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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

The Lego Batman Movie (Blu-ray Review) – Has the Caped Crusader gone a little gay?

June 18, 2017 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Chris McKay
Running Time: 104 mins
Certificate: U
Release Date: June 19th 2017 (UK)

The Lego Movie was a surprise to many – a film that when it was announced sounded like such a bad idea turned out to be one of the funniest, most original animated movies of the last few years, and a major hit to boost. Warner Bros. suddenly realised they had the potential for something much bigger, so rather than just putting a sequel in the works, they started working on spin-offs, including a Ninjago movie and The Lego Batman Movie.

We first met the Lego version of Batman (Will Arnett) in The Lego Movie – an arrogant vigilante convinced of his own greatness and jealous of the praise other superheroes get. He starts out the same here, saving Gotham City from The Joker and a Rogues Gallery of villains, and confident about how awesome everyone thinks he is. However, he’s also obsessed with doing things alone, with the result that when he’s back at Wayne Manor, he only has his butler Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) for company. Batman thinks that for the best, but it may be because he’s afraid of having a family. [Read more…]

Is The LEGO Batman Movie ‘Gay Propaganda’? Some On The Religious Right Think So

February 23, 2017 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

It’s terrible nowadays, you can’t go anywhere without the gays trying to cram their lifestyle choice down your throats! And that includes The LEGO Batman Movie, apparently.

Well, at least that’s what some on the religious right seem to think, and to be totally honest, if you are the sort of person who thinks everything is a plot by a gay cabal to destroy the world, you can see why they might take it that way. In the movie, there’s a running joke about Robin thinking he has two dads – not knowing Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person, he’s convinced they have joint custody. Robin is also in love with his sparkly cape, while there’s a slightly homoerotic air to the rivalry between Batman and Robin, leading to a scene played out like the culmination of a romance, but in reverse.

Of course, while all presented quite innocently and likely to go over the heads of most of the audience, some on the religious right are horrified. Life Site News is apoplectic from the outset, titling the piece, “BEWARE: LEGO Batman Movie Promotes Gay Adoption’. They write of the movie, ‘It was chock full of pro-gay propaganda. Think the sexual innuendo of the Flintstones minus the real humor. It seemed the creators were so anxious to subtly indoctrinate the little ones into the gender ideology that making it humorous came as a distant second thought.’

PJMedia also got a little concerned, writing that it’s ‘orphan adoption by two dads, homoerotic attraction, and penis jokes’. They add, ‘Few parents and fewer kids will question any of it, because there’s a way to interpret all of it as technically innocent. That’s what makes these messages subliminal (and potentially powerful). LEGO Batman makes them seem plain as vanilla and American as apple pie.’

It is odd in reading these pieces, how horrified they can sound (particularly LifeSiteNews, where you half expect the reviewer to suggest the movie is one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse) about things that sound perfectly reasonable or innocuous to most people. While we can’t disagree that there is more than a tinge of LGBT in The LEGO Batman Movie, it really ought to be applauded rather than decried.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Trailer – The little yellow Dark Knight gets his own movie

November 5, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lego-batman-slideAfter the massive success of The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. didn’t just put a sequel in the works, but also started planning films based on LEGO Batman and Ninjago. The first of those to arrive is The LEGO Batman Movie, which has just released a trailer to coincide with Comic-Con. It certainly looks like it’ll keep the fun tone of The LEGO Movie.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.’

What that doesn’t mention is the importance of him accidentally getting a ward, who becomes a rather different Robin than we’re used to. The film will be in cinemas February 10th 2017. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Arnett  FILMS: The Lego Batman Movie  

The LEGO Batman Movie Comic-Con Trailer – Bruce Wayne gets his own brick-based film

July 24, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lego-batmanAfter the massive success of The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. didn’t just put a sequel in the works, but also started planning films based on LEGO Batman and Ninjago. The first of those to arrive is The LEGO Batman Movie, which has just released a trailer to coincide with Comic-Con. It certainly looks like it’ll keep the fun tone of The LEGO Movie.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.’

What that doesn’t mention is the importance of him accidentally getting a ward, who becomes a rather different Robin than we’re used to. The film will be in cinemas early next year. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Arnett  FILMS: The Lego Batman Movie  

New Posters: Wonder Woman, Kong: Skull Island, LEGO Batman Movie, Fantastic Beasts & More

July 23, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

kong-skull-island-poster-slideWith Comic-Con kicking off in Sand Diego, movie studios have been lining up to release new posters for their upcoming movies. That includes Wonder Woman, Kong: Skull Island, The LEGO Batman Movie, Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, War Dogs and King Arthur.

All of those movies will be hoping to excite fanboys at the Californian event, and hopefully many of them will be releasing some trailer/footage for the rest of us too. First up though it’s the posters.

We’ve also posted the first official image from Kong: Skull Island, showing Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson, alongside evidence that they’re going to be dealing with some ridiculously large apes. However, like earlier promos, Kong bones suggest this will deal with a species in decline, leaving King Kong as the last of his kind.

Take a look at the posters and pic below. [Read more…]

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FILMS: Skull Island, Wonder Woman, The Lego Batman Movie, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, War Dogs  

The Lego Batman Movie Gets A Second Teaser Trailer

March 28, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lego-batman-slide2It’s only a few days since we got the first teaser trailer for The Lego Batman Movie, but not content with that, Warner Bros. has decided we should get another. And it’s a good one, so take a look at it below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘He’s LEGO® Batman. He only wears black or sometimes very very dark grey and now he has his own movie. We are delighted to share with you the hilarious first trailer for The LEGO® Batman™ Movie coming to cinemas February 10, 2017, from Warner Bros. Pictures.’

It’s gonna be a while until we get to see it, but if it’s half as good as The Lego Movie, it’ll be worth the wait. Hopefully we’ll get a full trailer very soon. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Arnett  FILMS: The Lego Batman Movie  

The Lego Batman Movie Teaser Trailer – The brick superhero is getting his own movie

March 26, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lego-batman-slideIn the run-up to the release of The Lego Movie, there were many who thought the whole thing was a hideous idea. However, when it arrived it turned out to be great, grossing $470 million worldwide. Shortly after its release, not only did a sequel go into development, but a film based around Lego Batman was announced.

Now the teaser trailer for that film has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘He’s LEGO® Batman. He only wears black or sometimes very very dark grey and now he has his own movie. We are delighted to share with you the hilarious first trailer for The LEGO® Batman™ Movie coming to cinemas February 10, 2017, from Warner Bros. Pictures.’ [Read more…]

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Will Arnett  FILMS: The Lego Batman Movie  

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