Henry Selick's (The Nightmare Before Christmas) new film. It looks really interesting from the commercials, and as a lover of TNB4XMAS I gotta see it and think I'll enjoy it. From what I've read it's stop-motion animation, but will have CGI enhancing it, apparently making it the first film to do such.
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Coraline
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looks really good. That buttons for eye's thing is creepy as all hell though
better buy some stocks in hot-topic while i'm at it
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Oh man I'm loving this so far.
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The movie is based off Neil Gaiman's novella BTW. Gonna look forward to this too.
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I haven seen a movie like this in a long time. Can't wait to see this.
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Chicken Run was Stop motion that used CGI enhancement.
Saw a trailer for this last night, looks really interesting.
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I still have a ridiculously huge soft spot for stop-motion animation. I was very pleasantly surprised when I heard about this a while back.
The story premise doesn't really blow me away, but if the visuals in the trailer are any indication the film will be fun to see for that aspect alone.
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Ooohh wow. I remember reading this when I was about 12 (I think.) Gonna have to check this out :D.
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I LOVED this story as a kid. Extremely creepy book. Gah, I would totally reminisce about my favorite part, but that would be a spoiler. I hope the movie fares well.
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This looks like its gonna be a good movie. Haven't read the book though. Anyway, can't wait to see this.
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Woot! Psyched for this. I love stop-motion animation. And Neil Gaiman is always a treat.
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This movie seems pretty awesome. I just saw a trailer for it on TV. I'll definitely be checking it out.
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Read the book. Not bad, might look into it.
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Looks good. Haven't read the book but I've got a mind on the ending.
Tell me, those who have read it - is there a twist at the end?
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^ Well, the ending was not a "Carrie has just died and now she's got your leg" conclusion, but more of a "Norman Bates' hotel is somewhere behind you" kind of ending. At least, that's how I felt when I had put the book down at about one in the morning. Also, the final villain is not expected, but is hinted at.
Hm, I rewatched that trailer; I don't think the movie's going to be as creepy as the book was. And I don't think that little boy was in the books; Coraline's main companion was the cat. But, I still want to see this in theaters. (Ha ha, I flipped through the book last weekend, and the illustrations still freaked me out. ^^;)
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If you watch one of the behind the scenes specials on youtube Neil Gaiman explains why the boy was added to the script. (mostly so Coraline isn't talking to herself or the cat)
Clip out:
QMclbHcOm3EI got a little chill, just from that.
And yeah, it probably won't be as creepy as the book, but few movies are. But since it's stop-motion it can probably be a lot creepier than traditional animation.
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Did anyone else notice ( if they read the book) Pikachu on the 89th page, the illustration? he was drawn on a wall or floor it seems. I wonder if this will be retained in the theatrical version
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I just read the book. I would have found it creepy if I was still a child but I thoroughly enjoyed it anyways and I very much think that Henry Selick will find means to due justice to the book, but we can only wait and see.
But personally I can't stop watching this clip.
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I just read it! Creepy as hell for a kids book.
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First off, I am now LARGELY anticipating this movie.
Secondly, if you don't mind seeing another clip, click the spoiler
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! Pay special attention to the lyricsOne one hand, that clip is Extremely catchy. But on the other hand, is heavily foreboding NIGHTMARE FUEL
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After reading up on it, it just seems like another Neil Gaiman pointless mindfuck… Shame, but it seems that Tim Burton may have typecasted stop-motion films into being surreal stuff long ago, and this movie just cements it...
Or maybe not, but that's the impression I get.
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Oh hell. I can't believe I missed this.
You know how directors sometimes sneak images and characters from previous movies into current ones? (Pixar is a good example)
Check out the video I posted a page back. The Other Father is wearing Monkey Bone slippers.
Mind blown
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I watched HBO's first look of it last night. It's not the first stop-motion film to use CGI like I first heard, it's actually the first stop-motion film to use 3D. That's right, I had no idea but Coraline is gonna be in 3D. So when you go and see it be prepared to put on some glasses.
I hope I'll be able to watch it if I do go see it in that regard then, a few years ago I could see 3D just fine, but recently I can't cause of my bad eye. But I hope that's just the bad glasses. HBO's First look showed a lot of scenes and it seems like this movie is definitely gonna be creepy, I dare say the first look spoiled a lot of things.
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I am very excited for this film and hope it gets some good recognition. After I see it, I'll buy the book and read as soon as I caught up with Wheel of Time.
One thing that is pissing me off is that a lot of people in my neighborhood are calling it Caroline by "Tim Burton". I swear I wanted to correct them with a loudspeaker, "Henry Selick (Sp) is directing this not Burton. And it's Cor-a-line!" -
I'm really damn tired of Tim Burton gothic circle jerks.
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It's In Theaters Today! Zomg!
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I won't be able to see it until June.
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I just saw it, It was amazing. The effects were awesome and the whole thing was chilling. A few scenes made me jump but overall I almost never got scared.
