Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich 4

Ich - Einfach unverbesserlich 4 wurde eher basierend auf der funktionierenden Filmmarke entwickelt, anstatt das gruovsko-mimonske Universum in irgendeine Richtung weiterzuentwickeln. Das vierte oder sechste Abenteuer von Gru und Co. hat bei mir insgesamt einen durchschnittlichen Eindruck hinterlassen: Der Zuschauer wird dank der Menge an Action nicht gelangweilt, aber der Eindruck des ungenutzten Potenzials ist offensichtlich. Die Linie mit den verbesserten Minions - (nicht) subtiler Hinweis auf Fantastic Four (bzw. Fünf) - kam mir absolut unnötig vor, während bei einem Blick auf den aktuellen Bösewicht sofort die ersten MIB - Men In Black in den Sinn kamen. Die Cameos der früheren Schurken waren nett und stellten einen angemessen kurzen Abschluss dar. Angesichts der Beliebtheit der Minions kann man in ein paar Jahren weitere Fortsetzungen erwarten, aber es wäre schön, auch an Originalität zu arbeiten und nicht nur auf bewährte Marken zu setzen. (07.08.2024)

We have the year of fours. After a long break, Kung Fu Panda has returned with Kung Fu Panda 4 and after a few years, the minion series has also returned with a fourth installment that has once again caused The Wave in cinemas. As expected, this is not an experiment, here we are playing it safe with characters we love, and fate once again prepares some interesting adventures for them, with minions acting minion-like. In the sixth film of the series, one really cannot expect anything else than exactly what the fans want, and since I belong among them, I was also satisfied with it, although I grumbled a bit at the third one. There are weaker moments here as well and I was not entertained the entire time, but I mostly attribute it to overall absent-mindedness and various other experiences. I will gladly rewatch the series anytime, more than Disney movies, for example. (19.07.2024)

The summer cinema ride begins, and the first film is Despicable Me 4. Compared to the previous parts, I have to criticize the rather bland villain and a basic template that is completely bare with nothing extra, so we are left with only the humor, which (although there are scenes that reminded me of clichés I've seen hundreds of times in Disney movies, both corny and unfunny) is fortunately good enough and I must say that whenever the Minions are on the scene, I laughed like a little kid. Once again, they bring us a bunch of absurd situations and fits of laughter. All in all, the new installment still deserves a cautious 4*, even though in places I found it a bit worse than the previous ones and that the whole main line with the villain was kind of not very interesting, but fortunately it's all saved by the solid humour that had the whole cinema laughing. Jackpot for kids, good fun for adults. (27.06.2024)

Despicable Me 4 plays it safe. Gru with his family and the Minions are in the witness protection program, but it doesn't really matter. The whole thing is still more a collection of slapstick than a movie. Some of the jokes work, some don't, the Minions do what they always do, and we get a few action scenes. And it looks cute. If you enjoyed it three times, you'll enjoy it a fourth time. If not, there's no point in trying. The changes, innovations and developments were things that clearly no one here cared about. Whether that's a good thing or not is for you to decide. Personally, I'm getting a little sick of it, but it's survivable. (04.07.2024)