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Coraline!
Aw, Coraline was so fun and scary and gorgeous. (You know the monster in The Nightmare Before Christmas? What's his name, Boogie something? Yeah. On that level, but with more screentime. AHHHH.) And we even ended up seeing it in 3D, which I really recommend--if nothing else, the landscapes have this spectacular depth to them. Of course, even if you don't get to see it in 3D, the movie's gorgeous anyway. I just recommend it.




(By the way: if you knit, you will LOVE this movie. Someone actually knitted all the tiny gloves and sweaters. And then, of course, there's the Other Mother's world itself.)

Also, fun: Coraline Twitter reviews as a word cloud.

Also-also, I am totally in love with the cat.


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Thread started by Chelsea
sunni_sideup From: [info]sunni_sideup Date: February 8th, 2009 01:12 am (UTC) (Link)
I'm going to see it tomorrow! EXCITEMENT!
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the_s_guy From: [info]the_s_guy Date: February 8th, 2009 03:38 am (UTC) (Link)
Won't be released here for another three months. Sadness.
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anthraxpretzels From: [info]anthraxpretzels Date: February 8th, 2009 01:21 am (UTC) (Link)
Wow, everything looks so lovingly made <3
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cleolinda From: [info]cleolinda Date: February 8th, 2009 01:25 am (UTC) (Link)
You have no idea--I was just blown away, watching the movie, by the amount of detail and the quality of detail and yet how fluidly everything moved--I just cannot imagine stop-motion animating all of it. There was a yoga instructor mentioned in the credits, and I was like, FOR REAL. I would have lost my fool mind.
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Comment by a very pointy plant
palmetto From: [info]palmetto Date: February 8th, 2009 01:22 am (UTC) (Link)
Tallahassee sucks and we don't get it in 3D. I am thinking that I'm gonna go catch a matinee after class on Monday, though.
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Thread started by bree kismet
saramiskismet From: [info]saramiskismet Date: February 8th, 2009 01:23 am (UTC) (Link)
It was a wonderful movie. The knitting was crazy awesome and not something I expected.

PS: wannnk alert
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cleolinda From: [info]cleolinda Date: February 8th, 2009 01:26 am (UTC) (Link)
Yeah, I saw that entry but didn't want to distract from the Coraline goodness quite yet.
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Comment by Etymological
etymological From: [info]etymological Date: February 8th, 2009 01:24 am (UTC) (Link)
I made the mistake of reading the book last night, and then some movie reviews and pictures, and now I'm not actually interested in the movie anymore. ;_;
I was so excited, too. Now with every new thing I see, I'm a little more frustrated. (Henry Selick is brilliant, but the movie just makes me... weirdly uncomfortable.)
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wolfsilveroak From: [info]wolfsilveroak Date: February 8th, 2009 01:30 am (UTC) (Link)
We LOVED it, our 7yr niece LOVED it.

Scary for kids, my ass. She was laughing at the scary parts.
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cleolinda From: [info]cleolinda Date: February 8th, 2009 01:36 am (UTC) (Link)
You know at the beginning, when the big 3D needles are sewing the doll. One poked out towards the audience, and a little boy behind me said, "Please don't hit me!"
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Comment by The puriny one
mogumogu From: [info]mogumogu Date: February 8th, 2009 01:36 am (UTC) (Link)
*sigh* I have to wait a whole week! XO

(Well, maybe I could sneak a viewing in sometime this week..)
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Comment by Sirinde
sirinde From: [info]sirinde Date: February 8th, 2009 01:37 am (UTC) (Link)
I just saw it today and it was Brilliant! Someone knows how to craft a perfect fairytale, all the right symbolism and imagery. Perfect ammount of creepy!
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Comment by zeroxgirl1201
zeroxgirl1201 From: [info]zeroxgirl1201 Date: February 8th, 2009 01:49 am (UTC) (Link)
I saw it today too. I totally loved it. The animation was boggling and fantastic.
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Comment by moogleybacon
moogleybacon From: [info]moogleybacon Date: February 8th, 2009 01:53 am (UTC) (Link)
Man, I am so pissed. I've been waiting to see this movie FOREVER, but the stupid effing small town I go to college in isn't playing it. We get The Pink Panther 2, but no Coraline. It's so incredibly lame.
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Comment by They Call Me Roxy
r_a_black From: [info]r_a_black Date: February 8th, 2009 02:08 am (UTC) (Link)
Going to see it tomorrow, it was my book club's choice for the month so we're seeing it as a group.
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Comment by Lynette
quizzicalsphinx From: [info]quizzicalsphinx Date: February 8th, 2009 02:20 am (UTC) (Link)
We went to see it this afternoon in Trussville. Husband is still kind of freaking out and yet, simultaneously, wanting to build creepy animatronic things.
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metonymy From: [info]metonymy Date: February 8th, 2009 02:26 am (UTC) (Link)
Just got back from seeing it. I liked it overall, though - can we talk about spoilers here? Because I really hated Wybie, and I hate that the ending was him rescuing Coraline, particularly since the ending was one of my favorite things in the book. "Protective coloration!" Why did we need a boy rescuing a girl who up to this point has been totally kickass?

But other than that I thought it was great, and it looked phenomenal.
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laughingacademy From: [info]laughingacademy Date: February 8th, 2009 06:21 am (UTC) (Link)
I, too, was bugged by that. Also, they lost the clever detail of the Other Mother swearing by her right hand that she will let Coraline go.

