June 18, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 ‘Lego Movie’ is world of click-together everything by Dennis Seuling “The Lego Movie” (Warner Home Video) draws upon the popular plastic building toys for an animated adventure. Emmet (voice of Chris Pratt), an ordinary Lego mini-figure, is mistakenly perceived to be the incredible Master Builder proph- esied to save the world. President Business, also known as Lord Business (Will Fer- rell), is an uptight CEO who is putting into action a plan to destroy it. Accompanied by pals Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett), and Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), Emmet is determined to fulfill his destiny while avoiding capture by Lord Business’ henchman, Bad Cop (Liam Neeson). The fun of the film is the Legos — as the characters, houses, scenery, vehicles, and even water. Kids who have played with the snap-together plastic pieces should enjoy seeing the intentionally clunky Lego folks cavorting in old-style stop motion. Product placement has been a fact of life in movies for years, but “The Lego Movie” breaks new ground by using the toy for every character and object in the film. Parents might object to this blatant blend- ing of entertainment with a commercial pitch, however sweet and funny, but kids will enjoy the look of the characters and the simple, straightforward tale of self-actual- ization and camaraderie. Bonuses on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include outtakes, deleted scenes, audio commentary, a Vitruvius mini-figure, 3D Emmet photo, digital HD Ultraviolet copy, a 3D version of the film, and several behind- An ordinary Lego construction worker joins a quest to stop an evil tyrant from destroying the land in ‘The Lego Movie.’ the-scenes featurettes. “All That Heaven Allows” (The Crite- rion Collection) is directed by Douglas Sirk who, in the 1950s, was Universal’s cash cow, turning out commercially successful soap operas in collaboration with producer Ross Hunter. “All That Heaven Allows” (1956) is yet another of Sirk’s manipula- tive tearjerkers. After the death of her hus- band, Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) has settled into the role of lonely, middle-aged widow. She becomes friendly with her young gar- dener, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson). Despite their age difference, they fall in love and Ron asks her to marry him. Cary’s family and friends disapprove and Ron refuses to become a replacement for her late husband. (continued on Crossword page)