One of the BEST movies ever made! Simply fantastic.

Genius, every second of it is genius. See it as soon as possible!

How did you get to see it so early?
(It doesnt come out for another week in Indiana...Im assuming its the same everywhere else)

im guessing its out in new york city and l.a.

Ah... that must be it. Sorry to taunt you guys

Titaniumdoughnut must have had my strategy, too. I caught it at 14th Street theatre in NYC, the midnight premiere. Hell yes.
As for the movie itself, it was good. I have to say I wasn't completely crazy about it, but it was overall very enjoyable, with a lot of laughs. I have a couple problems with the story-- maybe a bit predictable-- but I liked it. I won't reveal too much, seeing as it hasn't been widely released, but come september 23rd you'll hear my full report.
In summary, it has beautiful animation, character design, effects, voice-over work, and direction. Not the best story in terms of unpredictability, and the songs, while fun, weren't as memorable as other Burton musicals.
Of course, everyone on this site should still see it, because Burton f**kin rocks.

"Of course, everyone on this site should still see it, because Burton f**kin rocks."


Planet of the Apes.



Sorry, I had to say it.

The art direction was simply godly.

Was that 14th and Broadway, Union Sq., Regal Cinema? I saw it there too, but not opening night. One of the only theaters which has it, as far as I can tell.

*sniffs multiple times
Smell that, Perry? Thats pure jeolousy seeping out of my heart. I envy you with a passion

Nervous Larry, I didn't see Planet of the Apes, so in my mind Burton's still good. you're right, from what i've heard, so thanks for pointing that out and hating everyone.

titanium doughnut, it was regal cinema. cool. yeah, me and a bunch o' pals from college drove down and caught the first show at midnight. 14th has pretty good nachos. lincoln center also had a midnight show, but their nachos aren't too good.

I drove to a regal in CA for their nachoes once. Speaking of Burton, has anyone seen Ed Wood?

Ed Wood, classic. His best if I may say so.

A very interesting article here. Yay digital! This is the future of HD, because digital still cameras are way ahead of digital video right now.

Haven't seen Corpse Bride yet (knowing Australia it should be out sometime in 2008) but I plan to. But while we are on the subject of Ed Wood, let me add Ed Wood rocks. Extremely funny and insightful (particularly for a Lugosi fan like myself). Tim Burton does rock, and in my opinion is second only to Spielberg.

i would say Ed Wood is classic if not only because Bill Murray plays a cross-dresser named Bunny Breckinridge. that's just priceless.

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Am I the only film student that doesn't like Tim Burton? I guess so.

kinda old topic, but, mmm.... not necessarily. While he is a genius, and has made some fantastic movies, I'm not sure I like all (most?) of them. I mean, Sleepy Hollow? ughhh. And, Planet of the Apes, which I didn't see because of how bad it was supposed to be. He's not perfect.

Everybody has a bad movie in them somewhere. For some reason Burton decided to make them and release them anyway.

The week before I saw Corpse Bride I went to go see Wallace and Gromit in Curse of the Were-Rabbit (both in the theatres).

it blew Corpse Bride out of the water in every respect. the only thing Corpse Bridge had over W+G was this:

- the characters had more distinct personalities in their gestures and expressions

- the lighting was better


other than that, you guys should all buy the newly released Wallace and Gromit boxed set. it's cheap and absolutely amazing.

i still bought the Corpse Bridge DVD for reference, but i've seen Curse of the Were-Rabbit about 5 times already this week, and it just came out this past Tuesday.


back on topic, Nightmare just had so much more going for it than Corpse Bride. i think they should've just made it a short instead. and take out the songs.

I recently saw Corpse Bride and was terribly unimpressed. The characters were boring, the story was...meh. And the entire "universe" in which the film is set is not nearly as magical or interesting as that of Nightmare Before Christmas. And yes, i realize that Burton did not direct that.

Oh, count me in as a fan. It lived up to every facet of my Nightmare Before Christmas induced imaginations of what Burton would do next in stop motion. It was just so much fun!

Plus, I watched it as a double feature for Serenity.... which, you know, I loved.