Oh sweet I've been waiting for this. I use to watch this movie a couple of times back in the summer of 2009. I watched this back in June for inspiration
I'm really grateful that there are companies that are still willingly doing stop-motion animation in this digital age of CGI. Now all we need is traditional animation, and flash animation.
Fun fact: Apparently a decent chunk of the crew consisted of alumni and interns from Linfield College, the college I graduated from just a couple of years ago! Fitting, since this is one of my favorite movies!
Thank you for reviewing this, this is one of my favorite animated movies. I'd like to point out for any other fans that Bobinsky's medal he wears is actually a Soviet honorary medal given to the Chernobyl Liquidators (civil workers who helped clean up the disaster site, preventing more long term environmental damage). I know it's a weird thing to point out, but that would probably explain why he has blue skin.
Oh man I love this movie! It actually came out on my 13 birthday right when I would've started that Hot Topic Tim Burton phase of my life if I didn't immediately start having more freedom on the internet. Even still, this movie is incredibly haunting. I could watch the opening credits multiple times and still be in unnerving fascination.
I'm drunk when I'm watching this right now, but once again anim8ball has put out another amazing review. I like how chill this review was. And its ironic how I watched this movie for the first time last night!
If only I could earn a dollar every time somebody mistakenly confused the term "bug" as an interchangeable word for insect... Pet peeve aside, this is a pretty cool review. I don't think I've seen the film myself, though. Perhaps I should look into this film sometime this October.
Another interesting music fact is that the composer for this film, Bruno Coulais, also did the music for two other artistically pleasing films, Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, both from Cartoon Saloon. Those two are among my favourite films. They could be right up your street. Great review, btw!
A novella is, in very simple terms, a story longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. Depending on whom you ask, a novel is considered 50k words or more and a short story is no more than 7k words; a standard novella had around a 40k-word maximum. A novelette is in between a short story and novella.
I want to like this movie, it is definitely a well-made and passionate movie with amazing animation and some stellar voice work. However, as a fan of the book, I did not like this film. The things that were changed really distracted me from what was book accurate. Some of the changes I didn't mind, but Wybie, oh sweet Luna I did not like him, he was literally only their to make the movie longer. Also, a lot of the added whimsy and magic (For lack of better terms) felt like filler, and I did not like the bug theme. I get why they went with the spider theme, but it was not this way in the book, and I HATED how they changed the climax, I feel as though it changed what was a showing of how intelligent and cunning the character was into whatever they made her in the film. Overall, the movie is of good quality, but I don't particularly care for it.
It's like how I like the How to Train Your Dragon movies as films but hate them as adaptations. Never read Coraline but luckily it doesn't have an entire Television/Netflix series of filler like HTYD dose!
But that was the entire point, she was sucked into the other world because she was lonely. Her parents were workaholics, her neighbours were weird and the cat avoided her in the real world. The other world gave her both the interesting places and the attention she wanted.
Honestly, it is alright to compare the original source to its adaptation, but a an adaption should never follow exactly what the original source establishes. In other words, movies and books are two different mediums, there is bound to be changes. I think Wybie was a fun character and not only did he served as her only friend in Pink Palace Apartments, but also adds to the lore of the movie, being the grandson of the sister of one the Other Mother’s victims. Either way, I still agree with you on the absence of Wybie adds to Coraline’s loneliness. That’s actually a pretty interesting point and I would like that take on the story.
I do agree, an adaptation can be much worse if it follows the source bit by bit. It's when one finds the changes too distracting from the overall experience do I think that the adaptation can suffer. You know, I've never actually noticed how much Wybie actually adds to the lore. It is an interesting thought though.
Sigh. Back when dark kids movies can receive praise.(Shame what happened to Kubo.) Personly I never read Coraline but I've got plenty of adoration for spooky British children's literature. Except for this one pilot of a now 10+Book long series starring dragons that I'm still only half way trough. You've heard it from me before; it's Wings of Fire! Unlike Coraline the cover looks devoid of any horror. You'd never expect a book with such happy looking dragon and background to be scary but it is indeed scary. Scary to the point were you're questioning how it even passed as a children's book! The writing is extremely beautiful but I just can't imagine being a kid at the Scholastic book fair and picking that up. Even more so I can't how it would ever work as an animated movie/series in today's era!
