Sat, 18 July 2015Episode 288: Ted the Minion Sorry this one is a bit late but on the plus side the next episode should be out shortly. So for this round I start things off with my review of Minions, following that is my review of Ted 2. Can't forget the Box Office Report! Also don't forget the Trailer Spot, which I'll admit I've been slacking on. This week I cover the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice SDCC trailer. Lastly I talk about the news and the closing comments. Enjoy the show!
His laughter resonates and shakes the cavern walls as his shadow casts across the valley floor. He is silhouetted by the bright light behind him, but his motions are clear as he raises his arms that grip the staff you have traveled so far to obtain. But the staff will not come easy. Arrows begin flying from your peripherals while numerous small sinkholes appear throughout the floor, quickly filled with Chilopodas who click their mandibles with high pitched sounds. Wish as much as you will to destroy your sworn enemy you will have to fight your way to him. Do not take his minions lightly.
Despicable Me is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a former supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions. The franchise is produced by Illumination and distributed by its parent company Universal Pictures.
Gru is recruited by agent Lucy Wilde, who is investigating a theft of the mutagen called PX-41, stolen from the Arctic Circle. During their investigations,[7][8][9] they extract Eduardo Prez / El Macho,[10][11] a supervillain with the goal of causing world domination after faking his death.[7][11]
A total of 18 short films have been released in the franchise. Three short films based on Despicable Me were released in December 2010 on the film's DVD and Blu-ray.[28][29] The Despicable Me 2 DVD and Blu-ray, released in December 2013, included another three short films.[30] Three short films were released in 2015 on the Blu-ray and DVD of Minions,[31] while one short film was released in the Blu-ray and DVD of Despicable Me 3.[32]
A short film titled Mower Minions was released in 2016 with The Secret Life of Pets, being the first short film to be released theatrically.[33] A second theatrical short film was released in 2018 with The Grinch, while another one was released in The Grinch's DVD and Blu-ray.[34]
A Minion watches neighbors walking their dogs on the street, which leads him to search for a puppy of his own. After several failed attempts, he comes across a UFO that takes the role of a puppy for him.
Two Minions work sending parcels through the lab. When a package containing expired PX-41 (the serum that El Macho used to transform the Minions and himself in Despicable Me 2), gets jammed in the pneumatic delivery system, it transforms one of them into an evil Minion.
Agnes is unsatisfied with her toy bike after falling off it while attempting to catch up to an ice cream truck with Margo, Edith, and their friends. Three Minions then volunteer to modify the bike and help Agnes improve her skills.
Taking place sometime after the events of the first film, Vector Perkins, still stuck on the Moon, attempts to escape. He attempts to escape the moon using his oxygen helmet gadget to find resources to help him leave the moon. At the end of the film, he accidentally ends up on Mars because of a collision with the Minions.
The Minions train for various sports for the Olympics on a submarine. However, training for some events go wrong, including the Minions nearly hitting the Mona Lisa with a dart while training for darts. At the end of the short, the submarine is flooded with water due to another accident with training.
Saturday Morning Minions debuted in the United States on Instagram and Facebook pages of Illumination on June 9, 2021, releasing weekly on Saturdays, and consists of 40 episodes. The series features a 2D animation style.[40] Who's Who will be released on TikTok and subsequently on YouTube.[41]
The action video game, titled Despicable Me: Minion Rush, was released on June 13, 2013. The game, developed by Gameloft, was adapted for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV,[45] Android, and Windows Phone devices. Played as one of the Minions, it allows customization of the character, who must perform various tasks, including defeating Vector and a new villain created for the game, to earn the title of Minion of the Year.[46][47] The game was downloaded more than 100 million times in the first three months after its release.[48] The game won a British Academy Children's Award in the category BAFTA's Kids' Vote and a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite App.[49][50][51] By June 2021, the game hit 1 billion downloads worldwide across iOS, Android, and other devices.[52]
The free-to-play mobile game developed by Electronic Arts (otherwise known as EA), titled Minions Paradise, was released in the summer of 2015.[53] Playing as Phil, players will help Minions design and build their own utopia set in a tropical environment. The game was removed from the App Store on May 22, 2017.[53]
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is a simulator ride that opened on July 2, 2012, at Universal Studios Florida and on April 12, 2014, at Universal Studios Hollywood, starring Steve Carell as Gru, Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Dana Gaier as Edith, Elsie Fisher as Agnes, and Pierre Coffin as the Minions. The same attraction (featuring Japanese and Chinese voice casts) opened on April 21, 2017, at Universal Studios Japan and September 20, 2021, at Universal Studios Beijing.
