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Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
If Tim Burton decided to abandon live-action filmmaking for a career in animation, I’d say, “Bravo!” The wild-haired director is, in my opinion, one of both genres’ most inventive and imaginative artists, as this latest offering ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Moviepie.com
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.48 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Previously, filmmaker Tim Burton had already made his whimsical mark with the colorfully cheeky children's fantasy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now Burton (along with reliable leading man Johnny Depp from Factory) adds spice to yet another ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
It's rare you'll find a life-affirming film about the walking dead, and even less so one that's aimed at children, but Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is just that. Using stop-motion animation to gorgeously ghoulish effect, the creative team who brought you ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at BBC Films
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for moviereview (Colin Fraser)moviereview (Colin Fraser)
There’s no doubting the wonder of Tim Burton’s macabre visual sense. It was he who gave Batman back his wings and the world a mutated Pinocchio in Edward Scissorhands. Even Big Fish, for all it’s mawkishness was a marvel of imaginings. Ever fond of ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at moviereview (Colin Fraser)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Shy pianist Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") is pleased about his arranged marriage to Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson, "Red Dragon") now that he's met her, but after three hours of rehearsal he still can't memorize the ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.46 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
It's been too long since Tim Burton's last stop-motion gem, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), but the wait was worth it. This is another wonderfully macabre fable that feels like a timeless classic from the moment it starts. Victor Van Dort ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Mr. CrankyMr. Cranky
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Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for reVisionreVision
Emily non respira, il suo cuore non batte, nella scatola cranica ha un verme al posto del cervello, un buffo animaletto che è il suo miglior amico, la sua coscienza, eppure Emily riesce a palpitare per amore, piangere quando capisce che nessuno si può ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at reVision
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)
A self-contained, melancholic, dulcet little ode to love and sacrifice, Tim Burton's stop-motion Corpse Bride is also a sly stab at class systems, a knowing tribute to both the Hammer horror run and the Universal monster tradition, and another of ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
Au 19ème siècle, dans un village d’Europe de l’est, Victor est un jeune homme brusquement emmené au Royaume des Morts pour épouser une mystérieuse et défunte Mariée tandis que sa future femme, en chair et en os, l’attend parmi les vivants. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Cinopsis
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
It's certainly a more ongoing issue for the groom in Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" than for the one in Will Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet." There was no way to reanimate Miss Capulet. Vic's dead fiancee is animated the minute he lays eyes -- and, ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review with Emily BluntBlunt Review with Emily Blunt
The Corpse Bride is out-of-this-world original. Once again director Tim Burton, along with co-director Mike Johnson here, with their merry band of artisans have created a world askew to view. Based on a Russian tale of lore Burton and the gang bring ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
It's Tim Burton just as you expect him, and for most of his fans, that's more than enough. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Brian Rentschler)Screen Rant (Brian Rentschler)
...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Screen Rant (Brian Rentschler)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The chorus line trips up the story line. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
(...) Una celebración original y festiva que confirma el bizarro talento de su creador. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
This will probably become a cult favorite ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
A fairy tale with a morbid streak six feet deep. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Légèrement décevant mais imprégné de la touche Burton. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Story and music are overshadowed by brilliant visuals. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)
Goths and Hot Topic consumers can now rejoice: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is here at last. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.39 out of 4 stars for Close-up Film (Stephen Collings)Close-up Film (Stephen Collings)
Barely months since Tim Burton engorged audiences with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s visual feast, Hollywood’s crown-prince of fairytales returns to darken our door with Corpse Bride, an animated musical fantasy in the same Plasticine-mould as ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Close-up Film (Stephen Collings)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.39 out of 4 stars for About.com (Rebecca Murray)About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Burton, co-director Mike Johnson, and screenwriters John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler don’t bother burying the fact “Corpse Bride” is all about love. Sure, there are dance numbers and adult-oriented jokes, but the fact that this is ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.39 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Torna sul luogo del "delitto", Tim Burton, realizzando un film con pupazzi animati come già aveva fatto nel 1993 con il meraviglioso "Nightmare Before Christmas". Questa volta, affianca personalmente alla regia Mike Johnson (già animatore per Henry ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.38 out of 4 stars for Stumblebum Studios (Dana Place)Stumblebum Studios (Dana Place)
