Rating: 5/5 – An extremely fun, funny and overall great movie for all ages.
by ComicSpectrum reviewer Stephen Bretall.
Emmet, a normal Lego guy, discovers he’s destined to help stop the evil President Business. He is helped in this quest by a variety of other (lego) characters including a robot pirate, a wizard voiced by Morgan Freeman, and Batman. Roll that over in your mind. A robot pirate + Morgan Freeman wizard + Batman. If that doesn’t make you want to see this movie I feel sad for your ability to assimilate fun.
Everything about this movie is awesome. For one thing, it’s the most I’ve laughed in a movie in a long time. The jokes are well done and manage to resist feeling “childish” although they’re definitely still all-ages. The movie plays the line really nicely between kids movie and humor that can be appreciated by teens and adults. The visual style is stunning and used to great effect both for comedy and in the action sequences. The characters themselves are amazingly executed and manage to be funny and endearing. The music is excellent – with recurring track “Everything is Awesome” as a catchy tune that plays well with the movie and will keep you humming it after you’ve left the theater. Be sure to stay through the credits so you can hear the extended version of the hilarious song Batman writes.
If you like Lego, Superheroes, Humor, or Fun you should see this movie. If you hate good films, or refuse to watch anything that isn’t 100% serious then this movie isn’t for you…but maybe you should watch it anyway and see if it can change your mind.
Reviewed by: Stephen Bretall
(stephen@comicspectrum.com)
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