Review of ParaNorman (2012) by Steve C — 03 Dec 2013

I just didn't like this film. I though the animation was bad. It tried to be like a Tim Burton film and failed.

This review of ParaNorman (2012) was written by Steve C on 03 Dec 2013.

ParaNorman has generally received positive reviews.

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