Corpse Bride Movie
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Rising to the occasion
There's been a grave misunderstanding.
Blue-tinted, eye-ball-popping, maggot-infested beauty Emily (Bonham Carter) 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 (Depp) 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 (Watson) 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.
| Johnny Depp | Victor Van Dort |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Corpse Bride |
| Emily Watson | Victoria Everglot |
| Tracey Ullman | Nell Van Dort/Hildegarde |
| Paul Whitehouse | William Van Dort/Mayhew/Paul The Head Waiter |
| Joanna Lumley | Maudeline Everglot |
| Albert Finney | Finnis Everglot |
| Richard E. Grant | Barkis Bittern |
| Christopher Lee | Pastor Galswells |
| Michael Gough | Elder Gutknecht |
| Jane Horrocks | Black Widow Spider/Mrs. Plum |
| Enn Reitel | Maggot/Town Crier |
| Deep Roy | General Bonesapart |
| Danny Elfman | Bonejangles |
| Stephen Ballantyne | Emil |
| Tim Burton |
| Mike Johnson |
7.40 out of 10 (10978 votes)
Visitor Reviews
lovely, beautiful... watch it!
posted on 20 Aug 2009You can only love this film. It's all perfect: the characters, the story, the soundtrack, the cinematography, the dubbing. My mum also, who doesn't like Tim Burton, loved this film very much. Victor (dubbed by Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead man's chest) and Victoria (dubbed by Emily Watson, Separate lies) are an engaged couple. Victor can't remember the wedding wording, and, trying it in a wood, he puts the wedding ring in a branch emerging from the ground. But the branch is a corpse bride's finger, so Victor finds himself married to a dead girl. The Corpse bride is dubbed by Helena Bonham Carter, who does a great job. Each frame emits sweet romance and dark romanticism, but it's never sugary and mawkish. It's Tim Burton to cube, you can perceive the same atmosphere as Edward scissorhands. The faithful Danny Elfman signs the splendid soundtrack and the funny songs. My favourite sequence is when Victor and the Corpse Bride play the piano, but also when Mr. Bonejangles and his skeletal jazz band sing to Victor the story of Corpse bride's sad end. The characters of the parents and the Archbishop Galswell (dubbed by Christopher Lee) are really funny. It's magnificent the comparison between the Alive ones' world and Dead ones' world. Dead ones live in a colourful and happy downstairs; upstairs, alive ones live among conventions and dullness. It's really unfair Tim Burton's Corpse bride didn't win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature: it was worth, in every way.
The ideal Burton situation
posted on 20 Aug 2009I'd give it more if I could, but its got what it needs. Tim Burton is the man for these kind of films, he grasps the situations, packs the feels, and gives it over an hour of excellence. A musical, a horror, a romance, an adventure and even a thriller, all in one, what more could anyone expect? It is the ideal Burton situation, in which pretty much anything can happen, and it is all about imagination, the underworld and the high-life meet up, with a good bouncy rhythm. Pure entertainment! The feels, the emotions, the colours seen through the alter ego of a man who has been an outsider, and tries to see life through a different pair of "glasses".
Another Brilliant Tim Burton Movie
posted on 18 Aug 2009Tim Burton has yet again created another masterpiece with this latest movie, Corpse Bride. The stop motion animation is outstanding, much to the effect of The Nightmare Before Christmas, another Burton classic. I enjoyed this movie very much. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and even though it did not win, it deserved its critical acclaim and praise. This is one of my favorite movies. It is a love story that will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate life. The voice talents of Johnny Depp (Victor VanDort) and Helena Bonham Carter (The Corpse Bride) make you believe in them, and you can't help but love them. The voice appearance of Burton's right hand composer Danny Elfman as Bonejangles was good, as Elfman has shown his musical talent with Burton's other classic films. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I recommend you rent it or buy it, you won't be sorry!
