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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)

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Reviews Counted:182

Fresh:152

Rotten:30

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet.

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Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some scary images and action, and brief mild language

Runtime: 1 hr. 14 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Theatrical Release: Sep 23, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $53.3M

Synopsis: 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... 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 his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Although life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Richard Grant

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Richard Grant, Albert Finney, Tracey Ullman, Richard E. Grant, Jane Horrocks, Christopher Lee, Joanna Lumley, Deep Roy, Danny Elfman, Enn Reitel, Lisa Kay, Paul Whitehouse, Stephen Ballantyne, Michael Gough, Paul Watson

Director: Tim Burton , Mike Johnson

Director: Tim Burton , Mike Johnson
Screenwriter: Michael Cohn , Caroline Thompson , Pamela Pettler
Producer: Tim Burton , Laurie Parker
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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REVIEWS FOR TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE

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Another Burtonesque blur of wise-guy nudging and romantic exhilaration

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Sep 1, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

"Better Off Dead" would have been a better title choice for Tim Burton's self-indulgently macabre attempt at creating an animated underworld of gleeful singing corpses.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment 2 Comments
Apr 15, 2009
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

There is a BEETLEJUICE-type of manic energy %u2014 a sense of imagination run riot that makes the film always worth watching, even when the story loses traction

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
Oct 21, 2008
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

A brilliantly animated, deliciously macabre and strangely touching triumph.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
Sep 7, 2008
Jon Fortgang
Jon Fortgang
Film4

As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
Aug 16, 2007
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
Time Out New York

Burton thinks in intuitive images, and there are sights here that I would love to have framed on my wall.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
Jul 30, 2007
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

In the hands of another director, this material could have been dead on arrival, but for Mr. Burton it's dead on.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Burton definitely follows his own deliriously surreal path that may be more decipherable to a shrink than a movie critic.

Full Review | comment Comment
Mar 31, 2007
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio

Danny Elfman’s catchy songs are all but overwhelmed by Burton and Johnson’s visual embellishments.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
May 12, 2006
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was Burton’s big picture for 2005, this is his miniature.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Apr 1, 2006
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

Gloomy, but in a beautiful, compelling way. In fact, the visuals sell the film because the story is entertaining but extremely lightweight.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
Feb 24, 2006
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

A quirky, artistic triumph.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Jan 31, 2006
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

...the visuals are so good and the voices so colorful, you probably won't mind the film's minor shortcomings.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Jan 17, 2006
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

All in all, it's what you would ordinarily call an uplifting experience.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
Jan 17, 2006
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

There are wonderful voice performances all around...and the animation, particularly of facial expressions, sets a new level of technical accomplishment...but the humor in Corpse Bride feels underpowered...

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
Dec 15, 2005
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Divertida, romántica y con mucho más corazón que el resto de los filmes en cartelera, es simple y sencillamente un deleite que no puedes dejar pasar por alto.

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
Nov 28, 2005
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

After the bloated hit-and-miss feel of many of Burton's recent live-action work it is a joy to experience this throwback to the glory days.

Full Review Source: CineScene.com | comment Comment
Nov 22, 2005
Nathaniel Rogers
Nathaniel Rogers
CineScene.com

Nothing more than an 81-minute in-joke only two people in the world %u2014 Tim Burton and Danny Elfman %u2014 think is funny. But sometimes self-indulgence is the very thing that makes a filmmaker worth watching.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
Nov 21, 2005
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

While not as groundbreaking or thematically complex as "The Nightmare Before Christmas," Burton's latest stop-motion animated film has moments of brilliance and a wonderfully sweet tone

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
Nov 13, 2005
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

This is another joyously morbid fairy tale from Tim Burton. The mock morbidity is a lot of fun, and it all comes to a heartwarming ending.

Full Review | comment Comment
Nov 12, 2005
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
 
 
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