DVD : 3/5 Rating : Mirrormask

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IMHO REVIEW :
just finished watching this movie... i have somewhat of a skewed review. i love Dave McKean's work and this movie definately looks like his work.

the story is pretty typical. a gal who is growing up... goes on a fantasy journey to discovery herself and save a fantasy world... it kinda reminded me of the never ending story - except this was good.

i also watched the additional stuff on the DVD and enjoyed it very much... such as - this is the first full feature movie by Dave McKean - not bad considering it was his first flick. their budget was apparently pretty small - they didn't go into numbers but it was brought up several times how great the movie looked considering. they had 15 animators / 3D artists who all worked on a movie for the first time - McKean let each take a whole scene and work on it... unthinkable! but he thought that would get everyone excited and let them express their creativity... sweet.

the whole movie (live action) was apparently shot in something like 6 weeks - then it took the team 2 years to finish it - adding in all the various affects.

if you love visuals and creative fantasy worlds then i would suggest you watch this movie. if you know anything about Dave McKean or Neil Gaiman then you should check it out... i still say the best story i've seen / read by Neil Gaiman is the sandman series - but the visuals in this sucker and the overall fantasy elements in this movie is worth a watch.

bottom line - love visuals - check it out.