Kid's Korner

[Rosemary's Baby]

As the proud parent of a spooky little chick, I get to find all kinds of things for her. When she asked for a scary story book for Christmas, I knew a had a horror fan on my hands. We took her to see Coraline today and she loved it. Hell, so did we. It was a little expensive, but worth the ticket price. There was not a whole lot of jump out at you 3-D, it as more that it looked like you could crawl through the screen at some points. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you're a Neil Gaimon fan.
The story centers on Coraline, whose parents have obviously moved her to a new town. They are both extremely self absorbed writers that just want her to be quiet and find something to do by herself. The irony being, they are writing a seed catalogue & she wants to plant a garden, but they don't want her to play in the mud. She finds a little door that takes her into a dimension that is opposite of her own. Her "other Mom" is very attentive & cooks daily. Things quickly go to hell.
No, I'm not going to spoil it. Read the book or watch the movie. I don't think either will be a waste of time. It gets really creepy. My 8-year-old & 9 year old nephew were fine, but a younger child flipped out in the theater & had to be taken out. Some adult humor that went over the kiddies heads. Overall, great story.