tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post471306356069732371..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Reserved Seating: The LEGO Batman MoviePatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12138122730060176692017-02-24T12:00:21.557-06:002017-02-24T12:00:21.557-06:00That's fair. I do agree it started running ou...That's fair. I do agree it started running out of steam in the back half, basically when it pulled in a bunch of random villains from other movies. It felt a like they got cold feet about the wider appeal of their Batman love letter and tried to steal some of that LEGO Movie magic of seeing Gandalf, Superman and Shaq interact in LEGO form but it didn't quite work. I still thought it was a lot more good than bad but it definitely didn't pull this off as well as Hot Fuzz did. I can't comment as to Kingsman, since I refuse to see movies based on things written by Mark Millar.<br /><br />skocehttp://skoce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-35211612015581064662017-02-24T05:43:00.462-06:002017-02-24T05:43:00.462-06:00Thanks for this! I just want to clarify some of my...Thanks for this! I just want to clarify some of my comments: I ABSOLTELY agree that the film is commenting on Batman from a loving place, which (as a huge Batman fan sick of the grim dark interpretations) I really appreciated. I was in on every joke and really going along with it (which I why I loved the opening sequence so much). My frustration came when it started relying on generic and repetitive jokes that didn't feel like they came from as much of a real love and understanding of the character as the first sequence did. It seemed like they ran out of interesting things to say about Batman, which bummed me out. <br /><br />Take Hot Fuzz or Kingsman, two films commenting on their genre while also BEING and LOVING their genre. That's what I wanted more of in this film. Thanks for reading! <br />Rob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89880321156677755082017-02-24T00:52:19.605-06:002017-02-24T00:52:19.605-06:00Good column. I know neither of you guys is ever cy...Good column. I know neither of you guys is ever cynical just for the sake of being cynical so I can't argue with you for not liking the movie. Of course I've forgotten about 95% of the movie so I don't think I'd be able to anyway. Watch Batman & Robin twice though? I'd almost like to see you guys do it. And by almost I mean absolutely.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48803346424467516652017-02-23T21:57:26.024-06:002017-02-23T21:57:26.024-06:00I don't know that my experience with this movi...I don't know that my experience with this movie could be more completely opposite than your guys'. I'm not going to douchily try to argue every point, but there is one I want to comment on.<br /><br />I really, really don't see LEGO Batman as mocking other Batman movies and especially not in a cynical way; it is celebrating them. There is some gentle ribbing at the most exaggerated parts of each incarnation, but the joke is more about how mutable a character Batman is. This is (at least) the 10th theatrically released movie to star Batman and (at least) the fifth completely distinct version of the character in those ten movies. With the sort of meta comedy that this movie, and its predecessor, use that is perfect fodder for some good jokes.<br /><br />The only one of previous movies that LEGO Batman even pretends to actually mock is Batman '66, but again that is serving a meta-textual point, using that version of the character to show that Batman doesn't need to be dark or brooding and that fun and silly is an equally valid take. Though LEGO Batman starts out singling that version out for mockery, but by the end has successfully embraced nearly aspect of that character that subsequent versions have discarded, right down to using the Bat-shark repellent. It ends up being a apology for Batman '66, which I will admit is somewhat misguided since everyone has long since acknowledged that Adam West's Batman is great. Right?<br /><br />Skocehttp://skoce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28014187870307845282017-02-23T21:24:45.838-06:002017-02-23T21:24:45.838-06:00So so true. Keep up the great work with this colum...So so true. Keep up the great work with this column - I look forward to it every week! PS - I also really really like Titanic and sincerely hope that the Danny Nucci impressions are a reoccurring bitAndrew Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54925873083298199192017-02-23T21:13:15.804-06:002017-02-23T21:13:15.804-06:00Glad you liked it as I'm sure you're glad ...Glad you liked it as I'm sure you're glad I like La La Land. To use an analogy, sometimes a song just doesn't sound good to you but it's another person's fave. Super subjective. Thanks for commenting! Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39336295799756307682017-02-23T19:57:37.419-06:002017-02-23T19:57:37.419-06:00First, I love F This Movie and always will. Second...First, I love F This Movie and always will. Second, Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl is the worst. Hopefully that earns my some credit, because I'm about to say something as shocking as your Batman and Robin comment: I would rather watch The Lego Batman Movie two more times than 30 minutes of La La Land. I haven't just jumped on the Oscar backlash bandwagon - I saw La La Land opening night and enjoyed it, but it's reverence for old movie musicals (which I love) annoyed me then and it annoys me now. Which is precisely why I loved Lego Batman so much - it loves Batman more than anybody, but it isn't afraid to be as irreverant as possible. I think the makers of Lego Batman understand what the makers of La La Land, The Force Awakens, and the Beauty and the Beast remake don't. Sometimes the best way to explore your love of something is to make fun of it. There is so much to make fun of in the Batman universe, but we still love it. Why? This movie makes the best possible argument for Batman being ridiculous, and it's conclusion is: Batman is awesome. He's complex, and cool, and mysterious, and goofy, and scary, and so much goddamn fun. La La Land is too afraid to question why old musicals featured white casts, thin plots, and, often, songs that aren't that great. Instead it just made an old musical with all the problems that old musicals have. I totally get being worn out by Lego Batman, but, personally, I think it's something really special - a movie that isn't afraid to destroy something, because they're so confident that even with all the mockery, it's still...well Batman. And Batman is the best.Andrew Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9075910433976002422017-02-23T16:54:30.472-06:002017-02-23T16:54:30.472-06:00There was a trailer before LBM and it was the firs...There was a trailer before LBM and it was the first I'd heard of it. Animation wise, it looked like the Lego movie (and LBM) in quality, but felt tonaly different. It would make sense if it's made just for kids like you say, but it was just very surprising to see. Patrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38155383456075901402017-02-23T16:49:55.657-06:002017-02-23T16:49:55.657-06:00I love Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, even tho...I love Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, even though the song makes little sense. Mark Ahn for a rad concert song! Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7643486625771269012017-02-23T16:34:36.221-06:002017-02-23T16:34:36.221-06:00They are finally doing the Lego Ninjago movie? I ...They are finally doing the Lego Ninjago movie? I remember hearing about it a few years ago, but I had assumed it had been abandoned. <br /><br />The Ninjago TV series was pretty good. Well, my kids thought it was good, and I enjoyed the episodes that I watched with them. But something that works as a TV series aimed directly (and only) to kids, I don't how well that'll translate to the big screen.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-59035548468149139212017-02-23T07:41:32.403-06:002017-02-23T07:41:32.403-06:00Great piece guys!
I was also annoyed by the movie,...Great piece guys!<br />I was also annoyed by the movie, but I understand why some people liked it. It just felt like a joke that was being forced for 100 minutes. I found it interesting that director Chris McKay's previous work includes a number of Robot Chicken episodes. You can really feel that frantic style in the LBM. <br /><br />The only thing I found more obnoxious than The Lego Batman Movie was the trailer for The Lego Ninjago movie that played before. Was that the first time that movie was mentioned? Is it a real Lego movie or a straight to DVD thing? I'm confused despite the fact that I'll never see it. Patrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44449873168820753802017-02-23T07:37:28.999-06:002017-02-23T07:37:28.999-06:00"I have very little patience for animated act..."I have very little patience for animated action sequences."<br /><br />haha An anime fan like myself can't understand you there, but hey the world is a rainbow (to quote the great P-Broms).Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.com