Now that I've finally read it, I'll share my fengeils.I really liked it. I dig Gaiman, and alt-reality fiction. To me, this book is a lesson to be grateful for what you have. She realized her parents aren't perfect, but they do love her. In some ways, it's like The Plan. The other mom didn't want Coraline to have any choices, and thought that was love. Consequently, we can be glad for what we have, which is what I like about alt-reality fiction anyway (I'm composing a blog post in my head about it). It is something I'd introduce to my children with care, but I was the kid that read all the books about ghosts in the library. Seriously.

I think Coraline is one of those movies that should be in the horror category. It is awful. I hated it and so will you. Please don't watch this movie. And if you have then-NEVER AGAIN!! Coraline is about a girl who is unhappy with where she lives. Then her friend Whyb finds a doll that looks exactly like her. she finds a world where everyone has buttons for eyes. But this world that she found is amazing, beautiful,and just what she wanted it to be. Coraline's other mother and father (the ones in her perfect world) ask her if she will sew buttons on her eyes. When she says no her other mother locks her in a closet where she meets 3 little ghost children. After she met all the ghosts she tried to escape. She kept tring and trying but every time she just got even more scared and even more in trouble. Believe us it's much creepier than you think it is, but don't try to prove me wrong because if you do you will be scarred for life.

Its kind of freaky toward the end, like the part when the mother chases Coraline to put in buttons instead of eyes! that's odd and wrong even my 8 year old sister had nightmares for a month! but, I still enjoyed it!

I’m still a little scared from Coraline. Coraline is about a girl who finds a door and when her mother unlocks it, it's just a brick wall. In her dreams, she goes through the door and finds her “other” parents who are really nice and everything seems great. But it’s all a trap. It’s kind of creepy, but I still think 4 and up should see it. I’d like to see it again!

Much like director Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline is a dark, imaginative story about a girl new to town who is bored: her parents are too distracted by work to pay attention to her and the neighbors are too bizarre for her tastes. Coraline thinks she’s found something interesting when she discovers a hidden door…which leads to nothing but a brick wall. In her dreams, Coraline is able to go through the door and through a path to another world similar to hers except it seems to revolve around her. Coraline soon learns that the grass is not always greener on “the other side.”

Coraline is a wonderful movie that is made even better with the perfect voice performances of Dakota Fanning (with a Michigan accent!) and Teri Hatcher (who knew how deliciously evil she could be?). However, a couple of bizarre moments in the film may give you reservations. For instance, when Coraline is in the other world, the two old actresses who live next door perform for her while “practically naked” (Coraline’s words) – one heavily bosomed lady bounces up and down on a diving board. It IS animation, but still, it’s so unnecessary you have to wonder WHY it’s included in a film marketed to kids.

The biggest concern is the scare factor. Coraline is like a juicy campfire ghost story: creepy enough to get a jump when someone shouts “boo” but not actually frightening. That said, Coraline contains some “boo” moments and is not appropriate for littler kids. One preschooler in my screening was crying in the first five minutes. My 7 year old wrapped her arms around her legs and was completely engrossed, making Coraline what we might call “good scary.” For kids 8 and up.