Originally Posted By TheRedhead "(although there's now a certain 'look' for these types of movies)" Jim, I was wondering what you were referring to here. Are you talking about the stop-motion look or CGI in general? I gasped (seriously, out loud gasped) when I read that parenthetical snippet, simply because, while 'Coraline' reminds me of 'NBC' and 'James and the Giant Peach,' I thought it was the most original-looking animated movie of the decade. I loved this movie. Though I tried to watch it at home with the 3-D glasses, and my head is still killing me. Try at your own risk. And is it too scary for kids? It's kind of like the discussions about whether or not a Disneyland ride is too scary - it all depends on the kid. I was terrified by the clown in 'Poltergeist' AND the gopher in 'Caddyshack.' It's really random, isn't it. Yay Neil Gaiman, btw.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Bought the movie over the weekend...5 year old grandchild wanted to watch it so I turned it on...about 5 min into the movie she wanted me to turn it off. So we watched the Spongebob marathon instead...I haven't had a chance to watch it all the way through yet.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Jim, I was wondering what you were referring to here. Are you talking about the stop-motion look or CGI in general? I gasped (seriously, out loud gasped) when I read that parenthetical snippet, simply because, while 'Coraline' reminds me of 'NBC' and 'James and the Giant Peach,' I thought it was the most original-looking animated movie of the decade.> Hey The Redhead. Happy to clarify. First, let me preface. I'm a big fan of stop-motion animation -- all the way back to 'Davey and Goliath' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and such. As a kid, I produced a few of my own stop-motion animated movies using an old hand crank Bell & Howell camera, Kodak movie film, and the 'click-click-click' one frame at a time process. Fun. So yeah, 'Coraline' 'NBC' 'James and the Giant Peach' even 'Corpse Bride' and this new one called '9' (it's previewed before 'Coraline') -- they all sort of look like they have the same Art Director. The spindly hand of the creepy mom in 'Coraline' had a lot in common with Jack Skellington's hand etc... The character designs seem similar too. There just seems to be this 'look' now for these types of animated movies. Sort of like the eyes in animated movies that Pixar and Dreamworks produce. All the eyes look the same. But I digress...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I was terrified by the clown in 'Poltergeist' AND the gopher in 'Caddyshack.'<< <--- was terrified by Jackie Mason in 'Caddyshack II'.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>There just seems to be this 'look' now for these types of animated movies.<< Kind of an animated look that works with Hot Topic merchandise -- dark and twisted, but not all THAT dark and not really all that twisted.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Gotcha Jim. I thought maybe you were talking about all computer animated movies or something. It's true that Henry Selick films all have that same look. But I kind of see it like how the Wallace and Grommit films/shorts all have the same look. I never thought of it as a trend, per se.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo Yes, only the two that are over the age 10, but NOT becuase of their age. They are just ready for it. They can handle it. No way are MY younger kids ready. I have a nephew that was watching R rated movies (NOT AT MY HOUSE) at the age of 6 or 7. I am talking Alien and stuff like that. Sure he had nightmares, but I was told to mind my own business. Now that same kid is 17 and is extremely desensitzed to almost any form of violence or scary stuff. Is that good or bad? Who knows? He's a great kid and has turned out well. So... who's to say? You just have to roll the dice, do what you think is right as a parent for YOUR kids and leave the rest to Providence, and your child's own ability to cope. So bascially, "it depends on the kid."
Originally Posted By JenniBarra I thought "Coraline" was creepier than NBC. Whether it's good for young children or not I think would depend upon the individual child. I think what shocked me most was that Venus costume!
Originally Posted By mele <<<--- was terrified by Jackie Mason in 'Caddyshack II'.>> Is this another one of the "Best Movies of All-Time"?
