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Coraline
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Amanda
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Feb 09, 2009 10:47AM
Supposed 2 be good. . . haven't seen it yet, though
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I took my son to see it on Saturday. It followed the basic outline of the story, a few things changed here and there. It was good if you like Tim Burton's style of storytelling. It was nice and creepy.
Omg this movie is such a Tim Burton film but it looks pretty good.
This isn't a Tim Burton film...it's a Henry Selick film based on Neil Gaiman's novella.
Tim didn't have anything to do with the movie...did he??Henry was the director for Nightmare Before Christmas which was written by Tim Burton...
Stephanie, to the best of my knowledge, Tim Burton had nothing to do with Coraline. This was Selick and Gaiman's project. Mainly Selick.
Yeah I thought so..it was all created here where I live in Portland, Or...I didn't get to go to the world premiere though!
i saw it on the 7th. it was pretty good
I remember reading this book w/the kids, and the other mom and the (buttons) were the best. Really creepy . I would ask my oldest if she would prefer her other mom when she was naughty.Okay so I'm not a perfect parent. Can't wait to see this.
I have to wait like two weeks to see the movie - Polish premiere is on March 13.
It was very cute. You guys definitely have to watch it in 3D. The Other Mother was very creepy. Good work all around.
I have read other Gaiman books but not Coraline, so I cant really compare to the book. But the movie was just ok, imo.
Really good movie! Great for kids, aside from the slight creepy/scariness of the other mother. Reading the book right now, never have before.
You know, Neil Gaiman is a goodreads member-read his blog. he is as interesting as his books.
This is a simply amazing movie.. lol. XD I'm a tad obsessed. :DWasn't NEARLY as creepy as the book, and despite what people say this IS a childrens movie. Aside from the creepiness of an Other World, where things are the same, but better, and then it all goes down hill and everything turns into a nightmare, this movie is very-family friendly. :3
I am working on reading the book. I can see you are obsessed, Wyborn!
Why yes, yes I am. XD WHY-were-you-born.... XD
OOOOOOOOOOH, i loved coraline! the animation's amazing! it deserves an oscar nom!
ok does anyone here know the oldies band They Might Be Giants? I hope Im not the only one.....
They Might Be Giants are now considered an "oldies band"? Oh wow. I'm that old now that stuff I listened to is oldies music.....?? :)
Ariel wrote: "ok does anyone here know the oldies band They Might Be Giants? I hope Im not the only one.....""Oldies Band"?!?! I'll snatch you bald for that!!
...Just as soon as I find my cane...and get my power lift chair to work...Right after I find my Nirvana t-shirt.
...I need my nap.
(Yes, They Might Be Giants did do the music for Coraline.)
That was funny Jill....is Pearl Jam considered oldies now too?? God what else are they playing on the classic station that I listened to in high school.... LOL
NinjaFanpire wrote: "Oh did they really?"Well, specifically, the "Other Father Song" was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline...
The "Other Father Song":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSsO2-...
Holli wrote: "That was funny Jill....is Pearl Jam considered oldies now too?? God what else are they playing on the classic station that I listened to in high school.... LOL"I suddenly feel a great swell of sympathy for my mother. Now I know how she must have felt, having me refer to her music as "oldies".
Jill wrote: "Ariel wrote: "ok does anyone here know the oldies band They Might Be Giants? I hope Im not the only one.....""Oldies Band"?!?! I'll snatch you bald for that!!
...Just as soon as I find my cane...."
Well techincally they would be an oldies band cause when they started out together they were a two man band. John F. playing the guitar, and John Linell playing the Accordian.
YES IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES TMBG!!!!! I havent heard that song before but I've seen them in concert!!! John Flansbur was a blast... AND JOHN LINELL IS AWESOME!!!!!! They are coming back to NoDa in June and my fam is probably going to see them again!!! Does anyone know David Byrne? or should I say Talking Heads?
I'm a fan of Talking Heads too. I don't think it's possible to be a movie buff and be unaware of the Talking Heads. They're pretty much on every soundtrack out there. They even made it onto the Little Monsters soundtrack ("Road to Nowhere"). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848088/
wow sweet I started liking talking heads when I was like 12 and then I got to see David Byrne in concert with my dad last year at the Oven's Auditorium here in Charlotte... It WAS AMAZING!!! I have some pictures of it on my Facebook... do you have one?
