Coraline

[tealin]

I hadn't posted a review because I didn't really have much to say that half the people on my friends list haven't said already: it's good, go see it. It was selling out, here, its opening weekend, so it didn't seem to need my help. But I thought perhaps someone might be curious what I thought of it (after all, you are reading my blog) so I shall say this:

How refreshing! The art direction had a lot of integrity and ingenuity, was imaginative and bold, and weird to see 'blog style' actually in something, more or less unadulterated. The 3D was quite good, I thought, and authentic, probably because they were photographing an actual 3D set as opposed to pushing pixels. The story ... worked ... but I have always had problems with Neil Gaiman and most of my dissatisfaction with this movie stems from the same thing that leaves me dissatisfied with nearly everything else he does.* It's not that I have problems with it so much as it could just ... be ... better. And no, I haven't read the book. The animation was good if a little over-animated at times (argh 'Meet Wybie' sequence argh) and it was amusing to hear Keith David's voice coming from a cat. All in all, though: QUALITY. The end.

*Except Good Omens, for the most part, which ... I mean, TERRY PRATCHETT. Come on.

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Hah, I didn't mean for it to be so adversarial between the two, but dangit, Pratchett is just SO GOOD. And thanks to Aspectabund I now have something to tell people when they say 'Oh you like Pratchett, you'd love Gaiman!' which happens A LOT. :)

[bonnieslasher.livejournal.com]

Maybe 'vs' wasn't the right way to put it, but. I respect Gaiman as a good writer, just not a writer I'm excited about. And I'm sort of used to people cornering me if I say I'm not excited about Gaiman :P and Pratchettissogood!

Curious though, any thoughts on Margrat Garlik? It's been a while since I've read the witch books, but she stood out as a contrast to his usual hard/strong lead women. Don't know if she ever counted as a lead woman, but still. The bit about her and Verence and the fake mustaches always tickles me. I'm in general agreement with your sum up of Pratchett's male and female characters, especially with Polly.

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

Lolol, there is a detectable hint of GLEE in your voice at finally discovering the problem, Ms Twirlynoodle. XD Glad to be of service, haha!

[bonnieslasher.livejournal.com]

I have your icon in poster form. It took me a while to realize that, as yours is in color :P

[aspectabund.livejournal.com]

Excuse me while I sit here on the other side of the interwebs, feeling intensely envious. >:|

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Since seeing Coraline I've had this conversation with three different people at three different times and each time I'm just kind of left there gesturing at the air so yes, glee is about right. :) Thank you!