The Boxtrolls is the latest stop-motion animated undertaking from Laika, the studio that brought us ParaNorman and Coraline. It debuts this weekend – how does it live up to its predecessors? Subscribe: http://goo.gl/9AGRm

The cast of The Boxtrolls includes Simon Pegg, Ben Kingsley, Issac-Hampstead-Wright (Bran from Game of Thrones), and Elle Fanning.

Like Paranorman and Coraline before it, Boxtrolls isn’t quite your ordinary animated feature. If nothing else, we expect meticulously beautiful, artful animation out of Laika – what else can you expect going in?

Are you as enthusiastic about the Boxtrolls as we were? Have you seen it? If so, what did you think? Were you a fan of other Laika movies? Have you read the book? What’s your favorite animated movie? What else are you looking forward to seeing in theaters this month?

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Movie makeup can do more than hide imperfections and beautify actors. Well-designed makeup can play a major role in creating a character. These are our top 10 makeup transformations of all time. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/9AGRm

What did you think of the list? Any famous makeup jobs you think we left off? How do you think this field will change as we enter the age of Motion capture? What other movie topics would you like to see us cover in future movie lists?

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THE LIST

Mystique from X-Men (2000)
Makeup Artist: Gordon Smith
Rebecca Romijn spent over 8 hours in the chair for her total-body makeup transformation. And the result is truly transformative.

Tootsie (1982)
Makeup Artist: Allen Weisinger
This man-to-woman transformation was so good, Dustin Hoffman could pass for a woman on the streets of New York.

The Fly (1986)
Makeup Artist: Chris Walas
The transition from man to monstrous fly was a multi-stage makeup endeavor, encompassing 5 hours and 5 pounds of prosthetics.

The Elephant Man (1980)
Makeup Artist: Christopher Tucker
The Elephant Man’s transformation was compiled in 15 sections, and involved the actual skeleton of the actual elephant man.

Frankenstein (1931)
Makeup Artist: Jack Pierce
This iconic makeup invented the bolts-in-the-neck look that’s not an integral part of the character.

Planet of the Apes (1968)
Makeup Artist: John Chambers
The human-to-animal transformation from Planet of the Apes made the movie work.

The Godfather (1972)
Makeup Artist: Dick Smith
Making Marlon Brando into the aged, jowly, Don Corleone is one of the most convincing works of age makeup to this day.

Monster (2003)
Makeup Artist: Toni G
Turning the beautiful Charlize Theron into the plain, scarred Aileen Wuornos is one of the most unbelievable tricks of makeup ever.

21 Jump Street (2012)
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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Makeup Artist: David Martí
The Faun makeup was an achievement in makeup as well as technology.