Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon — A- · The Brick Drop Score
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Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon
70617-1 · The LEGO Ninjago Movie
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Eight minifigs in one box is the headline — for a $99.99 set in 2017, that's a character haul that makes the Temple hard to dismiss even with its structural weaknesses.
Is the price fair?A+Eight figs and a fortress for a hundred bucks in 2017 — the price grade speaks for itself.
Will you love it?B-Strong play features and a stacked character roster make it easy to enjoy, even if the build is unremarkable.
Holds its value?C-Ninjago Movie sets haven't been portfolio darlings — this one is no exception.
The Full Take
The Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon lives and dies by its minifig density — eight characters packed into a $99.99 box was a deal in 2017 and still reads that way today. The physical set is a sprawling jungle fortress with enough interactive play features to keep a kid busy for an afternoon, even if the build itself leans more functional than elegant. Technique-wise it's competent without being inspired, the kind of mid-tier LEGO® Movie build that hits its marks without surprising you. Shelf presence is real: the layered green-and-grey structure has enough visual mass to anchor a Ninjago display, though it won't stop guests in their tracks. The weak spot is the part quality relative to the price — some of the structural elements feel like filler, and the set's "what you get" score reflects that gap. Still, for a theme-complete purchase or a kid who lived and breathed The LEGO® Ninjago Movie, the value calculus tilts positive. The A- overall is earned by the breadth of what's here, not the depth of any single element.
