I can’t remember the last time Disney made a film as deranged and intensely morbid as Frankenweenie. With its cast of pale, saucer-eyed, zombie-like characters, macabre corpse-resurrecting, grave-robbing shenanigans and gloomy monochrome palette, Tim Burton’s return to stop-motion animation is fairly nightmarish stuff for what’s essentially “family entertainment” (the irony, of course, is that back in 1984 when Burton submitted his original Frankenweenie short for Disney, he was fired). A homage to James Whale’s 1931 classic Frankenstein, this is his spryest, most consistently enjoyable - and refreshingly Johnny Depp-less - film in years, especially after the leaden miscalculations of Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows. More
It plays like textbook, back-to-basics Burton though, so Frankenweenie isn't exactly awe-inspiring in the way it might have been had it had seen the light of day in the ‘80s. Rather than break any new ground, John August’s script is a time-tested boy-and-his-dog tale, borrowing and referencing - Edward Gorey, Vincent Price (see Martin Landau’s science teacher Mr. Rzykruski), Gamera, other Burton movies - as it revisits those old themes (playing God, mob mentality) from Mary Shelley’s novel. But for dog-lovin’ celluloid nostalgists, Frankenweenie’s predictability and lack of ambition can probably be forgiven. Sparky’s an adorable creation, and if you can see past the film’s string of horror nods, Burton has made a highly affectionate bit of ghoulishness that remembers the warm, lustrous magic of black-and-white images flickering across the big screen. Hide
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Looks Cool
Tim Burton first comes to life in 3D
Looks like another Tim Burton must-see movie
I can't believe they still haven't released a Dark Shadows trailer as this comes out later than DS.
Tim Burton makes awesome movies
CUTE!!
SUPER CUTE!!!
Want to see
Love Tim Burtons work. REALLY want to see it!!!