Beautiful death awaits...

Rating: 9/10 (25 September 2006)

Nowadays, when every animated movie is made in computers, it's a fantastic relief that film genius Tim Burton still has his mind on puppet animation. Corpse bride would have been great in computer animated 3D too, but it would not have the soul that the puppets bring up to life in this masterpiece.
Danny Elfman's beautiful songs and score fill almost every moment. From the piano solo by main puppet Victor to the last ending melodies, and I love every tune.
The voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter almost seem to belong to the characters, and when Danny Elfman himself takes over the show with his bone-jangle singer everything feels just...right! Corpse Bride might be a bit short, but with a spirit as magical as this it doesn't matter. And even if the theme of the film is death, it's a really pretty and beautiful death.