To bad you didn’t talked about the end credit scene where the two henceman were talking about if they were being controlled then the camera begins to zoom out revealing the studio and the people moving them. I always loved those moments were they show behind the curtains on how it’s done that was amazing wen I was young
I literally didn’t see this until I looked it up- holy fucking shit. That’s the funniest post credit scene I’ve ever seen.😂😂😂 it had no right to be as funny as it was
The attention to detail of the character design is amazing in this film. with characters like fish having his box look like the fish on his box looking like a tie giving him a fatherly look about him
This movie felt like a fever dream but looking back it was definitely a passion project, the villains defeat at the end definitely scarred me as a kid.
Fun fact, the town box trolls is set in is based on my hometown. The writer stayed here for a while and found it so awful that he nicknamed it ratbridge. Some of the buildings in the film are close copies of actual buildings here too, like the town hall
Laika in general is such an underrated movie studio! Oh, everyone talks about Disney and DreamWorks and Pixar, but if you mentioned the studio Laika to someone, they likely wouldn't know what it is, which is a real darn shame! Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and The Missing Link are all masterpieces and, as a huge fan of stop-motion, I love them to death! Give Laika the love it deserves people!
I remember seeing this in theaters and thinking it wouldn't be the best. the trailers didn't represent it well enough and kinda displayed it's more crude and childish humor, but I definitely liked it by the end of the film. can't wait to see their next project..
I just watched this trailer and tbh the movie advertised has an entire different vibe about it. Extremely misleading commercial, it’s as if the movie were suppose to be action packed. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q2dFVnp5K0o.html
I'm shocked no one's pointed out the fact this is a stop motion film that takes place in the town obsessed with cheese and haven't made the Wallace comparison
I feel like Winifred being obsessed with the box trolls coming to get her comes from believing it would finally make her father care about her. Her father doesn't show much interest in her through most of the movie but he does show concern when the box trolls are mentioned or if something is mentioned that effects his ability to eat cheese so I think she believes if she was kidnapped maybe he would care and focus on her instead
Honestly? I LOVED how unhinged and morbid Winifred was. I never see girls in movies that are allowed to be like that, I was weird and morbid kid and I always wanted to see more girls like that. So you go Winnie! You bite that mean kid on the blacktop and keep worms in plastic bottles with holes poked in the top to your hearts content!
I used to be that kinda morbid kid in elementary school and get absolutely destroyed over it, seeing her character made me really happy knowing I wasn’t the only little psychotic girl on planet earth. Also I love how she was utterly pissed what there was no mountains of bones or rivers of blood🤣
I was quite literally OBSESSED with this movie when it came out on dvd. I watched it over and over and over and I even rewrote the story in my head so that Winifred was a boy named Christopher and the boy was now a girl named PJ. I was a strange child who loved morbid things… I haven’t changed
Dude I was OBSESSED with this movie when it came out. I love all stop motion set design, but this?!?! The slide to the troll cave made out of cardboard boxes? The cobbled streets of town at night, the Mayor’s house?! All amazing. Glad someone is finally talking about it
My bosses mate worked on the film, I called bullshit but I was wrong. He worked on one of the trolls. Great movie, best form of animation, so much care and attention for just the slightest of moves for the shortest of time. Much respect to anyone that does it
I watched the movie as a kid and was traumatized from the guy blowing up like a balloon because of his cheese allergy. Couldn't touch cheese for a bit :/
The book the movie is based on is even stranger. It has a very different story, but takes place in the same world and shares many of the characters. Generally, it is more light-hearted, as it is more of a kids book, but really goes in depth about it's weird world and has some unique and creative illustrations.
I remember watching this as a child and I was kind of scared of some the scenes well the whole film, but now that I watch it again, not gonna lie its a good film and I love it.
Funny thing regarding my experience seeing this movie: I went to go see Boxtrolls with my nana and my older sister... We ended up being the only 3 people in the whole fucking theatre that went to that showing of Boxtrolls! Looking back at it, it's genuinely so hilarious that nobody else turned up, but I did really enjoy the movie and I'm sad it isn't talked about. I also love the MC's name because my first word was Egg, too. XD
Mmmm just like morbius Yes I know it's a marvel movie But it hurt to see that there wasn't a lot of people seeing the movie on my early b-day, and it actually bopped pretty well with the script
"Most father's tends to be pieces of shit." Man that was a homerun on that hit. I admitted myself to a mental hospital and was diagnosed with Dysthemia cause of my dad. It was one hell of a ride. Still can't hate the man for it. It is what it is.
