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Animation Type

Is the animation type for this movie really computer-animation? Based on the trailer, it looks more like a computer/stop-motion hybrid. Rowdy the Ant talk to Rowdy 14:15, 19 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's computer-animated in a way to make it look like stop-motion animation. Some sources say it does feature some stop-motion, but primarily it's computer-animated. Microphonics ^talk 23:52, 26 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Official credits

These might be available online, in which case they're useable; as just listed here, it's OR. Still, In the meantime, if it helps with tracking down confirmations, leads and spellings, it's a good resource to start.

A WARNER BROS. PICTURES Presentation iIn Association with VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES in Association with RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT in Association with LEGO SYSTEM A/S
A VERTIGO ENTERTAINMENT/ LIN PICTURES Production

CAST (In Alphabetical Order)

Batman/Bruce Wayne WILL ARNETT
Wyldstyle/Lucy ELIZABETH BANKS
Blake CRAIG BERRY
Unikitty ALISON BRIE
Octan Robot DAVID BURROWS
C-3PO ANTHONY DANIELS
Benny CHARLIE DAY
Mom AMANDA FARINOS
Han Solo KEITH FERGUSON
Lord Business/President Business/The Man Upstairs WILL FERRELL
Abraham Lincoln WILL FORTE
Wally DAVE FRANCO
Vitruvius MORGAN FREEMAN
Gandalf TODD HANSEN
Green Lantern JONAH HILL
Barry JAKE JOHNSON
Foreman Jim KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY
Lord Business’ Assistant KELLY LAFFERTY
Larry The Barista CHRIS McKAY
TV Presenter CHRISTOPHER MILLER
Duplo GRAHAM MILLER
Bad Cop/Good Cop/Pa Cop LIAM NEESON
Surfer Dave DOUG NICHOLAS
Shaq SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
Metal Beard NICK OFFERMAN
Robot Foreman CHRIS PALUSZEK
Emmet Brickowski CHRIS PRATT
Joe CHRIS ROMANO
Finn JADON SAND
Wonder Woman COBIE SMULDERS
Gail/Ma Cop MELISSA STURM
Shakespeare JORMA TACCONE
Superman CHANNING TATUM
Lando BILLY DEE WILLIAMS
Voice of Computer LEIKI VESKIMETS

Additional Voices by CRAIG BERRY, DAVID BURROWS, TODD HANSEN. CHRIS McKAY, DOUG NICHOLAS, JORMA TACCONE

FILMMAKERS

Directed by PHIL LORD & CHRISTOPHER MILLER
Screenplay by PHIL LORD & CHRISTOPHER MILLER
Story by DAN HAGEMAN & KEVIN HAGEMAN and PHIL LORD & CHRISTOPHER MILLER
Produced by DAN LIN,ROY LEE
Executive Producers JILL WILFERT, MATTHEW ASHTON. KATHLEEN FLEMING, ALLISON ABBATE, ZAREH NALBANDIAN, JON BURTON, BENJAMIN MELNIKER, MICHAEL E. USLAN , SEANNE WINSLOW, JAMES PACKER, STEVEN MNUCHIN, MATT SKIENA and BRUCE BERMAN
Animation Supervisor CHRIS MCKAY

--Tenebrae (talk) 02:54, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know where you got this information from, but there is no source to back this casting claim. Can you provide one? 98.110.5.128 (talk) 06:22, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I got it as a member of the press, and as I said right off, we can't use it since it's OR. I put it here as background only and so that we have exact search terms that we can use to try to to find it online, since studios and press websites sometimes post such official cast lists. --Tenebrae (talk) 18:19, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're allowed to cite videos, so do you think we could cite the actual movie, based on its credits at the end? We'd have to confirm that it corresponds to this set of credits, though (by watching the movie?).--Bananasoldier (talk) 20:51, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Will Forte as Abe Lincoln

In an REDDIT AMA with Will Forte, Forte himself confirms that he will indeed be "reprising" the role of Abe Lincoln for the film.

His reply went as follows:

Thanks very much! Did you know that the guys who did Clone High also did Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street and the soon-to-come 22 Jump Street and Lego Movie? And they let me reprise my role as Abe Lincoln in the Lego Movie — it’s a tiny part, but it was really fun to work with those guys again — they’re amazing!

Hope this helps with the casting section, and I don't know where the guy above got his information (the "credits")... they seem legit, but without a source it could all be hogwash.98.110.5.128 (talk) 06:25, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reception section

We don't need 1,100 words and three long paragraphs of positive reviews. This isn't a fan site — half of this or less gets the point across and provides readers with a representative cross-section. If anyone has any particular critics or quotes they believe is especially necessary, say it here. That section is gong to be trimmed. And before anybody cites WP:NOTPAPER, note that the policy there specifies, "[T]his policy is not a free pass for inclusion: articles must abide by the appropriate content policies, particularly those covered in the five pillars" and the content guidelines on that page, including WP:INDISCRIMINATE.--Tenebrae (talk) 00:30, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest dropping grades and number of stars. The overall reaction is positive, so past the summary, we should sample reviews to nail down why the reaction is positive. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 01:01, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. And we'll also need to remove some of the reviewers as well. It's now 1,200 words. That's crazy with a movie where there aren't a lot of divergent opinions. This isn't Last Tango in Paris or 2001: A Space Odyssey. --Tenebrae (talk) 01:33, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Koala15: Let's discuss the size of the section here. The general goal of this section is to state what critics thought of the film and why. Overly positive and negative responses overall tend to indicate a lack of nuance. We can say that most critics liked it, and then we highlight reasons why they did. Considering the nature of this film and the relative universality of the response, there shouldn't be a ton of reasons. We can keep the section straightforward in avoiding redundant highlights. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 02:19, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I usually write sections like this and no one ever has a problem with it. It looked clear concise to me.I never heard of a section limit. Koala15 (talk) 02:23, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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	{{ping\|Koala15}} Let's discuss the size of the section here. The general goal of this section is to state what critics thought of the film and why. Overly positive and negative responses overall tend to indicate a lack of nuance. We can say that most critics liked it, and then we highlight reasons why they did. Considering the nature of this film and the relative universality of the response, there shouldn't be a ton of reasons. We can keep the section straightforward in avoiding redundant highlights. [[User:Erik\|Erik]] ([[User talk:Erik\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Erik\|contrib]]) <sup>([[Template:Reply to\|ping me]])</sup> 02:19, 8 February 2014 (UTC)		{{ping\|Koala15}} Let's discuss the size of the section here. The general goal of this section is to state what critics thought of the film and why. Overly positive and negative responses overall tend to indicate a lack of nuance. We can say that most critics liked it, and then we highlight reasons why they did. Considering the nature of this film and the relative universality of the response, there shouldn't be a ton of reasons. We can keep the section straightforward in avoiding redundant highlights. [[User:Erik\|Erik]] ([[User talk:Erik\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Erik\|contrib]]) <sup>([[Template:Reply to\|ping me]])</sup> 02:19, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

			:::I usually write sections like this and no one ever has a problem with it. It looked clear concise to me.I never heard of a section limit. [[User:Koala15\|Koala15]] ([[User talk:Koala15\|talk]]) 02:23, 8 February 2014 (UTC)