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The LEGO Ninjago Movie

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This article is about the movie. For the theme, see The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Theme).

The LEGO Ninjago Movie [4] is a spin-off of The LEGO Movie released in theaters on September 22, 2017[2] (USA) in 3D, 2D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and has currently grossed $97 million worldwide against its $70 million budget. The film is based on the existing LEGO theme known as Ninjago, and was decided to be developed in response to the positive reception during the release of the official trailer for The LEGO Movie.[1] Similar to the previous cinematic LEGO movies, The LEGO Ninjago Movie was created with a stop-motion style CGI.

Plot

Original Overview

Ninjas, samurais, and sensei fight side-by-side against dragons, armies of snake men, and a once-banished warlord who is now seeking to return to power.[5]

Official Plot

Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens, struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.[1]

Synopsis

Cast

Additional voices by Viola Baier, Craig Berry, Noël Brydebell, Fiona Cyprienne, Graham Elkins, Johnathan Elkins, Serena Elkins, Ryan Folsey, Maryann Garger, Mark Gillins, Jesse Goldsmith, Chris McKay, Matt McMillan, Yoriaki Mochizuki, Samantha Nisenboim, Madeleine Purdy, Magali Rigaudias, Carmen Perez-Marsa Roca, Jennifer Stellema, John Venzon, Natalie Wetzig, Tom Wheeler, Lauren White, and Jialing Danni Zhang.

Development

The movie was first announced to be in development June 27, 2013; in response to the positive reception from The LEGO Movie's Official Trailer. The development for a Ninjago movie was announced alongside the development of The LEGO Movie Sequel; and it was eventually decided bers of Spinjitzu, the film was described to be set in a new universe that diverges from the show. [1]

The film was later announced to be delayed one year to 2017.

Filming

In order to give the film a more believable father-son atmosphere, Dave Franco and Justin Theroux recorded most of their lines where their characters interact with each other together in a single Recording studio. During the process, Franco openly admitted he found himself uncontrollably crying while recording some of his lines. Franco stated "I found myself getting caught up in the moment and basically crying harder than I have in any live-action movie I’ve ever been in"

Animation

Similar to The LEGO Movie and The LEGO Batman Movie, the film uses CGI animated bricks made to mimic "brickfilms", or LEGO stop motion videos. However, a stark contrast between The LEGO Ninjago Movie and the previous theatrical LEGO movies is the non-brick environments that are used.

Reception

Box Office

As of October 15, 2017, The Lego Ninjago Movie has grossed $51.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $45.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $97 million.

In North America, the film was released alongside Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Friend Request. Various tracking services had the film projected to gross anywhere from $27–44 million from 4,047 theaters in its opening weekend. However, after making $5.8 million on its first day, weekend projections were lowered to $21 million. It ended up debuting to $21.2 million, finishing third at the box office and ranking as the lowest opening of the Lego franchise by over 50%.

Critical Response

The Lego Ninjago Movie received mixed reviews from critics. On review website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 53% based on 109 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despite ample charm and a few solid gags, The Lego Ninjago Movie suggests this franchise's formula isn't clicking like it used to." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. iMDB rated the movie 6.1/10, while IGN gave it a 7.5/10. 86% of Google users liked the film.

Trivia/Goofs/Easter Eggs

Notes

  • The LEGO Ninjago Movie is the first theatrical film to be based on an original LEGO property.
  • The ninja seem to have different hairpieces than in the TV series and the LEGO sets.
  • Before the movie Storks, there was a short called "The Master".
    • "The Master" involves Sensei Wu fighting against Chicken.
  • This is the second LEGO theatrical film to be composed by Mark Mothersbaugh after The LEGO Movie.

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See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "LEGO's Ninjago Coming to the Big Screen" at ComingSoon.net
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "LEGO Ninjago Film Gets a Release Date" at IGN.com
  3. ↑ Mark Mothersbaugh to Score 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie'
  4. ↑ a-conversation-with-lego-ninjago-writers-dan-and-kevin-hageman-about-the-past-present-and-future-92644
  5. ↑ http://www.blu-ray.com/Ninjago/334578/

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