Coraline (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ Anaglyph 3D)
by Henry Selick
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Actor: Dakota Fanning, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman, Teri HatcherDirector: Henry Selick
Brand: NBC Universal
Producer: Henry Selick
Writer: Henry Selick
Producer: Bill Mechanic
Producer: Claire Jennings
Producer: Harry Linden
Producer: Mary Sandell
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Multiple Formats
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-07-21
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal
Product features:
- Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, 3D, Widescreen
- Language: English, Spanish, French
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Actors: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Blu-ray Reviews of Coraline (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ Anaglyph 3D)
Blu-ray Review: Modern-Day Grimm that both Delights and Terrifies
Summary: 5 Stars
The old timely tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and even Nancy Drew were enough to inspire, teach and terrify girls have been considered old school or even as much as dead for a long time now. Their morals have been lost and their messages decayed overtime in the wake of inferior media directed as girls--such as the Twilight Series and Hanna Montana. Let's face it. Today there is hardly a good franchise directed at preteen girls that strikes a positive message and doesn't encourage what's become a popular trend in today's consumer standards: the spending of mommy and daddy's hard-earned cash for either blind happiness or settling with a hot abusive boyfriend. *eye-roll*
Coraline, projected from the creative efforts of Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick, may actually be the film that parents, mentors etc. have been waiting for after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was brutally murdered and when Harry Potter came to a close. While a twisted and almost a sickly creepy flick of dark proportions to some, behind its beautifully stop-motion-crafted walls, is story of maturity, responsibility and friendship.
The movie starts with Coraline (Dakota Fanning), an apathetic, whiny, complaining girl moving into her new home with her parents, hardly enthusiastic about her new living space. The neighbors are either crazy or senile and the only person in the area within her age-range (Wybie--Robert Bailey Jr.) seems to have a miss-match when it comes to forming chemistry between the two of them. Her parent's duty to their line-of-work doesn't help her adjustments, and the rain outside limits her activities. That all changes with a mysterious doll given to her by Wybie that apparently leads her to unlocking a mysterious door in her new home.
In front of her parents, there's nothing but a brick-wall behind it, but at night it becomes a gateway to a parallel universe. There, she meets her "other" mother (Terri Hatcher) and father (John Hodgman) who-- unlike their originals--are outgoing, affectionate and seemingly determined to dote upon their little girl. Everything about the world is brighter, better and more vibrant than the one Coraline presently inhabits--which leads her to coming back night after night, despite the countless warnings from her neighbors and even the efforts of her mother and father as they attempt to form connections with their estranged daughter. With each visit, the world expands and something that was either banal or tedious before in the real world, appears lushly more beautiful and elaborate in the alternate one. Everything about the world is superior--the food, the clothes, the toys, even her neighbors and Wybie are seemingly better and improved...
...but Coraline soon learns that this imperfection is false, when the true nature of the world and her other mother's intentions are revealed. Her real mother and father are captured and suddenly, the world turns from bright, happy and lenient to dark, cruel and unrelenting. Aided by a cynical black cat, as well as receiving assistance from a few other "hopeless" allies (products of both the real and alternate worlds) she attempts to rescue her parents and put a stop to the other mother's plans.
The film itself is beautifully sculpted and animated, showing vast improvements in stop-motion animation quality since The Nightmare Before Christmas. But don't think that this movie is superior to Tim Burton's masterpiece (that movie was a classic, people... nothing will ever beat it) because if you think like that going into the film, when the credits roll you will most likely be disappointed. My advice is try to see it as its own respected film and then you can't go wrong.
Bonus features on this product (compliments of Blu-RayDOTcom) are as follows:
* Feature commentary with director Henry Selick and composer Bruno Coulais (on 2-D and 3-D versions)
* U-Control (on 2-D version only):
- Picture-in-picture
- Tours and voice sessions
- Animatic picture-in-picture
* Deleted scenes
* The Making of 'Coraline'
* Voicing the Characters
* Creepy Coraline
* D-Box
* BD Live:
- My Scenes Sharing
- The World According to Henry
* Digital copy of 2-D version (expires July 31, 2010)
In any case, this movie almost revives the dramatic yet engrossing effects that the Grimm fairy tales did two centuries ago--with a modern and more artistic glow to the common themes of growing up and facing one's fears. With that it mind, it is highly recommended that your viewers are at least above the age of nine (as this may send anyone younger screaming and fleeing from your living room to the safety of the spot under their covers in their rooms) or are at least mature enough to handle a little bit of built-up tension--because there are times when this could send the socks flying off a college student. (I am totally not kidding) Other than that, this movie is a must for your HD collection--as both a beautiful piece of "art" and an enchanting story that will charm the minds of girls (and boys) for at least another decade.
Description of Coraline (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ Anaglyph 3D)
Includes: 3D Glasses (4 pairs) From the Director of The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a visually stunning stop-motion animated feature - the first to be originally filmed in 3-D! Discover how the filmmakers and artisans created the magical handmade world of Coraline, exclusively in this 2-Disc Collector's Edition! Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that's just like her own...but better! But when this fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her "other" Mother tries to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and bravery to get home. Coraline is "A visual marvel." (Claudia Puig, USA TODAY). Directed by: Henry SelickA dark and creepy film about family relationships directed by Henry Selick of Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach fame, Coraline is based on the haunting book Coraline by Neil Gaiman. The first stop-motion feature shot in stereoscopic 3-D, Coraline features big-headed, stick-bodied animated characters with huge eyes and demonic grins set against menacing backgrounds and an undercurrent of spooky music. Coraline is a teenager who has just moved to an old house in the middle of nowhere with her writer parents and she is bored, bored, bored. Her only companions are an annoyingly talkative boy Wybie (short for Why Born), some eccentric neighbors from the theater and circus, and a strange, button-eyed doll with a marked resemblance to Coraline which Wybie found in an old trunk of his grandmother's. When Coraline finds an old door hidden behind an armoire and papered over with wallpaper, she convinces her mother to unlock it, only to find a wall of bricks. When Coraline revisits the door later that night, the bricks magically disappear and she discovers a strange pathway to another world where everything is just what she wishes for. In stark contrast to the real world where Coraline's parents just don't have time for her, her "Other Mother" and "Other Father" in this alternate world are the perfect loving, attentive parents who anticipate her every need and desire. Initially comforted and quite happy in this new world, suspicion that things may not be quite as they seem grows inside Coraline and her disquiet is furthered by the mute "Other Wybie" and a strange-talking cat that seems to move between both worlds. Eventually, Coraline discovers some dark secrets about her "other parents" and the seemingly perfect "other world," but it may be too late for her to escape back to the real world. Teri Hatcher is especially effective in her dual (voice) role as Mom and "Other Mom" and Dakota Fanning also gives a great performance as Coraline. Coraline is a disturbing, intriguing film that both captivates and frightens. (Ages 11 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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