I did think it was cool that Wybie and other characters (who will be left unspecified to avoid spoilage) were black — diversity in contemporary children's stories is generally for the good — but I still don't think adding Wybie was necessary.
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Comment by Mrs. Premise
tundraeternal From: [info]tundraeternal Date: February 8th, 2009 02:29 am (UTC) (Link)
Holy SHIT that knitting thing is amazing!!
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Comment by Laura
bumblebee_1983 From: [info]bumblebee_1983 Date: February 8th, 2009 02:30 am (UTC) (Link)
GAH! It's playing at my theater in 3D!!!

Sweet!
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editornia From: [info]editornia Date: February 8th, 2009 02:53 am (UTC) (Link)
Hey Cleo, how do you actually pronounce Coraline? Is it 'cora-lyne' or cora-lean' or some other configuration I haven't though of yet?
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visceralvamp From: [info]visceralvamp Date: February 8th, 2009 02:56 am (UTC) (Link)
It's said pretty much the way it looks "Cora-line." Line like the word line. Like Caroline, but with the a and the o switched. :]
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symmetry From: [info]symmetry Date: February 8th, 2009 03:03 am (UTC) (Link)
I saw it this afternoon and I am in LOVE! Although I'm highly upset with fandango for telling me the theater I went to was showing it in 3D which they definitely weren't.
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zoethe From: [info]zoethe Date: February 8th, 2009 03:39 am (UTC) (Link)
Yes, this. We went to the theater that said 3D and the only thing they were showing in 3D was My Bloody Valentine. WTF?!

Even not in 3D, though, it was gorgeous. I can't wait for the DVD so I can watch all the Making Of documentaries.
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Comment by Dragonzair
dragonzair From: [info]dragonzair Date: February 8th, 2009 03:09 am (UTC) (Link)
Been meaning to watch the movie ever since I read the book. And I got scared shitless everytime Dave McKean's art popped up suddenly, especially of the Other Mother. My hair stood on ends the entire night and all I could imagine was the Other Mother hiding under my bed =_= And this was just over a year ago.

She even looks scarier in motion D:

That said, I can't wait to watch it in 3D :D
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Thread started by Madeline May
madeline_may From: [info]madeline_may Date: February 8th, 2009 03:29 am (UTC) (Link)
I was lucky enough to see this with an amazing audience. They gasped at the right moments, laughed at the right moments, were in silent awe at the right moments... what a wonderful energy to see that movie in.

And it made the, um... breasts part that much more shocking/hilarious.
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gwynnywonk From: [info]gwynnywonk Date: February 8th, 2009 03:40 am (UTC) (Link)
You know, that's a scene that I never hear talked about! My 13 and 14 year old brothers were really uncomfortable during that scene until she unzipped. I thought it was hilarious, but they were a little shocked.

You're lucky to have had such a good audience. I went to a matinee yesterday, so there were only two very drunk college kids and a bunch of little kids with their parents. Over half of the seats were empty! I was also having a Bad Day, so I think I might need to see it again under better circumstances.
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fading_october From: [info]fading_october Date: February 8th, 2009 04:24 am (UTC) (Link)
ugggh I want to see it. It took me a few tries to get into the book, I don't know if it was this anti-neil funk or something. But I've grown into liking most of his stuff.

Unfortunately I live in a one-horse type of area in Ohio and it's not playing anywhere near me. Not even in the city's indie film theater. =(
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Comment by Christine Thomas
raynala From: [info]raynala Date: February 8th, 2009 04:46 am (UTC) (Link)
Loved it!
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situveuxmoi From: [info]situveuxmoi Date: February 8th, 2009 05:02 am (UTC) (Link)
Just got back from seeing it.

LOVE IT.

Especially when they're from Pontiac, MI! My home state! I think I'll have to read the book now. :)
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gwynnywonk From: [info]gwynnywonk Date: February 8th, 2009 06:38 am (UTC) (Link)
I laughed really, really hard when I saw Coraline's dad's Michigan State sweatshirt because my dad has the EXACT SAME ONE. (We used to live in Kalamazoo)
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creativexangst From: [info]creativexangst Date: February 8th, 2009 05:09 am (UTC) (Link)
I just saw this a few hours ago, in 3D. I loved it. And it wasnt annoying 3d, like "OOO WE PUT THIS HERE BECAUSE WE CAN!! BECAUSE ITS 3D!!!" It actually made sense! And yea, it was kinda scary...there were a lot of young kids in the audience that I didnt think should've been there.
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Comment by Laurs
princessstarr From: [info]princessstarr Date: February 8th, 2009 05:19 am (UTC) (Link)
My sister and I just got back from it! Sans 3-D, but still OMGSOGOOD.
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Comment by teh Jen
mein_zwitter From: [info]mein_zwitter Date: February 8th, 2009 06:42 am (UTC) (Link)
My boyfriend treated me to the movie last night and we both fell in love with it! Neither of us are really into the whole 3D thing (I know, I know, we're party poopers), but in 2D it's still amazing and we went on and on about it for the rest of the night. The Other Mother creeped me the hell out - so much so that I had to look away a couple of times! - but I also found her strangely fascinating. XD

I, too, am in love with the cat!
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