Comments on: A Scary Film For Children http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/10/18/coraline/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 23 May 2012 23:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/10/18/coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-7501 Joe Valdez Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:48:51 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5576#comment-7501 <strong>Patricia</strong>: Nice capsule review! I always enjoy your Newcastle-upon-Tyne perspective. I would agree with the filmmakers that <em>Coraline</em> is really not suitable for kids 8 or under, regardless of it being animated. Beyond that, I think kids are far more resilient than adults want to give them credit for. I wonder whether these people remember the wonder of hiding their eyes at the Wicked Witch of the West in <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>. That film was also scary for kids and my question would be: so what? Patricia: Nice capsule review! I always enjoy your Newcastle-upon-Tyne perspective. I would agree with the filmmakers that Coraline is really not suitable for kids 8 or under, regardless of it being animated. Beyond that, I think kids are far more resilient than adults want to give them credit for. I wonder whether these people remember the wonder of hiding their eyes at the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. That film was also scary for kids and my question would be: so what?

]]> By: Pat Evans http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/10/18/coraline/comment-page-1/#comment-7500 Pat Evans Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:10:09 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5576#comment-7500 I reviewed this film in May: http://pppatty.blogspot.com/2009/05/coraline-2009.html I thought it was wonderfully well-done, but I do know children who refused to read the book and I suspect that the film would also be too scary. I saw it in its 2-D version but have just bought the DVD which has both the 2-D and 3-D renderings I reviewed this film in May:
http://pppatty.blogspot.com/2009/05/coraline-2009.html

I thought it was wonderfully well-done, but I do know children who refused to read the book and I suspect that the film would also be too scary. I saw it in its 2-D version but have just bought the DVD which has both the 2-D and 3-D renderings

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