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Laika Entertainment,

Elle Fanning, Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Tracy Morgan, Ben Kingsley

Based on the children’s novel ‘Here Be Monsters’ by Alan Snow, The Boxtrolls is the story of a bunch of cave dwelling creatures who wear boxes to cover themselves. They took in and raised an orphan human child named Eggs. But when villain Archibald Snatcher devises a plan to destroy the Boxtrolls, Eggs brings them above ground to fight back.

This is one of the animated features from Laika Entertainment who have done some quirky mostly dark stories like Coraline and ParaNorman. They specialize in stop motion animation, where characters and scenes are filmed one frame at a time, and slightly moved in between frames. This is a very tedious way to make a movie with the powerful computers and CGI that we have have today, but it shows the love they put into their craft. The Boxtrolls is another movie, like the others. The story is good, and the technique they use make it a beautiful thing to watch. The films made by this team are always good, but always a little off kilter to keep you wondering. I’m not sure if the really young kids will enjoy this or not, that’s pretty hard for me to predict. But it’s a certainly a treat for those adult animation lovers who will be impressed with the style and feel of the film. I really enjoyed it, and thought it was well done. All in all it was an enjoyable experience. The whole concept is a little strange, and that’s what made it most interesting for me. If you’re not put off by the darkness of the story, I think you’ll find it an enjoyable experience.

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Movie Rentals Releasing Tuesday March 3, 2015

• Barbie in Princess Power
• The Better Angels
• The Captive
• Foxcatcher
• The Last of Robin Hood
• Life Partners
• Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
• To Write Love on Her Arms
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 [Click Here for Ed’s Review]

Court Five, Haxan Films, Miscellaneous Entertainment,

Dora Madison Burge, Brian Steele, Samuel Davis, Roger Edwards

Five friends have decided on a summer camping trip in the Texas woods when a car accident in a dark and lonely place ruins their plans. But as they find out soon enough, something inhuman is hunting them down and picking them off. Horror prevails as Bigfoot turns out to be not so much of a legend as a reality. He “Exists”.

This is a low budget horror flick that just didn’t quite cut it. A little too low budget, and a little lacking in creativity. The story isn’t that strong, and the characters are not well developed. I just found it too shallow to make a difference. The setting is dreary, and the monster isn’t really all that big a deal. There is probably a reason why there haven’t been so many Sasquatch horror movies. Maybe he’s just not that scary. The other problem is that it’s another found footage films that has really been really beaten to death. I’m getting so weary of the shaky camera, no story, zero production value films, and it’s really just rather boring. I was definitely not impressed and my recommendation is to leave this one alone. Skip it.

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Imagine Entertainment, Jagged Films, Wyolah Films,

Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Craig Robinson, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Tika Sumpter

Chadwick Bosseman plays James Brown as he starts his career as part of a group, but quickly shines and shows his independence as he becomes the “hardest working man in show business” and “the King of Soul”.

Chadwick does a fantastic job of portraying a very difficult character to play. James Brown certainly lead a difficult life. Nothing was ever easy for him, mostly due to his own attitude. I was never a huge fan when I was younger, but as I got older, I began to appreciate the contributions James Brown made to rock and soul music and the quality of his talent. This was a really interesting biopic and I learned a lot about him watching this movie. In fact the movie was good enough that immediately after watching it I was on-line reading more about this interesting life. If you’re into biographies, or you’re into James Brown, this is a great chance to learn more about it. I can recommend this movie as one that was very interesting and quite enjoyable and educational to watch.

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