Just saw The LEGO Batman Movie. As a preface, I am a huge fan of the original The LEGO Movie -- I thought it was creative, clever, heartwarming without being mushy, and just a ton of fun. So, I went in to see The LEGO Batman Movie with fairly high expectations.
It was...okay. It wasn't nearly as clever as the original and the LEGO-specific aspects of it were greatly de-emphasized compared to the first film. It was, in a sense, a LEGO-themed animated Batman spoof.
It had some entertaining moments, and I did laugh out loud a couple of times, but -- and I consider this to be the ultimate test of the engagement quality of a film -- I was aware of time passing outside the movie. In other words, it was pretty predictable and the novelty wasn't enough to overcome the sense of predetermination that enveloped the storyline.
While I consider the original LEGO Movie to have a very high degree of rewatchability, I don't think I'll look forward to seeing The LEGO Batman Movie again soon. And that makes me a little sad.
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I mostly agree but I feel like I need to see it again just to make sure I see the details that are happening behind the actual plot. There was so much going on all the time. I think that LEGO remained behind the Batman. It's quite common in "children movies" that too much has been tried with making the movie crazy funny... and the result is too fast and messy.
ReplyDeleteEve Vuorela Yep, that was a major complaint -- the sheer amount of things happening at any second was, a lot of the time, simply overwhelming. It was almost like they gave 8 animators each a slice of the screen and said "Make your area as entertaining as possible," and the result is often hyperstimulating.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the original: http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/clone-high-lego-movie-phil-lord-christopher-miller.html
ReplyDeleteCraig Froehle it was amusing, at several points during the Batman scenes my dad looked at me and asked if Mnuchin was throwing shade at Trump.... That may have been my favorite part of the movie.
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