High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewMinions Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/minions/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 3rd, 2017 – Ruff and Ready https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-5-2017/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-5-2017/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:00:22 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=86855 As the long Labor Day weekend comes to an end, we begin the laborious process of digging through the huge volume of new Blu-rays scheduled for release this month. You may have a rough time finding something worthwhile, but keep your eyez peeled and, umm, leavey no stone unturned. Yes, please groan. I’m sorry about...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-sept-5-2017/feed/ 16 ‘Despicable Me 3’ Review: Another Middling Minions Movie https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/despicable-me-3-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/despicable-me-3-movie-review/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:00:53 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=85605 The relatively young Universal-backed animation studio Illumination created a golden goose in 2010 with its first movie, ‘Despicable Me’, and has been on a successful roll ever since. Unfortunately, just as happened to DreamWorks Animation and Pixar, Illumination is now caught in a deadly cycle. Its release calendar only lists sequels, spinoffs and remakes, and...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/despicable-me-3-movie-review/feed/ 0 Poll: Favorite Blockbusters of 2015 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-blockbuster-movies-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-blockbuster-movies-2015/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:00:31 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74909 2015 was a year of many blockbuster movies that made lots of money. Many of them did not deserve to make so much money, but a few may have been halfway watchable, and an even smaller number actually “good.” Which of the year’s mega-hits did you see? More importantly, which did you enjoy and which...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/poll-blockbuster-movies-2015/feed/ 34 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 6th, 2015 – Size Matters Not https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-8-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-8-2015/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:00:54 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=74468 I could make a “big things in small packages” joke to start off the week. (In fact, I suppose I just did.) The latest batch of new Blu-ray releases brings us a couple of the smallest big movies of the year. New Releases ‘Ant-Man‘ – After all the production troubles involving the last-minute firing of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-dec-8-2015/feed/ 19 Weekend Box Office: National Treasure https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-aug-3-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-aug-3-2015/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:00:46 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71528 Even though it may not have performed at quite the same monetary level, the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise pulled a ‘Fast and Furious’ this weekend by topping the charts and boosting its series to nearly-new heights. John Woo’s outrageous ‘Mission: Impossible II‘ still holds the opening record ($57.8 million) for Tom Cruise’s spy franchise, but right...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-aug-3-2015/feed/ 14 Weekend Box Office: Game Over, Man! Game Over! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-27-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-27-2015/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:00:13 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71414 In a surprising upset, ‘Ant-Man’, the final installment to “Phase 2” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), retained the top spot at the box office and narrowly thwarted Adam Sandler’s new tentpole release. Despite Marvel’s win, like most other contenders, the picture took a week-over-week hit likely due to Thursday night’s fatal theater shooting in...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-27-2015/feed/ 5 Weekend Box Office: Micro Machines https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-20-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-20-2015/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:00:25 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71289 Not that the studio is worried, but the latest installment to the Cinematic Universe opened below expectations and became Marvel’s second-weakest debut behind 2008’s ‘The Incredible Hulk’. At the same time, Judd Apatow saw his second-best opening thanks to Amy Schumer. Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man‘ defeated those little yellow Minions with an underwhelming $58 million. Predictions placed...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-20-2015/feed/ 2 Weekend Box Office: Minions Make Millions https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-13-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-13-2015/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:00:07 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71116 Universal Studios is unstoppable this year. Last week, the 2015 powerhouse crossed the global $3 billion mark thanks to the success of ‘Furious 7’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’. With the help of this weekend’s little yellow dominator, the studio is likely to cross $4 billion before too long. Not...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/box-office-jul-13-2015/feed/ 0 Weekend Movies: No Noose Is Good Noose https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-10-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-10-2015/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:00:54 +0000 Luke Hickman http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71128 Pack up the family because the ‘Despicable Me’ spin-off has arrived just in time to clean out your wallet while the kids are all out of school. If you can scrounge up a few bucks after that, you can also see a generic horror flick and/or a flashy action thriller. While I liked the two...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/weekend-movies-jul-10-2015/feed/ 0 ‘Minions’ Review: Meh, It’s Fine https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/minions-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/minions-movie-review/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:00:57 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=71112 The ‘Despicable Me’ franchise might not have been perfect, but it produced some animated icons in the bumbling Minions. Sporting a simple design and sputtering out cute gibberish, the Minions were perfectly calculated to tickle children and sell plush toys, and dammit they deserved the attention. It should come as no surprise that the Minions...

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