I love this show. Critically it probably sucks or whatever but something about it is so incredibly addicting mmmm i can't stop watching it i love it so much also the goblin king is hot and i wish i were as swag as him. Anyway i know it's been like 4 years but please renew it for a second season i will watch it a thousand times thank you.
4 Reviews
Average at best - Repetitive storyline - Bad Characterisation & World Building - Lack Actions and felt very outdated although it released just few years ago.
sisubalan12 January 2023
The intro alone reminds me very much of avatar: the last airbender/ legend of korra and disney's W. I. T. C. H. Probably more but these were the first things came to my thoughts on my very first impression of the animation. T
The animation was cute although seems a bit low budget/ quality compared to other LEGO animations like the ninjago especially. Sounds scores and tracks were average for me. Storyline was meh, nothing particularly new or bad but just okay. Tbh it felt like a continuation of something since it started with little to no explanation on certain characters and the world building itself seems to be lacking a valid introduction. I could be wrong but it definitely felt like a sequel or prequel of other titles.
Characters design and arc were okay as well and not a fan of the main characters. For me side characters were much more interesting. Voice casts were okay. The world building aspect was underwhelming, most of the characters were taken more into comedic approach rather than something relatable to the viewers - hence no connection to the audience. Weak villains and lack of actions.
Overall its an okay animation with generic plot and average quality wise at all parts. Recommended although seems to be a one-time watch only animation. I wont be surprised if it was discontinued after this.
The animation was cute although seems a bit low budget/ quality compared to other LEGO animations like the ninjago especially. Sounds scores and tracks were average for me. Storyline was meh, nothing particularly new or bad but just okay. Tbh it felt like a continuation of something since it started with little to no explanation on certain characters and the world building itself seems to be lacking a valid introduction. I could be wrong but it definitely felt like a sequel or prequel of other titles.
Characters design and arc were okay as well and not a fan of the main characters. For me side characters were much more interesting. Voice casts were okay. The world building aspect was underwhelming, most of the characters were taken more into comedic approach rather than something relatable to the viewers - hence no connection to the audience. Weak villains and lack of actions.
Overall its an okay animation with generic plot and average quality wise at all parts. Recommended although seems to be a one-time watch only animation. I wont be surprised if it was discontinued after this.
An Atrocious Adventure! 😡
a34trgv118 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale only came up on my radar when Netflex recommended it based on my love for fantasy. I gave the first episode a watch and I didn't like it. That mild dislike turned in to utter hatred by the next episode, and before I was halfway through this animated abomination, I was ready to call it. Then I made the stupid decision to watch all 8 episodes to see if it can somehow redeem itself. Spoilers: IT DOESN'T! From the abysmal writing to the awful art dirction, this slog of a fantasy made me long for revisting Middle Earth in The Lord Of The Rings.
Developed by Villads Spangsberg, Sten Platz, Ewa Delgado, and Nicole Dubuc, Lego Elves follows the adventure of 2 girls accompanied by 4 elves with magic powers to thwart the plans of the fiendish Goblin King. That sounds like a really good premise, and one I would love to see play out in a cartoon. Too bad that's just tacky sprinkles on a disaster of a cake! What actually happens in this show is everyone drags the plot along with constant exposition dumps, irritating detours, and shallow attempts at world building. With each episode being 20ish minutes, this 8 part saga feels like 8 years of my life being drained away. The pacing is so sluggish with the characters either standing around dumping exposition or going on detours that take away from the main story. Not that the main story is any better as it's the just the heroes trying to save the world from a petty loser who wants to take over the world to make up for his own insecurities. What also brings this show's story down is the humor, from lousy gross out, weak puns, and eye roll worthy slapstick. The worst part about the writing of the show is the unironic use of dated slang such as "on fleek" and "we outie!" This is the textbook definition of cringe because it doesn't feel natural and makes the showrunners look like socially awkward dorks trying (and miserably failing) to be trendy! There's two things this show's writing is clueless about: how to be well written and how to be timeless!
The characters in this show only have 2 settings to their dial: really annoying and really stupid! Starting with the leading human girl, Emma is the typical leader of the group who acts as the voice of reason yet can muster up a good reason why I should care about her. She just goes through the motions of every plot point and never becomes anything more than a generic leader. Her sister, Sophie, is a loud, annoying brat that never listens and never thinks before she acts. The elves in this show about elves are some of the most annoying and stupidest depictions of these mythical creatures I've ever seen. Azari is the obnoxious tomboy, Farran is the dorky fanboy, Aira is the soft spoken inventor who's voice gets on my nerves, and Nadia is the untrusting and stupid one. Later in the show they encounter Rosalyn, who is such a bossy and short tempered recluse. Don't expect to get any characterizations out of the other mythical creatures in this show as they're either just regular animals or a band of bumbling idiots like the goblins.
