[MENTION=140459]SandyB[/MENTION] am hoping to watch John Wick 2 soon, have you watched Lego Batman yet? would like your review on that
That's the 2nd one I watched today

rby
The Lego Batman Movie : (9/10)
I was blown away when the 1st
Lego Movie came out . Having played with lego bricks (or cheap chinese counterfeits

) as a kid, there was always a great fascination with the brand. But to see how they created a whole cinematic world out of lego was fascinating.
The original was an incredibly fun and entertaining film, with lots of pop culture references,
Warner Brothers holding a lot of IP surely helped. But the movie also had an emotional depth that we usually associate with
Pixar films..
The New one is a
Spinoff from the original, it takes the Most Popular character from the "Lego Movie",
Batman and bulids a whole world around it .
The Good :
1.
Will Arnett is fabulous. ! People usually point to
Kevin Conroy (Batman the animated series, DCAU & Arkham Video Games) as the
greatest portrayal of Batman ever, but Arnett sure comes close, with his hilarious yet emotional take on the brooding superhero !He by far has the
BEST BATMAN VOICE ever .
2. The movie takes ample potshots at superhero films & the Batman Mythology (why he broods so much, why batman movies are so dark), it makes fun of the ridiculousness of Batman's world (like all the countless Bat-Gadgets) , but
it rarely feels like a SPOOF JOB .. The movie actually deals with the emotions behind Batman and his relationships with his pseudo family- Alfred, Robin and Barbara in great detail. This brings surprising depth to the film.
3. Voice acting is top notch. Supporting cast like Ralph Fiennes(Alfred) and Rosario Dawson (Barbara) are great. So are the bat villians (there are many).
4. Animation is visceral ! They take it many notches above what we saw in the original film. The level of attention to detail needed to show the entire world as made out of detachable lego bricks is baffling !
IMAX viewing is recommended, if you wanna enjoy it in Full Glory !
The Bad:
1. Story doesn't have the same level of emotions as in the first , but for a movie about Batman, it's not supposed to be soap opera !
2.
Zack Galifinakis as the
Joker is a bit underwhelming. He may have had to play the joker as much lighter character owing to the target audience, but it makes him seem a bit too watered down.
Mark Hamil's Joker (again Batman the animated series, DCAU & Arkham Video Games ) is the Absolute
gold standard when it comes to the Joker Voice and mannerisms.
Thats pretty much all that's wrong with it ..
Final Verdict : (9/10)
Thouroghly enjoyable fare. A Great animated film even for more mature Batman fans to enjoy .. Warner Animation is a whole new palyer to challenge Pixar/Disney now. That is the best sign of this movies quality ...