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

[snitch]

15 hours ago, Jake Gittes said:

Gotta wait two months for this. Urgh.

 

It's coming in Bulgaria December 9th...... 

[cannastop]

I know you guys want me to see this, but I'm going to be too busy pretty much every single day to go to the movie theater. My best bet is Labor Day, and I don't know if it will even last that long in my local multiplexes.

 

One of the pitfalls of a late August release, I suppose.

Edited August 24, 2016 by cannastop

[JohnnyGossamer]

2 minutes ago, cannastop said:

I know you guys want me to see this, but I'm going to be too busy pretty much every single day to go to the movie theater. My best bet is Labor Day, and I don't know if it will even last that long in my local multiplexes.

 

One of the pitfalls of a late August release, I suppose.

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

It's not too bad, though. I know I can watch it free of charge in December, thanks to my university.

[Jonwo]

Has Laika said what their next film will be? I'm guessing it's either Wildwood or Goblins. I do think the April 2018 release date isn't great though as it's the week after Ready Player One.

[Blankments]

Final prediction:

 

DOM: 50M

[cannastop]

1 hour ago, Jonwo said:

Has Laika said what their next film will be? I'm guessing it's either Wildwood or Goblins. I do think the April 2018 release date isn't great though as it's the week after Ready Player One.

I don't think Ready Player One is going to be a $300m dom movie. It's not going to crush every thing in its path.

[Mojoguy]

Laika said that their next movie won't have a kid main character like all their movies have had so far.

Edited August 24, 2016 by Mojoguy

[AniNate]

I'd be interested in seeing a 2D film from them like what Travis was intimating. Are we really at a point where it's harder to pitch those than it is a stop-motion film?

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, tribefan695 said:

I'd be interested in seeing a 2D film from them like what Travis was intimating. Are we really at a point where it's harder to pitch those than it is a stop-motion film?

We're at the point where there are no studios that can make a 2-D animated film. There are quite a few artists out there who have the skills, even at the current studios, but there's nothing backing them up to make a feature film.

[AniNate]

Really hope they don't go the way of Ghibli. There's only so far artistic appreciation can take you, unfortunately. At some point they're going to have to sell more tickets

[goldenstate5]

Finally seeing this.

 

So excited 

[Mojoguy]

Oh fuck!

I might have to go see Kubo this weekend before my movie theaters takes the movie away for more showings of Ben-Hur and other crap movies.

Edited August 24, 2016 by Mojoguy

[cannastop]

10 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

Really hope they don't go the way of Ghibli. There's only so far artistic appreciation can take you, unfortunately. At some point they're going to have to sell more tickets

Ghibli wasn't the passion project of a billionaire and his trust-fund son. Less to worry about.

[The Panda]

1 minute ago, cannastop said:

Ghibli wasn't the passion project of a billionaire and his trust-fund son. Less to worry about.

 

True.  If they're only losing a few million on it per film, and all the guy cares about is making the art, then there's no reason he can't keep it going.  It's just like any normal hobby, it sinks a percentage of your personal income, but because you love doing it, it's worth it.

[cannastop]

Ghibli's not dead yet, either! There's still The Red Turtle.

[AniNate]

Perhaps their next film will get a goodwill bump from this if Boxtrolls' weak reception is what stifled initial enthusiasm here

[Mojoguy]

I know you guys want me to see this, but I'm going to be too busy pretty much every single day to go to the movie theater. My best bet is Labor Day, and I don't know if it will even last that long in my local multiplexes.

Judy Hopps appears in Kubo & The Two Strings.

[AniNate]

Also, this movie's opening proves that the film you attach your teaser trailer to doesn't mean jack-squat

Edited August 24, 2016 by tribefan695

[cannastop]

2 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

Also, this movie's opening proves that the film you attach your teaser trailer to doesn't mean jack-squat

I first saw the trailer with TFA.