A quick little tale of love and deceit...
posted on 18 Aug 2009This little film was amazing. Brilliantly done, and imaginatively insane! All the misshapen people... All the brilliantly written music... All the characters being individuals...A work of art, to say the least. It was great for anyone. The musical scenes were perfect. Not to short... Not to long... Just right for my taste. Usually songs in musicals just go on so long, or the music is so repetitive that you want to poke your eyeballs out. The music was catchy, and the lyrics told the story beautifully.I would recommend this movie to anyone. A must see for any regular film watcher!
Tragic Waste Of A Beautiful Opportunity
posted on 14 Aug 2009Let me give you a metaphor: You rub the lamp, and a djinn appears, huge and fearsome with the dust of the desert swirling in his breath. He says to you, "Master, the doors of all the Thousand Worlds are open to you, and all that is within them is yours. Go where you please, do as you wish, for not even Death Himself shall bar your way." And you answer, "Could you take me to the post office? I've got some bills to send." The Corpse Bride uses amazing technology and stunning visual mastery to do... nothing in particular. There's a lot of dialogue scenes. Beautiful, luminous, finely crafted puppets sit around in the living room and talk. This would be stupid even if they were capable of changing their facial expressions.The sets all feel like they're about five feet square. Every scene happens in a tiny little box. Other stop-motion features--Wallace and Gromit shorts, The Nightmare Before Christmas--haven't had a problem creating the appearance of scale. This one does, and I don't think it's a technical problem. I think it's a creative one.I'm not even sure why this film is a stop-motion feature at all. It doesn't need to be. The Nightmare Before Christmas pulled and stretched at reality with the bizarre things its characters were and did. The Clown With the Tear-Away Face! The Harlequin Demon whose mouth goes all around! The Two-Faced Mayor! Except for one overused joke with a man who splits in half, there's none of that in The Corpse Bride.Tim Burton and his team have completely failed to take advantage of the medium. I mean, that's why you turn to animation in the first place: to play with all the things that can't happen in our reality. They could have crafted anything! They could have put them anywhere! And all they did was create a bunch of pale people sitting around fretting.What a waste of a Thousand Worlds.
A marriage made in the afterlife
posted on 08 Aug 2009By Keki Tognetti and Manny CastroTim Burton fans watch out! His new film 'The Corpse Bride' came out in theaters on Sept. 23rd, and it is fantastic. Burton comes through again for all of his fans, delivering a comical, heart wrenching, and an emotional roller coaster that you will want to ride again and again.For those new to Burton's whimsical style, the film is very appealing and enjoyable for everyone in the family, though not highly recommended for those whose preference in movies doesn't involve characters singing rimes. The story takes place in a small town during what might seem to be late-19th century Eastern Europe, where everything and everyone is as boring and life-less as a stone grave. The main character Victor, voiced by the talented Johnny Depp, is troubled, extremely nervous and uncertain about his upcoming marriage to Victoria played by Emily Watson. Romance seemed to spark between the soon to be married couple, but just when all seemed well poor Victor takes a turn for the worse and forgets his vows, bringing shame, and dishonor to his family. In panic Victor flees the wedding rehearsal and accidentally marries The Corpse Bride. He then finds himself being taken to the world of the dead by Emily, played by Helena Bonham Carter who is now his new lovely wife.There she shows him a world he's never seen. While the life of the living is dull, monochromatic, and vivid less the world of the dead is boiling with song, color, and excitement. Tim Burton's crusade to rescue the dying art form of stop-motion animation is seen in other Burton stop-motion projects (Vincent (1982), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), and the 1996 release of James and the Giant Peach) Corpse Bride is a celebration of its art form. Anyone familiar with Burton's career knows that he is a true artist and each film is a reflection of his life. The film is very beautiful. You can either take your children, spouse or a date. The film is very romantic yet very energetic and full of comedy and eye-popping scenes. It has something for everyone. I know the question on everyone's mind, is it better than Nightmare? The answer is no, but so what? It is a great film accompanied by amazing visuals and cool music by Danny Elfman.This film is one of his best works yet, though its a tearjerker at the end, it leaves you wanting more once you reach it. The movie runs for 77 minutes, no fans will be disappointed on the film itself; it is gorgeous. The only real disappointment is how short the film runs, but what more can you expect from stop-motion? It's simply a must see.
