One of my favorite authors is Neil Gaiman, the writer the of the comic book series The Sandman in addition to American Gods and Neverwhere. Coraline is based off of a Children's book of the same name. The basic premise is that Coraline is a bored girl who's family just moved into a strange house and she finds a door that leads to another world where versions of her family and neighbors live. Really, here's the trailer. Did I mention it's stop motion animation?
So, what did you all think? I know, I am kind of psyched. It looks creepy and so much like The Nightmare Before Christmas which is very much the hallmark that all stop-motion is held up to. I would have to say that it will probably be the first movie I race to see of this new year. Hopefully other people will as well. It could appeal to adults as well as kids. If not, then hopefully it follows Nightmare's lead and can gain a cult following and steadly become big on the secondary video market.
