History YMMV / TheLEGONinjagoMovie

* SignatureScene: Meowthra's arrival and initial attack on Ninjago City is consistently cited by fans and critics as one of the most memorable and funny scenes of the film, due to it consisting of a (sorta-)live-action cat adorably causing carnage in a LEGO city.

* CounterpartComparison: Due to the protagonists being very archetypal teenagers who are a team of color coded superheroes with specialized mechs, comparisons to ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' were perhaps inevitable.

* SoOkayItsAverage: A large consensus is that this ''LEGO'' movie doesn't stick together[[note]]pun intended[[/note]] as well as the others, but it's alright as harmless entertainment.

** Fans of ''WesternAnimation/The LEGO Movie'''s all-LEGO aesthetic found it off-putting that parts of this movie's environment look so realistic.

** Fans of ''The LEGO Movie'''s all-LEGO aesthetic found it off-putting that parts of this movie's environment look so realistic.

* AscendedMeme: The Comic-Con trailer prompted some viewers to make fake announcements for a Meowthra LEGO set, showing either a live cat or a LEGO cat Photoshopped onto a box evoking those of actual ''TLNM'' sets. A Meowthra Lego set is the first one shown in the movie's end credits, listed with a single piece.

** The cheapest way to collect all of the ninja in their signature gi[[note]]Lloyd in the minifigure series, Kai and Zane in Spinjitzu Training, Cole in the Manta Ray Bomber, Jay in the Flying Jelly Sub, and Nya in the Water Strider[[/note]] totals about $105 USD ($110 if you count Wu, from the minifigure series). But to collect all of the ninja in their ''civilian gear''? It starts off okay, as Cole, Zane, Lloyd, and Jay are all given in the minifigure series, and total about $20. Then, Nya can be found in a $20 set. But the set they put casual Kai in is the ''$300'' Ninjago City. So that's a grand total of $340 for the casual minifigures if you wanted to get them through the sets. Both groups, and you're down $445.

* CrackIsCheaper: Want to own all the sets made to tie in with the film? Be ready to shell out upwards of $600.

** The timeline regarding Garmaddon and Lloyd's ages makes much more sense than it did in the TV show.

** Perhaps Mr. Liu only told a simple, basic version of the story, and the boy's imagination filed in the blanks?

** One of Master Wu's accomplishments involves publishing an actual book of ninjitsu, much like [[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninjer another elderly ninja master (just substitute "Ninjanuity" for "Nintality")]].

** It was inevitable, given that the much-beloved original series has been going on for six years (and counting). If people aren't complaining about the Ninja's redesigns, they're complaining about the new voice cast, and/or the script's deviations (such as the absence of Spinjitzu).

* MemeticMutation: The Comic-Con trailer prompted some viewers to make fake announcements for a Meowthra LEGO set, showing either a live cat or a LEGO cat Photoshopped onto a box evoking those of actual ''TLNM'' sets.
** AscendedMeme: The Meowthra Lego set is the first one shown in the trailer, listed with a single piece.

* NightmareFuel:
** [[spoiler: The village of fired generals. They have very clearly lost it. Notably, Shark General 1 is visibly ''twitching'' at points and jerking her head about, and even gives a SlasherSmile when she declares their intention to throw Garmadon and Lloyd into a volcano, including describing in detail how their flesh will melt off their bones before they even feel the heat.]]
** Also, their injuries are a little more realistic with the burns, and one of them going deaf from having been blasted out the volcano, whereas Lloyd losing his arm was played more for laughs.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: The village of fired generals. They have very clearly lost it. Notably, Shark General 1 is visibly ''twitching'' at points and jerking her head about, and even gives a SlasherSmile when she declares their intention to throw Garmadon and Lloyd into a volcano, including describing in detail how their flesh will melt off their bones before they even feel the heat.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The casting of Creator/JackieChan as Master Wu seems like an attempt to avoid accusations of cultural appropriation lobbied against the show, in which Sensei Wu had a Caucasian VA. It also helps that two of his students and Koko now have Asian [=VAs=][[note]]Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, and Olivia Munn[[/note]], in contrast with the TV show only casting one Asian among the main characters.

** It was inevitable, given that the much-beloved original series has been going on for six years (and counting). If people aren't complaining about the Ninja's redesigns, they're complaining about the new voice cast, and/or the actual script's deviations (such as the absence of Spinjitzu).

** It was inevitable, given that the much-beloved original series has been going on for six years (and counting). If people aren't complaining about the Ninja's redesigns, they're complaining about the new voice cast, and/or the absence of Spinjitzu.

** It was inevitable, given that the much-beloved original series has been going on for six years (and counting). If people aren't complaining about the Ninja's redesigns, they're complaining about the new voice cast. Although, some are willing to accept the movie would ''have'' to change and {{compress|ed adaptation}} the characters and story in order to appeal to a wider audience.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: The village of fired generals. They have very clearly lost it. Notably, Shark General 1 is visibly *twitching* at points and jerking her head about, and even gives a SlasherSmile when she declares their intention to throw Garmadon and Lloyd into a volcano, including describing in detail how their flesh will melt off their bones before they even feel the heat.]]