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[bzarcher]

So, after a missed attempt this weekend, today kaote and I went out to see Coraline. Unfortunately, Alex didn't feel up to coming along.

We hit the Lennox so we could see it in 3-D, and I'm glad I did. I felt like there were several scenes and sequences that the 3D worked really well with.

Props to all the voice acting, the design, and the art direction was just freakin' incredible. I also had several moments of 'Wow, how did they get that through in a kids movie?'

I understand why some people have been going "OMG TIM BURTON" based on some of the previews and artwork, but it really isn't. There's only one part that I felt maybe had a little 'Burton' feel to it, but it was a respectful nod, not a ripoff, and even then, not that much.

After the movie, we hit that new Del Sol mexican place that replaced Don Pablos, and it was -really- good. My only regret was that we were both really too full for dessert, so we didn't try the white chocolate and banana dessert quesadilla. It sounded -so good-.

There will be a return trip. Oh, yes.

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The Tim Burton Thing

[mithikall.livejournal.com]

Henry Selick directed (and essentially did all the work for) Nightmare Before Christmas. At the very last minute, the title was changed to add "Tim Burton's", as Tim B was producing it.
Coraline is being billed as directed by the director of NBC. Some idiots have taken this to mean Tim Burton's Coraline (some papers have even stated such in their reviews) thus confusion. And high calibre fact checking. muahaha

Re: The Tim Burton Thing

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

That is true, but the visual stylings are SO TOTALLY DIFFERENT except for, like, 30 seconds of one scene, that I just don't totally get it.

I -do- like high caliber fact checking though.

[las.livejournal.com]

'Wow, how did they get that through in a kids movie?'

Miss Forcible's rack in the theatre sequence. Holy Moly!

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Ayup. That was one of them!