Coraline - Page 2

[Yuba_River]

I agree--it was great, but I thought it was very scary. No way I would have watched it as a kid, but I was pretty sheltered from a lot of media.

[Viola]

I'm not protective of media exposure, so take this for what it's worth. I took both my daughters, 9 and 5. My 5 year old was bored about halfway through, and started running around in the theater.

My 9 year old really liked it, and she was the one who wanted to see it. My 5 year old sat still for Bolt and watched it beginning to end, but in general she is not a good one to take to movies. I'm not sure why I fell for her pleas again, but it's hard to leave one out of something fun like a movie.

Part of the problem was our movie was not in 3D. I didn't realize that until we got there, and my 9 year old was fine with that. The 5 year old still had her 3D glasses from Bolt, and I think she might have been more entranced had it been in 3D. Not in 3D the colors were muted and the picture wasn't as sharp. I was disappointed, and I'd almost like to see it again in 3D, but the story just didn't move me that much.

[emelsea]

My son loves movies like The Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. How does this compare? I haven't read the books, but DS talks about this movie constantly after seeing one commercial.

Everyone talks about it being scary, but scary how?

[Amylcd]

I'm taking my daughters to watch it tomorrow (ages 6 and 5). They love scary movies, and have seen much worse than this, I'm sure.

[Verity]

Originally Posted by journeymom

They added a character to the movie, but she says it works well.

I understand why the character was added ("so Coraline wouldn't be talking to herself"), but I don't like the way he was used in the ending. Coraline seemed much more courageous, clever and self-reliant in the book.

I was also disappointed that they moved the setting from the UK to the US. I guess they thought that American kids couldn't relate to the character otherwise. (That doesn't make sense, though, given how much American kids adore Harry Potter. I really don't know why the setting was changed.)

[KMK_Mama]

DH and I took our kids, ages 6, 5, and 2. We all enjoyed it. I was a little worried about it being "too scary" because I read all the reviews that said how scary it was and not to take little kids. However, DH and I left scratching our heads....it's no more scary than the the evil sea witch in The Little Mermaid IMO. My kids weren't scared at all.