It was okay
posted on 04 Aug 2009I don't know if I was expecting too much but I was kind of left feeling like I had just eaten a bowl of lukewarm soup. It's not great, it;s not terrible, it just...is.I enjoyed the animation and I thought that characters were fun enough. I think that the story felt rushed and at times a little too predictable. There was also a problem with the film being much too loud for the small theater is was played in, but I won't hold that against the film makers.If you like Tim Burton or are a fan of claymation involving dead things (I know you're out there) you may enjoy this movie. If you aren't particularly interested in either it may be best for you to wait until it comes out on DVD and pick it up as a rental instead.
CORPSE BRIDE : Visually Stunning, Outlandishly Funny, & Emotionally Honest...
posted on 02 Aug 2009CORPSE BRIDE Though I was very excited to see it, I was unsure of what to expect when I watched CORPSE BRIDE because I've been somewhat underwhelmed by most of Tim Burton's current films. BIG FISH was merely okay for me, and CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY was visually stunning and had some great elements, but was marred by some terrible creative decisions.However, CORPSE BRIDE proves to be Tim Burton's best film in years as it combines an outlandish visual style, a crazed storyline, blatant caricatures, and a very genuine emotional storyline to make a highly entertaining film. In my honest opinion, CORPSE BRIDE would be the most worthy winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar this year.CORPSE BRIDE has a lot in common with it's biggest rival, WALLACE & GROMIT. Both films embrace outlandish stylizations and wring every last bit of humor out of the possible visual imagery. However, where W&G had a lackadaisical wit about it that pretty much left an emotional story on the sidelines in exchange for endlessly entertaining stupid humor... CORPSE BRIDE manages to also involve an emotionally involving story and characters with a good deal of depth.In CORPSE BRIDE, the physical characteristics embody the voice over work beautifully and the film is always incredible to behold visually. But the best quality of the film is that it does not simply rely on the visuals and humor. The film takes time to explore the longings and desires of these unrealistic characters in a very realistic way... and as a result of Burton's direction, we are able to both care very much for the characters, but also laugh at how ridiculous they are.The voice-work in this film is spot on all around. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emily Watson all add fully realized portrayals to the 3 leading characters... while Tracy Ullman, Albert Finney, and Johanna Lumley provide brilliantly overcharacterized comedic voice work for their supporting characters. In my opinion, CORPSE BRIDE has taken the energetic visual spunk of the common recent animated films... but it has also added a more creatively and fully developed screenplay than most others. And the adding together of so many wonderful parts leaves the audience with an overall delight of a film.... A- ...
