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Robert Wilonsky 2012-05-25 08:58:13

I found my son's Kryptonite: boring superhero rip-offs voiced by check-cashing actors. At least Steve Carell used an accent.

2012-05-24 19:19:50

Very fun animated movie

This review is from: Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) I thought this movie was clever and fun to watch. Really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone who likes animated movies with clever writing.

2012-05-22 07:08:41

Great movie!

This review is from: Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) My kids love Megamind! They want to watch it over and over. Very entertaining. I like that the villain in this movie learns compassion and kindness towards the end.

2012-05-21 19:26:10

Scripted Hollywood checklist pleasure; nothing out of the ordinary

This movie felt like it was scripted with a "hollywood checklist" andif you had read what you are going to see (supervillain turnssuperhero) you knew the rest of the story: The supposedly surprisingpersonal makeover of the four main characters, the main characterpushing away his best friend for love, reunited in battle, the dead yetundead hero, blablabla. There is virtually not a single surprise in thestoryline! It's a dead movie, even though the animation technology issupreme and there are a couple of laughing moments. But I wouldn't havewatched it had I just known that. My girlfriend left for the toiletafter 50 minutes and didn't come back since she'd met some friendsoutside. I should have joined her!

2012-05-20 22:54:11

Great and fresh story

This review is from: Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) If you like villians and heroes...but are tired of the typical plot and predictive endings, this movie is four you.Quality of the image and sound is great, the voices are very nice and provide a very interesting story.The kind of gadgets an characters are original an freshYou will enjoy this movie for sure

MBloodT 2012-05-20 15:31:29

Flying Cinema

The trailers of "Megamind" is like your same old typical DreamworksAnimated Movie. Slapstick comedy, simple story, less heart. But themovie turns out to be good. It's a solid entertainment, a lot of actionand laughs. The best thing about this film is the flying sequence. Youdon't need to watch this in 3D because in 2D cinema you already feellike you are flying. "Megamind" is fun and non-stop entertainment. LikeI say, 2010 is the best year for animated movies.The story is like "What will happen if the villain defeated the hero?".Without the main superhero, the main villain will be a good guy. Thestory is interesting but it's predictable sometimes. At least the movieis fun. The jokes were funny (duh it's Dreamworks). The entertainmentquality is great. I'm not against 3D but you don't need to see this in3D. It's already exciting and fun in 2D.It's not like "How to Train Your Dragon" or "Kung Fu Panda" that it'svery heartwarming. "Megamind" has a heart but not as big as the moviesi have mentioned. The filmmaking is decent. Hans Zimmer's music isalways great. The action and flying scenes are very exciting. Also thevoice acting was pretty good. Will Ferrel's voice reminded me of RainnWilson's Gallaxhar on last year's "Monsters Vs. Aliens" and also theappearance of the character. But his voice acting was good though.Overall the movie is very enjoyable. It could be one of the bestanimated films of the year. It's not your typical Dreamworks except thetrailer. The movie is short but it's undeniably entertaining. It's amovie you can repeat all over again like "HTTYD", "Shrek", and "KFP"but not as heartwarming as those three. It's like "Monsters Vs. Aliens"with heart.

Benjamin Lee 2012-05-18 21:18:26

A fun ride but just that.

Tony Heck 2012-05-18 08:34:37

Can an evil genius turn good? If you like Will Ferrell you will like this. I liked it but not for reasons I expected. I say B+

An evil genius becomes bored after defeating his nemesis. After beingsent away from their home planet's Megamind (Ferrell) and Metro Man(Brad Pitt) develop a rivalry. When one of Megamind's plans actuallywork he is left to rule the city as he wishes. Soon after he becomesbored and comes up with an idea to create his own enemy. When he meetsreporter Roxanne (Fey) he begins to re-think his life. I liked thismovie but not for the reasons I expected too. It was funny, lot ofadult stuff that made me laugh. A very good soundtrack (AC/DC, Guns &Roses, Ozzy) that fit the movie. But the reason I liked it was becauseof the story and message. Very touching and family friendly. Not asfunny as recent cartoons like "Despicapable Me" or the "Shrek" seriesbut very enjoyable and good fun for whole family. I give it a B+.Would I watch again? - If my kids want to watch it, I would watch withthem.

