The newest DVD from Netflix was Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. A relatively short (77 minutes) film made using stop-motion animation, it was extremely entertaining even if relatively predictable. It didn't take long at all for the not-yet revealed details of the plot as well as the ending to become evident.
The movie was remarkable and worth watching just for the animation itself. The puppets were animated to show every detail of every emotion and every gesture. Inanimate though they were, they had more expression than a large portion of the botox-laden "real" actors in other films. Peppered with clever in-jokes and pop culture references, the film certainly seemed to bear the stamp of self-proclaimed geek John August (one of the screenwriters of this and a few other Burton films.) Really though, how can you say anything bad about a film with a maggot that looks and sounds like Peter Lorre?
Besides, who would have thought you could make an entertaining musical about necrophilia?
March 06, 2006
The Corpse Bride
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Something that are always missing are the necrophiliac musicals. Maybe they could make it a play.
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