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

7 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 | effeminate character | action heroine | teenage superhero | training | 

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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 Australia

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:

Don Bluth Productions, DreamWorks Studios, LEGO System A/S

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

Jackie Chan's second animated movie outside of DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda movie franchise, after The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017).

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Nya: It's okay, Lloyd. Nobody's parents are perfect.
Jay: I mean, my mom is weird, and collects seashells. Your dad levels cities and attacks innocent people. So, they've all got their quirks, ya know.

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Crazy Credits

Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Animation Group and RatPac Entertainment logo, in the japan.

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Alternate Versions

In the UK version, local television presenters Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard replaced the voices of Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan, respectively.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: It's Not Ogre Yet (2018)

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Soundtracks

Heroes
(Theme Song)
Written by Alex Geringas and William Fuller
Produced by Alex Geringas
Performed by Blaze N Vill

User Reviews

True to formula

I'd never seen an episode of Ninjago and had no idea what to expect, but this installment in the LEGO movie franchise had a killer trailer. Even with a fatuous Taylor Swift song attached, it was entertaining, mostly because it was about an orphaned superhero dealing with his jerk dad. It was genuinely funny, which is good, because I'm pretty sure I've seen that trailer in the theater four times this year.

And it's that bitter father-son relationship that makes this movie. Dave Franco nails the exasperated kid, and Justin Theroux does the same for his tone-deaf supervillain dad. I'd go so far as to say Theroux is right up there with Will Arnett's Batman, which is no mean feat. When you throw in the eye candy and creativity of past LEGO movies, this is a lot of fun.

7/10