Everything WAS Awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2014)

Well it happened. After a life time producing these wonderful little bricks dating all the way back to 1949, finally we get to see this toy giant get a movie release (Outside of their works based on popular franchises like "Batman"). I ASSURE you movies based on toys and cartoons get released yearly, some to mixed reception and few to rave reviews. "The Lego Movie" is so beautifully animated and well made, that I was in awe at how personal this film will be to each individual.
I don't want to stress or further the message the film was trying to communicate with its audience because they'll easily get it, everyone will. What I do want to say is how much I praise the film-makers for seeing and going beyond the potential of what they could create with the source material. Being a bit older now than I probably would have liked to have seen it, I can say that it got to me not through catchy tunes or semi-funny jokes, but heavy nostalgia and sentimentality. I never had much LEGO growing up, but finally after amassing a large amount at the age of 16 I gave it all away to the son of a family friend who didn't have any. Therefore closing my loop, and looking back at those times with a smile (I still buy the occasional figure or two).
Final Verdict: I can't really find a negative thing to say about the movie. The voice acting was stellar, and the animation was fluent and very frenetic at times. Chris Miller and Phil Lord did a very good job incorporating themes of individuality and group mentality, but I just thought that by the end any gender of any age should be able to enjoy this. 10/10. Warner Bros. may have just found their "Toy Story".