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Feb 1, 2026
7
Really weird movie timber and definitely has a corpse Bride somewhere in his house I like the creepiness to it define deserves the hype that it's got Don't know how My parents let me watch this when I was a little.
Jan 19, 2026
10
Uma obra que sinceramente,se tornou uma das minhas favoritas,com uma ótima história, personagens que você se apega, atmosfera envolvente e que trás conforto para mim,se tornou um dos meus filmes favoritos e sempre que eu puder verei esse filme,lindo filme.
Nov 21, 2025
4
This film wraps you in a moody, shadowy atmosphere that fits perfectly with Tim Burton’s signature style. The story is engaging, the characters are memorable, and the stop motion animation is stunning, especially with the fluid camera work that feels more impressive than many computer animated **** songs don’t leave much of an impression, and the overall runtime feels a bit too brief. Still, the charm, craft, and creativity shine through. You enjoyed it and would recommend it
Nov 3, 2025
8
Wow, I really liked this film! This definitely goes up there as one of my top Tim Burton movies!
Oct 26, 2025
10
the best romance in cinema. in 2005, tim burton once again left his mark on animated cinema with 'corpse bride', alongside johnny depp, helena bonham carter, and emily watson. the film masterfully combines the gothic and melancholic aesthetic so characteristic of the director with a love story as sad as it is beautiful.visually, it is a delight. the setting is one of its greatest achievements: dark, elegant, and full of details that create a coherent and fascinating world. the stop-motion animation is impeccable, and every movement, gesture, or expression reinforces the emotional tone of the story. burton manages to make the macabre and the poetic coexist in perfect harmony. as for the script, it stands out for its wit. the dialogues are full of double meanings and wordplay that give the story personality and rhythm. however, although the plot is solid, its development can feel somewhat predictable at times, and the ending —while poetically perfect— leaves the impression that the emotional conflict between the main characters could have been explored further. the voice performances are brilliant, especially those of johnny depp and helena bonham carter, who give their characters a surprising warmth and humanity. the soundtrack, composed by danny elfman, fits perfectly: melodic, catchy, and full of nuances that enhance every scene. despite its short runtime, 'corpse bride' manages to leave a lasting impression. it is an ideal film to revisit on halloween, but also anytime one wants to enjoy a romantic story with soul, humor, and an unforgettable atmosphere. ultimately, 'corpse bride' is not only one of the best animated works of its time but also a demonstration of the balance burton achieves between darkness and emotion. a perfect film that lingers in memory. spanish: el mejor romance del cine. en 2005, tim burton volvió a dejar huella en el cine de animación con 'la novia cadáver', acompañado por johnny depp, helena bonham carter y emily watson. la película combina con maestría la estética gótica y melancólica tan propia del director con una historia de amor tan triste como bella. visualmente, es una delicia. la ambientación es uno de sus mayores logros: oscura, elegante y llena de detalles que construyen un mundo coherente y fascinante. las animaciones en stop motion son impecables, y cada movimiento, gesto o expresión refuerza el tono emocional del relato. burton logra que lo macabro y lo poético convivan en perfecta armonía. en cuanto al guion, destaca por su ingenio. los diálogos están repletos de dobles sentidos y juegos de palabras que le dan personalidad y ritmo a la historia. sin embargo, aunque el argumento es sólido, su desarrollo puede resultar algo predecible en ciertos tramos, y el final —si bien es poéticamente perfecto— deja la sensación de que pudo explorarse más el conflicto emocional entre los personajes principales. las interpretaciones vocales son brillantes, especialmente las de johnny depp y helena bonham carter, que dotan a sus personajes de una calidez y humanidad sorprendente. la banda sonora, compuesta por danny elfman, encaja a la perfección: melódica, pegadiza y llena de matices que potencian cada escena.a pesar de su corta duración, 'la novia cadáver' consigue dejar una marca duradera. es una película ideal para revisitar en halloween, pero también en cualquier momento en que uno quiera disfrutar de una historia romántica con alma, humor y una atmósfera inolvidable. en definitiva, 'la novia cadáver' no solo es una de las mejores obras de animación de su época, sino también una muestra del equilibrio que burton sabe lograr entre lo oscuro y lo emotivo. una película perfecta, que permanece en la memoria.
