Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Movie Review 2005

The magnificent visual aesthetic of Burton's animation and a lead character voiced by Johnny Depp. What more could you want? Well what you get is a sweet story of love lost with a nether-worldly twist or two. Victor Van Dort (Depp) is set to marry Victoria Everglat (Watson) in a parentally-arranged union. Nervous and awkward, Victor retreats to the nearby graveyard, practicing the vows he has struggled to memorize, where he accidentally slips the ring on the finger (which he takes for a twig) of the long dead Corpse Bride (Carter). She comes to life and insists she is now his wife, and he is then plunged into the much brighter world of the dead.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 75 minutes.
Originally from British, United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Musicals, Director/Star Teams: Burton & Depp, Marriage, Fantasy, Death & the Afterlife, Marriages of Convenience, Wedding Bells, Wedding Hell, Period Piece: 19th Century

Screenplay

John August, Caroline Thompson, Pamela Pettler

Cinematography

Pete Kozachik

Director

Michael Johnson, Tim Burton

Music

Danny Elfman

Other

Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee, Jane Horrocks, Deep Roy, Danny Elfman, Paul Whitehouse, Enn Reitel, Stephen Ballantyne, Lisa Kay, Sandy Buchanan, Paul Langwade, Rupert Coulson, Chris Lebenzon, Jonathan Lucas, Nelson Lowry, Alex McDowell

Producer

Tim Burton, Allison Abbate, Laika Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 2005: Animated Film.