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Coraline, a review by Achim

Title: Coraline
Year: 2009
Director: Henry Selick
Rating: PG
Length: 101 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish: DTS 5.1, French: DTS 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Dakota Fanning
Teri Hatcher
Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French
Keith David

Plot:Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
2D, 3D versions, DVD, Digital copy, BD Live, U-Control

A beautiful film, deserving all the praise it has received. Wonderfully executed (Henry Selick obviously obviously knows what he is doing, and in that reminds of the people at Pixar a lot) and due to its digital source beautifully represented on Blu-ray (and probably DVD as well).

I found the story to be far more grown-up than the PG rating would suggest. Lots of jokes seemed to be targeted at an adult audience and the second half of the film is scary and has almost dark themes. Maybe I am just old fashioned that way...?

There is not really much more about the story I can tell, the overview says all you need to know. It's ultimately all in the details...



(From Achim's entirely random reviews on August 23rd, 2009)

Shrek 2, a review by Tom

Title: Shrek 2
Year: 2004
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 89 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Turkish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Turkish

Stars:
Mike Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
Julie Andrews
Antonio Banderas

Awards:

Academy Award	2004	Nominated	Best Animated Feature Film	Andrew Adamson
Academy Award	2004	Nominated	Best Music, Song	"Accidentally In Love": Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley, David Bryson (Music); Adam Duritz, Daniel Vickrey (Lyrics)
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Best Animated Feature	DreamWorks Animation
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Animated Effects	Jonathan Gibbs
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Directing in an Animated Feature Production	Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Music in an Animated Feature Production	Harry Gregson-Williams
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production	Antonio Banderas - Voice of Puss in Boots
Annie Awards	2004	Nominated	Individual Achievment - Writing in an Animated Feature Production	Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, David J. Stem, David N. Weiss
Golden Globe	2004	Nominated	Original Song	"Accidentally in Love": David Bryson, Adam Duritz, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley, Dan Vickrey (Music/Lyrics)
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Comedic Performance	Antonio Banderas
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Animated Feature
Saturn	2004	Nominated	Best Animated Film
Saturn	2004	Nominated	Best DVD Special Edition Release
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Won	Choice Movie - Comedy
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Nominated	Choice Movie of the Summer
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie: Animated/Computer Generated

Extras:
Commentary
DVD-ROM Content
Featurettes
Interactive Game
Music Videos
Scene Access
Trailers

A great sequel. Puss in Boots is a great addition to the cast. But besides Puss, this movie hasn't aged quite as well as the first part. This is mainly because of the many human characters. Their animation is hit and miss. Some animations are really good, but sometimes it just is very noticable, that animating human movement is a very tough art form.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on July 1st, 2009)

[Rerun Marathon] Spaced, a review by Tom

9/10

Brian's mother thinking he is a lawyer was fun. Also the messenger friend standing in the middle of the street because of the traffic light for the blind

(From [Rerun Marathon] Spaced on December 25th, 2007)