Movie Review - The LEGO Batman Movie

Oh Batman. We know you too well. But as anyone would know, a successful film like The LEGO Movie is guaranteed to bring in sequels and spin-offs which may not quite be as powerful as that film was with its message, but could still be great films none the less. So here we are with the second film from the LEGO Cinematic Universe (I know its not got an official name yet so that's what I'm going with for now) and one featuring everyone's favourite Dark Knight that will no doubt be a love letter to Batman fans and could very well be the only good DC film we get this year, given the track record of DCEU films that have come out so far. And let's face it, while DC will and always will be very different to Marvel, its nice to have a change of pace here and there. So let's get those costumes on, grab those gadgets and get the Bat vehicles prepped and ready as we dive into this film, brick by brick:

The film begins with some humorous narration from Batman (reprised by Will Arnett) as we see The Joker (voiced by Zach Galifanakis, otherwise known as the beardy guy from The Hangover films) lead a group of almost every known Batman villain from the well known to the not so well known and obscure, in a hostile takeover of Gotham with plans to blow it to oblivion (or rather have it sent into the void Emmett went into in The LEGO Movie). But as always, Batman stops him, says that they have nothing special, visits the orphanage and attends a retirement party for Jim Gordon (voiced by Hector Elizondo) where he unexpectedly adopts the orphan Dick Grayson (voiced by Micheal Cera, aka Scott Pilgrim) and meets the new commissioner, Barbara Gordon (voiced by Rosario Dawson from all the Marvel shows on Netflix) and following the Joker's surrender, goes on a journey to learn the importance of being part of a family, unaware of the Joker's true intentions.

Much like with The LEGO Movie, this film has jokes every minute, plenty of action packed scenes and even has some non Batman things like the assortment of weapons, costumes, vechiles and what have you in the Batcave. As well as mentions of the void and master building. There is something else that's also non-Batman in this, but I won't spoil it for you. So yeah its a great film that serves as a love letter to Batman fans and LEGO fans alike while making references to other Batman apperances and like its predessor, having a heartwarming message and ending, but this time being all about the importance of family. 9/10

Now as you may remember when I did my review of The LEGO Movie, I also reviewed various sets and books that I bought prior to watching the film and for The LEGO Batman Movie, I might check them out, but I make no promises.