The worst character in the show, by far, is the villain, Cronan. To borrow one of The Blockbuster Buster's iconic lines, Cronan IS A MORON! This guy enlists the help of the moronic goblins to do his dirty work and is surprised that they bumble it up?! Gee, who's fault is that Einstein?! He also does a terrible job hiding his true colors (either that or everyone's just THAT freaking stupid), and he he does drop the charade, he acts like some dweeby little kid on top of the playscape! He just barks orders, beats the goblins senseless when they fail, and never once gets off his lazy butt and do his own evil deeds! And why is he doing all this?! So that he can bring his mother back. Admirable, until we find out later in the show that he lied to his ex-girlfriend Rosalyn so that she couldn't talk him out of it! Well there goes the little speck of sympathy I might've had for this loser! If you don't care about your personal trauma enough to tell your girlfriend, why should I care about you trying to undo it?! Cronan only just missed my Top 10 Worst Cartoon Villains list on Tumblr, otherwise he'd be in the top 3 hands down!
The voice acting just isn't very good here, which is a shame because I've heard this actors soumd really good in other places. Ashleigh Ball sounded unenthusiastic as Emma, a farcry from her talents in MLP:FIM where she voice Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash. She also gave Aira a high pitched voice that sounded more like a mimicking version of Fluttershy. Rebecca Husain sounded too nasally and mature as Sophie, sounding more like a teenager or young adult than a preteen. Erin Matthews sounded a little flat as Azari; would've asked for a little more pep. She wasn't much better as Nadia, making her sound really flat. Kyle Rideout sounded neither funny or interesting as Farran. Nicole Olvier puts on a decent British accent for Rosalyn, though not enough to convince me she is British. Riley Murdock never sounded menacing or charismatic as Cronan, as he sounding more like a pampered theater actor than an actual villain. This is main the fault of the voice direction making them all play the roles straight and not allowing for much personality in the performances.
Visually, this show looks very distinct from Lego's usual output...for all the WRONG reasons! The series was brought to life by Studio Mir and Production Reve and the result is some of the worst animation and art direction I've seen on Netflix! The characters have an anime-esque appearance with big, bright eyes, colorful hair, and dazzling attire. This is good conceptually, but in practice, it begs the question why this is associated with Lego to begin with. The characters are too well designed for a show that's supposed to be based on a Lego toy line. The actual character animation itself is really janky with characters having stiff movements and being stationary during chase scenes. The action also suffers from bad cinematography as the camera is always jerking around, making it rather disorienting (in a bad way). The worst part about the visuals are the backgrounds. At first glance, the look really well crafted with an excellent color palette, great lighting, and superb attention to detail. You'd be forgiven for mistaking a shot from the show as a painting in the museum. There's just one teeny, tiny problem with that: the backgrounds are littered with FREAKING LEGO PIECES! I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw a Lego brick painted the same color as a rock in one scene! It'd be one think if it was a slip up in the background department, but every single shot in this show has Lego pieces badly disguised as flowers, brances, rocks, and tree trunks! Nevermind killing the illusion, this straight up MASSACRES the illusion! Either have the show entirely made out of Legos or don't put Legos in the show at all! Doing both leads to this terrible mishmash that can't decide what it wants to be: a fantasy cartoon or a Lego commercial!
This cartoon should be thrown in the fires of Mount Doom! Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale is a fundamentally atrocious cartoon! The writing is abysmal, the characters are annoying, the voice acting is stale, the jokes are cringe, and the animation is awful! No amount of context or excuses will ever make this kind of disaster okay! It more than deserves the worst fate to bestow on a show this terrible: to be ignored and forgotten! Do NOT watch Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale! Don't even watch the trailer! In fact buy the toy sets this show is based on and come up with your own adventures with the characters! You'll be much better rewarded that way than you would watching this animated abomination! -.-
Developed by Villads Spangsberg, Sten Platz, Ewa Delgado, and Nicole Dubuc, Lego Elves follows the adventure of 2 girls accompanied by 4 elves with magic powers to thwart the plans of the fiendish Goblin King. That sounds like a really good premise, and one I would love to see play out in a cartoon. Too bad that's just tacky sprinkles on a disaster of a cake! What actually happens in this show is everyone drags the plot along with constant exposition dumps, irritating detours, and shallow attempts at world building. With each episode being 20ish minutes, this 8 part saga feels like 8 years of my life being drained away. The pacing is so sluggish with the characters either standing around dumping exposition or going on detours that take away from the main story. Not that the main story is any better as it's the just the heroes trying to save the world from a petty loser who wants to take over the world to make up for his own insecurities. What also brings this show's story down is the humor, from lousy gross out, weak puns, and eye roll worthy slapstick. The worst part about the writing of the show is the unironic use of dated slang such as "on fleek" and "we outie!" This is the textbook definition of cringe because it doesn't feel natural and makes the showrunners look like socially awkward dorks trying (and miserably failing) to be trendy! There's two things this show's writing is clueless about: how to be well written and how to be timeless!
