Posts Tagged ‘They Might Be Giants’
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.
