Coraline is now my favorite movie.
I don’t usually go to the movie theater because I can’t stand the rudeness of people these days. And I don’t really care about watching things anyway because I have an attention span problem that is actually quite comical. So when a movie comes along that makes me want to see it on opening weekend it had better be really good.
Coraline was well worth the wait. It is actually one of my favorite books and I’m fascinated by stop-motion animation so when I heard it was being made I put a reminder in my iGoogle calendar.
The story is gothic enough for my tastes but also has a problem for the main character to solve and teaches a couple of good lessons under the disguise of an animated film. Lots of hidden grown-up humor like a giant praying mantis that the “other dad” rides around the garden. I have a mantis myself (it’s a gas powered tiller) so I thought that was cute.
Go see the movie on the big screen. I, myself, can’t wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it over and over.
It has a black cat as a major character! That’s a good reason in itself!
