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INTEREST: New Toho Cinemas Commercial Combines Despicable Me Minions with Godzilla




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mdo7



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:31 pm Reply with quote
Wow, that is very ingenious. But in my opinion, it'll never beat Bambi meets Godzilla.
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Tempest_Wing



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:01 pm Reply with quote
I'm kind of curious what Japan's fascination is with Despicable Me.
They even appeared in Inazuma Eleven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFDXBCLgdeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttChYrpbynA
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:34 am Reply with quote
Tempest: They just like cutesy mascots like the rest of us, I guess.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:44 am Reply with quote
How did we figure out the minions think it's a sun and that the one in the logo thought Godzilla was a dog? I could hear "tomato," but I don't think the made-up language dialogue nor their gestures made anything besides that clear.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:07 am Reply with quote
That was a goofy video. I also gotta ask. How did they get the minions in there? Did they get permission from Dreamworks to do it or what?
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 5:44 am Reply with quote
Snomaster: The Minions are owned by Uni, not Dreamworks.
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Lycosyncer



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:43 am Reply with quote
Oh, those adorable Minions! I wonder if they will make Godzilla's life more miserable judging by how their previous masters were like judging by the Minions trailer.
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:46 am Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
How did we figure out the minions think it's a sun and that the one in the logo thought Godzilla was a dog? I could hear "tomato," but I don't think the made-up language dialogue nor their gestures made anything besides that clear.


"To-mah-to!"
"Wan-wan!"
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Xagor



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:26 am Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
How did we figure out the minions think it's a sun and that the one in the logo thought Godzilla was a dog? I could hear "tomato," but I don't think the made-up language dialogue nor their gestures made anything besides that clear.


What what I could tell, they said 'Taiyou' = sun, and the one at the end was saying wanwan, which is the Japanese sound a dog makes.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:49 am Reply with quote
The minion at the end said "mogwai" when Godzilla appeared. That's the same word that they called Gizmo in Gremlins, which according to that movie, meant 'monster'.

Anyways, thanks for the clip. I love the minions.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:24 pm Reply with quote
Xagor wrote:
What what I could tell, they said 'Taiyou' = sun, and the one at the end was saying wanwan, which is the Japanese sound a dog makes.


Oh, they're in Japanese! I should've known.
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