Kubo And The Two Strings - Movie Review

Mythology, culture, adventure, and excitement. What more does a movie goer want? Here's my review of "Kubo And The Two Strings"!
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[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

As much as I loved Zootopia, Kubo deserves the Oscar this year. Laika needs the love.

[@Skyebright1]

Agree, like ghibli it deserves at least one Oscar win, Disney can go back to winning every year

[@guysimchony309]

+Skyebright1 They won for Spirited Away

[@tomleonard830]

I just want to see the song for Sausage Party nominated and performed.

[@821lancevance]

more of their movies deserve an oscar

[@TheWayoftheSith]

Angry Birds also was pretty damn good, funny, exciting and strong message too.

[@patrickdoss25]

Jeremy Jahns giving an "awesometacular"to a film guarantees like 85% of me going to go watch the film because I trust his reviews

[@BubblesZap]

The other 15% will stay home and do whatever. Jack off probably.

[@leo50perez]

+Jkop both sound fine to me.

[@Stray091]

IKR! I always go off Jeremy Jahns reviews. Fuck rotten tomatoes. Jeremy Jahns review is where it's at.

[@cunther]

I would most rate this movie: buying on blu-ray

[@osbely]

I was all set to watch 'War Dogs' then I saw this review.

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

It's a damn shame that this incredible film has only made $14.2 million. Get your butts in the movie theatre and see this wondeful adventure!

[@aimannorzahariwod]

Aw man... hearing that kind of news bums me out all the time. Laika are excellent, and Kubo is AMAZING. Do you know where one could get info on how much Kubo has to make in order to be called a box office 'success'? Is there a break-even requirement? I hope this doesn't stop Laika and movie makers alike to stop making stop motion films. They're excellent, unique and very nostalgic.

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

aimannorzahariwod It really bums me out, too. Kubo is absolutely incredible, and it should get the same media blitz that films like Frozen and Zootopia get. Unfortunately, that isn't the case, but hopefully it will be, and people will see that this film is a must see. This film is superior to many, and I mean MANY 2016 summer films. I would argue that it is the best in fact. That really depends on a lot of things. Kubo had a budget of roughly $60 million dollars, pretty good for stop-motion animatiom, but much more is needed to promote it (which is why I believe the film isn't doing well commercially. Hopefully the reviews fix that.). I believe since Kubo probably cost between $60 million to a potential $70 million, it would probably take Kubo earning $70 million to $80 million. I'm not sure about that, though. I'm not all that familiar with how all that works. What I do know is that Kubo should be thriving for how incredible it is. This is, in my opinion, vastly superior to Suicide Squad, Ben-Hur, even Star Trek Beyond, which I though was really good. I hope that this doesn't stop them either. They're too good to be ignored.

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

Donelle Lee Lol

[@kei_nishimaru]

Fuck CGI, I feel like it ruins films nowadays. Pathetic.

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

Mygingerguy It also draws people away from real spectacles like Kubo. It's tragic, really.

[@waleedsyed4698]

This is literally a million times better than Suicide Squad. Too bad it won't make more money.

[@waleedsyed4698]

+Triston Hamilton it was subpar and Kubo was WAY better. It's just sad that these big name movies can be barely enjoyable and make hundreds of millions more than really great movies like this. It was better than BvS but, it's trash compared to this. Quite like many other CBMs.

[@arthurdent6256]

+Triston Hamilton Because they came out around the same time... This isn't a hard thing to logic bro.

[@waleedsyed4698]

+Triston Hamilton you never said that.

[@waleedsyed4698]

+Triston Hamilton They're both adventure action movies that are meant to provide thrill and some feat

[@waleedsyed4698]

+Triston Hamilton fear*

[@ryhi5]

Since I got the opportunity to see this movie before this review came out, I cheered so loudly when Jeremy gave this movie an awesometacular because that is the rating this movie deserves TEN FOLD! Kubo is a Freaking Masterpiece!

[@biggoose1313]

The seal of Orichalcos

[@GriffinDumeer]

Please let this be Laika's Oscar win. Please.

