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Corpse Bride
When a nervous groom rehearses his wedding vows in the unintentional presence of a dead woman, she rises from her tombstone presuming that they are married.
1 May 1946, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
9 May 1936, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
21 June 1950, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK
11 February 1971, Beverly, Yorkshire, England, UK
27 May 1922, Belgravia, London, England, UK
5 May 1957, Mbabane, Union of South Africa [now Swaziland]
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.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 07, 2008
A brilliantly animated, deliciously macabre and strangely touching triumph.September 01, 2009
Another Burtonesque blur of wise-guy nudging and romantic exhilarationMarch 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
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.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.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.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 tractionSeptember 23, 2005
Beneath the bone pile of allusions, Corpse Bride is a darkly enchanting fable in its own right.August 16, 2007
As fun as the film occasionally is, it just plays like a compilation of greatest hits.