"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" is 76 minutes of Burton in his sandbox. He's playing here, having fun, and for the most part, his efforts come through.
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09/25/05
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
Death becomes her, but this should have been a live movie rather than a stop action animation film.
09/24/05
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09/24/05
It's a fascinating and often amusing spectacle, if short on emotional depth.
09/24/05
At times this stop-motion animated feature is grotesque, even a bit creepy and scary (it's probably a bit much for really young ones). But it's just as often achingly sweet, and features some grand, sweeping romantic notions.
09/24/05
It's Tim Burton just as you expect him, and for most of his fans, that's more than enough.
09/24/05
Beneath the bone pile of allusions, Corpse Bride is a darkly enchanting fable in its own right.
09/23/05
Whether you’re poring over the incredible detail of the images or losing yourself in the charming story, you’ll want to keep your eyes on the screen at all times.
09/23/05
The Corpse Bride's hypnotic orbs suggest a Kim Carnes hit for Eurohorror fans: She's got Barbara Steele eyes.
09/23/05
...lacks only a certain ookiness -- it doesn't so much tickle the uneasy, conflicted underside of the human urge for extinction as turn it into a gag.
09/23/05
Visually beautiful... but like the dead, it looks pretty good till the empty insides are exposed - the story just doesn’t have a lot of meat on its bones.
09/23/05
Based on a Russian folk tale, Corpse Bride makes for breathtaking viewing.
09/23/05
What makes Corpse Bride sing, ultimately, is the breadth of imagination that it demonstrates; creating a cluttered, textured and mysteriously beautiful world that we're loathe to leave at the end.
09/23/05
Corpse Bride has the look and feel of the best puppet show ever.
09/23/05
Corpse Bride is like cotton candy, spun to glisten by happy spiders.
09/23/05
The hand-manipulated characters move haltingly, yet the picture always flows, thanks to its engaging story, deft visuals and big heart.
09/23/05
Though not for the very young -- and certainly not preschoolers -- Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is a highly inventive saga that clocks in at an impressively compact 77 minutes. You can't ask for more from such a delightfully grave love story.
09/23/05
By getting up to his old tricks, Burton has delivered an outré family film for this Halloween season, and it's mostly a treat.
09/23/05
As in Nightmare, the stop-motion animators have created a vibrant world that's densely populated with goofy creatures and morbid gags.
09/23/05
The sweetness, the visual flourishes and inspired pieces of casting carry the Corpse Bride, if not all the way down the primrose path, then at least across the threshold.
09/23/05
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