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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 04 Oct 2012

Frankenweenie may just be a wacky horror cartoon, but it's an awfully good wacky horror cartoon. Frighteningly good, you might say…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 04 Oct 2012

It's a quintessential Burton film, but also more Disney than a lot of Disney films…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 04 Oct 2012

You have to feel pleased just for the existence of a film like Tim Burton's Frankenweenie…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 04 Oct 2012

[W]hile the results are underwhelming, it is one of the better directorial efforts from Burton in a while…

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By Inkoo Kang (374) for Movieline (883) on 04 Oct 2012

It's probably too early to peg Frankenweenie as Burton's comeback vehicle, but it's certainly the director's best movie in twenty years…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 04 Oct 2012

Nothing in the longer Frankenweenie is new…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 04 Oct 2012

Designed to appeal to both discriminating adults and older kids, the gorgeous, black-and-white stop-motion film is a fresh, clever and affectionate…

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By David Kaplan (436) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 04 Oct 2012

One of Burton's trademarks is the often bizarre rendering of his animated subjects, and he doesn't disappoint here…

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By Matt Patches (283) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 04 Oct 2012

A horror primer for kids that playfully dabbles in the past of creature features without overcomplicating itself…

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By Matt Joseph (48) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 03 Oct 2012

With its touching, personal storytelling and staggering technical accomplishments, Frankenweenie sees Burton back on the top of his game, rediscovering…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 03 Oct 2012

how can any film buff dismiss a brand-new animated feature where the science teacher looks like Vincent Price…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 03 Oct 2012

Told without a trace of irony or of cynicism, [it] celebrates pluck, imagination, and the special bond between child and pet…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 03 Oct 2012

Filled with nice and imaginative touches for monster movie buffs, 'Frankenweenie' might be stitched together from many sources, but it mostly…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Oct 2012

The overall effect is great cinema, good fun, a visual feast for pie-eyed Burton fans - and a terrifically warped reminder of just how freaky…

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By David Medsker (361) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 03 Oct 2012

Burton apparently worked on this at night while directing Dark Shadows during the day…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 03 Oct 2012

While the big-headed, spindly puppets don't evoke enough emotion to make the movie a must-see, Burton's 3-D design team pours its heart into…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Oct 2012

While Frankenweenie is fun, it is not nearly strange or original enough to join the undead, monstrous ranks of the classics it adores…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Oct 2012

He (Burton) has used that tonality deftly here, it keeps Frankenweenie visually stunning and the sensibility light…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 03 Oct 2012

Frankenweenie seems like a genuine effort to pass along this love to the next generation, and if one kid who sees it goes home and demands…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for NPR (1,713) on 03 Oct 2012

The picture is frustrating not because it's bad, but because of how almost-good it is…

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