Chopin's Grave
posted on 31 Jul 2009I liked this a lot, and a large part of the reason is that it is pure a Burton film as we are likely to find.And when I say Burton, I mean that oddly successful collaboration between him and Elfman colored by commercial realities.The big picture is that there are very few filmmakers with the skills and courage to be unique, to make movies that only they could. This goes beyond style into the nature of the soul.If you do not have an interesting soul, you cannot be an artist. If you do not have the courage and ability to reveal that soul in some way to us, you cannot either. So hurrahs for the few in the world of film that do.In a way, this film is a notion expanded around Ub Iwerks' (yes, that's a real name) "Skeleton Dance" done for Disney and quoted in a couple more hip Betty Boop cartoons. In another way, it is a simple date movie: boy gets girl, boy loses girl by misunderstanding, boy gets girl back and the thing ends in a wedding.And also in a way, it is a love poem to his girl friend. I'm fascinated by these things, where a talented director (usually a man) can shape the image of the woman he loves. Films DO influence how we think of love, but this is more genuine and powerful than any of them, this real love that shines through purely cinematic means. Just think about casting the woman you love as a corpse! She is as alluring here as she has even been.But beyond that is something that is more lasting, the business between Depp and Burton. Johnny is a fine actor, but many fine actors don't get the opportunity to explore new and unknown corners of darkness. He has and is better off for it. And so are we, though whenever this happens we end up with a new character template that inevitably becomes a stereotype. Depp already mines that stereotype in his Pirate movies.But what concerns us here is how Burton/Elfman deepens what he has with Depp. He introduces the character as a pianist, and does so with a piano piece. That piece is a skillful blend of Chopin and pop, but more on the Chopin side. For many, Chopin is the most nakedly emotional yet dark soul they will encounter. No humor, only intimacy and passion. So two clever things were done with this. The first is that the Depp persona (though an animated avatar here) was made deeper by reference to our deepest pianist. The second is that a few musical scenes and effects are set up, all of which reference the scene in some way. There's a sweet musical duet with Helena where they do fall in love. There may be few things more lovely than making love via music played to each other -- with each other.Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
This movie wishes it could be The Nightmare Before Christmas.
posted on 29 Jul 2009There can be no doubt about it: this movie made a conscious attempt to recapture the magic of The Nightmare Before Christmas. But it is a failure. The charm, the charisma, the sprightly feel, the memorable characters, the catchy songs, the very soul is missing.Victor, the hero, is largely to blame. Or rather, Tim Burton is to blame for writing him. Jack Skellington was a fantastic character. He exuded charisma. Victor is a spineless little wimp. I can't count the times I wanted him to be a man and stick up for himself; to do the obvious things he needed to do to win out. But instead he was a passive vessel for everyone's abuse. He is a terrible heart for this film. And when he enters the world of the dead, his introduction, "Remains Of The Day," finds him constantly freaked out and scared by his strange surroundings. The movie shouts, "This is weird and creepy! Doesn't it make you feel uncomfortable? That means we're doing it right!" But of course, after The Nightmare Before Christmas, this world isn't so weird or unfamiliar. We've seen a similar place before. And a better move would have been to show Victor becoming comfortable in this strange world. Remember how "This Is Halloween" invited you into the macabre and bizarre Halloween Town and made you feel comfortable in that fantastic place? Wasn't that a cool feeling? Wouldn't it have been great if your point of entry to the world of the dead wasn't such a spineless ninny?And now to another flaw that sinks this film: the songs. It's Danny Elfman, of course, teaming up with Tim Burton in the usual way. But this collaboration doesn't have the magic of the Nightmare Before Christmas score. In fact, it feels totally phoned-in. The opening song, "According to Plan," is such a boring piece of exposition with such un-engaging and workman-like lyrics! "Assuming nothing happens that we don't really know,/That nothing unexpected interferes with the show./And that's why everything, every last little thing,/Every single tiny microscopic little thing must go/According to plan." These are lines for a Greek chorus, not for characters who have names! We see this problem in other songs, like "Remains of the Day" and "Tears to Shed." In The Nightmare Before Christmas, the songs contributed to the flow of the piece. It was comparable to The Wizard of Oz. Here they just slow things down and call attention to themselves.Sure, it's pretty to look at, but the first consideration, the script, was a weak foundation, and the flaws keep this film below the level of simple goodness, hence 5 out of 10 stars. Perhaps Tim Burton should have had Henry Selick direct again. Certainly he should have had the script rewritten and sent Danny Elfman back to the drawing board. The whole thing is an exercise without passion or inspiration. And not to be a formula nazi, but the film needed a third act. It didn't so much end as stop.
