Despicable Me 2

REVIEW: 4.5/5 STARS

The sequel to Despicable Me follows around the lives of our favourite main characters, Gru, Margo, Edith and Agnes. In this movie, Gru has officially given up his criminal ways in order to settle down as a father and caretaker to his three adopted daughters...or so he thought! Another dangerous criminal is on the loose and the good guys (The Anti-Villain League) need Gru's help due to his past experience in order to help catch the criminal. Luckily for Gru, he gets assigned an attractive partner named Lucy who assists him in finding the criminal. 

In Despicable Me 2, a top secret lab is stolen from the arctic circle, in which scientists were conducting experiments on a chemical serum called PX-41, which is capable of turning any living thing into a purple, furry, undestructable, mindless, killing machine that can destroy anything in its path. Another issue arises when Gru's minions start to disappear and are kidnapped through mysterious ways. Gru and Lucy, with the help of Margo, Edith and Agnes, all work together in this film towards discovering who the real villain is behind all the disappearances and secrets.

With Gru's humourous attitude and Lucy's giddy nature, their chemistry is amazing together, making for a film that is perfect for children and those who are kids at heart. The "happily ever after" conclusion also adds even more to the movie, which in turn, concludes and wraps up the series in a classic yet enjoyable way (that is, if you enjoy those classic kind of happy endings).

Check out the trailer below for a preview!

You can continue the fun by checking out http://despicableme.com/ which is an interactive website that contains fan art, music from the soundtrack, games, and more!

Monsters University

Review: 3.5/5 Stars

A prequel to Disney Pixar's Monsters Inc. comes in Monsters University, which explores Mike Wazowski's and James P. Sullivan's lives before Monsters Inc. and how they ended up becoming friends and working together.

The film begins with Mike as a young monster who discovers his dream to become a Scarer. Fast forward into his college years, Mike is accepted into Monsters University in order to make his dream come true. 

Along his journey, we meet get to meet some familiar faces as well as some new ones. The film perpetrates your typical college movie with the familiar college stereotypes such as the geeks, the slackers, the jocks, the party animals, the cheerleaders, however with a twist of keeping it age appropriate unlike most "teenage movies." The humour in this movie helps cater to both the original audience of Monsters Inc. as well as an older audience, making this film popular with children and young adults alike.

Within the college setting, Mike and James go through all the typical college activities including going to classes and studying, joining a Greek fraternity, taking part in work study, dealing with roommates and living on residence, as well as signing up for clubs. Through clashing and opposite personalities, Mike and James don't seem to get along at first, however through a twist of fate, are made to work together in order to make sure both of their dreams can come true.

Check out the trailer below for a preview!

You can continue the fun by checking out http://monstersuniversity.com/edu/ which is an interactive website created to mimic that of an actual post-secondary school website!