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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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Based on the book by Neil Gaiman.

Special features: Feature commentary with director Henry Selick and composer Bruno Coulais.

"Make sure your viewing room is dark. If you have a newer plasma or LCD TV, set it to standard picture mode. It will take approximately 5 minutes for your eyes to fully adjust to the 3D viewing experience"--Preliminary screen, side B.

Side A - Two-dimensional (2D) version ; Side B - Three-dimensional (3D) version.

Lead animators, Travis Knight, Trey Thomas, Eric Leighton, Phil Dale ; concept artist, Tadahiro Uesugi ; art directors, Bo Henry, Tom Proost, Phil Brotherton ; editors, Christopher Murrie, Ronald Sanders ; visual effects supervisor, Brian Van't Hul ; music by Bruno Coulais ; supervising animator, Anthony Scott.

Voices: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey, Jr., Ian McShane.

A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor.

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

I bought the blu-ray/dvd 2D/3D combo for a few weeks and haven't watched it until now. I, my wife, and 2 kids finally watch this movie (2D - Blu-ray) and we all love it very much. The animation is absolutely amazing with crystal clarify and great depth. My children (3 ½ yr-old daughter, and 15 month-old son) glued on the sofa watching it without any interrupts (maybe they are scared a little ). <br />I've watched most of the family/kid animations, and this is one of the best that get a high score in my collections. <br />Don't be afraid based on the reviews, watch it and you'll love it too. <br />

I saw this movie in theaters and bought it for myself as a Christmas present. The plot is excellent, character development is awesome, the animation and soundtract are very good. The movie is based on a book, and in my opinion is it several times better. <br /> <br /> <br />Be warned though--this is not a movie for children. Even though it has a cartoonish look and many humorous scenes, the plot is dark and some of the ideas are frightening enough that my college friends and I were discussing the "freakiness" of the movie as we exited the theatre. If adults think that this movie is freaky, kids are going to find it frightening. <br /> <br /> <br />I haven't tried the 3-D version myself, but according to other viewers, it's not worth the effort of watching.

I really enjoyed this movie. This is certainly NOT a child's movie however, as the themes are entirely too dark and scary for children - several of the characters are "murdered" by the "other mother." The ending was also extremely anti-clamatic and left me wanting more. In addition, the 3D effects were nonexistant. In fact, it was so hard to watch in "3D" that I ended up skipping the glasses and watching it without them for 90% of the movie. Even in an extremely dark room there were hardly any 3D effects. And on top of that, the glasses made the screen darker so the rest of the movie was hard to see with them on. So skip the glasses, and watch the movie in "2D" for best enjoyment.

Beautifully executed fantasy on being careful what you wish for. The amount of time and creativity is awesome. Having seen it in 3D in a theater, as well as a "making of" on HBO only make this film more spectacular! Highly recommended.

One of those movies that recall what made the 1931 films "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" dear to both young and old audiences, and just like the edited versions of such fairy tales like "Rumpelstiltskin", "Hansel and Gretel", and "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids", "Coraline" is a traditional, classical horror movie that features no blood, no guts, no swearing, a building terror, an unnerving reality, and lastly the birth and maturity of a hero that learns to be careful what she wishes for. <br /> <br />Never let the cutesy look and stop-motion animation aspects fool you: Director Henry Selick and writer Neil Gaimen create a worthy realm filmed with cautious intrigue and moral parables that move perfectly in the vain of any Brothers Grim story. As much as children will be awed, the classical subtexts can play on the imagination of adults as well, reminding them how truly evil the bad guys in some of these children's stories can be. There is enough creative depth here to capture the imagination of both young and old. <br /> <br />As with the Single-Disc Edition w/3D: it is a two sided disk, one side plays the 2D version, the other the 3D version, and they come with 3D glasses for four. Beside that, there is only a commentary track. Usually such DVDs that lack even a behind-the-scenes feature or twenty is not worth it. On the other hand, when you think about it, what else is there to learn? You know Dakota Fanning and Ian McShane are providing voices, and Selick had directed Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Sometimes, a very bad movie that goes to DVD has so many extras on it they're better than the movie; other times, the extras overshadow even the good movies. The common theme of this DVD reflects the movie and it works: simple, simplicity, and lets just get right down to watching the movie, not the trailers. <br /> <br />For the sake of simplicity in movie watching, and for those who enjoy a horror movie for the whole family as the classical horror movies do, "Coraline" is a must have in your collection.