Thursday, August 23, 2012

"ParaNorman" Conjures Up Early Halloween Magic

Norman (Kodi Smit-McPhee) ventures into the woods to stop an 300-year-old curse
It's never too early in the year to start feeling those haunting vibes of Halloween. With competition like Hotel Transylvania and Tim Burton's stop-motion Frankenweenie already staking claim in the fall season, ParaNorman finds itself in an uphill marketing position. The only good thing to coming out quite early is that ParaNorman satisfies as an appetizer for those caught up in witches, spirits and zombies. To save his town from a 300-year-old curse, Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) has to combat all three one way or another. But Norman isn't your ordinary kid in some ordinary town, he's a medium, who's ridiculed and bullied by his friends, his family and the townspeople who don't quite understand his gift. CONTINUE READING

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