The characters in this show only have 2 settings to their dial: really annoying and really stupid! Starting with the leading human girl, Emma is the typical leader of the group who acts as the voice of reason yet can muster up a good reason why I should care about her. She just goes through the motions of every plot point and never becomes anything more than a generic leader. Her sister, Sophie, is a loud, annoying brat that never listens and never thinks before she acts. The elves in this show about elves are some of the most annoying and stupidest depictions of these mythical creatures I've ever seen. Azari is the obnoxious tomboy, Farran is the dorky fanboy, Aira is the soft spoken inventor who's voice gets on my nerves, and Nadia is the untrusting and stupid one. Later in the show they encounter Rosalyn, who is such a bossy and short tempered recluse. Don't expect to get any characterizations out of the other mythical creatures in this show as they're either just regular animals or a band of bumbling idiots like the goblins.
The worst character in the show, by far, is the villain, Cronan. To borrow one of The Blockbuster Buster's iconic lines, Cronan IS A MORON! This guy enlists the help of the moronic goblins to do his dirty work and is surprised that they bumble it up?! Gee, who's fault is that Einstein?! He also does a terrible job hiding his true colors (either that or everyone's just THAT freaking stupid), and he he does drop the charade, he acts like some dweeby little kid on top of the playscape! He just barks orders, beats the goblins senseless when they fail, and never once gets off his lazy butt and do his own evil deeds! And why is he doing all this?! So that he can bring his mother back. Admirable, until we find out later in the show that he lied to his ex-girlfriend Rosalyn so that she couldn't talk him out of it! Well there goes the little speck of sympathy I might've had for this loser! If you don't care about your personal trauma enough to tell your girlfriend, why should I care about you trying to undo it?! Cronan only just missed my Top 10 Worst Cartoon Villains list on Tumblr, otherwise he'd be in the top 3 hands down!
The voice acting just isn't very good here, which is a shame because I've heard this actors soumd really good in other places. Ashleigh Ball sounded unenthusiastic as Emma, a farcry from her talents in MLP:FIM where she voice Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash. She also gave Aira a high pitched voice that sounded more like a mimicking version of Fluttershy. Rebecca Husain sounded too nasally and mature as Sophie, sounding more like a teenager or young adult than a preteen. Erin Matthews sounded a little flat as Azari; would've asked for a little more pep. She wasn't much better as Nadia, making her sound really flat. Kyle Rideout sounded neither funny or interesting as Farran. Nicole Olvier puts on a decent British accent for Rosalyn, though not enough to convince me she is British. Riley Murdock never sounded menacing or charismatic as Cronan, as he sounding more like a pampered theater actor than an actual villain. This is main the fault of the voice direction making them all play the roles straight and not allowing for much personality in the performances.
Visually, this show looks very distinct from Lego's usual output...for all the WRONG reasons! The series was brought to life by Studio Mir and Production Reve and the result is some of the worst animation and art direction I've seen on Netflix! The characters have an anime-esque appearance with big, bright eyes, colorful hair, and dazzling attire. This is good conceptually, but in practice, it begs the question why this is associated with Lego to begin with. The characters are too well designed for a show that's supposed to be based on a Lego toy line. The actual character animation itself is really janky with characters having stiff movements and being stationary during chase scenes. The action also suffers from bad cinematography as the camera is always jerking around, making it rather disorienting (in a bad way). The worst part about the visuals are the backgrounds. At first glance, the look really well crafted with an excellent color palette, great lighting, and superb attention to detail. You'd be forgiven for mistaking a shot from the show as a painting in the museum. There's just one teeny, tiny problem with that: the backgrounds are littered with FREAKING LEGO PIECES! I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw a Lego brick painted the same color as a rock in one scene! It'd be one think if it was a slip up in the background department, but every single shot in this show has Lego pieces badly disguised as flowers, brances, rocks, and tree trunks! Nevermind killing the illusion, this straight up MASSACRES the illusion! Either have the show entirely made out of Legos or don't put Legos in the show at all! Doing both leads to this terrible mishmash that can't decide what it wants to be: a fantasy cartoon or a Lego commercial!
This cartoon should be thrown in the fires of Mount Doom! Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale is a fundamentally atrocious cartoon! The writing is abysmal, the characters are annoying, the voice acting is stale, the jokes are cringe, and the animation is awful! No amount of context or excuses will ever make this kind of disaster okay! It more than deserves the worst fate to bestow on a show this terrible: to be ignored and forgotten! Do NOT watch Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale! Don't even watch the trailer! In fact buy the toy sets this show is based on and come up with your own adventures with the characters! You'll be much better rewarded that way than you would watching this animated abomination! -.-
Train wreck, but it still kind of works
avashool2 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
You know those shows that suck, but you still need to watch them. This is one of those shows. It is just so bad, but I love it. The acting and expressions are hilarious but whenever they try to be deep or handle real character development, it feel awkward. Also when they try to make you feel bad for the villain, he just kind of comes off as a pouty crybaby with magical powers who enslaves people to get what he wants. His motives are okay, but he is just kind of annoying. Plus his little feel bad for me act with Naida is just bad. It lasts for like an episode, it isn't even reluctant later in the series. But it's the kind of trash I can enjoy once In a while.
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