The Lego Ninjago Movie is a 2017 American Animated Action Thriller Martian Arts Family Comedy film based on the toy line of the same name and TV Series were same name by Michael Hegner & Tommy Andreasen and is also a spinoff to The Lego Movie with same as The Lego Batman Movie. The cast of the film consists of Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn. It is the first theatrical film to be based on an original Lego property. It is the third installment of The Lego Movie franchise as well as its second spin-off, the film focuses on Lloyd Garmadon, a teenage ninja, as he attempts to accept the truth about his villainous father while a new threat emerges to endanger his homeland.
After that The Lego Batman Movie's released, the film announce in 2013 of September 17. Filming began at the Hong Kong, China in recording studio on The Denmark Based Lego. Animated Block Stop Motion and Visual Effects made for Animal Logic with cgi title experience.
The film was released in the United States on September 22, 2017 by Warner Bros. Pictures selected on IMAX, IMAX 3D, Dolby Cinema, Real D 3D and IMAX 2D. Unlike that The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie in the franchise, this film does not as well-received, it was mixed reviews from critics who praises Lego Blocks, Humor, Characters and others but criticism for its unpredictable skills and lack of pressure, as well as the Box Office Uncommention With Disappointing Failure because it grossed $123.1 million worldwide against the production budget is $70 million during it's theatrical run.
Plot[]
A young boy ventures into an old relic shop, where he meets the mysterious owner, Mr. Liu, who begins to tell the boy the legend of Ninjago. Ninjago is a city that is frequently attacked by the evil Lord Garmadon, who is the father of Lloyd Garmadon and husband of Koko. The city despises Lloyd for being Lord Garmadon's son, which puts Lloyd in emotional stress. They do not know that Lloyd is part of the secret ninja force, consisting of Lloyd and his friends Nya, Zane, Jay, Cole, Kai as well as their master named Master Wu who always stop Garmadon from taking over the city. On Lloyd's birthday, he does tell his mom about how he wishes everyone would accept him, she assures him he just needs to let everyone see the real him. At school his friends all wish him a happy birthday but a group of popular kids just chant a cheer that makes fun of Lloyd which he brushes off. Later that day, Garmadon attacks the city once again only to be defeated. He escapes and fires many of his generals for failing to help him. He then begins to form a big attack to conquer Ninjago, and decides to build a gigantic mech that is immune to weapons.
Meanwhile, Lloyd and his friends see the return of Master Wu, back from his long trip. Master Wu tells them they aren't real ninjas if they use only mechs and machines. He discusses with Lloyd that he is the green element, only to be confusing Lloyd with that topic. Master Wu tells Lloyd he must not be angry at Garmadon; he must use his mind to fight. Wu mentions an Ultimate Weapon, giving Lloyd an idea to finally defeat Garmadon once and for all, despite being forbidden to use it.
The next day Garmadon attacks the city with his giant mech. He successfully defeats Lloyd and his own mech. As Garmadon declares his rule over Ninjago, Lloyd returns with the Ultimate Weapon. He fires it, revealing it to be a laser that attracts a real-life cat named Meowthra. Meowthra starts destroying the city while trying to get the laser. Garmadon points the laser to make the cat destroy the other mechs, before Lloyd breaks it. As Garmadon celebrates his victory, Lloyd reveals that he is the green ninja, and tells Garmadon that he wishes he wasn't his father, leaving Garmadon speechless.
Lloyd meets up with his friends and Master Wu, who are all upset with him for using the weapon. Wu tells them they must use an Ultimate, Ultimate Weapon to stop Meowthra from destroying the city, which they would reach by crossing the Forest of Dangers, the Canyon of Death, and the Temple of Fragile Foundations. Garmadon overhears Wu talking about the weapon and follows close behind. He meets up with Wu and fights him, only to end up in a cage, defeated. However, Wu loses his balance and falls off a bridge into a river, telling Lloyd he must use inner peace before getting swept away.
The ninjas decide to continue on, with Garmadon leading them much to Lloyd's disappointment. They are caught by Garmadon's former generals, who want revenge. The ninjas try to fight but are easily defeated; they retreat leaving Lloyd and Garmadon behind to be caught by the generals. The generals begin to fire Lloyd and Garmadon into a volcano. However, the rest of the ninjas save the day using stealth fighting. They all work together with Garmadon to escape the angry generals by building a makeshift helicopter, and Lloyd and Garmadon bond together in the process.
They eventually crash down onto the Temple of Fragile Foundations. Garmadon reveals that it is his home, as well as Koko formerly being a ninja warrior herself. He reveals to Lloyd that he wishes he had stayed with him and his mom after deciding to conquer Ninjago, but he couldn't change so he had to stay behind. The ninjas find the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon, consisting of a set of trinkets, only to have it stolen by Garmadon who still wants to take over the city. He wants Lloyd to be his general, but Lloyd rejects his offer. Out of fury, Garmadon locks all of them in the temple as it begins to collapse. Lloyd realizes that inner peace means for them to unleash their power within, and they successfully do this, escaping from the collapsing temple. As they fall of a cliff, Wu saves them with his ship, and they head towards Ninjago.
