Corpse Bride
10/08/2005 02:07:00 p.m.
See, I have a bad habit of reading about films before I see them. The reviews I've read for CB were all very positive, and so I went in with high expectations. These hopes, while not dashed, weren't all met, either. I can't really put my finger on what was missing, but I know that this film didn't have the same kind of appeal for me as The Nightmare Before Christmas did. (As he sits there in his Nightmare T-shirt.)
Maybe it's just that CB was missing the sense of zany fun that Nightmare possessed. I was looking for a quirky little comedy, and I guess I got a quirky little comedy-drama.
Oh well. Like I said, I enjoyed the film. I didn't come out of the theatre regretting spending my money on it. It was exceptionally animated, well-written, touching, funny, heartbreaking, and on the whole a satisfying experience. Just... I don't feel the pressing need to see it again. (Unlike, say, Serenity.)
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3 Comments:
Invisible Lizard had a fine review of CB, too (I have him on my blogroll, if you're curious). I thought it was okay. Not great, okay. I wasn't a real big fan of Nightmare, though. For my money, Beetlejuice is still Burton's best, or close to it (I liked his Batman movies, too).
Hi This is sinsational.
I went to the movie's a couple weeks back with my sister. We watched Lord of War, with Nicholas Cage. I didn't care for it. Corpse Bride was playing at the same time. After readingyour post, kind of wish I'd pushed a little harder to get her to watch that one. She was dead set against it. I saw the nightmare before Christmas and rather enjoyed it.
Cool to see another Canadian on WBBS.
Sin/Rhoda
Hi, Sin. Kind of cool to see another BBSer reading my blog. I see you've got an interesting little Hallowe'en challenge going; I may have to sign in.
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