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powerclown · 10-02-2005, 05:39 PM

Corpse Bride - 7.5/10

Nice little animated movie/musical by Tim Burton, chock full of artistic detail and creativity. Need to see it about 5 more times to come to a final conclusion. So much to take in visually, too much really. Not the roller-coaster ride that was Burton's 'The Night Before Christmas' - that movie had better music, a better screenplay (CB is more subdued - much less frenetic) and more interesting characters. First impression: somewhat disappointed.

A History of Violence - 5/10

Big let down, coming from David Cronenberg - he of: The Brood, Rabid, The Fly, Naked Lunch, eXistenZ, etc, etc. Viggo Mortensen is just wrong wrong wrong for this movie. Scandanavian stoicism has no place in a David Cronenberg movie. Yes, it's a violent movie, but not Cronenberg-violent. Ok, it's a weird movie, but not Cronenberg-weird. The journey to the climax is so damn slow and plodding, you just want to yawn and pray for something cool to happen. The one bright spot in the movie is John Hurt's performance, which I would be willing to sit through the movie again just to see.

10-02-2005, 05:39 PM	#1277 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	Corpse Bride - 7.5/10 Nice little animated movie/musical by Tim Burton, chock full of artistic detail and creativity. Need to see it about 5 more times to come to a final conclusion. So much to take in visually, too much really. Not the roller-coaster ride that was Burton's 'The Night Before Christmas' - that movie had better music, a better screenplay (CB is more subdued - much less frenetic) and more interesting characters. First impression: somewhat disappointed. A History of Violence - 5/10 Big let down, coming from David Cronenberg - he of: The Brood, Rabid, The Fly, Naked Lunch, eXistenZ, etc, etc. Viggo Mortensen is just wrong wrong wrong for this movie. Scandanavian stoicism has no place in a David Cronenberg movie. Yes, it's a violent movie, but not Cronenberg-violent. Ok, it's a weird movie, but not Cronenberg-weird. The journey to the climax is so damn slow and plodding, you just want to yawn and pray for something cool to happen. The one bright spot in the movie is John Hurt's performance, which I would be willing to sit through the movie again just to see.