Movie #738 ........................."Frankenweenie"

Movie #738 "Frankenweenie" was the last of the oscar nominated films I could get to see through streaming, renting dvds and seeing them in the theatre, and it was lots of fun. Good, dark animation, full of very eerie moments and characters. I'm not sure it's good for the little ones, but that middle age group should fine its concept and execution a lot of fun. And it handles the raising from the dead idea well at the end of the picture, too, and I was glad to see that done. Lots of chases and twists and turns in the journey this kid goes through, and I gave it 4 stars out of 5. I still liked "Wreck it Ralph" and "Paranorman" a tad better, but lots more fun than the stodgy "Brave" --- I recommend it. After his dog is killed in a car accident, an imaginative boy sets out to bring the canine back to life with an electrical experiment. Helmed by Tim Burton, this stop-motion animated tale is an adaptation of the idiosyncratic director's first film. Cast:Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, Conchata Ferrell, James Hiroyuki Liao, Tom Kenny Genre:Family Animation, Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animal Tales, Children & Family