Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1602 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-02-06
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Animated, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 74 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Who else but Tim Burton could make Corpse Bride, a necrophiliac's delight that's fun for the whole family? Returning to the richly imaginative realm of stop-motion animation--after previous successes with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, Burton, with codirector Mike Johnson, invites us to visit the dour, ashen, and drearily Victorian mansions of the living, where young Victor Van Dort, voiced by Johnny Depp, is bequeathed to wed the lovely Victoria.

But the wedding rehearsal goes sour and, in the kind of Goth-eerie forest that only exists in Burton-land, Victor suddenly finds himself accidentally married to the Corpse Bride, voiced by Helena Bonham Carter, a blue-tinted, half-skeletal beauty with a loquacious maggot installed behind one prone-to-popping eyeball.

This being a Burton creation, the underworld of the dead is a lively and colorful place indeed, and Danny Elfman's songs and score make it even livelier, presenting Victor with quite a dilemma: Should he return above-ground to Victoria, or remain devoted to his corpse bride? At a brisk 76 minutes, Burton's graveyard whimsy never wears out its welcome, and the voice casting is superbly matched the film's gloriously amusing character design, guaranteed to yield a wealth of gruesome toys and action figures for many Halloweens to come. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
Two aristocratic families pair off their less-than-satisfied children, believing they will all be escalated into high society. Yet when clumsy Victor Van Dort (Depp) rehearses his vows in the woods, he accidentally marries the Corpse Bride(Bonham-Carter), throwing a great wrench in everyone's plans.

Special Features
- 'Inside The Two Worlds': interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and production drawings - 'The Animators - The Breath Of Life': find out how an animator approaches his character's motivation and why individual animators possess unique skills - 'Tim Burton - Dark vs. Light': explore what inspired Burton to bring 'The Corpse Bride' to life - 'Making Puppets Tick': step inside and tour the puppet workshop - 'Voices From The Underworld': meet the actors behind the voices and see how they craft their unique characterizations based on their puppet counterparts - Pre-production galleries - 'The Voices Behind The Voice' featurette - Composer Danny Elfman interprets the two worlds - Music only audio track

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!
My six-year old daughter introduced me to this film, which she saw at a friend's house. She says it is "beautiful and sad at the same time". We have watched it together a few times now and I think she is spot on! To my mind much better than the Nightmare Before Christmas; there is a superb cast of voices as well as all the visual delights.

Die, die, we all pass away; but don't wear a frown, 'cos it's really ok :)
Tim Burton has done it again! The story of our own jubilicously lovely corpse bride :) This is a funny, romantic, sweet and just a little bir creepy adventure with a great sense of humor and wonderful songs. It is more "grown-up" when compared to Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas; Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham's voices have added so much to the characters. Make sure you buy the movie together with the soundtrack. A must-see!

Corpse bride.
Another dark, kooky gem from Burton. This has an original storyline and amazing animation. There's great music and so many funny little touches to watch out for. The voices are perfect and the story is fun enough for kids and still manages to engage adults. A worthy partner to Burtons other classic 'Nightmare before Christmas'. Give it a go, you shouldn't be disappointed.