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Henry Selick & Neil Gaiman's New CORALINE Trailer Has Arrived...
Merrick here...
A full trailer for CORALINE is making the rounds. This is from Henry Selick (director of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS) and his based on a novella by Neil Gaiman. Voice talent includes Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, and Keith David.
You can see the trailer via the embed below. This embed originates from Trailer Addict (HERE) - from which a larger version can be accessed.
Last I heard, CORALINE should hit theaters early next year.
You can read Beaks' write-up of twenty minutes of footage from the film HERE.
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..First posters.
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I'm looking forward to seeing this one. The animation is beautiful and the storyline is going to be great (I haven't read the book but Gaiman has yet to fail me)!
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he said he wasn't happy with the final result. said that by the time they were done, everything they had tried to break the mold with was already outdated...as far as new techniques or effects. maybe it's just a case of someone being their worst critic, but he sounded really embarrased by it. I think the trailer looks great, but what do i know. i'd probably hate it if i was involved too. he pointed out some other stop motion thing coming out soon that will blow coraline out of the water. sorry i can't remember it now.
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I think most artists are too close to their work to appreciate what they create. Tell him or her that it looks amazing in my opinion (not that my opinion matters but I'm sure I'm not the only one).
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...the first edition with McKean's illustrations made such a strong impression that this doesn't really feel like Coraline to me. Will give it a chance though...
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Clever marketing on their part. There are musical numbers and singing, which they don't show in the trailer. I wonder if that's on purpose - the song clips I saw in that little "making of" segment were pretty irritating.
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as being very tweedy and British. But I guess that might have something to do with listening to Gaiman's narration on the audiobook. It might end up being even creepier if Coraline's "other mother and father" ended up being like the '50s style couple you'd see in toothpaste commercials...just off somehow (and I don't mean just the buttons).<p> </p>That being said, this has got Gaiman's seal of approval, so it's also got mine!
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you HAVE to hear Gaiman doing the rats song in the audiobook version! Very catchy. <p> "We have teeth and we have tails<p> "We have tails we have eyes<p> "We were here before you fell<p> "You will be here when we rise."
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Utamoh is wrong. It is not a musical. There are 2 songs in the whole film, comprising maybe 3-4 minutes of total screentime- both of which are inherent parts of the story- not characters spontaneously breaking into song.
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...I've had her.
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I thought I heard that a while back
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Nov. 20, 2008, 12:26 p.m. CST
How come americans can't pronounce anything ending in 'ine' prop
by Kizeesh
I mean you say Constantine, as if it's 'constanteen' and yet you say Coraline, as if it's 'Coralyne'. <p> And we put tacks in your tea for this?
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looks pretty interesting. but maybe too creative to find an audience.
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They say 'Aloominum' too. <p>Shocking.
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For those of you unfamiliar with the story, it's basically Gaiman rewriting 'Alice in Wonderland' for the Noughties. Excellent stuff!<p>The movie looks superb. Selick can do no wrong!
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SERIOUSLY!
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Watch it again... when the water hits her head, she hits the little plunger on top of he faucet- switching the shower off and the faucet on.
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....another alice in wonderland kinda story? How many of these did Gaiman write?
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For the record, "Nightmare Before Christmas" is one of my favorite films, but I hated "James and the Giant Peach." The songs were terrible in that follow-up and each one stopped the narrative in its tracks for five minutes. I was also quite disappointed in "The Corpse Bride," as I found it a somewhat lifeless and uninspired attemp to re-create the "Nightmare" lightening in a bottle. This, however, perhaps due to the narrative imagination of Neil Gaiman, looks much more intimate and exciting. I'm hoping for the best.
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I don't want clay dolls jerkly moving in my general direction.
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JOHN TRAVOLTA IS A HOWL..." This is actually getting good reviews, and the 3D isn't intrusive. Any reviews here?
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That was so awesome it gave me chills. I can't wait to see this in imax 3D.
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...her name is pronounced. It has nothing to do with America. <p>And Ricarleite, you should check out NBfC in 3D if you're not sure yet about 3D claymation. It's wonderful.
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However, this film is actually being shot in 3-D instead of being retro-fitted. I can't wait to see this in 3-D. Should be amazing.
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really, Gaiman's children stuff is fantastic, following in the footsteps of the classics, like Roald Dahl. To me, his children's stuff is only 2nd to Sandman.
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Hm. Sure, there are shared elements, but that is what creates a genre. There are many, many stories about a lad or lass who finds his or her way to a wondrous and deceptively bright and beautiful place, wherein they discover everything's not as it seems and life at home really isn't so bad. "The Wizard of Oz" and "Labyrinth" also share this common theme, as do many others.
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wonder what is up with that?
