The LEGO NINJAGO Movie

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Cast & Crew

Jackie Chan

Master Wu, Mr. Liu Voice

Dave Franco

Lloyd Voice

Fred Armisen

Cole Voice

Kumail Nanjiani

Jay Voice

Michael Peña

Kai Voice

Abbi Jacobson

Nya Voice

Zach Woods

Zane Voice

David Burrows

Fuchsia Ninja Voice

Alex Kauffman

Ninja Computer Voice

Justin Theroux

Garmadon Voice

Ali Wong

General Olivia Voice

Garret Elkins

Retirement General Voice

Todd Hansen

General Omar Voice

Doug Nicholas

General Jolly Voice

Charlyne Yi

Terri IT Nerd Voice

Vanara Taing

Asimov IT Nerd Voice

Olivia Munn

Koko Voice

Laura Kightlinger

Ms. Laudita Voice

Randall Park

Chen the Cheerleader Voice

Retta

Maggie the Cheerleader Voice

Charlie Bean

Director

Paul Fisher

Director

Bob Logan

Director

Bob Logan

Screenwriter

Paul Fisher

Screenwriter

William Wheeler

Screenwriter

Tom Wheeler

Screenwriter

Jared Stern

Screenwriter

John Whittington

Screenwriter

Dan Lin

Producer

Phil Lord

Producer

Chris Miller

Producer

Chris McKay

Producer

Maryann Garger

Producer

Roy Lee

Producer

Jill Wilfert

Executive Producer

Keith Malone

Executive Producer

Simon Lucas

Executive Producer

Chris Leahy

Executive Producer

Seth Grahame-Smith

Executive Producer

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Critic Reviews for The LEGO NINJAGO Movie

Audience Reviews for The LEGO NINJAGO Movie

• Jan 02, 2019

  While it lacks the ambition of the previous Lego-adaptations and certainly dumps more wishful gags than one would hope, The Lego Ninjago Movie still makes for solid fun with its colorful cast and fluid charm. 3.45/5

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  Super Reviewer
• Jan 26, 2018

  The Lego Ninjago Movie features the exact same brand of humor that has characterized the Lego series, however, this time out of the gate, you can feel the filmmakers straining at every turn of the gate to replicate that special humor in its predecessors. What it amounts to is a frantic, mildly funny, mildly irritating mix of hectic action and the most generic plot of inner peace ever to formulate on the big screen. What was fresh, now begins to feel formulaic despite the series insistence that it is anything but. What also throws the film off, much like it did to lesser degrees in the first two Lego films, is a shoehorned emotional finale that rings false with every bit of gooey dialogue. The filmmakers want to achieve an emotional payoff, but it deeply contradicts the tone of the rest of the film and just comes off phony. The film isn't bad though, it features the cutest monster to grace the screen in a while and it is played to some comedic effect. The animation is poppy and there are some good jokes laid on by Master Wu, but overall Ninjago proves the series needs a tinkering with. Rating: 52

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  bradley j Super Reviewer
• Jan 11, 2018