collipal-1 2012-05-18 02:39:56

A horrible animation film

Back in 2001, when Shrek was released, the studio DreamWorks Animationloomed to be an authentic rival of Pixar, with the potential of evensurpassing it for not being subject to the marketing whims fromDisney.However, almost 10 years later, it is clear that Shrek was anexception, because even though DremWorks made a few good movies afterShrek (Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After, Over the Hedge and Kung Fu Panda),I think that most of the films produced by that company range frommediocre to horrible.But the studio keeps trying, by copying formulasand always trusting that the abuse of references to the popular culturewill rescue them.Megamind is another bad animation movie fromDreamWorks.Despite the solid voice acting, Megamind did not make me laugh evenonce.The actors make their best to bring the forced and lacking of anyspark dialogs to life, and the few commentaries which are barelylikable only stress the lack of originality and ingenuity from thepathetic screenplay.Co-screenwriters Alan J. Schoolcraft and BrentSimons tried to make a tribute to the world of the comics, and thereferences to the archetypes which abound in the super-hero movies arenot absent; however, the simple repetition of clichés is not asynonymous of real humor.In fact, with so many interesting"deconstructions" of heroes and villains (from The Incredibles andDespicable Me to more mature movies such as Defendor and Kick-Ass),Megamind feels redundant and unnecessary...something which could havebeen ignored if the film had been funny; but well, I already spokeabout that.And if you think that this is only the typical reaction froman embittered old man like me, I have to add that the whole cinema wasalarmingly silent, even during the most elaborated "comical" sequences.And no, not even a soundtrack full of classic rock was enough to dispelthe unlikeable air of corporate committee which is noticeable in everyscene of Megamind.On the positive side, the animation is good; however,any visual attribute is immediately forgotten when we face the poorstory.I lost the count of all the times I looked to my watch during the"exciting" final battle, because I was desperately waiting for the holyend credits to come.And I was surprised when I checked that the runningtime of Megamind is only of 95 minutes, because I truly felt that itwas near the two hours.In conclusion, Megamind is a disastrous hybrid between Despicable Meand The Incredibles, but without the pleasantness from the first one orthe ingenuity from the second one.In other words, Megamind is a badlydone copy which came too late and with a boring and insipidscreenplay.In summary, another false move from DreamWorks, at least inmy humble opinion.

2012-05-18 01:47:52

Gotta Love It

This review is from: Megamind (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) Wonderfully funny twist on the old hero versus villain theme. The ending is somewhat predictable, but everything else is hysterically new.

2012-05-16 21:05:44

Pretty blah

This review is from: Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) I gave this rating 3 stars for 2 reasons.I would give the seller and Amazon.com 5 stars because the product arrived just as expected in the time promised. The purchase was suburb as far as customer service is concerned.However, the movie itself would be lucky to get 1 star. I had high hopes for this movie and have loved other Dreamworks productions. This movie did not live up to expectations by a long shot. I will think twice before purchasing a movie that I have not yet seen. Rent it, waste two hours, and move on with your life.

2012-05-16 08:54:38

If you thought being a superhero was hard...

This review is from: Megamind (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) ...Try being a Super Villain. That is what the film 'Megamind' is all about. Dreamworks took the classic good vs. evil battle and gave all of us the answer to that burning question. So, what exactly does happen when evil finally triumphs? Megamind is Metro City's most notorious villain and all he wants to do is finally thwart Metroman or as he prefers to call him...Mr. Goody Two-shoes. After years and years of planning and plotting he finally did it! Then suddenly, something unusual happens...Megamind has nothing to do! He then realizes...there is only one thing left to do, create a new hero. Now, he has that accomplished it looks like the new hero has plans of his own and they are not for the good of mankind. This film was such a great comedy. While Pixar gave us 'The Incredible', 'Megamind' is a completely different story that plays on the fan boy fantasies. Throw a great comedic cast together and some of the best CGI Dreamworks has given us in years and you get a classic. Will Ferrel, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt give us a great combination of laughs and heart. It brings us into the minds of heroes and villains and shows us that they actually are more than just crazy gadgets and cheesy monologues. They are people and when the action takes a back seat in this film you see it and it is done quite well. Probably the biggest surprise in this film is David Cross as the voice of Minion. He always runs hot and cold with the average movie goers, but this time he shines and gives us such awesome moments in the film. It's the smart comedy and the timing of the jokes that makes this movie a real winner. If you are a parent looking for a movie for your young ones or if you are a classic comic book geek 'Megamind' delivers a one two punch. It was one of the most overlooked films of last year and a great ride from beginning to end.

