Inglis93 New Film

'Lego Star Wars - The Last Stand' By Inglis93

Released 01/01/10

With 'The Last Stand', Michael Inglis has taken story telling in the Lego Star Wars films to new heights. Set in a parallel universe to the 'normal' Star Wars, The Last Stand successfully combines elements from other sci-fis (most noticeably the excellent recent Star Trek film) to create a gripping and well scripted plot which culminates in a surprise, although not unwelcome twist near the end.

The 'glitzy' voice cast for The Last Stand is very near perfect, with welcome appearances from YouTube stop-motion legends such as Darthmilo77, Keshen8 and Forrestfire101. Although suffering from a slight lack of enthusiasm (but understandable due to their roles), Michael Inglis and Sam Richardson (Saminatorger) work well together as the two valiant leads in the second act.

However, it's the visual effects that set The Last Stand apart from many other films. Inglis has clearly worked extremely hard to get all the visual effects shots to work, adding in tiny details that you may only pick up 2nd time watching, and for the most part it looks superb - manual effects at their best.

Although some walking and talking scenes lack a decent pace The Last Stand makes up for these in fast, tense action scenes and through the many in-jokes and humorous situations and script.

Don't be put off by the longer than 'normal' running time, this is one of the best Lego films you'll find on YouTube and its focus on story has set a new standard which others will want to live up to.

Star Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

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