Jumping on the plastic bandwagon

Cinemablend reports today that hot on the heels of this year's massively successful The Lego Movie, a movie is also in the works. Business news sites such as Forbes and the Wall Street Journal reported that The Lego Movie boosted sales of Lego toys. No doubt Brandstätter, makers of the Playmobil line, are hoping for similar results when their film is released in 2017.
Playmobil

No casting decisions have yet been made, but one actor springs readily to mind; Norwegian Espen Eckbo. In the mockumentary Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced (2000), the fictional boy band Boyzvoice performed the song We Are the Playmomen while dressed as Playmobil characters. Eckbo played their lead singer M'Pete.

This film is a work of comic genius. It is well worth tracking down either on DVD or on one of its occasionally showings on SBS television here in Australia. If Eckbo is cast in the film, will his character say, "I'm a boy," or "I'm a big dork?" My reader will know this reference if he or she has seen the film. 

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Playmobil-Getting-Movie-Because-Course-68185.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0JVWWkprNQ

Ways of the force

In more Lego-related tomfoolery, this nifty website, www.reasonablyclever.com, has a feature that allows you to create a Lego character version of yourself. As a Star Wars fan, but not an obsessive one, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to turn myself into a Jedi Knight. As far as my hairstyle and facial expression goes, it's a pretty good likeness. In case you're wondering, I'm not one of those Star Wars nerds who fantasises about having Jedi powers, and their possible application in the real world. Having said that, there are some situations where they might come in handy.

Another brick in the wall

As a child, Lego was my favourite toy. Lego today is far more elaborate now than it was in my day, and some people are using it in creative ways. Take for example the Brick Testament, which uses Lego figures to make the stories of the Bible come alive as never before. Even the violent, salacious portions of Scripture have been lovingly recreated in Lego form. Here we see a picture from the Lego retelling of the death of Stephen, as overseen by the pre-conversion Apostle Paul, and adapted from the book of Acts. For this and other stories, point your Internet browser in the direction of www.thebricktestament.com/