Farms: Books vs. Movies Review: Coraline
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In which Matt and Hatter try to ignore the mysterious voice and compare Neil Gaiman's book to Henry Sellick's adaptation. This video contains NO MOVIE CLIPS. This is purposeful. I'm doing an experiment. Music is "Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed for free use under Creative Commons at http://incompetech.com
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I think the book was more creepy (and overall better). The scene with the other father in the basement in the book was REALLY creepy!
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OH MY GOSH, MATT, THANK YOU. I just finished Coraline, and I found her boring too. I also thought the book would be more about Coraline's temptation to stay in the other world, but it basically made it out from the very beginning like it was a creepy place and she didn't really like it. Kind of disappointed in the story, actually.
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I like what you did there at the end of your video with the voice. Nice touch.
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I know this video is super old but I had to pause the video at 2 mins after you said that the book version of Coraline bored you. Boy oh boy did you read my damn mind. I found the book quite uneventful compared to its film version. I was thankful for the adage to the plot for the film, can you imagine how the film would have played out if they followed verbatim with the book even down to the appearances of the characters? Great vid, glad I found this channel!
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I like the book and all, but the movie as a lot better. Hatter is right, the book version of her has barely any actual personality.
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I think a coarline 2 will come?
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I can see how he can see the movie as being scary, but what I can't see is how he sees it scarier than the book. While the spider thing was cool especially seeing how Coraline herself has arachnophobia I personally found the book creepier for looking much more ancient and much, much more disturbing. I mean really, she sees a dead spider the size of a small cat in the bathtub in the book and don't even get me started on the cellar scene. But in the end we all have different fears and preferences and mine are in the book.
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how could you guys not mention the cat? he is Coraline's advisor and especially in the movie, she would have lost the game at 2 points if he wasnt there to help her
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omg coraline another mother shit
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You lost me when you gave the antagonist point to the movie. The book explained more, was way creepier, and had an ancient and intricate feel.
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What kind of grade is this age appropriate for
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I thought the movie was great!
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From what I could tell coraline is Gaiman's most popular book which I don't really understand I always thought the graveyard book was his best don't get me wrong though coraline was still good
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I agree. The door only opens to its victims. If another person is in the flat, then nope.
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It was cool when Gaiman talked about it; his daughter would tell him stories and she gave him the idea of escaping to a fantasy world and getting captured, and he made it into a story. Pretty cool :)
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My main problem with the movie was the ending. Book Coraline used the idea from the tv program she saw on animals camouflaging themselves to trick the Other Mother, trapping her hand inside the well. In the movie, Coraline just wandered outside without any discernible plan, and was lucky that Wybie just happened to turn up on his bike, in the middle of the night, to save her.
IMHO, Book Coraline was more likable, and also underwent a greater amount of character development. Movie Coraline's development wasn't very clear; if anything, she learnt to be a bit nicer and more tolerant towards the people around her. Book Coraline also learnt this; however, her greatest development was learning to face her fears, even when she was still very afraid. Movie Coraline was already so outspoken and spunky, I never felt like this was something she had to work at, and it didn't even serve her that much in the well scene, where she acted more or less as unwitting bait.
In general, I appreciated the subtlety of the book. The characters' interactions are much more nuanced. The movie's bickering mother, overly-kooky neighbours, and pantomime-like domestic drama just didn't impress me. Book Coraline's dissatisfaction with her ordinary life wasn't overstated, making it, and her renewed appreciation for it, much more believable. -
can you please do a Books vs. Movies Review on the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen and Disney moive frozen
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You should do Books vs Movies review for Stardust.
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Whaaaa?? The book was so creepy! I loved both, but the book was still way better in every category
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I always found the images in the movie to be more goofy looking than creepy - but then, that's also after I've read the book and the descriptions in there are a lot more gruesome and vivid in some parts.