Kubo and Two Strings

Kubo and Two Strings

Rating 6 out of 10

I was on the fence with this movie.  It looks interesting yet different.  When I had a chance to take my three year old grandson to the movie I always jump at the chance.  The movie did turn out to be interesting and different.

Kubo starts off in the movie as a baby being protected by his mother after her evil father and sisters killed his father.  He has a talent of playing his guitar looking instrument and making paper fold into different characters as he tells a story.  He uses this talent in the small town to get money to support himself and mom.  His mother always tells Kubo to be back in their cave before dark.  When he strolls too far one day he doesn't make it back before the sun goes down and gets back on the radar of evil grandpa and those crazy aunts.

The base of the movie is Kubo on the run in a journey to get a magic suit of armor that will help him defeat the bad guys.  He has the help of a strict but funny monkey and a large human/beetle.  The animation is much more traditional Japanese animation rather that the Jungle Book type I have been spoiled by.  It wasn't bad, just not really my taste.

Over all I found the movie mildly interesting.  My grandson kept his attention with a little aid of the bag of popcorn in his lap.  There are some battles in the movie, but nothing to scare most kids.  It was worth the early movie price I paid even tho it does gripe me to have to pay adult price for a three year old.