The Lego Movie

stop hating this movie and bullying it

Our four-year-old daughter enjoyed this movie. We rented it and watched at home (3 times). If you are at all concerned about a movie's content, there's no substitute for previewing it and deciding if it's right for your child. I still haven't entirely forgiven Pixar for Toy Story 3 (or myself for allowing my six-year-old son to watch it without my vetting it first). With preschoolers, we wait for things to come out on DVD/streaming and rent at home. Movies are so much more overwhelming on a huge screen with booming surround sound. And even then, you can't always predict how they'll react. My now 13-year-old son didn't make it past the first five minutes of a home viewing of Finding Nemo until 2nd grade. I was concerned about The LEGO Movie after reading some of the other parent reviews, but I'd seen it in the theater with my then 10-year-old son and didn't remember it being upsetting at all. Prior to viewing, I told my daughter it was a movie about LEGOs. They are toys that can be put back together if they come apart. None of this is real. This worked for our daughter who typically only watches PBSKids. Our whole family really enjoyed the humor, sometimes clever, sometimes just downright silly. The animation of the LEGOs is, I have to say it, pretty awesome. It was cool to see how they animated bricks and other LEGO pieces to be an undulating ocean, running water, etc. The message at the end was a sweet one, and backed up my caveat that these characters are simply toys whose actions are limited only by our imagination.

We watched this movie when our oldest was too little to understand it and thought it was a great movie. Funny, great message, a creative view of the Lego world, and a reveal at the end which parents will enjoy. We attempted to rewatch it now that our older kids are in preschool and kindergarten (turning 3 and 5 in the next 2 months) and had to turn it off after attempting to fast forward through multiple scenes. There's a car chase scene between the main characters and the police, including lots of shooting, cars crashing, and fire. The villain wants to melt down the main character, they tell him he's going to die, and another character is erased. A bar fight includes kicking, punching, and using a bottle to hit someone. It isn't graphic since it's made with Lego pieces, but it's a lot of aggression and violence for little kids who'll replicate it in their play. We'll wait a few more years before we re-watch this movie.

I’ve read the comments and review on the movie. But, did any one stop to think what happens to a child’s mind and soul when they are so young to suddenly see the killings, decapitating, awesome gruesome deaths? THE FIGHTING! Then you wonder WHY YOUR child is fighting and hitting a sibling or a friend. In her/his mind, all they want is to act out what they see. They can NOT comprehend,at such a young age, what’s wrong or right! PLEASE don’t change the nature of inocense and kindness of your child with a movie for older kids and adults. It brought tears to see my grandson acting and saying that he wants to hit every one after watching and playing the game! He’s is FOUR! Be more responsible with what you let them see or play with

To respond to the 'consumerism/advert for product' angle, what did anyone expect? Is is a film set in a fictional universe made of Lego, which is a child's play product. It seems pretty unreasonable to pay your money to sit in a multiplex cinema with your kids and complain about this stuff. It's a really good film that will definitely shift some merch, but Lego is an excellent toy, and I'll take that over a plastic Disney Princess figure any day. Is the film a bit frantic? Yes, I think it is, and it depends on your kids- I suspect the DVD will be better for some, as the volume can be adjusted and you can take breaks if needed. My little girl adored it in the cinema and grasped a surprising amount of the plot, but she's not unsettled by load or fast-paced stuff. The film has been constructed (pun intended) to charm parents and kids, in the hope of becoming a family favourite, and it does a good job if you allow yourself to be entertained. It's total fluff and very tame when it comes to supposed 'off colour' gags, which of course will only make sense to anyone old enough to understand them. The 'violence' is there, but again, nothing 'dies', there's no blood, and the peril is interspersed with jokes and silliness to take it down a peg. Again, it's up to parents to know their kids. I think it's a shame when people impose their adult perspectives (political, social etc.) on things like this film. Kids aren't kids for long, but adults for a long while, and being an adult comes with all these concerns whether you like it or not. Talk to your kids and have a balanced view, and your kids will grow up to be balanced too, without having stupid hissy fits over every single thing that jars mildly with their world-view. Isolated things will not damage them, why not let them enjoy it and just temper with guiding principles as they grow up? Isn't that parenting? If you think your kid will like it, they probably will. And if they do...just let them!

Some deep & menacing voices, a few characters in the shadows with red eyes, intense action scenes, that sort of thing - I can see how it can be scary to some kids.

I knew it was funny when Bad Cop said darn few times Also i am just knowing this Lego film is very powerful about Emmet is the good guy who is going to save the world

This is a fantastic movie. Probably my all time favorite kids film. But it's not appropriate for very young kids. Need to be able to handle chase scenes, shooting, characters in danger, etc.