[@realar]

Beating Zootopia will be hard. Zootopia was also well written. A tough act to follow.

[@GriffinDumeer]

realar I liked Zootopia.

[@seventyeight3452]

I hope it doesn't get nominated after the Boxtrolls stole that nomination from the Lego Movie.

[@realar]

+Seventy Eight Hey! Boxtrolls was a good movie! Fault the academy, not the movie. Kubo DESERVES a nom, my friends worked hard on both movies. It would not be fair for their effort to be ignored.

[@GriffinDumeer]

Seventy Eight That's not Laika's fault.

[@Ghidorah_Stan64]

Guy 1: what kind of people makes a kids movie with scary scenes?!?! Guy 2: the same people who made Coraline. Guy 1: .... Oh.

[@miketrevino6085]

I had this exact conversation with a person as I walked out of the theater 😂😂

[@ChrosTV]

Nobody ever said it's supposed to be a kids movie.

[@MagnitudeReviews]

Gremlins and The Dark Crystal were far more scary/creepy/disturbing.

[@MagnitudeReviews]

The Never Ending Story was also really fucking weird.

[@slainemccool2875]

Most kids movies from the 80s and 90s were way darker than todays stuff

[@GirlPainting]

If you must blink, do it now!

[@MAli-sr3rf]

Pay careful attention to everything you see and hear, no matter how unusual it may seem

[@Saynt614]

Kubo was hands down the best movie I've seen all year. Makes me sad that most people are wired to fall head over heals for Disney films and have no clue this movie even exists. It truly is a work of art.

[@Zeflesera]

saw Kubo...almost cried 5 times...only cried twice. I'm a grown ass man.

[@ChrisDyn1]

Men don't cry.

[@sorrowsuperstar10]

if you must blink , do it now!

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..wrong kid lol.. real men cry and show thier feelings.. we're not robots lol

[@ChrisDyn1]

No, you're sissies.

[@KevJumbaify]

+Chris Dynamo and you're fucking stupid.

[@diego_the_beast5588]

Favorite laika films: 1.kubo and the two strings 2.coraline 3.paranoman (idk how to spell it) 4.boxtrolls

[@hughg.rection3628]

Yup

[@lunarhaze105]

Corpse Bride?

[@creepyrobot23-50]

+NamAnh DarkShredder Corpse bride is a Tim Burton movie.

[@mwmulv]

boxtrolls was a surprise hit for me. I also loved it.

[@mwmulv]

fantastic Mr fox, is easily me favourite stop motion

[@RiseOfTheKumquat67]

Hoping that word of mouth helps this film out a bit.

[@Skyebright1]

Agree

[@panamared72]

+Skyebright1 me too, didn't do too well this past weekend

[@DarkSideReviews]

Yeah, boxes office numbers were not that great. But I am hoping it picks up steam after folks have seen it.

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

+Kristine A It's happening now. Its numbers have improved quite a bit :)

[@Skyebright1]

***** true kids movies can be long running and keep picking up money throughout their run

[@1uparcade33]

Wow. Only 3 Awesometaculars this year so far. That's pretty insane actually. Well. I guess that means that Kubo will definitely be worth watching

[@jameshouck1605]

It really is

[@BubblesZap]

Kubo Zootopia and civil war? At least I think those were the three..... Was Zootopia buy on bluray? If it was awesometacular 2/3 were animated and 2/3 were Disney. No wait!!! Deadpool was awesometacular! I thought that was last year! So I guess 2/3 were superhero. I really need to think my comments through before I type them.....

[@BubblesZap]

Okay Zootopia wasn't awesometacular,

[@channelsofash]

I had to drive out of town to see it because my local theater wasn't showing it and it was still worth it.

[@1uparcade33]

+Jkop It was Deadpool, Civil War and Kubo

[@1080TJ]

The level of care and detail put into the stop-motion is incredible. Watch the clip where they're in the snowstorm- every single piece of Monkey's fur is blowing around in the wind. They had to move all of those individually for every single frame. I can't even imagine how the tiny stop-motion snowflakes are accomplished. The whole time I kept thinking "wow animators, you didn't NEED to add all those nuanced movements, most people wouldn't care if you didn't. But you did."

