A movie that suits for everyone.

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2007)

This is a beautiful Horror/Fantasy movie for kids and adults. When I first watched it on theaters I didn't care for it that much, but, on a second view on DVD I really liked it and found it to be a fantastic sui-generis movie.
The world of Tim Burton is dark but colorful at the same time; creepy but happy; and most of all, scary but charming.
This is a movie that suits for everyone. There are great comedy moments, the typical but effective love story from the graveyard, tenderness, and magic. The real world in the dark mind of Burton was great but the world of the dead is what really makes the movie... the art direction, the colors, the ideas, the characters!, etc. Everything is magical in the world of the dead. Now, with a great plot like this one, it is truly a place to visit and want to live on there.
The plot of "Corpse Bride" could be used on any Horror movie but it wouldn't work as in this visual experience. As it's a "creepy" theme, it needed a dark sub-plot and situations; but Burton instead decided to add the winning formula of cartoonish sub-plots and the always effective battle between good and evil at the end. The tale is simply irresistible for any viewer.
The characters are likable and very well defined. The music is perfect, just perfect. Not to mention the amazing f/x. Thank God CGI is not used on EVERY single movie.
Join this fantastic and dark world and enjoy! One of the best animated features of the new millennium. NOW I can see why Tim Burton has such a huge fan database.