# "Minions" (the movie)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minions-the-movie/724982>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 12, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minions-the-movie/724982 "2015-07-12T22:33:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minions-the-movie/724982/1 "2015-07-12T22:33:21Z")

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Has anyone seen it, and is it as bad as some people are saying it is?

I think the minions are amusing, but not amusing enough to sit through a full-length film if it’s not any good.

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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minions-the-movie/724982/2 "2015-07-12T23:51:29Z")

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Already a thread on this.

> **[Minions](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=760748)**
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> We went to see it last night, after enjoying the first two Despicable Me movies. A licensed paper plate of a movie, brightly coloured, but thin, shallow, none too sturdy, and ultimately disposable. The plot was paper-thin and full of holes - just...

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minions-the-movie/724982/3 "2015-07-13T03:03:53Z")

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I saw that just now. Could they be merged?