The fact that The Lego Movie has taken this long to appear is something of a surprise.  When you consider the amount of licenses that are held by Lego, it has surely always been only a matter of time until they all came together to create a movie.  The problem is that much like many spin offs of beloved toys and games, it is all too easy to create something substandard and poor, with the knowledge that fans that will come flocking anyway.  Therefore it was a relief when Phil Lord and Chris Miller stepped into the directorial seat, as their previously filmography suggests an ability to make gold out of something with the potential to plummet, mainly with 21 Jump Street and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

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