Ryan Ozog i like how wings of fire is written in a style that kids can understand but contains a lot of really messed up things. It also reminds me of guardians of ga'hoole, another awesome fantasy series aimed at preteens with fucked up stuff
Yeah Gaurdians of Ga'hoole is pretty dark and this one actually got a kids movie. It didn't directly show any gore or blood onscreen like the Watership Down movie did but the deaths were still there complete with the brainwashing, sibling backstabbing, and the Owl Natzis! Sadly bombed hard at the box office, which is such a shame cause the movie has the most gorgeos CGI I've ever seen. I've only just scratched the surface of the Ga'hoole book series so I don't know how much it compares to Wings of Fire but personally from what I read of Catherine Laskey's second series Wolves from Beyond I found it much closer Gore/Thematic wise. Rated8+.
'Kay, I guess I just ended up being Mr.666th viewer for this video, so does this mean I'm cursed for life, going to die, etc? I need to know, cause I'm actually expecting stuff on Halloween through UPS.
I may come back to this film again. There's so much about it worth talking about!
anim8ball I hope you're doing ok. I want you to be happy and do what you love.
I love this movie a lot but did you now spongebob holleween 20mins and its stop motion and finer hope you have a great holleween
That would be awesome.
anim8ball please do one day
Please do!!
Oh sweet I've been waiting for this. I use to watch this movie a couple of times back in the summer of 2009. I watched this back in June for inspiration
This is by far one of my favorite movies, I'm so glad you actually covered it.
A pink dogs worth of courage, awesome slik refrence
I'm really grateful that there are companies that are still willingly doing stop-motion animation in this digital age of CGI.
Now all we need is traditional animation, and flash animation.
Fun fact: Apparently a decent chunk of the crew consisted of alumni and interns from Linfield College, the college I graduated from just a couple of years ago! Fitting, since this is one of my favorite movies!
My favorite Halloween film of all time
The people who made this are freaking amazing
Fun Fact: The medal Bobinski was wearing is the one that was given to first responders at Chernobyl.
I just got around to watching this and loved it
Thank you for reviewing this, this is one of my favorite animated movies.
I'd like to point out for any other fans that Bobinsky's medal he wears is actually a Soviet honorary medal given to the Chernobyl Liquidators (civil workers who helped clean up the disaster site, preventing more long term environmental damage). I know it's a weird thing to point out, but that would probably explain why he has blue skin.
The best cartoon reviewer is back.
I always love this movie.This movie brings so much great memories.
I liked your detail of the dragonfly pin. That was a good detail that I've never picked up on.
Oh man I love this movie! It actually came out on my 13 birthday right when I would've started that Hot Topic Tim Burton phase of my life if I didn't immediately start having more freedom on the internet. Even still, this movie is incredibly haunting. I could watch the opening credits multiple times and still be in unnerving fascination.
I'm drunk when I'm watching this right now, but once again anim8ball has put out another amazing review. I like how chill this review was. And its ironic how I watched this movie for the first time last night!
Still think those final 5 minutes with the Beldam's hand were entirely pointless.
Also the main theme is composed and sung by They Might Be Giants.
And that's freaking amazing.
I think this review explained enough. Hoping you'll tackle Rosto A.d.'s Mind My Gap trilogy sometime.
i'm only here for midoria and when black birds fly!
It's like the 12 days of Christmas, but with Halloween! ..... That, and there's only 6 of 'em, not 12.
If only I could earn a dollar every time somebody mistakenly confused the term "bug" as an interchangeable word for insect... Pet peeve aside, this is a pretty cool review. I don't think I've seen the film myself, though. Perhaps I should look into this film sometime this October.
Another interesting music fact is that the composer for this film, Bruno Coulais, also did the music for two other artistically pleasing films, Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, both from Cartoon Saloon.
Those two are among my favourite films. They could be right up your street.
Great review, btw!
What's the difference between a novel and a novella?
A novella is, in very simple terms, a story longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. Depending on whom you ask, a novel is considered 50k words or more and a short story is no more than 7k words; a standard novella had around a 40k-word maximum. A novelette is in between a short story and novella.
Emma Thompson Ok, thank you.
WeegeeSlayer I know its confusing
It’s truly Tim Burton material, if he worked on this project.
This movie is the reason I don't draw eyes as black and souless circles anymore
I still do, and it's fun
I never took note of Coraline's dragonfly, and her mom's neckbrace. Btw the part about dragonflies was interesting, I never knew anything about that.
