The Boxtrolls

"The Boxtrolls" is a visually inventive stop-motion film that embraces Laika’s signature gothic charm, but its storytelling doesn’t quite match its technical brilliance. The animation is stunning, with intricate character designs and an eerie yet whimsical atmosphere that sets it apart from mainstream animated fare. However, the narrative feels stretched thin, and the humor is hit-or-miss, making it less engaging than Laika’s stronger outings like "Coraline" and "ParaNorman." While it delivers a heartfelt message about acceptance and belonging, "The Boxtrolls" ultimately falls short of being a truly great animated film.

Another good flim from Laika!

Boxtrolls is another hit from Laika that, though it falls short of its predecessors, only does so by a nebulous feeling of knowing I enjoyed the two previous films more, however original style is something we often miss in animation today, and so anything by Laika stands head and shoulders above average animated films.

Super cute and a amazing movie

I love Liaka Studios, they're dedication to hand crafted stop motion is second to none. That being said, this is my least favorite of the studio's creations. Some of the fun of the studio's stop motion style is how imperfect everything can look. It is the "wabi sabi" finding beauty in imperfection. In a way, that is also a recurring theme in this movie. With that being said, there are points in this film that the creators go too far in making the world and characters look and feel unpleasant. The animation may be deliberately ugly at times, but that isn't the films only problem. The characters are also nothing that special. Upon finishing the movie, I couldn't tell you a thing about the main character. He is just your generic kids' movie P. O. V. Protagonist. He's adventurous, mischievous but with a heart of gold, all that usual stuff. The story isn't anything special either. It is the typical snobs vs. Slobs story. Combine that with kids learning that their parents are wrong, and their mom and dad should have to apologize to them for being so rich and evil. It isn't all bad, it's just very by the book standard stuff. And I have come to expect a lot more from this studio than the same old kids' movie stuff. Next time I hope the makers can think outside the box.

The Boxtrolls movie stands on its own as an excellent story wrapped in visuals that pay homage to the craft of stop motion animation.

It’s my favourite movie of all time!

The boxtrolls is my number one best animated film from 2014 and my rating is a 10/10

A hilariously feel-good stop motion movie.

It has been years since I have seen this movie so take my review with a grain of salt. However I remember it being…very weird. It had an odd obsession with cheese.