Brilliant movie marred by awkward live-action scenes

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 2015)

Until the last 20 minutes of "The Lego Movie," I was about to call it, "the best animated feature ever". Full of the madcap "Looney Tunes" humor and sly references to the New World Order and libertarian advocacy, I had, to that point, loved every minute. THEN, Will Ferrell shows up and spoils everything. Actually, the unfortunate choice to "wire the ghost" was the first slip-up. However, the live action scenes with Will Ferrell just laid there. Most of the problems in these scenes are likely the fault of the director or editor. In any event, they completely destroy the pacing of the movie. Darn; and I was hoping to say I liked "The Lego Movie" better than "Big Hero 6; which, ironically, reaches its level of brilliance at nearly the same point as "The Lego Movie" falls apart. Oh well, NEARLY "everything is awesome".
I give "The Lego Movie" an "8".