"Banana" is a 3-minute short film starring the Minions from "Despicable Me". It came out after the first of the so far two movies and now that the Minions got their own film, it may be time to take a closer look at their short film past. The story here is very simple. One Minion has a banana, but another one sees it and wants it too. Pay attention to how some Minions have one eye and others have two. Quickly, a third Minion joins the battle, probably their foreman. The action takes place at a factory and it won't take too long until the entire staff is basically chasing after the banana. No good can come from that sadly and in the end, the banana is lost. Luckily for everybody, there's another delicacy around pretty quickly. I did not find this short film too funny to be honest. Not really recommended, only for hardcore fans of the Minions.
"Home Makeover" is another pretty short spin-off that came out after the first "Despicable Me". This one actually features all the characters and not only the Minions, the girls have some screen time and Gru appears at the end as well. Kyle Balda directed this one just like the other two short films and he also directed the pretty successful "Minions" movie very recently. His co-director, also like in the other two short films, is Samuel Tourneux, an Academy Award nominee for "Even Pigeons Go to Heaven". Anyway, here a social worker from the orphanage pays an unexpected visit, but sadly Gru is not home, so the girls (and the Minions) take care of the issue. All in all, not as funny as I hoped sadly. These short films are certainly weaker than the feature movies.
"Orientation Day" is the third short film spin-off from "Despicable Me" and it also runs for briefly over 3 minutes. Just like in "Banana", this one is exclusively about the minions and the girls are not in here and neither is Gru. In this one, we basically see how a trio of new "Minions" are getting ready for their new life and job. They get to watch a training video, but this did not prepare them properly as quickly after rockets keep falling down from high places and explosions ensue. The future in the company will probably not look better for these new guys I am afraid if they already start like that. The other two Minions short films I was not too big on and this one is as forgettable as the other ones pretty much. Not recommended.
"Home Makeover" is another pretty short spin-off that came out after the first "Despicable Me". This one actually features all the characters and not only the Minions, the girls have some screen time and Gru appears at the end as well. Kyle Balda directed this one just like the other two short films and he also directed the pretty successful "Minions" movie very recently. His co-director, also like in the other two short films, is Samuel Tourneux, an Academy Award nominee for "Even Pigeons Go to Heaven". Anyway, here a social worker from the orphanage pays an unexpected visit, but sadly Gru is not home, so the girls (and the Minions) take care of the issue. All in all, not as funny as I hoped sadly. These short films are certainly weaker than the feature movies.
"Orientation Day" is the third short film spin-off from "Despicable Me" and it also runs for briefly over 3 minutes. Just like in "Banana", this one is exclusively about the minions and the girls are not in here and neither is Gru. In this one, we basically see how a trio of new "Minions" are getting ready for their new life and job. They get to watch a training video, but this did not prepare them properly as quickly after rockets keep falling down from high places and explosions ensue. The future in the company will probably not look better for these new guys I am afraid if they already start like that. The other two Minions short films I was not too big on and this one is as forgettable as the other ones pretty much. Not recommended.