Corpse Bride

Once again I was amazed and awed by the brilliance of Tim Burton. This man is awesome. Have you ever seen a picture of him? If not you should bust out google. It's always interesting to see what people really look like. I could really see some people not wanting to watch this movie simply based on previews and media. In fact, I just got my mom to watch Edward Scissorhands over the weekend and she loved it. I think she was actually surprised she even liked it. So I told her she needs to watch this one too. Yes it's dark and dreary, but the movie is really good. Tim Burton is just really really good at dark and dreary movies that don't turn out to be The Exorcist or Nightmare on Elm Street. This guy is talented. The music is wonderful as always. Just wonderful. In fact, there's even an option to play the movie without the dialogue in the special features of the DVD. This would definitely be worth checking out if you've already seen the movie. One awesome part of this movie is the fact it takes place in Victorian England. The colors are drab. The clothes are tight and uncomfortable. Children are seen and not heard. There are arranged marriages. Nobody is happy. Then you have the underworld where bright colors abound. Music is fun, jazzed and happening. People are allowed to drink and be merry. But everybody is dead. A bit of a paradox, right? So there's two people arranged to be married that have never met each other. This could be really horrible but the two characters are probably the only two 'normal' people in town. Unfortunately, Victor accidently marries the Corpse Bride while practicing his vows and is then dragged into the underworld. Well, I won't ruin the whole plot for you, but I will say, "WATCH THIS!"