The Lego Group is at the 2014 NYC Toy Fair, where it just gave a sneak peek of the Sea Cow ship from its new Lego Movie.Called MetalBeard's Sea Cow, the massive Lego set will release in March for $249.99. It includes captain's quarters, which has a treasure chest with gold coins and jewels, blueprints, maps, a portrait of Metal Beard, and more, as well as a boiler room, ammunition deck and crow's nest. You'll also see a chimney, two anchors, four back propellers, two side turbines, lanterns, two gold keys... No detail was left out, obviously.You can do things like take off the funnel to access the cannon and ammunition deck, open the top to access the captain’s cabin, and open the doors to the boiler room to get at things like weapons. You can also turn the exhaust to raise and lower the anchors, rotate the side turbines, and place a mini figure on the fore mast. The functionality of this thing is limitless. It's not just for looks: Lego wants you to have at it. Speaking of mini figures, the Sea Cow includes Emmet (Chris Pratt), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), and Benny (Charlie Day).
There also two brick-build characters: Metal Beard(Nick Offerman) and Unikitty (Alison Brie). With all of these characters and pieces packaged with the set, you'll be able to recreate scenes from the action movie.READ: Watch The Lego Movie's funny new trailerWe were pretty impressed with the Sea Cow, and even more amazed by the price. But if you're a Lego collector and a fan of the new movie, we doubt the expense will deter you. MetalBeard's Sea Cow is both mammoth and glorious. Anybody would be happy to play with this set for hours on end. parents can find all the advice they will need to keep their children safe online. Designed specifically for parents, the site offers a wealth of up-to-date, unbiased information and advice about how to deal with online safety. Parents can learn about the latest issues and technologies, get great tips on how to talk about online safety with their children and get the best advice on dealing with issues and taking action. Created with experts, Internet Matters provides detailed information, but also signposts to best-in-class resources from individual expert organisations.
Our goal is to ensure parents can always access the information that they need, in a format that is clear and concise.Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller made the jump to live-action with 2012’s ridiculously funny 21 Jump Street, but the duo previously made a name for themselves in the world of animation. Their feature film debut, 2009’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, is a fantastic blend of absurd humor and genuine heart, and for their 21 Jump Street follow-up Lord and Miller are heading back into animation with The Lego Movie. The film takes place in the world of Legos and boasts an impressive voice cast that includes Chris Pratt, Nick Offerman, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, and Morgan Freeman. Steve recently spoke with Offerman at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for his upcoming film Toy’s House, and the actor took a moment to talk about his voice work in The Lego Movie. He revealed that he voices a pirate character named Metalbeard, compared the film’s sensibility and universal themes to The Wizard of Oz, and said that the story’s “beautiful message” is what attracted him to the project the most.
Hit the jump for more. Offerman began by talking a bit about his character: “I believe I am playing a pirate named Metalbeard who was blown up by the bad guys and he sort of cobbled his body back together out of like random Lego piratical parts. So he’s sort of this weird malformed pirate.” Given how funny Lord and Miller’s previous work has been, Steve asked if the script for The Lego Movie is as humorous as we’re hoping for. Though Offerman admitted that the film is indeed funny, it was the pic’s heart that spoke to him the most: “It’s full of hilarity, but the thing I love the most about this script is it has a really beautiful message. As you can imagine, it’s sort of primarily aimed at kids, but it’s the kind of film that is so universal. It’s like Willy Wonka or The Wizard of Oz where I think everyone’s just gonna love it. The funny stuff is insanely funny, and if you just look at the cast you know that we’re in for a treat, but it has a really beautiful message that I find really touching and that’s what attracted me to it the most.”
Watch the portion of the interview concerning Lego below, followed by a transcript. Look for Steve’s full interview with Offerman from Sundance soon. The Lego Movie opens in theaters on February 7, 2014. Steve: I believe you’re doing a voice in The Lego Movie. Nick Offerman: That is the case, yes. You might even be playing a pirate. Offerman: I believe I am playing a pirate named Metalbeard who was blown up by the bad guys and he sort of cobbled his body back together out of like random Lego piratical parts. So he’s sort of this weird malformed pirate. I don’t know much about the movie and I know you’re not supposed to talk too much about the movie, but I assume you’ve read the script already. These filmmakers are really, really great. Was it a laugh out loud script when you first got it? Offerman: It’s full of hilarity, but the thing I love the most about this script is it has a really beautiful message. As you can imagine, it’s sort of primarily aimed at kids, but it’s the kind of film that is so universal, it’s like Willy Wonka or The Wizard of Oz where I think everyone’s just gonna love it.
The funny stuff is insanely funny, and if you just look at the cast you know that we’re in for a treat, but it has a really beautiful message that I find really touching and that’s what attracted me to it the most. For more on the LEGO movie, here’s our previous coverage. No quiet "moo moo" noises being heard regarding the 70810 MetalBeard's Sea Cow set. It's quite impressive when any set increases over 40% from MSRP ($249.99) within only 2 months of "availability" *. Currently, MISB prices are $350 on average (bricklink, amazon, ebay, brickpicker)* note: availability varied by region and retailer. While most Lego collectors and investments were buying sets such as The Tumbler, Death Star, Pet Shop and UCS X-wing in the closing months of 2015, 70810 was quietly going in and out of stock before disappearing. Not everyone was ignoring this set or quite by surprise of it's recent performance. Check-out the forum topic for this set (link below). So now that it's "retired", why the 40% jump in value in 2 months?
"Supply vs. Demand" in my opinion. It appears Lego didn't produce as many 70810s as other Exclusive sets based on reported box tape seal codes. Maybe the set lost it's initial appeal. The Lego Movie debuted 2 years ago. Many of its features become available in cheaper sets such as 70816 Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! and Emmit's 70818 Double-Decker Couch. There was also a larger version of Metalbeard available (70807 The Movie MetalBeard's Duel) The $250 cost was deemed too expensive. We may never know why this set was ignored by many at retail. One thing was certain, the majority of online 70810 reviews were positive. Regarding the long-term aspects, only time will tell if demand continues to make this set rapidly appreciate. The upcoming Lego The Movie sequel will most help as well as if Metalbeard appears in other Lego movies (Ninjago, Batman, etc...). page and the original Designer Video. Edited January 13, 2016 by jaisonline