Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D)
by Henry Selick
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Actor: Dakota Fanning, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman, Teri HatcherDirector: Henry Selick
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Producer: Henry Selick
Writer: Henry Selick
Producer: Bill Mechanic
Producer: Claire Jennings
Producer: Harry Linden
Producer: Mary Sandell
Writer: Neil Gaiman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: 3D, AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-07-21
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
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- Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D)
- 3D glasses included
Movie Reviews of Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D)
Movie Review: different, but in an appealing kind of way
Summary: 5 Stars
Coraline (no, that's NOT a spelling mistake!) may be one of the spookiest animated films I've seen in quite some time.
What makes it different from all the rest is the constantly quiet and creepy atmosphere, and the highly unusual flow to all the animated scenes.
When this film first began for example, I was completely confused watching an animation showing a doll fly through a window, then get ripped apart and put back together again, then out the window it went. Just a REALLY strange piece of animation. You'll know what I mean when you see it.
The soundtrack is fascinating. In fact it might be one of the best soundtracks to an animated film ever. It's seriously THAT good. Okay, Dumbo probably wins the award for best ever soundtrack, but Coraline is definitely a runner-up.
The music seriously reminds me of the mid 70's Canterbury scene involving progressive rock bands such as Hatfield and the North, Caravan and the Soft Machine. Plus it's entirely melodic and just perfect. I absolutely LOVE it.
The storyline is pretty good too, though incredibly simple and adventurous. Just how a storyline *should* be. A young girl bored out of her mind because her parents are too busy to spend time with her goes on an adventure of a lifetime right in her own home (by going back and forth through a secret doorway in the wall).
On the other side of the wall lies mirror images of her parents, but with buttons for eyes! I kid you not, haha. It's kind of scary in a way, but not intentionally so.
Overall, the atmosphere is definitely eerie, and the quiet tone of the entire movie might take a few minutes to adjust to, but in the end Coraline is a quality film for children and adults alike.
Summary of Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D)
ANIMATED-AN ADVENTUROUS GIRL FINDS ANOTHER WORLD THAT IS A STRAN GELY IDEALIZED VERSION OF HER FRUSTRATING HOME, BUT IT HAS SINIS TER SECRETS.A dark and creepy film about family relationships directed by Henry Selick of Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach fame, Coraline is based on the haunting book Coraline by Neil Gaiman. The first stop-motion feature shot in stereoscopic 3-D, Coraline features big-headed, stick-bodied animated characters with huge eyes and demonic grins set against menacing backgrounds and an undercurrent of spooky music. Coraline is a teenager who has just moved to an old house in the middle of nowhere with her writer parents and she is bored, bored, bored. Her only companions are an annoyingly talkative boy Wybie (short for Why Born), some eccentric neighbors from the theater and circus, and a strange, button-eyed doll with a marked resemblance to Coraline which Wybie found in an old trunk of his grandmother's. When Coraline finds an old door hidden behind an armoire and papered over with wallpaper, she convinces her mother to unlock it, only to find a wall of bricks. When Coraline revisits the door later that night, the bricks magically disappear and she discovers a strange pathway to another world where everything is just what she wishes for. In stark contrast to the real world where Coraline's parents just don't have time for her, her "Other Mother" and "Other Father" in this alternate world are the perfect loving, attentive parents who anticipate her every need and desire. Initially comforted and quite happy in this new world, suspicion that things may not be quite as they seem grows inside Coraline and her disquiet is furthered by the mute "Other Wybie" and a strange-talking cat that seems to move between both worlds. Eventually, Coraline discovers some dark secrets about her "other parents" and the seemingly perfect "other world," but it may be too late for her to escape back to the real world. Teri Hatcher is especially effective in her dual (voice) role as Mom and "Other Mom" and Dakota Fanning also gives a great performance as Coraline. Coraline is a disturbing, intriguing film that both captivates and frightens. (Ages 11 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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