Puppy! (2013) User Reviews

Puppy: Don't judge me!

[Platypuschow · 8/10 · 21 June 2018]

I'm not ashamed to admit I like Minions, I've enjoyed all the Despicable Me films and am now indulging myself in the Minions shorts which thus far have been very hit and miss.

This 4 minute Minion tale tells the story of a Minion who wants a puppy, when an alien comes down to earth he considers it a suitable alternative.

Clearly with influence from Batteries Not Included (1987) this is a sweet heartfelt little tale that about half way through I figured I wouldn't like as I saw the finale being sad. Thankfully it's not, it ends on a high note and even features Gru himself.

Very enjoyable fun little effort and I wish all the Minion content was this good.

Oh and I'm 37yrs old and DON'T JUDGE ME!

The Good:

Sweet story

Looks good

The Bad:

Tugs on that particular heart string I don't like tugged

Things I Learnt From This Short:

I can't promise I wouldn't do deeply inappropriate things with that englarging ray

Finally an improvement

[Horst_In_Translation · 6/10 · 30 July 2015]

"Puppy" is a 2013 4-minute animated short film that was released shortly after "Despicable Me 2". In here, one of the minions is on the lookout for a pet and he ends up with a small metallic alien creature. I have to say I quite enjoyed this one here, more than the other Minion short films I have seen so far and also more than most parts of the new "Minions" movie. These 4 minutes have good humor with everything the puppy does (the television, the night sky... I also liked that Gru was included several times here. It seems like his dog will only go with him for a walk. But the real reason why I liked this is the heart. this is one thing that has almost entirely been missing from the other Minion short films. This one here has topics loyalty, homesickness and friendship and all this in such a short time only. well done. And it also manages nicely to combine this emotion with the fun element which is so strong in these Minion films. The last scene with the extra large ladybird was really nice. I want one too. Really nice short. I recommend it. Oh yeah and "Mmm Bop" really is a perfect song for the spirit of these little fun-loving creatures.

An Adorable UFO

[nasdagoodshepherd · 8/10 · 6 July 2019]

Well here we go again with another mini movie for the Despicable Me franchise, Puppy! The story follows Dave The Minion sees everyone who has a pet which made Dave feel sad and left out because he doesn't have a pet. But a miniature UFO came to Earth and meets Dave, which made Dave happy that he finally found a pet he deserves. So Dave and the miniature UFO started having fun with each other and one of the funniest parts of the mini movie is when the miniature UFO destroyed the TV, thus ruining movie night for Gru and the girls. The Minions cheered and also, Gru kicked both Dave and the miniature UFO out of the house. Later that night, Dave and the miniature UFO looked up into dark sky, staring at the stars, which made the miniature UFO very sad because looking at the stars reminds it of home, which means that the miniature UFO misses its homeworld and Dave felt its pain. Later, the next day, Dave got the miniature UFO out of the dog house in order to show it something that is a big surprise and the surprise was a family full of UFOs and the miniature UFO is one of the family. The miniature UFO is overjoyed and thankful to Dave, it left with its family to go back to their homeworld. Dave is bummed out because he lost his friend, the miniature UFO came back to Dave for a short time and gave a ladybug a size of a puppy. Dave felt very happy and grateful that the miniature UFO did him a favor now that Dave finally has a pet which is a puppy-sized ladybug, it finally took off with its family to go to their homeworld, leaving Dave and the other Minions waving their goodbyes happily. This mini movie is rather heartwarming, funny, and rather charming. I give Puppy! an 8.5/10

fine Minions short

[SnoopyStyle · 6/10 · 18 August 2019]

A Minion notices that everybody is walking their dogs and tries to find his own pet. He comes upon an alien spaceship and takes it as his puppy. This Minion short takes a weird detour. It doesn't really tie into the franchise but it has the same tone. It would have been better to have a bee as the puppy and be followed by a swarm of bees. This is fine but it's an outliner.

Utterly charming.

[TheJuck · 9/10 · 18 December 2013]

We join this short and find a minion cleaning Gru's windows (with a hidden Van Gogh in the suds) and admiring the neighborhood dog owners happily walking their pets down the street.

After being rejected by 'Kyle', a pigeon, a squirrel and a ladybug, his search for a pet of his own takes an odd turn.

I was maybe a little disappointed by the second Despicable me movie,,, this 4 minute short actually made up for it. It almost gives me hope that they can pull off a stand-alone Minion movie.

A sweet, simple tale of a minion and his 'puppy'. This the best of the 3 mini-movies by a mile.

A fantastic, heartwarming Despicable Me short

[pokemon_trainer_lucas · 10/10 · 25 June 2019]

I found this short movie really heart-warming, especially as I can relate to the feeling of being desperate for a puppy and not being able to have one. When the minion finds an alien that he can love just like a puppy, they form an unbreakable bond. It gets a little bit emotional when the end comes along, but not necessarily in a bad way! I loved this little short movie, and I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the Despicable Me and Minions franchise.

Minions and aliens - Great duo

[sisubalan · 8/10 · 29 October 2022]

Okay... this was adorable. Cool storyline involving minions and aliens as a pet or puppy in this case. This focused on a minion (i believe it was dave) getting a puppy after watching the neighbours walking down the road with their own puppies. Great interaction with gru and the kids. Great comedic and scifi scenes. Very cute and i believe both adults and kids would enjoy this a lot. Great animation style by the illumination as always - clean and smooth flow. Great voice castings, song choice and sound edfects - suit the bright tone of the short. Highly recommended for everyone even if youre not a fan of the minions.

Despicable Me Shorts #1

[ashfordofficial · 8/10 · 19 December 2021]

So touching and heartwarming. At the end of each shorts there's an emotional moment with lots of depth and integrity. There's no wonder why children adore these shorts so much!