The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

Shunned by everyone for being the son of an evil warlord, a teenager seeks to defeat him with the help of his fellow ninjas.

Directors:

Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher

Writers:

Bob Logan (screenplay by), Paul Fisher (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Fred Armisen

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
Dave Franco	...	Lloyd (voice)
Fred Armisen	...	Cole (voice)
Kumail Nanjiani	...	Jay (voice)
Michael Peña	...	Kai (voice)
Abbi Jacobson	...	Nya (voice)
Zach Woods	...	Zane (voice)
David Burrows	...	Fuchsia Ninja (voice)
Alex Kauffman	...	Ninja Computer (voice)
Justin Theroux	...	Garmadon (voice)
Ali Wong	...	General Olivia (voice)
Garret Elkins	...	Retirement General (voice)
Todd Hansen	...	General Omar (voice)
Doug Nicholas	...	General Jolly (voice)
Charlyne Yi	...	Terri IT Nerd (voice)

Storyline

Six young ninjas Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane and Nya are tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they're gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they're ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

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Plot Keywords:

cartoon network | action heroine | teenage superhero | training | action hero | 

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Taglines:

Find Your Inner Piece

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lego Ninjago: La película

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,433,071, 24 September 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$59,281,555, 30 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

LEGO System A/S, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Olivia Munn is only five years older than Dave Franco, who voiced her on-screen son.

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Quotes

Garmadon: [to Sensei Wu] Now I'm gonna fight you!

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the credits we have an animated sequence of Garmadon teaching everyone the "DANCE OF DOOM."

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 29 September 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Power
Written by Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti (as John Garrett III) and Antoinette Colandreo
Performed by Snap (as Snap!)
Courtesy of BMG Rights Management GmbH
By arrangement with BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

User Reviews

Fun to watch, not groundbreaking, but entertaining nonetheless

First off, this wasn't THE LEGO Movie (And few movies likely will live up to that accolade). The Ninjago Movie was just a movie made with LEGO. If you've ever touched a brick you'll likely enjoy this movie. If not, you're less likely to.

This isn't a groundbreaking film. I doubt it's cannon for those who are familiar with the Ninjago story line, this is a big rewrite of events. But it fits that cozy realm of watchable and entertaining.

You don't have to be a LEGO fanatic to get every inside joke, but having the childhood experience of play helps. It'll make you laugh a few times, and there are indeed lots of colors. Why professional critics think that's a bad thing is beyond me.

This movie likely isn't for everyone. And I doubt it was intended to be. It's a kids film and stays comfortably in that realm while not boring adults to death - which is more than can be said about a number of other films for 'grown ups' in 2017.