tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post2921513830973557069..comments2024-01-25T00:08:10.662-05:00Comments on Insight into Entertainment: A non-Oscar post: Odd DVDsJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06679283194534387443noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-44580696810350615782010-03-25T11:01:26.083-04:002010-03-25T11:01:26.083-04:00I didn't care much for Coraline. I don't g...I didn't care much for Coraline. I don't get the hype surrounding it. It looked amazing, but the story doesn't come across very well.<br /><br />We rented the original Fame when this was in theaters and decided there was no way this PG thing would live up to the original. And sadly, the original didn't live up to our memories of it. It was a poorly structured story that didn'tReel Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653916483973674603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-29252298299176880162010-03-07T02:51:47.677-05:002010-03-07T02:51:47.677-05:00I saw Coraline in the theaters, but thought it was...I saw Coraline in the theaters, but thought it was depressing and walked out of it feeling so unhappy. I say skip it.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-22500809330056017472010-03-06T10:26:54.154-05:002010-03-06T10:26:54.154-05:00DEFINITELY give Coraline another chance! It's ...DEFINITELY give Coraline another chance! It's wonderful. The reason it doesn't feel quite like a kids' movie is that it's not, entirely; Neil Gaiman, who writes primarily surreal adult fantasy, wrote the book it's based on. There are elements that are incredibly creative, funny, charming and gorgeous throughout - if you only saw 20 minutes you didn't get into the fully The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922766256863196191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-71093709338045145912010-03-05T20:25:14.491-05:002010-03-05T20:25:14.491-05:00I saw Coraline in 3D with my sis and remember thin...I saw Coraline in 3D with my sis and remember thinking the same thing. It just didn't work for me at all. I can't believe it's nominated for an Oscar. <br /><br />But you should have known what you were getting into with Fame. Tsk tsk.blakecgriffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612666244388206101noreply@blogger.com