2015 The LEGO Movie rumors and discussion

[Thelegomaster]

...did anyone else initially worry that The Lego Movie was set in a post-holocaust world where the humans were dead, the Lego came to life, and Business was collecting artifacts from a lost civilization? Glad I turned out to be wrong!

*spits out water* No... This can't be true!!

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

*spits out water* No... This can't be true!!

[parksroad]

...did anyone else initially worry that The Lego Movie was set in a post-holocaust world where the humans were dead, the Lego came to life, and Business was collecting artifacts from a lost civilization? Glad I turned out to be wrong!

Maybe it's true and maybe Will Ferrell and his son are the last people on earth and the "toy store" is really a place where they've hoarded the last of the rations and supplies they could scavenge from the wastelands!

Also, I would just like to take a moment to acknowledge ResIpsaLoquitur's awesome username.

[Artanis I]

<ham>God damn you all to hell!</ham>

[BlueberryWaffles]

Does anyone else find Uni-kitty's sad face in DDC kind of funny? Everyone else is smiling and celebrating, and she is sitting next to the guy that destroyed her home. Poor Uni-kitty.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Tolkien

[klinton]

From what I can tell, there are no underseat compartments on the double decker couch. I find that curious.

Nope. There are no compartments under the seats.

[Lyichir]

Nope. There are no compartments under the seats.

With the size of the seats, it'd really be impossible for compartments to be included without a new mold or something. They could only exist in the movie itself due to visual trickery (i.e. opening to reveal 1x1 round tiles in the space previously occupied by the cushion itself).

Edited October 3, 2014 by Lyichir

[Aanchir]

With the size of the seats, it'd really be impossible for compartments to be included without a new mold or something. They could only exist in the movie itself due to visual trickery (i.e. opening to reveal 1x1 round tiles in the space previously occupied by the cushion itself).

Yup, the same way Emmet is able to put his work clothes on over his head and shirtless torso instead of having to take his whole body apart to swap the torsos.

[Artanis I]

The only play feature that the couch has, and they couldn't modify the thickness of the seats to include it in the model. Very unTLGlike.

[klinton]

The only play feature that the couch has, and they couldn't modify the thickness of the seats to include it in the model. Very unTLGlike.

It's not really necessary. It's a couch. It doesn't really require 'play features' outside of allwing minifigs to sit on it.

The construction is also a wee bit different from the one in the film. I forget the differences (they're minor), but I remember noticing it when rewatching the movie after buying the Sea Cow.

[tafkatb]

I don't really care if it has play features either - I'll mainly be using it as a display stand of sorts for my TLM figures, and I suspect I'm far from the only one who will.

Edited October 3, 2014 by Tragic Banjo

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Yeah, listen, the Lego Movie uses a LOT of visual trickery, like Emmet's face changing from shaved to clean or Unikitty's body constantly changing shape. And there were some things that just don't exist in Lego, like horses with studs in the middle of their heads to hold a police light. I can live without the couch function on the realization that making a single new Lego mold is VERY expensive.

[Aanchir]

Yeah, listen, the Lego Movie uses a LOT of visual trickery, like Emmet's face changing from shaved to clean or Unikitty's body constantly changing shape. And there were some things that just don't exist in Lego, like horses with studs in the middle of their heads to hold a police light. I can live without the couch function on the realization that making a single new Lego mold is VERY expensive.

Technically, there is not any problem with the horse. It uses one of these in black with "Police" printed on it.

But yeah, expecting the LEGO Group to modify the thickness of the seats in order to have coolers is a bit ridiculous. For one thing, the coolers would not be hidden. Not the slightest bit. So they'd make the couch look LESS realistic from the front.

Additionally, just adding the coolers would only require making the seats thicker by one plate. Adding a hinge would make it thicker by an additional plate. In other words, you'd be nearly doubling the thickness of the top seats. Again, for the sake of a rather unimpressive play feature you'd be completely altering the couch's actual appearance.

