Title: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Rating: PG for some scary images, action, and brief mild language.
Overall Rating: A 4 out of 5
Story: Set in the 19th century, this story follows the main character, Victor, who is voiced by Johnny Depp, as he prepares himself for his marriage.
It turns out that he kinda-sorta freaks out and runs away, ending up in the woods where he plays out what he wishes would actually happen. He sees a bush that looks like a hand, says his vows and places the ring on one of the 'twigs'. Turns out, that 'bush' was the Corpse Bride's hand. She rises from the dead and claims that she is now married to Victor.
She takes him into the land of the dead, where a song is sung about the Corpse Bride's past. Victor tries a couple of ways to get away from Emily [The Corpse Bride's real name] but fails, of course, each time. Eventually, the woman he was supposed to marry at the beginning, is forced to marry another man...who just happens to have a BIG secret of his own.
My Critique: You've all probably seen the previews for it: It looks exactly like The Nightmare Before Christmas. The whole stop-action thing is pretty cool, I think.
Anyway, I did love this movie. It was really sweet and...well, it was SUPPOSED to have a happy ending...but I thought it sucked. I won't give away what I thought was going to happen [or rather, what I wish would have happened] or what did, just in case you want to see it. Another bad thing was how short the movie seemed. True, it did sum up everything, nothing was really left questioning. But for some reason, it seemed really short.
I guess it's because the movie takes so long to make, it was only 70 minutes long.
Well, overall, I loved it a lot. Johnny did an awesome job as Victor and Helena Bonham Carter was great for the part of the Corpse Bride. My sister and I laughed throughout it at some parts because of how exaggerated some of the characters are. ^^ I suggest you simply rent it. It was good, but probably not something I would watch again and again.
Rating: PG for some scary images, action, and brief mild language.
Overall Rating: A 4 out of 5
Story: Set in the 19th century, this story follows the main character, Victor, who is voiced by Johnny Depp, as he prepares himself for his marriage.
It turns out that he kinda-sorta freaks out and runs away, ending up in the woods where he plays out what he wishes would actually happen. He sees a bush that looks like a hand, says his vows and places the ring on one of the 'twigs'. Turns out, that 'bush' was the Corpse Bride's hand. She rises from the dead and claims that she is now married to Victor.
She takes him into the land of the dead, where a song is sung about the Corpse Bride's past. Victor tries a couple of ways to get away from Emily [The Corpse Bride's real name] but fails, of course, each time. Eventually, the woman he was supposed to marry at the beginning, is forced to marry another man...who just happens to have a BIG secret of his own.
My Critique: You've all probably seen the previews for it: It looks exactly like The Nightmare Before Christmas. The whole stop-action thing is pretty cool, I think.
Anyway, I did love this movie. It was really sweet and...well, it was SUPPOSED to have a happy ending...but I thought it sucked. I won't give away what I thought was going to happen [or rather, what I wish would have happened] or what did, just in case you want to see it. Another bad thing was how short the movie seemed. True, it did sum up everything, nothing was really left questioning. But for some reason, it seemed really short.
I guess it's because the movie takes so long to make, it was only 70 minutes long.
Well, overall, I loved it a lot. Johnny did an awesome job as Victor and Helena Bonham Carter was great for the part of the Corpse Bride. My sister and I laughed throughout it at some parts because of how exaggerated some of the characters are. ^^ I suggest you simply rent it. It was good, but probably not something I would watch again and again.