Burton's Mad World Is Now Six Feet Under
posted on 21 Jul 2009Starting off in the bleak world of the living, The Corpse Bride introduces us to Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria (Emily Watson), the couple soon to be wed and just about meet. Both shy and anxious about marrying someone they do not love, they meet and thankfully DO love each other. Phew! But then....Whilst practising his admittedly very difficult wedding vows, Victor places the ring on what appears to be a hand-shaped branch in the spooky forest/cemetry. The hand-shaped branch turns out to be the actual hand of a corpse bride (Helena Bonham-Carter) and now Victor and Corpsey are married. Oops.Burton's animation is incredible. Quirky and Gothic, he's cleverly depicted the land of the living in near monotone and the land of the dead in vibrant, almost electrifying colour. Skeletons dance and maggots pop out of eye-sockets in some truly gorgeous song-and-dances. Victor tries to escape his gruesome but oddly fetching wife and return to save his True Love from the evil Lord Barkis, but he then learns that even though his wife hasn't got a pulse, she's still got feelings.The Corpse Bride can be safely assured of a spot in the canon of clever, funny and entertaining animated movies, although it probably won't get any further than that. Its short run-time and simple, although sweet, story makes it a kiddy classic with some appeal for adults. But despite its advanced visual effects, The Corpse Bride is not as wacky as other Burton ventures like Big Fish and it seems to fall just a tiny bit short of being spectacular.
Love it!
posted on 19 Jul 2009One word for the movie: Beautiful! Corpse bride is the best animation I ever seen. When I watched it, I didn't feel like I was watching an animation because It's too great! All movie is covered by Tim Burton's style, and ,of course Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter were brilliant like they always do. I think their voices are perfect for Corpse Bride. Every time I watch the movie again and again, I still have the same feeling like the first time. Yep, I was really haunted. It became one of my favorite movies and will never be replaced. About the movie,It only lasts 76 minutes but I could feel all in it. It opened by a very beautiful scene: a butterfly fly away and it ended by a butterfly fly away too. It's so meaningful! My favorite scene have to be the moment when a boy came closer a skeleton, everybody( and me)thought that the boy was so scare and the skeleton would harm the boy but suddenly, the boy shout: Grandfather! That's was a touching moment! And I like The Piano Duet scene too cuz it's so romantic,it maybe the most romantic scene I've ever seen. The ending, it's just beautiful and no word can describe it. Just see it yourself and you will find out what I'm talking about.. About the soundtrack, It's awesome! Danny Elfman did a good job again like he did with The nightmare before Christmas. My favorite songs are Remains of the day, Tears to shed, The wedding song. I was really surprises when I know Danny Elfman sing on Remains of the day and Helena really sing on Tears to shed. They're all awesome!!(But why Johnny Depp doesn't sing on it? I really want to hear his voice, maybe I 'll wait for Sweeney Todd) My favorite instruments are The Piano Duet, Victor's Piano solo, moon dance, main titles (Danny Elfman- King of Main Titles), Ball & soccer lounge (It's fun!), Into the forest (start slowly..then suddenly move), the Finale (perfect for movie's ending)...I have to say that I love all the soundtrack but I wish The piano Duet could last longer and have a truly ending. If you haven't watch it yet , you should go find a DVD immediately and you will not regret, cuz, like I said, It's a piece of genius!
