{"id":15445,"date":"2017-06-17T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T23:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15445"},"modified":"2017-06-17T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T00:12:10","slug":"review-legobatmanmovie-uhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/06\/review-legobatmanmovie-uhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Lego Batman Movie 4K\/BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Lego<\/em>\u00ae Batman Movie<\/em><\/strong> does have some funny moments and great scenes with inside jokes for any Batman fan out there. The downside is the plot is rather thin but the message is one that kids and adults could get something out of while the jokes do run a bit dry and the film could\u2019ve been cut down.<\/p>\n

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The Lego Batman Movie<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
\nWarner Bros. | PG \u2013 104 min. \u2013 $44.95 | June 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/17\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Chris McKay
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Bob Kane with Bill Finger (Batman created by), Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (Superman created by); Seth Grahame-Smith (story), Seth Grahame-Smith and Chris McKenna & Erik Summers and Jared Stern & John Whittington (screenplay)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, BD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec (4K): <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nCodec (BD): <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman (WILL ARNETT) wants to save the city from the Joker’s (ZACH GALIFIANAKIS) hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Maybe his superhero sidekick Robin (MICHAEL CERA) and loyal butler Alfred (RALPH FIENNES) can show him a thing or two.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>The LEGO<\/em>\u00ae franchise has picked up steam courtesy of the success of The Lego<\/em>\u00ae<\/em> Movie<\/em> and now we get The Lego<\/em><\/strong>\u00ae<\/strong> Batman Movie<\/em><\/strong> which has some humor, a lot of heart and yet at the end, I found it to be rather underwhelming with the jokes falling flat and really slow pacing. The only thing that did keep me going was a lot of the jokes that, as a Batman fan since I was a kid, did manage to elicit a chuckle or two, especially early on.<\/p>\n

Outside of the smile-inducing in-jokes, the voice talent is, as was with The Lego<\/em>\u00ae Movie<\/em>, was excellent. Will Arnett is fantastic as an over-the-top Caped Crusader; Zach Galifianakis was alright as The Joker working well opposite Arnett; Michael Cera plays Dick Grayson with wonderful naivety and innocence; and Ralph Fiennes as the paternal-figure for Bruce provided the necessary heart.<\/p>\n

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The Lego<\/em><\/strong>\u00ae<\/strong> Batman Movie<\/em><\/strong> was helmed by Chris McKay whose bulk of his career was comprised of episodes of the hilarious Robot Chicken<\/em> series before making the jump with this and, if schedule holds, will go the live action route on DC\u2019s Nightwing<\/em>. As for this one, it\u2019s certainly not bad: there are laughs to be had and the Batman in-jokes fans will love. But otherwise, the material was too thin to fill the 100-minute running time and a good 10-15 minutes could\u2019ve been edited down for a tighter, more enjoyable, flick.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slightly title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Director and Crew Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Chris McKay, Editor David Burrows and several others whose names I couldn\u2019t quite catch but worked on the technical side.<\/p>\n

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