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Alexis
05/23/09

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Sorry, but I'm hung up on the role of Coraline not going to a child. The whole thing is centered around a child not understanding the adult world around her and learning to grow up. While I'm sure this woman is a capable actor, there has to be some great young talent for this. This woman's age seems distracting.

Saying a character "just happens to be 9" is ridiculous. Being nine is important to the journey of the story.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
05/26/09

@Evlsushi: Yeah, it ind of loses the point. Isn't a 56 year old woman going through this plot going to look... er... developmentally disabled?
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prettycool
03/17/09

In reply to Magnetic Fields Compose The Tunes For Coraline Musical
my heart...it's all over the floor in a puddle.

hmm...
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bluehinter
03/17/09

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I agree that 99% of people who attempt to perform Stephin Merritt songs that are not named Stephin Merritt (or Claudia Gonson, or Daniel Handler) are guilty of crimes against tonality.

Stephin has collaborated on at least three other pieces of musical theater so far (highlights of which are available on his album "Showtunes" or individually on iTunes), yet the incredible ability of some of the some of the vocalists to sing in keys heretofore unknown to man does somewhat limit their enjoyability.
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h4nn4h
03/17/09

@bluehinter: Have you not heard the 6ths? That entire "band" is based on the concept of other people performing Stephin Merritt's songs, and it works great. I also think that Susan Anway made some (if not most) of his songs even beter than when he sings them (listen to both versions of "take ecstasy with me" and you'll see what I mean)...So when I think about it, I don't agree at all, even though it does sound a little stupid at first (because I absolutely love to hear him sing, don't doubt that for a second!).
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bluehinter
03/18/09

@h4nn4h: You're right. The 6ths should have been up on there too. (plus Susan Anway and Shirley Simms)

My statement still stands though, since for every good cover of a Stephin Merritt song you may stumble across, there's at least fifteen budding singer/songwriters or hippie jam bands out there, eager to inflict yet another mumbled atonal version of "Acoustic Guitar" on an unsuspecting world.
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bonniegrrl
03/17/09

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Am I the only one who thinks Skinny Puppy should score it instead?
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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
03/17/09

@bonniegrrl: Yes.
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bonniegrrl
03/17/09

@braak: Drats.
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