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Someday, I hope people will realize that the marginally talented Tim Burton was NOT the director of "Nightmare". He gets a producer credit, a co-story credit, and then takes total credit for the movie, slathering his name all over it and essentially convincing most average folmgoers that it's his. Want to see what happens when Burton ACTUALLY directs a stop-motion ghoulish kids movie? See "Corpse Bride." A pretty but ultimately mediocre and somewhat soulless exercise in art direction. See also, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" "Planet of the Apes" "Sleepy Hallow" "Batman Returns" etc. <br><br> Now, I don't exactly want to hate on Burton (hey, "Ed Wood" "Edward Scissorhands" and "Sweeny Todd" are all rock solid efforts). But I take great offense that Burton's credit grab on "Nightmare" cost poor Henry Selick a lot in terms of his career. "Nightmare" has real cultural weight; its iconic and considered a seasonal (actually, maybe two seasons!) classic. If Selick was understood to be the creator, or at the very least as important a factor on the film as Burton, I think he'd have much more pull in Hollywood to get his movies made, and to get them made his way (and the studio-ruined abortion of "Monkeybone" might never have been). I really hope with "Coraline" Selick will begin to be recognized as a visionary filmmaker in his own right (and one who I think has a much better grasp on STORY than Burton to boot).
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Looked great! Though the animation in this trailer always looked jerky... maybe it's the framerate of the flash video? Anyway the scene I saw in 3D didn't have much action...
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The book was creepy fun, subtle, with lots happening between the lines. This does not look good.
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I hate those things.
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Which might be a bit awkward if they both screen in front of Bolt. This looks fun though, even if that wasn't the best of trailers.
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The book was creepy, this just looks goofy.
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Exactly. It looks like they've watered down a story that was already written for children. And why not have Gaiman write the screenplay? He's done it before, and done it well. Having said that, it looks good for what it is. If it wasn't supposed to be Coraline, I'd probably like it a bit more.
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If it can live up to the hype Henry Selick pumps out. I think it just may have a shot..
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with her hand?
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With an American accent.
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Go State! Going to kick the Nittany Lions asses this weekend!
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Damn persistant, smart, creepy bugs. They get bigger buy eating each other. Hate them. Would rather faceoff against anything than those. Uggh. This looks solid, never understand how people can hate on something without seeing it and because it doesn't fit their vision. I mean, put down the starbucks, leave the cubicle and take your own damn chances then.
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I think this will screen at BNAT.
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Not quite what I expected Coraline to be. It seemed darker than that when I read it.
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"I don't want clay dolls jerkly moving in my general direction." wow it makes me sad when old men style acting people like you resist extremely innovative and beautiful new attempts in film.
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where is this shirt you speak of?
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Wow, I'll be there when this hits the screen. It looks frickin' fantastic, no doubt a serious cult classic already. It will bomb in the States, and do fine and even great business everywhere else, this is a movie very few Americans are gonna grasp and go see I think, there isn't even a lot of interest on AICN for this, which is too fuckin' silly of course but what's new, as it doesn't feature pretty guys wearing spandex suits.
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Henry Selick has been a real dick throughout the entire production. His attittude has caused it to go overbudget. Nobody has enjoyed working for him. This one's his ego trip.
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But for some reason i just can't connect with Selicks flicks. Nightmare, Monkeybone, Corpse Bride. I just keep WANTING to like them more than i really do. Aardman has the stopmotion thing down for me. Chicken Run was genius! I will definitely keep giving Selicks stuff a go though. Hopefully this one will connect.
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Selick did not do Corpse Bride.
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It's basically the same movie, where a kid leaves his family for a cooler life in another world and ends up caught up in a big scam for his soul. It was supposed to be animated, but I haven't heard any news since around 1999.
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He didn't? Oops. Just made the assumption. Consider me the douche of the TB. He did James and the Giant Peach though? Ok. Substitute Corpse Bride for Peach.
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Does Selick have a great ego ? So what if that's the case, plenty of great visionary artists have that, the world of arts would be a lesser one without 'em. It went overbudget ? Cool, from looking at this footage all that extra money was very well spent. Bring it on, and it's also really nice to read this is not a musical.
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I seem to remember them taking years to make it and it never getting finished. It looked like it was gonna be amazing...
