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Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2009)

I must say this was one of the most visually stunning film that I do not think will ever be matched again, unless Henry Selick decides to do more claymation in 3D. I am really excited about this 3D revolution and what it can mean for movies, but there will be enough movies where it is just a gimmick, but this film it is wonderfully implemented and possibly claymation is the perfect medium for 3D. The world actually felt like I should be able to reach out and touch it. I completely forgot almost immediately that this was stop motion and that it was in 3D at all. I really was emerged into the world completely. The score was fantastic and the voice acting was as good as it needed to be. The best part was that we have a visually stunning film combined with a top notch story. I really enjoy how Neil Gaiman does not try to make a fluffy kids film, but made a kid's film that taps into the fears of a child and creates a world, that seems as if I might have created as a child. The story is a kids story, without doubt. But adults can love the story in the same way that any adult loves playing with a child within the limitations of the kids imagination. I cannot express my love of this movie anymore, but I must insist that this is seen in 3D. I hope 3D does not just turn into a way of showing off latest technology, but a tool a good director can use to help immerse the viewer into the world. I also have to note that I saw this movie with really high expectations and all of them were surpassed. A quick word about the viewing experience. I probably the last 3D showing in the Albany area and it was at 10:30 or so at night so I was literally the only one in the theater. So basically everything about the experience was magical. To throw one quick criticism out there I wished there were more than just a few hints at the mysterious connection of the real world with the other world.