An arranged marriage between a young, awkward Englishman and the daughter of a supposedly wealthy family goes horribly wrong when the Englishman bumbles his way through the rehearsal ceremony and the priest refuses to marry them until he can calm himself ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Stumblebum Studios (Dana Place)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.34 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
Whether directing apes, aliens, monkeys or the dead, Tim Burton can't stay away from two intertwining themes: the clash of worlds and the allure of any reality that isn't this one. "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"--his first animated feature since 1993's "The ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.31 out of 4 stars for Cinepassion.orgCinepassion.org
Not quite October yet, but Halloween is in the air. Or at least the whiff of morbidity, cheerfully, enchantingly extended to necrophilia by Tim Burton's latest, Corpse Bride. His second bit of beguiling perversity this year, following Charlie and the ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Cinepassion.org
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Jelte Zonneveld)Xi-online (Jelte Zonneveld)
Een paar maanden na Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is Tim Burton alweer terug met Corpse Bride. Dit morbide, maar vrolijke sprookje, met stemmen van onder andere Johnny Depp en Helena Bonham Carter, kon bijna niet mislukken. Vooral de prachtige ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Xi-online (Jelte Zonneveld)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
Sans être un ratage, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory n'a pas comblé les vrais fans de Tim Burton. Or, ceux-ci n'auront pas attendu longtemps avant d'obtenir compensation. Deux mois après la sortie de Charlie, Burton nous offre Corpse Bride, cosigné ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Voir.ca
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
For much of his career, director Tim Burton ("Beetlejuice," "Batman") has confidently woven together elements of the macabre and gothic romance into a sumptuous comic symphony. Lately, however, he has been plagued by projects that are disastrous misfires ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Leitha Matz)Tail Slate (Leitha Matz)
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Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)
It's a fascinating and often amusing spectacle, if short on emotional depth. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Zap2it.com (Hanh Nguyen)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
“Corpse Bride” is not a complete stiff, but merely a disappointment. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Burton is left to make Corpse Bride into a visually appealing movie ... but it never has that special moment or feeling that can elevate the movie into greatness. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Typical of the movie's gothic humor is a recurring visual about a maggot (voiced by Enn Reitel) who lives in the bride's eye socket. The maggot, who sounds just like Peter Lorre, functions as the bride's conscience, constantly offering her unsolicited ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Steve Rhodes
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
The script tries to edge into the sort of spookily intriguing ideas fairy tales love. But Burton is more interested in grotesque gags than in the characters or the story, which is as cold and lifeless as a cadaver on a slab. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Never has so much been done with clay and bones. But, the result leaves one the impression that the concentration demanded by the technique of claymation wizard Nick Park tripped up the story in this Tim Burton Halloweenesque musical. The chorus line ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for kvikmyndir.comkvikmyndir.com
Kaupmaður nokkur hefur fundið brúður handa syni sínum, Victor. Victor hefur aldrei hitt þessa stúlku en verður sem betur fer ástfanginn af henni eftir að hafa hitt hana og sú ást er endurgoldin. Undirbúningurinn gengur þó ekki sem ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at kvikmyndir.com
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
This is the second Burton film this year to feature Johnny Depp in the lead role, following the highly successful and much more enjoyable, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Depp provides the voice for Victor Von Dort, a nervous young man who finds ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Corpse Bride suffers from the same problem that has plagued Burton's recent live-action films: for all its formidable razzle-dazzle, it doesn't engage the heart. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
It’s Burton by rote, a by-the-numbers idea of what a Tim Burton fairy tale should be. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
Tim Burton's stop-motion idea of a romantic comedy is dead on arrival. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)
It doesn't stink, but it's a mere technical advance that pales next to Nightmare . The maggot's a Jiminy Cricket manque. And it's just not very animated . ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
The film does have a fairy-tale aspect, but, like many of its characters, it is more dead and buried than fully alive. ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)
It doesn't stink, but it's a mere technical advance that pales next to Nightmare . The maggot's a Jiminy Cricket manque. And it's just not very animated . ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at Seattle Weekly (Tim Appelo)
Corpse Bride (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
With visionary filmmaking artist Tim Burton (2005's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") returning to the realm of stop-motion animation after a twelve-year hiatus, there was no reason to believe "Corpse Bride" would be anything but a worthy, albeit ...read the complete Corpse Bride movie review at TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
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by cory on March 02, 2009 Ogden, Utah
I watched Corpse Bride having never seen The Nightmare Before Christmas, but it's obvious they both have the same sort of theme and are aimed at an artistic audience. I liked it, especially since it was new to me personally. Having seen so, so, ...
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