@@Beowulf__ I think they mean that male parents are more likely be really awful parents. Though, from my research, you are right about women being more likely to be abusive, however men are the ones who are more likely to severely hurt the child. Random lesson from a stranger that is probably incorrect lol.
I was obsessed with this movie when it first came out and I was so sad that people mostly just said it didn’t live up to the hype of Coraline and Paranorman. Which I guess is fair since both of those movies are absolute masterpieces but Boxtrolls is still so fun and immersing that I can’t believe people don’t love it!
I actually have a really cool short story for this movie. I live in Oregon, the studio is actually up around the Portland area. When it came out I was 14, but one of the head animators for it and had brought three of the models to our small town theatre several hours south of Portland. He brought Eggs and Fish, it was so cool to see and he had one saved for after everyone watched the movie to avoid spoilers. The one he saved for the end was Snatcher when he ate some cheese, not the mild version but the END result when he gets the taste of that rare cheese and just before he explodes….yeah we got to touch that model of Snatcher. It was so gross and yet cool to be able to touch and move the models. It was truly a core memory for me and I’ve fallen in love more with the studio even more since. Always loved claymation movies (although the ones they use are more of a soft foam type feel). Paranorman and Coraline have been a couple Halloween movies me and my mom watch ever year. I hope they make something spooky and creepy again. Keep up the amazing videos, I’ve been binging everything.
It sounds like a genuinely bad time to deal with, but hearing you say "it's been blocked in every country, multiple times" about an animated movie review did make me snort. Copyright law abuse gets so ridiculous
Hearing a retelling of this story makes me appreciate the story, storyboarding, designs and development the movie had so much more. The script and story is so god damned well-put that even my dumbass child brain was able to comprehend the emotions so well and understand each reasons of why something happened. Normally I would've forgotten little plot details, but here? I was so invested in the story. I've got to admit though, I didn't like the designs at first as I was a simple-minded kid, so for the story to be so good that I looked past the designs is impressive in itself. I'm also not saying that the designs were bad, they have a purposeful stylized design that fits well for a darker theme, and what makes it even more impressive is that this is stop-motion, so my respect for the designs and movements heightens even more. The shots as well - It's so impressive that they've shot all of these with stop-motion. Each scene gives you great atmospheres and paints you a portrait of what it represents; The boxtrolls living in a dark cave with lightbulbs decorating their abode, giving you an idea that while these creatures are very grounded and discreet, they don't let that hinder their positive traits such as the creativity, which is greatly represented by having the light source as lightbulbs specifically. Then we have the human world, where the townsarea is realistically bright and buzzing whenever morning and very somber when at night, yet where the villain's place shows a picture of a very isolated and industrialized feel. Also love the lighting from the first scenes in the town where the villains first strut their invention around town telling people about the curfew, the light disrupts what's supposed to be a sombering night and interjects alertness from the flashy display of the light. And _god,_ whoever implemented madame Frufru is a genius.
Legit I died of laughter at the near end when the villan reveals that he pretended to be madame frufru and the head whitehatter man's just like "Oh god... ...please take those images out of my memory" XDDDDDD
Ok, let me just confess this here, right now. So I was a stupid kid, and when I watched this movie for the first time, I didn't recognize that Madame Frou Frou was Snatcher. Boy was I an idiot.
I saw this in theatres back in the day and personally really enjoyed it, along with my brother. We both thought the storytelling was well done and that it was a pretty compelling fantasy. I enjoy the classic moral presentation, and I found the pacing and humour to be fun and well-executed. I’m glad someone wanted to cover this again, it’s been a while since I’ve been reminded of it. There’s a bit during the credits where you see the amount of work that goes into creating a stop motion movie, and it’s one of the things that is really inspiring and motivating.
looking back on this movie, i'm wondering if it was a metaphor for the holocaust (and other genocides at the hand of a totalitarian society). it's so much more racially biased than i realized. the spread of propaganda and use of fear and straight up lies just really hit close to everything that happened. what a dark but amazing movie concept.
