ken_572002

Caught the 3-D version of this with the kids yesterday, and absolutely loved it. Great job by the director, animators, writers, and voice-actors.

Blu Man

I might see it next weekend. I heard this weekend was the last weekend it would be in 3D. Is that true? And is it kid ok? Like for a 4 year old?

Falc04

Just my opinion, but 4 may be a little too young for this film. Although when I saw it last weekend, I did see kids of that age in the theater, and I did not notice any of the parents having to take them out, during the last 1/3 of the movie.

NoirFan

I'd say four is too young. The scene in which the Other Mother turns into a massive, skeletal figure would be pretty scary for a kid that age.

Blu Man

Yeah well in that case I might just weight to see it on Blu Ray. Thanks for the help.

NoirFan

If you can get a babysitter, I'd definitely recommend seeing the film in the theater and in 3-D. Several scenes are quite striking with the 3-D effect.

Blu Man

Oh no, he's not my son. He's my Nephew and he doesn't get to go to the movies a lot and he seem's to like animated TV shows. I figured i'd take him off my brother's hands for a night. And it looks as though this is the last week to see it in 3D so I missed my chance.

Pointyskull

We went to see Coraline in 3-D last night.
Wow! I can't recommend this experience enough. The technology is seemingly flawless.

I was a huge fan of Gaiman's book, and even with the story changes it was probably one of the most enjoyable times I've had in a theater in years.

NoirFan

Fuckin' Jonas Brothers!

Giles

^ yes because of those twits 3D concert movie - I went and saw Coraline for a second time before it left - liked it even more the second time.

Steve Phillips

Luckily there are enough Real D screens in Las Vegas that CORALINE will continue to be shown in 3-D along side the Jonases. I wanted to check it out again but won't be able to for a few days.

Giles

interestingly, because Regal Fairfax Town Center is so close to Cinema De Lux, Coraline 3D will continue at the Cinema on both it's 3D screens. However one of the screens didn't impress in the slightest because for reasons unknown to me, the 3D imagery was lacklustre at best for Bolt - the DLP's brightness I think is set too low, resulting in the image being more dark when you watch the movie with the 3D glasses.

Matthew Chmiel

I posted this in the 3-D is taking over thread...

Since the Jonas Brothers couldn't stop sucking and lost 80% of it's audience in the course of it's second weekend, Coraline will be re-appearing in a good majority of 3D theaters this weekend.

I highly recommend it if you haven't checked out the film yet to do so in 3D.

fernsita

This movie didn't really ever catch my eye or generate a huge buzz in my opinion, but a friend of mine saw it and said it was really good. He said he was impressed with the story and animation, so I might rent it once it comes out on DVD.

NoirFan

You owe it to yourself to experience it on the big screen and in 3-D. I can't imagine a home viewing being in any way comparable. That's wonderful news about the Jonas Brothers' bombing, this film deserves each and every one of it's box office dollars.

Drop

Because I don't want to start a new thread, I'd like to mention I saw the musical adaptation in New York on Friday. It was excellent and I recommend fans of the book and film to see it (it's closer to the book than the film, takes place in England). On an extra cool note the man behind the music (as well as The Magnetic Fields) Stephin Merritt was in the audience. A bit surreal seeing it with him in attendance.

If you hate musicals (I mostly do myself), that shouldn't scare you off, it works very well. And Stephin Merritt's style works perfectly with the story. He took a lot of influence from John Cage, with prepared pianos and toy pianos. And everyone is really good in it (despite weird casting choices, a middle-aged woman as Coraline and a man as Other Mother, it works)

The Infidel

Picked this up yesterday, and watched it tonight. Pretty good little story! Definitely reminded me of a Burton-esque Spirited Away. I watched the 3D version on the disc first, since I wasn't sure if I would like it enough for an immediate repeat viewing. The 3D was pretty good, but a little inconsistent. Sometimes it was really clear, sometimes blurry (and yes, I did use the 3D glasses that were included), but overall I thought they did a great job with the 3D.

TheBang

I watched this for the first time this weekend. I liked it quite a bit. I thought the story was good, if a bit derivative at times, but enjoyable enough.

The animation is what really blew me away. I thought it was a tremendous achievement. The quality and the creativity were amazing. There were times I had to remind myself that what I was seeing was practical animation and not CGI.

I couldn't stand to watch the red/blue 3D, but I'll definitely have to get this on Blu 3D someday.

I've never had any interest in James and the Giant Peach, but maybe I'll have to go watch it. I'm also interested to see what Selick comes up with at Pixar now.

Dr Mabuse

'James and the Giant Peach' is absolutely fantastic.