Coraline

(update of a previous post - original is here)



Data
Title: Coraline
Year: 2009
Length: 100 minutes
Director: Henry Selick
Writer: Henry Selick, based on the book by Neil Gaiman
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher
Music: Bruno Coulais (and They Might Be Giants)
Distinctions: Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature




My reaction
Synopsis: a girl is tempted to stay in a magical “other” world
How I saw it: in the theater, February 2009; on video yesterday (have on DVD)
Concept: Great.
Story: Great. Simple but right.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Good.
Cinematography: Great.
Special effects/design: Great.
Acting: Good.
Music: Good.
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great). Pixar quality, and the kind of tone and story (creepy horror + traditional fairytale) they would never do.
Objective Rating: 3.6/4 (Great).