Coraline is a Henry Sellick stop motion animated masterpiece of a film!
Thumbs up if this is your fav movie of all time
I'm watching coraline right now lol
Polly Mahone YOU AGAIN!!!
Childhood trauma
Well done.
One person accidentally clicked the dislike button.
5:58 ZING
Anim8ball are you gonna read some creepypastas on clockwork creeper?
Great video! I'd say the sound for the movie clips is a bit too quiet compared to your voice. Still a great review and video!
I want to like this movie, it is definitely a well-made and passionate movie with amazing animation and some stellar voice work.
However, as a fan of the book, I did not like this film. The things that were changed really distracted me from what was book accurate. Some of the changes I didn't mind, but Wybie, oh sweet Luna I did not like him, he was literally only their to make the movie longer.
Also, a lot of the added whimsy and magic (For lack of better terms) felt like filler, and I did not like the bug theme. I get why they went with the spider theme, but it was not this way in the book, and I HATED how they changed the climax, I feel as though it changed what was a showing of how intelligent and cunning the character was into whatever they made her in the film.
Overall, the movie is of good quality, but I don't particularly care for it.
It's like how I like the How to Train Your Dragon movies as films but hate them as adaptations. Never read Coraline but luckily it doesn't have an entire Television/Netflix series of filler like HTYD dose!
But that was the entire point, she was sucked into the other world because she was lonely. Her parents were workaholics, her neighbours were weird and the cat avoided her in the real world.
The other world gave her both the interesting places and the attention she wanted.
Honestly, it is alright to compare the original source to its adaptation, but a an adaption should never follow exactly what the original source establishes. In other words, movies and books are two different mediums, there is bound to be changes.
I think Wybie was a fun character and not only did he served as her only friend in Pink Palace Apartments, but also adds to the lore of the movie, being the grandson of the sister of one the Other Mother’s victims.
Either way, I still agree with you on the absence of Wybie adds to Coraline’s loneliness. That’s actually a pretty interesting point and I would like that take on the story.
I do agree, an adaptation can be much worse if it follows the source bit by bit. It's when one finds the changes too distracting from the overall experience do I think that the adaptation can suffer.
You know, I've never actually noticed how much Wybie actually adds to the lore. It is an interesting thought though.
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Sigh. Back when dark kids movies can receive praise.(Shame what happened to Kubo.)
Personly I never read Coraline but I've got plenty of adoration for spooky British children's literature. Except for this one pilot of a now 10+Book long series starring dragons that I'm still only half way trough.
You've heard it from me before; it's Wings of Fire! Unlike Coraline the cover looks devoid of any horror. You'd never expect a book with such happy looking dragon and background to be scary but it is indeed scary. Scary to the point were you're questioning how it even passed as a children's book!
The writing is extremely beautiful but I just can't imagine being a kid at the Scholastic book fair and picking that up. Even more so I can't how it would ever work as an animated movie/series in today's era!
Ryan Ozog i like how wings of fire is written in a style that kids can understand but contains a lot of really messed up things. It also reminds me of guardians of ga'hoole, another awesome fantasy series aimed at preteens with fucked up stuff
Yeah Gaurdians of Ga'hoole is pretty dark and this one actually got a kids movie. It didn't directly show any gore or blood onscreen like the Watership Down movie did but the deaths were still there complete with the brainwashing, sibling backstabbing, and the Owl Natzis! Sadly bombed hard at the box office, which is such a shame cause the movie has the most gorgeos CGI I've ever seen.
I've only just scratched the surface of the Ga'hoole book series so I don't know how much it compares to Wings of Fire but personally from what I read of Catherine Laskey's second series Wolves from Beyond I found it much closer Gore/Thematic wise. Rated8+.
Ryan Ozog it was a very beautiful and well animated movie but it tried to mash 5 books together so the plot and characters were pretty disappointing
Gregory horrowshow outtro ._.
I extremely hate coraline because of how much my younger sister watched this movie, thank god she stopped
Don’t get me wrong it’s a good film
Lol, kind of the same reason why I can't STAND Grease; overexposure. I know it's a beloved classic, but I feel sick every time I have to see it.
'Kay, I guess I just ended up being Mr.666th viewer for this video, so does this mean I'm cursed for life, going to die, etc?
I need to know, cause I'm actually expecting stuff on Halloween through UPS.
You still alive?
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