Critical Hit - Coraline
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A story based off the Neil Gaiman book and made into a Henry Selick. 
You may remember Monkeybone, James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Yup, it’s a clay-mation movie that isn’t directed by Tim Burton. For some reason, a lot of people think that because these movies have a darker side to them they must be Burton films but really, they aren’t. These are all on Henry Selick.
Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) moves into a new apartment complex with her parents. Coraline misses her friends and is bored out of her mind as she waits for summer vacation to end and school to begin. Coraline wants something to do so she pleads with her Mother (Teri Hatcher) but she is too busy editing a gardening book. Her Father (John Hodgman) is too busy writing up the same book. After meeting all the crazy neighbors, Miss Spink (Jennifer Saunders), Miss Forcible (Dawn French), Wybie Lovat (Robert Bailey Jr.) and Mr. Bobinsky (Ian McShane) Coraline finds a small door hidden behind the wallpaper. After convincing her Mother to open it she finds that its bricked off.
That night Coraline is drawn back to the door where it is now open and leads to a magical world just like her own but here, everyone listens to Coraline and loves her. After a couple of nights of waking up back in her own home with her parents that don’t listen to her she makes a decision to make her way to the other world forever, only to find that she might not want to stay after all.
Coraline was a fantastic movie. First of all, it’s a 3D movie and I have to confess that I’m not a 3D fan. I grew up when 3D was around and it was pretty lame. However, Coraline has changed my mind. The reason is that Coraline is the first movie ever to be specifically made for 3D. Most 3D movies are converted in post production but everything in Coraline was designed for 3D and it paid off big time. The clay-mation plus the fact that the movie is digital all add up for a really amazing 3D experience. Plus, it’s not full of 3D trick to just impress us. It simply uses the 3D to enhance the story that is already before you and I’m all for that.
The story is simple the voice acting is fun and the humor is odd and a little dark but I liked it all a lot as I’m a fan of Selick’s work. So I highly recommend you GO see Coraline and why not take a girl to see it with you…she’ll enjoy it!
Until next time, beware the Scottish Bat-Terriers and watch out for those Critical Hits!
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