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CGI is ruining Legos. CGI Legos just look terrible. The legs move from side to side and stuff. And if Warner Brothers were to step into control...ugh. Heaven help us...
HEAVEN HELP US. THE LEGOS ARE RUINED. 
CGI is ruining Legos. CGI Legos just look terrible. The legs move from side to side and stuff. And if Warner Brothers were to step into control...ugh. Heaven help us...
Though i must admit, I am ok with the way they animate the characters in the video games. For some reason that just feels more in place then, say, Clutch Powers.
And Lechnology does a pretty good job, as well
Personally, the CGI animation isn't all that bad a concept. What's really concerning is that this may be a cash-in on a popular toy. Based on what Hollywood has given us recently, it'll be a Smurfs/Chipmunks-esque plot with Lego Minifigures running around New York. Unless there's honest effort put into this film, It's doubtful this can be the big-budget Lego production I've been waiting for.
Too be honest, I'm not that bothered. Sure I like the look of Stop Motion Lego a lot more than CG Lego, but i don't care that much. The main thing we should really be concerned about is that the story isn't cliché "Kid's Movie" stuff and the writing is halfway decent.
Also, why are people talking about it so much? I could have sworn that there have been at least a few Lego movies before.
Guess I'll step in here for a moment: Personally, I would prefer stop-motion to CGI when it comes to LEGO but such as it is with the times, Hollywood wants a movie done in 6 months rather than 3 years. It would be cheaper and more convenient to do it in CGI. As such, they could care less what a group of hobbyist involved with the same medium they're working on have to say about it.
If it were a decade or so ago, stop-motion would make sense.
Guess I'll step in here for a moment: Personally, I would prefer stop-motion to CGI when it comes to LEGO but such as it is with the times, Hollywood wants a movie done in 6 months rather than 3 years. It would be cheaper and more convenient to do it in CGI. As such, they could care less what a group of hobbyist involved with the same medium they're working on have to say about it.
If it were a decade or so ago, stop-motion would make sense.
This is why I'd perfer to be a filmmaker who was independent and making money through something like the youtube partner program then a Hollywood director. 9/10 I'd only get to make a movie the studios syas i'm gonna make and no the movie I want to make.
Just my opinion
Found this on Wikipedia, thought I'd share it:
A feature film adaptation of the Lego world has been in development at Warner Bros. since 2008. In August 2009, it was announced that Dan and Kevin Hageman were writing the script for a comedy action adventure live-action/animated film. Phil Lord and Chris Miller were hired in June 2010, to write and direct the film. In November 2011, it was reported that Warner Bros. has green-lighted the film, with a schedule to release it in 2014. Australian Animal Logic will provide the animation, which is expected to comprise 80% of the film. Chris McKay, the director of Robot Chicken, has also joined Lord and Miller to co-direct the film.
Now, because it's Wikipedia, this may not be 100% accurate.
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