tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post1465738638829492814..comments2024-02-27T00:19:14.984-08:00Comments on Burning Zeppelin Experience: That Dragons Can Be BeatenMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741134687274260833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-83812956289541381992009-03-10T12:19:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:19:00.000-07:00@ BionicArabistIt sounds like we're on the same pa...<B>@ BionicArabist</B><BR/><BR/>It sounds like we're on the same page. I'm also filing <I>Coraline</I> under "I wish Jon were here to watch it with me because that would have been awesome," and then weeping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-58121021676395681822009-03-09T20:16:00.000-07:002009-03-09T20:16:00.000-07:00For me, the big issue with the movie was pacing. T...For me, the big issue with the movie was pacing. The sudden disjunction between "creepy and evocative exploration story", "run away from the scary thing story", and "fetch the mystic items story" didn't feel as clean as I remember it in the book. Whybie, on the other hand, was charming, and I'm actually pretty in favor of that choice. <BR/><BR/>But for the most part, I file the movie under: "I don't care if it had problems. It was beautiful. It was a sensory feast. What more do you want?"<BR/><BR/>Also, the mouse circus scene is going to cause some <I>fascinating</I> acid trips.The Bionic Arabisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969840997189550449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-31179286338114303242009-03-09T14:12:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:12:00.000-07:00@ BeccaUltimately, I agree. Doing the movie in som...<B>@ Becca</B><BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I agree. Doing the movie in something other than stop motion and puppetry wouldn't have had the same problem, but then it wouldn't have been as stylish. Was the choice worth it, in the end? Almost certainly. As I said, a brilliant movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-7996484107916880172009-03-09T14:06:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:06:00.000-07:00Honestly, compared to a lot of movie adaptations I...Honestly, compared to a lot of movie adaptations I've seen, I thought this one was fairly close to the book. Yes, I know there were some deviations, but it more or less followed the same story.<BR/><BR/>I kind of see what you're saying, but at the same time I thought the stop-motion puppetry fit the atmosphere <I>so</I> well.<BR/><BR/>In any case, good times.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095275967947187449noreply@blogger.com