Paranorman [3D] [Blu-ray] [With Movie Cash] [Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D] [2012]

Our family watched the movie today and loved it. It has a great story to it and amazed at how flawless the stop motion was. It's funny, sad and will make you think.

I didn't know what to expect from Paranorman, but I found myself liking it quite a lot. I think the animation is great, although not an amazing achievement of stop motion. I found the horror sidetone in the film refreshing, but the characters very solid and easy to identify with. The voice performances are great and very exciting. Besides being enjoyable, and a visually amazing finale. Definitely recommend.

Brilliant follow up to Coraline. Not as good but Coraline set high standards.

We first watched it on demand, in 2D, and I really liked the story and the execution. There is a natural balance of jokes and spooks. All characters are believable. The animation is perfect and brings that sense of fairy tale which I felt when I was a kid and watched cartoons on TV. Back then I believed in them, and this one made me believe in these characters too, and believe the story. When I bought a 3D disk and we watched it, the sense of immersion of this story deepened dramatically. From a flat accepted-as-artificial show it became a stage in the real space - the whole movie was unfolding just right in front of us, it's like ... a mix of a puppet theater and "small soldiers" -kind of live action. I recommend watch this in 3D, it brings just amazing emotions.

Paranorman is one film that may turn people away by just reading its simpllistic plot. You've seen it done a thousand times, why should anyone sit down for another round of it. However, at that I'd say you've never fallen in love with anything like this before. Paranorman is a love letter to all horror films, mostly zombies, that has believable characters, strong character arcs and motifs, and above all else visuals that outdo themselves time and time again. Kids will be scared and love this at the same time, adults will find humor in the most unlikely places within this film. Paranorman is a gem that can't be fully appreciated unless you go back and watch it again and again to catch every little detail, and nod.