Disc Reviews

The LEGO Movie Blu-ray review

13th Jul 2014

Finally! It’s here on Blu-ray and we get to freeze frame throughout to explore all of the background glory that is in The LEGO Movie! Yes the smash hit of the spring is out to buy and it looks glorious in hi-def blu-ray.

Emmett is literally a nobody in who is anyone in the LEGO world. His happy, jolly conformist life is interrupted when he quite by accident happens upon a magic rock. One that turns his life upside down and finds him fleeing from the government and the armed forces – with the aid of a matrix-esque stunt prone girl with a plastic Emo haircut – and,er, Batman.

Yes of course anyone who knows LEGO will know that over the years they have acquired quite a few different movie related sets. Here, we get access to the DC world in particular – (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Superman…) – but keep your eyes peeled for others as you are taken on a thrilling journey through different worlds, all populated and built in LEGO.

As we mentioned before it really is worth using the freeze frame on the home entertainment edition as there is so much going on. The cirtyscapes, caves, buildings, the vehicles – all built using existing LEGO model pieces. The attention to detail in the sets, the walls, skies, water, even effects such as explosions are all brick related. It truly is an impressive feat.

Thankfully the story holds together as well. True the film “deliberately” features the most annoying song written – and you are forced to listen to it time and time again. But thankfully a joke is made out of it. But then again why do we have to hear it again at the end credits – especially when there is a truly terrific music score to come with it as well.

That aside The LEGO Movie is an “Awesome” experience.

There are some extras that give some background to the making of the film. It is very surface level – a few designs animatics here, a narrated 10 minute behind the scenes by the main character himself tells you that this is a batch of extras aimed mainly at young audiences. Adult fans might feel a little let down by the lack of an actual serious behind the scenes documentary. There is a film-maker commentary as well though where they can find extra value.

There is also a collection of LEGO shorts submitted for the film, and a very hilarious garage/underground rough Batman video for his own song from the film that is a highlight.