Coraline

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Directed by: Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and Giant Peach)
Written by: Book: Neil Gaiman (Stardust, MirrorMask), Screenplay: Henry Selick (writing debut)
Starring: Dakota Fanning (Man on Fire, War of the Worlds), Teri Hatcher (Tomorrow Never Dies, Desperate Housewives (TV)), John Hodgmen (Baby Mama)
Genre: Animated/Family
MPAA Rating: PG - for thematic elements, scary images, some language and suggestive humor
Runtime: 101 minutes

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RottenTomatoes Score: 88% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 80/100
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
My Response: Everyone is saying that Coraline is Henry Selick's chance to shine. He's worked on other similar projects, but other people usually get the credit (mainly Tim Burton). Coraline looks to be very entertaining, and Selick definitely has an established, imaginative, and very unique style that many people love. See it.

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The Tale Of Despereaux

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Directed by: Sam Fell (Flushed Away) & Robert Stevenhagen (directorial debut)
Written by: Kate DiCamillo (book), Will McRobb, Gary Ross, Chris Viscardi (screenplay)
Starring: Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Godzilla), Emma Watson (Harry Potter series), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Hero)
Genre: Family/Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Runtime: 100 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 51% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 53/100
IMDB Rating: N/A
My Response: The first time I saw the trailer for this movie in theaters, someone shouted out "Hey, Ratatouille 2! Yea!" Thankfully, this film is in no way affiliated with Remy and Emile. And on a slightly related note, this movie reminds me a lot of star Matthew Broderick. The first time you saw him as Ferris Beuller, you got excited. "What an awesome dude!" you shouted. Then, his career continued on...and on...and on...and you realized he's not really anything like the greatness he once appeared to be. Skip it.

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Delgo

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Directed by: Marc F. Adler & Jason Maurer (directorial debuts)
Written by: Marc F. Adler, Jason Maurer et all
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Scooby Doo, She's All That), Val Kimer (The Saint, Willow), Jennifer Love Hewitt (Can't Hardly Wait, The Tuxedo)
Genre: Family/Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG - for sequences of fantasy action violence
Runtime: 90 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 14% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 28/100
IMDB Rating: 4.9/10
My Response: Apparently, this movie has been in the works since 1999. It had six people help write it (more is definitely not merrier when writing a movie). It's had many delays, setbacks, and dried-up actors. The animation is laughably bad, as there's better stuff on Nickelodeon these days. Sounds great, doesn't it? Skip it.

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Bolt

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Directed by: Byron Howard (directorial debut) & Chris Williams (Galgo's Quest)
Written by: Dan Fogelman & Chris Williams (screenplay)
Starring: John Travolta (Broken Arrow, Grease), Miley Cirus (Hannah Montana), Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Man)
Genre: Family/Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG - for some mild action and peril
Runtime: 96 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 84% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 67/100
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
My Response: I am admittedly bias when it comes to animated movies these days, as I feel nothing out there is up to par with what comes out of the Pixar studio (Wall-E, Ratatouille). But Bolt has been getting pretty good reviews and it looks to be the best of the rest when it comes to animated movies these days. Rent it.

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