Corpse Bride:The Doc's Review

Rating: 4/10 (23 May 2006)

From the genius who brought you Nightmare Before Christmas comes this piece of regurgitated trash known as Corpse Bride.Not only is the film poorly written but the jokes (if you can call them that) always run completely flat.The storyline has potential but ultimately fails to keep Corpse Bride above the crap o meter.It's simply ridiculous and totally unfunny.A lot of kids won't get the humor and the adults who do will find it generic and stupid.The characters are all built up with a good personality but don't use it to their advantage.The character Victoria's parents looked,and,spoke in a way that could have been funny...IF THEY TRIED TO BE FUNNY!!!The cinematography for the most part is very good i'll give Burton that his visuals are always top notch but without a story that's at least mediocre (which Corpse Bride does not)the visuals aren't even a good excuse to see the film.I went it hoping that the man who created some brilliant movies would give me another great film but sadly i have no praise for Tim Burton when it comes to Corpse Bride.A very big disappointment and a huge let down for me.