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The word is aluminum a-loom-i-num
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Sorry you relise it might not even have been Burton's idea, but that by putting his name all over it it guaranteed a significantly larger opening, and far more publicity. Also copse bride is better than you describe as a film. As a matter of personal taste I I'm a big fan of Charlie and the chocolate factory (very good adaption of the book I loved) Batman returns (sure a burton movie with Batman in, rather than a batman movie directed by Burton) was my favourite Batm,an film until Nolan showed up, and is actually very good on many levels. (try working out how many personalities Catwoman has). Sleepy Hollow is one of those love hate divisive films, pretty much all of my friends and family love it, but we have similar tastes and like Burton's askew type filmmaking.My sister and I saw Frankenweenie in the cinema before some film we can't even remember, but we never forgot Frankenweenie. Anyway different people like different things so it's all fine, but I think you're selling Burton shoort artisticly regardless of whether you personally like the movies in question, that's all. :)I also think you're getting the name thing all wrong, business wise it was absoloutely the right thing to do, and it's (in a reverse kind of way why this film has "from the director of ..nightmare..." all over it and not so much "james & the Giant peach". Money (Or why every ludicrous Emmerich film still says "from the director of Independence Day" 12 bloody years later.
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near the beginning, she walks in on her father or whatever typing. her father has a green Michigan State shirt on.
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25 second mark.
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http://tinyurl.com/68dwxg
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Thanks. Looks very kiddy though. Kinda TMNT crossed with Jimmy Neutron.
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There is absolutely NOTHING about this movie version that correctly represents what Neil Gaiman was trying to achieve with the book. It could have been incredibly creepy and dark. Instead, it's Pee Wee's Big Adventure done like A Nightmare Before Christmas. How sad.
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Thief of Always has been in development hell for ages, which is in some ways fitting. It makes it feel a lot more like a Clive Barker book that way. You hear about a release date which comes and goes, and comes and goes, and then the next thing you know you get a completely different and unrelated novel instead. <p> In other news... </p> This trailer looks amazing. I really hope that this adaptation is as faithful as it seems. Coraline is one of my favorite of Gaiman's books for kids, and it looks like they're doing it justice.
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I don't see the logic. It's distracting and tacky.
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Not sure if this is old news, but its significant(for me anyway).
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Developement hell indeed. I remember waiting, and waiting and witing for that film.
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Kind of been there done that for grown ups. Still, I like to at least look at stop motion. Note Astro Boy and Wrestler trailers far more interesting than this.
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WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SANDMAN MOVIE?!?! seriously fuckin make it. team up with guillermo del torro and make the sickest fuckin movie ever.
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I like that idea.
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never read the book, so no preconceived opinion on what it should be, but this looks pretty damn nice!
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Thanks for the astro boy trailer. Doesn't look terrible. Would be nice if they stuck closer to the actual art style of the show, though. Don't know why they decided to make it look slightly different. Kinda odd.<br>Also, Coraline looks sweet, can't wait.
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was not just the original pronunciation but also the original *spelling*. The Americans later shortened it by dropping the i.
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is Craig Russell's comic book version: http://tinyurl.com/69g3tc
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while i hate them, there isnt anything wrong but dont lie about it. thats what pissed me off the most about Nightmare Before Christmas, none of the trailers or ads had any inkling it was a musical and so when i received a free pass to see it i was happy...then the movie started and i was happy, cool animation...then they started singing and i hated it. either way as cool as this movie looks, i wont be seeing it in theaters so even if its a musical, i'll see it for free. but Dakota Fanning? i knew i recognized that voice.
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This should be a blast. Gaiman's work is simply amazing and Selick made history with "A Nightmare Before Christmas". I can't wait for this one.
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Coraline should hit theaters early next year." Was last you heard the part at the end of the trailer where a big title card says it opens in February of next year? Cuz that's the last I heard.
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Nov. 21, 2008, 12:22 a.m. CST
Niel Gaoman has been to Portland like 6 times during the filming
by DOGSOUP
He LOVES what he's seen. If it's good enough for him it's fucking good enough for you.
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Selick took a couple liberties based on a few clips I saw, and what Neil said on his book tour for The Graveyard Book. Should be cool, especially with the music done by They Might Be Giants. <br> <br> Oh, and for those waiting for the Neverwhere movie? It was done as an HBO mini-series. Go watch that.
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..but it gets the basic ideas; albeit watered down and tarted up for the smaller kids, and it looks painstakingly made; the animation looks exquisite. The original book is so nihilistic, numb and terrifying that it has the authentic feeling of a nightmare; there's a sort of muffled horror pervading it, an underwater feeling.
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and for goodness' sake where are her spidery spidery fingers that never stop moving. the entire reason i hoped the would movie-ise this book is that it's a genuinely dark and thoroughly horrifying story for children. so why did they have to castrate it and cute it up. it's Lemony snicket all over again. Major disappointment on the way people. It's impossible to make a movie for kids as genuine as a book for young people.
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I will see it anyway. I like Henry Selick's work.
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awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome! Loved the book, love Henry Selick!
