There are three different flavors of Coraline DVD. There is a standard one disk DVD, a “Collectors Edition” two disk DVD set, and a BLU-RAY HIDEF + DVD Set. The prices for the movies, as could be expected, go up in the order I have presented them. The single disk DVD has a few features, the two disk Collectors Edition DVD has the same as the single disk, and adds some more, and then the Blu-Ray DVD has all the features from the other disks plus even more.

It looks like you can already pre-order the Single Disk Edition, the 2-Disk Collectors Edition, and the Blu-Ray + DVD Edition on Amazon.

From looking at the descriptions, it looks like I could live without the Blu-ray edition because all I would care about are those two featurettes. For those of you who will want deleted scenes (like me), you will want to spend the extra cash for the 2-Disk DVD set.

There will be 3D Copies of the Movie on all DVDs!

But before you get too excited about that, my sources say that the 3D effect will be anaglyphic. So it will use the red and green old-fashioned sort of 3D, which I guess makes sense because they can’t really do the polarizing on regular televisions. All the editions will have both a 2D version and 3D version of Coraline, and will include 4 pairs of 3D glasses for viewing. The Blu-Ray edition will also have a normal DVD version of the movie so that if you don’t have a Blu-Ray player yet, you can still enjoy Coraline on a normal DVD player.

I’m pretty sure if you’re at my site, you are aware of what Coraline is about. Here are the juicy details about the various DVDs:

Bonus Features Only on the BLU-RAY HI-DEF DVD

Creepy Coraline– Looks like a “making of” style featurette with Director and screenwriter Henry Selick and author of Coraline novel Neil Gaiman.

BD-Live– If you have a Blu-Ray player with an Internet connection, you can access interactive content online. This includes:

• The World According to Henry – Feature wherein Henry Selick talks about adapting Coraline to a movie. The approaches he took, and also what he loves about Coraline.
• My Scenes Sharing – For sharing favorite scenes with your friends. (Sounds dumb at first blush, but maybe it’ll work like social media – we’ll see.)

U-Control on 2-D Feature– This looks like it’s a feature where you can stop at places in the movie to see details about the making of the feature. This is called “Universal’s exclusive signature feature” by the official release. Included are set tours, voice-over sessions, animatics, and other details.

Bonus Features on the BLU-RAY HI-DEF DVD and the 2-Disk Collectors Edition DVD:

Deleted Scenes – ‘Nuff said. I’m excited to see these!

Digital Copy of Coraline– Apparently there is a digital transfer of the film which you can put on your iPod, Mac or PC so you can take the movie Coraline with you. So you can watch it all day, or night.

Voicing the Characters– The cast and filmakers who worked on Coraline discuss how they found their voices for the characters, and also about the making of the film.

The Making of Coraline– Hosted by screenwriter and Director Henry Selick, this feature is about the making of the film, hand-building everything and stop motion animation.

Bonus Features Available on BLU-RAY HI-DEF DVD, the 2-Disk Collectors Edition DVD, and the Single Disk DVD:

Feature Commentary with Composer Bruno Coulais and Director Henry Selick This is a pretty standard feature on DVDs these days. Sometimes it can be really great

Coraline Synopsis (Ho Hum)

The Good News is that You Can Already Pre-Order Them

Pre-order Coraline Blu-Ray + DVD 2 Disk Collectors Edition

Pre-order Coraline 2-Disk Collectors Edition DVD

Pre-order Coraline Single Disk Edition DVD

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