ParaNorman(2012)
"It's all fun and games until someone raises the dead."
Overview
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.
Sam Fell
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Chris Butler
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Chris Butler
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Original Theatrical Trailer: Season of the Witch
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Official Movie Trailer #2
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Anna Kendrick Reunited with Courtney Puppet
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Finn Wolfhard’s Favorite ParaNorman Scene
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“Nice Deltoids”
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Anna Kendrick as Courtney
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Behind the Scenes: Animating Courtney
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Letterboxd Visits LAIKA Studios | 20th Anniversary
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Ticket Sale | remastered 3D
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Tricks Behind Animating a Hungry Neil
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Behind the Scenes: Animating Neil
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From Curls to Spikes: The Secrets of ParaNorman’s Puppet Hair
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Animating Mitch
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How to Draw Norman from ParaNorman
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ParaNorman writer-director Chris Butler and director Sam Fell | BFI Q&A
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"Zombie Movie" Storyboard to Scene— ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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“Acting Lessons from Mrs. Henscher”
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“The History of Blithe Hollow” Storyboard to Scene — ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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Puppet Featurette: Courtney - ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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"Teaching a Ghost Dog New Tricks" 3-Tier Clip — ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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“Breakdance Breakdown” Storyboard to Scene — ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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“Alvin Does the Worm”
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"An Unexpected Visit” Script to Screen - Paranorman | LAIKA Studios
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Puppet Featurette: Mitch - Paranorman | LAIKA Studios
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"Bub Beyond the Grave" Storyboard to Scene - ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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Puppet Featurette: Neil - ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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"Meet the Ghosts of Blithe Hollow"
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Fathom Event Official Trailer
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"Van on the Run" Storyboard to Scene - ParaNorman | LAIKA Studios
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ParaNorman (2021) - Bonus Clip: Zombies (HD)
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ParaNorman (2021) - Bonus Clip: Tell A Story (HD)
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LAIKA | ParaNorman | Halloween Makeup Tutorial - Kika Studio
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Rigging the Game: Behind the Scenes of ParaNorman
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Weird and Wonderful: The Hand-crafted Artistry of ParaNorman
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Behind the Scenes of ParaNorman: Hand-Making Characters
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Behind the Scenes: Baking Faces for ParaNorman
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Crafting the World of ParaNorman
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The Origin of Norman: Making the Hero Puppet for ParaNorman
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This Little Light: Hand-crafting a Lamp for ParaNorman
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ParaNorman - Animators - 11/27 on Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD
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Paranorman - Casey Affleck - Look for it on Blu-ray & DVD
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ParaNorman - Voicing the Characters - 11/27 on Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD
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ParaNorman - Facial Expressions - 11/27 on Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD
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Written on April 26, 2014
The medium of animated films has really gone through the roof in the last 20 years. There was a time when Disney was the only reliable source for such colourful frolics. Now we are blessed with a whole raft of film makers creating their own animated films born out by their personal visions. One of the benefits of this "branching out" has been the rise in the animated horror comedy, right up there with the best of them in recent times is ParaNorman.
Norman Babcock is considered to be the weird kid in town, you see he claims to see ghosts. Little do the residents of this New England haven know it, but they will soon need Norman to break a centuries old witches curse or they are all doomed!
Picture unfolds in a delightfully quirky nature, with the makers showing great love and respect to both the genres it appertains to. As with the best animated films, ParaNorman manages to be an all encompassing family friendly production. The chilly thrills are the right side of child friendly, the animation craft superb, while the humour is smart and the Gothic atmosphere surrounding the tale is pitch perfect. It all builds nicely to a bona fide thrilling finale, where the visual spectacle sits comfortably with the emotional beats of the film. Lovely, intelligent and spooky into the bargain. 8/10
