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Hello All,
So today was interesting for me. By pure chance I ended being able to cover the other two movies that came out this week. They are quite different from each other, truth be told I’m exhausted and am simply going to write this quickly. So let’s get to it shall we?
Kubo and the Two Strings Review
Plot Summary - Kubo (Art Parkinson) is a young boy who lives in a cave with his ill mother. When he stays out late one night, he is attacked by his two aunts (Rooney Mara) and is forced to flee. When he wakes up, he finds Monkey (Charlize Theron) waiting over him, who swears to protect him. Along the way, the meet up with Beetle (Matthew McConaughey) who also lends his aide to the journey.
Pros - As per typical of Laika productions, the animation quality is simply breathtaking. They manage to pull off some amazing stuff with it, and it lends itself to the wonderful story amazingly. The voice cast is spot on too, with Charlize and Matthew both being the easy stand outs of the film. The pacing is great, and even the elements of the story that might seem similar to others is given a nice spin to serve the story well.
Cons - George Takei was labelled as being in this, and he is, but just kind of barely which I’ll admit is a bit of a waste. What we get is good, but he could’ve done more. While did enjoy the movie a lot, I will admit (and maybe it’s because I’ve seen a lot of these lately) but the sadder moments in the film didn’t hit me as hard as I thought they would.
Final Score - 10/10
While it’s not quite the emotional roller coaster I thought it would be, Kubo is a film that I think everyone can enjoy.
War Dogs
Plot Summary - Based on the true story of the AEY Inc. company, it follows childhood friends Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill) and David Packouz (Miles Teller) as they become arms dealers for the united states government during the Afghanistan war.
Pros - The story is fascinating, even if parts of it are made up. The duo work well together in the film, and it is well paced and well told. It shows us a side of war that few people ever talk about.
Cons - It’s more drama than comedy, so if you're expecting a laugh riot you might be disappointed.
Final Score - 8/10
It’s a pretty interesting watch regardless. Not going to change anyone’s views on anything but it’s a cool story to hear.
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