February 24, 2017 | February 17, 2017 | A Cure for Wellness (2016) January 17, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie (2017) February 3, 2017 | The Space Between Us (2017) February 3, 2017 |Star Wars Episode VII’s main story is great and all, but have you heard about how dashing Resistance pilot Poe Dameron and C3PO saved rescued Admiral Ackbar from a First Order Star Destroyer? Let me tell you all about it. The prequel-based Lego Star Wars made three so-so to horrible films endearing. Lego Star Wars II gave fans a chance to revisit the original trilogy in an entertaining new way. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ core game transports us back to half a year ago, when we saw a movie we mostly liked and then spent months having fun with it. So when the Lego version pads the events of the movie and adds its trademark slapstick humor, it feels a little done.But Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t just about exploring the story of the movie.
It’s about side stories the movie didn’t get to tell, like how C3PO got his red arm, or how Max von Sydow’s Lor San Tekka got the map that started this whole mess in the first place. If the game merely tacked these expanded story adventures on as bonus content, one might be tempted to play through those alone. Fortunately for the people who spent a whole lot of time putting the game together, there are mechanics in place to keep players from reading ahead. For example, I didn’t gain access to the story mission showing Han Solo and Chewbacca hunting for Rathar beasts until after the pair run into Rey and Finn in the core game. Even then, playing the mission requires the player to collect 30 of the 250 gold bricks hidden throughout the game first. Having just started playing, I’m not quite there yet, but I did collect the 10 gold bricks required to play through Poe’s heroic seafood rescue. Watch the whole mission below. No time to watch? Here are some highlights. Poe’s clever plan to infiltrate the Star Destroyer is to hijack a First Order transport and utilize a maneuver Lego Movie fans might find familiar.
Tasked with opening Admiral Ackbar’s cell door, C3PO and BB-8 open every other cell door, which ends up being a brilliant plan. Fleeing the First Order guards, our heroes dive into the place all Star Wars heroes dive into when they find themselves in such situations. Admiral Ackbar thinks it smells delicious down there. Escaping the compactor, Poe and Ackbar find themselves in a firefight with First Order forces, showing off the game’s new cover shooting mechanic. See the trapped Wampa in the background? He doesn’t stay trapped. On the way to their escape ship, the heroes interrupt one of the First Order’s exercise sessions. The music here is lovely. Poe and friends make it into space, but they aren’t out of the woods yet. What’s a Star Wars spaceship chase without a couple asteroids? The space battle moves through the asteroid field, into one of the larger rocks and out onto its surface, where an arena battle against Tie Fighters breaks out.
Ultimately Poe must torpedo a trio of mounds on the surface, freeing the Mynocks nesting within the asteroid and escaping in the ensuing chaos. Mission accomplished, Poe, Ackbar, C3PO and BB-8 set a course for the Resistance base, where many better documented missions await. I’m about halfway through Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens as I write this, tooling about on Takodana between story missions. I know how the main story ends, so it can wait. I need those gold bricks if I’m going to find out how Han Solo and Chewie lost an entire starship crew on a hunting trip.REEL HOOLIGANS presents Pod-Shot #1: Apocalypse We are trying something new this week. We’re calling this a “Pod-Shot” until we think of something cooler. For now think of it as a shot of REEL HOOLIGANS when you need it. It’s not a full episode, just a shot…get it? But hey, at least you’ll get to SEE Tim this time…..apologies in advance. This week, because it’s summer, we’re talking about yet another Marvel movie….X-MEN APOCALYPSE.
This is where you’ll get to meet our lone guest this week, Jr. Hooligan, Owen. Plus, Tim will talk about the Memorial Day weekend box office and how it stacks up with past year’s offerings. Follow us on Twitter @ReelHooligans. Directed By: Chris McKay Starring: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Colorado Locations Basalt - Movieland 7 Connecticut Locations Hartford - Palace 17 & BTX Theater New Canaan - New Canaan Playhouse South Norwalk - Regent 8 Stamford - Majestic 6 Trumbull - Marquis 16 & BTX Theater
Westport - Royale 6 Maryland Locations Annapolis - Annapolis Mall 11 New Jersey Locations Aberdeen - Strathmore Cinema 4 Bergenfield - Bergenfield Cinema 5 Bernardsville - Bernardsville Cinema 3 Caldwell - Caldwell Cinema 4 Hoboken - Hoboken Cinemas Madison - Madison Cinema 4 Millburn - Millburn Cinemas Montclair - Bellevue Cinema 4 Ridgewood - Warner Theater South Orange - South Orange 5 Tenafly - Tenafly Cinema 4 Wayne - Wayne Preakness Cinemas New York Locations Franklin Square - Franklin Square Cinemas Great Neck - Squire Cinemas Mt. Kisco - Mt. Kisco Cinema New Hyde Park - Herricks Cinemas Port Washington - Port Washington Cinemas Saratoga Springs - Criterion Cinemas 11 & BTX Schenectady - Movieland 6 Wilton - Wilton Mall Cinemas & BTX Virginia Locations Reston - Reston Town Center 11 & BTX Theater Richmond - Movieland at Boulevard SquareLEGO Dimensions is a toys-to-life crossover video game, in the style of Disney Infinity and Skylanders, developed by LEGO and Traveller's Tales, was released on September 27, 2015.
The game is available for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Wii U. The game was announced to be in development on April 9, 2015, but was first rumored a few weeks before. When a mysterious and powerful vortex suddenly appears in various LEGO worlds, different characters from DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings and The LEGO Movie are swept away. To save their friends, Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle bravely jump into the vortex and quickly find themselves fighting to save all of LEGO humanity.LEGO Bad Cop driving the DeLorean Time Machine…why not?! The LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitsu fighting alongside Wonder Woman...yes, please! There is an ancient planet at the center of the LEGO Multiverse inhabited by an evil mastermind, Lord Vortech. Lord Vortech has vowed to be that ruler, summoning characters from a variety of LEGO worlds to help him find these building bricks of LEGO civilization. And only the combined powers of the greatest LEGO heroes can stop him.
When a mysterious and powerful vortex suddenly appears in various LEGO worlds, Robin, from the DC Comics universe, Metalbeard, from the LEGO Movie universe and Frodo, from the Lord of the Rings universe are swept away. As they journey to locations beyond their wildest imaginations in search of their friends, they soon realize that Lord Vortech is summoning villains from across different LEGO worlds to help him gain control. Our heroes must travel through space and time to rescue their friends before the vortexes destroy all of LEGO humanity. While chasing Bane down the streets of Gotham City, Robin is sucked through a dimensional rift, causing him to be pulled through. Batman follows him, only to be transported to the world of the Lord of the Rings. Batman interrupts Gandalf when fighting the Balrog, saving his life from falling down a mountain. When they reach the top, Frodo Baggins is pulled through a dimensional rift. Batman and Gandalf both give chase. We skip to Cloud Cuckoo Land, where Metalbeard is also pulled through a dimensional rift.