Underplayed Gems

Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick (2005)

Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick poster
Original title
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
Directed by
Mark Hamill
Genre
animation, family, science fiction, comedy, action
Country
United States
Runtime
5 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Lego short film that spoofs Star Wars Episode III. It uses toy blocks to retell the story in a humorous way. The film was shown on Cartoon Network and later released as a DVD extra.

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What happens

Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick is a brickfilm (Lego short film) loosely based on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Revenge of the Brick premiered on Cartoon Network on May 8, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. EST. It is based on George Lucas’s movie franchise of the same name and The Lego Group's Lego Star Wars construction toy line. The movie can now be seen in QuickTime format on the Lego website or directly downloaded. It was also released with the Clone Wars Volume Two DVD as one of its special features. The spoof was produced by Treehouse Animation, which has since collaborated again with Lego on producing Batman short films similar to it. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars films, was involved in the creation of this project and narrates a "making-of" feature on the website. According to Hamill, "as the original Luke Skywalker, I think I know something about making Star Wars movies. So the fit with Treehouse Animations made perfect sense." The film also appeared on October 2, 2005, at the 2005 Woodstock Film Festival, in the "Animation for Kids" category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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