Below-average for Burton, but still enjoyable
posted on 17 Jul 2009Being a big fan of Burton, I've been looking forward to seeing this one for quite awhile. To be honest it was a bit disappointing, but still a good film. First off, I love Burton's style. Thought it was interesting how the world of the living was dark and drab, while the world of the dead was brightly coloured. Great contrast. The songs weren't bad, but very derivative of much of Elfman's older work, not only Nightmare Before Christmas. The plot was pretty interesting though, and there were quite a few funny parts, so it wasn't all bad. Overall this is a decent Burton flick, but doesn't even compare to Nightmare Before Christmas, which isn't one of his best films in the first place.7/10
not as good as people say
posted on 03 Jul 2009When Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and Danny Elfman get together, it's usually a great movie in the making. Sadly, this time around the new stop action animated film the Corpse Bride, fails to live up to anything they've done before. The movie starts out with an annoying and dull musical number about how Victor (Johnny Depp) is about to be wed to Victoria (Emily Watson) in a marriage arranged by both of the parents. Victors parents (Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse) are rich and Victoria's parents (Johanna Lumley and Albert Finney) are poor, and are hoping to make some money off of the marriage. Things start going wrong when Victor's is overcome by shyness and he just can't get his vows right and ends up having to go into the woods to practice them. This ends up being a bad idea when he places a ring a "twig" that turns out to be a skeletal finger sticking out from the ground and as luck would have it, he is now officially married to the corpse bride, even though he has fallen in love with Victoria. This leads to a couple different events to happen throughout the movie. Are they worth watching? No, they aren't and the movie just gets more boring with every scene. Even at an hour and 14 minutes, it still seems like the movie is lasting forever. The music isn't even as amazing as other Danny Elfman composed films. With only about 3 musical scenes, that do nothing but bore and annoy, except for a couple exciting lines by a skeleton from the underworld, Bonejangles. The story itself for the movie is nothing special or surprising, even though not predictable, it just isn't very exciting to sit through. The film wasn't all bad and full of boredom. There were some perks to the movie. The beautiful animation is great to watch and the colors and awkward looking people with their long arms are just amazing to watch. All the voice acting is amazing to, and the voices show great signs of emotion and are superb. Besides these things, they can't save the movie from being a total borefest. I'm not a fan of "Nightmare Before Christmas", but I'd stick to this movie instead of seeing the Corpse Bride. This movie is a movie with a bad, boring story line thats nice to look at.
Corpse bride is the best movie I've seen
posted on 01 Jul 2009I loved this film, in fact, I'm the only one in my family who has seen it. When i first saw the film, i didn't understand the plot, now I do (I can't be bothered telling you). Truly this is a great movie, a dream come true with nice animation and a difference in Depp's voice. The music was good. I thank Elfman for writing some good music. If you haven't seen this film, you'll like it. Who cares if your not a fan of wedding disasters, or Burton or Elfman etc, this will still be the ideal movie. You'll love the nice fancy music, some parts will make you laugh, some parts will make you cry, but the others will make you really happy and eager for more. Tim Burton, I'm your fan
Odd, but still charmingly cute!
posted on 01 Jul 2009I do not know much of Burton's work and I decided to watch this movie based on the fact that I like good movies.Victor (Depp) is to marry the beautiful Victoria (Watson), but during the rehearsal he gets the vows mixed up so he goes to the woods to practice. He proceeds to unknowingly ask the corpse Emily (Carter) to be his bride and she accepts; bringing him with her back 6 feet under.It a charming, odd (but cute at the same time) and fun movie. It's not hysterically fun, but the way Burton uses irony to get the message across is thrilling. Burton also makes you guessing which one Victor will end up marrying in the end. This movie is good entertainment without being Oscar material. It makes me want to get into Burtons work and see what else he has done.
Not Quite a Dead..
posted on 01 Jul 2009I had high hopes for this one. I really enjoyed Nightmare Before Christmas for what it was. This effort by Burton scarcely disappoints... However..It started out like a ride of The Haunted Mansion at Disney World. Unfortunately, I must have missed the unload a couple of times and went around perhaps one time too many. I enjoyed the ride, but at only 76 minutes... it was still perhaps a few minutes too long none the less.Burton builds an effective love triangle that truly makes you develop feelings for all three corners, and in the end, leaves you feeling sad for one of the three despite an attempt at creating resolution.
Fun for adults, but not a kiddie movie.
posted on 25 Jun 2009Wouldn't you think having the word 'Corpse' in the title would clue you in that this is not a cutesy cartoon movie? Luckily it isn't too gruesome. What violence there is is more hinted at than shown and the undead are actually a lot more fun than the living. There were quite a few children at the showing I went to and there were only a few times when the younger ones became frightened. If you think hard enough there is a message about how true love means letting go and you can't move forward if you are holding tight to the past, but it's better to just sit back and enjoy the artistry of stop-motion animation and Tim Butron's warped view of love and life....and death.
