Can 'The LEGO Movie' really be THAT good?

George Clooney and gorgeous teenage vampires have a formidable box office foe this weekend: Legos. And it looks like both will crumble in the face of the tiny plastic figurines. The idea of a Lego movie seems absurd on 

George Clooney and gorgeous teenage vampires have a formidable box office foe this weekend: Legos. And it looks like both will crumble in the face of the tiny plastic figurines. The idea of a Lego movie seems absurd on 

Believe it or not, the best-reviewed movie of 2014 so far is “The Lego Movie.” The Warner Bros. animated feature currently sits at a 98 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, an impressive feat given that franchises based on toy series—see “G.I. Joe,” 

In the final third of The Lego Movie, a father and son argue over whether Legos are “just toys” or a “highly sophisticated interlocking brick system.” While one stumps for following instructions to keep everything in rigid order, the other favors

Let's say this for “The Lego Movie”: It's a shining example within a highly dubious genre. As full-length toy advertisements go, you really couldn't ask for more. Writer-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are experts at adaptation work, having