[@hiphopheadninethree]

THUMBS UP if you wanna see Jeremy do a review for STRANGER THINGS!

[@VMG3001]

After that Felicity and friends!

[@xUltimatexInstinctx]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. GOD plz jeremy, cant believe he hasn't yet!

[@OnLarryBernardHoover]

+VMG3001 lol

[@JinFrankster]

+VMG3001 fuck arrow

[@itlog3722]

THUMBS UP

[@sbushido5547]

"There were a couple kids crying in the back...I love hearing that." Jeremy confirmed for soulless MONSTER!

[@mattascencion6317]

The closest thing we have to a Legend of Zelda movie?! I'll see it.

[@bendavis3859]

exactly my thoughts, even though I was probably going to see it anyway

[@KhanMann66]

Too bad the main villain's motive is weak as hell.

[@ohyeahitsthatoneguy]

+Ichigo1423jfk explain without spoiling please

[@WarrenValion]

Right!?!

[@hughg.rection3628]

+DohanJoe07 the villains are fine, they got their moments and they look visually stunning

[@Valkian24]

We need more films like Kubo in terms of story and tone. Making the audience feel grown up while not being needlessly dark.

[@TheBKrishnan]

I did not see that AWESOMETACULAR coming at all 😱😂😱

[@devofauzanrahman6788]

chris gave it an A

[@d3vastat0r89]

Then you have not seen this movie. Awesome characters and story.

[@pokemad1998]

Thanks for spoiling the movie..

[@valaks36]

you meanie

[@CultureDTCTV]

Me too , since he haven't give Awesometacular since Captain America 3

[@Belbecat]

Honestly, SO sad that Kubo has not been massive I only just saw it an honestly it's better than Suicde Squad. I hope it wins tons of awards!

[@leakedtrailersinc.6734]

Anything is better than that scum of a movie, lol.

[@xavieryounger1631]

It's not hard to be better than Suicide Squad lol

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

Why not compare it to zootopia?

[@Belbecat]

My point is that SS is making bank even though it's balls and Kubo deserves more attention :< but yeah true lol...

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

Well for your sake, lets hope Kubo doesn't lose out to Zootopia at the oscars.

[@joefilho7010]

I know it's a little out there, but I got a theory that stuck with me the whole movie. I think the movie is an analogy for the story of a boy, who lost the parents very young. So he doesn't remember a lot of them. He's sent to live with his grandpa. His aunts are always talking shit about his parents, and he doesn't want to believe them, but he can't remember that much of them either. So the only reliable source he has is his grandpa. The problem is: His grandfather has Alzheimer. He remember some stuff, but not all of it. That's why the stories are never complete. The eye his grandpa stole, would simbolize that he (grandpa) actually saw the parents and how they were, but he can't give that information to Kubo, cause he doesn't remember. He "stole" that vision of him. If you pay attention, a lot of locations they go through are the exact same danger they are about to encounter. That's because Kubo heard the stories a thousand times, but they never have an ending. I know it's a little crazy, but it got me thinking. Anyway, awesome video as always. Joe

[@AthenaX9797]

Love that theory!

[@discoveringhealthandfinanc8328]

Couple of things.. 1. I'm totally crushing on you! Your hair is absolutely amazeballs! 2. Your impressions are super impressive. Ever think about doing an celebrity impressions video? You're awesometacular!

[@JohnnyFiction]

So beautiful, guys, tons of adventure, everyone was crying, just go watch it

[@hughg.rection3628]

I just hope more people see it , there missing out on a great movie

[@PhantomMarbles]

It does, but probably not in the way that you're expecting. :')

[@JohnnyFiction]

Agreed. Nicely put, April

[@Sufjanstayvens]

I loved the movie but hated the experience in my theater. I need to see it again.

[@dizbrony3906]

It will be Kubo vs Zootopia at the next Academy Awards. Guaranteed.

