Def Leper Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Picked up and watched Corpse Bride by Tim Burton yesterday. Of course, if you hate Tim you won't like the movie. It's pure Tim Burton. That said, for those of us who enjoy his work, it's pure Tim Burton. The design is firmly taken from Tim's original sketches so there is a very strong visual connection to Nightmare Before Christmas, and Danny Elfman's score is also stylistically similar to N.B.C. It's an unusual story, with some interesting characters, some odd and eccentric comments on England's class structure of the victorian age. In my opinion, a negative about Tim's animated work is that is starting to take on some of the less desirable aspects of Disney animation.....the inclusion of some "cute" supporting characters, presumably to entertain the kiddies. Gotta admit that Disney generally doesn't have talking maggots, though. Best feature on the DVD is the "music only" track that eliminates all sound except the musical score. This allows you to truly hear the score without all the distractions of dialogue and sound effects, and usually notches up your respect for the composer after seeing the film this way. Audio quality is very good, especially the piano-only parts of the score, but I was disappointed that the 5.1 soundtrack was a bit flat with not much use of the surround channel. There are also a large number of mini-featurettes about the production process including some great stuff showing the voice artists as they create the voice tracks superimposed on the film, and some fascinating stuff showing some of the features added to these impressive stop-motion animation puppets. Trivia question: What tribute is made in the film to the "father" of stop-motion animation, and what is his name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry1 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Trivia question: What tribute is made in the film to the "father" of stop-motion animation, and what is his name? Its a rare type of piano in Victoria's house . . . a Harryhausen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def Leper Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 ....And the winner is Larry1 !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I liked N. B. C. so would this be a buy or rent????? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I liked N. B. C. so would this be a buy or rent????? It's more of a love story than NBC... with very similar visuals. I actually prefered it over nightmare, so i'd say it's a buy... but you know how personnal those things can be... right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def Leper Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 Definitely a "buy" if you liked NBC. They've done a great job refining the puppets and adding more facial articulation, which makes them much more expressive. Also, the score is a less operatic than NBC with few librettos, and I did enjoy the rousing take-off on Gilbert & Sullivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Just watched it the other night and it is great. I look forward to seeing anything else he releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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