I was gonna say something along the lines of “dude it’s a childrens movie, chill out” but then I remembered that the trolls are literally imprisoned, forced to work on something that would inevitably kill them, feared by most of society, hunted down for literally just existing, and the whole thing of them being too scared to fight. This actually hits the nail right on the head. Also Lakia has produced some dark shit so I really can’t be mad over your theory even if I tried
Wouldn't be surprised if that's part of the inspiration, though sadly I also wouldn't be surprised if it was also inspired by modern day issues as well (sadly racial biases, propaganda, and the use of fear is still a thing and has probably been unfortunate parts of the human condition for centuries)... 0_0
That town buying a giant cheese wheel instead of building a hospital kinda reminds me of how in my town they decided to build an animal shelter instead of a homeless shelter. Now normally, you'd think "what's the big deal, animals need shelters too" but I live just South of LA and there are literally full forests down here that become hobo towns.
I love this movie so much I did my undergrad dissertation on it (well mostly). I talked about how Laika's films, and in particular The Boxtrolls, used set design, characters and story to discuss issues of class and social order. I also learned about how Laika pioneered the use of 3d printing to aid stop-motion animation, how they used practical lighting on their sets, all kind of cool facts!
It's a shame the original video keeps getting obliterated. I loved the weird edit of your face over that guy dancing. It's what first caught my attention when the video preview started and honestly why I ultimately decided to watch the video as I didn't care for Boxtrolls, at least until I watched the video and now wish I had seen it.
I remember watching the Boxtrolls in theaters with my father. We were the only ones in the theater other than... Maybe, at most, one person. So... Me and my younger siblings just kinda sat wherever because no one else was there.
I remember going to see this movie in theaters and getting to the scene of the guy get allergy’s to cheese and going “if I stay in this movie any longer I’m gonna be sick” so I’m interested to see if this movie was good outside of that.
Boxtrolls was the first Laika film I watched and I was just so immersed in the story and enchanted by the animation. It was one of those experiences were you just happened to stumble upon a movie and loose track of time. Wonderful
I remember watching this movie a few years ago and honestly not really remembering much. I saw this video in my recommended videos and figured, why not rewatch the movie because it felt wrong to try and watch a review while not remembering the movie. I don't remember this movie being so *fun.* It was so much fun and lively and beautifully animated, and just so creative. The story has a lot of heart as well, making me tear up at certain points. It's very sweet and I think it's a shame that this movie is not as recognized as something like Caroline. I remember nobody really talking about this movie before or after this movie came out including myself, which is such a miss. This movie just needed time, and I had a wonderful time watching it. The box trolls are sweet, Eggs is a cutie, Winnie is a little psycho and funny as fuck, the henchmen are funny and very likeable despite being antagonists, and despite Snatcher being an absolutely horrible man, you know he'd win RuPaul's Drag Race. Kids fighting against irrational, fear mongered, adults is such a mature topic that people don't appreciate enough. Kids deserve to be young and live their lives while they can, not be the mature ones in a group of adults. Also, a small detail i noticed that was just so cute, was the movie started with Fish looking for, and asking the other box trolls if they've seen Eggs, and the ending shows Eggs looking for and asking the others if they've seen Fish, really nice callback to the beginning.
I watched this as a child and I kept having dreams about it. Bad dreams, I only remember the characters but I think I have to re-watch it. The dreams I have only come about once a year but they felt like a fever dream. This movie was scary for some reason. Also is their currency basically cheese?
I absolutely LOVED this movie, and when I watched it the first time I never really understood it for what it really was. Watching it again I love it more. ALSO, saw the original video, why would it be banned?
Copyright? It can’t be from the actual filmmakers (Laika) since they’re chill and also since this review is so positive toward their work, but I’m assuming the company that distributed the movie might have done a strike?? Idk
I LOVED THE BOXTROLLSSS the character design;s AMAZING and the animation's IMMACULATE i forot what happened ngl, i jumped straight to the comments after seeing this in my feed, but im really happy someone finaly talks about this :DD
I'd love to see you cover more aardman stuff given the stop motion you've already reviewed. The amount of background jokes in curse of the were rabbit alone are great
I truly was surprised by how dark this film is. Kidnapping, torture, conspiracy, manipulating the masses into committing GENOCIDE of all things! There's also death in-camera not once but twice. I'm amazed this was even given a PG rating.
