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Book vs. Movie
Feb. 8th, 2009 10:17 pmWe went to see Coraline this afternoon with Rohanna's 10 and 7 year old grandkids. We chose the 3D showing just 'cause, and kept the spiffy new glasses (since they charged us $2 apiece for them). I read the book Friday at work, so I had it fresh in my mind, and was ready to see what changes were made in the transition.
While a number of details were altered, and a new character added, the film was quite faithful to the original story. The animation company, Laika Entertainment, did a fine job of visualizing the world Neil created, and its doppelgänger space on the other side of the door. The voice talent was uniformly excellent, and the casting of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders as the retired actresses was just brilliant. The biggest disappointment I had was in the climax of the film, which threw in a totally unnecessary rescue of Coraline by Wybie just to get a bit of "action" in.
Overall, I recommend Coraline very highly to everyone. It's definitely a kid-friendly film. If you have the option, do see it in 3D.
While a number of details were altered, and a new character added, the film was quite faithful to the original story. The animation company, Laika Entertainment, did a fine job of visualizing the world Neil created, and its doppelgänger space on the other side of the door. The voice talent was uniformly excellent, and the casting of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders as the retired actresses was just brilliant. The biggest disappointment I had was in the climax of the film, which threw in a totally unnecessary rescue of Coraline by Wybie just to get a bit of "action" in.
Overall, I recommend Coraline very highly to everyone. It's definitely a kid-friendly film. If you have the option, do see it in 3D.