Glad to see you like our "oldies" music Ariel....that's really refreshing actually. Jill....I sincerely know how my mom must have felt now when I called her music oldies. I feel bad for that now! ;)
Jill wrote: "NinjaFanpire wrote: "Oh did they really?"Well, specifically, the "Other Father Song" was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline...
The "Other Father Song":
http://www.youtube.co..."
Oh I really liked that song even before I saw the movie.
Um...I don't at all see how They Might Be Giants starting as a two person band makes them "technically" oldies.
Also I don't really think that they will ever be considered "oldies" since "oldies" is more of a genre than a description of how old a song is. Eventually they'll just be lumped in as part of the first wave of "alternative," most likely. Oldies will still be oldies.
And on a separate note, I was really curious about Coraline.
Also I don't really think that they will ever be considered "oldies" since "oldies" is more of a genre than a description of how old a song is. Eventually they'll just be lumped in as part of the first wave of "alternative," most likely. Oldies will still be oldies.
And on a separate note, I was really curious about Coraline.
Well that's how they began as a two man band. Then they rapidly grew into drums and that sort of stuff mabey you should read it on wikipedia or watch their documtentary. They didn't start together like this year it was a long time ago. If you want to and don't believe me, its call A Tale of Two Johns.
I think what Mike is trying to say Ariel is that "oldies" is like 50's music and They Might Be Giants are an alternative band that started awhile back. They formed in 1982 when I was 8 years old and I'm 35 now so it seems strange to us that you are classifying them as an "oldies group".
They pretty much started in the 50s. they were like in their teens like 17 and stuff.
Ariel wrote: "They pretty much started in the 50s. they were like in their teens like 17 and stuff."They...didn't start in the '50s. The band started in the '80s, as Holli up there said. People born in the '50s typically had their own children in the '80s.
ok but then wouldn't they be called an oldies band then?
If you did you'd have to call The Flaming Lips, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, and Radiohead, among others, "oldies bands."
Oldies is something entirely different. Its become a genre of its own which has a more or less distinct sound, not something which means "more than 10 or 20 years old." I completely believe you that they were a two man band, and they did start in the 80s, but that has no connection to, and in fact completely precludes them from being an oldies band--unless they strove to sound like "oldies," which they didn't.
Thanks Jill....and Mike....I'm at a loss here. I feel ancient. LOL ;)Ariel...if you look They Might Be Giants up in Wikipedia as you suggested Mike do previously you would see that they started in 1982. They haven't been around as long as you think they have.
When i start hearing Pearl Jam and U2 and Nirvana being called oldies bands by someone I'm gonna die....I'll really feel ancient then!! LOL
I read Coraline the book--I thought I might like the movie, but I didn't have the motivation to go see it before it went out of theatres. The book was pretty good.
I started to read the book. There are a lot of differences, I was picking out so many differences it was ridiculous. (Down to the color of her jacket.)
I love the Gaiman book and throughly enjoyed the movie too... Never has 3-D looked as beautiful and magical. A really wonderful film. I do hope that this time Selick gets the credit he's due... as everyone only remembers Tim Burton when TNBC is mentioned. *sigh*
I wanted to see this until I heard it was in 3D, so I decided to wait to see it at home.I've never liked 3D. When I was two years old, my parents took me to a 3D Michael Jackson concert. Apparently, back then child abuse was legal.
Oh, and may God rest his soul.
I'm ashamed to admit it, but prior to my friend asking if I wanted to attend a Coraline screening, I had no knowledge of this book/movie. Luckily, I went to the screening and Neil Gaiman happened to be there! Amazing. The film blew me away, it's both enchanting and unnerving. I recently read The Graveyard Book for a fantasy/horror class, and once again I was caught up in the mysticism and boundless imagination of Mr. Gaiman. I can't wait to buy Coraline on DVD. :)
I must add though -- why was the boy in the movie? It was so pointless. He was not in the book and was really very annoying as a character. Why not just the girl and the cat?
