Corpse Bride

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-21-2005, 06:13 PM

Thoughtful review at http://chud.com/reviews/4404.

And, surprisingly, People's breif print review was quite apt.

alphabassettgrrl · 09-21-2005, 06:39 PM

I'm really looking forward to this. I hope to be able to judge it on its own merit.

I hated the father/son reunion sappiness in Charlie. Visually it was fantastic but there was something missing, a heart, I guess. Charlie was more than a little unfocused. There were moments when he "woke up" but on the whole he was wandering more than I thought he should. He made himself a weird persona, and it was great. Then he blows it by being so out of control. Charlie should control every aspect of his factory- the kids are out of that control, but even then, they are dealt with in appropriate ways. Sort of. I get the sense that everything is choreographed carefully, then he drops into that hurt, child memory thing and I completely lose interest. Bring back the freaks!!!

09-21-2005, 06:13 PM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	Thoughtful review at http://chud.com/reviews/4404. And, surprisingly, People's breif print review was quite apt.
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09-21-2005, 06:39 PM	#2
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Corpse Bride... I'm really looking forward to this. I hope to be able to judge it on its own merit. I hated the father/son reunion sappiness in Charlie. Visually it was fantastic but there was something missing, a heart, I guess. Charlie was more than a little unfocused. There were moments when he "woke up" but on the whole he was wandering more than I thought he should. He made himself a weird persona, and it was great. Then he blows it by being so out of control. Charlie should control every aspect of his factory- the kids are out of that control, but even then, they are dealt with in appropriate ways. Sort of. I get the sense that everything is choreographed carefully, then he drops into that hurt, child memory thing and I completely lose interest. Bring back the freaks!!! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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