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Mar 23rd, 2009 05:11 PM | ||
the Platinum Poppy | It was a regular book at first, but then it was made into a comic book with drawings of P Craig Russell. I think though, that it follows the regular book pretty much exactly. I've only read the comic. | |
Mar 23rd, 2009 02:46 PM | ||
Ant10708 |
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Mar 23rd, 2009 02:25 PM | ||
Tadao | I agree! | |
Mar 23rd, 2009 02:22 PM | ||
Pub Lover |
Yeah, but when I read this thread earlier I wanted to chime in with calls for it to be remade by him. Along with all movies. Starring Jake Busey. |
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Mar 23rd, 2009 02:17 PM | ||
Tadao | ||
Mar 23rd, 2009 02:08 PM | ||
Pub Lover |
It's an original concept if it's the first time you've seen it. Or the first time you seen it used well. I like the work of Burton and Gaiman, but yeah, it's been a while since they've surprised me. |
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Mar 23rd, 2009 02:02 PM | ||
the Platinum Poppy |
I really liked Coraline when I read it as a comic book, but I don't feel like seeing the movie... saw the trailer and got tired in my eyes from watching the hysterical carneval at the other world. But I can agree with those who think Gaiman is overrated. He is. He's done some good stuff, some lame stuff, some that falls in between, but most people don't seem to agree with this but consider everything that comes out of his pen pure gold. A lot of the stuff he does isn't very original either (I'm talking in general terms now, not specifically about Coraline)... Like the idea that gods of various religions really exist as long as people believe in them, for example. That idea has been used a thousand times in various pop culture, but many reviewers seem to think that it's a highly original concept. |
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Mar 23rd, 2009 01:05 PM | ||
Ant10708 | Saw this last night in 3D and I loved it. Great story and the 3D was there to add depth not to be cheesy like was already mentioned. When Coraline looks through the tunnel that brings her to the other world thats got to be the best 3D effect I have seen. I really felt like I was looking down a long tunnel. I am glad I fnally saw this before it left theaters. I highly recommend this to anyone. | |
Feb 18th, 2009 10:58 PM | ||
ZeldaQueen |
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The actual 3D effects are also well done, especially when they have a needle come out of a piece of cloth and seemingly right towards you. |
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Feb 18th, 2009 05:06 PM | ||
Fathom Zero | ||
Feb 18th, 2009 05:06 PM | ||
Tadao | ||
Feb 18th, 2009 05:05 PM | ||
Fathom Zero | TIM BURTON: STOP MAKING MOVIES | |
Feb 18th, 2009 04:23 PM | ||
Tadao | Someone told me last night that the 3D was awesome. I need to ask what was so great about it. | |
Feb 18th, 2009 04:22 PM | ||
MarioRPG | I thought it was OK, but the 3D stuff wasn't too spectacular. | |
Feb 18th, 2009 09:44 AM | ||
darkvare | is the thief of always where the main character is blonde? | |
Feb 17th, 2009 03:40 PM | ||
Grislygus | Tim Burton had absolutely nothing to do with Coraline, numbnuts | |
Feb 13th, 2009 07:04 PM | ||
pac-man |
"Thank you, Mayor Simpson. Because of you, we're all taking golden showers!" |
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Feb 13th, 2009 07:01 PM | ||
10,000 Volt Ghost | Like a golden shower? | |
Feb 13th, 2009 04:25 PM | ||
Babs | Coraline is a complete pile of shit and Burton is a has-been. For the record, don't compare Barker to Burton, that's like comparing gold to piss. | |
Feb 13th, 2009 04:21 PM | ||
Dimnos | My mistake. I thought someone was saying it was basically a rip off. | |
Feb 13th, 2009 03:23 PM | ||
Grislygus |
Don't recall saying it was a ripoff, but the Thief of Always was a far better take on incredibly similar material, done seventeen years earlier. BUT, I can't resist a stupid comment, so: A Brief Synopsis of the Thief of Always A magical, monstrous creature turns out to be the main force behind various grinning, dust-filled entities whisking away children to a magical dream house where every wish comes true, while feeding off of their lives. The entrance to this house is disguised as a brick wall when adults are around. The children that had entered this place earlier are now trapped forever as pale fish. In order to beat the entity, the main character first escapes, then discovers that his parents are old and decrepit. He returns to challenge it to three games, destroying the dream world when it overexerts itself. In a surprise twist, the monster reconstructs himself as a tall, spindly monster and Harvey Swick finally defeats him by hurling him into the lake behind the house. A Brief Synopsis of Coraline A magical, monstrous creature turns out to be the main force behind various grinning, dust-filled entities whisking away children to a magical dream house where every wish comes true, while feeding off of their lives. The entrance to this house is disguised as a brick wall when adults are around. The children that had entered this place earlier are now trapped forever as button-eyed ghosts. In order to beat the entity, the main character first escapes, then discovers that her parents trapped in the dream world. She returns to challenge it to a game: Find three souls and her parents. With each find, she destroys the dreamworld. In a surprise twist, the monster is revealed as a tall, spindly, spiderlike monster and Coraline finally defeats her by hurling the key into the well behind the house. Nah, the only similarity is that they have to do with kids. |
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Feb 13th, 2009 03:06 PM | ||
Dimnos | How exactly is Coraline a rip off of The Thief of Always? I mean if you count the fact that the main characters are children and they wander away from home looking for fun then.... just about every story with a child as the main character is the same. | |
Feb 13th, 2009 12:39 PM | ||
Grislygus |
Awww, FUCK you for calling it first Yeah, I loved the bejeezus out of all this guy's work but all I could think of was how badly he needed to go Barker instead of Gaiman We're never gonna see Rictus animated man, not never, someone's just gonna go with all that Abarat shit |
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Feb 9th, 2009 11:12 PM | ||
Ant10708 | Did you see it in 3D? | |
Feb 9th, 2009 05:54 PM | ||
ZeldaQueen | Never read any of Gaiman's other stuff, though my one friend loves Sandman. I only read Coraline because I found it at a Scholastic Book Fair in middle school. | |
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