[@Skyebright1]

Agree

[@mikeblack7941]

And sausage party might sneak in there

[@excaliburkaizuhan1734]

+Mike Black Sausage Party doesn't count because it's rated R

[@eligraff2283]

+Wisjail Perez ur an idiot of course it counts, have u ever heard of South Park??

[@dizbrony3906]

I doubt the Academy will consider Sausage Party, just based on how they've been operating in recent years. Finding Dory might get in on the action though.

[@cameron7996]

Wasn't expecting that rating

[@IyanSharma]

same

[@VMG3001]

Lesson number one expect the expected-Jaden Smith

[@flynnthorington]

oh my god, that's from after earth, isn't it?

[@VMG3001]

flynnthorington it's actually from the suite life of zack and cody when jaden smith was a guest star but it could be from after earth too i haven't seen it

[@volcanosauce00]

You would have expected it if you saw the movie, it really is a fantastic film.

[@KuronekoBonbon]

Kubo and the Two Strings > Sausage Party

[@hughg.rection3628]

Lmfao two totally different movies dude

[@KuronekoBonbon]

But since we are in August and they are both animated films that are released this month, I would take Kubo rather than Sausage Party.

[@hughg.rection3628]

+Candy Chan what's a better film of course , Kubo, but both are enjoyable fun movies

[@KuronekoBonbon]

TheNecromancer Sausage Party IMO was just ugh....

[@No8Named8Shadow]

This year has been kicking ass with animated films! Zootopia was amazing, and so was Finding Dory (although I think I'm in the minority of that)

[@VMG3001]

Kung Fu Panda 3 was great as well!

[@JakeG-gp4qt]

You're not at all in the minority. Finding Dory was a worthy sequel. It also has a 95% on RT, and a 7.8 on IMDb so most people agree.

[@bricebridges3814]

Don't forget Norm of the North! I'll leave

[@louisalcantar8522]

Only Yesterday

[@JakeG-gp4qt]

+Louis Alcantar I don't think Only Yesterday would count because it was technically made in 1991.

[@skleco7753]

Kubo scared the hell out of me at times and also made me cry at the end. It's a terrific piece of art.

[@1997residente]

Awesometacular!!! FUCK YEAH !!!

[@melware_1869]

Damnit i wanted to make that joke

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

This movie is so good! One of the best Animated Films of the year! A+

[@hughg.rection3628]

+Wool TheonlywaytogetanewthreadinaNemo Fuck Yeah

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

TheNecromancer I want this to make at least 300 million. Please!

[@dybcreations]

My thoughts exactly!

[@CamryLong]

without spoiling anything, that ending scene with the dude and the people (if youve seen it, you know the one), made me bawl like a baby.

[@TheJiminatorHS]

Eye loved a certain little detail about that dude.

[@briannalee1998]

I loved this movie so much! It was so original. I thought that the mythology was fascinating and that the story was compelling. That's probably because I love adventure stories where the characters face danger at every turn and heart. This movie had so much heart and made me cry twice.

[@lukebaggins5004]

so far with chris' and jeremy's scores combined, there have been only 4 movies so far to get the highest rating from one of them, and only 2 from both

[@lukebaggins5004]

this year

[@BubblesZap]

Deadpool was mutual. Was civil war mutual? I know Jeremy gave it. Kubo was exclusive to Jeremy..... Which one did Chris give?

[@BubblesZap]

Okay Chris gave nice guys and civil war was mutual.

[@Skyebright1]

Deadpool, civil war and Kubo were all mutual but they are the three best films films this year

[@eddiedutra3359]

I disagree. The top 3 are The Lobster, Hardcore Henry, and Monster Hunt!

[@thepanda414]

It's august and this is only the third awesometacular. . . Not the strongest year for movies.

[@dmacmcmanus95]

What else? Civil war yes. And...???

[@KaleLikesWaffles]

In 2014, his first awesometacular was Winter Soldier. When Oscar season came, it started to pick up

[@calebbradford7906]

+Dillon McManus Deadpool

[@dmacmcmanus95]

yup just scanned through. I went through nice guys, jungle book, conjuring 2, star trek beyond, all before I found it back in february. And when i saw it, i knew immediately.

