CreativePlay.co.za is an exclusively LEGO® online store based in the Western Cape, South Africa. We sell a wide variety of LEGO® sets from the following current categories: LEGO® Bricks More, LEGO® Juniors, DC Super Hero Girls, LEGO® Disney, LEGO® Elves, LEGO® Friends, LEGO® Creator, LEGO® Creator Expert, LEGO® IDEAS, LEGO® MINDSTORMS, LEGO® Mixels, LEGO® Power Functions, LEGO® Technic, LEGO® BIONICLES, LEGO® City, LEGO® Collectable Minifigures, LEGO® Legends of Chima, LEGO® Minecraft, LEGO® Nexo Knights, LEGO® Ninjago, LEGO® Speed Champions, LEGO® Star Wars TM, LEGO® Super Heroes, LEGO® The Angry Birds Movie, LEGO® The Simpsons, The LEGO® Batman Movie, DUPLO, and more. We ship throughout South Africa. CreativePlay.co.za is an online retail shop based in the Western Cape, South Africa. We sell a wide variety of LEGO® sets from the following current categories: LEGO® Bricks and More, LEGO® DUPLO® Creative Play, LEGO® DUPLO® Toddlers, LEGO® Juniors, LEGO® Disney ™, LEGO® Friends, LEGO® Girls Bricks More, LEGO® Architecture, LEGO® Creator, LEGO® Cuusoo, LEGO® MINDSTORMS, LEGO® Mixels, LEGO® Power Functions, LEGO® Technic, LEGO® Castle, LEGO® City, LEGO® Collectable Minifigures, LEGO® Galaxy Squad, LEGO® Legends of Chima
Why stop at Tolkien when you can go full-on elf, right? The only problem with this new LEGO Elves line is that it’s an offshoot of the LEGO Friends line, which are the pink-boxed sets that never seem to make it into the same aisle at department stores as LEGO Creator, LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Chima and the rest of the standard sets. These are LEGO sets marketed towards girls. Now I have no problem with tossing a little pink on a box in order to trick parents into purchasing a toy that’s traditionally thought of as a boy thing for their girl things. LEGO is a toy for everyone with an imagination, and if it takes trickery to get it into the hands of some of those imaginations, then so be it. What I do have a problem with is this: These are not LEGO minifigures. These are tiny dolls that are keeping my bustling elven kingdom from merging with my modern LEGO city. Poor tiny Chris Pratt (one of three tiny official LEGO Chris Pratts, along with Star Lord and Raptor Biker Bro).
He knows this is not right. What’s with the waists? The slightly defined breasts? Who are these mutants, and what have they done with his squat little friends? I’ve bought each set in the LEGO Elves line, from the $14.99 Adventure Hollow to the $49.99 Elves’ Treetop Hideaway, and I’ve been impressed with nearly every aspect of each, save the one. The colors are vibrant and spectacular. The designs are imaginative and exotic while affecting a uniform atmosphere. My personal favorite—the set that started me on the path to comprehensive elf ownership—is Naida’s Epic Adventure Ship. I love the purple and light blue, and the gold accents make the whole thing pop. The build was quite fun, coming together quickly and quite nicely. The cloth sail is an excellent touch. I just can’t stand Naida. Sometimes, when no one is looking, I like to pose Transformers looming over her threateningly. Obviously I enjoy the LEGO Elves set. Hell, I spent $10 on the cardboard mat LEGO sells for display purposes.
All I really want is an easy way to exchange these twisted tiny plastic dolls into a more appealing form. I could go the custom route, but it would be lovely if each LEGO Elves set—or each LEGO Friends set (especially the Disney ones)—came with a mail-in card to purchase traditional minifig versions of the characters. That way we can all hang out together and be buddies. or follow him on Twitter at @bunnyspatialA kids’ movie manages to convince people of all ages who have been around the block a few times that creativity and courage still matter. As a parent, it’s easy to be cynical about a film based on a toy. Will you be bombarded with a 90-minute infomercial that by the end of the sell will cost you more than the price of the movie ticket? Fortunately, The Lego Movie has enough wit and wisdom to send a recession-age message to families on the importance of thinking through problems with creativity. The film begins with a dastardly villain, Lord Business (Will Ferrell), who has stolen the mystical “Kragle” from sage Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman).
In the battle to protect the artifact, Vitruvius loses his sight but doesn’t go down lightly. He curses Lord Business with a prophecy of a master builder who will find the “piece of resistance” and save the world from the evils of the “Kragle.” Years later, we meet loner Emmet (Chris Pratt), a nondescript Lego construction guy who needs to follow step-by-step instructions just to get through his day: “Always return a compliment. Always root for the local sports team ” The government of Emmet’s hometown of Bricksburg is run by President Business, aka Lord Business channeling a Donald Trump ’do. Business has the whole town of Bricksburg under his control and distracts them with a catchy pop tune titled Everything Is Awesome, high-priced lattes and a reality TV show called Where’s My Pants? Emmet stumbles upon the famed “piece of resistance” while literally falling for hip chick WyldStyle (Elizabeth Banks), a ninja-like master builder who had been searching for the piece.
She mistakenly thinks Emmet is “The Special” — the one chosen to save the world. Meanwhile, Business is planning a total takeover of the townsfolk by unleashing the Kragle, a wadded up Krazy Glue, to stick everyone in place. He tests this out on his maniacal henchman Good Cop/Bad Cop (Liam Neeson) by forcing the Bad Cop to squirt his own parents into a sticky state of being. Simple-minded Emmet, with the help of a hodgepodge of master builders, from Batman (Will Arnett) to a 1980s astronaut guy, set off to rid the world of Kragle. The vivid computer animation mimics the look and feel of the beloved Lego blocks. During Emmet’s quest we wander through some familiar playsets — the Wild West, the Pirate Ship, the original Space Ship set. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ( Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs), who also wrote the screenplay, do a remarkable job of creating worlds and a storyline that could easily come from the imaginations of youngsters. Metalbeard the Pirate, for example, is an amalgamation of all the leftover toys pieced together.