behind Grus back the home and asks in the name of Gru to the dissolution of the adoption. When the children are picked up, it breaks the hearts of children and of Gru Gru can, however, convince them that it was best for him and he focused again on stealing the moon. His plan succeeds: Gru flies to the Moon, he shrinking with the aid of the radiator on tomato size.

Even as he keeps the moon in her hands and enjoys his triumph, he discovers the entrance ticket to the ballet performance of the children, which will take place shortly. Since it seems to stay still time, he decides to visit the show and rushes back to Earth, only to find that the show is already over, and Vector has kidnapped the children. In exchange for the children Vector calls the moon. However, Vector holds after handing over the moon not to his promise and flees with the moon and the girls in his spaceship.

Dr. Nefario has now found that the shrink ray is only limited time. All are therefore in great danger when the moon returns to its original size. Dr. Nefario and Gru make it at the last second to save the girl before the shrunken moon back to normal size and a hyper jump at Vectors spaceship triggers, which carries the moon on its old orbit. Vector survived but is stranded on the moon. The world celebrates the unsung heroes and awaits its next action.

Gru now looks a how important are the girl for him and assumes the role of father longed to. Also, Margo and Edith trust him now. For an extra ballet performance of children for Gru, his mother and the Minions, Gru's mother admits how proud she is of her son. So Gru has also achieved his life's goal. Gru writes a children's book based on his findings.

Synchronization

The German dubbing of the film took over the Berliner Synchron.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams. More songs of the film submitted by Lupe Fiasco ( " Minion Mambo " ), Robin Thicke ( "My Life" ), the Bee Gees ( " You Should Be Dancing" ) and the Sylvers ( "Boogie Fever ").

Reviews

The film was shot mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes reported a positive rating of 81 % based on 183 reviews. Metacritic gives a rating of 72/100 based on 35 reviews.

"I - Despicable Me is a 3D cartoon comedy with quick laughs, funny sayings and an imaginative use of the possibilities of 3D. "

" The 3D Animation Fun offers above all a warm-hearted story, the core of which is the humanity that lurks in all of us -. Itself in the biggest and meanest super-villain who has ever seen the world "

" " I - Despicable " is an imaginative, sometimes quirky, but each time an original 3-D animated comedy for all ages. [ ... ] In fact, his film has behind the works of Pixar or Dreamworks not hide [ ... ] Conclusion:. . Original 3-D animated comedy with clever ideas and witty characters "

Awards

I - Despicable Me was nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature and won at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011, Category favorite animated film.

DVD

The film was released on February 3, 2011 in Germany on DVD, Blu -ray and 3D Blu -ray. The Blu -ray versions can be downloaded from iTunes and Windows Media Player, a Digital Copy.

Continuation

Universal Pictures announced the sequel to 2012 I - Despicable known. Under the title I - Despicable Me 2 they came to German cinemas on July 4, 2013. In addition, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced in mid-2012 known to bring out another film, which alone of the Minions from I - to act Despicable. This is expected to run first in the U.S. cinemas on 19 December 2014.