Tim Burton's Corpse Bride - A Halloween DVD for Older Kids

Victor and Victoria are more than slightly nervous about their looming arranged marriage, until they meet. For the first time, both find hope that a ray of light will come shining into their gloomy and loveless worlds. On the eve of their wedding day, the faltering groom-to-be walks through the woods practicing his vows. Finally, the words come perfectly, and he places the wedding ring on what he thinks is a branch. Unfortunately, the branch turns out to be the finger of a corpse - a corpse bride - and she is not about to give up her new husband.

Animated using stop-motion animation, Corpse Bride is full of scary creatures and decomposing corpses that could be very frightening to younger kids. Older kids, though, will probably love the cartoonish characters and the dark humor. Only Tim Burton would attempt to make a flesh-eating maggot an endearing character.

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