Better than Nightmare Before Christmas.

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2005)

It is lovely to be back in the "animated" world of Tim Burton again. His vision are so much more vibrant, unique and Burtonesque. I love all his feature film as well, but this is just something only he could envision and create. The backdrop of the story is set in the Victorian age (hence both the character names) and the story focuses on the quite inept Victor that is to be married to Victoria. It's a fixed marriage and the aristocratic families think that this will make them take the climb into the hierarchy of high society. Neither Victor of Victoria are ready to be married but when they meet their feelings are redeemed. As mentioned Victor is quite a clumsy guy and messes up everything that is possible to mess up during the wedding rehearsals so he is sent away to rehearse his vows until he knows them. He goes into the woods and recites them over and over. Problem is that when he places the ring on a branch (that turns out to be the hand of the dead Emily) he is married to her and brought to the land of the dead. So starts the predicament. The film uses black and white to show the cold shallow real world, and colors to envision the very lively and honest land of the dead. This works well and it's a beautiful movie in all regards. A great story and flawless presentation of it with all the moods one would suspect from a Tim Burton title. A tad short but that OK with such a great viewing pleasure. NOT to be missed.