Ultra cool stop-motion animation. Besides that? Nothing. Nada. Crap. Zero.
Laika needs to hire some writers... and fast. So much work of talented animators wasted on garbage like this. I felt really bad for them.
I loved this movie, I have no idea how the academy chose Big Hero 6 over this. This has so much more meaning, better animation and more heart. The story was very dark for a children's movie which is expected from the people who brought you Coraline and Paranorman. The movie is beautiful to look at and has beautiful writing. The voice acting is just wonderful especially from Ben Kingsley who plays a very ominous villain. Overall I give it 8/10, just an all around great effort.
It was good but Lego Movie shouldn't have been snubbed so Box Trolls could be nominated instead.
From the american stop-motion Animation Studio Laika, widely known for his two previous animations Coraline and ParaNorman comes this year a fun, dark and also fantastic when it comes to visuals, The Boxtrolls.
Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi and based on Alan Snow's book "Here be Monsters!", this film is set in Cheesebridge, a very peculiar city (where all the people seem to love cheese) and tells the story of a boy called Eggs, that was raised since he was a little baby by creatures of the underworld called Boxtrolls, that go up to the upper world only at night and create fear and panic in all the people of the city. Eggs, think he is one of them and is totally unaware that he is human. One day he meets the daughter of one of the richest and most powerful men of the city, and both start on an adventure in the pursuit of a reconciliation between the two worlds. For that they will face a fearsome terminator of the Boxtrolls that has darker plans, only with the aim of becoming one of the powerful men of Cheesebridge.
A very adventurous and fun story that entertains from beginning to end, passing important messages not only the smallest but also to adults. Inequality between society, discrimination between rich and poor, friendship and loyalty are some of the themes explored in the plot.
Despite all the usual clichés of animated films, these studios continue to produce good works that can stand out in the world of animation. The somber tone, dark and quirkiness of their works, as they can create a gender, not of horror, but more serious for the children, who instead of scaring is able to pass the messages effectively. Unfortunately despite all the entertainment, The Boxtrolls can not be so engaging, not overcoming the previous Laika studios films (Coraline especially). Not bad at all, but it fall short. Perhaps because the bar was so high, can lead us to have too much high expectations too.
As a great admirer of animation done in stop-motion, and as Laika had already accustomed us with their two earlier works, this film is still very well executed. It is amazing how it is possible to do something so perfect that way! An absolutely magnificent work to which we must give great value! I'll be looking forward to see what they will bring us in the future.
An animation not only for children but also for the grownups too!
Love it, Madamme Fru Fru!
'The Boxtrolls' has parts that I like, but overall I found it slow-moving.
I enjoyed the Boxtrolls themselves, I like how they look and come across. Archibald (Ben Kingsley) and bodyguards, Messrs Trout (Nick Frost) and Pickles (Richard Ayoade), are good, as is the casting of Jared Harris as Lord Charles Portley-Rind.
With that said, I liked them individually rather than as a group. Frost and Ayoade being the key examples, despite being two of the same character I never felt a connection between them. Elsewhere, I rate Isaac Hempstead Wright and Elle Fanning as actors, but I don't feel like their voices suit the respective roles of Eggs and Winnie.
The stop-motion animation is strong, but I just feel the plot is brought to life in a sluggish manner; the ending particularly felt dragged out to me. All in all, it's an average film in my eyes.
The stop-motion animated film The Boxtrolls is pleasantly entertaining and has a positive message about family. Based on a bestselling children’s book, a young boy raised by Boxtrolls comes to the surface to search for his friends after they’re abducted by a nefarious monster hunter called the Snatcher. Featuring the voice talents of Elle Fanning, Ben Kingsley, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg, the film has a solid cast that delivers some good performances. Additionally, the animation is well-done and has an interesting visual style. However, the comedy is a little broad and geared more towards younger audiences. Yet, for a family film, The Boxtrolls works and has a quaint charm to its old fashioned style.
je n'ai vraiment pas adhéré... particulier comme animé....
It was alright, nothing much in the box like, nothing spectator, few giggles at moments, and your everyday story plot..
More allegorical meaning than you can fit in a box.
that scene with the boxtrolls and baby eggs, especially with fish! wonderfully made film that gives you all of the good feelings.
This afternoon in a empty theater, I watched this fantastic funny movie.
My friend and I haven't laugh so hard for a long time.
If you need a really funny movie and you like kid's movies then this is the one.
But i don't think it's a kid's movie. Ok, i don't have kids but still i think it's not for the 6 year as its set in Switzerland.
Keep that in mind and enjoy.
Shout by Paul LittlefieldVIP 12BlockedParent2014-11-02T21:30:46Z— updated 2021-04-10T09:01:24Z
Without doubt, some of the finest craftsmenship in a movie for a very long time... beautiful to look at, darkly funny, spot on actor voices and some incredibly clever ideas. I was transfixed from the opening credits until the amazing end credits. Marvellous entertainment! 8/10