I was surprised by how much went into it myself, and how true it tried to stay to the real toys. If anything, it went too far into the jittery stop motion, to simulate actual plastic pieces being manipulated a frame at a time. I understand the sentiment, but the result is hard on the eyes over the full-feature length. Some of it also had this Robot Chicken feel that's better suited to short skits than a whole movie. Lego has also changed quite a bit since I was engrossed with the pieces as a kid. Then, they were strictly building blocks, where the most complex piece was a car tire attached to a block through an axle. So the movie was a bit of an education about the fundamental shift to complex things which limit the builder's imagination. I was glad I watched it, even if I wasn't positive about it throughout.
