The Corpse Bride....

Ok, I have seen this movie a grand total of three times now.. Obviously I think it's good.

Now, Exactly how good do I think it is?

Well right off, given the fact that it lacks the advertising and merchandising qualities of the Nightmare Before Christmas, and it relies greatly on the characters and animation rather then the story and song meadly and though it is at times at least I found it easily predictable, I think it's far more "CULT WORTHY" then it's predecessor, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Now don't get me wrong, I love NMBC! a true Cult Classic, it's very well scored with wonderfully thought out songs to match, a true festival for the eyes and ears and the detailed animation is still without rival.

BUT! I truly feel there is something Special about The Corpse Bride... maybe it's because it echoes some of Tim Burrton's earliest and less well known pieces. Maybe it's the mini Johnny Depp. Maybe it's the fact that the characters are human in many wonderful ways, be them dead or alive.

All I can really say is this:
These are two completely separate movies in every way! Their creator and his influence on the character design is really all they truly have in common in my eyes. It is absolutely wrong to sit down to one and expect the other. Because if you do so you will be thoroughly disappointed in The Corpse Bride. If you can sit down in that theater and not have expectation in any regards to the Nightmare Before Christmas, then you will be able to truly enjoy The Corpse Bride for what it really is, A marvel in Clay-mation, and as simplistic as it may sometimes seem in comparison to NMBC, a marvel as well in Story and Character.

They are both quickly becoming my favorites, one because of it's impact on my childhood and the other because of it's impact on me as a hopeful young woman and artist.