Mirrormask
Nov. 17th, 2005 07:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackofallgeeksSo, yes, I saw Mirrormask yesterday. I found a listing of it at a local theatre with showings at 5:10 and 9:30 last night and tonight, and in short order my friend Laurel (the only person I know here not from school) and I were off to see it.
I loved that movie. It started off so strangely. Like, so strange. But I loved it. They were very right to associate it with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, even aside from the Jim Henson ties. It was the same pseudo-dark fantasy type, and on about the same age level as Labyrinth was -- even though I loved it, there were a couple points when I though, "this would be better if I were watching it with my little sisters." And there were a couple points that felt weak to me (including at least one instance where it was pretty much preaching to the audience, which I generally consider poor form regardless of medium -- you show, you don't tell -- and I would have expected better of Gaiman).
But I loved the story, and I loved the world, and I loved the British accents.
And I love the name 'Helena,' who's actress reminded me of a girl I used to know, Emily.
And that scene with the robots singing "Close to You"...? So weird, but I loved it.
Loved it.
I loved that movie. It started off so strangely. Like, so strange. But I loved it. They were very right to associate it with Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, even aside from the Jim Henson ties. It was the same pseudo-dark fantasy type, and on about the same age level as Labyrinth was -- even though I loved it, there were a couple points when I though, "this would be better if I were watching it with my little sisters." And there were a couple points that felt weak to me (including at least one instance where it was pretty much preaching to the audience, which I generally consider poor form regardless of medium -- you show, you don't tell -- and I would have expected better of Gaiman).
But I loved the story, and I loved the world, and I loved the British accents.
And I love the name 'Helena,' who's actress reminded me of a girl I used to know, Emily.
And that scene with the robots singing "Close to You"...? So weird, but I loved it.
Loved it.
