I'm a little disappointed that the story the Other Mother came from isn't better known. It's here.

http://www.geocities.com/orwellus/newmot…

Am very disappointed that the movie ending detracted from the 'girl power' ending of the book.

I disagree, although you can't fault the technical expertise and sheer giddyness of the design. But I thought the changes made to the story diminished it in each instance. Why a little male playmate? Why does she need/get help in the end? Why excise the instances where Coraline shows not just bravery but brains (the scene in the cellar, her figuring out where her parents are, the tea-party)? My two daughters, 11 and 8, who had loved the book to distraction, agreed... this Coraline, though more colorful, is less admirable.

I'm afraid I have to disagree; especially because I found the addition of Wybie to be rather superfluous. But then I have always found novels to be more ... textured than movies. So I think I will always prefer novels. I recommend seeing the movie FIRST.

I'm neither disappointed nor disagreeable. I found the 3D film far more captivating and affecting than the novel. I'm a huge Gaiman fan, but the way Henry Selick's screenplay fleshes out the book is extraordinary.

The only thing I didn't like about Coraline is that I don't have a stereoscopic projector at home to play it.

It's not just the best 3D, CG or claymation film I've ever seen: it ranks with the best movies of the decade.