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#BATMAN ARKHAM CITY REVIEW COMMON SENSE MEDIA MOVIE#

It never gets old to see all the inventive ways that Lego pieces and characters are used, built, taken apart, and rebuilt.

#BATMAN ARKHAM CITY REVIEW COMMON SENSE MEDIA MOVIE#

Jokes and pop culture references fly fast and furiously in The Lego Batman Movie - adults are likely to get a particular kick out of the many references to earlier Batman movies and TV shows - and the animation is colorful and creative. Smart, funny, and fast-paced, this second big-screen Lego movie shows that the first one wasn't a fluke: The folks behind this franchise definitely know what they're doing.

As with all Lego movies, shows, and games, it also serves as a feature-length toy ad - but you may not care, you'll be laughing so hard. Batman is forced to give himself a pretty hard look over the course of the movie, eventually realizing that he can't do everything by himself and that working with a team/having a family is more fun and fulfilling than going it alone (no matter how awesome your pecs are). Words like 'butt,' 'loser,' and 'sucks' are used, and there's a little flirting, plus humor related to Dick/Robin's preference to go without pants when wearing his costume - but nothing gets too risque. Still, the main characters are constantly in peril, which could upset some younger/more sensitive kids, and one key character momentarily seems headed for a more serious end. But because it's all made out of Legos, there's zero gore, and very little is permanently damaged (lots of things are put back together in a literal snap). It's a little darker/edgier than its predecessor - there are tons of bad guys, battles, explosions, bombs, weapons, destruction, and general mayhem. Parents need to know that, like 2014's The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie is clever, creative, and funny, with nonstop action.

Batman arkham city review common sense media