Corpse Bride
Afraid of saying the wrong words at an actual wedding, a sheepish groom starts to rehearse his vows in front of a dead woman. She then rises from her tombstone and believes that he married her.
23 November 1916, Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya [now Malaysia]
18 January 1964, Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
21 June 1950, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK
5 May 1957, Mbabane, Union of South Africa [now Swaziland]
30 December 1959, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
9 May 1936, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
17 May 1958, Stanleytown, Rhondda, Wales, UK
26 May 1966, Golders Green, London, England, UK
11 February 1971, Beverly, Yorkshire, England, UK
1 December 1957, Nairobi, Kenya
27 May 1922, Belgravia, London, England, UK
14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
29 May 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 May 1946, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
9 June 1963, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
April 15, 2009
"Better Off Dead" would have been a better title choice for Tim Burton's self-indulgently macabre attempt at creating an animated underworld of gleeful singing corpses.
October 21, 2008
There is a BEETLEJUICE-type of manic energy %u2014 a sense of imagination run riot that makes the film always worth watching, even when the story loses traction
September 07, 2008
A brilliantly animated, deliciously macabre and strangely touching triumph.
March 21, 2011
The Corpse Bride may be a bit too melancholy to find a real family audience, but for an adult who hasn't quite given up on happily ever afters and strange goings on in the dark woods, it's just the ticket.
September 23, 2005
Beneath the bone pile of allusions, Corpse Bride is a darkly enchanting fable in its own right.
November 07, 2012
Visually, Burton is at his most Edward Gorey-esque in the austere, storybook Victorian land of the living, whilst his contrasting comic underworld summons the spirit of Poe, the personality of Harryhausen and the ephemera of his own back catalogue.
September 23, 2005
Based on a Russian folk tale, Corpse Bride makes for breathtaking viewing.
September 26, 2005
They just keep going through the same things over and over again. The songs are forgettable.
September 01, 2009
Another Burtonesque blur of wise-guy nudging and romantic exhilaration
September 26, 2005
All too often, Tim Burton's movies feel like they're covered in flop sweat, as if he's trying too hard and worrying too much. By contrast, Corpse Bride is a cool breeze across the brow.
September 23, 2005
What makes Corpse Bride sing, ultimately, is the breadth of imagination that it demonstrates; creating a cluttered, textured and mysteriously beautiful world that we're loathe to leave at the end.
August 16, 2007
As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits.