Carlos Rosenfeld 2012-05-15 22:44:57

Megamind

Note: The original text is in Portuguese. I use the Google Translatorto translate. I revised the text and I think there are no problems.DreamWorks Animation has reached its peak this year with How to TrainYour Dragon. A sublime animation, visually stunning, with a touchingstory and not lose anything to rival Pixar. Now comes Megamind, thatdespite not having the same quality of How to Train Your Dragon, has agreat history and is extremely fun.Directed by Tom MacGrath (Madagascar 1 and 2) and written by Alan J.Schoolcraft & Brent Simons, debuting as writers, the history beginswith two aliens being sent to Earth. One becomes the town hero, MetroMan. The other chooses evil a becomes the villain: Megamind. Aftercountless battles and failures, Megamind finally defeat Metro Man andtakes city power. And then the villain comes to a crisis. After all,without someone to deal with, and having already turned the city insideout, what else a villain has to do?The film has fun references to Superman, from its origin to the Jor-El,Superman's father, played by Marlon Brando in Superman - The Movie1978.In technical aspects, while not having as many details and textures howHow to Train Your Dragon, the film nonetheless has a beautiful sight,with an excellent animation and expressive characters.The soundtrack is great. Ozzy Osbourne, George Thorogood, AC / DC andGuns'n'Roses are part of the selection and make the sequences even moreexciting.Megamind let sentimentality aside and focus on fun, and at no timesounds forced. It is obvious that there is no comparison with Toy Story3 - Pixar animation also launched this year - or the aforementioned Howto Train Your Dragon, but Megamind fulfills its proposal and is onemore hit of the studio.

3xHCCH 2012-05-15 13:58:42

Brad Pitt's Voice Work Excellent, but Overall Just Satisfactory

The posters and previews did not really attract me to watch this movie.However my sons made me see it with them, so I did. I am wary aboutDreamworks animation projects. I was just hoping that it would be apleasant surprise, like "How to Train Your Dragon" or "Kung Fu Panda"were before this.It all starts with a Superman scenario when two babies were sent viarockets to Earth, when their planets were destroyed. One was raised inthe lap of luxury and grew up to be the superhero, Metro Man. The otherwas raised in a prison, ostracized all his life for his big head andblue color, and grew up to be the super-villain, Megamind. As fatewould have it, they became arch-nemeses. One day, one of Megamind'share-brained schemes to destroy Metro Man actually succeeds. However,after he experiences his "success," he finds his life empty withoutsomeone to fight against.Regarding the artwork, the characters (with no exception) were reallyvery unattractive and unappealing, as they were drawn. I see this as aproblem with all Dreamworks projects like "Dragon", "Monsters Vs.Aliens", and "Shark's Tale". The character Hal/Titan is the worst andmost annoying of all. Their Metro City backdrops and special animatedeffects though were very well-done.As for the voices, the best one belonged to Brad Pitt as Metro Man. Itwas noble yet cheesy, very on point. Will Ferrell sounded like he had agood time with Megamind, but it was just OK. Tina Fey's voice as thefeisty reporter Roxanne did not really reflect her funny personality.These two could have been done just as good by any other voice talent.Overall, this movie was satisfactory, not spectacular. As you candeduce from the short synopsis, this movie is not exactly for kids.There were stretches in the middle when my kids were restless. Thesuccess of the jokes were erratic. The script was surprisingly quiteadult in its analysis of good and evil, even contemplative at times. Iappreciated this and I liked the twists and turns that the story took.I am not sure though if the kids actually got what the movie was reallyall about behind the silly action sequences.

