The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

While being the fourth Lego movie, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is the first to be a direct sequel to the 2014 film. Taking place five years later, the Lego figures from the first film adopt a post-apocalyptic lifestyle so as to avoid another Duplo invasion. Due to Emmet's happy go lucky nature, the Duplos come in and take Emmet's friends and he has to travel into space to rescue them. Much like the first film and its Batman centric spinoff, this entry manages to make an engaging and fun story out of the Lego construction toys. Though Phil Lord and Christopher Miller don't return to direct, they still produced and wrote it and thus their signature fast paced comedy with numerous references to pop culture is all there. The voice acting by Chris Pratt in dual roles, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Stephanie Beatriz, and Tiffany Haddish all provide incredible and amusing voice acting. Much like before, the animation is brisk and detailed to the point that even fire and smoke is made from Lego pieces and done in a way that resembles stop motion. One thing going against The Second Part is that while it has a great story with some fun and memorable moments, it's not as powerful as the first film. Over all: 99%
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