Predictable, Not for young kids

Rating: 2/10 (24 June 2009)

This movie should not have gotten such good a rating. It was incredibly predictable. 20 minutes into the movie I had already predicted the rest of it, and 3/4ths of them came true. And Iit's really not for young kids, hey, I'm a 7th grader and I got creeped out. It was meant to be a horror movie just for kids, and it sure was.
The characters, to me,seemed empty and almost lifeless, unlike other and better animated movies. My first impression of Coraline was a heartless, cold girl that liked causing trouble. And my opinion stayed that way throughout the movie. That boy Wybie was completely unnecessary. The only creature I actually liked was the talking cat.
Coraline also seemed oblivious and a little dumb. I mean come on, if I walked into my kitchen and saw my mom with no eyes, just buttons, I'd run down the street screaming for the police, wouldn't you? But no, she acts like it's a completely normal occurrence in her house.
One of the reasons I wouldn't recommend this for kids is the scene with the old ladies doing their show. Not for kids to see. Also, it most likely scared a lot of kids that the 'other mother' murdered three children, took out their eyes, and locked their ghosts (and remains) in a dungeon-magic-mirror thing.
When I left the theater, I had hundreds of questions. Why did Coraline have to go in the tunnel? Why didn't she go to the library, rent a movie on on demand, something instead of climbing through a gross looking tunnel and practically get herself killed? Etc, etc.