The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Not at all as good as the first film. It's still good. I actually liked the simple yet important message. It's executed well, which is probably why it's aimed more for younger kids this time around. Still has plenty of laughs and it's still beautifully animated and very detailed. It doesn't have the impact of the first film but that's okay. I still had fun.

Everything is still awesome...ish

Still has all the creativity and wit of the first film, but this one felt a little more palatable and commercialised overall. Still good fun though!

Doesn't really maintain the magic of the first one, despite keeping an almost identical plot and an even higher level of pop cultural references. I think the truth is most apparent in the songs - "Everything Is Awesome" was an unrestrained passionate bolt of magic. "Catchy Song" and "Everything's Not Awesome" both try to bottle that in different ways, but are both a little too self-aware this time around and can't really recapture the same charm.

The LEGO Movie's greatest challenge was overcoming its novelty to prove it had a heart. The LEGO Movie 2's greatest challenge is to somehow replicate the success of the first one without falling into the sequel trap where it's repeating the same beats without bringing anything new to the table. Thankfully, The Second Part manages to do just that, keeping things just fresh enough to keep a smile on viewers' faces from beginning to end.