oh, coraline

rick and i were lucky enough to get out of the house long enough to see coraline last friday. i had heard nothing but good things about the movie, but i also went with pretty low expectations, as i was really afraid of being disappointed. we saw it in 3d, which also made me a little nervous. for one, i tend to hate the gimmicky way it's often used, and also, because lately i'm prone to motion sickness in any movie.

the opening sequence was breathtaking - i was happy to go home after that. the rest of the movie was pretty good too. excellent, actually. i am a huge fan of stop motion animation, and while i think it would be amazing to work on a stop motion film, i acknowledge that i am a weird combination of way too spazzy and way too obsessive to ever do it well.

if you haven't seen it yet, go. it won't be the same on a tv screen, although i will happily watch it again at home sometime in the future. the detail, and oh, god, the garden - the garden will inspire you.