Coraline, Coraline

Have you seen the previews for the new movie, Coraline?



Well, if not, it's a darkly looking movie, right up Bailey's alley (if she had an alley), involving a blue haired girl and a little door to a whole new realm and wonderful people who might not be so wonderful since they want to sew buttons onto the little girl's eyes. Perhaps it sounds strange because well, it is. Yes, perfect for Bailey, indeed.


We went to see it this afternoon and you're probably wondering what we thought of it. Okay, at least pretend you're wondering what we thought of it. I'll tell you anyway. The fact this was actually the second time we have seen this movie and saw it when it made its grand debut, that should tell you everything you need to know. Daddy and I expected to hate it, like really hate it, so our expectations were quite low. As for Bailey, she had been anxiously awaiting this movie for months and that's all she could talk about two weekends ago. How else do you think we managed to drag her to a car dealership and make her sit through loads of paperwork? She knew we were going straight to the movie afterwards.


Our encounter with Coraline went well despite our fears, and it was the most intricate little web of a story with the most creative and wild animation to date. Incredibly bizarre and yet, very Bailey. The only problem with our experience though was that we didn't see it in 3D like it was advertised and as the critics had recommended. Our theatre didn't offer such a performance, so that explains why today we saw it yet again. It was our last chance to see it in such a way and we didn't want to miss out.


It was even better in 3D!! Even the movie previews before the movie were better in 3D! I'm not sure we'll watch a movie the regular way ever again. Which is what Daddy pledged when he discovered our favorite theatre now had Fork & Screen screenings, which excuse the poor name, is when you have a table inside the theatre and get to order food like you're in an actual restaurant. Quite awesome, actually. Okay, so we'll just have to switch between both. I'm willing to compromise.


Now Bailey's counting down the days until her precious Coraline is on DVD. Eh, it won't be as good as our other options. But I'll watch it anyway.