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I am one of the select few that does not like Henry Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas. I am ceaselessly amazed at how I am able to fall asleep about 30 minutes in every single time I try to watch it. I have also never even seen his stop-motion animated feature James and the Giant Peach. There is no reason that I haven't seen that one outside of the fact I just haven't seen it. However, I am willing to admit the work that goes into a stop-motion animated feature is astounding. Sure, CGI animated features take work and some patience, but stop-motion animation is nothing but patience and the ability necessary to make such a feature look fluid is amazing.

That said, the first official trailer for Selick's next feature, Coraline, based on Neil Gaiman's international best-selling book has come online and while the film itself doesn't really interest me, there is no denying how great it looks from a visual perspective. Just how Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas is available in 3-D now, Coraline will also be presented in 3-D. Of course, there is one BIG difference, Coraline was filmed in 3-D and is the first stop-motion animated feature to get the treatment.

The flick hits theaters on February 6 and stars the voice talent of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher and Ian McShane as they tell the story of Coraline Jones, a little girl who finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side.

Check out the trailer and see whatcha think. You can check it out in high-definition right here.

Related post categories: Movie News, New Video : Animated Films, Coraline

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