The Boxtrolls(2014)
"Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles."
Overview
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Graham Annable
Director
Irena Brignull
Screenplay
Anthony Stacchi
Director
Adam Pava
Screenplay
Top Billed Cast
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10 Years of The Boxtrolls
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”Dare to be Square” Theatrical Trailer
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Dare to be Square: Theatrical Trailer
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Official International Trailer
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International Teaser Trailer
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The Boxtrolls Ambience: “Sounds of a Cheesebridge Fireplace”
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”Someone's Got The Cheese Fits” Storyboard to Scene
Behind the Scenes
“You're Not a Boxtroll!” Evolution of a Scene
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“Into the Boxtrolls‘ Lair” Storyboard to Scene
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”The Cheese Fits“ Script to Screen
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Eggs in High Society
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"Raised by Boxtrolls"
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"Don Your White Hats"
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Evolution of a Scene: "Cheese Sampler"
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"Shaking Hands, the Sophisticated Way" Storyboard to Scene
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Puppet Featurette: Winnie
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Puppet Featurette: Eggs - The Boxtrolls
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"Exterminators of Justice"
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Puppet Featurette: Trout & Pickles
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New and Innovative Directions in Stop-Motion Animation with The Boxtrolls
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Shoulders Of Giants
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INSIDE LAIKA | Jason Stalman, The Boxtrolls
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Nature of Creation: Behind the Scenes of The Boxtrolls
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Monster Machine: Building the Massive Mecha Drill for The Boxtrolls
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Making the Dance: A Look Behind the Scenes at The Boxtrolls
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How to Prepare Fish: Behind the Scenes of The Boxtrolls
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Unboxing the World of The Boxtrolls
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All Kinds of Families: Original Theatrical Teaser
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The Whole World in Their Hands: Behind the Scenes of The Boxtrolls
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On 3D Blu-ray & DVD
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Academy Conversations: The Boxtrolls
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Eggs TV Spot
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Written on October 19, 2020
I enjoyed the Boxtrolls themselves, I like how they look and come across. Archibald (Ben Kingsley) and bodyguards, Messrs Trout (Nick Frost) and Pickles (Richard Ayoade), are good, as is the casting of Jared Harris as Lord Charles Portley-Rind.
With that said, I liked them individually rather than as a group. Frost and Ayoade being the key examples, despite being two of the same character I never felt a connection between them. Elsewhere, I rate Isaac Hempstead Wright and Elle Fanning as actors, but I don't feel like their voices suit the respective roles of Eggs and Winnie.
The stop-motion animation is strong, but I just feel the plot is brought to life in a sluggish manner; the ending particularly felt dragged out to me. All in all, it's an average film in my eyes.
