Movie Review – Coraline

Coraline is the second Neil Gaiman book I’ve had the pleasure of reading (the first being The Graveyard Book).  I loved the story, the atmosphere, the style, the heroine… it’s a very good little book.

So I went to the theater to see Coraline last night with great expectations.  I’d read some spoilerless reviews, and already had a general idea of some of the things certain people didn’t like about it.  Some complained that the animation and art direction was lifeless and/or cold. Others said the plot and pacing was boring and uninspired.  But for every one of these negative reviews I read nine that had generally high praise for the movie.  Having seen the movie, I definitely fall in to the praise section.

Beyond here be spoilers…

Hump Day Zen

A cover of one of the saddest breakup songs I know. The bridge is haunting.

As an aside, there is a ton of great They Might Be Giants covers on YouTube.  The very first one I clicked after watching the cover above had me jamming out in my cube (although I think he needs to give the bridge a little more guitar).  Related Videos here I come.