The full BBFCinsight can be found as part of the film listing. Not all parents agreed with the PG classification for Coraline , however, and some wrote to the BBFC to complain that their children had been scared by the film - some of them to the point of having to leave the cinema. Everyone who wrote in received a reply explaining all the reasons for the PG classification as the BBFC has a responsibility to take into account public opinions on the classification of films.
Coraline was also released in a 3D version, and Examiners watched and classified this too, as sometimes the format of a film may change the viewing experience. In the case of Coraline , both versions were given a PG classification. By clicking the I agree button, you agree to us doing so. Just let Todd go play with his forest friends, and Copper can go be the hunting dog he was born to be.
Deal with it. But, you know, for kids. They try to talk him out of it, partly because he has so much to offer the world with his words, wit and wisdom, but mostly because he plans to crash the airship into the comet, killing them all. The only thing scarier than the quality of this putrid excuse for entertainment is the costumed little people masquerading as the nauseating Garbage Pail Kids.
Based on an allegedly-amusing series of stickers mocking the Cabbage Patch Kids, The Garbage Pail kids are disgusting affronts to fake humanity with names like Valerie Vomit and Foul Phil. This film left a permanent black mark on humanity and the film industry. Showing this movie to your kids may result in a boost in their personal hygiene, but it will also kill a small part of them that will never grow back.
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Also like mentioned before it is up to the parent to see if your child may like it or be scared of it and based on that your decisions on watching it should be made. All children do react differently.
Once again thank you. Thank you, Belinda, and if I can be of any help with your paper, email me at moviemom moviemom. I think the movie was too scary for anyone under 13 to be honest. I know if I would have seen it as a young child I would have been very frightened. Another thing to note is the very heavy Satanic imagery in this movie. The imagery in that vein is very thick in this movie so if you are a Christian parent you need to be aware of it. Some of it might not be obvious on a casual viewing but it will go into your subconscious mind so do be careful.
Also the other poster was spot on when she talked about gazing through the pyramid. Thank you, Rubystars. Those symbols occur in many forms in many cultures. And as I have said before, honest faith cannot be impaired by such trivialities, even at the subconscious level.
That is where the foundation of faith is located. I appreciate the comment, which will be a helpful guide to parents who are making a decision about whether this film is right for their families. Dear other posters, I hope you read this, then I hope you re-read this.
I think it is absolutely hilarious that you would even consider this movie to be to scary for children. Do you even know what Satanism is? The fact that you would even bring your silly christian religion into a movie that has nothing to do with it, disgusts me. Samantha, I appreciate your willingness to share your views but I must remind you that the rules of this site prohibit insulting any other commenters.
Please remember that insult is not argument and that if you wish to make a point you must be able to do more than condescend, dismiss, and criticize; you have to respond in a factual and respectful manner. Otherwise, you simply make it easy for the other side to dismiss your points as unworthy of engagement. I am a big fan of this movie as my review shows and included it in my top 10 list for the year. But it is easy for me to see how the macabre and grotesque images, which are intended to be scary and disturbing, could be related to or interpreted as demonic themes, just as in other frightening stories.
My 8 years old son watched the movie few months ago; to this day he wakes up sweating at night coming to my bed talking about this movie. I am so sorry to hear that, worriedparent. I hope that in talking to you he is able to work through some of the issues that are troubling him.
I did my best in my review of the movie to caution parents that the movie includes some very disturbing images and themes. Now THAT was scary! At the end, the heroine wins.
All nice and sweets on the outside, but inside…. My daughter was four years old when she first watched this movie. She was begging me for months to buy it, but I always hesitated because I thought it looked way too scary.
When I first watched it I have to admit I was very shocked in a few parts. You have to really look at the movie as a piece of art though. Tim Burton has an amazing imagination and very dark sense of humor. After watching the movie a few times I really started to appreciate the beauty, creativeness and originality of it.
I am not really a Tim Burton fan at all, but in my opinion this is the best movie he has ever made. She was absolutely fascinated by the spookiness from beginning to end. It is still to this day her favorite movie and never has she had any nightmares from it. If your child is really that sensitive to movies then you should do the responsible thing and screen everything he watches before hand. I had to get up and make an excuse to get away from that movie!!!
I was twelve at the time. The movie is — yes — creepy, but it is resolved in a positive — well, almost positive — way in the end. Okay, maybe not. Thanks for reading. Bailey, I really appreciate this comment — very thoughtful and an excellent suggestion. Much appreciated. I loved the book!