[@carmineglitch]

2016 started strong, but I will say it's one of the weakest summer blockbuster years. 2014 Stills stands as the best summer for blockbusters, check out all the A list films that came out in the summer of 2014

[@its_only_martin6888]

"There were a couple of kids crying in the back, I love hearing that" - Jeremy Jahns, 2016

[@fitz33]

This movie was simply amazing. Just breathtaking animation and the score...wow...Marinelli does it again. Just fantastic. A+

[@asian435chen]

Yesssssss! I just saw Kubo today, and it was amazing! I could hardly believe it was so stop motion and the craftsmanship is superb. It definitely one of my favorites this year. It leaves a great impression afterwards.

[@amandasharkey5956]

Kubo is one of my favorite movies of this year, and maybe one of my all time favorites. As someone who has respect for animation, seeing Laika studios put out this movie that has a deep story, morals, and characters makes me so happy. In a time where it seems as though animated movies are either made to sell to kids or are just dismissed as goofy cartoons, Kubo and the Two Strings is a breath of fresh air.

[@Mathue360]

I saw this movie just after I lost my parent and it really helped me feel my grief. This movie is beautiful, charming and overall a wonderful cinematic piece

[@abelielle9438]

You know what I like in this movie (apart from all the points mentioned)? The fact that Kubo's mother didn't lied to him about his origins or his powers. Too often, the main character is completely lost about what is going on, what to do or how to do it, you have a training sequence, etc. Not here. Here, you have a character who knows what's going on. He doesn't always understand the motivations of others or what to do next, but it's more due to his age more than the lack of information. Another good point is that adults behave actually like adults and the child is actually behaving like a child. A child that was forced to grow up too quickly, but he knows how to have fun and act his age when he can. And the adults are not incompetent, they want to protect Kubo and, all in all, succeeded even with a few mishaps. Too often the adults are depicted as unreliable, dumb or mean just for the sake of make the kid look cool. Here, they demonstrated that is was not necessary, you can have a main character and supporting characters that are competent at the same time.

[@RayatoTV]

I'm so glad Kubo got an AWESOMETACULAR. Hopefully this motivates more people to see this in Theaters and support Laika.

[@twentytwoarts]

This movie was freaking gold, that's all I can say. Words can't explain this movie. It's wonderful. I'm sure I speak for all of us.

[@robbieking4070]

Oh so this is one of those movies that isn't afraid to scare kids (Coraline, 9) we need more of these.

[@foxglove212]

I saw this movie in IMAX and it looked freaking gorgeous. This movie didn't quite give me that Disney happy feeling but definitely worth seeing on the big screen.

[@Skyebright1]

Yeah laika isn't really the Disney happy ending type

[@Template93]

The two sisters were f#$#king creepy as hell. Like I got light chills when they were talking. The set up of them helped too. was awesome!

[@SpicyChicken560]

I loved this movie. I almost cried at parts. The only problem was the kid next to me was like "is he dead?" "Hehe" "don't go there" MY GOSH WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET AND WATCH THE FRIGGIN MOVIE.

[@KhanMann66]

That's why I sit far away from kids.

[@KhanMann66]

Jared Ficklebottom Yeah my Cap2 movie had these group of girls give their own commentary through out the movie. Lesson learn never go to a Marvel film during op weekend.

[@SpicyChicken560]

+Ichigo1423jfk I bought my ticket ahead of time and I couldn't even switch seats because I didn't want to be rude.

[@Sufjanstayvens]

+Ichigo1423jfk there were like 4 groups in the theater and two of them sat next to my family. The people behind me were kids, but they only talked during the trailers, but the fucking teenagers next to me kept laughing at everything. They were so annoying.

[@KhanMann66]

ETHAN BRADBERRY And people say little kids are annoying. Teens are the worst of the group.

[@gwydeonthewise7483]

I'm so glad to see you love this movie! This is by far my favorite movie of the year. Heck, it might be one of my favorite animated movies of all time! IT'S SO GOOD!

