The LEGO Movie 4K (2014) The LEGO Movie 4K Blu-ray delivers truly amazing video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray release An ordinary Lego mini-figure, thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.For more about The LEGO Movie 4K and the The LEGO Movie 4K Blu-ray release, see the The LEGO Movie 4K Blu-ray Review published by on where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Writers: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie » See full cast & crew The LEGO Movie 4K Blu-ray, Video Quality 4K According to IMDB, The LEGO Movie's live action scenes were captured digitally at 2.8K and the movie proper finished at 2K, presumably the source for this UHD Blu-ray. The LEGO Movie looks undeniably fantastic under the 2160p UHD/HDR microscope.
In a movie like this, texture is everything, and neverFrom the opening seconds forward, where all sorts of little nicks and dings on Vitruvius are apparent and fine lines, minuscule imperfections, and even fingerprints are visible on Lord Business' red headpiece, audiences know they're in for a plastic-y treat. Throughout the movie, close-ups, and even medium-distance shots, an incredible array of fine detail, not just little pits and imperfections on figures or even the more generalized texture of LEGO pieces like hair, but teeny-tiny little accents like worn paint lines, fading paint jobs, and other small blemishes that result in a lovingly assembled level of realistic texture and character to every brick. Colors are likewise very impressive. Bold primaries, such as Wyldstyle's pink and teal hair streaks, red and blue police sirens, flashy laser bolts, and all the myriad of colors in Cloud Cuckoo Land pop with regularity. But is the UHD disc an improvement over the standard 1080 Blu-ray?
Not really, not by a significant margin and barely by most any otherMuch like San Andreas, differences are minimal, and there's not a clear path to definitively saying that one looks better than the other. The most obvious differences seem to fall more in the "personal preference" category than they do mostOn that objective front, there's no mistaking that, generally speaking, detail is a little more refined on the UHD. see a bottom layer of paint seeping through a thinning top layer, such as the blue undershirt Emmet wears below the "safety orange" vest. Ditto various thinning spots onVery fine imperfections gain a hair more definition with the added 2160p horsepower. Shadow details are improved, and as a result some darker corners around a frame appear to enjoy a little more depth and definition. On the other hand, some of the more pervasively dark a touch too dark, resulting in an apparent loss, albeit a very slight loss, of detail. Look at the back of Batman's cape at the 56:37 mark, and a few of
UHD seems to overwhelm some of them while there's a little more breathing room with the more brightly contrasted Blu-ray. Likewise, the UHD pushes the yellow "body" pieces, like heads, a very slight, but noticeable, orange. The Blu-ray disc is much brighter, more cheery, maybe a little less refined. One can get the Blu-ray looking very close to the UHD simply by toying with, primarily, the TV's contrast level but also, to a more refined extent, the color and black adjustments. The same cannot be said of the other direction, at least not with contrast already maxed out under the default HDRThere's nothing wrong with the UHD -- it looks tremendous -- but so too does the Blu-ray, which, in some cases, benefits from more vibrance. There's just not a clear-cut winner in the head-to-head for this title, and the score reflects the UHD's inability to really stand head-and-shoulders above the Blu-ray. In a vacuum, however, it's a 5.0, easy. Just watching one or the other straight through without
comparing wouldn't lead one to think there was anything wrong either one of them. The LEGO Movie 4K Blu-ray, Audio Quality Warner's UHD Blu-ray release of The LEGO Movie unfortunately does not contain a Dolby Atmos or DTS:X soundtrack. It instead retains the release's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. For a full review, please see Kenneth Brown's writing here.With the release of The LEGO Movie on DVD and Blu-ray this week, we’re taking a look behind the scenes of the movie with the cast and crew. mentators: Chris Miller (co-director), Phil Lord (co-director), Allison Brie (actor), Chris Pratt (actor), Will Arnett (actor), Charlie Day (actor), Elizabeth Banks (actor)1. The design of President Business incorporated elements from a typical businessman, like coffee cup horns that shoot flames. His cape is also shaped like a red neck tie, and the base of his helmet is the knot of the tie.2. The “8 1/2 Years Later” title card is meant to represent Finn (Jadon Sand), the child playing with the toys, who is 8 1/2 years old.
