Kubo and the Two Strings (Travis Knight, 2016) Movie

Kubo and the Two Strings tells the story about Kubo, who has magical powers and whose left eye was stolen. Accompanied by Monkey and Beetle, they must subdue the Sisters, Raiden the Moon King and his army of evil spirits.

 

This was outstanding, easily the best animated movie of the year (yes, including Zootopia). Sucks that it hasn't been doing that well, in fact it hasn't even made back its $60 million budget yet. I counted less than a dozen people in my audience.

So yeah, I strongly recommend that everyone sees this while it's still in theaters. It's a beautiful theater experience, at the ABSOLUTE least.

 

I loved it. It maybe didn't need the twists in the middle, but overall, I thought this was a very strong film and beautiful to look at.

 

Really want to see this

 

Just saw this post.

Do it.

 

Felt this was a bit more style than substance (compared to something like Paranorman) but I still loved it.

 

really enjoyed this one.

 

Can't believe it took me so long to see this, I wanted to when it was in theaters but just never got around to it. Damn, it was amazing. Loved every second. Girlfriend fell asleep halfway through and I'm excited because it means I have a reason to see it again haha

 

damn, didn't know i wasn't subscribed to a Kubo thread. i'm mad i don't see enough ppl talking about this movie. this movie is so fantastic. i love the production/art direction/design so much.

 

I'm about ready to revisit it

 

just got it on Blu-ray/DVD, that 2nd act climax... still gets me

 

This is on Netflix now, so if you haven't seen this film yet, now's a good time to spend 1:41 on it. Still think this is one of the better animated films of the last couple years

 

honestly think this deserved Best Animated Feature more than Zootopia, and i loved that film too.
i picked up Kubo on blu-ray already a few days (weeks? who knows) ago. after watching some of the special features, i'm still annoyed that they cast all white actors to voice the main roles, while just having their few Japanese actors as the small bit characters.

 

Pretty much the only thing I don't like about it. It's especially glaring when you put it up against something like Moana

Agreed with the Oscar, though I knew Zootopia (which I love) would've won anyway

 

that Disney hype-machine is too big for Laika to stand a chance

 

Netflix is getting rid of this on the 7th, so get to it!

 

and buy it on Blu-Ray/DVD!

real talk; would anyone else legit play a video game of this movie? i really feel like it would translate well, the three pieces of armor (sword/chestplate/helmet) would make interesting boss battles, the moon sisters would be great mini-bosses. some indie dev needs to get on this, even tho its like 1.5 years late, lol

 

Love these kinds of stop-motion animation videos. Always blows my mind.

 

still one of the best animated films, forgot it came out so long ago.
massively underrated