I always thought this one was underrated, and the animation is fantastic as always for aardman. Plus I love it when animated movies aren't afraid to straight up kill villains
I absolutely adore this movie. I think what's great about this movie is that Snatcher is not just a great villain, but a relatable villain. All he wants is respect in the society that pushed him away. He's the internal villain that lives in everyone.
Laika studio's movie is superior, they didn't make a lot of movie, but once they make one, every piece is so well thought, enjoyable and iconic! It's like american version of studio ghibli but in a very different approach, and i hope they'll get more recognition in the future
one of my earliest memories ever was watching this movie and convincing my parents to make me a fish box so i could be fish for halloween. i think i was like 2 or 3, but i somehow still vividly remember certain parts of this movie and the fish costume
Dude, this is a throwback to when Block Buster was still around. So, we had family movie nights every Friday, and we rented movies from BB. That week, Box Trolls had come out, and i vividly remember sitting on the floor, singing along with Eggs in the opening sequence. This movie deserved so much more attention than what it got, it was funny, imaginative, and just straight up morbid at times Thank you so much for reviewing one of my all time favourites
It makes me really sad that this movie didn’t get the popularity it deserved even years later. I think the reason I really appreciate it was because I’ve seen the behind the scenes in the special features a few dozen times as a kid, and HOLY CRAP it is just so cool. It’s absolutely unreal the amount of effort and artistry that was put into this movie. Like I could talk about it all day. Easily one of the films ever. 10/10 if I could replay my childhood twice then this movie would get a good portion in the rewind.
I always forget this movie exists, but I loved it when I saw it. It's so different and a great concept. I love all the trolls being named after their boxes.
This is one of my favorite films (ParaNorman as well), that touches on a topic that not many people are willing to talk about. Like you said it's about manipulation and it's more important than ever to talk about things like this. Their films really do breathe a sense of realism and importance into the animation/film community. I hope people begin to bring up their movies more often into the future.
The 3rd snatcher (Mr. Gristle) is insane because he has a lot of blood in him, and at the end of the film (before he got crushed) he falls into a barrel of leeches and is completely normal after that.
I loved this movie as a kid. I don't exactly know why my 7 year old self was somewhat obsessed with it, but the blurry memories I have of the movie are ones that I cherish
my 8yo made me watch this movie, cause i didn’t want to, and now i absolutely LOVE IT. we’ve watched it at least 10 times. it’s so beautifully made, the attention to detail is insane, the humor, the story, omg, everything!
i remember watching this movie and not thinking much of it, but i thought the little behind the scene short with the guys talking while they're being animated was rlly cool and that's how i got into clay stuff. not stop motion animation, im terrible at that shit, but i like making lil things out of clay and found objects and i like imagining how they would be animated.
Boxtrolls was my favorite Laika movie as a kid, the attention to detail was amazing, and when it was released to theaters, my family and I dressed in boxes and wore them to the movie theater. I even had a birthday party themed after Boxtrolls!
Oddly enough, I found the book the movie was based on it and loved it so much. When the movie came out I kind of thought there was no way to properly replicate the greatness of the book. Anyway I watched it and sure enough it was different but I fell in love with the world and the animation!
I LOVED THIS MOVIE AS A KID! it was also the first film me and my friend went to see when theatres briefly opened mid covid back in 2020. she’d never watched it before so it was super fun!
Man I COMPLETLEY forgot about this movie, I remember seeing trailers for it way back when back when but never ended up seeing it, glad to see it turned out pretty well!
Immediately after seeing this movie when I was, like, eight, I BEGGED my parents for a box with painted eggs on it They said no. So awesome me stole a box from our recycling and painted a bunch of white circles on it, spelt eggs like egs and that was what I wore for Halloween. 😀
Holy crap I loved this movie when it came out. The asthetic is so specific and it captured my imagination so distinctly when I was a kid, very on par with Igor and 9
im surprised not alot of people have even heard of this movie its such a good movie and with the names of previous titles behind them with coraline youd think it would be more known
Oh boy this movie ruled my life during 7th and 8th grade. I went to my middle school Halloween dance dressed up as a Red Hat because I was so obsessed over Snatcher😆
I really enjoy The Boxtrolls, but I definitely see it as an example of a movie where the villain really elevates it. Archibald Snatcher is such an interesting character, as you completely understand his motivation, especially with how twisted the system of Cheesebridge is. But of course, he takes things way too far. It's also facinating how obsessed he is of cheese even though he has a severe allergy, and how it ends up being his downfall. The movie's good as it is, but I definitely find Snatcher to be the best written character.
