I guess one should try not to compare...

Rating: 6/10 (17 September 2005)

I thought it was cute.
It lacked depth and punch. Yes, I did think Nightmare was better, but I guess one should try not to compare them both but perhaps see them as separate stop-motion entities (which they are!!) The piano scene was lovely, the beginning seemed promising. It did not fail to deliver entertainment but it did fail to quench my thirst for a good Tim Burton movie.
This movie seemed to focus more on story and less on characters, so the viewer is left in wonder and in need of more.
Victor and Victoria's characters were too simply connected. The evil Lord is annoying and we do not really come to comprehend his entire story.
The Corpse Bride did well on her own...her mates in the dead world were cute but the scenes seemed abrupt and well...how do i put this? disconnected! Maybe a good transition from one person's story to another would have been better.
The dead invading the family in their own house? I mean they all were on Earth to go to church, and there they were destroying the evil parents in their home...I mean how would they know where to go and how to find them? Bedazzling.
Overall, It was alright. Cute. Children will enjoy but it does lack in originality...
Songs were alright as well.
I gave it a 6. A notch higher than the average movie score.