The BoxTrolls On Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD January 20, 2015

I’ve been waiting to see this movie since I first saw the previews of its release on TV. The BoxTrolls movie is very entertaining and hilarious everyone will enjoy this DVD. From the beginning to the end everyone will be intrigued, lots of funny scenes, its magical and adventurous and one of the best animated films we have seen in a while. OK, OK, I won’t say anymore until you have a moment to watch this movie yourself!

This great film has been nominated for 13 Annie Awards. and have a street date release January 20th 2015 and its a must have DVD  for the kids. The illustration is outstanding and the plot is phenomenal.

Synopsis:Eggs (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls — a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from extermination.

Based upon the book Here Be Monsters! The Boxtrolls voice cast also includes Academy Award® nominee Toni Collette, Jared Harris (Mad Men), Nick Frost (The World’s End), Richard Ayoade (The Watch), Tracy Morgan (30 Rock), and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead).

 

The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and Blu-ray™ 3D Combo Pack include a Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™.

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Bonus Features Exclusive to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & Blu-ray 3D™ Combo Pack 

• PRELIMINARY ANIMATIC SEQUENCES
  • Play with Commentary by Directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable
  • Baby In The Trash
  • Eggs In The Underworld
  • Man On A Horse
  • Trubshaw’s Inventorium
  • Cheese Shop
  • Tea And Cheese

Bonus Features on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D™ Combo Pack and DVD

• DARE TO BE SQUARE:  BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BOXTROLLS
  • VOICING THE BOXTROLLS
    The tremendously talented cast members of The Boxtrolls discuss what it’s like to voice an animated puppet, what each actor brought to his/her role, whether their personalities were similar to their characters, and more.
  • INSIDE THE BOX
    The directors, producers, and creative supervisor of character fabrication Georgina Hayns share the challenges of crafting characters who are inside a box.
  • THE BIG CHEESE:  ALLERGY SNATCHER
    The directors and producers are joined by Brian McLean, director of Rapid Prototyping, to discuss how the animation studio LAIKA creates the faces for their puppets.   The big story here – literally! – is how Snatcher’s face changes shape due to his cheese allergy.
  • DECONSTRUCTING THE DANCE
    Discover how LAIKA combined traditional stop-motion animation with visual effects in order to create the beautiful ballroom dance sequence – and  how costume designer Deborah Cook met the challenge of creating costumes that could flow during a dance scene.
  • THINK BIG:  THE MECHA DRILL
    Standing 5 feet tall and weighing over 75 pounds, the Mecha-Drill is the largest stop motion puppet/prop ever created by LAIKA.  Follow its creation from design to completion.

• FEATURETTES
  • THE NATURE OF CREATION
  • TROLLS RIGHT OFF THE TONGUE
  • ALLERGIC TO EASY
  • LET’S DANCE
  • ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Don’t forget, January 20th is coming in a few days and I know you and the kids will enjoy Boxtrolls without a doubt!!

 

 

 

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