Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013)

When the Joker and Lex Luthor form an alliance, Batman must team up with the Justice League in order to stop them.

Director:

Jon Burton

Writers:

Jon Burton (story), David A. Goodman (story)

Stars:

Clancy Brown, Troy Baker, Christopher Corey Smith

Cast

Cast overview:
Clancy Brown	...	Lex Luthor (voice)
Troy Baker	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman / Two-Face / Brainiac (voice)
Christopher Corey Smith	...	The Joker (voice)
Charlie Schlatter	...	Robin / Tim Drake / The Flash / Barry Allen / Additional Voices (voice)
Travis Willingham	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
Townsend Coleman	...	Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Laura Bailey	...	Poison Ivy / Harley Quinn / Wonder Woman / Additional Voices (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Bane / Penguin / Additional Voices (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	The Riddler / Additional Voices (voice)
Brian Bloom	...	Cyborg (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Green Lantern / Martian Manhunter (voice)
Katherine Von Till	...	Catwoman / Batcomputer (voice)
Erin Shanagher	...	News Reporter (voice)

Storyline

Presidential Candidate Lex Luthor teams up with the joker to destroy Batman and Superman while becoming president. Will the duo of Batman and Superman win or will they be taken down and destroyed with the rest of the justice league. Based On The Thrilling Video Game Lego Batman 2 DC super heroes.

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Plot Keywords:

lego | batman character | bruce wayne character | lex luthor character | brainiac character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA UK Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Comics, LEGO, The LEGO Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Joker's line "Where does he get those indestructible toys?" is a play on a line from the 1989 Batman movie. When Batman escapes from the Art Museum with Vicky Vale using a zipline gun, the Joker, (Jack Nicholson), turns to one of his henchmen and petulantly asks "Where does he get those wonderful toys?"

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Quotes

Superman: [hears a Muzak version of Superman theme] What's that song? Sounds familiar.
Batman: I don't listen to music.

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Connections

Version of Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015)

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Soundtracks

Superman Theme
Written by John Williams
Performed by Bratislava Symphony Orchestra

User Reviews

Batmobile lost a wheel, the Joker got away

Having never seen nor played any of the Lego movies or video games this was my first venture into their blocky incarnation of various franchises. I was fully expecting nothing but a feature-length cut-scene but was surprised at how cinematic it actually is.

Opening with Danny Elfman's brilliant Batman theme (no offense to Zimmer but Warner knows that fans prefer this version), we learn that Lex Luthor and Joker have teamed up and have gained the upper hand over Bats and Supes. If only Bats had the humility to ask the rest of the Justice League for help. Skipping back a couple of days, the story of their dire situation unfolds. It's not an original framing device, but it was better than I was expecting.

Director Jon Burton (no relation to Tim) uses many atmospheric locations that look wonderfully photo-realistic, while building as much of the world as possible with actual Lego bricks. Builders will get lots of ideas when watching this movie. Rob Westwood's score, while very entertaining, does get a little overbearing at time though. He should have let a couple of scenes speak for themselves, but it's still good enough to warrant a release on CD.

There is a fun sense of humor permeating each scene, meaning that if the vivid sets and cute action don't entertain you will still be smiling. It does suffer a little bit from the "smashing skyscrapers" cliché that is common in many comic book movies but it's not too much of a distraction.

Far better than I expected. I will certainly invest time in a sequel.