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“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”, which featured the voices of: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse.

The story line involved the following: “Inspired by a Russian folktale, Corpse Bride begins with the promise of a wedding. The snobby Everglots (voiced by Joanna Lumley and Albert Finney) are pushing their daughter Victoria (voiced by Emily Watson) into marrying Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), the bachelor son of the social-climbing Van Dorts (voiced by Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse). Neither Victor nor Victoria wants this arrangement--that is, until they meet each other on the eve of their wedding and sparks fly. But when Victor screws up his vows during the rehearsal, he is humiliated and rushes off. Once in the fresh, cool air, he is suddenly able to recite his vows perfectly, down to even putting the ring on what looks like a gnarled tree root. Ah, but that's not what it is at all. It's the very dead hand of the Corpse Bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter), a lovely but rotting young lady who rises out of the ground to claim her groom and drag him down into the Land of the Dead, which is actually a pretty festive place. Even though Victor doesn't want to break the heart of the Corpse Bride, who has her own sad tale to tell, he just can't see how the marriage is going to work--being that's he's alive and in love with someone else. What's a decaying bride looking for her lost love to do?”

I give the movie a “B”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a small soft drink. It was a fun movie, and it had it’s funny moments.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:54 AM