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Coraline (2D Version Only) [DVD] [2009]
enlarge	Directors: Henry Selick, Pete Kozachik Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £11.98 as of 24/11/2009 23:44 GMT details You Save: £8.01 (40%) New (12) from £11.98 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 98 Format: PAL Language: English (Unknown) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 97 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5050582702279 ASIN: B002DUCIDC Theatrical Release Date: 2009 Release Date: October 12, 2009 Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Customer Reviews: Magical and extraordinary - one of the best animated films of 2009 October 19, 2009 OEJ (England) 6 out of 13 found this review helpful Coraline is a PG rated fantasy horror film based on an award-winning novella of the same title by British writer Neil Gaiman. This review is of the standard two-dimensional version of the DVD. There are nine language options (English, Hungarian, Dutch, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish) but the subtitles option is in English only. br / br /Eleven-year-old Coraline Jones and her parents have just moved into a 150-year-old apartment. Her parents are always busy with their work and pay her little attention. Feeling isolated and rejected, she goes off to explore the old property that is her new home. She meets the neighbours - two elderly former actresses voiced by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders and an even older man (Ian McShane) who trains mice - and finds a small papered-over door in the drawing room, although when Coraline removes the paper and opens the door she finds the entrance beyond is bricked up. The next day she uses a key to open the door and finds a long dark corridor leading to an apartment which appears to be a duplicate of her own. This alternate world is inhabited by her Other Mother and Other Father, who are near-replicas of her real parents, except they have buttons for eyes. At first her Other Parents seem more interesting, fun and caring than her real parents and after a while offer her a chance to stay in this world forever if Coraline will sew buttons over her eyes. Coraline decides she would rather go home, much to the disappointment of her Other Mother. Upon her return to her flat, Coraline finds her real parents are missing. They do not return by the next day, and Coraline, discovering they were kidnapped by her Other Mother, resolves to rescue them. br / br /Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning), the young heroine and self proclaimed explorer, is young, clever, curious, resourceful, and brave. A black cat acts as her mentor and guides her through her journey. Unlike many of the characters, the cat does not have an "other world" counterpart. It moves freely from one world to the next, although it can talk in the Other Mother's world. It is very sarcastic towards Coraline and defiant of the Other Mother, but seems to tremble at the thought of being stuck in the Other Mother's world. br / br /This is an exceptional achievement, being made almost entirely using 24 fps stop-motion technology - a technique that dates back to black-and-white movie classics such as the original King Kong [DVD] [1933], the Ray Harryhausen films such as Jason And The Argonauts [DVD] [1963], and most recently in the Wallace Gromit comedies such as The Curse of the Were-Rabbit . By being stop-motion, and therefore utilising physical puppets as opposed to CGI technology, I would imagine that it would particularly benefit from the options of 3D and Blu-Ray, but even the ordinary 2D variant is stunning on its own. Some of the scenes that last just a few seconds on the screen (e,g. a burning fireplace) took three or four weeks to create, and the film as a whole took years to complete with the huge staff of animators and technicians producing about three seconds of film in a typical day. The extras on the DVD go into extensive detail about how the film was made, and in a way it is almost as fascinating as the film itself, albeit in a very different way of course. br / br /Contrary to some other reviews I believe that this is suitable for primary-school age children and despite some slightly scary images and concepts I do not think it likely that any young children would have nightmares or suffer trauma of any kind. On the contrary, most children would be captivated, mesmerised and simply have their eyes glued to the screen and would want to see the film repeatedly - my own were! It's definitely a film worth buying rather than just renting! In fact I would say it's at the very least the best animated film of the year, and right up there with the best in our extensive Pixar/Disney collection. I plan to buy the Blu-Ray version, which promises even more visual trasures, although I am a little sceptical about the benefits of 3D in the home. We shall see. br / br /Director Henry Selick is a renowned stop motion movie director, producer and writer with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach among his past achievements. Coraline is just as good and probably his best yet. br / Coraline June 22, 2009 C. MacLellan (Glasgow, Scotland) 9 out of 10 found this review helpful The Plot br /After being ignored by her busy parents (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman), Coraline (Dakota Fanning) finds a doorway in her new home to a happier mirror world, where everything seems perfect. But all is not as it seems. br / br /The Review br /With Coraline, Nightmare Before Christmas helmer Henry Selick, immerses viewers in a Dahl-esque world of