Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Jens S — 01 Nov 2015

Great halloween fodder for kids. fantastic animation.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Jens S on 01 Nov 2015.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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By Lou O (157) on 01 Aug 2017

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By Facebook U (1,208) on 15 Feb 2017

Excellently done. Funny characters all. Really fabulous but not as good as Coraline, storywise…

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By Jose Miguel G (482) on 13 May 2017

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