Visual Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (11 February 2009)

First let me profess my love for just the look of the film. Unlike Selick's work with Nightmare Before Christmas (Which was more of Tim Burton's vision) This is more colorful and artistic. The 3D is spectacular and makes one believe that 3D has a true future in cinema. We have little Coraline who your basic little girl who moves into a new apartment with her neglecting parents. She then finds a portal within the apartment that leads to another world completely opposite from her own, and when she thinks that this world that she found is her dream come true, it turns into a nightmare. Now we have seen this story many times, and that can sometimes bring a movie down, but with this movie it's done so beautifully, that it's easy to forget all the movies that had the same premise. Now please note this can be very disturbing for little kids, this is a very tight PG rating. Some parts can be overly creepy, which got my little cousin crying and wanting to leave. Overall It's and an amazing accomplishment, for 3D, and for For cinema in general