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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 15 Jan 2013

A bittersweet and delightful bit of animated fare…

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By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 07 Jan 2013

Compared to the shorter and more to the point original, the expanded Frankenweenie is padded and less focused, meandering from a simple path…

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By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 07 Jan 2013

Tim Burton's Frankenweenie embodies the excitement, innocence, awkwardness and imagination of childhood…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 07 Jan 2013

Extended to feature length, the premise doesn't thin out but gains substance and momentum…

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By James Plath (543) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 05 Jan 2013

Frankenweenie isn't Burton's best work, but it's still a solid outing for the strange, death-obsessed director…

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By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 17 Dec 2012

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…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for Time to Play Magazine (9) on 10 Dec 2012

Victor's relationship with Sparky is lovely, even when the revivified dog corpse is stitched together with thick black thread and his tail…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 26 Nov 2012

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…

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By Charlie Lyne (195) for Ultra Culture (187) on 10 Nov 2012

Maintains the legitimately dark tone of the original short while expanding the narrative in a pleasingly Scissorhands-esque direction…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 02 Nov 2012

In the very best sense, the film is wall-to-wall eye candy…

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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 02 Nov 2012

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…

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By Iain Gray (1) for Film4 (1,522) on 30 Oct 2012

Beautiful, technically astonishing animation and the emotional whack of a lightning bolt cannot quite hide the stitches holding together a…

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By Andy Lea (545) for Daily Star (403) on 30 Oct 2012

The jokes are built almost entirely around references to old black and white horror movies…

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By Austin Kennedy (419) for Film Geek Central (133) on 25 Oct 2012

Even though it's not among his best films, I'm just happy that Tim Burton has finally made a movie I can recommend to people again…

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Mail (391) on 25 Oct 2012

Frankenweenie is rammed with credible horror references, so this is a great movie for children to see if you want to them to develop a good…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 24 Oct 2012

I loved this. It is so beautiful and there's almost an innocence to it that Burton achieves…

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By Glenn Dunks (375) for Trespass (429) on 24 Oct 2012

Visually captivating and smartly written, Frankenweenie brings Tim Burton's career back from the metaphorical dead…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 24 Oct 2012

It was wise to make the film in black and white, and 3D adds to the charm of this sweetly retro experience…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 24 Oct 2012

Burton is in lively, playful and sharp form here, deftly balancing blatant eeriness with a chipper cheeriness that excuses many a macabre event…

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By Lisa Nesselson (145) for sbs.com.au (697) on 24 Oct 2012

A loving homage to everything from Frankenstein to Godzilla by way of cosy American suburbia circa the analogue era, Frankenweenie makes superb…

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