[@hughg.rection3628]

Yup, it literally had everything.

[@milkymilk5592]

It was stop motion...

[@dwightschrute3712]

+milky milk Cartoons are technically stop-motion; they're still identified as animated movies.

[@NethDugan]

Only came out recently over here in the UK and I love it. I agree with everything you said. It's also very beautiful and that adds a lot to it too.

[@iroscoe]

Yes with very little fanfare,me and my son loved it but sadly it will probably lose out to more insubstantial films like Finding Dory .

[@MyssBlewm]

So many people have told me that Coraline scares the shit out of them, a friend told me her son found Paranorman too scary even though he loves The Walking Dead, and Jeremy says kids cried at this movie, so I guess the true masters of horror currently are the makers at Laika. LOL I'm excited to go see this!

[@ranrise]

People say this is an adventure movie but to me it was mostly a great character story about family that happened to have taken place during a grand adventure. It was 55% emotion 40% questing and 5% world building. Would love to read more backstory about the mythology since they gave you bare minimum and left the mind to fill in the gaps which is great but love to learn more.

[@Skyebright1]

True maybe more info on the mother's family and the father's life as a warrior could've been cool

[@Oveyz]

Some youtuber game reviewer made a video saying he believes (for several reasons, which are, surprisingly convincing), that Kubo is a sort of hommage sequel to Miyazaki's movie "Princess Kaguya", or at least the famous japanese myth it was inspired from. Type "kubo sequel", you'll see, it's good reasoning, and it'll let you dive into more culture and background.

[@Skyebright1]

Elenora Daimio yeah I think Travis Knight has mentioned Miyazaki as an influence, and both deal with the moon gods from japanese myth

[@gingi79]

I love your reviews man, honestly you are the only reviewer I listen to. It's refreshing to have someone treat every film for what they are; merits and flaws; rather than comparing them to other films.

[@jakewalter9881]

Kubo is a guy???? Watched the trailers so many times and always thought it was a girl

[@Liliputian07]

That's what I fucking said

[@IyanSharma]

Ikr

[@seandawnay4517]

same

[@martinalejandromartinez1328]

same lol

[@SilentaryXIV]

I'm so glad it's not just me who thought that.

[@WiloPolis03]

"Kubo hit me right in the heartstrings." Almost 4 years late but I see what you did there

[@lesryglrhfohser]

are you reviewing Frank ocean album

[@VMG3001]

The idea of that would be awesometacular

[@Drewan27]

lol

[@VMG3001]

Rusty Shackleford there is two one is a visual album so he could review if he wanted too the other is a straight up album

[@aritra.rb17]

the albums not even good

[@lesryglrhfohser]

+Atriann very different channel orange so yeah I prefer channel orange but it's still not bad

[@DarkcIoud1111]

Haven't seen too many AWESOMETACULARs over the past few months, but this movie defiantly earned theirs. It was a really touching and action packed movie, two things that rarely work together well as one tries to overtake the other. LAIKA is quickly becoming one of my favorite movie studios and I can't wait to see what they do next.

[@95slowdiver]

How long has it been since an "awesometacular" video?

[@VMG3001]

I wanna say Civil War could be wrong tho

[@BubblesZap]

+Michael Mitchell before that Deadpool before that Star Wars. It's been sparse. Fun fact I saw all three awesometaculars coming. Also another fun fact my iPad now auto corrects words to awesometacular! Don't expect another one till Doctor strange rouge one or maybe fantastic beasts. If they're good that is.

[@jaievans6655]

+Jkop Doubt Dr Strange will get awesometacular but the other two could

[@jaievans6655]

+Jkop Dr Strange won't but the other two could

[@guysimchony309]

+Jkop When Oscar season comes around I'm thinking more Awesometaculars will start coming our way

[@hypeforce]

I literally got the notification on my phone for this video while I was watching Kubo. I'm like "Damn, Jeremy. Let me finish the movie."

[@jayv1016]

This movie was absolutely incredible! I loved it! PLEASE GO SEE IT!

