the blog of nathan loding

With the teenage vampire craze under way it’s hard to find a good vampire movie any more. (Although I’m not really certain I can blame Stephanie Meyer for it, good vampire movies were hard to come by before.) This is one that makes a valiant, original attempt at reclaiming the genre. Unfortunately, the film turns a little too grotesquely comedic in the middle of the second half for it to have been a brilliant picture.

I had little to no interest (closer to no interest) in seeing this movie until I watched the Golden Globes. People had recommended it, but they also recommended other comedies that turned out to be only mildly amusing. Then the Golden Globes played a clip during their broadcast that I found extremely funny. So I rented it. And very much enjoyed it. It’s hard to call a movie about a killer hangover smart, but this one actually is. It’s getting rare to see a mainstream comedy that is these days.

Coraline (2009)
With the voices of: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Keith David
Directed by: Henry Selick
Written by: Henry Selick, based on Neil Gaiman’s novel
Rated: PG
Rating: 5 (out of five)
Coraline is the third stop-motion film from Henry Selick, the mastermind behind The Nightmare Before Christmas.  (I will admit that I thought Corpse Bride was his handy-work too, but [...]