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    Kubo & The Two Strings | 8/19/16 | LAIKA | Early Reviews are Very Positive

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    7 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

    I totally get that. But, I mean, the best possible case is simply having Kubo translated effectively in Japanese and hiring very talented Japanese actors to do the voice work. In that case, it's true to the source and authentic as ever. Otherwise, as I mentioned with Ratatouille, an audience simply hear French, Italian, Japanese, etc. accent but all dialogue is spoken in English.

     

    There are certainly American Japanese people (Or, to broaden the net, East Asian people) who work in the voice industry in America. It is an American production, and I absolutely wouldn't expect Laika to go to Japan and pick people from a similar region, that would be a nightmare and cost-prohibitive.

     

    I don't blame them 100% for using popular names because Laika movies don't do so hot stateside, and I'm not 100% against having a white person in the cast. I just wish they tried a little harder to have more than one, two? It's not super common to see an East Asian story get wide release in mainstream America and it could have been a real opportunity for someone.

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    Kubo & The Two Strings | 8/19/16 | LAIKA | Early Reviews are Very Positive

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    28 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

    I've noticed quite a few of the 4/5 reviews are hung up on the "white washing" of voice casting. While I understand the gripe, did Kung Fu Panda face similar complaints? Seems a bit odd given, even though it likely won't work, adding names like Theron and McConaughey and so on is definitely in hopes that their names grab the attention of GA in marketing. Odder still is that everyone that gripes about the voice casting seems to believe those that were cast turn in great work.

     

    I hear a few people wish they used more Asian voice actors, but everyone kind of lets it pass. Almost 100% certain that they dub it for China with big Chinese actors anyway, and they do way better over there than here in NA. I absolutely understand their concerns, because diversity behind the camera is important too. It won't stop me from enjoying the movie (unless the voice actors do a poor job, but I doubt it), but i'll always wish that they went that extra mile.

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    Best Animated Feature - 2016: Zootopia, Moana, Kubo, Zucchini, Red Turtle

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    5 minutes ago, cannastop said:

    BTW, Awards Circuit also agrees on the main 5.

     

    1. “Moana” – (Walt Disney Pictures)
    2. “Zootopia” – (Walt Disney Pictures)
    3. “Kubo and the Two Strings” – (Laika)
    4. “The Red Turtle” – (Sony Pictures Classics)
    5. “Finding Dory” – (Pixar)

    http://www.awardscircuit.com/oscar-predictions/best-animated-feature/

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    This is my prediction too...who the winner is is a whole other game...mainly between Disney properties. 

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul | May 19th, 2017 | FOX | RT Score Over Suicide Squad?

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    I'm semi excited. It does look like they're being flexible and not making it a hard copy of (whatever #5 is). I still buy each book the day it comes out, but I can't say i'd rush out to see this.

     

    I wonder if the [potential] success of Middle School; The Worst Days of My Life (which I also read and it's not nearly as good) might push them to move faster.

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