Comments on: No Concessions: An Animated Discussion (“Waltz With Bashir” and “Coraline”) http://popdose.com/no-concessions-an-animated-discussion-waltz-with-bashir-and-coraline/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-an-animated-discussion-waltz-with-bashir-and-coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-51344 BobCashill Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:13:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=11846#comment-51344 Not having read the book--and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh--I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more "antic." But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.<br><br>There's a good play of Gaiman's <i>The Wolves in the Walls</i> out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year. Not having read the book–and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh–I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more “antic.” But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.

There's a good play of Gaiman's The Wolves in the Walls out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-an-animated-discussion-waltz-with-bashir-and-coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-41569 BobCashill Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:13:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=11846#comment-41569 Not having read the book--and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh--I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more "antic." But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.<br><br>There's a good play of Gaiman's <i>The Wolves in the Walls</i> out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year. Not having read the book–and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh–I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more “antic.” But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.

There's a good play of Gaiman's The Wolves in the Walls out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-an-animated-discussion-waltz-with-bashir-and-coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-24743 BobCashill Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:13:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=11846#comment-24743 Not having read the book--and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh--I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more "antic." But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.<br><br>There's a good play of Gaiman's <i>The Wolves in the Walls</i> out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year. Not having read the book–and there was a time when I read most every book before it became a movie, sigh–I think Selick may have made the supporting characters more “antic.” But it does seem as if the two talents were simpatico.

There's a good play of Gaiman's The Wolves in the Walls out there. I saw it Off Broadway last year.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-an-animated-discussion-waltz-with-bashir-and-coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-24688 DwDunphy Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:27:10 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=11846#comment-24688 I'm so glad you enjoyed Coraline. First, I'm a huge supporter of alternate animation. Most of the studios have decided that even the lousiest story idea is worth the time and cost if it gets shoved through the computer. Traditional forms like cel animation and stop-motion got the shaft on a bum rap. It's not how it's animated - it's what gets animated that makes all the difference. <br><br>Second, from the moment Gaiman's book first came out, I've been giving copies to my nieces and any other opportunity a child's gift was required. The book has been my reason to entice kids to reading for fun, and by and large, it has worked. I would have hated that its legacy would be capped by a crap movie forced into the "family entertainment" meat grinder. I'm so glad you enjoyed Coraline. First, I'm a huge supporter of alternate animation. Most of the studios have decided that even the lousiest story idea is worth the time and cost if it gets shoved through the computer. Traditional forms like cel animation and stop-motion got the shaft on a bum rap. It's not how it's animated – it's what gets animated that makes all the difference.

Second, from the moment Gaiman's book first came out, I've been giving copies to my nieces and any other opportunity a child's gift was required. The book has been my reason to entice kids to reading for fun, and by and large, it has worked. I would have hated that its legacy would be capped by a crap movie forced into the “family entertainment” meat grinder.

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