Corpse Bride

Expecting a would-be "normal and ordinary cartoon" from Tim Burton is almost impossible. But that's what makes Burton's films what they are. A reasonable dose of wit, a magical world, a magical atmosphere, and Burton's usual actors lending their voices to the main characters. I haven't seen something so beautiful and magical in a long time. (17/05/2009)

I can't help it, but the first time I liked it more. The second time, it's just a good Burton, but it doesn't have such good music as in the case of "Nightmare Before Christmas," even though it was made by the same person, and in the end, it doesn't have such a strong underlying story. However, his world still works, just like the beautiful contrasts between our world and the realm of the dead. (12/03/2015)

I fully identify with Marigold's evaluation. From a formal point of view, it is one of the best animated films of the decade. Great visual concept and careful animation. This time it is not about finding new paths, but returning to narrative classics. With regard to its precise form, the overall impression is 90%. (07/05/2007)

Corpse Bride is an excellent movie, which is imbued from the very first shots with the typical Burton atmosphere and with his strange humor. It has momentum, gorgeous execution, wonderful voice casting, and a great soundtrack from Danny Elfman. But it's unfortunate in that it came after the brilliant Nightmare Before Christmas, and apart from the maturity of the animation, it can't compete with it in any way. Everything that is here at a very high level was one step better in Nightmare (it is especially noticeable in the songs). I also can't shake the impression that this is another in a line of movies based on Burton's tried-and-true (and thankfully still working) recipe for "his" kind of movie. Maybe it’s time for a bit of a change, Tim. ♫ OST score: 4/5 (24/11/2005)

A beautifully portrayed fascination with death, to which Burton himself confesses as one of the great themes of his work. Corpse Bride is a decadent fairy tale that seems to have been born out of the Baudelaire aesthetic of filth, blessed with typical Burton affection and empathy. The result is an artistically extraordinarily mature film, for which a huge piece of work is done by the famous music of Danny Elfman, excellent actors who give the characters their souls and, of course, the fitting legendary story that Burton interpreted in his own way. It may be a little unfair to forget about Mike Johnson, but Corpse Bride is Burton's companion beyond the grave, breathing from every detail, from every precise verbal and visual gag, from the picturesqueness of places, from the typical neighborhood of the world of rationality and irrationality, on the edge of which the hero finds his true self. It's a poetic, riveting, beautiful film. It has no weak spots, unless one accepts the slightly conventional ending. (28/11/2005)