Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)

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• Manu G

  
  There's been a grave misunderstanding. Good animated film. Great story and animation. Loved the voices and i hope Tim Burton and Johnny Depp keep on making these fantastic fantasy movie magic films filled with pure originality and tons of crazy. Go see it! Blue-tinted,… More
  There's been a grave misunderstanding. Good animated film. Great story and animation. Loved the voices and i hope Tim Burton and Johnny Depp keep on making these fantastic fantasy movie magic films filled with pure originality and tons of crazy. Go see it! Blue-tinted, eye-ball-popping, maggot-infested beauty Emily has become known as the Corpse Bride after waiting for her fiancé where the couple planned to rendezvous before getting hitched. When her groom arrives, he kills her, and she rests in the ground to wait for her soul mate, whether he knows he is the Corpse Bride's groom or not. It's a cold dark night, the moon is full, the stars are bright and the forest is a little bit creepy. Wandering through the black mangled trees, Victor just can't memorize his wedding vows. Victor's hesitance towards marriage causes him to jumble the words. Two prominent families have arranged their children to be married in order to overcome financial difficulties. As the objects of betrothal, Victor and Victoria met for the first time the night before their wedding. It only makes sense that Victor, a groom with cold feet, would have trouble remembering tedious wedding vows. Thus Victor ends up in the dark forest ringing his hands and muttering his vows, the vows that the Corpse Bride hears, bringing her out of the grave. Victor suddenly finds himself married to another woman, a voluptuous bombshell bride who also happens to be dead. Whisked away to the Land of the Dead, Victor finds out that living amongst corpses is not as easy as it seems. Heads easily loose their owners and eyes never seem to stay in their sockets, an adjustment that Victor seems reluctant to accept. Once taken into the Land of the Dead, it is nearly impossible to return, causing Victor to choose between risking Victoria's life or giving up his own.

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  Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Enn Reitel, Deep Roy, Danny Elfman, Stephen Ballantyne, Lisa Kay Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson… More
  Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Enn Reitel, Deep Roy, Danny Elfman, Stephen Ballantyne, Lisa Kay Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson Summary: This animated Tim Burton tale set in 19th-century Europe centers on Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), a young man who, just as he's about to wed Victoria (Emily Watson), is sucked into the underworld by a Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter) who desires him for herself. Victor is fascinated by the Land of the Dead, but nothing can stop him from trying to return to his true living love. My Thoughts: "I enjoyed this dark tale. I thought it was a nice touch how the living, in a sense, wasn't really living, with the scene being so dark and dreary. The dead were more alive with all their bright colors and crazy character's. The film wasn't as funny as I had thought it would be. But the character's and the great animation made up for it."

• paul s

  
  Take an imaginitive idea and a famed director and you get... underwhelmed. I don't know why exactly, but the story seemed so dirivative (and how often can you say that about a guy marrying a corpse by accident) - it just seemed like this tred on such time proven ground - very… More
  Take an imaginitive idea and a famed director and you get... underwhelmed. I don't know why exactly, but the story seemed so dirivative (and how often can you say that about a guy marrying a corpse by accident) - it just seemed like this tred on such time proven ground - very Dickensian in a sense... and in spite of the bizarre premise, everything went just about exactly as one would expect. Musical numbers in stop motion animation... I guess that was original in 2005, but drawn animation had been doing that for decades. The first tune, something about things going exactly as planned, was clever, but the corpse bride bit of Tin Pan Alley just didn't do much. Burton's direction was clever - nice use of camera angles and such, but the entire Victorian era above ground was shot in shades of grey which, while artistic, perhaps wasn't a good all around choice. The voice acting - well what can you say... with the exception of Depp who seemed just too wimpy, the rest came up aces. It was wonderful to hear Joanna Lumley "Stoly-Boly" anyone?, and Albert Finney, and of course Tracey Ullman ad libbed some of the funnier little throwaway lines. But that's the thing... the humor only existed in those throwaway lines - the rest was way too ernst and what little was written in didn't really work (like the constant complaining about the carriage driver coughing) - but I will say there was a nice touch when Christopher Lee (in a nice bit of casting as the overbearing Bishop) bellowed at the dead in his stentorian voice. One of the skeletons mutters "be quiet, we're in a church". I just wish there was more of this kind of levity; it would have helped.

• Michael E

  
  Burton is a master when it comes to doing films that involve stop motion, such as his short story Vincent, which would've been on here except its just a short film but not a theatrical released film. Anyway, Corpse Bride has some spectacular visuals, characters, and songs, Danny… More
  Burton is a master when it comes to doing films that involve stop motion, such as his short story Vincent, which would've been on here except its just a short film but not a theatrical released film. Anyway, Corpse Bride has some spectacular visuals, characters, and songs, Danny Elfman does his usual great job as the composer for this film, and for the voice of Bonejangles, and all the other actors do fantastic jobs, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Joanna Lumley, Emily Watson, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, they all do fantastic jobs and for a film only 72 minutes, it does a good job at pacing and telling its story.

• Phil H

  
  On 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… More
  On 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 aren't characters, just skeletons, nothing much appealing about them. The human characters were much better than the dead ones, the old Victorian style of costume used really looked good and added that gothic feel. The voice work was great, again using a perfect of cast of kooky character actors/actresses to make the magic. Its visually where the film is best of course, the colours used are all faded and almost black and white, wonderful palette which always looks good but its missing the magic and indepth imagination of 'Nightmare'. Close for more genius but not quite the gothic dream I hoped for.