[@hugoeriksson6524]

thank you for the camera change. honestly Jeremy, THANK YOU

[@connorveenstra]

It's a goddamn crime that this movie never made its money back.

[@ArtalaCarte]

Never more happy that you gave an awesometacular before. I loved that movie so much. I shed some woMAN tears too

[@tristanmilner9511]

Good review and I'm glad more people are saying good things about this movie. Off topic though, you think a Legend of Zelda movie could work if Link was a kind of man of few words type? or should they just make him mute?

[@peterherbert4737]

I think if the movie had the same amount of diologue, action, atmosphere, and creativity as the samurai jack tv show, it would be perfect

[@deanochannel]

Don't know why but it's just so good to have it back to the usual camera again, felt weird with it looking... different, which is a stretch since it was still Jeremy in front of a red background like it always is which I'm fine with, this is my favourite channel

[@qwertyuiopqwertywert]

GIVE THIS MOVIE UR MONEY GUYS. HELP MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS COME OUT.

[@FrancescoG]

Wow I haven't heard you give that rating in a LONG while!! Awesome to hear that!!

[@DigiMyst]

This movie is freaking awesome. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a good film!

[@blindtruth4614]

That time when you give a movie an Awesometacular rating and you still feel you are underrating it.

[@knavejesus2775]

And the oscar goes to...

[@cheesuschrist5967]

Norm of the North!

[@lukebaggins5004]

nine lives

[@sandman9932]

Moana because disney

[@JustinSimpson]

Most likely Zootopia but Kubo is just as worthy. :)

[@trentdumon9054]

Zootopia because OscarsSoWhite

[@teleelee1602]

my mom is starting to have alzheimers... my mother in law passed away from cancer last year. this movie made me love them n miss them. total tears during some of the scenes.

[@afroshark1647]

Is it just me or has it been a while since an Awesometacular has been given out?

[@MegaSoulHero]

It's only been a few months

[@coppercross4871]

Like he said, it's been a really disappointing summer.

[@jasonb6860]

2016 Summer of Lame

[@extracurricular1]

Saw it over the weekend based upon this review and Jeremy hits the nail on the head again. What a movie, so many values about love, family, living your life by telling your story and giving others a second chance. Universal needs to put out more stuff like this! :)

[@mohammedshabaka300]

I smell an Oscar

[@Skyebright1]

Hopefully if the academy don't go with zootopia as a Disney film

[@BubblesZap]

+Skyebright1 you have replied to almost every comment.

[@Skyebright1]

Jkop Wonderful!

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

+Jkop and you scrolled so far back. Hmm

[@UltimaPowers]

Fun fact not often mentioned in reviews: Kubo is voiced by Art Parkinson, the kid that played Rickon Stark in GoT. Expect big things from him, most impressive child actor I've seen since Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things. On a side note, you should review Stranger Things JJ!

[@dr-k1667]

Loved it! People go out and see this movie, you will be pleased.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Great review Jeremy. Thumbs up guys if you want a Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie.

[@shinigami1357]

Finally. Another awesometacular

[@maxberlin7158]

Glad you went back to your old style. Not many people pay attention to things off screen, but I really noticed it when you were sitting down.

[@TylerMyers94]

First awesometacular in a long while. And a well deserved one at that!

[@oliviapete]

First one since deadpool I think

[@MegaSoulHero]

+Liv Bionic Actually it's the first one since Captain America: Civil War

[@JoshuaDHSW]

This is only the 3rd Awesometacular in 2016 (Deadpool and CA: Civil War were the other 2). This has NOT been the best year for movies so far, has it? Hopefully we get more Awesometaculars later in the year (Come on Rogue One!!)

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I saw it, and it tugged my heart strings too. Watch it for George Takei's cameo, stay a bit for a shimasen cover of My Guitar Gently Weeps.

[@rckkatansky5783]

Looks cool, too bad it'll lose the Oscar to Zootopia

[@notatroll9667]

zootopia is better

[@ttv0]

+Tywin Lannister Eh Fuck zootopia, another case of a just decent movie being made out to be the best thing ever

[@Lunarimoths]

+ttv0 just like inside out

[@ttv0]

Lunarimoths At least they aren't like frozen, that people saw as the citizen kane of animated films.

