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Coraline (Includes the 2D and 3D Version and 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses) [Blu-ray] [2009]
enlarge	Directors: Henry Selick, Pete Kozachik Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£24.99~~ Buy New: £15.98 as of 24/11/2009 23:43 GMT details You Save: £9.01 (36%) New (9) from £15.98 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 19 reviews Sales Rank: 310 Format: PAL Language: English (Unknown) Rating: Parental Guidance Media: Blu-ray Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 101 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.7 MPN: corablu EAN: 5050582702255 ASIN: B002DUCIPU 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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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Directors: Henry Selick, Mike Cachuela, Pete Kozachik

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 19 1 2 3 4 Next » Great - except for 3d perhaps? October 10, 2009 Henry (UK) 13 out of 13 found this review helpful First of all br / br /I'm 22, and male. And I loved this film. It was quite eerie, and the dark undertones were brilliantly conveyed. I think the film itself is absolutely fabulous. br / br /My review though is going to be mainly orientated around the blu-ray quality/etc. br / br /The blu ray picture is akin to other recent animations like Wall-E... Absolutely fantastic and five star. br / br /The 3-D feature though, as has been discussed a few times before, is a bit of a different story. The quality in the 3-D from the original blu ray is amazingly retained - to me it looked as stunning (of course there are colouration issues from the r/g but so far as the actual resolution, etc, it looked as good). However, the 3-D was quite gimmicky. It worked really well in some parts of the film - it gave an amazing added depth perception which was quite cool to see, but in quite a lot of the film (~50/50 in my opinion) its very miss - giving the same appearance as it appeared in 2d blu-ray. I think the way the 3-D has been brought in could have been incorporated to a much better method - though with technology at where it is at now - e.g. waiting to move onto either polarizing glasses or differential TV sets - it might not be entirely important. br / br / br / br /As a side note - I got this product today after pre-ordering off Amazon like a month ago. Hugely impressed - 2 days before the official release date. br / br / br /All in all I'd strongly recommend this - after picking up my PS3 and 1080p tv I'm really starting to get into genres of films I wouldn't have considered before, for video quality alone, and along the way I'm enjoying the films too. I'd throw Wall-E, Coraline, things like Pan's Labyrinth up there. br / br /----Update: *********** br / br /I re-watched Coraline in 3D the same night, and the quality was bundles better than what I observed in the day. br / br /The 3D is absolutely stunning quality, and you don't depreciate any of the blu-ray quality when watching it in 3-D, absolutely brilliantly worth it. Watch out for the gravy train scene and the performing mice circus. Blu Ray, 3D and standard-def compared November 1, 2009 OEJ (England) 3 out of 5 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 Blu-Ray version which offers a choice of normal 2D viewing and 3D using any of the four pairs of cardboard glasses required. I watched this on a 46" Panasonic plasma TV (2009 model) using a Sony PS3. For reference, I also watched the cheaper standard-definition Coraline DVD using a Panasonic DVD/HDD player-recorder of 2008 vintage. It is the first time I have been able to compare a DVD with its Blu-Ray variant, and the results were most enlightening. 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 and eventually 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 /This is an exceptional achievement, being made almost entirely using 24 fps stop-motion technology - a technique that director Henry Selick employed successfully in earlier films The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Because everything is literally 'real' as opposed to computer-generated, it suits the high-definition technology extremely well. Of the three versions, the normal DVD seems excellent but when flicking over to the Blu-Ray disc, the picture is dramatically improved. Nobody could mistake one for the other once they have seen both side-by-side. Every nuance, every subtle detail is wonderfully displayed in crystal-clear high-definition, and switching back to standard def was a little like softening the image and losing detail across the screen. In a way, the Blu-Ray is almost distracting because it is so spell-binding, such that the story unfolding is almost secondary. There is no doubt in my mind that it enhances the viewing pleasure and general entertainment to the extent that very few people with a choice of one or the other would choose the SD version. In fact, the 2D film offers a more pleasing and realistic depth of field than the 3D option, of which more in a moment, and this might have a lot to do with the employment of stop-motion cinematography - everything looks real because it is real. I have seen many Blu-Ray films but this is the first time I have seen with my own eyes how the 576P and 1080P variants compare, and the difference is emphatic - even though the standard one is in no way unsatisfactory. I had watched the SD film at least six times before buying the Blu-Ray version and was more than happy with it. They sound different too - I found that in an A/B audio test, it was easy to hear which was high-def and which was not. Voices were more specifically placed on the screen relative to the visual position, and the music and voices had a warmer timbre. br / br /And then there's 3D. Personally, I wasn't happy with it. I think those who have used the word 'gimmick' aren't altogether wrong; it's interesting and most certainly different, but I would take 2D Blu-Ray every day of the week - it's next to flawless. 3D results in compromises in clarity and most obviously in colour accuracy - almost everything seems to suffer in the interests of creating the three-dimensional illusion. I have watched the entire film in 3D and won't bother again; I should add however that my children loved it and kept on saying things like 'Wow' or 'Whoa' almost in unison at regular intervals. br / br /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! In some European countries Coraline carries a '6' rating, for minimum suitable age. It's definitely a film worth buying rather than just renting, particularly in Blu-Ray. br / br /Having seen all three choices, the 2D Blu-Ray film is emphatically the best. And now, less than a week after purchase, my children ask for the 2D Blu-Ray version whenever they want to see this film. The novelty of 3D was short-lived. I have to conclude that 3D is a long way from fully developed, and I would prefer to watch the standard-def 'normal' DVD in preference. Beautiful Animation at It's Best! September 15, 2009 Anything ('Under the Sea') 3 out of 6 found this review helpful I saw this at the cinema in 3D. It was Brilliant! I love the style, the music, the quirkiness. The beginning intro was very impressive for stop motion. It's definitely worth watching in 3D, Although there's not much difference during the film. Not many things sort of appear 3D or pop out at you. Girls seem to enjoy this movie more, as when I saw it at the cinema, boys were being fidgety, mocking the movie (pretending to be scared) and just bored. It's creepy the story is a modern classic! Buttons for eyes! How creepy, such a fantastic idea! The art is superb! I highly recommend. Children, Parents, Book lovers Art lovers are sure to love this film. Stop Motion, The best type of animation around! Fantastic, well worth the money September 3, 2009 Mr. D. A. Slater (Northwest England) 2 out of 4 found this review helpful Okay, where to start. First off as mentioned, this film is not for small children, however the PG guideline gives you that information (Parental guidence recommended, some scenes may be unsuitable for children under 8 or those of a sensitive nature)If unsure I would recommend you watch it first. br /Secondly the 3d glasses will not be the clear polarised type as these have been created to use with two projectors for cinema use only, However on watching the american blu-ray version, I can happily say the 3d effects are excellant and the glasses do not detract from the film at all. Its recommended to have the tv, on either standard or cinema setting. br /The film itself is a wonderfully dark story, that adds on the suspense the longer it runs. I would recommend this film to those who enjoy Tim Burton films. Crystal Clear Spectacular October 15, 2009 Jack Skellington (Halloween Town) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful Very impressive Movie Animation. You can't beat it's Artistic Genius. br / br /Beautiful Picture Quality! br / br /Watch it! br / br /One Fault 3D is rubbish, will only just give you a headache. Showing reviews 1-5 of 19 1 2 3 4 Next »

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