It was only a matter of time before the real stars of the 'Despicable Me' series were given their very own feature film, and what a film it is, with the self-titled movie making over $4.5 million in its opening weekend in Australia alone.
Adorability overload, 'Minions' (voiced by director and actor, Pierre Coffin) is the new 'Gremlins', with their wicked sense of humour, strange Spanish-sounding language and irresistible appeal, the animations sees a bunch of Hollywood actors lending their voices to the film including Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Sandra Bullock and Geoffrey Rush.
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The story winds back the clock to the beginning of time, where the Minions started out as a single-celled, yellow organism and evolve into the Minions we know today – a variation of yellow, fire hydrant-looking creatures, whose only purpose in life is to find the biggest, baddest leader to worship and serve.
The movie takes the audiences through the ages of evolution ranging from the dinosaur era through to Dracula and Napoleon. After a series of mishaps with their various masters, the Minions are eventually forced to go into hiding after accidentally destroying their latest master, consequently leading them into a deep depression.
One day, a Minion named Kevin decides that enough is enough and something must be done in order to save his tribe. He leaves the safety of their hiding place (along with Stuart and Bob) on a mission to find a new, evil master.
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Their journey takes them on an adventure through the US and the UK where they are eventually recruited by the world’s first-ever, female super villain, Scarlet Overkill (Bullock), who plans to take over the British throne and ultimately rule the world (muhahahaha).
Their new evil master is not all that she seems, however, and the Minions quickly find themselves in a new battle for survival.
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If you haven’t seen any of the 'Despicable Me' movies then the idea of going to see strange little yellow creatures who don’t speak a word of English may not exactly be your thing, but it's a challenge for everyone to get through the movie without a series of giggling fits.
Four out of five bananas.
'Minions' is in cinemas now.