[@TheJiminatorHS]

Going to disagree. Zootopia had kind of not so great pacing and very standard cinematography. Kubo had everything that Zootopia had, but a stronger visuals and no awkward musical number.

[@dtevol]

Everyone must see Kubo. If you like movies, animation, or amazing stories, there is just no excuse to miss it in theaters. The world needs studios like Laika!

[@DiegoFlores-wc4hq]

I went to the movies yesterday the decision was suicide squad or kubo I chose suicide squad I now deeply regret that decision

[@NaritaZaraki]

First video of yours I have ever seen and I immediately liked and subscribed!! I LOVE your energy and how hyper you are and how you excessively talk with your hands which I do too especially when I'm excited and this video just made me very happy!! Just ... nice to meet you man! :D

[@saulthechicanootaku]

and I hope people see Kubo instead of Sausage Party, especially since news of the abuse the animators for Sausage Party had to face.

[@JasonPetrosyan]

I agree with the pacing, other than that, it earned a place in my heart as one of my top favorite movies.

[@godzelda123]

If you must blink...do it now

[@Lewa500]

This deserved a better domestic opening than it got. Hope it does better internationally.

[@romangerard1326]

when i saw batman v superman i heard some kids crying at supermans funeral scene...

[@batmanvsuperman_]

Roman Gerard You heard me.

[@carmineglitch]

That ending was so heartwarming. I expected it to take the usual movie finale, but my god the feels!

[@asellape9270]

Wait did I heard closest thing to a legend of Zelda story correctly? Sign me up

[@brojob5102]

That's what Jeremy said.

[@Drewan27]

Man, I can't remember the last time I've heard you give out an Awesometacular! I'm so hyped to see this now!

[@its_a_MADD_world]

The ending was a little sappy, but over all, a very good movie. I enjoyed it.

[@Skyebright1]

I thought it was genuinely sad given the deaths were permanent

[@alexmartinelli6231]

THE LAST LINE HIT ME SO HARD THO

[@pigking9906]

BRO IM GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE except the ending part with the giant skeleton thats cool

[@bejorskii]

Since the first trailer of the movie I wanted it to be so good. Glad it turned out that way. Gonna see it this week

[@sghaiermohamed2905]

Sadly this movie didn't do well at the box office. it grossed $13 million but the production budget was $60 million

[@jasontodd4925]

Chill it will get there.

[@skylerpowers8871]

Laika needs to stay in business. Honestly, people need to understand what a good movie is. Part of me thinks that Studio Ghibli would still be making movies if they were more popular.

[@kissmyasthma3155]

This movie needs to make atleast $150 million to generate a profit. With a low opening box office gross like that, reaching that target now will be difficult.

[@ganjatrooper7193]

I doubt it this day and age the majority of people would rather see crap action movies and rehashed comedies rather than seeing a one of a kind movie like Kubo so odds are that Coraline would of had the same fate and its really sad studio ghibli did masterful movies and deserved every cent like Laika but i feel until people grow a brain great studios like these wont last long.

[@ilikeceral3]

It's gotten up to over 35 million now. Hopefully it keeps climbing higher.

[@SquareSquidStudios]

Good to hear. I will watch it soon.

[@Shadowpaw67]

I saw this film at midnight the day before I moved to college. My 2 friends and I were the only ones in the theater. It was fantastic.

[@TheJiminatorHS]

Also, the end credits for this film are amazing. I never thought a japanese-fusion version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" would sound as incredible as it does.

[@FirstnameLastname-np6ff]

I saw the teaser trailer on an ad for this movie and I was SO hyped up for this movie and i was impressed

[@AMPhibian707]

I was hoping you'd touch on the score, because of some of the hype I've been hearing about it, but as always, extremely well done review.

[@Call555JackChop]

I watch these videos cross-eyed so I get double the Jeremy which makes it awesome

[@mboss7733]

He fixed the format AND we got an awesometacular. What a day.