CORPSE BRIDE (2005)

Positive Experience/Entertaining? Just a little. This film is very bleak and depressing in tone. It feels like when you hang around with your grandparents' friends and every once in a while they try to get you to dance and you just think there's something terribly odd about the whole thing.

Technically any good? The script has it's amusing parts--there were a few times when I laughed out loud. However, generally things are slow and very bleak. While the animation was technically stunning, the choice to use those facial designs limited just how much emotion could come across. As a result I had trouble caring about everyone. The acting was reasonable enough, though I wish Tim Burton would try out some new actors every now and again. And a new composer--MAN, someone cancel Danny Elfman's cell phone so he can stop phoning in his music!! My God, his music is so derivative I think I recognized some of the songs in this movie from previous Elfman projects. ("Don't Go In the Basement," anyone?)

How did it leave me feeling? Somewhat entertained, but unsatisfied. Once again, we see that while Tim Burton excels at creepy visuals he truly fails to create any real emotional resonance with character or story. I think I'm giving up on him at this point.

Final Rating? RTV (only if you're a HUGE Tim Burton fan, otherwise, don't even Rent The Video)