secret passage ways, talking cats and eccentric neighbours. Despite the pleasures Caroline experiences in the other world - most noticeably, parents who pay attention to her - everything is not as it seems, as Coraline will have to give up her eyes and have them replaced by buttons if she wants to remain in this new world. br / br /Coraline has everything which a good children's film should have - thrills, spills and also some frights, as the belief that children don't like to be scare is a myth. The magical world she is transported to emerges into a tense game of hide and seek, with puzzles and riddles to be solved, all anchored by the smart young Coraline. However, it isn't completely edge of the seat stuff, as there is a distinct lack of peril. br / br /The stop-motion `Other World' that Selick and his massive team have created is beautiful and vivid with great attention to detail, which contrasts with the grey and drizzly real world. The 3D is also stunning, immersing the viewer in Coraline's world. Again though, the 3D in Coraline felt unnecessary, as the story and stop-motion animation are strong enough on their own without the need for the 3D gimmick. br / br /The Verdict br /Positively chilling in places, Coraline transports you to a world full of adventure, making for an enthralling film. A sign of what is to come October 29, 2009 Stampy (England) A young girl (Fanning) finds a secret world where her reality is br /changed into everything she has ever wished for. br / br /Marking the dawn of a new age Coraline brought neutrals and fans into br /theatres across the world as we viewers start to implement ourselves in br /the new 3D age. br / br /Though not the first 3D picture this was marked as the first stop br /motion animation to be shot entirely in 3D and what an accomplish this br /is. Plaudits all around the world rightly justified the achievement br /made in order to adapt the Neil Gaiman novel. The effects really are br /superb. Back over a decade ago Selick's renowned picture The Nightmare br /before Christmas was likewise a sharp advance in the animation world. br / br /The days before Pixar are almost forgettable exempt for cartoon Disney. br /And rightly so that picture still remains a classic, and where this br /doesn't have the panache of that hit, it should be praised for the br /breathtaking visuals and bewildering dark plot. br / br /The impressive title sequence with all the knitting works a treat as we br /see the scale of the task of 3D working away magically. And though we br /don't know it yet this little sequence shapes things to come. br / br /The first couples of plot events are pretty standard social setting br /with Coraline isolated and looking for things to do. And at first the br /blue haired child is certainly aggravating. Her constant whining and br /bothering with her parents are reminiscent of today's modern youthful br /stereotype. Nevertheless Coraline's curiosity and imagination are to be br /admired and as the plot gets darker and more dangerous, the title br /character becomes easier to watch. The collection of characters br /together make interesting viewing as "The other mother" demonstrates a br /delicious slice of hidden evil whilst it is wonderful character br /development regarding the father figure in both worlds. The black cat br /is great fun for the kids as well. br / br /This concept regarding the two worlds is highly imaginative and a br /wondrous challenge to tackle as we viewers join Coraline as she tries br /to decode her own reality and desires. The weaving of emotions into br /dreams makes everything juicy and springy. The contrasts of positives br /and negatives, dreams and nightmares and good and evil are all present br /with a script thriving on drama and fantasy. br / br /The scene settings are picturesque to capture the plot's ever changing br /moods whilst the lighting and animation consistently spill the goods. br / br /However given everything that works in the making of this, there are br /still a few major doubts. For one the plot isn't what you would br /describe as excellent as the dialogue in the action sequences make for br /questioning. There can also be too much talk at frequent significant br /stages where more action would have been better placed. And in all br /honesty, a large proportion is conventional fantasy and drama. The kid br /hates her family, wants escapism; the bad people are egotistical and br /script-fully inevitable. br / br /Though the original nature of his previous smash is missing Selick br /really has created a spellbinding picture, and let the animation br /development continue. br / br /7/10 Not a film for every child. November 10, 2009 Toto 1 out of 2 found this review helpful I took three 7 year olds to see this at the cinema....all three were terrified once the film took a darker turn and had nightmares after it. Two kids scared out of their brains!!!!!!!! November 22, 2009 Guinness Lover (UK) Hi br / br /I cannot deny that the animation and graphics in this film are very clever but I found the whole thing far too dark and disturbing. I was babysitting two kids, one eight and one eleven when they elected to rent this of the TV. br / br /So terrifying was it for them that I ended up having to switch it off. Hope the girl does not develop a phobia about buttons as it was these, instead of eyes that she found so scary. br / br /I would say be careful if you decide to let your kids watch this. Some will probably have nightmares!! I never did get to see the end but I can live with that. br / br /Undoubtedly a cinematic triumph though.

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