Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Albert Finney, Christopher Lee, Danny Elfman
Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while hi...( read more
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DVD Released: January 31, 2006
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May 9, 2009On looks this is amazing, just like 'Nightmare' plus of course its Burton's work which is a winner for me. But this just doesn't hit the mark, the songs aren't catchy and the characters don't have the same appeal, didn't like all the skeletons, they arent characters, just skeleto... ...( read more )
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March 19, 2009It just barely works, and it doesn't hold a candlelight in comparison with The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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January 15, 2009"Loving You Is Like Loving The Dead"
Tim Burton returns to the dark but fanciful animated style of The Nightmare Before Christmas with this stop-motion black comedy. Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) lives in a small European village in the 19th century, where he is pledged t... ...( read more ) -
September 17, 2008Typically I'm not a fan of musicals, and animation (outside of the Shrek's of course) don't interest me. But thanks to a friend on Flixster, I gave this a shot....
This film is wildly imaginative, and visually astounding. The animation is crazy good. If evidence were ever nee... ...( read more ) -
July 4, 2009The animation is perfect and after a few minutes you are in love with corpse bride (she is sexy I have to admit). Taking out some disgusting things,:), the movie is excellent. Morbid and ironic humor, marks of Tim Burton.
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September 23, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
September 22, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
This vibrantly imaginative mix of horror and humor puts the f-u-n in funeral. full review
September 22, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A sweet and visually lovely tale of love lost. full review
September 16, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
The movie is so Burtonesque that it verges on self-parody -- but it's fun and stunningly beautiful anyway. full review
September 16, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is a lush, modern valentine to old-fashioned sentiment, and to old-fashioned moviemaking, too. full review
September 16, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Ghoulishness and innocence walk hand-in-hand in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, a movie that digs into Hollywood's past to resurrect the antique art of stop-motion animation and create a fabulous bauble of... full review
September 15, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
An unexpectedly touching celebration of love told in a quirky and inventive style. full review
September 9, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
In the guise of a family film, Burton evokes a darkly erotic obsession that recalls Edgar Allan Poe and Hitchcock's Vertigo. It would be a test for any filmmaker, and Burton aces it. full review
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July 22, 2008it's soo great! i made all my friends watch it. and i thought that the movie was a bran new idea! great job tim!!
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January 29, 2008it was great specially coz of DePP.i felt like a real, natural movie not simply an animation.
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December 28, 2007down to earth story, heart warming movie... so cute- yeah right! i love it! johnny depp's cool, another excellent movie
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