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DavidS - Apr 19, 2009 3:28:04 pm PDT #859 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So I went back to see Coraline again before it went away, but this time in 2-D.

It's much, much more spectacular in 3-D. It's still a great movie, but the hyperreal intensity of the 3-D version is just absolutely transporting.

Three scenes in particular were much less in 2-D:

1. The first time they go to the garden.

2. When Coraline falls into the Other!Mother's web.

3. The Van Gogh starry night background when the lost souls escape.

But it wasn't just the tour-de-force set pieces that were less intense. The whole movie lost a lot of depth. The pairing of 3-D imagery with the actual, physical sets of stop-motion animation was used beautifully.

So. Still a great movie, but much more beautiful and intense in 3-D.

Laga - Apr 19, 2009 10:24:03 pm PDT #860 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

my expectations may be unrealistically high.

this is what I'm afraid of. Today my cashier said, "I don't read about the movies." Dude. You've been walking by the poster for a month.

Theodosia - Apr 20, 2009 4:02:29 am PDT #861 of 30000

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

If I were the cashier, it would be hysterical amnesia, and quite forgiveable, of course.

sumi - Apr 20, 2009 5:51:53 am PDT #862 of 30000

Art Crawl!!!

New Images from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Laga - Apr 20, 2009 11:11:32 am PDT #863 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I wasn't excited about Ridley Scott's Robin Hood but I just heard Brian Helgeland did extensive script rewrites. I loved his Knight's Tale. I wonder if this will have a similar flavor.

Polter-Cow - Apr 20, 2009 11:19:20 am PDT #864 of 30000

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Is that the one where the same actor is playing Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham?

Laga - Apr 20, 2009 11:29:57 am PDT #865 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I'm not sure. There's no one currently cast as the sheriff. Russell Crowe is Robin.

tiggy - Apr 20, 2009 11:47:31 am PDT #866 of 30000

I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

just watched 17 Again. it's kind of adorable. as is Zac Efron when he isn't candy-coated and Disneyfied.

DebetEsse - Apr 20, 2009 3:30:43 pm PDT #867 of 30000

Woe to the fucking wicked.

Oh. Is that what my students were on about.

Frankenbuddha - Apr 20, 2009 3:33:41 pm PDT #868 of 30000

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Finally saw Coraline today. Sadly in 2-D, but that's my own fault for not getting to it sooner. LOVED IT. But still sad I missed it in 3-D. Also, I want a Bat!Scottish Terrier.

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