Coraline (2009)
- Starring:
- Dakota Fanning (voice),
- Ian McShane (voice),
- Teri Hatcher (voice),
- Keith David (voice),
- Jennifer Saunders (voice),
- Dawn French (voice)
- Directed by:
- Henry Selick
- Studios:
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor.
- Theatrical Release: February 06, 2009
- DVD Release: July 21, 2009
- Available Formats
Plot: A curious girl (Fanning) unlocks a mysterious door in her family’s new home and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. Animated. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman.
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Synopsis:
A curious girl (Fanning) unlocks a mysterious door in her family’s new home and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. Animated. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman.
Our Thoughts:
Stop-motion animation seems like a hard way to go about telling a story to me, but thanks to the patient folk who are designing the films, viewers have in the past been treated to visions by Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride (2005)) and a retelling of a classic Roald Dahl children’s story (James and the Giant Peach).
While all of the films haven’t been hits right out of the box (James and the Giant Peach being the biggest failure so far), they have all been fascinating to watch, just knowing how much time and effort the filmmakers went through to bring their vision to the big screen.
Now comes a new stop-motion animated film, Coraline, and from the looks of the trailer, it’s going to be just as fascinating to watch.
While the film might go the way of James and the Giant Peach, it seems to have a lot going for it, thanks to a solid storyline by writer Neil Gaiman, the creative genius behind The Sandman graphic novels that so impressed me in my formulative years, as well as more recent discoveries Stardust and Neverwhere.
Adding to that is an ecletic voice cast, which includes Dakota Fanning, the gravelly-voiced Ian McShane (recently heard in a starring role in Kung Fu Panda (2008)) and “Desperate” housewife Teri Hatcher, among others.
And with director Henry Selick behind the wheel – an old hand himself at directing stop-motion animation, with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach under his belt – this is one stop-motion journey the audience is bound to enjoy.
On a side note, the official site of the film is almost as entertaining as the trailer itself, as it prompts the user to enter “secret keys” to access various content. While the actual number of keys to be discovered varies greatly, one blogger gives us a headstart on some of the keys, and interested viewers may find themselves spending quite a bit of time between now and February searching for more.
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