I went to see Coraline this weekend. I chose to see the regular version - 3D just seems like it would be intrusive to me.
As you may recall from previous posts, I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan (The Sandman series is one of my favorite works of fiction - all categories) so I did what I could to lower my overambitious expectations. Nevertheless, I thought it was a very impressive effort and I am yet again completely in awe of the stop-motion animation technique! Imagine making a whole movie by moving dolls and surroundings around, advancing them one frame at a time. Henry Selick, the Director, mostly known for The Nightmare Before Christmas, must be the most patient man on Earth.
I'm also a big fan of Ian McShane (played Al Swearengen on Deadwood) and, as expected, he completely stole each of the few scenes he was in. Although, I kept half-expecting him to call someone a cocksucker, but it was probably best that he didn't since half the audience were kids under 12...
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