Coraline

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Tue May 5 2009

Maintaining the gothic quirks of his debut, ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, but adding a welcome layer of queasy childhood angst, Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s bestseller is an original, entrancing, occasionally worrying fairy tale. When inquisitive pre-teen Coraline discovers a secret door in her family home, she stumbles into a universe of apparent perfection – and underlying danger.

The film’s biggest draw has to be its intricate visuals, particularly in 3D. Selick plays with expectations superbly, presenting a drab, grey-hued world which slowly transforms into a dazzling phantasmagoria of talking cats, flying trapezes and a uniquely terrifying villain. This dark edge will be the biggest test of the film as a commercial prospect: it may be too terrifying for the target audience. But for braver kids – and parents – this is a thrilling, even challenging ride.

Author: Tom Huddleston

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Fri May 8 2009

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100 mins

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(24 ratings)

I didnt realise button-eyed-people would be so creepy...I'm 13 and I still found some scenes quite....nightmare material? But overall a pretty good film :P

Eileen Sun Aug 16 2009
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ZACHARY, Twilight is the best film.

Rachel Tue Aug 11 2009
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This movie was on as part of the Kids Club at Vue so I thought it would be safe for the kids to watch, but it wasn't. The content, dark themes and imagery of the movie can be compared to that of horror movie. This movie should be a 12A and is not one for kids.

Jas Tue Aug 11 2009
Rated as: 1/5
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Almost all of the negative reviews in the comments are from obviously unintelligent people, but this one takes the cake: "For all you saying this is the best film ever, you obv haven't seen Twilight! " LMAO (the film is amazing, btw. see it.)

Zachary Fri Jul 24 2009
Rated as: 5/5
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NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! It was that bad i fell asleep!! I totally agree with other people that this film sholud really be a 12A. I took my 5 year old who was quite frightened by some of the scenes. My 9 year old wasn't too impressed either and also found some scenes made her jump and hide behind her hands. PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN _ I would advise you not to take your small children to see this. Overall it was a huge disappointment

Clare Thu Jun 25 2009
Rated as: 1/5
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For all you saying this is the best film ever, you obv haven't seen Twilight!

Rachel Sat Jun 20 2009
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good day everyone. Well id just like to say i rather enjoyed this film. i think it should be a fifteen though. my mummy thought it was a bit inaprpiate

Gertrude (gerty for short Wed Jun 17 2009
Rated as: 3/5
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This movie has taken â€œthe art of movie makingâ€� to a higher level - True breakthrough.

Reynir M. Tue Jun 2 2009
Rated as: 5/5
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Would you like a slice of mii pecan pie? Coraline is the best film ever. You would want to watch it with mii Pecan pie. You would enjoy it in 3D. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Banoffe Pie Fri May 29 2009
Rated as: 5/5
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CHUBA I like Chicken CHUBA The best film i've ever seen in mii life. Fantastic film watch it in 3D it soo much better then 2D.So plz watch it for me. Good little people :L :D :P :P =) :P :D :) :P :L

CHicken Fri May 29 2009
Rated as: 5/5
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