Written by: PBF
I’ll tell you, as anti 3D as I am, it didn’t bother me in Megamind. According to the internet, the 3D was complete garbage and/or useless, but I found it to be pleasant and comfortable to look at.
Megamind (Will Ferrell) was sent to our planet at 8 days old (but highly intelligent) by his parents. In addition to this, another baby from another planet was sent to Earth and the two pods briefly collided, sending Megamind to a prison for the criminally gifted and the other child in to a home of a very wealthy couple and underneath their Christmas tree. The children are raised in their new homes, and end up going to the same school. As Megamind was raised by criminals, he is a bit of an outcast and ill behaved. The other child generally thwarts his behavior and wins the affections of students and the teacher alike. Constantly being placed in the corner, Megamind realizes that he isn’t good at anything, except for being bad, and makes the decision to become a villain. As adults the two are rivals, Megamind being the supervillain, while the other child, Metro Man (Brad Pitt) is the defender of Metro City. As per any hero/villain relationship, Metro Man has defeated Megamind in any altercation they have engaged in. One day Megamind and his sidekick Minion (David Cross) kidnap a reporter, Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey). They lure Metro Man in to a trap, but unlike Megminds previous schemes, this one works, and Metro Man is no more. Megamind assumes control of the city, but as there is no super hero to challenge him, he becomes bored. He decides to create a new hero using some of Metro Man’s DNA. He accidentally injects it in to Hal (Jonah Hill), Roxanne’s cameraman. He decides that this will work, and trains him to use his new powers. Megamind makes him an outfit and names him Tighten. Ultimately, Tighten decides to become evil and Megamind is forced to defend the city much like Metro Man once did.
This film is very entertaining, however quite reminiscent of other films. Similarly to Despicable Me, the main character is a villain that becomes good. Also in that film, Gru has little creatures called “minions.” The comparisons to Superman are many. Child sent to Earth, reporter involved with superhero. Also, when Megamind is training Hal, he takes the form of an old man who looks and sounds like Marlon Brando as Jor-El. There is also apparently some similarity to The Incredibles, but I have not seen that film.
Despite all of that, it is still a film that is quite enjoyable. The dialogue is quite clever and every one seems to be having a great time with each of their roles. The humor is well paced and will keep an adult entertained the entire time. Infact, the humor is what elevates it from other films of this ilk. The plot, while similar in nature to Despicable Me, was different enough to feel refreshing. Again, I thought the 3D was fine. Apparently I am alone in this, but it just worked for me. It was not gimmicky and it looked clean and smooth. Megamind has a car with stealth mode, but it is still somewhat visible (ala Predator), and at one point part of the vehicle was right in front of my face and I didn’t notice it for a few seconds.
The film is rated PG and I think the older the child is, the more they will like it, and adults will enjoy it from start to finish without feeling like they are watching a film aimed at kids. This is a Dreamworks picture, and it did not seem to have that mysterious hypnotic greatness that Pixar films have, but it is not bad by any means.
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