Sorry I had to get that off my chest but, much like the title song, The Lego Movie is awesome in every way.
Even if it is a 100-minute advertisement for Lego, it is another contender for one of the best films of the year.
I'd been looking forward to The Lego Movie ever since it was first advertised, and I'm glad to say it didn't disappoint.
The story was great, the screenplay was outstanding - everything was awesome.
In the vein of 90s Disney films, The Lego Movie was done in a way that was not only a wild adventure for kids, but a hilarious nostalgia-fuelled ride for parents too.
The story is a simple one: a prophecy dictates a "special" will save the Lego universe from eternal stasis by the tyrant Lord Business (Will Ferrell). Emmett (Chris Pratt), a regular construction worker, is mistakenly believed to be that "special", and is recruited to join the quest to stop Lord Business!
An amazing cast features in this classic, with Pratt, Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Morgan Freeman all lending their voices to various major characters. For mine, its Liam Neeson who is the standout as Good Cop/Bad Cop. His parts are utterly hilarious, and even though Pratt, Ferrell and Banks (Lucy) enjoy most of the air time, Neeson's Good Cop/Bad Cop scenes are filled with laughs. He's the perfect "villain", even if he is the secondary antagonist (behind President Business).
It's such a fun movie and you're bound to leave the theatre with a smile and an "Everything is Awesome" earworm.
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