Something not totally clear until the reveal at the end.3. There is a poster on Emmet’s wall for a movie called Macho and the Nerd. This is, no kidding, the Russian title for 21 Jump Street.4. With very few exceptions (including some custom head pieces and a few characters like Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare), every LEGO seen in the movie is a real piece. Creative uses of some real LEGO bricks include ice cream scoops for water bubbles, Emmet’s shower cap from the surgeon character and white clown wigs for some of the dust kicked up during the chase from the Old West.5. Most of the LEGOs seen in the animated parts of the film are built in the computer. A few exceptions include some titles cards (including the “5 Hours Later” card), some backgrounds (including the city behind Emmet when he first sees Wyldstyle), and the fully stop-motion animated end credits.6. Miller and Lord wanted Liam Neeson to do the lines for Good Cop and Bad Cop in different sessions, but Neeson insisted on switching between them, making his performance even more impressive (and manic).7.
Emmet’s “friends” at the construction site as well as some of the Master Builders, are cameo voices of actors Miller and Lord had worked with before, including David Franco (Wally), Jake Johnson (Barry), Will Forte (Abraham Lincoln), Channing Tatum (Superman), and Jonah Hill (Green Lantern).8. Bad Cop’s line “Darn! Darny darn!” was improvised by Liam Neeson.9. The face of a LEGO character can, in fact, be erased with nail polish remover, but “it takes a lot of rubbing to get rid of it,” says Miller.10. Mark Mothersbaugh tracked down Alessandro Alessandroni, who provided the whistling for Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti western soundtracks, to provide the whistling heard in the music of Old West land.11. Animals from the real vintage LEGO toy line Fabuland can be seen on the walls of the saloon in the Old West.12. Vitruvius is named after an ancient Greek architect. His outfit includes a tie die shirt, jeans, an open bathrobe, a rubber band around his head, and a partially-eaten sucker for a staff.
Meant to be a “Sedona hippie,” he was also given a pair of crocs, which are painted on his feet (though do not appear on the real Vitruvius Lego toy).13. After the heroes’ stagecoach crashes into the train, a pig can be seen falling to the ground and exploding into a bunch of sausages.14. In one draft of the screenplay, Metal Beard was Wyldstyle’s boyfriend, but Miller and Lord changed it to Batman because they felt that was even more insurmountable for Emmet.15. Aside from Vitruvius’s death, the only non-robot that is killed in the movie is a Tiki Guy who gets squished during the assault on Cloud Cuckooland.16. While there are guns throughout the movie, none of them fire bullets (even in the Old West). Instead, they shoot laser bolts, which are made from LEGO lightsaber blades.17. Vitruvius’s line “Ah, we gotta write all that down ’cause I’m not gonna remember any of it, but here we go,” is actually an outtake of Morgan Freeman getting frustrated with changes being made to his lines.18.
There was a shot in which Scuba Cops are shirking their searching duties and making out with mermaids, but after test screenings, it was cut because it was considered too racy for a kids movie.19. The seam in Emmet’s hair was designed before the actual toy was made, and when the toy went through production, it ended up not having a seam on the hair. The shots of Emmet in the real world are mostly shot with a physical toy, but a few shots also use the CGI model, which can be identified by the seam.20. The screens behind Emmet during his final confrontation with Lord Business are Brick Movies made by fans for a contest. These are included on the DVD and Blu-ray.21. The expression on Lord Business’s face when he finally sees things Emmet’s way is based on the Grinch’s expression when his heart grows three sizes.22. Different versions of the script included Unikitty getting together with Batman at the end, as well as her getting together with Metal Beard at the end.23. The voice of the sister is Chris Miller’s son Graham when he was 3, recorded on Miller’s iPhone.24.
Easter eggs included in the end credits include a Oscar statuette and a Catwoman helmet on animation director Chris McKay’s credit because he’s a big fan of Catwoman; and an owl in production designer Grant Freckelton’s credit because he was the production designer for Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole.While it’s fun to sit through a commentary with a large group of people (because it makes us nobodies out here in flyover country feel like we’re laughing together with Will Arnett and Charlie Day), these recordings can be frustrating. In general, actors don’t have as much quality behind-the-scenes information to dole out, and they also have seen the film fewer times than directors so they’re more likely to get distracted and watch the movie rather than simply talk about it. Actor commentaries also tend to be a breeding ground for sarcasm and fake stories that are good for a chuckle but kind of defeat the purpose of the commentary function. (I know I’m starting to sound like grumpy old Lord Business here.