HATTIE'S REVIEW OF CORALINE
Okay, I want to preface this with something: I ******** LOVED Coraline. Nothing I say will change that.
Now, on with the review.
Now, I went to see this in 3D, so some of my comments will reflect that. I haven't seen it in 2D, so mleh.
The basic plot is that Coraline and her two parents have moved from... Somewhere, I can't remember, to an apartment building called the Pink Palace. It's very pink. Her parents are engrossed in their work, and barely pay any attention to her as a result. Her only friend, and that's debatable, is the grandson of the woman who owns the Pink Palace, a boy called Wyborne.
So, anyway, whilst exploring the house, Coraline finds a tiny door. She gets her mum to open it, and there's nothing behind it but a brick wall. However, that night, a small mouse comes and shows her the door, which now looks like it has a tunnel of candy floss behind it. As she goes through, Coraline finds the world of her dreams...
OR DOES SHE?!Okay, onto the review-y part.
First thing I loved was how the 3D effects were used, especially in the opening scene. When you see a needle being pushed through the eye of a doll, that looks like Coraline, blue hair and all, it actually looks like it's coming towards you.
Second thing I loved was the character of Coraline. A sarcastic, cynical, and most of all BORED little girl, who struck more than a few chords with me. Plus, I loved her dress sense. At one of the more important scenes where clothes were changed, Coraline put on a kewl hat, and a bodywarmer. Now, as some of you may have seen in my pics, I have a silver body warmer hanging on my door. I love body warmers, and the fact that she was wearing one with an awesome hat meant that I really liked her sense of fashion.
The third thing was the plot. It was magnificent, well thought out, and had many moments that made you think "Holy crap I did NOT SEE THAT COMING."
However, there were some bad bits.
The plot seemed to drag a bit in the middle, as if it was padding itself out a bit. I do realise that this was done in order to set up the magnificent finale, but still.
The second thing was that I don't really feel that the 3D effect was used to its full potential. I mean, hell, a POV shot or two could have been REALLY effective, but there weren't any that I can remember.
Third thing I disliked, and this doesn't have much to do with the film itself, was the ******** TRAILER FOR THE GODDAMN JONAS BROTHERS FILM. I hate them so much, if they threatened to jump of a building, I'd pull a Bender
"I'm going to jump!"
"Gasps!"
"...Do a flip!"
Fourth thing was the play by Mrs Spink and Mrs Forcible. Not only was there the tits vs. a** discussion, the... Well, those who have seen the film know what I mean when I say "FAN DISSERVICE!!!!"
In conclusion, I loved the film. It was well thought out, made fairly good use of the 3D, and washighly enjoyable. If you haven't done so already, I suggest you go see this film. You will most likely love the brilliant writing of Neil Gaiman, and also, the fridge brilliance moments.
Also, if you are wondering why Mr. B is blue... That medal is from Chernobyl. Think about it.
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