My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ParaNorman (2012)

Phil Knight's animation studio Laika pres6ents a horror comedy about a boy who can see dead people.  While this is the same studio who delivered the wonderful Coraline, it's not the same director or writer, which might explain why it's nowhere near as inventive or exciting.  The overall look is great and I thought the little tributes to horror classics like John Carpenter's Halloween were fantastic.  It has an enjoyable cast of characters and a fun storyline but it left me wanting something more.  Grade: B
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