Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
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Reviews Counted:180
Fresh:150
Rotten:30
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet.
Theatrical Release:21-10-2005
Synopsis: In the same vein as EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Tim Burton continues to combine wholesome comedy and creepy horror with this tale of a mild-mannered Victorian gentleman,... [More]
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney
Director: Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson
Reviews for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
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A brilliantly animated, deliciously macabre and strangely touching triumph. Full Review |
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4/5 |
If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was Burton’s big picture for 2005, this is his miniature. Full Review |
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4/5 |
You'd be hard pressed to find a film with this level of visual and storytelling potency this year. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Special mention must also go to Enn Reitel, whose performance as the Peter Lorre maggot inside Emily's eye comfortably steals the entire film. Full Review |
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4/5 |
If you have a pulse, you'll love it. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The script and vocal cast turn each character into a vivid bundle of nerves and longings. Full Review |
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Another Burtonesque blur of wise-guy nudging and romantic exhilaration Full Review |
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"Better Off Dead" would have been a better title choice for Tim Burton's self-indulgently macabre attempt at creating an animated underworld of gleeful singing corpses. Full Review |
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There is a BEETLEJUICE-type of manic energy %u2014 a sense of imagination run riot that makes the film always worth watching, even when the story loses traction Full Review |
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As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Burton thinks in intuitive images, and there are sights here that I would love to have framed on my wall. Full Review |
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3/4 |
In the hands of another director, this material could have been dead on arrival, but for Mr. Burton it's dead on. Full Review |
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Burton definitely follows his own deliriously surreal path that may be more decipherable to a shrink than a movie critic. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Danny Elfman’s catchy songs are all but overwhelmed by Burton and Johnson’s visual embellishments. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Gloomy, but in a beautiful, compelling way. In fact, the visuals sell the film because the story is entertaining but extremely lightweight. Full Review |
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A quirky, artistic triumph. Full Review |
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7/10 |
...the visuals are so good and the voices so colorful, you probably won't mind the film's minor shortcomings. Full Review |
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All in all, it's what you would ordinarily call an uplifting experience. Full Review |
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There are wonderful voice performances all around...and the animation, particularly of facial expressions, sets a new level of technical accomplishment...but the humor in Corpse Bride feels underpowered... Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Divertida, romántica y con mucho más corazón que el resto de los filmes en cartelera, es simple y sencillamente un deleite que no puedes dejar pasar por alto. Full Review |
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