Now, the couch isn't 100% accurate to its appearance in the film anyway. It has four pairs of studs so that minifigures can be seated securely on either the top or bottom. The back and several other structural areas are altered to make it sturdier (you can see the original here). In the movie, the supports connecting the top and bottom are connected by a single stud at each end of a 1x6 column, whereas the set uses much sturdier Technic connections. Also, oddly, it doesn't appear that the seats of the upper layer in the movie version are connected to the rest of the couch in any way — there are handles on the back cushions, but nothing clipped to them!

Another big difference in the set version is that there are four pairs of studs to allow minifigures to sit securely. Again, keeps the cushions from flipping up with a simple motion like they did in the movie, where flipping them up meant literally detaching them from the couch.

Now, if anybody thinks they can make a double-decker couch that meets ALL of the movie's specifications, by all means, I'd love to see one! Most of the pictures you should need can be found here. But from what I can tell, it ranges from impractical to impossible.

Edited October 3, 2014 by Aanchir

[Artanis I]

You guys are talking like I'm complaining that the seats don't open up, or that I want them to, or that any other AFOL would.

No.

I am surprised that TLG hasn't included what I perceived to be a VERY memorable feature in the movie, and that surely it can't have been too difficult to include. Given TLGs track record, play features very often take precedence over model accuracy. Just ask anyone in the SW forum. They also include play features (FF missiles?!) that weren't even in the source material. Just ask anyone in the LOTR/Hobbit topics. Apparently the kids love that stuff anyway.

[Clone OPatra]

But Artanis, as people and specifically Aanchir detailed, there's no way to make a couch that looks right and has that function. If you think it could be done, provide a solution, but it just seems impossible.

[klinton]

And there were some things that just don't exist in Lego, like horses with studs in the middle of their heads to hold a police light.

Honestly, I assumed they (and the hat wearing aligators) were 'kragled'. I thought that was kind of the point?

I could be wrong though.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Honestly, I assumed they (and the hat wearing aligators) were 'kragled'. I thought that was kind of the point?

I could be wrong though.

No, you could be right. I hadn't thought of that. I remember that the Master Builders couldn't destroy the Police ships because they'd been Kragled. They weren't specific on how the horses had those lights, but that's the only explanation that makes sense.

[SuperGeniusCreator]

No, you could be right. I hadn't thought of that. I remember that the Master Builders couldn't destroy the Police ships because they'd been Kragled. They weren't specific on how the horses had those lights, but that's the only explanation that makes sense.

As Aanchir said earlier:

"Technically, there is not any problem with the horse. It uses one of these in black with "Police" printed on it."

[DuckBricks]

Does anyone else find Uni-kitty's sad face in DDC kind of funny? Everyone else is smiling and celebrating, and she is sitting next to the guy that destroyed her home. Poor Uni-kitty.

Ha! Just realized that as well!

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

I could have sworn there was at least one non-hooded horse in the Old West, possibly when Bad Cop entered the saloon. Am I Remembering wrong?

I also swear that the gators had police hats on, which is another impossibility without glue.

[VintageLegoEra]

Does anyone else find Uni-kitty's sad face in DDC kind of funny? Everyone else is smiling and celebrating, and she is sitting next to the guy that destroyed her home. Poor Uni-kitty.

Hahah..good notice. True not logic

[Aanchir]

I could have sworn there was at least one non-hooded horse in the Old West, possibly when Bad Cop entered the saloon. Am I Remembering wrong?

I also swear that the gators had police hats on, which is another impossibility without glue.

Well, there are countless examples of "levitating" bricks in The LEGO Movie. If we were to discuss things like that, we'd be listing examples for a looong time.

A good example is when Batman and Wyldstyle are holding hands in the Batwing. You can clearly see in this scene that their arms are separated from their bodies (as they have to be, for any fig to cross their arm in front of their torso), with nothing holding them in place.

[pixie]

I love Batman...

[Darth Punk]

I love Batman...

Then you are in luck. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lego-batman-spinoff-movie-works-738631?mobile_redirect=false

[Amazing Bricks]

Here's a look at batman from the 2015 angry kitty set: