I came to watch ParaNorman without any expectations and the only thing that I know of that's on the positive side was that it was from the makers of Coraline, one of the best stop motion animated pictures in recent memory. Good thing for that thought for I came out of the theater in good spirits, for ParaNorman is the best (so far), animated film that came out this year and is highly entertaining and funny too with sharp writing that can even be compared to Pixar's greatest films. It is also unexpectedly a feel-good film too!!
Norman Babcock (voiced by Kodi Smit-Mc Phee) is a boy with a gift: he can see and speak to dead people. His family, and everyone else thinks his weird except for his friend Neil. The gift eventually will be put into good use for he has uncovered a curse in their small town in which he will play a big part in removing it permanently.
ParaNorman is like Haley Joel Osment's character the Sixth Sense smashed with touches of a Tim Burton flick plus the look and feel of the B horror movies of the 50's. It's also very funny too!! This is one of 2012's best films for me and should be a contender for Best Animated Feature come awards season time.
Not the best animated film of the whole year, but still a very fun and entertaining kids flick that will make parents, kids laugh, and have the kids very, very scared. Maybe it’s a good thing. Maybe it’s a bad thing. All I know is that they will all be entertained. Nice review Royce.
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