Also, some of the sets based on the movie are pretty cool, and they have few sets where they have basically two kits in one. Like, there's an ice cream truck that's also a plane that shoots ice cream, which fits in pretty well with the movies themes? And they've got a fair number of woman minifigures in those sets too, which is nice to see
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The transforming kits are way rad. But they don't come with the main characters from the movie. I was just looking into them and the only set that comes with Vitruvius is $70? Normally I don't worry too much about the minifigures but I kind of want to get some from the movies.
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You can get the minifigures in those little blind bags I think, not sure if it's all movie characters but the main guy is definitely in there.
I thought this movie looked kinda uninteresting, but it's actually good? Go figure, maybe I'll have to give it a shot.
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The transforming kits are way rad. But they don't come with the main characters from the movie. I was just looking into them and the only set that comes with Vitruvius is $70? Normally I don't worry too much about the minifigures but I kind of want to get some from the movies.
Outside of the blind bags, the cheapest way to get Wildstyle and Emmit is the Cloud Cuckoo Palace set, at $20. (Edit, like, 6 - there's actually a $12 set that will get you Wildstyle and Emmit too.)
As I said, I oped for the bike chase. Badass set.
Bad Cop's car is $30, also comes with Emmit.
Movie spoiler:
No word on whether it comes with a chair to throw.
The blind bag version of Bad Cop is from very late movie, for the record.
Here's an image of all of the Blind Bag figs. They are anywhere from $3-5, depending on where you get them. I hate blind bags, especially given how many of these I want.
So yeah.. Vitruvious will be a little hard to come by. As was mentioned, only comes with Lord Business's lair (which has some spoilers in its design, as it's the climax of the 3rd act):
But hey.. while looking for pictures for this, I just found a THIRD large set that I'm really looking forward to! Very late movie spoilers:
YAY!!!
So happy to see this is getting a toy, even if it isn't 100% accurate to the movie.
The other two late-year big sets I can't wait to get:
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And after putting together that long post with all the screenshots and movie spoilers...
I just realized that almost EVERY minifig included with all the sets is unique in some way. Emmit's like the only one who is not... And maybe Wildstyle, as I didn't post all the sets. It does look like there are different facial expressions, though.
... I just found the set with Wildstyle in her hood. It's nice knowing where at least $500 this year is going. =P
He says that, and then the screen says 5 HOURS LATER and you think "Eh, he's gonna be sick of it".
But nope, still trucking.
Cameo criticism:
Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Billy Dee Williams as Lando, but no Harrison Ford?
The third act really elevated the story, I think.
You could tell early on that the whole conflict is a representation of a conflict that I'm sure Lego fans have had: Whether to build as intended or let your imagination run wild. And then it reveals that's exactly what's going on, framed as a father and son arguing about it. The fourth wall becomes nonexistant, and it hits you in the feels. There's something heartwarming about the bad guy being brought round with a truly sincere speech like that.
And speaking of that conflict, I like that the Master Builders' philosophy wasn't pitch perfect: Independent thinking is great, but can be aimless without a bit of focus. The Submarine imploding while the double decker couch remained intact was a good example of that.
I also like when Dad asks the son what Emmet would say, Emmet speaks with the exact tone I'd expect a kid making something like that up on the fly to speak.
And something about the first few scenes:
Why exactly did the conflict start 8 1/2 years before Emmet kicks things off? In the real world that's probably when the son was born.
And final scene:
Duplo invasion. And then the Mortal Kombat ending. Loved it.
This movie is delightfully tongue in cheek, beautifully animated and actually manages to make you think a little too. Gotta make sure my nephew watches it once he's past swallowing age.
When they have an shot of a building or something from far away the shapes seem simpler. Like when they show the tower from afar it looks like just a stack of 4x4 blocks.
I'm finishing up Lego Marvel right now but I might look into this one soon
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I can attest that on second viewing within 24 hours, the movie remains awesome.
(I am burning through a $50 gift card from my former employer. Last year wasn't that good a year for movies, so I haven't had many opportunities to use it.)
I went looking for it last night and was really bummed when I couldn't find it. I cheered up quite a bit when I found out that it's slated for a later release.
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"BUSINESS! BUSINESS BUSINESS! NUMBERS? BUSINESS! (Is this working?)"
"Yes. It. Is."
