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An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.
(PG, 101 min.)
(TBD)
These FREE screenings are part of MOXIE FLIX, a monthly series focusing on essential films for kids to see before they turn 13. This series was made possible by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council and the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
The LEGO Movie is the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO (R) adventure. The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet (Chris Pratt) an ordinary, rules- following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. [Warner Bros]
Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks
Director(s): Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Genre(s): Animation, Action, Adventure
A thorough, spoiler-filled Parent's Guide can be found here.
"It's the smartest, funniest and most dazzlingly inventive children's movie to come along in years."
— Rafer Guzman, Newsday
"A clever, vividly imagined, consistently funny, eye-poppingly pretty and oddly profound movie ... about Legos."
— Dana Stevens, Slate
"Is this a glossy feature-length advert for toys? Nope, it's a whimsical and hilarious piece of animated nostalgia from Phil Lord and Chris Miller."
— Chris Blohm, Little White Lies
"The brightly-imagined Lego Movie is a wickedly smart and funny free-for-all, and sassy enough to shoot well-aimed darts at corporate branding."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"The Lego Movie has enough wit and wisdom to send a recession-age message to families on the importance of thinking through problems with creativity."
— Maricar Estrella, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
"State-of-the-art software has been used to make the characters look like actual plastic figurines brought to life through the magic of stop-motion animation. In other words, this is a digital movie with an analogue soul."
— Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia)
"The visuals are spectacular, the 3D technology is artfully used and the story is jam-packed with so many funny lines, it's hard to catch all the jokes that are delivered in rapid-fire succession -- constantly tweaking many popular culture icons."
— Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times