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It's true that Burton is the "star" name on "Nightmare" and no doubt helped sell tickets, but the way in which he is attached to the movie is borderline false advertising. The box art reads: "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the DVD extras are basically a long love letter to Burton (in that they focus on him, his involvement, his vision, etc). To the extent that most people today believe it actually WAs a Burton film. I know there is a tradition in Hollywood of crediting the producer as the author, (Val Lewton, David O. Selznick) but in modern Hollywood it's virtually unheard of. Instead, they will say, "From the producer of" or "from the creative forces behind..." on the promo material... not the actual title. And, for his part, Burton has always played up his association to the film even after there were no more tickets to sell. <br><br> Again, I'm not calling Burton a hack; a few of his film rank among my favorites. But I frequently find his work to come up short on real storytelling while it goes a little long on heavy-handed whimsy and (even worse) excessive cinematic references in the art direction. Hey, the guy likes German expressionist cinema. Awesome, but that in itself doesn't make a movie. The films I listed (Charlie, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hallow, etc) all have neat touches to them and some fun parts, but ultimately fall apart as stories. You're right of course that everyone's entitled to their own taste, but you can see on Rotten Tomatoes that I'm hardly the only person who finds these films to be heavily style over substance. Selick's work in "Nightmare" and "James" (excuse poor, pathetic Monkeybone) seem to me like the work of a director who has a much better grasp of story and character, as well as an equal love of visual bombast. I'm glad they are both out there making movies (hey, Burton surprised the hell out of me with his excellent "Sweeny Todd") but I think Selick could have had a much more prolific career if Burton hadn't completely taken the spotlight on "Nightmare". <br><br> Oh yeah, and you're right, "Frankenweenie" is fun as hell.
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I just finshed reading this book yesterday and wow oh wow - that is some creepy shit RIGHT there. You could read this book in just a couple of hours and its very much intended to be a childrens novel... but in reality - it is so much more than that. Its a fantastic story, so simply and cleverly written and so very disturbing. I can't say enough good stuff about Neil Gaiman. This trailer suggests a lot of changes to the tone of this story. I could describe the way this trailer looks as maybe a bad dream. I would have to describe the novel as a horrible horrible nightmare. But i get the reason why the have made the changes. The novel very much plays on the fact that Coraline is alone in the alternate place and the greatest thing about the story in my opinion is how much of time she is left alone with her thoughts. She see's everything very matter-of-factly - she's very clear in her own mind... no screaming...no yelling... very controlled and outwardly calm and brave despite her ordeal. Though you get to see that she is scared a lot of the time, she questions everything so little and instead you get a kind of realistic innocence and "apraissal" of a situation, rather than a big reaction from her. A big theme of the story is "bravery".... driving on despite that fact that you're scared. Some great characters drop in and out - like Miss Forcible and Miss Spinks and the Cat is great. But Coraline's reactions, interactions and interpretations of these characters are so cool. Yet it is so hard to convey that kind of thing in the movie medium (without resorting to horrible narration) so instead it appears they have made Coraline a little more "conventional" in her reactions. Screaming and shouting and jumping around. They also seem to have given her new friends in movie and people to emote and talk to (for the benefit of the viewer) - rather than have her being a lone explorer in other house through the passageway. Also - the book kinda suggests that the other house is at the same time both similar but "slighty wrong" and even the times where things appear to be VERY different - VERY wrong in the other house, Coraline doesn't react with buckets of fear or wonder - she takes it all very much in her stride. The scene were she sits and watches the never-ending show laid on by Forcible and Spinks amongst an audience of Dogs was so brilliant. Coraline just sits there accepting it all - taking part in the show even, sharing her chocolates with the dog next to her. Here it suggests that the other house is some amazing alice-in-wonderland type place where everything is topsy turvy kerrr-azy, barely recognisable. It looses the slightly sinister element that the book has in how it describes the other house. But having said that - this is still looks great. If it captures even a modicum of the books brilliance it will be great. The stop-motion format also lends itself excellently to the imagary of the story. Live action would likely have been way too chilling! I can't wait for this myself - but if any of you get the chance - read the book (and other books by Neil Gaiman - the author of Stardust). As I said; its a short but satisfying book and you'll be glad you did. Can't wait for this!
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What are you talking about? Nightmare's trailers STARTED with a musical number. How could you not have known it was a musical?
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I get what you are saying - totally mate. As per my thoughts above - I think they have missed the essence of the book a little but saying that - I'm probably not dreading this as much as you. I really hope that they get around to making a Neverwhere movie. A book for adults/young adults that can be done justice as a "fantasy action adventure" movie. Coraline is a strange thing - because its essentially a childrens book that is arguabley too scarey and awesome just to be left to the kids. And yet - a childrens book it is at the end of the day. Its adaptation was always going have to address that weird inconsistency and either postition itself squarely as "suitable for children" deal or relent and turn itself into a Harriet Potter type PG-13 affair. I guess they went with the former - potentially leaving us grown-up fans out in the cold with the adaptation style. I'll give it a good though because I am so jazzed by the book.
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