Garmadon arrives and tries to control Meowthra with the weapons but Meowthra eats Garmadon instead. Lloyd and the crew arrive and begin fighting Garmadon's army. As Lloyd approaches Meowthra, he reveals to everyone that he is the green ninja, and realizes that green means life, which brings everything together. He comforts Meowthra and tells Garmadon he forgives him and that he's sorry. Garmadon cries tears of fire, which causes Meowthra to spit him out. After reconciling, Garmadon moves in with Lloyd and Koko, Meowthra becomes the mascot of Ninjago, and Lloyd is hailed as a hero.
As the story concludes, Mr. Liu tells the boy that he will start to train him as a ninja.
Cast[]
- Dave Franco as Lloyd Garmadon, the Green ninja, he feels out of place but feels proud to be a ninja
- Justin Theroux as Lord Garmadon, Lloyd's estranged father and sworn enemy of Ninjago City
- Michael Peña as Kai the red ninja and the element of fire, he is the tough love of the group
- Kumail Nanjiani as Jay The blue ninja and the element of Lightning, he is nervous and has a crush on Nya
- Abbi Jacobson as Nya, Kai's sister she is the grey ninja and the element of water, she is the only female ninja.
- Zach Woods as Zane the white Ninja and the element of ice he is very Robotic
- Fred Armisen as Cole, the brown ninja and the element of Earth, he is a music lover
- Jackie Chan as Master Wu and Mr. Liu
- Olivia Munn as Misako “Koko”
- Randall Park as Chen the Cheerleader
- Retta as Maggie the Cheerleader
- Constance Wu as the Mayor of Ninjago
- Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan as A News Hosting
- Chris Hardwick as Radio DJ
Production[]
On September 17, 2013, It was announced that Warner Bros. was developing an animated Ninjago film based on the Lego toy line Lego Ninjago. The Hageman brothers, who wrote the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu show and co-wrote the story of The Lego Movie, would write the adaptation. Charlie Bean was announced as director, and The Lego Movie team of Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller as producers. On June 27, 2016, the film's voice cast was announced, including Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, and Abbi Jacobson. Additional voice cast included Justin Theroux as Lord Garmadon and Olivia Munn as Koko.
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".
Jackie Chan choreographed all of Master Wu's fight scenes in live action before they were recreated in animation for the film. Chan found the experience new to him as well as interesting. “Everything the stunt team does, the ninja do also”, Chan commented.
Mark Mothersbaugh, who composed the score for The Lego Movie, returned to score The Lego Ninjago Movie. Along with the score, the album includes Master Wu's flute music, played by Greg Pattillo, and five new songs created for the movie ("Heroes", "Operation New Me", "It's Garmadon", "Found My Place", and "Dance of Doom"). The song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar appeared in the film's trailers but is not included on the score album; other pop songs in the film are likewise not included.
Release[]
The Lego Ninjago Movie premiered at the Regency Village Theater on September 16, 2017 before it was widely released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 22, 2017 in 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema, It was originally scheduled for a September 23, 2016 release. The film was released in Denmark on September 21, 2017. It was released in the Philippines on September 27, 2017.
A short film, The Master, that promoted the feature film was shown in front of screenings of Storks, which took the original September 23 release date. On February 8, 2017, the first trailer was released. The trailer was shown in front of screenings of The Lego Batman Movie. On July 22, 2017, a second trailer for the film was shown as part of San Diego Comic-Con and released on YouTube later in the day. Both trailers feature the song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift, with the second trailer also featuring "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette, "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" by Macklemore and "I Wanna Go Out" by American Authors.
The Lego Ninjago Movie was originally planned for an IMAX release, as evident in trailers (attached to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Transformers: The Last Knight), but was cancelled and then eventually, Kingsman: The Golden Circle took over the IMAX screenings.
Marketing[]
Over twenty Lego sets inspired by scenes from the film were released for the film including a set of Collectible Minifigures. A video game by TT Fusion based on the film, The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game, was released on September 22, 2017, for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Box Office[]
The Lego Ninjago Movie has grossed $59.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $63.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $123 million against a budget of $70 million.
In North America, the film was released alongside Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Friend Request. 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%.
Home media[]
The Lego Ninjago Movie was released on Digital HD on December 12, 2017, and DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and 4K Blu-ray on December 19, 2017, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Reception[]
The film received mixed reviews, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 55% based on 132 reviews and an average rating of 5.83/10. 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. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Andrew Barker of Variety wrote: "Plenty entertaining and occasionally very funny, Ninjago nonetheless displays symptoms of diminishing returns, and Lego might want to shuffle its pieces a bit before building yet another film with this same model."
Awards[]
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Gregory Jowle, Fiona Childton, Miles Green, Kim Taylor | Nominated |
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Arthur Terzis, Wei Hei, Jean-Marc Ariu, Gibson Radsavanh for "Garma Mecha Man" | Nominated | |
| Matthew Everitt, Christian So, Loic Miermont, Fiona Darwin for "Garmadon" | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Kim Taylor, Angela Ensele, Felicity Coonan, Jean Pascal leBlanc for "Ninjago City" | Nominated |
Videos[]
Trailers[]
External Links[]
- The Lego Ninjago Movie on IMDb
- The Lego Ninjago Movie at Box Office Mojo
- The Lego Ninjago Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Lego Ninjago Movie at Metacritic