Not just Legolas, but Lego-built Legolas. My son Nick drew my attention to this parody of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
And ... to this related video, which imagines that orcs can have their hearts broken, too.
Not just Legolas, but Lego-built Legolas. My son Nick drew my attention to this parody of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
And ... to this related video, which imagines that orcs can have their hearts broken, too.
You know you're famous when ... well, not necessarily famous, but playing a character likely appeal to a particular type of toy-buyer when ... they make a Lego minifig out of you.
Such was the case of the cast of The Hobbit; Buzzfeed has pics of the cast, in full makeup and costume, receiving their thumbnail-sized depictions.
Speaking of which, this cartoon, which was making the rounds a while back, still makes me laugh.
I don't get tired of finding new examples of what you can put together with Lego bricks ... and some ingenuity. Here's another.
Talk about mixing styles with this repair job!
As seen, with other examples, on Street Art Utopia.
So very entertaining! Thanks to Yuri for the pointer.
We have tickets for later today for the final instalment of the Harry Potter film series. To get Nick excited this morning, I'm pulling out this, one of a series of videos made with Lego that tie into the Harry Potter books, particularly The Deathly Hallows.
This is the scene where the multiple Harry Potters prepare an escape.
I got quite excited when I saw this image go by a Tumblr feed, and imagined how excited my son might get learning that a prime hobby (Lego) and the subject of ongoing fascination (Stonehenge) had crossed paths.
Alas, this German creative was made in 2005. Not a new product.
Nonetheless, pretty cool to look at.
Whether you're a music fan or a Lego buff (or, like me, both), you may get a kick out of a collection of images on Flickr.
Having a boy in the house who loves Lego (and whose skills are becoming daunting) has made me admire the toy all over again, and again. Clever ad, this one; it's from FCB Johannesburg. Click here to see more of their work.
Yep. I know a kid who'd be interested in seeing this.
Indebtedness to my friend Tim for pointing me to this.
Wow.
Because someone in the house will like this even more than I do.
Well, isn't this the Venn diagram for obsessive types? Chess players who are into Lego and Star Wars ... not that small a number, I'd bet. Anyway, here's a DIY for that demographic:
Click here to get the lowdown on how to put this set together for yourself. Although making Darth Vader the queen of the Dark Side? Whoa, that's risky. (The Emperor is the king, which does kind of make sense.)
Newly released from Lego, this short film with a rather creepy undertone. Well, sort of; after all, Monsters Inc. was built on the premise that another dimension had direct access to kids' bedrooms!
In any event, a fun couple of minutes, and a reminder to the family to let our imagination run rampant one weekend morning this winter.
Einstein on the Beach is not something I've experienced in person; the Lego version below does make me more curious!
Made of Lego, I should add. This caused my son's draw to drop when I showed it to him this evening.
I told him he could do this kind of thing ... but that he's got to pay attention to his math to nail down these kinds of details. (I'm always looking for one of those moments to plug math.) He replied that a) he's only going into fifth grade and b) doesn't have pieces to make the pagoda.
Oh well.
Nonetheless, the coolest thing I've seen online this week.
Look familiar? An attractive lady lying down with a bendy snake? It's just one of many recreations involving bits of Lego; if it's not ringing a bell, here's the orginal: Richard Avedon's iconic early Eighties portrait of Nastassja Kinski and a boa constrictor.
Awesome. And poor Robert Green ...
The latest entry from Starz (which has bunnies tell the plots of famous movies, in just 30 seconds) is about one of our family's favourites, The Princess Bride:
There's more to be seen, too, and it's not at all inconceivable. Here's the Lego version:
You can see more Lego parodies, from Jaws to Napoleon Dynamite to Blade Runner, right here.
And, because it's made of Lego, it will also appeal to our son.
Coming this spring ... to our TV. I can bet on that, particularly since the kid has taken note of it.
I am a journalist with CBC News in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I'm taller than I look. This blog has been running quietly since 2004.
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