The LEGO Batman Movie
Will Arnett voices the blocky Dark Knight once again for this follow-up to 2014's The LEGO Movie, now putting Batman in the spotlight. From the director of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel, co-voiced by Michael Cera as LEGO Robin, Rosario Dawson as LEGO Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as LEGO Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as LEGO Alfred.
There are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if Batman wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksWe tend to think most big animated family flicks are children’s films with enough stuff for grownups to enjoy. I’m convinced The LEGO Batman Movie works the other way around. By mocking damn well nearly everything in Batman’s extremely long history, the film is out on a mission to tickle adult nerd ribcages. Your kids won’t get most of the references, I’m sure, but more than half the jokes work on a pie-to-the-face silliness that it won’t matter whose face gets pied.
Those cute little yellow (mini) figures rule my world!!
What's not to love about this film, it takes the mickey out of everything batman related and more. There's so much dialogue which feels completely adlibbed. You need to watch it several times in case you missed something the first time around (I'm sure that's cunningly intentional) fast paced and brilliant
Variety
pressYour average Pixar comedy thumbs its nose at a great many things, but "The Lego Batman Movie" is a helter-skelter lampoon in the daftly exhilarating spirit of Mad magazine and the "Naked Gun" films.
Total Film
pressAn entertaining, if frenetic, vehicle for Arnett's Bale-inspired Bats that packs plenty of laughs.
Time Out
pressThe inept egomaniac is a time-honoured comedy archetype - think Jack Sparrow, Daffy Duck or Donald Trump - but thanks to razor-sharp writing this Batman is fresh and fun.
The Guardian
pressIt doesn't have the heart, the depth or the novelty of the first Lego movie, but it is relentlessly, consistently funny - which excuses everything.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressSeem intent on rewarding the general public for brand loyalty, while jumping on as many bandwagons as they can.
Los Angeles Times
pressIn its best moments, this gag-a-minute Bat-roast serves as a reminder that, in the right hands, a sharp comic scalpel can be an instrument of revelation as well as ridicule.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAlthough there is still much to enjoy here, this DC Comics-fueled Lego adventure fails to clear the creative bar so energetically raised by co-directors and writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller back in 2014.
Empire Magazine
pressA highly quotable, visual treat that's packed with in-jokes but is entertaining enough on its own terms to work for fans and non-fans alike. The best Batman film in years.
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksWe tend to think most big animated family flicks are children’s films with enough stuff for grownups to enjoy. I’m convinced The LEGO Batman Movie works the other way around. By mocking damn well nearly everything in Batman’s extremely long history, the film is out on a mission to tickle adult nerd ribcages. Your kids won’t get most of the references, I’m sure, but more than half the jokes work on a pie-to-the-face silliness that it won’t matter whose face gets pied.
Variety
pressYour average Pixar comedy thumbs its nose at a great many things, but "The Lego Batman Movie" is a helter-skelter lampoon in the daftly exhilarating spirit of Mad magazine and the "Naked Gun" films.
Total Film
pressAn entertaining, if frenetic, vehicle for Arnett's Bale-inspired Bats that packs plenty of laughs.
Time Out
pressThe inept egomaniac is a time-honoured comedy archetype - think Jack Sparrow, Daffy Duck or Donald Trump - but thanks to razor-sharp writing this Batman is fresh and fun.
The Guardian
pressIt doesn't have the heart, the depth or the novelty of the first Lego movie, but it is relentlessly, consistently funny - which excuses everything.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressSeem intent on rewarding the general public for brand loyalty, while jumping on as many bandwagons as they can.
Los Angeles Times
pressIn its best moments, this gag-a-minute Bat-roast serves as a reminder that, in the right hands, a sharp comic scalpel can be an instrument of revelation as well as ridicule.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAlthough there is still much to enjoy here, this DC Comics-fueled Lego adventure fails to clear the creative bar so energetically raised by co-directors and writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller back in 2014.
Empire Magazine
pressA highly quotable, visual treat that's packed with in-jokes but is entertaining enough on its own terms to work for fans and non-fans alike. The best Batman film in years.
Those cute little yellow (mini) figures rule my world!!
What's not to love about this film, it takes the mickey out of everything batman related and more. There's so much dialogue which feels completely adlibbed. You need to watch it several times in case you missed something the first time around (I'm sure that's cunningly intentional) fast paced and brilliant
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