Only Burton...

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2008)

Only Buron could achieve tasteful gore. A sophisticated musical horror. It has a completely unique feel to it that's almost impossible to describe. It's like an improved, refined Sleepy Hollow, but a musical.
I love musicals and I love Tim Burton films so this was perfect for me. The music was amazing, i have the CD and i can never stop listening to it. All the performances were incredible despite the fact none of them really came from trained singers which meant you got a great acting performance.
My grandmother can shudder all she likes and use that awful phrase 'it's not my cup of tea' but that just makes it all the better because her cup of tea is always romantic comedies starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant (they might be good at smiling but you can hardly call them versatile) and none of them can really be half as captivating as a Tim Burton Musical.
I loved it.
IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE FILM BUT YOU HAVE SEEN IT, READ THIS IT APPLIES TO YOU:
Since writing the first half i have read a few reviews from people who hated it and god it made me angry! Can't people cope with a bit of surrealism these days. I thought the whole point of films is they aren't real. Who wants to watch real life? It's boring!
the blood does look fake, no-one could bleed like that but that's whats so great about it! The rest of the film had to look desaturated in order to make the blood stand out. It's not just horror it's verging on art!
What happened to allowing for artistic license? Really people, i'm ashamed of you.
In real life people don't randomly burst out into song! I thought the whole point of films and books is it's fiction! And it's fun to pretend!
It's not just a gore-fest, it's sophisticated gore, if there is such a thing.