Episode 320 – Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Once again, most elegant and finely-manicured listeners, you spoke and we listened! This week, for our “Remember! You Asked For It! Series, the most worthy Brian Mundo requested a review of an obscure, rather confusing Stephen King sequel involving a rabid St. Bernard stalking the great singer-songwriter Gorden Sumner and his recently-discovered clone. So, I had a lot of trouble finding a copy of “Cujo and the Two Stings” but I have to say it was truly worth the price from that Bulgarian Dark Web site so I *OW!* Geez, Mike, why did . . . hah? Oh. Really? Kubo and the what now? Ah. Yes, that is a bit different. Right, right, fourth movie from Laika studios . . . well, as Mike, that scamp, has reminded me with a playful hatchet lobbed into my occipital lobe, we were supposed to be discussing “Kubo and the Two Strings,” a remarkable achievement in stop-motion from the people who brought us “Coraline” and “ParaNorman.” Now, normally I’d run off and quickly check out this animated effort but I’m going to suggest that Brian might actually be more interested in hearing what we have to say about this Bratisolva Slovokian horror movie involving a pair of Stings and an insane hound. I mean, it stars Bohumil Nováková as Sting One and Sting Two and the great Jaroslav Tóthová as Cujo; we all know that Bohumil Nováková never made a bad movie, so why not *OW!* Dammit, where do you keep getting those hatchets? Fine, fine, we’ll discuss your precious animated thingy. I just hope there’s a giant fire-breathing chicken in it. Give a listen and find out if there is!

Poll question: in animation, how do you feel about professional voice actors vs. celebrity voices being used?