--- description: It does admit that it's a surprisingly good movie, considering the fact that it's based on a toy franchise title: Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for 'The Lego Movie' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for _The Lego Movie_ by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2015 9:23 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2015 9:23 PM CUT 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/ "undefined")[Gone Girl _Shows How Completely Ridiculous the Movie Actually Is_](http://time.com/3666032/gone-girl-movie-honest-trailer/ "undefined") ### 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. Disney ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/"},"headline":"Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for The Lego Movie","datePublished":"2015-02-03T21:23:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:05.779Z","description":"It does admit that it's a surprisingly good movie, considering the fact that it's based on a toy franchise","url":"https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3694326/lego-movie-honest-trailer/","name":"Everything Is Awesome About This Honest Trailer for The Lego Movie"}}]}] ```