The Lego Movie looked, at first glance, like just another early part of the year dump job. January and February are notorious for being the spot where movies no one has any faith in wind up. They are the movie industry equivalent of an organized crime "dump job." And if HOLLYWOOD doesn't think a movie is good? Boy that should really make a movie fan tremble.
But The Lego Movie is actually a charming little movie. It is one of those with lots of pop culture references for parents (some ham handed, others more subtle) while still keeping it fun for the kids. It even has a message that is out of the norm. Usually these movies overtly tell kids it is best to be an oddball while covertly telling them to be like everyone else. This movie sort of says that everyone is ok and that even bad guys might not be SO bad sometimes after all.
Basically little kids are going to be the main kid audience for this--as they move into the tweens they may lose interest in this sort of thing while missing the pop culture references.
But The Lego Movie is actually a charming little movie. It is one of those with lots of pop culture references for parents (some ham handed, others more subtle) while still keeping it fun for the kids. It even has a message that is out of the norm. Usually these movies overtly tell kids it is best to be an oddball while covertly telling them to be like everyone else. This movie sort of says that everyone is ok and that even bad guys might not be SO bad sometimes after all.
Basically little kids are going to be the main kid audience for this--as they move into the tweens they may lose interest in this sort of thing while missing the pop culture references.
The movie has some fun voice actors and voice cameos (I won't give them away because part of the fun is guessing). In addition to the old time-y pop culture references for the middle aged the film also takes some mild-mannered jabs at current pop culture--music, television and more. It does this in a gentle, smart way too that is also really unusual in animated films even the ones that cost a lot more than The Lego Movie.
This is a rare movie that a 47 year old, an 8 year old and a 16 year old can all sit through and walk out saying (with varying degrees of enthusiasm); "I liked that!"
This is a rare movie that a 47 year old, an 8 year old and a 16 year old can all sit through and walk out saying (with varying degrees of enthusiasm); "I liked that!"
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