Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Tim Burton goes for stop-motion animation again, and the results are entertaining and enchanting. Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) is all nervous on his wedding day, screwing up his vows during rehearsal. While practicing in the forest, he inadvertently slips a wedding ring onto the finger of a corpse (Helena Bonham Carter), wreaking havoc on his original nuptial plans. Burton (who co-directed with Mike Johnson) has fun with blues, blacks and grays, imbibing the film with an appropriately gothic vibe. The humor is dark, but not so much that it will freak out the little kids (they were laughing up a storm at the screening I attended). Danny Elfman provides some decent music, and while the tunes aren’t all that catchy, the lyrics are a crackup. Overall, not quite as good as The Nightmare Before Christmas, but very good nonetheless.
By Bob Grimm
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is not showing in any theaters in the area.
Credits
Directors:
- Tim Burton
- Mike Johnson
Cast:
- Johnny Depp
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Emily Watson
- Tracey Ullman
- Paul Whitehouse
- Joanna Lumley
- Albert Finney
- Richard Grant
- Christopher Lee
- Michael Gough
- Jane Horrocks
- Enn Reitel
- Deep Roy
- Danny Elfman
- Stephen Ballantyne
- Lisa Kay
Writers:
- Pamela Pettler
- Caroline Thompson
Producers:
- Allison Abbate
- Tim Burton
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