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Coraline
De_El:
There wasn't a Coraline thread yet? There is now a Coraline thread.
So, I just saw it yesterday at an advanced screening and it is really great. (Henry Selick was supposed to show up for a Q&A afterward but his plane never landed). It has a good balance of darling creaturey things, distinctive characters, beautiful art direction, and really unsettling moments. It moves away from the weirdly deadpan tone of the book, but I think from a business perspective that was kind of necessary, especially since it's a 3D movie and that limits its marketability already. Is it also being released in a non-3D format? I saw it in 3D, and it was impressive. I felt that the 3D technology was put to use in a way that was effective and eye-catching, but not overly distracting or gimmicky. So uh, yeah. If you aren't excited already you've got something to look forward to.
Blue Kitty:
It's one of the few movies I am looking forward to in 2009, though I haven't read the story.
This, Watchmen, and Waltz with Bashir
Jack Faros:
--- Quote from: Blue Kitty on 16 Jan 2009, 18:50 ---It's one of the few movies I am looking forward to in 2009, though I haven't read the story.
--- End quote ---
Fix'd.
Anyways, I'm a little skeptical about this movie. It seems like they're just relying way too much on the director to sell it, and that just seems silly to me, because honestly, who the hell is he? The Nightmare Before Christmas is on of my all time favorite movies, but when I think about who's behind it's awesomeness, I think of Burton, not Selick. Hell, I didn't even know the director's name before they started advertising Coraline.
Jackie Blue:
Actually, I think a big part of the selling point is that Stardust did so well and was critically praised, and Neil Gaiman has a pretty wide fanbase and appeal.
In my dream world, Gaiman would team up with Pratchett again and they would write an epic, multi-novel parody of Harry Potter and other novels like it.
Siibillam-Law:
Henry Sellick + Neil Gaiman = no doubt something amazing
In my dream world, Gilliam carries on his plans to make a Good Omens film, and an people try to make one for American Gods but realise how impossible that would be.
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