In addition to the Minion Mayhem attraction, Universal Studios Florida features an entire Minion Land with a moving-walkway shooter attraction titled Villain-Con: Minion Blast.[citation needed]
The Despicable Me franchise has grossed a total of more than $5 billion,[96] making it the highest-grossing animated film franchise,[97] and the 15th highest-grossing film franchise of all time.[98] Each film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[a]
Despicable Me 2 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Frozen (2013).[129] The first two films and Minions were nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.[130][131][132] Three Despicable Me films each received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature.[133][134][135] The first and second film were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.[136][137]
Interview with the Vampire season 2 has reached a bloody conclusion, with Louis (Jacob Anderson) destroying the Thtre des Vampires as vengeance for Claudia's (Delainey Hayles) murder in the past and learning that Armand (Assad Zaman) set her up in the present. The latter discovery was only possible thanks to Daniel Molloy's (Eric Bogosian) tireless investigation and ties to the Talamasca, both of which have been simmering all season. The climactic confluence of events in the finale has been bolstered by outside activity, as AMC continues to expand Anne Rice's Immortal Universe and officially renewed the show for season 3.
Interview with the Vampire season 2 closes the book on Louis' time in Paris, temporarily reuniting him with Lestat (Sam Reid) before he appears to go his own way. While details are scarce on what exactly will happen next, creator Rolin Jones has confirmed that season 3 will adapt the second novel in The Vampire Chronicles series, The Vampire Lestat. While that would normally mean fans must bid farewell to characters such as Louis and Daniel for the time being, the show shook things up when Armand turned Daniel into a vampire and Louis beckoned his fellow vampires to find him in Dubai.
Screen Rant interviewed Bogosian and Zaman about their tense final moments together in Interview with the Vampire season 2, as well as the scenes audiences have yet to see play out between them. The duo also speculated how their storyline might play out next, and what role AMC's Immortal Universe may play in future seasons of the show.
Screen Rant: Assad, how many layers are there to your performance? There is what Louis remembers of Armand, what Daniel is seeing, and then the real Armand. What's going on in there?
Assad Zaman: I think it's endless. You can keep digging with Armand. He is like an onion that you keep peeling back, and maybe that's just 500 years of layers and layers and layers and layers of armor that he's built up for himself to survive. Yeah, it's really fun to play.
Eric, you've been having a great time playing Daniel's incessant and simmering rage against Armand, trying to catch him out in every possible lie. Is that the Pulitzer Prize winner in you, or is it just personal?
I would say this character is persistent, given the fact that he'll go for the story even when he could be killed at any moment. That's always present and becomes more so right to that last moment. Did you ever see that video of the guy [Alex Honnold] who climbs Yosemite's El Capitan with no ropes or anything? I mean, the guy has no fear. I think that's a Daniel thing: No fear. Get the story.
I think it's so interesting that Armand holds on so tightly to Louis for 70 years based on a lie, and then the second that lie is revealed, he lets it go much more easily than I would have thought. How would you describe his feelings towards Louis, Lestat, and their whole situation by the end of episode 8?
Assad Zaman: It's interesting because, in that last scene, the interview's effectively over and Armand kind of breathes this sigh of relief. He's got away with it; the worst part has stayed hidden, and he decides in that one moment to gloat.
I think he means it sincerely, but it is a gloat. He decides to say, he "Lestat loved you, and I can say that now. He loved you a great deal." Because he knew that Lestat did all this for Louis. In that moment, in the sewer after the fire, Lestat didn't tell Louis, "I'm the one who saved your life, and he's the one who directed me in this play," because he let Louis go in that moment.
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