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"Corpse Bride: Great animation......boring plot."
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2005 stop-motion-animation film directed by Tim Burton and voiced by Johnny Depp
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It's odd that Tim Burton's Corpse Bride should be released the same year as Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Perhaps it was just an unfortunate coincidence that the two films, both of which are stop-motion animation and feature the vocal performance of Helena Bonham Carter, came out in 2006. Both films are great and are award-worthy (W&G won the "Best Animated Feature" award).
Johnny Depp voices the prim and proper Victor who is to be married to Victoria (voiced by Emily Watson). Their scheming parents who hope to exploit each other's fortunes, both of which are already spent, arrange the marriage. But on the day of the wedding Victor loses the wedding ring. He finds it in a dark foreboding forest... on the finger of a corpse. Now he must marry the Corpse Bride, who is voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. Meanwhile Victoria is being courted by the wealthy (or is he?) yet morally bankrupt Lord Barkis. Soon Victor and the Corpse Bride go to the Land of the Dead to find out how to end their engagement but things become even more complicated when she develops feelings for him. All of this leads to a climactic confrontation between the living and the deceased.
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FM_ALEX
October 21, 2010
I liked this one more than most people I know, but of course anything Helena Bonham Carter is something I will like.
Count_Orlok_22
October 21, 2010
Sadly, this film wasn't given very fair critiques because everyone was expecting "Nightmare Before Christmas 2", but I found it to be very enjoyable.
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I was so excited when i saw the ads for this movie, not only is it a brainchild of the one and only Tim Burton but it is done in stop motion animation! The Nightmare before Christmas is my all time favorites. I was suprised however that Disney did not pick up this project givin the amount of money they have made on Burtons other ventures. This is the story of victor who is in an arranged marriage with victoria when he accidently finds himself married to the dearly departed emily. After victor and … more
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Getting married is always a joyous occasion, regardless of who one is getting married to, it seems! Well, at least when it comes to this quirky animation (rather than calling it a horror one!), love and marriage seem to be the theme. Death too. At times, I wonder if kids will understand such adult themes. Then again, if they can understand Harry Potter, then all is well ;-) Animation has certainly come a long way since Cinderella and Snow White! This one is nothing … more
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This is certainly a quirky kind of animation but I do like it. Just watched it on TV after midnight, kinda right for the time of the night! Love the scene where they were playing the piano and I do like songs. Love transcends death, or does it?!
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not quite the love story that the nightmare before christmas had, but still amusing and well written. i love stop motion films.
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"If I touch a burning candle I can feel no pain / If you cut me with a knife it's still the same / And I know her heart is beating / And I know that I am dead / Yet the pain here that I feel / Try and tell me it's not real / For it seems that I still have a tear to shed ... What else can I say? If you like/love/worship Tim Burton's gothic & grotesque worlds filled with innocence and sincerity that our "reality" could never have, this is a must-see.
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Pros: Doesn't play dead Cons: Too many plot holes The Bottom Line: Corpsey! Corpse Bride would have been an anime movie had it been created in Japan. Not just for the obvious reason, but because the Japanese have a genuine respect for the animated medium while Americans tend to see animation as a decent way to keep the young'uns quiet for 90 minutes. The Japanese use animation to the fullest imaginative extent they possibly … more
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review by Schtinky.
November 08, 2008
Victor van Dort, son of wealthy but title-less fishmongers, is to marry Victoria Everglot, daughter of a titled but impoverished family. Victor stumbles through his wedding lines during rehearsal, and wanders off into the woods to practice. Unfortunately, Victor finally gets the lines right and awakens the corpse bride, a girl who died on her wedding day and has been waiting for her husband to return. The corpse bride, Emily, rises from the earth in front of Victor and accepts his vows. Emil … more
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review by arichards.
November 22, 2008
If The Nightmare Before Christmas had your gruesome juices flowing Or stop-motion animation stops your heart Head off to Amazon my dears (Your favorite on-line merchant) And drop the lovely Corpse Bride in your cart Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee and Helena Bonham-Carter Team up for this short movie `bout a bride Betrayed by her betrothed on the eve of their betrothal She dies, but never puts her hopes … more
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Time Burton's "Corpse Bride" is a nice film, but just doesn't come quite together for the audience. I brought my daughter of four years to check this flick out. I didn't mind doing this since I've enjoyed almost all of Burton's films. The story, though somewhat garish, is a simple case of mistaken intentions. Johnny Depp's character, Victor, is so nervous to get married to a young woman named Victoria (Emily Watson) that he fumbles his lines during the rehearsal. Embarrassed after a clumsy series … more
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review by dianasgarden.
November 08, 2005
Pros: Fabulous visuals, animation, caricatures. Mercifully, it was only 76 minutes long. Cons: Absence of a plot. Absence of character development. Predictable ending. The Bottom Line: Very uneven movie. I was impressed with the visuals and animation in the beginning, but completely unimpressed with the plot and character development that ensued. Plot Details: This opinion reveals major details about the movie's plot. Last … more
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About this movie
Corpse Bride (often known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 musical stop-motion-animation fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. It is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Britain. Johnny Depp led an all-star cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter (for whom the project was specially created) voiced Emily, the title character.
The film was nominated in the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, but was bested by Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. On a technical level it was shot with a battery of Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs, rather than the 35mm film cameras used for Burton's previous stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Comedy, Fantasy, Animated Movies, Cult Movies, Fantasy Films, Musical, Dark Fantasy, Stop Motion Animation, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Tim Burton Movies, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton Films
Cast:
Helena Bonham Carter,
Johnny Depp,
Christopher Lee,
Michael Gough,
Joanna Lumley,
Albert Finney,
Emily Watson,
Richard E. Grant,
Jane Horrocks,
Deep Roy,
Paul Whitehouse,
Enn Reitel,
Tracey Ullman,
Danny Elfman,
Stephen Ballantyne
Director:
Tim Burton
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
23 September 2005
MPAA Rating:
PG
Screen Writer:
John August,
Tim Burton
DVD Release Date:
January 31, 2006
Runtime:
76 Minutes
Studio:
Warner Bros Pictures,
Tim Burton Animation Co.
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