Rated PG
Starring Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
The Story:
Emmet Brickowski (Pratt) is an everyday, ordinary Lego builder. He goes about his business, never realizing that he is... "The Special". Yes, prophesied to stop the superweapon, the Kragle from being used by Lord Business (Ferrell) destroying the many Lego realms. Teaming to help Emmet on his quest are Wyldestyle (Banks) and Batman (Arnett).
Want a fun movie that is great for all ages?
Look no further.
Naturally, for those of us that were kids at one point, Legos are no stranger to our lives. The bricks can create almost anything you can imagine.
As the years have passed, the sets have gotten cooler, and now there are Legos to reflect pretty much any pop culture obsession.
Way cool for kids.
Possibly even cooler for parents.
Which becomes the crux of the conflict of The Lego Movie.
It seems that Lord Business is more familiar of an enemy than you realize as the movie unfolds, but I don't want to spoil it for those who have not seen the film yet.
The voice cast in the film is amazing. Pratt is overshadowed by the more famous Legos and/or voices, but that's to be expected for his character. However he brings the heart and soul to the movie along with some pretty good comedy gags.
Batman could easily be seen as the star of this film, and it's easily the best Batman film from DC...
Ever.
:)
This beautiful 3D film is above and beyond all of the previous Lego movies that they've released.
That said, those movies were all pretty darn fun on their own merits.
Combine these films with the stellar Lego videogames, and you begin to realize that a simple building block has reimagined itself for the 21st Century.
They aren't going anywhere, and the future looks very bright for this franchise.
The movie is so good, you can almost forgive all those times you step on a Lego barefoot at 2 AM in the house.
Almost.
:)
Final Grade: A-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Add this to the other great Lego offerings. I imagine this will find its way into our house by Christmas.
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