Double Review of Coraline and ParaNorman

 

Double Review of Coraline and ParaNorman

So, I'm doing another double review, this time on Coraline and ParaNorman, two stop-motion animated films that are now classics. Both films are fun, funny, and, most of all, scary. So, this Halloween, I'm doing my double review of Coraline and ParaNorman.

Let's start with Coraline.

Based on Neil Gaiman's story, Coraline is about a girl who finds out her new house has another side to it. She learns that the house is haunted by a spirit called the Mother, who takes children to a world where they can have anything they desire, but if they choose to stay, she sews buttons in their eyes and takes their souls. The film also has Coraline adjusting to her new house with her parents, her new neighbours, and a black cat voiced by Keith David. The film's animation is excellent, and the film was directed by Henry Selick. He directed Nightmare Before Christmas. In the film, she goes into the other world, as much as she loves it. She learns the truth about the other Mother's sinister intentions. However, the other Mother kidnaps her parents, so she must save them from her. 

The cast does a great job, including Dakota Fanning as Coraline, Teri Hatcher, who voices Coraline's Mother and other Mother, John Hodgman as Coraline's dad, Ian McShane as Mr. Bobinsky, Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French as Ms. April and Ms. Miriam, and Robert Baiely Jr. as Wybie. This film is, to be honest, scary.

I mean, look at the Other Mother. She was scary, and honestly, it would make anyone want to move out of that house. The animation in the film is great, and the way the setting and the characters designs are excellent. It is a family film, but it's on the same level as those old 80s kids' films that were really scary. 

I really enjoy this film, and it's a great Halloween film to watch.

I give it a 9 out of 10. 

It's a good film and a fun movie to watch for Halloween.

Now its ParaNorman 

ParaNorman is a great film about a boy named Norman who can see dead people with unfinished business. Everyone in the town thinks he's weird, including his dad and sister, but his mom and Neil don't. In the film, Norman begins to see visions of the town's witch coming for revenge and zombies coming to life, but zombies and the witch are not evil. So Norman decides he needs to stop the witch by reading a fairy tale to her to find out why she wants revenge on the town. 

The movie has a lot of funny moments, especially with Neil. He was funny, especially in the scene he's watching his mom's exercise video, but he just froze a particular part of the video. 

This scene makes me laugh.

The movie's characters are hilarious and likeable, even Courtney's Norman sister. I find it funny when she asks Mitch, Neil's older brother, and he says she will love his boyfriend. He's a total chick flick nut. This film is pretty famous for that, as it was the first animated kid-friendly film to have a gay character. It got a lot of praise for that. 

The film has some scary moments, and the animation is fantastic. The characters are likeable and funny because this film teaches us not to judge anyone for how weird they are. We see the zombies aren't evil and the z word is offensive now. They feel remorse and guilt for what they did to a little girl who had been accused of being a witch. The cast of the film all did a great job like Kodi Smit-McPhee as Norman, Anna Kendrick as Courtney, Casey Affleck as Mitch, Tucker Albrizzi as Neil, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Alvin, John Goodman, Jeff Garlin, Leslie Mann, Alex Borstien, and the late Bernard Hill.   

Overall, this is a great film. I love it, and I give it a 9 out of 10.

It's another great Halloween film to watch.

Happy Halloween To All My Viewers!

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