The Lego Movie

Tali: The Lego Movie is more than a kids movie. It is the silly, wacky, and at times touching story of Emmet, your average, work-a-day construction worker (who is a Lego piece) and his surprise journey saving Lego Land. I did not play with Lego as a kid, so for me this movie was less nostalgic than it would be for others. But, this movie just makes fun of itself so much, that the parodied nature of it makes it so much fun. OF COURSE Morgan Freeman is the prophet character, OF COURSE Chris Pratt is the loveable goof, Allison Brie as the "uni-kitty", Nick Offerman as the pirate, etc etc. The puns are so good and the graphics even better. Bring a kid or bring your significant other! 85/100.

Leo: This movie was literally made for me and I love it as I do with most well-done animation movies. One of the things I respect most about movie-making is to have an equal effect on all audiences of all ages / opinions / etc. and this was a very good example of that. The jokes were funny to everyone, some of them more because I understood everything (the fire pieces, the jumping jacks, etc) but they were more or less all ages all maturity levels fun. It did not take itself too seriously, and the twist at the end really grounded the movie and made it about something rather than just entertainment for entertainment's sake. The casting was perfect. If you haven't seen the "bloopers", you should also watch those. I know there are some people who would dismiss this movie just because its animated but that's just an insecure cop-out. If you are secure enough about your maturity (or immaturity) to enjoy animated films, you will enjoy this one. 93/100.