Singled Out

That's one description one could give to Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. More than a decade after the magistral The Nightmare Before Christmas, the master is back with another full length stop-motion animated movie. Corpse Bride tells the story of a shy groom, who accidentaly marries the corpse of a deceased young bride while practicing his wedding vows. Needless to say this wasn't exactly what he had planned...

The movie, or should I rather say musical, offers an hour and a half of visually stunning animation mixed with catchy tunes and witty, pun filled dialogs. The characters have that unique Burton style written all over them, which in my honest opinion is a blessing for the movie. Anyone with half a brain can predict how the story will end, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying this animated feature.

Although Corpse Bride tries very hard, it can't really match up to the classic that is The Nightmare Before Christmas. What it does succeed in however, is showing that computers haven't completely taken over the world of animated entertainment yet.

Burton fans should enjoy this movie a lot, I know I did...