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i saw it as well, and was pleasantly surprised with the 3-D thing.
i expected the whole, one lens red, the other blue, resulting in horrible red / blue / purple colors that look like shit. guess im behind the times, and technology made 3-d MUCH less sucky.
anyway. the film is great cuz it has what most animated films have been trying and failing to have, and that is simply fantastic style. such a creative pretty film. really really great.
i felt like i was reading an old kids story, it was really great.
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After reading up on it, it just seems like another Neil Gaiman pointless mindfuck… Shame, but it seems that Tim Burton may have typecasted stop-motion films into being surreal stuff long ago, and this movie just cements it...
Or maybe not, but that's the impression I get.
Yeah, I don't agree. Wallace and Gromit is SMA without the surreal/grim connotations, it's just anyone who associates with Nightmare seems to tread down the dark direction.
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Watched it.
Love it.
Gonna see it again.
IN 3-D
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I'm trying to see it this week, but guess I'm gonna have to wait till next week as shit's going on. I plan to go see it at my local theater which also has an IMAX. I've only been to an IMAX once as a kid during a field trip back when IMAX had basically just came out, and it was just basically a huge ass fish tank, as they had underwater footage of fish playing.
The IMAX version also is in 3D, a ticket is $13.75 a pop, but considering the standard theater ticket is still $9.75, why not go IMAX? Tho… Is IMAX a bit TOO big? I don't want to be giving me neck a workout during a movie.
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Saw the movie today (the 2-D version). It was pretty good. Really liked the animation that was used.
! Also, I liked the plot twist near the ending of the movie. And I liked the battle with Coraline and the Other Mother. Lastly, never expected that Coraline's parents were in the snow globe.
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I'm gonna see it tomorrow. Can't wait!
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Saw it, and liked it. My niece tried to hide in my arms though.
And when this manga closes out, and Luffy's arm stretches back to deliver that last punch, I wanna feel the crunch of the dream coming true.
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Finally saw it. Nice job, Henry Selik! thumbs up Now I have to track down the book, and a theater showing 3-D, cause I really want to see it in 3-D now.
! I admit, though, after Coraline's battle with the Other Mother and freeing her parents, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. The movie just kinda made me think, "There's gotta be something more." And I don't mean the spider-hand, either, I was expecting something more. Not that I'm complaining, but I was surprised it ended when it did.
! I will say that the Other Mother's final form was CREEPY. Like, "I hope to god they never make a doll of that" creepy.Now all that's left is to see if I get a nightmare. That's what happened with Nightmare Before Christmas when I was 8. Saw it, thought it was creepy but not horrifying, went to bed, had a nightmare based on Oogie Boogie. Let's see if Other Mother can induce one in the 23 year-old me.
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Satsuki,
! have any of the previews SHOWN what she looks like in her final form, or has that been kept secret?
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Satsuki,
! have any of the previews SHOWN what she looks like in her final form
! No, not even close to it and I think that's a wise marketing decision as it's much, much more effective this way.
Complicating things since 2009.
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I agree, Ubiq.
! It's definitely way way scarier to see her final form when not spoiled for it. When I saw it it was actually the first time in the movie that I lurched back and was like, "GYAAA!!!" Okay, so I didn't actually scream, but in my head I was.
Well, no nightmare. Coraline DID pop up in my dreams last night, but it wasn't anything scary. It was just her flitting around with her dowsing rod.
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Saw the movie the other day. It was awesome.
I definately liked the end battle
! Although I found it odd that she only had to find 1 eye for each child even though they asked for her to get their 'EYES'
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Mokenda:
! I thought it was a little weird too, but the eyes are pretty much the equal of soul in this case, so I guess that's why they went with one. That and it saved time so Coraline didn't have to search for two eyes in each place. Remember how long it takes to shoot just a few seconds in stop-motion.
Bum Reviews (by the Nostalgia Critic guy) has a review for Coraline out:
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/bum-reviews/4596-coralineDon't watch if you don't want to be spoiled! But if you have seen it already then feel free, it's pretty amusing.
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Well, no nightmare. Coraline DID pop up in my dreams last night, but it wasn't anything scary. It was just her flitting around with her dowsing rod.
Funnily enough, I also dreamed of the movie after seeing it last night. But not of Coraline herself, but the cat.
As for my ever-so-terse review, I liked it. But there did seem like something missing, Coraline conquered the other realm all too easily and the other characters were helping her…there seemed like another twist was due, but it never came about.
My questions -
! 1. Where did the spider-lady come from? Her purpose?
2. How did she get the dolls into the normal world?
3. Why were the doll folk opposing the spider-lady?
4. What was up with the cat?Again, nice flick.
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All those questions Terek I'm wondering might be answered in the book. You can't cram every little detail into a movie, after all, and especially not a stop-motion flick where even a few minutes of footage takes days/weeks.