Mar 31, 2022
8
This is not my favourite Tim Burton movie by a long shot, but I did find myself enjoying it. The animation is absolutely amazing with the dark bold colours and inspired visual ideas. The music is good too, it adds very well to the atmosphere. The four songs are pretty decent, if nothing special. Remains of the Day was the one I liked best. The script is witty and deliciously dark in places, while the story is clever and fairly original, even if it drags slightly occasionally. The characters are wonderfully quirky and the voice work from the likes of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter is top notch. All in all, a beautifully crafted film, if not quite Burton's finest hour. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Mar 13, 2022
8
A nearly forgotten stop motion movie. It is directed by Tim Burton, has its his style and tells a unique story. It is set in the Victorian era Britain and follows Victor Van Dort who comes from a nouveau rich family and has to deal with an arrange marriage with Victoria Everglot who is the daughter of an aristocratic family who lost a lot of their fortune / money. It is the standard arrangement that give one side wealth and the other side an upgrade in social standing. Luckily they fell in love with each other but a clumsy accident sets fantastic events in motion. I cant continue with more as it would be spoilers. It is an interesting story, with great ideas, full of fantasy and a lot of motives to enjoy and / or analyze. The title while fitting may be a bit misleading. The idea to use stop motion gives this a unique style. I did neither like nor hate it a first but it has grown on me since back then. Also it is a lot of work to create a movie this way. The time consumption is incredible and 1 day of work can only produce seconds of the movie. So I praise the efforts anyway as it is a lot of hard and dedicated work. Another strength are the voice actors. We got Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort, Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot and Helena Bonhan Carter as Emily for the main cast. For the support we have Tracey Ullman, Richard E. Grant, Albert Finney and Johanna Lumley. All in all a great cast of voice actors. Then I must mention director Tim Burton who is famous for his unique movies. He does a really fine job here and I say this is one of his underappreciated movies. This is a fitting transition to the soundtrack. It is written by Danny Elfman and John August and full of good tracks. Overall I say this is a hidden gem. May not be of the highest order but still worth watching. Be warned a bit as some dislike Tim Burtons style.
Nov 29, 2021
10
By far my favourite film since I was a child. If you had seen this film where you were a child I recommend you to do it again, maybe you'll understand it in another way. Its kinda hard when you truly understand what Emily has been trought (before and after meeting Victor). Just an amaizing film, music and animation.
Oct 11, 2021
9
Timeless dark classic that breaks traditions only to create new ones. The voice cast is stellar with ampt comedic timing . The animation is top tier.
Aug 4, 2021
7
В детстве смотрел, особо не понимал смысла. А сейчас пересмотрел и все стало понятно! Что мультик то не плохой, на 7 из 10.
Jun 3, 2021
7
Corpse Bride was pretty good, not exactly something I would go back to today, but the animation was well done. I didn't really like the musical numbers that well though, but I do remember hating musical's as a kid so maybe I'm a little biased that way. But now a days I don't mind musicals at all and actually really like them, and yet I still thought the musical numbers in this movie were bland. But it's a good time.
Jan 14, 2021
7
Corpse Bride has it's issues mainly being cliché, predictable, and honestly not very rememberable. But it is incredibly charming, I love the underworld set-piece, the songs, and the characters. My favorite part of the movie was the animation. I really enjoy stop-motion animation don't get me wrong, but a lot the time you can tell that you're just looking at a bunch of stills and it takes a few minutes getting used to. However, Corpse Bride has some of the smoothest stop-motion that I have ever seen. You really can't tell it even is stop-motion. All in all, Corpse Bride is a fun experience that I recommend checking out at least once.
Nov 20, 2020
10
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride was one of the best animated movies I've ever seen. My mother and I are so happy that he made another beautiful and original animated film since The Nightmare Beofre Christmas because we waited for it for 10 years. I'm glad to say that the wait was worth it. The Corpse Bride is a wonderful emotional yet fun story with heart. We had a wonderful time watching it in the theaters and we can't wait to go see it again this weekend. The visuals are so amazing that you'd have to go see the movie with your own eyes for its impossible to explain there perfection. The characters all look stunning and there are so many wonderful new characters in this movie that will keep your eyes glued on the screen. The voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson are packed with fantastic emotion and acting. The score goes very well to the movie and the four songs that are performed sound wonderful. My favorites were "Remains of the Day" made me feel like dancing: it was such a jazzy fun song with the cool voice of Danny Elfmen. And my other favorite was "Tears To Shed" it broke my heart. Helena Bonham Carter sang that song with such heartbreak I loved it! The story is very entertaining and it has so much heart in it and Gothic like background. I loved the dialog some of my favorite lines were "Why Go Up There When People Are Dying To Get Down Here" and "Can A Heart Still Break Once It's Stopped Beating." But the most important thing is that this movie makes you feel less frightened about death. Death in this movie is a lot funner than living and the dead are always having a good time and partying that you feel like dying is not so bad. You should take anyone to see this movie if their paranoid about death it will soften their fears, Overall I strongly encourage anyone to go see this movie. I hope Tim Burten wins the Oscar for best animated movie this year. He truly deserves it! Thank you Mr. Burten for the Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas and years worth of your great films.
