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Failed to deliver for me (39 year old) but the kids loved it and that's what counts here. They knew the majority of the characters and got the gist of the story. I used the opportunity to snooze 😉
I am definitely a child at heart because the Lego movie is still one of my favourite movies. It was comedic and entertaining and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t listen to ‘Everything is Awesome’ on repeat. So, when I heard that there would be a second Lego movie, I was both excited and apprehensive. Excited because, well, there would be another Lego movie but I was worried that, like sequels so often do, it wouldn’t live up to its predecessor. However, there was no need to worry. The second movie started off strong with it picking up five years after the first one ended, showing us how the lives of the residents of Bricksburg had changed with the arrival of characters from planet Duplo. It maintained the clever humour from the previous movie, with both childish and slightly more adult ones scattered throughout, especially concerning the character of Batman. The fourth wall was broken as many references to other movies and actors were made (‘Batman: Forever, Christian Bale, Val Kilmer, Beetlejuice, Back to the Future, etc). This made the movie accessible for multiple age ranges and I enjoyed it thoroughly because while the childish humour amused me, I could appreciate the references to ‘adult’ movies. What this movie had that the other lacked was a greater range of songs and the characters reacting to them, knowing it wasn’t normal, which isn’t always the case in musicals. Despite having many catchy songs, they didn’t overpower the plot and the focus never shifted to the music but instead used the music to help the plot along. The storyline was clever and the stockframe animation was superbly achieved and was a nice contrast to the standard animation used. I also enjoyed learning more about the homelife of ‘The Man Upstairs’. As usual, the voices of Batman, Wyldstyle and Emmet were well done (Will Arnet, Elizabeth Banks and Chris Pratt) but who really impressed me was Tiffany Haddish as ‘Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi’ not only with her voiceover but with her singing, especially in ‘Not Evil’. For me this movie was funny and enjoyable and I’m looking forward to filling up my ‘Everything is Awesome’ playlist with the songs from this movie.
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