Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Anand K — 20 Jul 2013

With first Coraline and now this, I'm becoming a big fan of Laika.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Anand K on 20 Jul 2013.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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