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Rate the Laika films

For me it's:

#1 - Coraline
#2 - Kubo and the Two Strings
#3 - Paranorman
#4 - The Boxtrolls

Were there any others or just the four movies so far?
Wow I really love this studio. They are the next Pixar for me.
And if Pixar keeps making mediocre sequels instead of original films Laika may take the top spot for me.

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1: kubo
2: Coraline
3: paranorman
4: box trolls

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1: Paranorman
2: Coraline
3: Kubo
4: Boxtrolls

I'm biased towards the creepy stuff

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Kubo
Coraline
Paranorman



Boxtrolls

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Paranorman
Coraline
Kubo


Boxtrolls

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Kubo
Paranorman
Coraline





Boxtrolls. I love the top 3. I honestly don't care if I ever see Boxtrolls again.

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Wow, such hate for the Boxtrolls here! Honestly for me, Coraline stands out as the definite best at a 9/10. The rest, including Kubo, are all a solid 8/10. I don't think Laika has made a bad film, unless you count Corpse Bride which I don't.

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I agree with you Haruhi. I liked Boxtrolls very much. Its my least favorite of the 4 but its still very good. I don't get people putting space between 3rd place and 4th.


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It's not the Boxtrolls was bad. It was just fair/average for me. IMHO, Coraline, Paranorman, & Kubo were just on a different level and the top three I have ranked I feel are pretty close in quality. Which is why I have them grouped together with Boxtrolls just a little further down

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#1 - Coraline
#2 - The BoxTrolls
#3 - Kubo And The Two Strings
#4 - ParaNorman

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ParaNorman
Kubo and the Two Strings
Coraline
The Boxtrolls

I really loved Kubo, and I think it's possibly a better made movie than ParaNorman, but ParaNorman just hits all the right notes for me. I need to rewatch Coraline, I haven't seen it since it was in theaters.

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I would rank the same except, for me it's been so long since I've seen Coraline I wouldn't feel comfortable ranking it

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Coraline/Kubo/ParaNorman - 9/10
The Boxtrolls - 7.5/10



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This is pretty much where I am, though I may give Coraline a 9, ParaNorman/Kubo the 8.5, and Boxtrolls the 7.5.

I actually own all of them!

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1. Kubo
2. Coraline
3. Paranorman
4. Boxtrolls


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I can't properly rank them since I've yet to see Paranorman or the Boxtrolls and need to re-watch Coraline. Kubo was superb though.

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Really difficult question!

I think I'll stick with:

1. ParaNorman
2. Coraline
3. Boxtrolls
4. Kubo and the Two Strings

Don't get me wrong. Kubo was beautifully animated and the story was interesting. It's just that the pace was a tad bit too slow sometimes for my taste and I'm not a big fan of Japanese mythology/Samurai tales.

ParaNorman was the ultimate tribute to 80's movies and I just love creepy stuff, hence why Coraline takes the second place. Also, while Boxtrolls is definitely the weirdest of the four, I loved the main character and the boxtrolls themselves.

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My preference:

1. Kubo
2. Boxtrolls
3. Coraline
4. Paranorman

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1. "Kubo and the Two Strings"
2. "ParaNorman"
3. "The Boxtrolls"
4. "Coraline"

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1. Kubo and the Two Strings- 9/10
2. Paranorman- 8.5/10
3. Coraline- 8.25/10
4. The Boxtrolls- 6.75/10

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1 - Kubo and the Two Strings
2 - Coraline
3 - Paranorman
4 - The Boxtrolls

Boxtrolls was sort of bad.

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1) Coraline - 9/10
2) Paranorman - 8/10
3) Kubo and the Two Strings - 7/10
4) The Boxtrolls - 7/10

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1 Coraline

2 The BoxTrolls
3 Kubo And The Two Strings
4 ParaNorman

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I like Laika's work. They do creative and different animation and I would like to see them do well.
That said, by the nature of their story-telling they aren't likely to get the same type of mass appeal that Disney/Pixar get. Perhaps that's a good thing.
I'd rate them as follows:

Kubo - 8/10
Coraline - 7.5/10
Paranorman - 7/10
Boxtrolls - 6.5/10

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Kubo and the Two Strings - 10/10
Coraline - 9/10
Paranorman - 8/10
Boxtrolls - 6/10

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Corpse Bride - 6/10
Coraline - 8.5/10
ParaNorman - 8.5/10
Kubo and the Two Strings - 8/10
The Boxtrolls - 7.5/10

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1 Coraline
2 The BoxTrolls

3 Kubo And The Two Strings

4 ParaNorman

Interesting how BoxTrolls take heat here. I found it refreshingly different and sort of old school and I think very creative, steps above the rest in the landscape of animations. Reminded me of the brilliant " The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)" in both style and story. To me BoxTrolls stand out and you really get the feel of the stop motion too - which I suppose is sort of the point of still doing it this way.

Caroline was a masterpiece but in fairness not unique or completely out of the box, so to speak. Yet It takes the lead as it is overall better constructed and just beautiful all the way through.

ParaNorman was fine but unlike the consensus here, I cannot see it is all that. MInstream and forgettable. Fine indeed and surely worth a Sunday afternoon, but not in the league of its brothers and sisters.

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Haven't yet seen the BT, but
1. Coraline
2. ParaNorman
3. Kubo

Anyone rating Kubo higher than Coraline have no idea how consistent and magnifficent the later is, and how many weak points Kubo does (it's still a good movie though)

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Haven't yet seen the BT, but
1. Coraline
2. ParaNorman
3. Kubo

Anyone rating Kubo higher than Coraline has no idea how consistent and magnificent the later is, and how many weak points Kubo has (it's still a good movie though)

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'Kubo', 'Coraline', and 'Paranorman' I rated 9/10, 'Corpse Bride' and 'Boxtrolls' I rated 8. My two favourites are 'Coraline' and 'Kubo', with 'Kubo' getting the slight edge because. while 'Coraline' is very well-crafted visually , it is for me Laika's most visually exquisite film and it connected with me more emotionally.









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