
Coraline - visually super, but read the book as well
Having read the book prior to seeing the movie may have unduly influenced me. I expected more from the story, but loved the visuals which were bold, effective and brilliantly colored. Maybe it's more a good read than something able to be shown, as I'm not sure how a child would view this: it's scarier than expected (thinking from a child's perspective, which might not be realistic as I'm many years past childhood), and darker in tone. I would have liked more of the peripheral characters, but I'm sure the director wanted to narrow the focus (it's already over 90 minutes). The background music and voices chosen for the characters were excellent. I haven't watched the 3D (not really my thing), but that may add to the older child's enjoyment of the film. For the ratings I might give it a good minus or an average plus (so the above is not exacting enough).
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