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Thread: The Lego Movie (Phil Lord, Christopher Miller)

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    The Lego Movie (Phil Lord, Christopher Miller)


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    This made me laugh a lot, made me saw "Aww" a lot, and then made me cry a little bit. This is going to be every kid under the age of 10's favorite movie.

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    I second what eternity said. Exceeded my expectations. Really good stuff.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    This might be one of my new favorite movies. I laughed, I almost cried, I was thrilled...at times it felt as if this movie was made more so for people like me who grew up playing with Lego's than it was for kids. Especially concerning many of the jokes. Will Arnett as Batman was priceless.
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    Quote Quoting MadMan (view post)
    This might be one of my new favorite movies. I laughed, I almost cried, I was thrilled...at times it felt as if this movie was made more so for people like me who grew up playing with Lego's than it was for kids. Especially concerning many of the jokes. Will Arnett as Batman was priceless.
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    Quote Quoting eternity (view post)
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    Yep, nothing but praises to add. Really phenomenal stuff. It's rare that a film produces such quality laughs with a great dramatic revelation without stooping to sentimentality. This pulled it off perfectly.

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    This is like that movie Identity except much less shitty.
    Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:

    Top Gun: Maverick - 8
    Top Gun - 7
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
    Crimes of the Future - 8
    Videodrome - 9
    Valley Girl - 8
    Summer of '42 - 7
    In the Line of Fire - 8
    Passenger 57 - 7
    Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6



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    That voice cast is so dense with comedic talent, and yet the funniest performance of the movie was Morgan Freeman.

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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    That voice cast is so dense with comedic talent, and yet the funniest performance of the movie was Morgan Freeman.
    Yeah, it feels weird to say the words, "Morgan Freeman was hilarious."
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    That voice cast is so dense with comedic talent, and yet the funniest performance of the movie was Morgan Freeman.
    Liam Neeson surprised me also in terms of how funny he was. The running joke of Bad Cop kicking chairs/stools and going from angry face to smiley face was great.
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    Quote Quoting eternity (view post)
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    It made me realize that a lot of the irreverent jokes weren't actually irreverent at all and made sense [
    ] I can't wait to watch it a second time and notice all the other foreshadowings I missed.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    You should spoiler that, E.

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    I'm confused by the question.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Sorry, I confused myself for a second. I thought number8 was referencing that [
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    That voice cast is so dense with comedic talent, and yet the funniest performance of the movie was Morgan Freeman.
    Personally, I was partial to Allison Brie as Uni-Kitty.

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    This is the film Wreck-It Ralph wishes it could be.

    Also, not enough Master Builder Milhouse.
    Sure why not?

    STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
    STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
    THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
    THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
    LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8


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    Quote Quoting Watashi (view post)
    This is the film Wreck-It Ralph wishes it could be.

    Also, not enough Master Builder Milhouse.
    Also rectifies your problems with Frozen in many of the frames of this movie.

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    Quote Quoting Pop Trash (view post)
    This is like that movie Identity except much less shitty.
    I was thinking The Matrix, except much more Lego-ey.

    I enjoyed it, but how many times are we going to see the "schlubby, boring white guy is told he's special for no reason by a mysterious woman and wise old black man, woman falls in love with him, white guy becomes savior of world, etc" narrative? It's getting real old.
    ‎The severed arm perfectly acquitted itself, because of the simplicity of its wishes and its total lack of doubt.

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    They made fun of and subverted the Chosen One narrative. I think The Matrix similarity was intentional.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Quote Quoting Milky Joe (view post)
    I enjoyed it, but how many times are we going to see the "schlubby, boring white guy is told he's special for no reason by a mysterious woman and wise old black man, woman falls in love with him, white guy becomes savior of world, etc" narrative? It's getting real old.
    What other movie are you describing here besides The Matrix?
    Sure why not?

    STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
    STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
    THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
    THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
    LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8


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    Kung Fu Panda.

    Very funny movie.
    The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer 13) - A
    Stranger by the Lake (Giraudie 12) - B
    American Hustle (Russell 13) - C+
    The Wolf of Wall Street (Scorsese 13) - C+
    Passion (De Palma 12) - B

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    Dustin Hoffman is black?
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Next thing you know, you'll want the cop to not be Irish.
    Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
    The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
    Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
    Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
    Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
    Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
    Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
    Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
    Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
    Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***

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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    They made fun of and subverted the Chosen One narrative. I think The Matrix similarity was intentional.
    how did they subvert it?
    ‎The severed arm perfectly acquitted itself, because of the simplicity of its wishes and its total lack of doubt.

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