Oh, also, I'm amused as hell that the Beastie Boys saved the day.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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Steph L. - Aug 28, 2016 5:57:09 am PDT #234 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Jessica - Aug 28, 2016 12:59:15 pm PDT #235 of 3455
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I don't know how much longer it's going to be in theaters, so I'm urging everyone to run as fast as possible to see Kubo and the Two Strings. This is an amazing beautiful heartbreaking piece of art, and because life is cruel and unfair it is failing utterly at the box office.
I don't want to say too much about the plot, but it's similar to Coraline thematically (and produced by the same studio), and the stop-motion is gorgeous. I've heard it's fantastic in 3D but the showtimes didn't work out for us to see it that way.
dcp - Aug 28, 2016 1:57:04 pm PDT #236 of 3455
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
> Kubo and the Two Strings
Saw it today, liked it a lot. The origami was a bonus. I may go back to try it in 3-D next weekend.
I had not heard that it was doing poorly at the box office, but the showing I was at (mid-day on a Sunday) only had 10 people in the theater, seven of them children.
Everyone seemed to like it, though.
Tom Scola - Aug 28, 2016 2:21:35 pm PDT #237 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The only 3D movies in my entire life that were worth it:
- Andy Warhol's Frankenstein
- Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- Coraline
Jessica - Aug 28, 2016 3:06:43 pm PDT #238 of 3455
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I can also heartily pass on the endorsement of one 9 year-old and one 5 year-old, who were enraptured from the opening scene and demanded to stay through the end credits too (which are also beautifully animated). I think I was more affected by the dark moments than the kids were.
Burrell - Aug 28, 2016 3:28:29 pm PDT #239 of 3455
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Agree completely about Kubo. I am recommending it to anyone who will listen. I adored it. Also Monkey is everything
Vonnie K - Aug 28, 2016 4:13:22 pm PDT #240 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I saw Hell or High Water this afternoon, which is a terrific little film with great performances, about a pair of brothers driven to bank robbery out of desperation and Jeff Bridges as the Texas Ranger after them. Chris Pine plays the more level-headed of the brothers, which left me going, "CHRIS PINE, WHO KNEW." I mean, I find him very charming as Kirk in Star Trek movies but I didn't think he had this kind of interior performance in him. And Bridges was of course fabulous.
It reminded me quite a bit of Cohen Brothers' No Country for Old Men, which is the highest compliment I could give.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 28, 2016 4:40:04 pm PDT #241 of 3455
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I also saw Kubo and the Two Strings today, and it was as awesome as I've come to expect from Laika Studios. Alas, in 2-D because the only 3-D showing in my city starts at 10pm and I'd like to be awake at work tomorrow.
Zenkitty - Aug 28, 2016 4:50:40 pm PDT #242 of 3455
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm going to go see Star Trek Beyond tomorrow night. I didn't know Kubo was doing badly! I'll try to see it this week lest it disappear.
I just watched It Follows. Nice creepy movie.
DavidS - Aug 28, 2016 8:00:22 pm PDT #243 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't know how much longer it's going to be in theaters, so I'm urging everyone to run as fast as possible to see Kubo and the Two Strings. This is an amazing beautiful heartbreaking piece of art, and because life is cruel and unfair it is failing utterly at the box office.
I really want to see it!