  Back in 2014 we got an animated movie based on the world famous building bricks for children, Lego. Now I'm willing to admit that when I first heard about this movie I scoffed at it and brushed it aside as a mere gimmick. I'm sure many folk did the same upon hearing the news of a Lego movie. But low and behold that movie turned out to be something special and did very well. Before we all knew what had hit us Lego movies were suddenly a thing, something big, something to anticipate. Then in 2017 along came Lego Batman and once again, despite the first movies success I doubted it. I thought it was just gonna be a cheap spin-off, a tacky cash-in. Again I was wrong as Lego Batman kicked ass, although not as much ass as the original movie. And now we have the third Lego movie, the second of 2017! Should I have the same concern? Are they now pumping out too many Lego movies? What exactly is Ninjago anyway? So what the flip is Lego Ninjago? Well basically its an old Lego ninja line from the late 90's which was somewhat based around feudal Japan. This line was simply spruced up with lots of new modern elements to appeal to modern kids. These elements included things like modern/futuristic technology, vehicles, actual characters etc...whilst retaining a mystical supernatural element at the same time. This was all wrapped around a kind of [i]Power Rangers[/i]/[i]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[/i] type of vibe. A group of young crime fighters fighting evil with fantasy elements. So what's the plot all about? Well its [i]Power Rangers[/i] and...that's pretty much it. All these Lego folk live on an island apparently called Ninjago (Ninjago?). The evil Lord Garmadon constantly attacks the island because he wants to rule over it. Garmadon being a sort of supernatural samurai warrior type bloke. But Ninjago island has a counter to these attacks, an anonymous team of ninjas warriors that always mange to defeat Garmadon. This small team of ninjas is led by Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon. Everyone on Ninjago knows Lloyd is Garmadon's son and they hate him for it, but they don't know he's the leader of this special ninja defense force. So one day Garmadon successfully takes control of Ninjago which forces Lloyd to use the secret ultimate weapon that is guarded by their Master Wu (Jackie Chan). The ultimate weapon that Master Wu said specifically not to use. So Lloyd uses it and brings forth a giant live action cat. Yes that's right, the evil force in this movie is actually a part CGI, part live action cat which then proceeds to destroy Ninjago island. Now they must all work together to stop this destruction. Can you sense the family angst and woe! So firstly the cat, yep I hated that, truly. The finale in the original movie which exposes the Lego world to merely be a kids imagination was brave and I appreciated that, but I still didn't like it all that much. But this really turned me off, having an actual live action cat be the deadly force that is destroying the city. Twas like watching something outta [i]South Park[/i] or [i]Monty Python[/i]. It doesn't look tacky or anything, it just seemed like a lazy and shit idea. To top that the main (supposed) villain of Lord Garmadon is utterly pointless really. There's no point in this character at all except for some gags. There doesn't really seem to be any reason for him wanting to take over Ninjago, other than he just can. And his dastardly evil lair is a volcano island which sits virtually right next to Ninjago. Its almost like they're not even trying anymore. I think the main issue with this movie is originality and lack of it. The young team of ninjas are obviously something of a send-up on things like the [i]Power Rangers[/i]; but they're still just as corny and clearly trying to actually be them to appeal to that specific audience base. You still get all this naff stuff like their names 'ninja of ice', and having their own individual giant mechs, everything being colour-coded, and of course all the hokey martial arts tomfoolery that's just been done to death oh my God!!! There are just cliches upon cliches in here and I know its deliberate but that's not really an excuse because even that angle has been done to death. How many parodies of the same shit can you possibly do?? Of course the visuals are a treat with these Lego movies (or any animated movies these days). Part of the fun for someone of my age is seeing all the retro Lego pieces popping up. But ultimately the visuals are terrific, full of life and tiny details (I like how almost every part has the Lego stamp on it, or a part/piece code). I also have to give kudos to the imagination on display despite it all being unoriginal overall. They have both captured and ripped-off many genres very well, or however you wanna look at it. The only issue being (as with the other Lego movies), its very hard to watch action sequences because its so in your face and hectic. It just becomes a blur of colourful CGI flying about the place, kinda like the [i]Transformers[/i] movies. I mainly refer to the large mechs here. Yes there is a lot of humour in here, some of it childish naturally, some of it for folks of my age...appreciated. I admit to liking the little swipes at popular pop culture, the little parodies of other movies, the odd bit of crude toilet humour, and simply mocking genres. I liked how Garmadon explains his origins, being bitten by a snake that had in turn been bitten by a spider, hence his four arms. The team attempting to hide in the bamboo forest was a nice little giggle. And I also liked Garmadon's henchmen/women were all simply regular people but in different silly outfits eg. shark, octopus etc...Not sure why they were all ocean lifeform based but whatever. But there does come a point where you feel, like everything else, you've seen and heard it all before. There is only so much you can do before it just becomes mundane. The Lego Batman flick had a shit-tonne of movie parodies and send-ups which was cool, but you can't keep just doing that. And this is the real problem with many movies these days. The Lego movie [b]was[/b] an original concept that worked brilliantly at first, but they're milking the feck out of it and bottom line, its showing. These movies are now fast becoming a highlight reel of mini parody sketches, and nothing much else. That would be fine for freebies on You-Tube or whatever, but you can't keep doing movies like this. Bottom line all the cliches in the book were mocked, mocked good...again; but that in itself is still cliche. There's nothing new in this, time to move on.

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  Super Reviewer
• Dec 29, 2017

  Certainly not the worst film of the year, but very disappointing when stacked up against The LEGO Movie and LEGO Batman. I think this one might actually just be for kids.

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