Going to try to answer as best as I can.
Doctor Strange - Things I liked about it.
I did like Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One. I fully admit that the character was a bit weak, but I still liked the way Tilda played her. I found her amusing in a very dry sort of way.
I REALLY liked Rachel McAdams. Even though she was a minor character, I liked her, and even though the surgery fight scene was stupid and cheesy, I found that character hilarious. I giggled through the whole thing, especially the broom falling over in the closet.
But on a serious note, two things I liked about the end of the movie and the character of Doctor Strange himself, my sister and I like that he beat the final guy using brains rather than brawn. But most importantly, I liked that he chose to fight for the world rather than healing his hands, which is what he wanted the most.Sorry you didn't enjoy it Valia, and I apologize if I played it up too much. I totally agree with you on the special effects by the way.
I did like it quite a bit, especially within the Marvel universe movie world, but it's not one where I'd go "OH MY GOODNESS YOU MUST GO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!"
Moana - No, it wasn't hyped at all for me. I barely even noticed it coming out.
I'm very much in the minority on this, but for me, it definitely goes Moana, to Frozen, to Tangled. I need to go watch Tangled again because it didn't do much for me at all. But then, I felt the same way about Frozen, but it grew on me when I was forced to watch it (repeatedly) by my kiddos.
Maybe I'd like Tangled better if I gave it another viewing.
Kubo and the Two Strings - Great movie! The animation is stellar. If you watch the credits, you can see the HUGE skeleton they use in the movie. It's quite impressive.
Actually, my favorite thing about this movie was the music. I hadn't liked a score that much since How to Train Your Dragon.
The Good Dinosaur -
Did not like this one at all... EXCEPT for the animation. I was ready to head to Colorado and Wyoming and Montana all over again.
The Secret Life of Pets - Soooo...
the other day I wanted to show my son Moana because he didn't get to watch it with us when we first watched it. I could NOT find it anywhere. After a while I gave up and pulled up Pets on Netflix. Good heavens, what a waste of two hours of my life.
Am I in the minority on this one too? I usually am. I think a lot of people loved it but it drove me crazy.
For the record, Evan loved it.