Geekscape Reviews: ‘LEGO® STAR WARS: The New Yoda Chronicles’ On DVD 09/15!

Unleash the lighter side of the Force and share all of the action packed thrills of these interlocking, intergalactic adventures in LEGO^® STAR WARS: The New Yoda Chronicles! Coming to DVD on September 15, 2015!

Honestly, I’m not really sure what’s going on with this one. Sorta felt like I was watching something out of context. Like someone walking up and delivering, “Orange ya glad I didn’t say banana?!” Much like one can do with the marvelous LEGO^® blocks themselves, it appears the creators took Star Wars apart and reassembled the various elements into a new story. I think the need to maintain a narrative held them back from offering something even more entertaining, as this concept would’ve likely worked better as disconnected sketches—like the ol’ Looney Tunes shorts.

I’ve played the LEGO^® video games (and the Star Wars titles specifically) and had a lot of relaxed silly fun playing them with friends. The New Yoda Chronicles is basically like those cut scenes from the game stitched into a show. The effect is like a Robot Chicken that’s safely geared for nine year olds. Meaning, if you’re over 14, the jokes tend to fall flat. It’s all quite cute and there are some clever fan-worthy puns on both Star Wars and LEGO^® references but none of it was enough to make me seek this show out on my own.

Taking all this into account, I don’t think this is a program that I would mind if it was playing in the background on repeat by delighted little rug-rats. I’d even be likely to smile at moments I caught in passing.

The animation quality is equal to that of those videogame cut scenes, which is to say, not bad. The only extra on the DVD is an alternate ending for the story which, oddly, is a bit more nihilistic. I suppose, when it comes to learning hard truths, being taught by adorable LEGOS^® isn’t a bad way to learn.