Simply amazing animated musical.

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2005)

Set in 19th-century European village,Victor is going to get married to his fiancée Victoria.On the night before his marriage Victor stops to rest in the woods,and as a joke,he puts his wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows.The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl,who returns as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded wife."Corpse Bride" is an amazing stop-motion animation,which is both stylishly dark and genuinely humorous.It's shade-darker humor makes "Corpse Bride" a bit more mature than "Nightmare Before Christmas",and not totally for the youngest of kids.Danny Elfman provides another memorable score and even supplies a few songs to the soundtrack that enhance the overall experience.The stop-motion work is breath-taking in its ability to imbue life into the characters.The Corpse Bride's resurrection from the grave is a stunningly realized sequence that makes the film worth seeing all on its own and her sad refrain upon realizing that Victor does not love her("I know that I am dead,yet I have more tears to shed")is genuinely moving.Overall,I deeply enjoyed "Corpse Bride" and you should too if you like Tim Burton's kooky visions.9 out of 10.