"YAY!"
Yeah, she's a giant parody of everything saccharine and sweet, including some other interests I have *ahem*, but still she's up there with my top 3 characters in the movie.
Plot spoiler:
She's pretty much exactly how a little boy would play with such a fig. And kinda represents a few of his emotional issues too, if you view the movie as his imagination.
Actually, now that I think about it.. Can I just bring up how awesome this movie is from a feminist perspective? Even with some really funny parodies of the male gaze, Wildstyle is one of the most capable characters I've ever seen. For as much as we've seen Disney Lego and other attempts to make girl-oriented legos, this movie treated everyone pretty equally. In fact, only one of the characters in the entire movie goes into pickup lines, and he gets his comeuppance in a glorious way as a result.
another plot spoiler:
While short, I loved the interaction between Bad Cop and his parents.
Metalbeard spoke to me on a lot of personal levels
I mostly blame this on Metalbeard being voiced by Nick Offerman
He is my spirit animal
For me that was actually just incidental (though I do like Offerman)
I've just always loved giant robots and always loved pirates
And a major character in a motion picture that was both was perfect
Also I had some thoughts re: the last third
So it seems to be implied that the entire movie was in Will Ferrell's son's head, like he was just playing. But at the same time Emmett was entirely sentient and able to move himself, which implies that it was a little of column A, and a little of column B
But what confuses me on that front is the Micromanagers. It's clearly shown that they're the result of Will Ferrell taking the various builds apart, but they appeared long before he did. Maybe this isn't the first time his son has done this, and the dad always took it apart, so the kid was emulating that?
Metalbeard spoke to me on a lot of personal levels
I mostly blame this on Metalbeard being voiced by Nick Offerman
He is my spirit animal
For me that was actually just incidental (though I do like Offerman)
I've just always loved giant robots and always loved pirates
And a major character in a motion picture that was both was perfect
Also I had some thoughts re: the last third
So it seems to be implied that the entire movie was in Will Ferrell's son's head, like he was just playing. But at the same time Emmett was entirely sentient and able to move himself, which implies that it was a little of column A, and a little of column B
But what confuses me on that front is the Micromanagers. It's clearly shown that they're the result of Will Ferrell taking the various builds apart, but they appeared long before he did. Maybe this isn't the first time his son has done this, and the dad always took it apart, so the kid was emulating that?
I think it is intentionally vague.
Like Emmett was definitely sentient but there is also a ton of implication that it was the kid's imagination.
I honestly like it that way, since it keeps that child-like feeling of knowing your toys are toys but not caring and imagining they could be more.
Metalbeard spoke to me on a lot of personal levels
I mostly blame this on Metalbeard being voiced by Nick Offerman
He is my spirit animal
For me that was actually just incidental (though I do like Offerman)
I've just always loved giant robots and always loved pirates
And a major character in a motion picture that was both was perfect
Also I had some thoughts re: the last third
So it seems to be implied that the entire movie was in Will Ferrell's son's head, like he was just playing. But at the same time Emmett was entirely sentient and able to move himself, which implies that it was a little of column A, and a little of column B
But what confuses me on that front is the Micromanagers. It's clearly shown that they're the result of Will Ferrell taking the various builds apart, but they appeared long before he did. Maybe this isn't the first time his son has done this, and the dad always took it apart, so the kid was emulating that?
I think it is intentionally vague.
Like Emmett was definitely sentient but there is also a ton of implication that it was the kid's imagination.
I honestly like it that way, since it keeps that child-like feeling of knowing your toys are toys but not caring and imagining they could be more.
Yeah, it's definitely someone put a lot of thought into either way, which I'm glad about, since when it was first revealed I wasn't certain they would pull it off
Ghost-Vitruvius was CGI or not. Cause the physics of him dangling from the string were fucking incredible and one of the funniest things in the whole movie.
Ghost-Vitruvius was CGI or not. Cause the physics of him dangling from the string were fucking incredible and one of the funniest things in the whole movie.
The second that happened a kid in front of me said "Mom, you can see the string."
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I was dying at that second one, I think it went over the head of most people in my theater.
Aw man. A cursory youtube search shows that no one's made a 5 hour version of this song.
fave bit might have been
I thought this movie looked kinda uninteresting, but it's actually good? Go figure, maybe I'll have to give it a shot.
