The Reel Rejects - THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (2019) REVIEW!!

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Starting point is 00:02:06 so you're just going to play them at the same time. We just watch the Lego movie Part 2. And by we, I mean Andrew Gordon and myself, Greg Alba. So we have watched Lego movie. We have watched Lego Batman movie. And now, Andrew, I've got to ask you, which one do you prefer? Lego Movie 2 or

Starting point is 00:02:28 Django Unchained That's an interesting comparison Can you decide? Are you really asking me that? Geez Lego movie at Django Unchained

Starting point is 00:02:44 Wow so you hated this movie I hated it's the worst movie ever That's where you're getting at Yes I enjoyed it I would say it was my least favorite of the three Having said that I still appreciate a lot the themes um i think i like the second half a little bit more than the first half yeah um once i understood the flow of the story was going was definitely a lot of bizarre choices but um i still enjoyed

Starting point is 00:03:09 it i like the uh the themes that they were playing with uh you know about uh maturity and you know uh how we deal with that how we deal with change like whether it comes to a relationship with our family, whether it comes to a relationship with someone that were involved with, you know, like a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Yeah, sure. You know, because that is a very big change in life. So I thought the film

Starting point is 00:03:33 did deal with that in a very mature, albeit a very interesting manner, but I still, I mean, still felt like it was very, you know, in tandem with the first film, but again, I still like the fact that it did try to do something different. Sure.

Starting point is 00:03:48 Again, felt the little bit of a certain place. but and trippy. But again, I do like this idea that we're dealing with because I think the kid's name is Finn, if I remember correctly from the first film, the little kid. You have this idea about creativity and his dad kind of like putting a halt to that

Starting point is 00:04:07 and, you know, and president business like, no, we must go with group thinking, only doing how I do things. I stand on business, which I loved that idea in the first movie. and, you know, allowing people to express their creative side and let them, you know, flow into the world and do their thing. And I love that message.

Starting point is 00:04:30 And in this film, you know, I just, again, I really appreciated the emotional maturity that we get on, you know, how we deal with things. And I thought it was interesting, too, with the two Emmets. I'll get to you one sec. But I thought it was interesting, too, just dealing with the two Emmets, how, like, one, you know, you can take those two roads, you know, of having a hardened heart when, you know, you're forgotten.

Starting point is 00:04:54 And I've, honestly, I've felt in that way. It's not fun when you feel forgotten. So, you know, I do understand. Totally listen. So, but I do appreciate, too, with Emmett's character, because you could actually see that coming. And they did a good job of setting that up in the beginning with this post-apocalyptic type of world that they were setting up with,

Starting point is 00:05:15 albeit the Mad Max, you know, Dune Society. He still was that same child. Charming, innocent, lovable, Emmett, we know. And Lucy's like, hey, like, you know, if you're going to be a man, you got to change. And, like, you know, we've all seen that before, of course. And I thought that was interesting, too, like, you know, seeing what had happened to the other Emmett who had been forgotten. And, like, now he's hardened and awful. And so, but I thought that was like, but, like, this is what happens when you force change.

Starting point is 00:05:42 You can't force change. You know, it's got to just happen naturally and organically. So what do you think, Greg? Like, Django Unchained or Lego Part 2? I'd probably say Django Unchained. Okay, so we're on the same page. If I really had to think about it. So you did hate this movie too.

Starting point is 00:05:58 Yeah, I kind of hated it a lot. Oh, no. I think that it is a, it's a good movie. I do think that there's a lot that it misses the mark on in, you know, like it's a little more cerebral. And I appreciate them taking the ending twist reveal. and of part one and lacing that throughout and I feel like this is where some of the

Starting point is 00:06:26 dichotomy comes down forward with me with this experience of the film intent versus execution is where that really boils down to because where I feel like Lego movie and Lego Batman movie really excel at is while you have

Starting point is 00:06:43 really cool visuals and are really funny which is what this movie does it has the great visuals and it's funny at the same time when you look back on those not like you're looking for the most character-driven narrative they're character-driven at the same time you're you're invested in their journey as as like the humans or whatever as the lego beings and you're their stakes involved and there's clear like trajectory you want to learn lessons like i think it's why a lego batman movie like hits so strong and lego movie part one as well it's like the interactions, the dynamics of

