Neil Gaiman's Coraline

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Based on Gaiman's book about a girl who discovers a magic door in her new apartment that transports her to another world. There, two mirror versions of her parents try to trap her there forever, while kidnapping her parents as well.

It's directed by Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.

There's a trailer out for it in 3D, playing with Beowulf, but no trailers on the internet right now. I wish I had more to show you guys, but here's a shot of Coraline:

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Quite looking forward to this one, as it combines both a favorite writer and director of mine, and the story's rather intriguing. Plus, stop-motion films get little love these days.
 
Ah, see, that's what I get for not checking Youtube again before posting. I checked a few days ago and there was nothing. Thanks Pesh.

See, now imagine that trailer, but in THREE-DEE.
 
I have only read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, I quite liked it but haven't gotten around to picking up another of his books. I was going to read American Gods next... good plan?
 
Ennui said:
I have only read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, I quite liked it but haven't gotten around to picking up another of his books. I was going to read American Gods next... good plan?
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American Gods is good, but I like Anansi Boys better. You could always pick up Coraline, though, and be ahead of the movie when it comes out. ;)
 
I read Coraline this past summer. It's a pretty quick read. I hope the movie turns out good. Those YouTube clips neither worry nor reassure me.
 
We'll see. Neil Gaiman and Film haven't proved to be the absolutely best mix ever in the past, but it's generally fairly decent...
 
Darkside55 said:
American Gods is good, but I like Anansi Boys better. You could always pick up Coraline, though, and be ahead of the movie when it comes out. ;)
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**** it, I'll get all three.
 
I always prefered American Gods to Ananasi Boys, but that was probably because aside from Mr Anansi himself I hated pretty much everybody in that book.
 
American Gods > All books ever.

I love Neil Gaiman so much it's untrue. I've read American Gods about 3 times this year.

I can't wait for this film. Stardust was absolutely epic and both MirrorMask and Beowulf were pretty damn good.
 
It's so weird, she looks nothing like she does in the book. Not that it's a bad change or anything, but for some reason it strikes me as odd.

But I enjoyed the book so I shall likely enjoy the movie.
 
my friend loves this book (and Gaiman in general), but she's extremely skeptical about this movie, I'll probably wait for her to sign off on it before seeing it myself
 
Almost every ad I've seen so far has creeped me out to some degree, so I am predicting that it should be pretty good.
 
Behold! The threads are united!

I just saw this movie and though I haven't read the book I was pretty impressed. In some ways it was very old-school - the whole beginning was so reminiscent of films like Casper and Beetlejuice, which was presumably why the dad was typing on an old Amstrad. And I also wish that I was young enough to ever be surprised by the plot, rather than by small details. But it didn't matter much: this was beautiful. The imagery and activity were as lovely as the Other Father's flourescing garden (although from above it actually looked like E.T.) - and if the parents seemed exaggeratedly cold at times, all the side characters were utterly captivating, especially the cat and Mr. B. There was a real kooky poetry in the motion of things, so that even the most humdrum of objects are reified into something special.

What was really strange is that there were no kids in the theatre. I might have seen it at 6:30 on a Friday evening but I can't help thinking this film hasn't been marketed properly; nobody has heard of it. It would be great to watch this as a kid and my recommended viewing procedure is to wait until you're much older with children of your own, when all televisions are super-mega-definition holo-azure-beam, and watch it with them.

****ing cinema hadn't installed 3D projectors, of course. They're getting them in June, though. So as to be in time for Ice Age ****ing 3.

EDIT: I thought the ghosts were pretty hokey though.
 
It doesn't

Come out

in Australia

until AUGUST.

**** YOU HOYTS, **** YOU UP THE ARSE WITH A RAKE
 
This will officially rock my socks off.
 
Now that I realise this has nothing to do with Tim Burton my interest is raised slightly.
 
Saw the movie, it was above par most children's movies. Have not read the book though.
 
The movie is 99% like the book, the 1% difference being the character of Wybie. All other differences are stylistic.
 
I've seen some of the book artwork while shelving at work, it seems the movie art would be much more child oriented. I could be wrong obviously.
 
Attitude is still about the same though, I hear.
 
saw it awhile ago.

i didnt know it was a book until after i saw it but as a standalone movie it was fantastic. Loved the dark humor in it too.

and my god is it pretty. God i wish there was more claymation movies :(
 
Just got back from seeing this and my jaw is still scraping on the floor.

Flawless.
 
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