Frankenweenie (2012)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 198
Fresh: 173 | Rotten: 25
Frankenweenie is an energetic stop-motion horror movie spoof with lovingly crafted visuals and a heartfelt, oddball story.
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 34 | Rotten: 6
Frankenweenie is an energetic stop-motion horror movie spoof with lovingly crafted visuals and a heartfelt, oddball story.
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From creative genius Tim Burton comes Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life-with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous. A stop-motion animated film, Frankenweenie will be
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Charlie Tahan
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Winona Ryder
Elsa, Elsa Van Helsi... -
Martin Landau
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Catherine O'Hara
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Atticus Shaffer
Edgar, Edgar "E" Gor... -
Martin Short
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Robert Capron
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Conchata Ferrell
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James Liao
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Tom Kenny
Fire Chief, Soldier,...
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All Critics (198) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (173) | Rotten (25) | DVD (4)
Tim Burton's most enjoyable movie in a long time.
Top CriticBurton's best film since 1994's Ed Wood or even 1990's Edward Scissorhands.
This is a Tim Burton film with something to say. And that's a rare and precious thing.
The stop-motion animation - a favorite tool of Burton's - is given loving attention, and the character design is full of terrific touches, such as the hulking flat-topped schoolmate who looks a bit like a certain man-made monster.
The best thing about an animated monster movie with this much heart is: It's alive. In the best possible way.
This 3-D, black-and-white "family" comedy is the year's most inventive, endearing animated feature.
Don't be surprised if everyone you know under the age of 13 declares this their new favorite Halloween film.
It ranks among Burton's most personal films, encompassing familiar themes of loneliness, isolation and an insatiable need for love and acceptance.
... a padded short story that didn't require embellishment... looks very weak directly compared to the sheer brilliance of the similarly themed ParaNorman.
The real audience here is Burton fans (add an extra star to this review if you're a Burton fan).
A remake of not one Tim Burton movie, but all of them.
Actively frustrating and a tedious experience to endure.
"Frankenweenie" is not just cute, it's weird. And, I love it.
A bittersweet and delightful bit of animated fare...
Compared to the shorter and more to the point original, the expanded Frankenweenie is padded and less focused, meandering from a simple path of what was a clever parody/homage.
Tim Burton's Frankenweenie embodies the excitement, innocence, awkwardness and imagination of childhood.
Extended to feature length, the premise doesn't thin out but gains substance and momentum.
"Frankenweenie" isn't Burton's best work, but it's still a solid outing for the strange, death-obsessed director.
Disney should've had more faith in this premise back in 1984, when it mattered, instead of shocking it back to a bigger life now...
Victor's relationship with Sparky is lovely, even when the revivified dog corpse is stitched together with thick black thread and his tail or ear falls off.
While not a true original in its own right, and therefore not a classic, it is still classic Burton with his creepy, kooky trademarks, so we'll take it.
Maintains the legitimately dark tone of the original short while expanding the narrative in a pleasingly Scissorhands-esque direction.
In the very best sense, the film is wall-to-wall eye candy.
'Frankenweenie' is far from his best, but it is a timely reassurance that the old Tim Burton still exists and may be able to work his black magic again.
Beautiful, technically astonishing animation and the emotional whack of a lightning bolt cannot quite hide the stitches holding together a paucity of ideas and humour.
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- Victor: Nobody likes scientists.
- Mr. Rzykruski: They like what science gives them, but not the questions, no. Not the questions that science asks.
- Victor: [thinks for a second] Actually, I have a question.
- Mr. Rzykruski: He, he. That is why you are a scientist.
- Victor: I was doing my experiment, my project, and the first time it worked great, but the next time it didn't. I mean, it sort of worked, but then it didn't. And I don't know why.
- Mr. Rzykruski: Then maybe you never really understood it the first time. People think science is here [points to his head], but it is also here [places his hand on his chest]. The first time, did you love your experiment?
- Victor: Yes. [thinks of Sparky licking his hand]
- Mr. Rzykruski: And the second time?
- Victor: [Thinks of the invisible fish] No. I just wanted it over.
- Mr. Rzykruski: Then you changed the variables.
- Victor: I was doing it for the wrong reason.
- Mr. Rzykruski: Science is not good or bad, Victor. But it can be used both ways. That is why you must always be careful.
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- Mr. Rzykruski: People think science is here [points to mind] but it also here. [touches heart]
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- Mr. Rzykruski: The first time did you love your experiment?
- Victor Frankenstein: Yes.
- Mr. Rzykruski: Ah. And the second time?
- Victor Frankenstein: No, I just wanted it over.
- Mr. Rzykruski: Then you changed the variables.
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- Mr. Rzykruski: Science is not good or bad Victor, but it can be used both ways. That is why you must always be careful.
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- Mr. Rzykruski: They like what science gives them but not the questions no, not the questions the science asks.
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- Edgar "E" Gore: Your dog is alive!
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