An incredible film for an incredible toy

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2014)

The LEGO movie is nothing short of a delight to watch from start to finish. It's an example of a great idea for a film executed extraordinarily with great animation, hilarious writing and cameo after cameo after cameo.
The story follows as a random builder who is believed to be the special who is needed to take down Lord Business and bring freedom to the world once more. The story reflects how LEGO is always played. You'll have those who want to make everything their way and then you'll have those who just want to have fun and build in the world of LEGO. The story really goes to show this adding some really interesting drama alongside the comedy that you'll be able to relate to no matter how old you are.
The animation is just the right style mixing both stop motion with a lot of computer animation giving the film not only a distinct look but also well suited for the Lego franchise reminding me a little of the old Lego Star Wars games and how they move so quickly and comedic. Besides that it also creates some great designs that will make you feel like a kid again with the beautiful worlds ranging from the wild west to an epic space adventure, something which Lego is all so perfect to do.
Then there's the main thing that separates this film apart from just about every other film in that it gratifies our fantasies by having some of the greatest characters come together. We get to see Superman, Michaelangelo, Batman, Abe Lincoln and so many more random brilliant characters on screen together. There are so many great cameo characters in this film that it makes Wreck it Ralph seem like a generic reference. So many cameos within the film keep you entertained non stop, with each one more entertaining than the last. The only fault with them being that you love them so much that you want to see even more, but when the only fault is that you want more of what's there, that's no real fault.
The best way to phrase it is that it's an incredible idea that has been executed brilliantly. The premise is a tough one to pull off right, but clearly it's been done right here creating one of the funniest, most heart warming and fantastic animated films with a style that stands out and separates it from all the other animation franchises. They've already announced a sequel and I am already looking forward to seeing it.