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|  #1 Posted on 11.2.14 1215.40
Reposted on: 11.2.21 1217.53 | I went with Mrs. Goon and Goon Jr. to see this on Saturday night. The theatre was packed with families.
As someone who hasn't been into LEGO, or played any of the LEGO video games, I was surprised at how much I liked this movie. It was a real well-written story with a couple of layers to it, it was fun in the action sense, and a lot of laughs for adults in addition to funny scenes for kids.
The only downside I encountered was blowing a wad of cash at the local LEGO Store afterwards after Jr's imagination was stoked.
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|  #2 Posted on 11.2.14 1245.19
Reposted on: 11.2.21 1245.39 | Being a part of an adult couple with no kids we went on Friday night after every child would be long asleep thinking it would be pretty empty. Surprisingly the theater was still pretty packed with adults with the same idea as us.
The movie itself was great. So many cameos and jokes that I am sure multiple viewings are necessary to catch them all. It was very well written and the voice cast was impressive. A pretty basic story, but one that was done just right. And after earning about $69 million over the weekend (the second highest February opening ever) it's no surprise that they have said that number two is already in the works.
It did remind me of a Star Wars movie in that it was one giant fast moving toy catalog. And just like Star Wars, a good chunk of the merchandise they have in stores appears for all of like five seconds in the film.
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| #3 Posted on 12.2.14 0224.56
Reposted on: 12.2.21 0225.38 | | Between Clone High, 21 Jump Street, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and now this, Phil Lord/Chris Miller are quickly becoming one of my favourite writer/director teams. What a great, endlessly entertaining movie. | spf
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| #4 Posted on 12.2.14 1017.54
Reposted on: 12.2.21 1017.58 | | I really enjoyed this. It was Pixar like in the way it had so much for the adults to love while still being a bright and easy to follow story for the kids. And the last 10-15 minutes had a good chunk of the theatre sniffling a little. | dwaters
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| #5 Posted on 16.2.14 0651.05
Reposted on: 16.2.21 0655.01 | This was a better Batman movie than some Batman movies.
Enjoyed it. They started to lose me a little toward the end. Funny how you never see or hear the word LEGO in the LEGO movie. | kentish
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| #6 Posted on 17.2.14 0911.41
Reposted on: 17.2.21 0913.15 | | My 5 year old loved it and so did my wife and I. But seeing Batman climb into the Millennium Falcon made me want to see THAT movie! | Wpob
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| #7 Posted on 19.2.14 0330.28
Reposted on: 19.2.21 0333.07 | I loved it and look forward to Part 2. It was a well done movie and all the voice work was top notch. I did not know about the ending so that was a nice surprise.
I got a kick about how Batman was avoiding Green Lantern as much as he could - although I thought it would have been funnier with Aquaman in the place of Green Lantern. | oudom
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| #8 Posted on 19.2.14 1055.50
Reposted on: 19.2.21 1056.40 | Originally posted by Wpob
I got a kick about how Batman was avoiding Green Lantern as much as he could - although I thought it would have been funnier with Aquaman in the place of Green Lantern.
It was actually Superman that was avoiding Green Lantern but ended up always running into him. It was also funny because Channing Tatum is the voice of Superman and Jonah Hill is the voice of Green Lantern, and they both star in 21 Jump Street (and 22 Jump Street) which is made by Phil Lord & Chris Miller.
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| #9 Posted on 22.2.14 2357.44
Reposted on: 22.2.21 2358.52 | Originally posted by dwaters
Funny how you never see or hear the word LEGO in the LEGO movie.
Every shot of a floor or wall had LEGO clearly displayed.
I thought it was okay. Not the laugh fest some people thought it was, but the whole Star Wars bit was my favorite part.
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| #10 Posted on 23.2.14 0356.13
Reposted on: 23.2.21 0356.24 | Originally posted by StaggerLee
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"Are you a DJ" will be my go to whenever I hear somebody with a stupid name.
That is funny you say that because my son's friend Ben came over a day or two after we saw the movie. he said his cousin Jagger (sp?) was coming to visit him and I said "is she a DJ"? Sadly, it went right over their heads and Ben said "no she is only 12".
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