A Fun Dark Comedy With A Few Problems

Rating: 6/10 (26 January 2020)

Tim Burton was possibly the best choice to direct a film like this. You look at the description of this film and it was like it was already made for him, OK, I'll admit I had a fun time, but no movie is without its' flaws and this has quite a few. But, when it's around the Halloween season, this is one of the movies I ALWAYS put on with no fail. Sure, call me one of those Burton suck-ups, whatever, yes, I'm a fan of quality entertainment, shoot me! This film gets put below his other masterpieces like Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sweeney Todd, Big Fish and Nightmare Before Christmas, but it was never trying to be any of those things, what it was trying to be was a dark comedy with hilarious scenes and horrendously creepy moments, it was never trying to be the next 'Beetlejuice' Burton went for a different type of story and I LOVE IT!
No movie goes without flaws, of course and this one has a few, but I don't realise them because I am so wrapped up into the story and how damned entertaining the movie was! Tim Burton is the most visionary mind working in filmmaking today and to see he can still make entertaining movies really excites me! Once I watch this or the twentieth time, I will add my full thoughts on the movie, but to be honest with you I can't really remember since I last saw it around last year Halloween, so I'll be back again soon!