A Visual Joy To Watch

Rating: 8/10 (16 January 2008)

Corpse Bride (2005, Dir. Tim Burton & Mike Johnson)
When an arranged marriage between Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot reaches the rehearsals, Victor starts to worry. Spending time alone in the forest, Victor decides to practice on his own. Everything seems to go well, until he accidentally puts the ring upon the hand of a corpse. Before he knows it, Victor is in the land of dead and now has a corpse bride. Whilst everyones worries about who Victoria will marry in the land of the living, Victor desperately finds a way to get back.
One of the joys in the film world today, is having Tim Burton creating films. The are not just entertaining because of the script or the acting, but because of the amazing visuals he brings us. This film is no different, as the colours are chosen well. Whilst the land of the living is very dull and dark, the land of the dead is a world of vibrant colours. There is a very small amount of stop motion used these days, which is a shame, as it's amazing to see. The level of detail in them is outstanding and there is so many possibilities of models to be created. This voice artists in this film are well chosen. There is the usual Burton choices such as Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Christopher Lee, who like always brings to life such marvellous characters. The music in it is catchy with some lovely tunes, and there's lots of fun here for all ages.
"Just remember, when you want to come back, say "Hopscotch."" - Elder Gutknecht (Michael Gough)