Directors: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Writers: Tim Burton (characters), Carlos Grangel (characters)
Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson
Stop-motion animation in this day and age? (Okay, so seven years ago.) It is a great movie with an all-star cast for voice acting. They also got the animations to look sort of like the actors giving it another dimension. The unreal story carries the movie through and you forget the animation part (meaning, the animation is that good). While the title may suggest it is a dark horror film, in reality it is anything but. The charming story is about love lost and a shy young man wanting to do right by everyone and not wanting to break his promise. Great music and the fast dialog fits the theme and the scenes. Most people would have chosen to make the underworld dark and dreary and the "upstairs" world to be bright. They decided do the opposite and that is the right choice. I enjoyed it. I think, even those who are not into animation may like this movie. My Rating: 7.0
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