At the Movies
Two posts in one day! Double-you tee eff?!
Misty and I saw Tim Burton’s lastest movie last night, Corpse Bride, in a late night bit of spontaneaity. Despite slightly-burned popcorn, we both really enjoyed ourselves. We got tickets an hour before show time, so we took a leisurely stroll around the theater to see the new movie posters. There was one for the inevitable third X-Men movie, the upcoming Narnia movie (which Misty is very eager to see), and nothing else that stuck in my head. When we finally got seats (good ones, too), we saw a new trailer for Harry Potter’s next movie, and we were both pretty pleased with that. Misty was thrilled to see a trailer for Sense and Sensibility. She’s never read it, but she’s really excited abou the movie.
As for the feature, it was a lot of fun. Of course, the comparisons to The Nightmare Before Christmas are inevitable, so let’s get that out of the way. This movie is not The Nightmare Before Christmas. This movie is not for kids. Not that it’s scary or intense or anything - it’s just more mature. The subject matter deals with love, marriage, loyalty, and – of course – death. Nobody is saving any holiday. There are no child characters of any importance. The songs are not of the fun, catchy variety. They are there, of course, and some are fun, but they aren’t the point or the focus. They convey mood and help tell the story. I expect that there will be very little merchandising for this movie.
Having said all that, I’ll say that I enjoyed it a lot. The plot was interesting to follow, if a bit predictable. The animation was top-notch. The voice acting was superb and fit each character very well. (Christopher Lee, one of Misty’s favorite actors, was in it, too.) Johnny Depp’s role was what you’d expect from him, and he did it just as well as I knew he would.
I’m no film critic. I just know what I like. I enjoyed the movie, especially for the animation and unique artistic style. I might buy it on DVD. If you were considering it, I’d recommend seeing it. Just don’t expect the kids to enjoy it.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
-- George Bernard Shaw
Misty and I saw Tim Burton’s lastest movie last night, Corpse Bride, in a late night bit of spontaneaity. Despite slightly-burned popcorn, we both really enjoyed ourselves. We got tickets an hour before show time, so we took a leisurely stroll around the theater to see the new movie posters. There was one for the inevitable third X-Men movie, the upcoming Narnia movie (which Misty is very eager to see), and nothing else that stuck in my head. When we finally got seats (good ones, too), we saw a new trailer for Harry Potter’s next movie, and we were both pretty pleased with that. Misty was thrilled to see a trailer for Sense and Sensibility. She’s never read it, but she’s really excited abou the movie.
As for the feature, it was a lot of fun. Of course, the comparisons to The Nightmare Before Christmas are inevitable, so let’s get that out of the way. This movie is not The Nightmare Before Christmas. This movie is not for kids. Not that it’s scary or intense or anything - it’s just more mature. The subject matter deals with love, marriage, loyalty, and – of course – death. Nobody is saving any holiday. There are no child characters of any importance. The songs are not of the fun, catchy variety. They are there, of course, and some are fun, but they aren’t the point or the focus. They convey mood and help tell the story. I expect that there will be very little merchandising for this movie.
Having said all that, I’ll say that I enjoyed it a lot. The plot was interesting to follow, if a bit predictable. The animation was top-notch. The voice acting was superb and fit each character very well. (Christopher Lee, one of Misty’s favorite actors, was in it, too.) Johnny Depp’s role was what you’d expect from him, and he did it just as well as I knew he would.
I’m no film critic. I just know what I like. I enjoyed the movie, especially for the animation and unique artistic style. I might buy it on DVD. If you were considering it, I’d recommend seeing it. Just don’t expect the kids to enjoy it.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
-- George Bernard Shaw
posted by Sharp @ 1:30 PM
2 Comments:
At 11:31 AM,
KLCtheBookWorm said…
I'm glad you're still reading. I know it's hard for you--even if I can't quite understand the why ;).
I don't known when Chad and I are going to have time for movies again, and Corpse Bride is on my list. The Legend of Zorro in Ocotber, and Harry Potter in Novemeber, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in December. I still want to see the Constant Gardener (Kai even gave it a thumbs up) but Katrina had delayed it coming to Hammond and we went with Skeleton Key instead. Okay except for one minor flaw at the end (minor in the degree of why the heck didn't the makers thinks of that; it's so obvious!).
At 11:42 AM,
Sharp said…
Most of those you mentioned are on mine and Misty's list, too.
As for having trouble reading, it's getting better. Hey, I'm blogging more... who knows where it could lead?
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