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MSU did a sneak preview of "Coraline" this weekend. The MSU bakery made these: [link]
Those who have seen it - is it too dark for Em, do you think? She has watched Spiderman 1 and 2 and Batman Begins with no problem.
(This post might show what a bad parent I am in the what movies I allow my kid to see realm.)
Aims, those cookies are great!
I hope that they were as delicious as they were cool looking.
I have it on good authority that they were very tasty!
Aims, I'm going to defer to Neil Gaiman on this one:
Hello Neil:
I am planning in taking my 6 year old boy for his birthday party to see your new movie coming out soon "Coraline' I was wondering in your opinion if this film would be too scary for 6 years old.
Thank you for your response.
Graciela Jenkins
...and the only real reply I can give, is that it's a bit like saying "I'm planning to cook a mushroom omelette tomorrow, and do you feel this food would be welcomed by a six year old?"
Answer: I don't know. I don't know your six year old. They tend to like different things and respond differently. Does your six year old like mushrooms or omelettes?
And the answer to is Coraline right for six year olds is, I don't know. What sort of thing does your six year old like?
I think a good rule of thumb would be, that if your child can cope with The Nightmare Before Christmas and the original Wizard of Oz then they should be able to cope with Coraline just fine.
As a general rule, Coraline the book is much creepier for adults than it is for kids, who tend to read it as an adventure. I suspect that this will be true of the film as well.
Also I'll say that there was a 7 or 8 year old in the row in front of us at the screening and she did not seem to find it too scary. I don't remember seeing any kids younger than that, but it was a pretty late screening so the age range probably had more to do with bedtime than content.
Rage looks interesting, for a number of reasons.
Christian Bale loses his SHIT.
I listened to his tirade and I cannot believe it.
BTW, the tirade is not safe for work. no way.
Speaking of rage with a capital r...
I was never a fan of Christian Bale. After hearing that, I'm glad. What a friggin prima donna.
I'm still a fan of the actor, but the last interview I read with him made him seem like a guy I wouldn't like in person.
That clip? I laughed too much. I can't imagine what it must have been like to witness or to be the target of.