Jul 4, 2020
9
This stop-motion achievement is a wedding out of this world and everyone is invited. If you are a good observer, you will be able to detect the various tributes and the best thing is that some characters were made almost in the likeness of the actors in the voice cast. Too bad something so good had so little footage.
May 20, 2020
10
So good 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
May 20, 2020
10
A very good movie. 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Apr 19, 2020
7
A decent gothic styled animation which has got some good laughs from start to finish from most of the characters in this movie. Also, the composer (Danny Elfman) does an amazing job as usual by making an amazing score for this fantasy and romantic movie. Finally, this movie has got a good story and it's got some amazing actors who play the roles of the characters throughout this movie and it's quite a fun ride.
Sep 8, 2019
8
Si bien la relación entre Victoria y Victor se pudo haber desarrollado muchísimo mas así como el antagonista principal, la estética me encanta, la historia esta excelente y encima solo dura 1 hora y 15 minutos. Eso si que es un logro.
Apr 11, 2019
8
Corpse Bride is an excellent animation and probably one of Burton's best films.
Nov 1, 2018
10
I just saw this again, forgot how amazing of an animation this was and still is. Timeless piece, never gets old. What a fantastic job they all did, the music is outstanding. I will watch it again
Oct 6, 2018
8
"The Corpse Bride" is not as much an animated film as The Nightmare Before Christmas, but it has merits. Tim Burton manages to deliver a fun movie and learn how to develop the elements and resources at hand.
Sep 11, 2018
9
I have been watching the corpse bride for many years, but I have not had time.I watched most of the movies shot with the stop motion technique and it is definitely a technique I like, I like it. one of the directors who makes it the best in the world, and even the best director, tim burton is also my favorite director, director Edward Scissorhands' also is my favorite movie. The world of Tim Burton is very different from gloomy gloomy but very beautiful when you enter the world that you are very impressed with it. The corpse bride was a very emotional and meaningful film and you hardly keep yourself from crying, and at the same time you were laughing . a very beautiful film has already written itself into cult films already, and you will enjoy it very much.
Apr 15, 2018
6
Beautiful film that's very aesthetically pleasing, but has too many problems that can't be easily overlooked.
Feb 22, 2018
8
This film, very popular during Halloween, tells a funny story which runs around a young woman who was murdered in her own wedding day, and that still hasn't lost hope of getting married. Directed by Tim Burton, has a screenplay by Caroline Thompson, Pamela Pettler and John August, and the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney and Christopher Lee. Tim Burton has a taste for strange and "out of the box" films, with unusual scenarios and bizarre characters. This is a well made script, with original ideas but functional, where everything fits as it should be. The selected voices belong to actors who usually collaborate in projects of this director, especially Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, director's wife and herself an actress of great vocal talent. None of them stayed behind expectations, having done an excellent vocal performance. The animations are very well done, using the stop motion technique, a lengthy process that, in this case, obtained a final result of high quality, which certainly benefited from the experience previously performed in "Nightmare Before Christmas". The integration of musical themes in the plot was well done, making us remember the tradition of musicals. The soundtrack, by Danny Elfman, makes here a very interesting result. Despite being a animation film, is for adolescent and adult audiences, and blends harmoniously animation, morbidity, joy, music and romance. Worth seeing.
Jan 24, 2018
7
Sometimes, a good stop-motion film is what we need. Stop-motion animated films never fail to inject a much-needed "weird" charm and delight audiences with something more than just a traditional "kid's flick." Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" does exactly that, injecting whimsy, weirdness, and dark humor in a film that's definitely quite enjoyable. With animation that absolutely pops off the screen, some nice music numbers, wonderful emotional scenes, and fantastic characters, "Corpse Bride" is a well-crafted animated film that overcomes it's slightly clichéd structure, occasionally groan-inducing jokes and sometimes-creepy character animation to become an enjoyable animated film. It's not for everyone, and I wouldn't advise showing it to a young child, but all in all, this is certainly worth checking out!
Apr 13, 2016
10
The movie is set to quite a dark theme, which lifts as soon as Johnny Depp enters your life...I mean voices victor on the screen. It has the sort of humor that will make you have a little giggle even on the second watch of it....giggling on the third time? I'll watch & write another review tomorrow, as I really wanna know! The corpse bride (eye popping out, maggots on her face & worst of all she doesn't shower!) is dubbed pretty by my 'ladyfriend'.... yet she herself would rather not go out without her make-up **** realizing her own beauty? Should I get her some Maggots? Please comment below, help? So THIS story ends with a huge plot twist!! ** Spoiler ALERT** - You fall asleep just before half-way & wake up near the credits - You end up using your imagination on how the movie went or asking an attentive 'ladyfriend' Dark, JD, Giggling, Drop dead 'gorgeous' CB, maggots - All THIS combined gets a SOLID - 'Meh' 10/10!!! *Update 3rd time still a giggle, stay tuned for a 4th update.