• Directors C

  
  Its a typical Tim Burton movie really. Its not really memorable as The Nightmare Before Christmas not living up to the bar it set in terms of imagination, setting and music.

• Brad W

  
  A new and fun kind of film. The films animation was a stroke of genius because it took me back to the days of ghreatness like with Nightmare Before Christmas, another Tim Burton film. The plot of the film is memorable I think, it is very rare you see a animated film about a guy who… More
  A new and fun kind of film. The films animation was a stroke of genius because it took me back to the days of ghreatness like with Nightmare Before Christmas, another Tim Burton film. The plot of the film is memorable I think, it is very rare you see a animated film about a guy who marries a dead woman just by putting a ring on a grave. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are good voice actors, but Burton puts his wife Helena in almost everything he does nowadays, haha. My one problem was the songs, maybe its just me but i didn't find them as good as everyone claims, they weren't bad just not amazing, at least not as great as The Nightmare Before Christmas. Overall a really good movie, but I haven't seen it in a long time, I need to watch again soon.

• Matt G

  
  Fine, enjoyable.

• Bethany M

  
  It's a nice animated film!

• ♥Robyn

  
  It is the story of a pre-arranged marriage between Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria (Emily Watson). These two don't know each other, but are to wed since both sets of parents feel they will be gaining something out of it, little do any of them know, nobody stands to gain a thing… More
  It is the story of a pre-arranged marriage between Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria (Emily Watson). These two don't know each other, but are to wed since both sets of parents feel they will be gaining something out of it, little do any of them know, nobody stands to gain a thing out of the marriage, except the engaged couple. Victor has trouble with the vows during the dress rehearsal and is ordered to practice. So he does and he heads out to the woods and inadvertently marries the Corpse Bride (Carter) when he says the vows out loud Victor find himself pulled down into the world of the dead.............. The Corpse Bride is bewitching and i think Magical too~!

• Bently L

  
  Corpse Bride is not as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas but its decent and I like the way Tim Burton directed it. The only things that I didn't like is that it was PG. The themes were very dark. I mean (SPOILERS!!!) Emily was murdered by her fiance. The other thing was the… More
  Corpse Bride is not as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas but its decent and I like the way Tim Burton directed it. The only things that I didn't like is that it was PG. The themes were very dark. I mean (SPOILERS!!!) Emily was murdered by her fiance. The other thing was the ending. I didn't get it. But still it was enjoyable.

• Spencer S

  
  Not as good as Burton's other films, but still cute, and the music catchy.

• Candy R

  
  Animation directed by Tim Burton in the style of Nightmare before Christmas. Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) is about to be wed to Victoria but is whisked to the underworld and is married to the corpse bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter). The underworld is more exciting than the… More
  Animation directed by Tim Burton in the style of Nightmare before Christmas. Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) is about to be wed to Victoria but is whisked to the underworld and is married to the corpse bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter). The underworld is more exciting than the Victorian world but can he stay away from his true love.

• Lewis C

  
  "Oh, don't be ridiculous. What corpse would marry our Victor?" The story of the Corpse Bride is very simple. A young man accidentally practices his vows on the eve of his wedding in the presence of a woman who died a tragic death, and finds himself in the land of the… More
  "Oh, don't be ridiculous. What corpse would marry our Victor?" The story of the Corpse Bride is very simple. A young man accidentally practices his vows on the eve of his wedding in the presence of a woman who died a tragic death, and finds himself in the land of the dead, married to her in truth. Does he return to the land above to marry his betrothed, or does he remain with his corpse bride? I'd be perfectly content if Tim Burton would stick to his original creations, and stopped adapting other people's work. Especially if it lead to more stop-motion movies like this one. Burton's obsession with deathly pale characters with sunken eyes and Victorian clothing is much more charming in animation, than it is in his live-action movies. I know that making a movie of any kind is labor-intensive and time-consuming, but it's rarely as evident as it is in stop-motion movies. The obvious comparison to Corpse Bride is The Nightmare before Christmas. The former isn't quite as clever as the latter, but it's nearly as artistically pleasant. The character designs are good, the sets are impressive, and the painstaking attention to detail is astounding. Other than some underwhelming songs, I enjoyed every bit of Corpse Bride. It's a dark, fantasy tale that has all the humor, star power, and whimsy that a child or adult could want from an animated movie.

• Richard C

  
  good movie but not great. B-

• Film C

  
  i quite liked this movie, another enjoyable movie directed by my favourite person tim burton and starring his favourtie actor jhny deep! if you like the quirkiness and weirdly wonderful and different way Burton does his movies then yoou will like this movie!!

• Jeremy S

  
  A beautiful story of love and loss. Reminds, of Tim Burton's earlier film 'A Nightmare before Christmas'. The strength lies in the story, not the comedy which is like a tickle that doesn't make you laugh. Asthetically striking.

• Conner R

  
  A completely stylized reality that is all Tim Burton's. It is both funny and actually very touching. The voice talents were all really good and fit the characters perfectly. I felt the musical element was a little odd and didn't really fit. It would've been a lot better… More
  A completely stylized reality that is all Tim Burton's. It is both funny and actually very touching. The voice talents were all really good and fit the characters perfectly. I felt the musical element was a little odd and didn't really fit. It would've been a lot better if it was a more traditional narrative.

• Dead A

  
  Loved the ending.

• Jennifer D

  
  Glad to see stop motion is never truly dead. A lot cleaner than Nightmare B X-mas, but also a little less creative. Still, loved it!

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