Honestly, when I saw my first "The LEGO Movie" trailer, I immediately considered that it was a total waste of the film it was on. It looked inane, boring and ridiculous. After seeing that film, I was hooked. It was incredibly well written which made it very funny--and it was amazingly well designed to boot. So after this this installment, I must say "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part" was uproarious as it was entertaining.
The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, "The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part", reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO invaders, General Mayhem (Stephanie Beatriz) and Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi (Tiffany Haddish) from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. The battle to defeat the invaders and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt), Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett), Unkitty/Ultrakitty (Alison Brie), Metalhead (Nick Offerman), Benny (Charlie Day) and others to faraway, unexplored worlds that test their courage and creativity.
Others to round out the cast are Maya Rudolph as Mom, Will Ferrell as President Business/Dad, Jadon Sand as Finn, Brooklynn Prince as Bianca, Channing Tatum as Superman and Jonah Hill as Green Lantern.
This was creatively and intricately directed by Mike Mitchell ("Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" '99, "Surviving Christmas" '04, "Sky High" '05, "Shrek Forever After" '10, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" '11, "The SongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" (live action sequence) '15, "Trolls" '16) plus TV and shorts. Other than a handful of live-action feature films, this filmmaker has crossed over to the animation side of feature films, and successfully I might add. As with this film, his resume is chocked full of different animated films and are well delineated as they are entertaining. Although animated films don't appear to be as difficult to direct as their live-action counterparts, they are, at least, as difficult mostly because of the massive amount of post production utilized in this and other animated films. It was co-directed by Trisha Gum who was also the animation director. It was brilliantly written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("Extreme Movie" '08, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" '09, "The LEGO Movie" '14, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" '18) plus TV and shorts, based on a story by Lord, Miller and Matthew Fogel, which is based on the LEGO Construction Blocks. Even though this film has an impressive cast, the real stars of this are these two writers. Their culture oriented humor simply makes this story not only very funny, but entertaining as well. They, being the writers for "The LEGO Movie", the same humor was evident in this also. This franchise certainly has the unlimited resources for a plethora of material in which can be extracted for yet, another fresh and funny storyline. Other than a couple of very small places of slowness in script, this story soared. And, of course, the animation by WAG (Warner Animation Group) is amazingly designed well.
This franchise has something for everyone: bright colored LEGO blocks with LEGO people for the kids and a very clever humorously written script for the adult moviegoers. And if one sees this, it has got to be seen on the large screen to take advantage of the grandiose of the production. It's even presented in a nifty IMAX or 3D format to get the full impact of this story. This is a great escape for all to see, especially living in a world that is fraught with a gazillion problems. Grab the popcorn and enjoy!
Out of 4 Stars: 3.5 Rated: PG 107mins.
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