2012-05-12 20:19:31

MEGAMIND REVIEW

This movie is probably the best animated movie I've seen this year. It's a little smarter and funnier than Despicable Me.Pros:Good voice actingGood storyGood animationSome twists and turns(keeps you guessing)Some laughsCons:Ending is typical for a animated movie

greenbeavervideo 2012-05-12 12:56:10

Good Story, Great Characters, Big Laughs

This movie is not as good as other Dreamworks animated movies, but isstill very good. I don't think the kids will like it as much as theadults. The themes explored are a little "dark" and the characters arequite layered and complex (for an animated movie), which is what Ireally liked about it, but I think it's a turn off for youngerchildren. The humor is also geared more towards adults (probably 35+),as is the music. For me, I was vigorously laughing and slapping my kneeduring a "tribute" to Marlon Brando. I don't think many kids arefamiliar with the reference. It made it funnier for me having recentlyseen the Bluray version of Superman 2, with never before seen footageof Marlon Brando.I do have to mention, as someone else did, that I was disappointed withhow much Megamind looked like Gallaxhar (from another Dreamworks movie:Monsters vs Aliens). They are both blue with giant heads. You wouldthink that if you are designing an alien, you basically could get ascreative as you want, so why simply replicate another character? Still,Megamind is a great character. The best villains are always the oneswho have things about them that you like or can relate to. There isplenty of that in this character. As a matter of fact, all the maincharacters have something about them that is unexpected, except forone.The biggest disappointment in the film was the character of Roxanne. Iknow she was designed to be a regular person, but that doesn't meanthey had to design her to look so uninteresting and plain. I was amazedwith how expressive Megamind's face was, yet Roxanne's character lookedso bland. Tina Fey added absolutely nothing to the character, which isexactly what happened when she voiced a character in Ponyo. This womanis supposedly so funny, yet that hasn't been seen (or heard) on the bigscreen. Everyone else did a great job (David Cross was his usualawesome self).By the way, shame on you Dreamworks for releasing a scene thatbasically gives away the biggest twist in the movie. Thanks a lot!

2012-05-12 17:35:11

mega minds

This review is from: Megamind (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) they had the format where I could not watch it on blueray which upset me AND I had to send it back because it would not play on my older player

Shiben Bhattacharjee 2012-05-11 22:17:13

In simple terms, its entertaining

From the makers of KungFu Panda and How to train your dragon, comes anew movie called 'Megamind', which you can get skeptic about a lot ofthings, but you cannot deny that its entertaining. I got to see this ina screening few days back. The movie is full of explosions, nicespecial effects, enormous scale of the world, well mixed soundtracks,and fantastic presentation. Every character is likable and sympathetic.The animation quality is unquestionable and it has some nice jokes. Itis fast paced, although I personally would have preferred if they madethe movie a bit longer; There is a lot of margin for drama andemotional content with the story they have and also since DWA is reallyputting good depth in their movies lately, I was expecting the same,but they preferred to keep it short.As I have always seen, one thing DWA movies have in common... they areentertaining.

changmoh 2012-05-11 16:05:16

Almost Like The Incredibles

Megamind is what I would call an 'almost-there' movie. It is almost the epic animation that was "The Incredibles", almost as hilarious as the "Madagascar" films and it almost makes you forget you are watching a 3-D movie. When you add up these 'almost points', the score is a family flick that is both fun and funny to watch, whether in 3-D or not.Here, the 3-D effects are not obtrusive and after a while, you kind of get comfortable and forget you are wearing the 3-D glasses. Which, I must say, is a big plus for the 3-D gimmick. Yes, it is still a gimmick to make you pay more for the ticket.Megamind (Will Ferrell) is the super-villain who is trying to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way possible. However, every time he tries, he is thwarted by the egoistic superhero Metro Man (Brad Pitt). Then one day, Megamind succeeds in getting rid of Metro Man! Instead of being happy, Megamind realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. He decides that the only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called Titan, who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan (Jonah Hill) starts to think it's much more fun to be a villain than a good guy.Now, if after getting rid of Metro Man, Megamind feels lost without an arch-rival, he still has his Muse. It is in the form of the feisty TV newscaster Roxanne Ritchi, played with a huge dose of feminist charm by Tina Fey. In fact, Roxanne is the heroine and the agent of change for both Megamind and her cameraman Hal (Jonah Hill again) - although not necessary for good.Megamind is about villainy - and if it is lonely at the top, it is also lonely at the bottom of the moral pool. Writers Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons have penned many interesting characters, some of whom change personality at the turn of a watch bezel. Heroes are boring, and Metro Man is so full of himself that he is clownish and boring. Not so Megamind, though. His encounters with Roxanne sparkle with chemistry and they keep the movie going, both for the kids and adults. And director Tom McGrath, who also provides the voice for a prison guard, keeps the pace fast and the tone goofy. It won't blow your mind but it will tickle your funny bone.

Michael Phillips 2012-05-10 22:09:12

You have seen all this before.