panapp

"Coraline and the Magic Door" is superior in the sense that a) technically it is the pinnacle of stop-motion animation b) the psychoanalytic-fairy tale subject is genius and c) the screenplay is perfectly fulfilled according to narrative logics that are too complex to explain here and now (it’s a narrative technique called "Hero's Journey" developed by Vogler, try googling it). This film is, in short, superior to "Nightmare Before Christmas" in every way, but - I repeat - the 1993 film ultimately wins out for its great innovative power, for its extraordinarily well-crafted imagery, and for the fact that it has now firmly stratified in the hearts of millions of fans (including me).

@fede: I know you knew it wasn't directed by Burton, but I still think this can only widen the misunderstanding. @brat12: Is the mastermind behind the film "Blade Runner" Philip Dick or Ridley Scott? Is the film "The Leopard" by Tomasi di Lampedusa or Visconti? And is "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck or Ford? Burton wrote the subject, created the characters, and even put in some money, but Selick directed the whole thing. In English, "regista" is said "director," which conveys much more of the idea. Continuing to attribute the film's authorship to Burton will only further obscure the art of Henry Selick. Anyway, I don't intend to carry on a fruitless battle for this since your opinion is perfectly valid: this film is great art, whoever wrote it, whoever directed it, and whoever is primarily responsible for it, and for me, the matter is closed. P.S.: "Coraline and the Magic Door" is exceptional and, to be honest, even superior to "Nightmare Before Christmas," but the latter rightfully enjoys an allure of charm that makes it a cult classic.

@brat12: I've also played the various "Silent Hill" games, but that doesn't mean I can't also scare myself with "Project Zero" and "Alone in the Dark," just to name a few.

@brad12: "Forbidden Siren" is interesting, but it has its own personality; either you get on board with it as it is, or you find it disgusting and boring. Personally, I think it has something new to say in the realm of survival horror, but it's a matter of taste. Much more accessible is the "Project Zero" series, which is also unplayable alone at night because it's REALLY scary; I still have nightmares about "Project Zero II" with its terrifying radio messages.

I still don't understand. Am I slow or are you foolish?

panapp YES

I only just saw the review and there are too many comments to read them all, so I read the first few and then some random ones here and there. So: “A video game is nothing but a movie where the user can participate, interact, and be part of the story, not just a spectator”: I am PERFECTLY in agreement with you 200%, I’ve always thought the same. Video games are storytelling (except for puzzles... sometimes even those are storytelling) and as such can represent a respectable form of art. Of course, the best is achieved with role-playing games, where developers can create real interactive movies. Personally, my favorite genres are puzzles, musical games, and RPGs, but I also love fighting games and platformers; I lost months of my life on "Soul Reaver" because it was a good video game: infinitely superior to the most overrated game of all time, the obscene "Tomb Raider," which only has its provocative protagonist going for it (but the moral is always the same: YouPorn is much more comprehensive and effective), captivating in its settings and in its protagonist, not too mechanical in its execution, and requiring a minimum of intelligence from the player. The soundtrack didn’t seem exceptional to me, but maybe it’s because when I played it I probably didn’t even pay attention (I must have been 17, the age of stupidity, bear with me), but reviewing some videos on YouTube just now to refresh my memory, I must say it’s not bad. @GustavoTanz: "Kurishi" is one of the most GENIUS titles of all time, "Kula World" is fantastic, and "Devil Dice" is nice but somewhat unplayable.

Welcome to DeBaser! The presentation on your user page is very nice (are we by any chance living in the same country??? ;D), and my dreams are often very dark and frequently horror-themed, I don't know why. The review is well done, explanatory, and quite convincing. I followed the series with difficulty because it aired on days and times that were not very compatible with my commitments; in the end, I saw about 2/3 of it, and with great pleasure: it's a very intelligent series, well-written, with great characters and nice situations.

It didn't make me laugh, and I didn't even understand if that was the purpose (and I really hope it was, otherwise it doesn't even deserve a 1). A timeless record.

This is definitely my favorite movie, a TOTAL cult. I literally know it by heart, line by line, and every year on Halloween night I watch "Il mistero di Sleepy Hollow" and on Christmas night "Nightmare Before Christmas." That said, I must also emphasize that the true mastermind behind this is not Tim Burton, who is indeed the creator, but Henry Selick, who is a talented, original, and intelligent director fully deserving of the film's paternity (and thus of this review): why did you mention Tim Burton when you knew the film isn’t his??? This will only amplify that huge omission that, in fact, the poster for "Coraline e la porta magica" doesn’t say "by director Henry Selick," but rather "by the director of 'Nightmare Before Christmas'," so that everyone thought "Ah! The new Tim Burton movie" (and this is absolutely true because I’ve had many confirmations from people who indeed fell for it). Another point: the stunning soundtrack is not "curated in Italy by Renato Zero": Zero voiced the dialogue & singing of the protagonist, but he didn’t work on adapting Elfman's songs, a task instead performed by Ermavilo. Ok, now that I've made a fool of myself as a nerd, I can conclude by saying that the review is pretty good and the film is Art.