The Lego Movie

Yeah, they made one of those.

And it's cool.

The Lego Movie stars Emmet (Chris Pratt), a generic construction worker in Lego World. He's so generic that none of his "friends" know him. One day, after hours, he spots the mysterious Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) sniffing around for something. Emmet finds the something that the evil Lord/President Business (Will Ferrell) wants.

The something is the "Piece of Resistance" that can plug up the mysterious "Kragle." Lord President Business wants to use it to glue the Lego folks into place so that they'll be as "they should be."

Only the Master Builders, able to quickly build anything without instruction manuals, can oppose Business. And Emmet is the prophesied "the Special," the greatest Master Builder ever. Or, at least that's what they all think. But Emmet is so un-original that one might think the prophecy made a mistake. Or did it?

The incredibly silly story by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (with Dan and Kevin Hageman) is no detriment at all. Adults will have a good time laughing at the cliches thrown around and spoofed. Kids will have a good time laughing at the silliness of all the characters. And of course, there's a twist that changes the whole nature of the movie.

Lord Business's henchman, Bad Cop/Good Cop, is a real stand out. That's because the alternatively cheery/gruff villain is the last character you'd expect to be played by Liam Neeson. The passive aggressive Uni-Kitty (Alison Brie) is also a fun character.

The Lego Movie may be a toy commercial, but it's a good looking one. The CGI makes the characters so Lego-like that you'd think it was real Lego. And it was fun to see normally serious characters getting spoofed light-heartedly.

Last year, I waited all year before a great animated movie showed up (that was Frozen). This year, that great animated movie has come already. The Lego Movie wants its audience to have fun and it succeeds. Hope there's more great animated movies after this.