Great Tim Burton film!
posted on 25 Jun 2009Tim Burton's Corpse Bride/2005/***1/2Main Stars: Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Albert Finney Joanna Lumley Emily Watson Christopher LeeTim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is a delightful story about a young man named Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) who is living and a young woman named Emily, the corpse bride (Helena Bonham Carter) who is dead. You are probably thinking this movie is about these two and no one else. But actually there are quite a few other characters involved. There is Victor's "living" fiancé he was originally going to marry (you'll find out what happens to those two toward the end). Then there are the sets of parents for Victor and his "living" fiancé; the butler; the maid; the priest; etcetera. All the characters (except for a few) have either weird looking faces, bodies, hairstyles or walks. The story is definitely original but had one problem most movies have: it was too short! I can see why the movie was too short though; it was made with frames (like "The Nightmare Before Christmas"). What I mean is it was made by taking a picture of a character, moving them slightly, taking another picture of them, moving them and a few people in the background again, and then taking another picture. This way of making films is very time consuming but worth it because it is entertaining to watch. This movie is involving a real life situation and a fantastic situation (the living world and the nonliving world). Victor is in love with a "living" woman named Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson) and is at a rehearsal wedding and can't get his vows right. The priest (Christopher Lee) becomes very impatient and tells him the wedding is off if he can't get his vows right in time. The strict parents of Victoria, who are named Finnis and Maudeline Everglot (Albert Finney and Joanna Lumley), are not to fond of Victor and think Victoria should marry someone a bit more wealthy like Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant) and you'll soon find out what happens to him! HAHAHAHAHAHH! Victor goes into a forest and practices his vows (still getting them wrong). He then finds objects in the forest to practice with. He uses a tree branch as a hand to put the ring on and that's how Emily, the corpse bride and Victor meet. The tree branch cracks and out comes a skeletal hand out of the snow. Emily had thought all this time that he was talking to her but really he was practicing the vows with a tree branch. When you do watch this movie and you better, you'll be heading in the direction of adventure. Movie directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson.
Not as good as I expected
posted on 24 Aug 2009"Corpse Bride" wasn't nearly as good as I expected it to be. I am usually a big fan of Tim Burton's work (and Danny Elfman's music) but "Corpse Bride" just didn't do it for me.Maybe it's that I didn't realize it was a musical, but the music caught me completely off guard. I had not expected that at all. The score was nice, but the songs were rather painful to listen to with less than stellar singers and extremely repetitive lyrics. In short, I have no plans to rush to the store and purchase the soundtrack.I've never seen "The Nightmare Before Christmas" so I have no clue what it's like but I really, really hated the animation. It was awkward and took away from the plot (and not in a good way). I suppose that it was all done on purpose but still... It's full of the quirkiness that defines Tim Burton's work. Which can be a good thing depending on whether or not you enjoy that quirkiness. But I did really like how the Corpse Bride turned out. Very pretty. (If you can say that about a corpse...) =P For the first 20 minutes or so of the movie were really painful for me. The first song almost made me turn it off and the distracting animations were beginning to give me a headache. But I stuck with it long enough for the plot to begin (which in my opinion, took to long). The only reason that I kept watching was because I really couldn't predict the ending. Who would Victor choose? The Corpse Bride or Victoria? Victoria is his love, but he is also attracted to the Corpse Bride, making her the one he *should* marry according to Hollywood standards. (No I did not just give the ending away) in case you were wondering. The "twist" at the end concerning the Corpse Bride's murder didn't surprise me at all - I saw it coming from a mile away."Corpse Bride" wasn't all that bad - but it definitely wasn't as good as I thought it would. Tim Burton really let me down on this one. "Corpse Bride" earns itself a 5/10.