The Lego Movie

[TheOrcKing]

Here is the second TV spot for The Lego Movie.

[TheOrcKing]

Here is Emmet wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

The Brick Fan

[TheOrcKing]

A new ad campaign from the American Heart Association

[StompingFreak]

We don't know yet as nobody has found any. It shouldn't be much longer before at least one is spotted.

Well, this just in. A new polybag has been spotted. It seems this is given out if you book tickets for The Lego Movie. (The Brick Fan)

Aside from his 'wink', all this uses is the Sleepyhead's torso and legs. I'm actually getting annoyed with all the little Emmet's out there. Jeeze....

 

Iv'e heard Odeon are giving away polly bags if you order your tickets online. I'll post information when I find out. Stomping

[Noodlenut]

Here is Wyldstyle showing off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhFi3TaZbjU

[Lockblock]

As the title implies, I waffle on whether to bother with these from an investment standpoint. I'm strictly an investor; I don't play/build my sets.  I have looked around the forums a little and have caught half conversations/opinions and I have read the article but I remain indecisive.

 

So far I have broken down my own pro/con list:

 

Pro

 

• Really cool, albeit crazy looking current sets.

 

This is personal preference, which means nothing for investors but being a bearded fellow myself, I absolutely love Metal Beard.

Expecting esthetics to bring profit isn

[Darth_Raichu]

Just wait until the movie comes out to gauge interest.  The big sets are not even out yet and the smaller ones are available everywhere with a few exceptions

[Sandwraith]

As an investor i don't really think i'll touch many of these sets. They seem a bit odd and haphazard to me, but i'm sure there will always be a couple that do well, only time will tell.

 

As a builder i really only want to get Metal Beard. The pirate/Mech mix is awesome and i intend to pick one up at some point. Might stay away from the Sea Cow, just seems a bit big to me.

[Migration]

I'm not sold on any of these. With the exception of the big space ship and maybe the Sea Cow. The space ship I think will have a good nostalgia factor and the Sea Cow, I'll have to wait and see.

[TheOrcKing]

Here JANGBRiCKS on YouTube has come up with an alternate build for the Rescue Reinforcements' Fire Mech by turning it into an actual firetruck without any additional parts used whatsoever.

Also just found an alternate for Creative Ambush with Bob's Kabobs turned into a vendor stand.

[MartinP]

I am waiting to see how the movie does before I will be investing in any of the smaller sets. As for the larger sets like the Sea Cow and Benny's Spaceship, i think those will do very good.

[Spacewalker95]

If the movie does well and there are "iconic" scenes, well then the sets that are based on those scenes will do well.  I predict that there will be one or two odd sets that will do well also because of pure design, exclusive to one outlet, etc.   Another pro is that Lego really hasn't done sets like this before that I know of that seem to be just "thrown together" with a lot of different elements (reflective of the movie).  I'm playing the wait and see game, but I have a hunch that there will be a few winners in this bunch.

[Spartikis]

Unless the movie is insanely popular i wont be investing in these. Remember you invest in sets that ADULTS want to buy, not kids. Kids dont have $500 to drop on a rare retired lego set, adults with disposable income dont think twice about spending $500-1000 on sets like Market street or even more for the UCS millennium falcon. So unless it becomes obvious that this movie is going to be a cult classic amount AFOLs i wouldnt touch these sets for investment.

[terrymc4677]

These sets remind me of the Time Cruisers theme from the mid-nineties. I am sure these will do much better, especially with a major movie backing them up, but they are still too strange for my investing taste. Maybe if the movie is still popular come next holiday season I might buy a few of the larger sets for quick flips (i.e. the dolphin cruiser), but none of these interest me long term. I'll spend my money elsewhere, like on exclusives.

[matt1147]

*agrees with TerryMC4677 word for word*

[hepcatpunk]

I bought 3 (Glider, Ice Cream Truck, and Cuckoo) along w/ some other things when they first came out and TRU had them at MSRP and 25 off 100, so got them at 25% off and threw them in basement.

 

Daughter see Getaway Glider in store and wants it.  Buy it to build and sheesh---just a mess of parts that seem thrown together and the build was really flimsy.  I do like the minifigs that came w/ that particular set, but meh for the most part on these. I'm bearish on the movie as well.

[Doofy McGee]

I am in agreement with the general consensus of the thread thus far.  These sets are neat to look at since they are original and kinda wacky, but nothing about them seems to scream "investment winner!"  Too many variables at play here.  As others have said, the smart thing to do at this point is wait and see how the movie is received.  If it flops terribly, this could go the way of the Lone Ranger.  And the jury is still out on that one.

 

I will say this though... unless Metalbeard's Sea Cow is disappointing up close when it comes out, I think any money I spend on this theme will be going towards that set first and foremost.  As far as I can tell, it looks awesome, and people love ships!

[Guest brickcrazyhouse]

if there's a second movie the sets from the first will be major winners. otherwise they will see normal growth

[Huskers1236]

The only set I plan on investing in will be benny's spaceship. I don't have a good enough feel for the others at this point.

[graffiti600rr]

The Sea Cow looks amazing and I think that since the Rescue Reinforcements have been in and out of stock since they arrived, these will be the top 2 sets.

[DoNotInsertIntoMouth]

Yeah both the biggest sets are obvious winners.

[stackables]

Not sure if ship collectors will like the Sea Cow.  If you put that set next to the Black Pearl or Queen Anne's, it looks out of place.  Sets seem too wacky for me.  Still up in the air if I will get any.

[Curtis]

I will get the UniKitty set for my daughter and I'm sure we'll get the ice cream truck for the city we are building because of the 2 in 1 build, not the movie build. Same goes for the trash truck. I'll get Benny's spaceship for myself and for when my son is old enough. I'll blame all of you guys for persuading me to get Metal beards mech thing and that's about it until i see the next wave. No investment sets for me in this theme so far.

I've already purchased the 9 CMFs I like from this set as well, so no more of those.

[Lockblock]

Lol...great feedback, guys. Thanks. Metal Beard FTW!

[vincevaughn]

As people are saying, it depends on how the movie is received...I for one will be at the first showing and will be looking for the box office numbers and reviews.  As brickcrazyhouse said....if it does well and there is a second movie in a few years these all will be winners.

 

Worst case (i.e. movie bombs and these sets go the way of the dodo fast).  I would say the following are my ones to watch:

 

70807 - MetalBeard's Duel

70811 - The Flying Flusher

70813 - Rescue Reinforcements

MetalBeard's SeaCow of course

and Benny's Spaceship (I am going to have a fleet of these all to myself and most likely go broke in the process )

 

The others are descent and given the right sale I would pick any one of them up....

 

Just my two bricks....