Coraline (2009)

Posted : 2 days, 16 hours ago at Nov 7 10:01

Pegay esse filme por que me falaram que nele tinha um gato. E realmente, puta gato feio. Mas assim, nem sabia que era do Neil Gailman nem nada, achei que era um filminho cute, e na verdade é até bem apavorante [/sim, sou medrosa]. O filme conta a história dessa menininha que tem uns pais bem pulhas que nem ligam prá ela, então ela dorme e entra num mundo encantado onde seus pais são bonecos com botões nos lugares de olhos e tratam ela feito uma princesinha. O que seria lindo, mas é aqui que entra a falcatrua, por que. Enfim, não tem como contar sem SPOILERZAR, então ficamos por aqui mesmo. Te dizer que eu achei meio chato, mas bem feitinho.


- Publicado originalmente em 15/07/09, no blog Respeite Meus Mullets.

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 3 weeks, 4 days ago at Oct 15 19:43

Coraline: Back home, cats don't talk. So how are you able to... Cat: I just can. An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. Dakota Fanning: Coraline Jones Coraline is a surreal merging of new and old techniques. Utilizing beautiful stop motion animation and presented in luscious 3D, the film offers a time-honoured message in a state of the art package. 3D has advanced to the point where it actually serves the story as opposed to being an end unto itself. In the opening credit sequence, we see long, spindly iron fingers above the screen as they construct a button-eyed doll. There is menace in these metallic hands and the three dimensional effect adds to the sense of dread. The hands seem clos...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 months ago at Sep 11 0:50

As a comicbook nerd, I first became aware of Coraline as a graphic novel written by comicbook writer Neil Gaiman (though, it's original format of release is as a novella).
It's horror fantasy for young readers and as a film, it's a fine modern update of the Alice In Wonderland theme, with it's mixed ingredients of creative psychodelica, slightly edged childlike wonder, along with a nice dash of horror, but just enough to gurgitate a lump of fear in the throat of the kiddie audience within its targeted age. But not so much that it would scare any of it's viewers to the point of absolving their parents of any responsibility for any trauma that might lead 'em up to the top of a building with a sniper gun, later on in life.
Hopefully.



Rating : 8/10

Posted : 3 months ago at Aug 10 15:58

Very sweet, very funny and very well made. Neil Gaiman has the best stories and is definitely not a childrens only movie.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Jul 18 7:18

Eu sempre sou uma pessoa atrasada para filmes. Eles saem pro cinema, vão pra locadora e só um tempão depois eu vou ver, saber do que se tratam... Nunca soube do que se tratava "Coraline", só ouvia falar. Ontem não tinha nada pra fazer, resolvi alugá-lo. Chamei a minha irmã pra ver, crente que seria um filme fofinho e engraçadinho igual a todos os outros filmes de animação que eu tanto amo. Mas não, Coraline é mais que isso. Pra mim soou como um País das Maravilhas moderno, com uma certa mistura de filme de terror e cenas lindas, mas tão lindas, que até agora é difícil crer que é tudo MESMO feito à mão. A história é completamente surreal, mas me passou uma boa mensagem, bem à la Magico de Oz... "Não há lugar como o nosso lar", e mais ainda, não há ninguém co...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Jul 17 2:37

"You probably think this world is a dream come true... but you're wrong." A screen adaptation of the 2002 novella of the same name by Neil Gaiman, Coraline signals Henry Selick's long-overdue return to the realm of stop-motion animation (after The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach). In an era dominated by computer-animated movies (courtesy of Pixar, Dreamworks, etc), stop-motion puppeteers are few and far between, which makes Coraline an enchanting breath of fresh air. Better yet, the film doesn't rely on toilet humour, blatant morals or hackneyed plotting. Just like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Selick's latest effort can be absorbed by both kids and adults - kids can admire the luxurious visuals, while adults can absorb the themes and enjoy the scares. Coralin...Read more

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago at Feb 24 14:19

It was okay, but to be quite honest, it wasn't very good. Personally, I think that for critics to say it was 'amazing' and 'grade A' was a tremendous overstatement. I think that the plot was strange, didn't carry through, and the animation was just plain awful. For all you people who 'loved' this movie, either heighten your standards or just stay away from me.

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Feb 16 14:30

Just got through seeing CORALINE for the third time (twice 2-d, once 3-d). It was a good crowd for the first showing on a Monday. Is Presidents Day a school holiday? Eh, it was cool, part of the movie takes place on Presidents Day (as a sign declares when Mom & Coraline are at the clothing store). Three times is my limit, unless I really love it (I think I saw THE INCREDIBLES five or six times). I could probably sit through it again another couple of times (at least once more in 3-d, for sure, but I probably won't). Three times is good enough. I hope they include the 3-d version on the dvd. Tried to pick up details in the background, like three silhouette profile portraits on the wall in the dining room of Other Mother's three other victimes (I guess she really did love them, ha h...Read more

Rating : 9/10