Taverner
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Tue Aug-02-11 12:25 PM
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My 5-year-old is watching "Coraline" |
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Did I just give her a prescription for endless nightmares?
She's transfixed...
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Tue Aug-02-11 12:31 PM
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I'm a bit odd, so maybe not someone who would be a great commentator on it, but I know Coraline is in the selection of movies I've started amassing for my son.
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Tue Aug-02-11 12:34 PM
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2. The girl is really getting into the gothy junior stuff.. |
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So is the boy - I am half tempted to buy him Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book"
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Tue Aug-02-11 12:39 PM
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3. You should. Gaiman is a genius. |
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Edited on Tue Aug-02-11 01:09 PM by Zephie
Your son and daughter might enjoy Katy Towell's Skary Childrin and the Carosel of Sorrow as well: http://skary.net/skary-childrin-and-the-carousel-of-sorrow/trailer/It's written for ages 9-12 so you'd need to read it to your 5 year old but reading to children is always lovely. :) Edit: Also, my favorite as a child was called The Thief of Always by Clive Barker, your boy might appreciate that as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thief_of_Always
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Tue Aug-02-11 01:03 PM
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4. My 3 year old granddaughter loves that movie |
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and has been watching it since she was 2. She doesnt have bad dreams.
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Fri Aug-05-11 11:16 AM
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But yes, either way, it is good for nightmares.
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Fri Aug-05-11 01:36 PM
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Dropkid has been a MASSIVE Tim Burton type stuff fan since she could walk. I think the stuff is okay, she LOVES it. Nightmare before xmas and corpse bride get watched at least once a week, Beetlejuice and others at least once a month, along with Coraline and other creepy-ish movies with a Tim Burton influence. Neil Gaiman (Coraline writer) doesn't dumb shit down or niceify it in his kids books, and kids just gobble it up. I remember when I was a kid that cartoons had bad guys, as did books and movies, and I couldn't get enough of them, they were just more engaging. Now the spineless pap being spoonfed to our kids is enough to make me vomit, not a bad guy in sight!
If your daughter likes the movie, she likes it! Dropkid is also a huge zombie/werewolf/vampire movie fan (has been since she was 4-5), has never had nightmares.
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Fri Aug-05-11 01:48 PM
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7. I loved that movie and have been wanting to watch it again |
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Has she watched "My Neighbor Totoro" and the other films by Hayao Miyazki? My son (now 16) and I have been great fans ever since someone at his preschool recommended "Totoro" to us. This page just gives little glimpses into each movie- google for more info on each http://hayao-miyazaki.tumblr.com/tagged/My_Neighbor_Totoro
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Fri Aug-05-11 11:34 PM
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8. Coraline is brilliant! |
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Read the book to her.
My daughter has friends who named their daughter Coraline.
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