I remember watching it when it came out and loving it. You know how sometimes theaters sell popcorn buckets with the characters of the movies? well my aunt got me one except it wasnt a bucket it was a tin box with a lid and it was so adorable.
My mom wasn’t a fan of this movie… I loved it. It was one of the first movies that I actually understood the moral of the story after first watch. But now if I ask her about it, she denies ever disliking it lol.
i remember when i was a kid, my mom just got it for me and i watched it on my laptop in a basement (don't ask why) and i remember thinking it was the BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SAW. and even now i still believe it is. (or at least ONE of the best)
Lmao same I enjoyed this movie as a kid until the end and then I just hated it. Like they literally killed off the villain and then the little girl was like “There was blood and guts everywhere!” And I was like…oh nice….I hate this lmaoooo I haven’t watched it since. Glad I wasn’t the only one who felt that way lol
I watched that movie when I was about 9. My dad brought the disc home because it was based on a book that he always read to me and my brother. I really loved it but didn’t quite get the theme because I was too young. I should really rewatch it sometime soon
The book this movie is based on, Here Be Monsters, is literally one of my favorite books ever and I would seriously reccomend it. Summary: It's about a kid who has lived underground his whole life, there's living wheels of cheese, there's a secret cult, evil badgers, boxtrolls of course, a talking rat, cabbage people, rabbit ladies, it's phenomenal.
This movie is very underrated. I didn’t think I’d like it as a kid but when I saw it a few years later I was very surprised with how good it was. Indeed a bit depressing but so good. Idk why they’d ban your video on it soo annoying 😮💨😮💨
Oh my god, I haven’t seen Boxtrolls in so long! My siblings and I loved this movie so much that we made our own Boxtroll costumes out of duct tape and cardboard boxes 😂 Nice to see it getting the attention it deserves!
I love this movie so much. I haven’t seen it since like 2014 this made me want to give it a rewatch. Epic storytelling, great pacing, and dark but you can still explain the concepts to children without traumatizing them. Highly underrated
I watched this movie in the theaters with my dad when i was but a wee lad, and it's stuck with me ever since. It's not constantly on my mind or anything, but when i see it mentioned it brings me back to a simpler time in my life. Also i found the movie very charming, thinking about re-watching it sometime.
The book this movie is based on, Here Be Monsters, is just about the most bizarre and amazing book I've ever read. I read it first as a kid, thinking that it was some kind of self help book for some reason.
I LEGIT LOVED THIS MOVIE AS A LITTLE KID I remember every movie night I would want to watch this and as soon as I saw this video I clicked thank you for making this TvT
I'm a tell a story and what it is that when me and my brother where about 4-5 we actually wachted this movie hundreds of times and straight up were so in love with it that we built our own box troll outfits we could hide in and me and him were so happy so the fact this still gets recognition makes me very happy
When I was like 12-13 I was lucky enough go to Laika on a field trip while they were working on Box Trolls. They showed us their sets, concept art, some of their models, and it was a blast. I don't think they let people take tours there anymore sadly, but I'd love to go back sometime. My favorite part of the tour was this little tennis ball dude they sharpied a face on and stuck on the end of a tripod for fun. Hope they still have it around
I have a theory that Winnie was obsessed with violence because her father never cared to protect her in life. Children are naturally curious but it’s their parents that teach them the reality of danger and help children develop a sense of surrounding danger. Young kids will run out into the road without thinking. So I think Winnie never got that attentiveness to develop an understanding of the gravity of violence and as such became fascinated with it.
Edit: it’s working now, no need to worry It won’t play the video, did they copy-strike again? It says ‘No stream (next line) Tap to retry. I have no idea what this means.
I remember watching this movie when I was like 5 years old and I was so confused why nobody talked about that movie. It will always be one of my favorite movies and one of the first movies I’ve watched!
