Corpse Bride - Page 2

Name · 09-06-2005, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

If the reviews are good I'll see it.

Would you settle for the reviews of one of the writers?

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Originally Posted by JohnAugust

The movie, incidentally, is great.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-06-2005, 09:32 PM

I'm also not getting my hopes up. Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton's track record has been on the bland side of late.

Not Afraid · 09-06-2005, 10:53 PM

Big Fish!? Big Fish was a great film!

I still haven't seen Charlie, but I'm still looking forward to it....one day. I actually know more about the music that usual and respect Elfman more for what he did with the soundtrack. That's a big deal, since I still am not a Boingo fan.

I'll see this one too - after I see Broken Flowers.

Boingonut · 09-06-2005, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TheatreTech

*bites fist and squeals at any mention of Mr. Burton*

I couldn't have said it better myself, the man craps gold as far as I'm concerned.

libraryvixen · 09-06-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Homeless people don't like it?

Gangster pimps straight outta Compton don't like it?

What is this street you speak of?

Acre Street? Where I grew up? Did Mark, that ass who lives across the street from my parent's house, not like it?

The kids down on Main Street who tap their foot listening to ragtime didn't like it?

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You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to EH1812 again

I wanted to see CB more when I saw the trailer in Spanish!! I love Tim Burton, so you can bet your bitty that B and I will be there to see this film!

Ghoulish Delight · 09-07-2005, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Big Fish!? Big Fish was a great film!

Eh. Big Fish was a mediocre film, 90% of which I saw in the trailer. It wasn't torture, but there was no meat to it. There was nothing beyond its face value, I kept waiting for the Burton twist and it never came.

And then he had to go and cram the same father-son sappiness into Charlie. What's with that? Burton used to be all about estranged children, children who might as well have been conceived by aliens and delivered to their parents (Vincent, Beetlejuice, every poem in The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy). This new spate of "I love my daddy" films doesn't suit him.

Not Afraid · 09-07-2005, 10:07 AM

I disagree. I thought Big Fish was a great departure for Burton. I always appreciate it when directors branch and give us the unexpected. I went into BF with no expectations and I was plesantly surprised that such a deeply emotional film could come out of Burton without using the usual formulas of past films.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-07-2005, 10:39 AM

Big Fish was fun to look at but I absolutely hated the story. Both the dad and the son were jerks and I felt no empathy for them. It goes from "Dad is a pathological liar" to "Dad was actually telling mostly the truth and his son never believed him until he was dead." Yuck. The awkwardness between them was at best unaffecting and at worst ugly and made both characters unlikable. I'd take the Ewan McGregor flashbacks and make a movie out of that.

I really wanted to like Charlie, and while it was a lot of fun to watch, I left it with an "eh". I just don't think Burton has really delivered in a long time.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-07-2005, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

And then he had to go and cram the same father-son sappiness into Charlie. What's with that? Burton used to be all about estranged children, children who might as well have been conceived by aliens and delivered to their parents (Vincent, Beetlejuice, every poem in The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy). This new spate of "I love my daddy" films doesn't suit him.

I do agree with this. I liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory more than anyone I know, but I didn't like that element. Or Big Fish. I loved the book, though.

Burton lost his father right before he made Big Fish, I think. Maybe that's why he made that film, actually. But if he's imitating life, it's not really working for him, IMO. Still, I cannot wait for The Corpse Bride.

Boingonut · 09-07-2005, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

That's a big deal, since I still am not a Boingo fan.

What about Boingonuts

09-06-2005, 09:32 PM	#12
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'm also not getting my hopes up. Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton's track record has been on the bland side of late. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Big Fish!? Big Fish was a great film! I still haven't seen Charlie, but I'm still looking forward to it....one day. I actually know more about the music that usual and respect Elfman more for what he did with the soundtrack. That's a big deal, since I still am not a Boingo fan. I'll see this one too - after I see Broken Flowers.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I disagree. I thought Big Fish was a great departure for Burton. I always appreciate it when directors branch and give us the unexpected. I went into BF with no expectations and I was plesantly surprised that such a deeply emotional film could come out of Burton without using the usual formulas of past films.
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09-07-2005, 10:39 AM	#18
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Big Fish was fun to look at but I absolutely hated the story. Both the dad and the son were jerks and I felt no empathy for them. It goes from "Dad is a pathological liar" to "Dad was actually telling mostly the truth and his son never believed him until he was dead." Yuck. The awkwardness between them was at best unaffecting and at worst ugly and made both characters unlikable. I'd take the Ewan McGregor flashbacks and make a movie out of that. I really wanted to like Charlie, and while it was a lot of fun to watch, I left it with an "eh". I just don't think Burton has really delivered in a long time. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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