Another chapter/episode from Brother Burton's Fairy tales

Rating: 8/10 (11 October 2005)

The decision to see this film was made by a friend; since it was in celebration of her birthday, she chose both our restaurant and movie.
I think many(most?) of Burton's films can be considered as modern editions of fairy tales -- more technologically advanced versions of that which -- earlier -- the Brothers Grimm and many others have collected, revised and published. These all capture recognizable human urges and conflicts followed by choices which can lead one way or the other. When the tale is finished it becomes obvious which choices have taken the higher moral road and lead to ultimately more satisfying conclusions -- and often those which would not.
While my own personal enjoyment of the film was probably around a 6 or 7 level, I rated this at an 8 because I think it will become a timeless classic. My companion would have rated it a 9 or 10 which made it quite satisfying to give as a birthday package. The music by Danny Elfman was great and deserves listening to many times. The claymation (or whatever) characters were "over the top" caricatures but fit their roles. And the voices also matched the images quite well.
IMO, this is a movie which many future generations of girls shortly before and after the cusp of puberty will replay many times and rate as a 10.