Review of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout (2016) by Diego T — 18 Jul 2016

Gotham City Breakout is the newest offering from DC Comics and LEGO. Nick and I enjoy watching these straight to Blu-Ray movies, so when we saw this was coming out we had to get it. Monday night when we got home we let Nick pick out a movie to watch before bed and he chose to watch this over Evolution. (He's been on an Evolution kick lately). The next day when Nick and I got home from work and school respectively, he asked if I wanted to watch it with him, because, "it's so funny". So last night Nick, Shaolin and I laid on Nick's bed and watched it together.

As with other LEGO entries in the DCU, this one is primarily for kids, but it is funny. It's innocent and goofy. I was smiling nearly the entire duration of the movie. Not just from the corny and silly jokes, but the sheer joy Nick had from watching this. Batman reminded me of the Adam West version of the caped crusader that I grew up watching. Superman is clueless and The Worlds Finest treat Robin like an adolescent child. Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire show up and are basically playing their silly Teen Titans Go counterparts in LEGO form.

There are two different stories going on, The Batfamily of Knightwing and Batgirl convince Batman that he needs a vacation. The young bat apprentices take Batman to see an old spiritual guru of Bruce's named Madam Mantis. She's basically a grey hairs ass-kicking grandma. But upon arrival Batman suspects something is wrong and we find out Stroke Death, or Deathstroke is behind Madam Mantis' kidnapping and Bane is also involved here.

Meanwhile with Batman away, The Big Blue Boy Scout is left in charge of Gotham. He thinks patrolling Gotham will be a catwalk since the majority of Batman's rouge gallery don't have any real super powers. The Joker and his sidekick Spoony steal the show for me.

These is The DC Universe I can not wait to share with my daughter as she gets older. It's lighthearted and fun and enjoyable for the entire family.