I watched this movie last night. Extremely creepy at some parts, though good, strong plotline. I was taught to appriciate this movie as a reminder to.
I find movies aimed at children and families to be a lot creepier than actual horror films. I always find something either really dark and strange about a film that most people miss or overly depressing.
Janice was the only actual person, the rest were cheaply made puppers with crayon-drawn backgrounds. The Laughingstock sounded like Ed Wynn with his voice and laugh. Calliope music was constantly playing in the background. There were two main villains that I remember but there might have been others. Horrace Horrible was this puppet that had just a handlebar moustache, really tall teeth, and a monacle we always thought he had just one eye for a face.
They were all just flailing and screaming for the whole show. Sorry for the long winded description but the point is if kids watched stuff like Candle Cove and turned out ok, kids are alot more resillient than we think even though naturally we want to protect them. I turned it off shortly after that scene, my 4 year old has just gone to sleep telling me she is scared she will have a bad dream.
Thanks, Sandra, this comment will be very helpful to other parents trying to determine whether this is appropriate for their families. It is just too hard to predict how they will react and too hard to reassure them if they get scared.
I try to make it clear in my reviews what content parents should consider before showing the movie to children. The next morning my 4 year old woke up and asked me if she could watch the end of Coraline. I agree all children are different and each parent has to decide what they think their own children can cope with. Seriously, you think that Coraline i scary? Sincerely, Liyhi. Thanks, Iris. And Anonymous, a two year old may be too young to be scared by what she sees but may get scared when she is four or five and can understand it better.
Kids are going to react differently to different things just as adults do. This is of course not true with every child. Good point, Chace. And what is hilarious to one at age two may be scary at age six, when the implications of the visuals are more understandable. I have 3, 5, 7, and 8 year olds and they have all seen this movie.
I do not allow my kids to watch anything without previewing it first. That being said I do not believe that every story should be so bland and boring it could put a dog to sleep. Children are much more resilient than adults give them credit for and most enjoy a good creepy shock. My 8 yr old was unaffected but my 10 year old just terrorized.
She wakes up crying about this movie. She is being teased about it in school. Of course it is fun to be scared — and to get some resolution. But I have to say there is something about this movie that had to be incredibly disturbing.
Thanks LMom. Each child responds differently to scary material and it is impossible to predict sometimes. I have seen this movie with my three little brothers at that time they were age 8, 10 and I at that time was 18 years old. I think it was highly inappropriate for children. It is hardly comparable to Lion King or Bambi as you have described in your post. It is far different from the imagination of adults.
Thank you, Jergus. As I mentioned in the post, I recommended it for middle school and older that would be ages 12 and up , so we agree.
But responses to this kind of material are very individual. Some younger children might be fine with it and some teenagers and adults might find it disturbing. This movie is not for kids. There is a woman with pasties and half naked with big breasts.
No good! My 8 year old just saw this movie last night — her uncle gave her the dvd he had no idea the movie would be inappropriate for her — and she cried before bed, woke up startled during the night, and in the morning told me about the nightmares she had. She is adopted, and then asked me how many sets of parents she really has — she knows her adoption story. She told her teacher about it this morning and cried again in school.
I later got an email from her teacher letting me know that my daughter had a rough morning at school. Luckily, she asked me tonight if she could throw the movie in the garbage — and she did!
Hopefully her worries and fears are now in the trash — where this movie should stay! What kind of mind thinks these movies are ok for young kids! This is why as a parent, I try to screen everything she watches. Sorry to hear that, Julismom.
Please feel free to email me any time at moviemom moviemom. And good strategy on the garbage idea! We still have a scary book on the top shelf, where my son asked me to put it many years ago. I am 26 years old and I watch a lot of real horror movies, but I have to admit that Coraline freaked me out, I will never let my children watch it.
I loved this movie. It is a bit freaky towards the end, though. If your chils gets scared easily, let them watch the first part. Secret studies and hidden doors are the entry points into unknown worlds for other inquisitive children who discover these passages in the Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Spiderwick Chronicles. The film MirrorMask tells the tale of another young lady who becomes entangles in a parallel world.
Coraline Parent Guide While some may enjoy a venture into this outlandish world, viewers with children will likely choose to leave the door locked on this dark and creepy universe. Overall C. Release date February 6, Violence C. Run Time: minutes Official Movie Site. Get Content Details. The Guide to our Grades. About author. Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for over 15 years.
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