Bornin1980something

The question is, which of the movies are more familiar to kids.

Can you confirm whether the theme is moon or Mars based?

You know, I wonder if a big part of the problem was that TLM2 didn't tie into existing Lego that much. TLM1 had the cast of characters familiar to Lego owners, including (but not limited to) the construction worker, the policeman, Batman, the obsolete but iconic spaceman, and the pirate. In Bricksberg, it had the best realised Lego city ever put the screen, grander than the one in your home, but still familiar. Even some of the tie-in sets could be merged seamlessly with your existing collection. For instance, I collected all three of the two in one fighting machines, but only ever built the civilian models to go with my town and City models. TLM2, however, was packed with utterly unfamiliar scenes, and it was clear from the first trailers that this would be the case. Bricksberg, for instance, was transformed into a 'heckish' place packed with references to a movie franchise Lego's target audience shouldn't really be watching. The outer space scenes previewed were even more unfamiliar, and overrun with 'girly' stereotypes. Nothing looked familiar. Nothing appealed to our Lego memories. Instead, it went further down the familiar irreverent animation tropes, in particular, with its overreliance on pop culture references. I quite enjoyed it, particularly on the second viewing, but still found it hard to follow. A kid in the 5 to 12 age range would find it even harder, particularly as whether the Lego world is in some way real or not is thoroughly brought into question. Still, I think my biggest disappointment was that it appealed to the cultural memories I don't have, rather than the Lego memories I do have.

I would love to see another wave, but was the movie successful enough to justify it?

Wow. Great combination of space saving, futurism, and highly original play features. I particularly like how the canopy also provides a lift and engine access. Reminds me of the Jack Stone era, but done far better. Probably the best City vehicle MOC I have ever seen. Well done.

Well, I did hope Jenny could be female, as some kids might have imagined generic figures to be, but I have long suspected that Jenny might be named for minifig originator and classic Space designer Jens Nyggard Knudsen -- a man.

I see both Jenny and Lenny are there. Do they get a bigger role the game? And does it confirm their genders?

Yes, here is the post about the stickers. Very good set, will certainly be buying it. I was surprised, however, to see it only includes one Octan logo. I mean Octan, they do a lot of things!

You know, I think I personally prefer this style. My Lego world is very minifig centric. This wave of sets won't be that good for representing the world of toys, but it would be great for my minifigs. I particularly like the RV Park. The RV itself looks passable, with ample room for upstairs accommodation (if it doesn't have any, I'll make sure to add it). The entrance barrier and the cabin front reminds me of some real lakeside resorts I visited in the 90s. It could also be a good destination for the five camping vehicles I currently own (three City, one classic town, and one MOC). I can understand the disappointment about the less accurate minifigures, but I think they will be good for character cameos and customisation in a minifig world. I wonder if the 2010 line wasn't quite as successful as hoped, making it harder to justify the cost of special moulds. If so, I'm glad they at least greenlighted the LGM and Rex. However, it might be more likely that Lego have figured out they cannot compete with the authentic toys still sold by Disney. Fact is, Lego is a very different system of play to that portrayed in Toy Story. That's why it's barely featured in that franchise, and its own tie-in movies were completely different. Still, I would love to see some living Lego in the new one. It could certainly be worse. When the first movie came out in 1995, there were no Lego sets!

Shouldn't this be in the Licenced threads?

Those are purely my conclusions from watching TLM1.

I am now building my first proper Lego space scene, with Benny's Space Squad, some small classic space items I found at an exhibition, and two crater plates, which amazingly cost me only £12 total (the plates, that is)! However, I've lately decided I like the idea of giving them some aliens to interact with. I would like friendly aliens, as my scene is definitely built around exploration rather than conflict. I have lately developed a fascination with the unique Insectoids range from 1998. In Britain, the publicity portrayed them as evil alien invaders. Elsewhere, however, they were called Zotoxians (forgive any spelling error), and said to be the protagonists of the range. My question is, can the Zotoxians in the Insectoids range be friendly aliens, or do they have to be antagonists to humans, or at least conflict based?

Bad Cop was always a Master Builder. Originally, he was a traitor to the other Master Builders, using his skills in the service of Lord Business. He was able to transform his car rapidly, and also built the Super Secret Police fleet, which was then kraguled. He was also the best fighter in the entire film, able to smash an army of his own robots.

Genuine question, what are the forum rules regarding the use of clone brand speciality parts in otherwise Lego MOCs? Can they still be placed in the Lego theme threads, or do they have to go here?

^Apparently, Sylvester Stallone once made an arm-wrestling movie which did so badly, it didn't even earn back his salary!

Well, we finally have the answer;

When does it open in Denmark?

Hey? It was released in Britain on Friday. That said, these first figures concern only the US takings. I wonder how it's doing in Denmark?

What parts of Star Trek might our Lego Movie heroes like? Here are my thoughts, based on TLM1: Emmet: The Next Generation. The one where everyone follows the rules and works as a team of buddies. Also, their ship is built like a perfect skyscraper. Wildstyle/Lucy: Deep Space 9. The first properly dark and brooding one, and she identifies with Major Kira. Metalbeard: Again, Deep Space 9. He identifies with the shape shifter, and also the hunk of junk that is the station! Lord Business: Also a niner, but he thinks the Ferengi are the heroes! Batman: Used to be a niner, but now its Discovery, and only Discovery. Only Discovery has black alert. Bad Cop: The original series, particularly the moments when Spock and McCoy give Kirk conflicting advice; Bad Cop usually sides with Spock, Good Cop nearly always sides with McCoy. Vitruvius: Enterprise. He likes to see things built from the ground up. No one ever broke it to him that Enterprise came later than most of the shows. Benny: Voyager, despite its 1995 release date. It has the best spaceships, and also the best pilot, who has achieved infinite velocity! He also likes The Motion Picture (1979), as it reminds him of his era. Unikitty: The Orville.

^If it is inspired by Apollo, why is it called mars mission?

In the UK, I've found the figures at WH Smith and the sewerbabies at a Lego store.

Rex's costume is actually a lot like Jack Stone.

From the earliest announcements, I thought it would be lunar themed. Mars doesn't excite me so much. I sincerely hope it is not an alien fighting theme this time; City should be about peace.

I didn't reveal all I know, but I'm sorry. Shall I edit the post?

Well, apparently but I can say that it is very much available again, and has been for over three weeks. I persuaded a friend to buy one for his daughter. Not that he needed much persuading - his daughter is called Jennifer! That said, I wonder if Jenny might be named after a man, Jens Nygaard Knudsen.