--- title: Lego Movie Honest Trailer: New ScreenJunkies Video description: It does admit that it's a surprisingly good movie, considering the fact that it's based on a toy franchise canonical: https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-03T21:23:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:05.779Z og:title: Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for 'The Lego Movie' og:description: It's a surprisingly good movie, considering the fact that it's based on a toy franchise og:url: https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for 'The Lego Movie' twitter:description: It's a surprisingly good movie, considering the fact that it's based on a toy franchise twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for _The Lego Movie_ > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 3, 2015 9:23 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 3, 2015 9:23 PM UTC The heroes who make “honest trailers” for popular movies are back — and this time they’ve taken a stab at _The Lego Movie._ They’re actually a bit less cutting than usual, though, because they admit the movie is surprisingly heartfelt and all-around good. They also make sure to acknowledge that _The Lego Movie_ was totally snubbed by the Academy this year. (It did not earn a nomination for best animated feature.) So while they do poke fun at the fact that the film is really just one big commercial, they’re actually pretty kind to it. _Read Next:_ [_This Honest Trailer for_ ](http://time.com/3666032/gone-girl-movie-honest-trailer/)[Gone Girl _Shows How Completely Ridiculous the Movie Actually Is_](http://time.com/3666032/gone-girl-movie-honest-trailer/) ### See Photos From Frozen Fever  Elsa celebrates Anna's birthday by throwing a party full of surprises and presents, including summer dresses, until Elsa's icy powers have a few unintended consequences. Disney  It's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever. Disney  Olaf sneaks a taste of Anna's birthday cake. Disney  Anna wakes up to a very special birthday party hosted by her big sister Elsa Disney  Thanks to Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf, Anna's big day is full of little surprises. 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