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Just saw it yesterday, I normally don't care much for kids films (last one I saw was Toy Story 3) and was worried that this movie would turn out to be a soulless overly commercial cash grab considering it's a movie based off a toy product. But having seen a 96% score on rotten tomatoes and
my film prof recommending it to the class I went and saw it got to say it's one of the better recent movies I've seen (it gave me nostalgic thoughts) it's probably the best way to make a movie based off a toy product as it captures many of the ideas that involve people's enjoyment with Lego
such as people who follow the instructions, kids creating bizarre but unique nonsensical worlds and characters, full grown adults creating elaborate setups, etc. There's also lots of subtleties that older audiences will enjoy such as such as satire on everyday life (buying overpriced coffee,
repeating the same pop song over and over, bad sit coms, etc) and pop culture references (Shaq, batman, etc).
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As a LEGO enthusiast, I had to tell my friends that the movie is worth seeing not just because it's a LEGO movie. The animation is great, and I love their voice-overs in the few scenes that remind me of how my LEGO movies looked when I was young. This movie was definitely made with adults in mind as well as kids.
Also, can't stop laughing at my apartment complex advertising Taco Tuesday as part resident appreciation week.
DC needs to get in contact with the guys who made this one. They'd do an amazing job with an optimistic, golden-age style superhero movie.
DC is already in contact with them. It's a Warner Bros movie, Time Warner owns DC.
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DC needs to get in contact with the guys who made this one. They'd do an amazing job with an optimistic, golden-age style superhero movie.
DC is already in contact with them. It's a Warner Bros movie, Time Warner owns DC.
Why have they not been given the Justice League franchise yet? None of this Zack Snyder bs.
Haven't seen Man of Steel, but from what I understand is Superman doesn't really feel like a "good" superhero.
Nah, he's absolutely that. The Richard Donner version would have let a family die because "Superman doesn't kill." If you aren't overly hung up on the '78 version, give it a try.
BACK ON TOPIC, I saw it this weekend. Much smarter movie than I expected, including the criticism of Lego collectors and in some ways the Lego company itself.
DC needs to get in contact with the guys who made this one. They'd do an amazing job with an optimistic, golden-age style superhero movie.
DC is already in contact with them. It's a Warner Bros movie, Time Warner owns DC.
Why have they not been given the Justice League franchise yet? None of this Zack Snyder bs.
Haven't seen Man of Steel, but from what I understand is Superman doesn't really feel like a "good" superhero.
Nah, he's absolutely that. The Richard Donner version would have let a family die because "Superman doesn't kill." If you aren't overly hung up on the '78 version, give it a try.
The issue isn't Superman killing Zod, it's that everything has to be grimdark all the time. Superman doesn't need to be Batman.
Throwing Nolan on the project definitely didn't help (I like his movies, but he's on Superman for the wrong reasons), but Zack Snyder is just a bad director.
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DC needs to get in contact with the guys who made this one. They'd do an amazing job with an optimistic, golden-age style superhero movie.
It was awesome.
"We are from planet Duplo. We are here to destroy you." The battle cry of the younger daughter...
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
DC needs to get in contact with the guys who made this one. They'd do an amazing job with an optimistic, golden-age style superhero movie.
DC is already in contact with them. It's a Warner Bros movie, Time Warner owns DC.
Why have they not been given the Justice League franchise yet? None of this Zack Snyder bs.
Haven't seen Man of Steel, but from what I understand is Superman doesn't really feel like a "good" superhero.
Nah, he's absolutely that. The Richard Donner version would have let a family die because "Superman doesn't kill." If you aren't overly hung up on the '78 version, give it a try.
The issue isn't Superman killing Zod, it's that everything has to be grimdark all the time. Superman doesn't need to be Batman.
Throwing Nolan on the project definitely didn't help (I like his movies, but he's on Superman for the wrong reasons), but Zack Snyder is just a bad director.
Well, I disagree. It's not a particularly "grimdark" movie. Clark Kent isn't filled with rage and anguish like Bruce Wayne in Nolan's films. He's a bit "lost" at the beginning of the film, but works through much of that during the movie and has warm moments with his mom, etc. It's just a more serious take than '78.
And it really isn't badly directed at all. The visuals are very strong, the pacing is good, the actors give solid performances all around and appear to have been handled well. If you don't like Zach Snyder, fine. But it's not a badly directed film and I can refer to you about 500 movies that were if you need to see the difference.
Green Lantern to a captured Superman "hey neighbor!"
"Anyone have any kryptonite?"
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Saw it last night. I was laughing throughout the whole film. I was amazed they could make as compelling a story as they did with Lego.
Some of the things I laughed at:
Spoiler:
Jumping jacks
Overpriced coffee
Everything is awesome
Lego part codes
"This has been the greatest almost 15 minutes of my life."
Double decker couch (because I know someone who made one a few years ago...)
Batman song
Ghost-Vitruvius
Cat poster
It felt like a modern take on the screwball comedy genre.
Frankenberry wrote: Did they have the blooper reel after the film? Caught it on some random news site right when it came out and it had me in tears.
Guess this is one I'm going to see.
Yes they did:
They also did a behind the scenes video as well:
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Sorry for thread necromancy (a bit), but I saw the trailers and was very enthusiastic. I asked a bunch of friends and my brother if they wanted to go, and not one of them was enthusiastic. So I was wondering if I was just a weirdo or something. Glad to see Dakka agrees with me on this.
I am totally going to watch it, even if I have to go alone !
"Our fantasy settings are grim and dark, but that is not a reflection of who we are or how we feel the real world should be. [...] We will continue to diversify the cast of characters we portray [...] so everyone can find representation and heroes they can relate to. [...] If [you don't feel the same way], you will not be missed"
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We’re a big LEGO household here, so I wanted to make sure I saw it in the theater with The Boy (who will be 8 in a couple weeks) It was his second movie on the big screen. There were a few times he was upset/worried, but he hasn’t quite grasped the “It will all turn out OK at the end” thing yet. We don’t watch a lot of movies, so he’s not used to the pattern, and tends to be a little over sensitive at times. But overall we had a good time.
The movie got all the details right. All the builds, cameos from the various ranges, silly mix ups, even down to the cracked helmet on the classic spaceman.
As a father who still has half of the LEGOs I had when growing up (my brother has the other half) and has since built with, then handed them over to The Boy, I give this movie two plastic claw hands up.
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