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My family says the author of Coraline the 'novella' is a purveyor of the pleonastic: his stuff is very long and very detailed. I'd have no idea how he'd define a 'novella''s length because it might just be the thickness of a normal book!
I'm considering checking it out of a public library but I'm hoping he twists won't be as silly as the movie Stardust?, which I wasn't too fond of. It was also an adaption of a work by the same book author.
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! 1. Where did the spider-lady come from? Her purpose?
2. How did she get the dolls into the normal world?
3. Why were the doll folk opposing the spider-lady?
4. What was up with the cat?Again, nice flick.
! 1. As for where the Beldam came from, not a clue; while she is a witch of some sort, I doubt she was ever human. Probably a Fae of some sort. Far as her purpose goes, surviving at the expense of others would appear to be it.
2. Well, the opening scene at the beginning of the film shows her making the Coraline doll, which was decades before even her parents were born. The sequence ends with the Beldam letting it fly out a window; in reality, she probably just dropped the first one she ever made outside of the door and has been giving them to kids since then as part of luring them into her trap. Since Wybie's greataunt got Coraline's doll, the Beldam might give the child in question a doll of her next victim, so that when the latter child finds the doll, she has a way of instantly grabbing their attention and insuring that they keep the doll with them at all times.
3. The Beldam either made them too much like the real person or simply didn't count on them really liking Coraline as a person.
4. The Beldam didn't like him because he was immune to her powers of illusion and wanted him to stay out of her realm. He, on the other hand, is a cat. Cats seem to be drawn to people who don't like them and can be vindictive bastards when it comes down to it. So annoying the Beldam is a hobby of his. That or he used to be her familiar until he got fed up with it. -
My family says the author of Coraline the 'novella' is a purveyor of the pleonastic: his stuff is very long and very detailed. I'd have no idea how he'd define a 'novella''s length because it might just be the thickness of a normal book!
I'm considering checking it out of a public library but I'm hoping he twists won't be as silly as the movie Stardust?, which I wasn't too fond of. It was also an adaption of a work by the same book author.
I'm a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, though I have to admit I enjoy his standard novels much more than his graphic novel and novella work (even though he is much better known for the latter forms). You're the first person I've ever heard describe Gaiman as pleonastic though. I find his stories to be of pretty standard length and while descrptive, I've never felt he was any more so than the average author. I haven't read Coraline though so I guess he may be a little wordy as far as a children's story goes.
For anybody interested, I highly recommend American Gods and Anansi Boys, both books are about similar subjects but very different stories, both just very creative and fun. I also very much liked Neverwhere, which is straight up awesome. Good Omens, co-written with Terry Pratchett, is a true cult classic, worthy of multiple re-reads. I must say, the only novel I wasn't so fond of was the one that was made into a movie, Stardust. Very whimsical feel, but I found it to be a very cookie cutter fantasy, not nearly as creative as some of his other works.
I'd like to get out and see Coraline, but I doubt any of my friends are interested in going:sad: Maybe I'll just go check it out by myself sometime this week…
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As a note to anybody who hasn't seen Coraline and wishes to do so when it's still in 3D, you'd better do it sometime in the next two weeks as they're apparently going to bump it from 3D screens for the Jonas Brothers concert movie. Words fail to convey how much I hate the film industry right now.
Complicating things since 2009.
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WHAT? incoherent grumblings
As for Stardust, I really liked the movie. Yeah, Gaiman's got better stuff, but to me it was like a new generation's Princess Bride. Kinda on the edge of B-movie, but really whimsical and fun. I know I walked out of the theater happy, that's all that counts.
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Coraline has just made 15 million this weekend which brought it's total domestic performance to 35.5 million. I'd suspect this means it's a box office success on this front. Now to see how well it does internationally (really wanna see a japanese dub.)
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WHAT? incoherent grumblings
Yep. The frickin' Jonas Brothers will be bumping Coraline from 3D screens at the end of the month. I'm not sure how that'll affect the film either; Coraline opened on 2200 or so screens and a good percentage of those are 3D. So I don't know if the theaters will shift 3D viewings of Coraline over to regular screens to keep it on the same number of screens or not. Probably not seeing as how it'll have been in theaters for three weeks by that point.
As for Stardust, I really liked the movie. Yeah, Gaiman's got better stuff, but to me it was like a new generation's Princess Bride. Kinda on the edge of B-movie, but really whimsical and fun. I know I walked out of the theater happy, that's all that counts.
One of the reasons that I liked Stardust myself was the fact that it was a fantasy film that operated on a fairly small scale; while most films of that variety feature some sort of world-devastatinig threat, the witches' only goal was self-preservation.
Coraline has just made 15 million this weekend which brought it's total domestic performance to 35.5 million. I'd suspect this means it's a box office success on this front. Now to see how well it does internationally (really wanna see a japanese dub.)
That's pretty impressive considering that it made about 16 million or so last year; as such, it retained almost all of its first week box office (which is fairly rare and suggests that word-of-mouth and good reviews are drawing people in) and promises good things for the film.
