ParaNorman

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by bookreader876

I was wary about taking my seven year old cousin to see this due to what some reviews have lead me to believe, but I'm very happy I did. Paranorman's story isn't about the zombies or the witches?it's...

So-so
ParaNorman-Cute but too many adult references

by familymoviewatcherzzz

loved story, and actually cried a bit at the end when they were talking about forgiving the people who hurt her. good lessons about friendship, not judging, and forgiveness being good for yourself to...

So-so
Not PG

by kws5

I am very surprised that this is a PG movie. The young kid tells his mom he is watching sex and murder movie! All through out the movie they use words that are NOT appropriate for PG and to top it...

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Critic Reviews

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

It's freakishly funny, suddenly tender, gleefully macabre, genuinely scary, and full of a moral – fear turns weak people into bullies – which is dosed out so gently that it never tastes like medicine. Read full review

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New York Post
| Lou Lumenick

ParaNorman is probably the year's most visually dazzling movie so far, and the stunning climax centering on an 11-year-old witch (Jodelle Ferland) is too good to spoil. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Rick Groen

Norman is the "freak" bullied and ostracized and otherwise degraded by the alive-and-well crowd. Such is the outcast fate of most heroes in the best children's tales. And ParaNorman, a ghoulishly delightful exercise in stop-motion animation, is a very good children's tale indeed. Read full review

75
Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

My advice? Just go with ParaNorman. There's magic in it. Read full review

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A scene from "Paranorman."