Very Dark, Eerie and Entertaining

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 2006)

While this book was nowhere close to the original, it has the same basic characters and follows the plot of the book vaguely.
Ichabod Crane travels up the Hudson River to the small town Sleepy Hollow to investigate murderous decapitations. He stays at the home of Baltus Van Tassel and while there, enjoys himself the pleasure of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel.
Tim Burton directs this one and I absolutely love it. Danny Elfman's score is amazingly brilliant, the film could actually survive without any dialogue and you would just be swept away by the beauty and eerie tones of Elfman's music. It is definitely one of his best scores ever.
For movies, this one is probably the darkest Tim Burton film and the sheer colors on the screen and look of the town itself prove that it is. The mystery can get a little confusing about the Headless Horseman and having a Headless ghost as the villain does seem a little scary for some, but the horseman seems even creepier with his head on! The film is violent but enjoyable and you'll be wanting more and more with each scene.
Great, great, great film.