Starting point is 00:07:17 watching how things form. First one, Emmett needs to prove himself and everyone looks down on him, are you really the chosen? And he has to rise to the occasion. And then, like a Batman movie, he pushes people away and he learns the importance of family. And in this one, I think because of their

Starting point is 00:07:33 little bit more of awareness approach of the human world, it was kind of messing with some mechanics and rules that I thought could get like a little bit confusing at times, just be like they make it clear that it's all just the imagination but there were times where I was like wait a minute is this like the Legos are real or it's just the imagination these kids and and then telling

Starting point is 00:07:56 the like analogy story of a brother and his sister knocking along that the thing is though is that there was so much attention kind of brought to that throughout this whole movie as a plot thing but I don't I don't feel like anyone is invested emotionally in the brother and sister when it seems like there's so much of the movies about that you know and i think when you're i think the the key to it was kind of making it because your mind sort kind of gets caught up in like what's going on in the real world more than what's going on in the lego world and i think uh the for a movie that's actually deals a lot about like perception I wish the focus of it was primarily just only like it is predominantly in the Lego world

Starting point is 00:08:48 but it's very clear that they're kind of like trying to put clues together the entire time because they keep cutting back to the human world a lot and I I think that choice actually hindered some of the experience here because I'm like what exactly is Emmett's journey it's not as like much of a connective it's you definitely don't connect to it anywhere near as much because that story of him being like being told by wild style to mature a little bit more. I'm like, okay, it's kind of like a weak goal for a character arc to go through. So, yeah, I agree with you. And the second half, when things start getting a little bit more weird and committed to that,

Starting point is 00:09:24 and you start getting reveals about who Rex, is it Rex float? Rex, when you get. Bad Emmett. Who Rex really is. I love the reveal that no one's, being brainwashed at all or manipulated they really are just happy and and i think that's a really interesting commentary of people who like choose to be happy and then how you can be so negative and cynical that you can be like that there's something wrong with you you know um and so i like i like

Starting point is 00:09:56 that approach a lot of the things and kind of like the even though i think this movie's a little too long i think in the last like 20 to 30 minutes is when this movie is actually at its strongest and it's most focused as opposed to just like, yeah, we got weird shit going on and we got some we got some gags and there's a lot of awareness

Starting point is 00:10:13 of the human world but I definitely wasn't really finding myself like connect because like Rex is just kind of like a funny guy and then he's not like a real character until later.

Starting point is 00:10:25 Right. You know, much later in the story like towards the end when he's revealed that he's the antaggingness so to speak. Yeah. Reject Nation.

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Starting point is 00:12:54 no no they don't make you in Lego Batman you never do it there's never a real world but um in the Lego movie it's really more towards the end And then you find out, oh, my God, this is really an emotional core of the story that it's a father and son bonding story. How cute. And then with this, like, again, I think the cleverness, really quick start to interrupt. The cleverness of that is that that one is tied in. So, like, Emmett represents the boy. Yes. And Lord Business represents the dad.

Starting point is 00:13:21 And you don't really have that in this movie of how these characters are a super strong reflection of what the, brother and sister are you know right right i mean you got the worlds colliding because she wants to you know have the playful banter and wants to build legos with her brother and uh we you know have a have a fun brother sister bond together because you're talking about world building and plot but not like character uh direct right right uh tethering no i would agree with that that you know going back and forth between the real world throughout the film it definitely it messed with some of the mechanics that made the first film so special. I would agree with that. I still had an, it's still a very

Starting point is 00:14:05 good film. It's still fun. Yeah, it's still fun. It's still fun, but it definitely missed some of that magic and heart of the first film for sure. And it shines a light, only because Lego movie and Lego Batman movie are like incredible. They're so damn good. Yeah, we're not saying this is shit or anything, but yeah,

Starting point is 00:14:23 it's at Greg's point. They're amazing. Whereas I think this just falls into like a fun children's movie. Whereas the first two, I'm like, those are like, cinema. Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. And I also too, I liked a lot of the, I mean, I was going to say it turned a little more into a musical, but I still, I liked a lot of the songs. I liked the song. And it was a good rendition or remix rather of everything is not awesome. Sure. I liked that a lot. I liked how they do recontextualize that. Yeah. Like,

