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Corpse Bride |
| DIRECTOR : Tim Burton, Mike Johnson |
| CAST : Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Danny Elfman ... |
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WRITER : John August, Pamela Pettler |
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PRODUCER : Allison Abbate, Tim Burton |
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DISTRIBUTOR : Warner Bros. |
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RUNTIME : 1 hour 16 minutes |
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November 3, 2005 |
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 Rising to the occasion
Corpse Bride carries on in the dark, romantic tradition of Tim Burton's classic films Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor (Johnny Depp), a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham-Carter), while his real bride, Victoria (Emily Watson), waits bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love. It's a tale of optimism, romance and a very lively afterlife, told in classic Tim Burton style. |
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  The original tale is based on real events that occurred in Russia in the 19th century.
The puppets used neither of the industry standards of replaceable heads (like those used on The Nightmare Before Christmas) or replaceable mouths (Wallace & Gromit) but instead used precision crafted clockwork heads, adjusted by hidden keys. This allowed for unprecedented subtlety, but was apparently even more painstaking than the already notoriously arduous animation. One animator even reported having recurring nightmares of adjusting his own facial expression in this fashion. |
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Pascal's review |
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October 25, 2005 |
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Impressive work |
The atmosphere of this animation movie is very typical from Tim Burton and actually very captivating, as usual: a gloomy village, a fogy wood full of crows, a bunch of original characters, night moon and shadows…
Watching the movie, we realize that the amount of work behind it is huge. Although most of the scenes are highly complex, with a lot of moving people and objects even at the background, they are always perfectly rendered and give the audience an amazing feeling of fluidity.
The story itself is original and unexpected, always mixing serious events with a lot of humor. Indeed, each character has a serious and a funny aspect, even the smallest part.
The choice of the voices is also great and as Johnny Depp as Christopher Lee adds a lot to the film.
Briefly, I would recommend this movie to all the people who usually appreciate Tim Burton’s world, who like to laugh and who want to see something really special.
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Caesar's review |
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At Least Burton's graphism is present... |
| As you can see from the pictures of the movie, all the Burton style is in here, and it is really cool! As usual his graphic line is really fun and dark, nothing bad to say about it. But unfortunately great sculptures and decors, as well as great sound light and image quality do not make a great movie all by themselves... one needs a great story to go along with it. And well... the scenario... well.... I was disappointed. It's nice, all right, but nothing special, and not that funny. Corpse Bride is not one of Burton's best, but it still is a Burton. |
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| FILMING LOCATION : Portland (USA), UK |
| SOUND MIX : DTS-ES / Dolby Digital EX / SDDS | COLOR : Color |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY : Pete Kozachik |
| SET DECORATION : Colin Batty |
| VISUAL FX : The Moving Picture Company | VISUAL FX SUP. : Pete Kozachik |
| PROD. BUDGET : $ 40'000'000 |
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