Feb 16, 2016
2
Characters are boring, the plot is nothing special and i think you shouldn't waste your time on this overrated animation. I wouldn't watch it again - 3/10
Oct 9, 2015
8
Wow, Corpse Bride truly shocked me. Ultimately, what we got was a beautiful blend of Tim Burton's creepy gothic look, a Halloween-esque backdrop, and a wonderful meditation on love and marriage. Featuring brilliant voice acting from the entire cast, especially Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, and Albert Finney, the film strikes many a chord throughout, but never ceases to be visually stunning. Honestly, this may be one of the best animated films I have ever encountered. The attention to detail and true visual splendor, is incredible. The final sequence may be one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in a film before. ****. In addition, the music is stellar, but all things created by Danny Elfman have to be, no? I think that is a rule at this point. Overall, Corpse Bride is a wonderful animated film that is funny, romantic, charming, and magnificently animated and created.
Jan 13, 2015
9
The best animated love story to date, a beautiful animated classic and a must watch for Valentines Day or Halloween (I guess The Nightmare before Christmas ain't the only film with two holidays included)
Sep 29, 2014
10
"Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter are the best animation couple in a tim burton film". Tim Burton is like a book with gotham stories that seem strange at first you'll it as you get to know the characters also the story much better once you see his movies. Grade A+
Jul 21, 2013
2
Didn't enjoy it. It was too boring, the plot seemed pretty stupid, and I disliked most of the characters, though I will praise the animation and voixe acting however...
Jul 21, 2013
8
A story about the dead seems so fresh, alive, and beautiful. This is among Burton's best work. His brilliance for creating imagery and tone is why he is one of Hollywood's most distinguished directors.
Jun 30, 2013
6
Corpse Bride is good not great. Joyfully brilliant animation and wonderful music are unfortunately muddled by a boring plot and depressing and empty characters.
Sep 17, 2012
10
Corpse Bride is sweet and sincere, dark and funny, and perhaps the most technically accomplished and beautiful example of stop-motion animation ever. A great British voice cast fronted by Johnny Depp (OK he's not British but plays the cripplingly shy young English gent Victor Van Dort well) and featuring Emily Watson, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Paul Whitehouse, Tracey Ullman, Jane Horrocks, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee and Richard E. Grant simply astounds - few directors other than Tim Burton would be able to command the respect of such an array of talent. Helena Bonham Carter blows all away however with her tender performance as Emily, the tragic character of the title. She's a compelling, rounded protagonist and Bonham Carter takes her characterisation in many directions, from child-like immaturity, to bitterness at her situation to eventual dignified acceptance of her untimely demise, and every emotion in-between. The contrast between the sombre, formal and grey world world of the living and the lively, colourful and free land of the dead is striking and effective - Burton has retained his go-to theme of not belonging in the world you are born in, and still has a unique view of death and a distinctive and individual use of cheerfully macabre imagery. In addition to the detail and expressiveness of the puppets and the energy of the animation (supervised by the film's incredibly talented co-director Mike Johnson), Danny Elfman's rich soundtrack and catchy songs, particularly the jazzy "Remains of the Day" and the rip-roaring "Wedding Song" breathe real life into the film. Though the film has much to say about life, death, class, family, love and loneliness, what makes it so memorable is that Tim Burton has provided us with such an entertainingly oddball piece of fantasy escapism. The world of Corpse Bride is a real pleasure to spend time in, and you really grow attached to the weird and wonderful cast of misfits, be they corpse or not. Burton's kookiness and abundance of unusual ideas can sometimes get in the way of telling a coherent, evenly paced story (most noticeably in his recent efforts Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows), but not so here - Corpse Bride is a pleasingly simple tale well-told, and characters and their performers are allowed to make a real emotional connection with the viewer. For a film manufactured using an archaic form of animation that seems to aim to actively reject reality, and which prominently features the reanimated dead, it's an oddly human, and miraculously heart-tugging experience, and is probably the most balanced and immaculate of all Tim Burton's films.
Aug 31, 2011
10
When I was going to watch this movie for the very first time, I thought it would be bloody awful. The movie flattered me: it's so beautiful, so full of content, and so carefully made! Tim Burton is yet to make a bad movie.
Nov 29, 2010
0
it is a terrible movie i dont now why i wasted my ime watching it i am never going to listen to critics again because the all gave it great reviews for all those people trying to decide wether to watch it don't just 't and whoe ver had the idea to put depp in a voice role is just plane stupid i am so sick of these terrible movies!!!
Oct 31, 2010
9
Well, I thought it was great but Nightmare Before Christmas was just a tad better. The songs were good, and the characters just gave it that Tim Burton twang that we all know and love.