Starting point is 00:14:50 here's a little bit more of a real reality expectation. Yes. So because it was my fault, we didn't get to trivia on Lego Batman movie. So we shall get to some trivia on this while. A comment is made about Marvel, not returning our calls. Characters from the Marvel Universe are conspicuously absent from the Lego movies due to rights issues with Disney. Characters from Star Wars Universe, also owned by Disney, appeared in the Lego movie, but not in the sequel. Actress Stephanie Beatrice Sweet Mayhem has a signature small scar on her right eyebrow, which was caused by, coincidentally enough, tripping on a piece of Lego when she was. was 10 years old. That's funny. During the Gotham City Guy's song, references are made

Starting point is 00:15:36 to every actor who has played Batman in live action movies, 1966, Christian Bale, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, and Adam West. I don't believe Robert Pattinson had been cast. I don't think it's 2019, so, yeah, so they were probably filming this in 2018, so hadn't happened yet. Due to the film's box office reception, considered disappointing by the studio's standards, Warner Brothers

Starting point is 00:16:01 chose to let their hold on the Lego brand's film rights rather, lapse. Universal Studios subsequently gained the film rights thus making this, the last Lego-based film produced by Warner Brothers. Oh. So who did Lego Ninjago?

Starting point is 00:16:21 I hear that. I don't even know if that one's like considered good. I've heard mixed things, mixed to decently good. Lego Ninjago movie Oh that was that was before this actually My bad we totally skipped over that Oh did it come before this?

Starting point is 00:16:36 2017 Oh this one is like the worst received by audiences and critics Oh okay Oh I thought I thought that came after I did too actually so Oh yeah Should we just film this right? Yeah yeah

Starting point is 00:16:50 Rex's design was partially inspired by Lego's Jackstone Jackstone Jackstone was an early 2000s line design To be hip and edgy and was widely despised by Lego enthusiasts. In fact, Lego actually uses Jackstone sets as a teaching example of what not to do when designing a new Lego product. That's funny.

Starting point is 00:17:12 Emmett's Dreamhouse is actually based on the house. Emmett crashes through when Lucy gives him the controls to the bike in the original Lego movie. We'll do two more. With 13 minutes of end credits, the film has the longest amount of end credits for a non-Disney animated film. It is also the first animated film to use that amount of end credits without post-credit scenes. Okay.

Starting point is 00:17:36 All right. Last one, Greg. They count. It's late, and I got to get this over. When the Justice League go to fight the alien invaders, someone asks where Batman is, to which Wonder Woman replies that he's off on a solo adventure, presumably the events of the Lego Batman movie. Okay. I guess so. Cool.

Starting point is 00:17:53 All right. Oh, and you called this one. All the 80s characters, 70s game. Yeah, yeah. Cool. All right, guys. We're done with the Lego movie franchise. Andrew, I'm glad we could go on this journey together.

Starting point is 00:18:05 It was fun. I enjoyed it. It was a fun time and no alcohol required. Ladies and gentlemen, where would you rank the Lego movie to? Put your thoughts in the comments below and really appreciate everyone who's been joining us. It's been a fun ride. We'll see you all next time on. Every Pixel Might. Baker, oh, hey.

Starting point is 00:18:30 If there's anyone who I feel like it's appropriate to shout out for Lego movie, too, it is Everett Pixel Might Baker. Can you guess why? Let me tell you why, ladies and gentlemen. It's because Everett Pixel Might Baker is a very optimistic guy. Oh, I just like the main Lego guy in that movie. The one that, that guy who plays Garfield. Yes. He's a really positive guy.

Starting point is 00:18:57 Emmett. And I like to think that, yeah, Emmett sounds like Everett, and that's why I was going with Everett, PixelMite, Builder. For Lego Mike. Because Master Builder, Baker, sounds like Builder. Because he's, he's a pot. And I, Everett, I'm sure is in construction. Yes, definitely. And you get, like, construction worker vibes and has probably a hot girlfriend with the Decolectic hairstyle.

Starting point is 00:19:18 He's probably got the orange vest. Yeah, there's a lot about Everett that I, that just comes to mind when I think about, like, oh, you know, you got to make these make sense. So, like, why would Pixel Mike Baker fit in? in with the Lego movie. What's the internal logic of the shout-out? And it was Everett, I'm assuming he's nice. Other than that, there's no other lead in. Nice to how we can make Pixel My Baker work in this.

Starting point is 00:19:40 So Everett shouts out to you, my friend. Kill it.

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The Reel Rejects - THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (2019) REVIEW!!

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