| Overall: | B- |
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| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 93 |
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| Video Release: | 26 Nov 2012 |
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This movie comes from the same creative team as Coraline. Supernatural themes appear in the animated films Monster House and The Corpse Bride. And the adult thriller The Sixth Sense also follows a character that can see dead people.
Home Video Extra Features
Home Video Notes: ParaNorman
Release Date: 27 November 2012
ParaNorman releases to home video in 3D (Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy) and as a Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy). Extras include:
- Preliminary Animatic Sequences: With commentary from Director Sam Fell and Writer/Director Chris Butler.
- Peering Through the Veil: A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of the weird and wonderful world of ParaNorman from building the characters to voicing them.
- Featurettes: Seven short segments showcasing Norman and his extraordinarily unusual costars.
- Feature Commentary: With Director Sam Fell and Writer/Director Chris Butler.
- BD-Live (Exclusive HD Content)
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