Outside of the blind bags, the cheapest way to get Wildstyle and Emmit is the Cloud Cuckoo Palace set, at $20. (Edit, like, 6 - there's actually a $12 set that will get you Wildstyle and Emmit too.)
As I said, I oped for the bike chase. Badass set.
Bad Cop's car is $30, also comes with Emmit.
Movie spoiler:
The blind bag version of Bad Cop is from very late movie, for the record.
Here's an image of all of the Blind Bag figs. They are anywhere from $3-5, depending on where you get them. I hate blind bags, especially given how many of these I want.
So yeah.. Vitruvious will be a little hard to come by. As was mentioned, only comes with Lord Business's lair (which has some spoilers in its design, as it's the climax of the 3rd act):
But hey.. while looking for pictures for this, I just found a THIRD large set that I'm really looking forward to! Very late movie spoilers:
YAY!!!
So happy to see this is getting a toy, even if it isn't 100% accurate to the movie.
The other two late-year big sets I can't wait to get:
I will own all the things from this movie.
I just realized that almost EVERY minifig included with all the sets is unique in some way. Emmit's like the only one who is not... And maybe Wildstyle, as I didn't post all the sets. It does look like there are different facial expressions, though.
... I just found the set with Wildstyle in her hood. It's nice knowing where at least $500 this year is going. =P
I like the way:
But nope, still trucking.
Cameo criticism:
The third act really elevated the story, I think.
And speaking of that conflict, I like that the Master Builders' philosophy wasn't pitch perfect: Independent thinking is great, but can be aimless without a bit of focus. The Submarine imploding while the double decker couch remained intact was a good example of that.
I also like when Dad asks the son what Emmet would say, Emmet speaks with the exact tone I'd expect a kid making something like that up on the fly to speak.
And something about the first few scenes:
And final scene:
This movie is delightfully tongue in cheek, beautifully animated and actually manages to make you think a little too. Gotta make sure my nephew watches it once he's past swallowing age.
What? Why!?
Don't know it just got pulled from the lineup for this year
It was pulled from the number list that lists what is coming out but then that list is set quarterly so who knows
One of my favourite moments was the
Everything is awesome!
so uh
it is already turning a profit with one weekend
that is fuckin rad
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Has anyone here played The Lego Movie Videogame?
I'm finishing up Lego Marvel right now but I might look into this one soon
(I am burning through a $50 gift card from my former employer. Last year wasn't that good a year for movies, so I haven't had many opportunities to use it.)
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That Metalbeard ship.
I went looking for it last night and was really bummed when I couldn't find it. I cheered up quite a bit when I found out that it's slated for a later release.
"YAY!"
Yeah, she's a giant parody of everything saccharine and sweet, including some other interests I have *ahem*, but still she's up there with my top 3 characters in the movie.
Plot spoiler:
Actually, now that I think about it.. Can I just bring up how awesome this movie is from a feminist perspective? Even with some really funny parodies of the male gaze, Wildstyle is one of the most capable characters I've ever seen. For as much as we've seen Disney Lego and other attempts to make girl-oriented legos, this movie treated everyone pretty equally. In fact, only one of the characters in the entire movie goes into pickup lines, and he gets his comeuppance in a glorious way as a result.
another plot spoiler:
I loved the robots, too. And the Micro-Managers. And...
I mostly blame this on Metalbeard being voiced by Nick Offerman
He is my spirit animal
For me that was actually just incidental (though I do like Offerman)
I've just always loved giant robots and always loved pirates
And a major character in a motion picture that was both was perfect
Also I had some thoughts re: the last third
But what confuses me on that front is the Micromanagers. It's clearly shown that they're the result of Will Ferrell taking the various builds apart, but they appeared long before he did. Maybe this isn't the first time his son has done this, and the dad always took it apart, so the kid was emulating that?
I honestly like it that way, since it keeps that child-like feeling of knowing your toys are toys but not caring and imagining they could be more.
Yeah, it's definitely someone put a lot of thought into either way, which I'm glad about, since when it was first revealed I wasn't certain they would pull it off
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And several times after that
On one hand, it's a genuinely great family movie, and the last scenes were really touching
On the other hand, I didn't find it funny at all
So...yeah. It was worth seeing but I don't ever need to see it again