Excellent stop-motion adventure with an intelligent, interested protag, solid voice acting from all involved and an engaging plot.

Beautifully crafted and quite entertaining, though it does lack that "magic" touch these kinds of movies need to achieve greatness.

based on Neil Gaiman's magical novella for children, visually very impressing but somehow lost its oomph in adaptation; not as dark, creepy or demanding as the book, but that probably intentional. deserves recognition much more than the ice age, madagascar sort of animal bs.

If you liked Nightmare Before Christmas, you'll probably love this. I thought it was gonna be crap from the preview... Then I watched it & MIND=BLOWN

There are so many lame kids films that don't dare scare kids and instead fill themselves with celebrities and pop culture so it's great there are films like Coraline that treat kids like intelligent people rather than speaking down to them. There is some wonderfully dark stuff in this and a real sense of threat (thanks mainly to Teri Hatcher's wonderful voice work). There's also some real imagination on show as well and some of the sequences in the alternate world are just spectacular.

It looks great. Too bad about the story. & the characters. There's little human or compelling to engross.

I found some parts of the ending to be slightly disappointing. Still a very good movie!

One of the year's better animated offerings. Visually stirring and with ample charm, though a bit thin in the story department. It is perhaps a bit too demanding, deliberate, and scary for most children, but it will find an audience outside of the Pixar cult.

a really solid animated film with a great visual style and some entrancing images. also a great fairy tale story that really sucks you in.

Good animation and visuals, but it doesn't have much else going for it outside of the soundtrack (I almost mistook some of the score as Sufjan Stevens).

A visual masterpiece that left my eyes with a physical thirst for more sensations. The plot itself slows in some points and has a slightly lighter tone then the novel but a fitting adaptation regardless.

Coraline is a beautifully crafted stop-motion animated film from Henry Selick, also known for The Nightmare Before Christmas. The lighting, textures and the visuals in general are jaw-droppingly beautiful and while the story itself didn't intrigue me that much being a little older than the targeted audience, I did enjoy the film as a whole, and the excellent voice casting probably has something to do with that. As 'angrypierre' mentioned, Coraline is a bit like Pan's Labyrinth for kids.

I love stop motion animation. I absolutely love it. And I can truthfully say that this movie has the most beautiful stop motion I've ever witnessed. The imagination and creative texture can be seen in every frame, and it almost gives Nightmare Before Christmas a run for its money in terms of dark whimsy. It's strange, creepy, and fascinating. One of my all time favorite animated films.

Visuals are fantastic, but too many story digressions to please younger audiences. The attempts come off flat. But it is beautiful and the Voice Acting is tops.

Unbelievable. I originally had 100 in the score I gave it, but then upon further reflection, it had no boobs in it, and so I docked 5 points. That would be really weird, though. So, perhaps I should put the points back on. Whatever. It was so right up my alley, it's awe striking. I loved it all, frankly. If its your style of movie, definitely go see it. I didn't see it in 3D, and I still thought it was the best thing ever. Gonna have to do that sometime. It's not scary either, people.

The animation's so good it transcends the stop-motion look and becomes sort of an absorbing, impossibly tactile version of CG. If there's any justice it will become a classic.

Visually, the most inventive and impressive animated film of the year. I feel, however, that both Disney efforts (Princess & Up) top it in storytelling.

It's visually amazing, but there's always been something about Henry Selick, without Burton to hold his leash, that's too over the top. It gave me that Monkeybone vibe. Maybe it's just too much of a kids movie. Will probably watch again to be sure.

A fine child's tale. Henry Selick plus Neil Gaiman 3d = a treat for all.

This movie is the best movie I've seen in theaters in a really long time. Well worth the $9.50 I paid to see it in 3D. Completely and totally amazing! It made me so happy on the inside to see something so creative and well thought out, especially with the advantage of it being in 3D.

It starts well, ramping up a suitable amount of kid-friendly scary tension with its delightful animation style and refusal to shy away from moments of bleakness, but by the time the real Big Bad is revealed the film has lost a lot of its initial momentum. As a result, the final half an hour feels a little rushed, and fails to deliver a direct hit on the potential teased by the opening section.

Beautifully made; I loved the art style and the grim(m) fairy tale aesthetic. The plot had a nice, simple structure that carried the adventure along from setpiece to setpiece all of which were thoroughly enjoyable.

A delightfully creepy movie that reminded me of a mixture of Beetle Juice and something you'd expect to see from Tim Burton.

It looks really great. I want to see a the making of now.

Book is better; would actually only give the film 70, but Neil saves the last 10 points.

Besides a great way to traumatize the fuck out of your unexpecting children, this is an immersive, intricately detailed, often awe-inspiring, and creepy fairy tale with a compelling female protagonist.

Very beautiful to look at, the setting feels like a magical dollhouse and the characters and decoration are an enchanting blend of ramshackle, fairytale, and gothic creepyness. The story starts well and develops in a pleasingly original way, although the denouement in the third act is rather weak, clichéd and action-driven. Still, the cute character design and sheer level of creative detail in each frame place this up there with the very best 3D animations.

Coraline is a great traditional stop-motion excursion, with such a lovely charm and pessimistic dark rural ambience. A fitting adaptation of the novel and one of the most skillfully constructed animated films of all-time. Keep your eye out for local listings and showtimes on this one.

The story's been dumbed down, but the fantastic stop motion and 3D keep you more than interested.

Pan's Labarynth for kids. I don't say that lightly. Excellent immersive 3D as well.

Visually fulfilling to the point that a tier eleven would indeed be needed. Story wise it wasn't half bad either. Only real complaint is the 'Go there: Do this' attitude. Only minor though as the dark themes and fore mentioned beauty make this a magical film.