But Despicable Me 2 makes expert use of it; stay for the end credits, which are fabulous and give rise to the hope that the upcoming 2014 release Minions may be a worthy spin-off.

If release order is more your style, then things are fairly simple. The first "Despicable Me" was released in 2010 with a second, "Despicable Me 2," released only a few years later in 2013.

Despicable Me 2 features many of the same celebrity voices back in their respective roles and new names, including Ken Jeong and Benjamin Bratt. The film received two nominations at the 86th ...