Minions & Monsters – Review

Minions & Monsters – Budget of $85 million – 1 hour and 30 minutes

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Exhibitors walk through the Hollywood Museum with their guide, Olivia. She shows them ET, Keanu Reeves, and George Lucas. Exhibitors audibly gasp at the displays but stop when they see minions. Olivia asks if they know James and Henry. While everyone knows of the Minions, they had never heard of those two before. Olivia assures them that James and Henry are an essential part of Hollywood history. She makes everyone sit down as she explains James and Henry’s contributions.

Years ago, the Minions combed the Earth looking for their next boss. As they worked for a Cyclops, James drew stories. Henry was the only Minion who expressed interest. They become fast friends. After several bosses, the minions roam the world again. They see a robber running away on his horse. The Minions’ mean leader, Dick, tells them to follow. They don’t know that they’ve interrupted a movie set. The director, Max, yells cut and forces them off the set. Then, Max’s executives, Frank and Elwood Bright, summon Max to their office. They want to see a rough cut of what he captured today. Max plays the film while explaining the disruption. However, the Bright Brothers love it, and they want more Minions. Max hires them on the spot, and they become household names. However, that ends when the Bright Brothers add sound to their silent films. The Minions are out of a job. Dick urges them to find a new boss, but James wants to direct. He creates a story for a monster movie and leaves with Henry and Ed to make it happen.

Previously, Ed stole a spell book from a former boss. Ed, Henry, and James go to Max for advice. He gives them a camera and suggests they find a cool monster for their movie. Ed pulls out the spell book, and James and Henry gasp. They can’t wait to find the best monster in the book, but they will unleash evil in Hollywood. Can they save the world and their film?

This third installment adds a new layer to the characters while maintaining their charm and innocence (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). They added new minions, new minion looks, and new minion personalities. Also, Ed is hard of hearing. So James and Henry invented sign language to speak to him. This inclusive aspect opens the film to new fans and creates a personal connection. Viewers won’t know what they watched, but they will enjoy what they saw. Parents shouldn’t be surprised if they laugh more than their kids. The movie entertains while covering the history of women’s rights, old Hollywood, and the Minions. This computer-animated film is the best in the franchise and deserves to be seen on the big screen. However, you won’t feel the need to watch it again. However, stay for the funny mid-credit scenes.

I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars

I am forever in your debt – Goomi

Max – Dick

Fantástico – Henry

Thank you, Henry – James

Oh, George. You’re only going to use it to call for help – Olivia

Every cool monster movie needs a cool monster – Max

Supergirl – Review

Supergirl – Budget of $170 – 186 million – 1 hour and 48 minutes

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Elias and Delilah Knoll hear Krem’s ship landing in the distance. They know what he wants and resolve to give it to him. Krem enters, helps himself to pie, and makes himself comfortable while the Knolls’ children, Ruthye and Emond, sit in their bedrooms. Ruthye quietly listens to her parents’ lethal compromise as Elias offers his life’s work: hand-crafted weaponry. Emond removes his headphones and runs out of his room. Krem throws an axe, killing Emond. Krem kills everyone except Ruthye, who vows revenge. She takes Elias’s remaining sword and hunts Krem.

It’s Kara’s 23rd birthday, and she plans on celebrating for a week by visiting planets with red suns. While she won’t have her powers, she can get drunk. She ignores calls from her cousin Kal-El, known on Earth as Superman or Clark Kent. He wishes she would make Earth her home, but she won’t budge. While she drinks her past away, Ruthye enters the bar. She promises her sword to anyone who can help her find and kill Krem. A patron grabs the sword and leaves the bar. Krypto accidentally unplugs the jukebox and urges Kara to go after him. Kara follows him and demands that he give Ruthye Krem’s location for the weapon. When he refuses, Kara beats him and returns the sword to Ruthye. Ruthye pleads for Kara’s assistance, but Kara says no and leaves.

Kara plays with Krypto alone when Ruthye lands on her planet. She implores Kara for her help again. During their discussion, Kara doesn’t see Krem land on her planet. Krem hot-wires Kara’s ship and ascends. When Kara tries to stop Krem, he shoots a dart at her dog.

Ruthye takes Kara to a healer. Sadly, the healer says Krypto was infected with a paralyzing toxin. He will die in three days without the antidote. Kara knows Krem and his kind keep the antidote around their necks. She has three days to find Krem and get the life-saving medication. Ruthye tries to join her, but Kara says no. Kara refuses to help Ruthye murder Krem. She knows it will alter Ruthye’s soul forever. Kara leaves, but Ruthye is on her heels. Can Kara save Krypto and keep Ruthye from killing Krem, destroying her soul?

This film is about a young woman going to the ends of the galaxy to save her dog. However, the underlying message is about coping with grief. Ruthye’s mechanism is killing while Kara drinks. And each looks down on the other person’s coping strategy. This film takes its time delving into Kara’s backstory for fans unfamiliar with this superhero. And it gently blends in Superman as Kara’s advisor. He wants her to find roots in Metropolis but doesn’t force it on her. He knows she must find her way in her time. This movie’s jokes and graphics fall flat. While the makeup, hair, and costume departments created new creatures and styles, the blend between actor and stunt double was obvious. The digital 3D edit creeps into the 2D version, blurring the special effects. Also, the sound quality degrades in action sequences. This movie will add to the new DC universe and contains a compelling story of coping and forgiveness. However, it needed more work on the jokes and effects.

I give it 3 out of 5 stars

I am also happy – Superman

Are you calling me a liar – Lobo

Is that pie – Krem

Don’t freak out – Supergirl

Don’t tell me not to freak out – Ruthye

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