If you’ve played the LEGO Batman games, you’ve probably enjoyed the hell out of them. They’re a great mix of DC in-jokes, actual jokes, and lighthearted storytelling.
And now they’re headed to… well, disc. But this movie should really be in theaters.
Seriously, who wouldn’t pay $10 to see this?
Also, if that’s not Mark Hamill, that is one talented Mark Hamill impersonator.
One of the things I like about this is that it’s essentially a nod to the Silver Age personalities and styles of the characters. Superman is cheerful, Batman is grumpy, and the two do not necessarily play together well. I missed that more than I realized.
The LEGO franchise in general does handle other people’s intellectual property fairly well. There hasn’t been a LEGO game that has been out and out bad, and they often anticipate exactly what people are going to do. For example, in LEGO Star Wars, it’s not only easy and fun to break Jar-Jar apart, you can do it for hours and there’s no penalty.
If this movie is good, and honestly it looks really funny, it should kick off a whole string of these things. I’m a little surprised a Star Wars one isn’t already in the works, actually; maybe George is holding out for more money.
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That definitely ain’t Mark Hamill and I’m pretty sure they already made a Lego Star Wars movie.
There’s going to have be some original content that’s not in the games that will be in the final cut of the movie, right? RIGHT?! God, I hope so. Otherwise there’s not much justification for seeing it after playing the game.
Lego’s pretty damn good at telling fun and funny stories.
Did you guys not play the Batman games you refer to in the article? It’s the cut scenes with some text cards thrown in.
There is a Lego Star Wars movie on Blu Ray. Even George Lucas is in it. It’s fairly enjoyable. Now that the Lego Superheroes talk a movie will definitely rock.
“Seriously, who wouldn’t pay $10 to see this?”
anyone who paid $50 to get the game and has already seen it?
I also wouldn’t even say that was a Mark Hamill impersonation. Just a different take on the Joker all around. That definitely is Clancy Brown as Luthor, however.
I would love to see LEGO tackle a Fantastic Four film like that.
Sooo Alex Cross gets a theatrical release and this awesome thing goes to DVD.
This planet sucks.