Review of Corpse Bride (2005) by Robert S — 14 Nov 2015

Didn't watch this when it first came out. I think a while later, my sister and I watched it on rental, but I couldn't remember much of it. When it was added to Netflix for Halloween and I had a boring day, I decided to give it a go.

As it is one of the many "dark" or "depressing" movies that teenage girls love to watch and praise, (See also from Tim Burton's repertoire, "The Nightmare Before Christmas") I figured it would be a decent kids' movie, but nothing more.

I was actually somewhat surprised.

The animation is fantastic. The design of this world is nice, creepy, and fun, which is to be expected from Tim Burton. The music, which is a highlight of the film, is also very lively, quirky, and spooky, which is also to be expected from Tim Burton's "music buddy", Danny Elfman.

The story is interesting, but nothing really all that special. The villain is pretty weak, and even the main characters aren't that interesting. None of the characters are, really, but that isn't enough to make this a bad movie.

However, I can't say this is a great one. It's good. It's fun. The animation and music is really quite good. However, it's not one that I can say fully lived up to the hype.