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ParaNorman is set in the town of Blithe Hollow, whose locals profit from mining the town’s history as the site, 300 years ago, of a famous witch hunt. 11-year-old Norman Babcock (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee of Let Me In and The Road) spends much of his days appreciating the finer points of scary movies and studying ghost lore. In fact, Norman is gifted with the ability to see and speak with the dead, such as his beloved grandmother (Elaine Stritch). Most days, he prefers their company to that of his flustered father (Jeff Garlin), spacey mother (Leslie Mann), and deeply superficial older sister Courtney (Anna Kendrick). At middle school, Norman dodges bullying Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), confides in the impressionable Neil (Tucker Albrizzi), and tries to tune out his blowhard teacher Mrs. Henscher (Alex Borstein).
Norman is unexpectedly contacted by his odd uncle Prenderghast (John Goodman), who floors him with the revelation that a centuries-old witch’s curse is real and is about to come true, and that only Norman will be able to stop it from going into overdrive and harming the townspeople. Once a septet of zombies – led by The Judge (Bernard Hill) – suddenly rises from their graves, Norman finds himself caught in a wild race against time alongside Courtney, Alvin, Neil, and Neil’s musclebound older brother Mitch (Casey Affleck) as Sheriff Hooper (Tempestt Bledsoe) chases them all. Worse, the town is up in arms and taking up arms.
Norman bravely summons up all that makes a hero – courage and compassion – as he finds his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. ParaNorman is Rated PG and is now out in the theaters… I know where I’m taking the kids this weekend!
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“ParaNorman” Ultimate Back to School Prize Pack:CLOSED
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – SEE BELOW FOR WINNER
2 Winner’s Will Each Receive an Ultimate Prize Pack! The Prize Pack includes: Backpack, Hard cover novel, Slippers, Keyring, Nightlight, Green kids shirt, Black shirt, Toothbrush, Notebook, Pencil set, Activity book, Norman figure and Rubber bracelet. (Studio reserves the right to make substations if needed). Open to U.S. residents only. You must be 18 years old to enter to win. See Rafflecopter for entry details. Ends 9/14
No purchase necessary. An email address is required to enter. The winner will be chosen randomly through Rafflecopter and contacted via email. A reply to the winning email is required within 48 hours before a new winner is chosen. One person entering per household please. U.S. only. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on Sept. 14, 2012.
I would win this for my son. We would love to see ParaNorman! We love Coraline and all things paranormal!
i would love to win this for my daughter she would love it
I would win this for my whole family!!! Everyone gets a lil zombie something:) We LOVED ParaNorman!!! Awesome job on animation and fun time for the whole family;0
We haven’t seen the movie yet. My kids think it looks scary. But I want to see it. I work in a middle school and I would love most of this for my office. The kids at school would love it!
I want to win this for my son.
My godson saw the movie and loved it
WOOOO! AWESOME CONTEST YET AGAIN!
I want to win this prize for me and my little sister! Ahem, ANYWAY… I first heard about ParaNorman when I visited C2E2 in Chicago just this year. The second I saw the costumed characters of ‘Norman’ and some of the Undead Zombies, I instantly knew the creators from Laika were the ones promoting the film. I took a photo with the characters, got a cool ParaNorman bumper sticker and poster, and from that point, I began keeping track on all the updates on the movie. I followed ParaNorman on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Anything just to let me see the magic behind the making of the movie. Soon enough, it was finally the release date of the movie, and I saw it the same day at the local movie theater! As I had expected, the movie did not disappoint. From the unique non-stop animation, the engaging and funny storyline, and Norman’s awesome hair style, I was immersed. The beautiful colors and edgy look given to the characters and environments were top notch! Each character easily represented someone or some people we have or still do, deal with in our lives. They all seemed so real. That’s what I love about Laika’s awesome creations. They did a brilliant job on Coraline, and an even better job with ParaNorman. Last, but not least… THE SOUNDTRACK. It was BEAUTIFUL! I didn’t so much as enjoy it the first time seeing the movie, but the second time was just plain awesome. Animation is a big part of my life, so of course I’ve already seen the movie two times, and I suggest any of you to go out and see it as many times as possible. This movie was totally worth it. Out of five stars I would give ParaNorman a zombifying… 4 1/2 stars!
Oh, and my favorite character was unsurprisingly, Norman Babcock! I felt like I could relate to him in the way he was bullied often… not so much seeing the whole ghost thing!’
I would love to see this movie.. I want those slippers for my hubby!
I want to win this for my grand son Layne, he loves the previews on this movie!
I haven’t seen the movie but am looking forward to it! I would love to win this for my granddaughter, thanks 🙂
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Would love to win this for my kids! Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
We haven’t seen the movie yet, but we want to. It definitely looks interesting.
It looks like a cute movie; haven’t seen it yet. The prize pack would be for my daughter.
I like to win this prize pack for my son.
Thanks for the chance.
Have not yet seen it, win this for my son!
for my kids 🙂
this is for my daughter – – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
I have seen this movie and it’s fantastic. When we went to see it, my nephew commented about how he’d love to have slippers like Norman’s so that’s why I want to win it.
I would like to win this for my daughter.
I would like to win this for my kids (and myself). The movie looks awesome.
I would love to win this for my two granddaughters. We have not seen the movie yet but we intend to.
My son and I saw this and loved it! I would love to win it for him!
We watched this movie last Friday and LOVED IT!!! I will be going to watch it again in 3D before it’s out of the theater!! I would love to win this for my son 🙂
I would share this prize with my grandchildren and no I haven’t seen the movie yet. It looks like such a cute movie.
I heard from my mom that it was great but I have yet to see it. I want to go tommorow when my girlfriend has the day off because it looks like something that we might like!
—————- I’d love to win this prize pack for my brother.
—————- Saw the movie last night with my brother & sister & I LOVED it! THe animation was awesome & it had a great message. Neil was my fave character because he was so adorably funny & cute. I’m definitely getting it on DVD.
I’d love to win this for my son.
This would be for my Nephew! I haven’t seen the Movie yet,but it looks pretty COOL!
I would like to win this for my family
Would love to win this prize pack for my nieces. They’re obsessed with collecting ParaNorman stuff after seeing the movie so I’m doing my best to please them! All three of us loved the film and agreed that the movie is well-crafted, great storytelling, and has a bit of magic that ties it all together. It’s undoubtedly the film of the year.
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I’d like to win this for my nephew.
I’d love to win this for my nephew. Thanks!
for my kids/ family
My wife and I took our daughter to see ParaNorman a couple weeks ago. What a fun ride. We loved the story and admire all of the work put into making a stop motion film. Our daughter is completely enamored with Norman and his ghostly ability.
I want to win the backpack for my nephew, who is on the waiting list for pre-K and will hopefully start soon.
we wont to win this so much
i would love to win this for my son!!!!
I’d like to win this for my son
my nephew would love this.
I would like to win this for my whole family.
Thanks for the chance!
We did see the movie and really liked it! I would love to win this for my son!
I would win this for my daughter
I have 3 kids I would split this prize up with
I would love to win this for my son!
I would love to win this for my son!
I have not seen it yet, but I want to. It looks like a really good movie.
I would love to win this for my nephew, he loved this movie. Thanks for the chance!
kids would injoy it