I liked Frankenweenie and how it tackled how an outcast can be so attached to something and therefore will do everything to keep it. That ties well into its tribute to old horror movies.
Trying to make a dead dog come back to life via his science project at school was clever, but since I knew about how Frankenweenie is a tribute to old horror movies it got a little predictable to me. The horror references are quite obvious, like a Vincent Price lookalike and the fact that a couple of Victor's classmates are designed to look like other well known characters.
Speaking of the characters, they're not that interesting. Mostly they can be summed up in a few words or a short sentence. But their voice performances are good and the science teacher is enjoyably eccentric and is my favorite character along with the adorable Sparky.
Despite its mostly one-note characters and a bit of predictability it was a good and clever hooror tribute with a cute dog and a slow pace building up to a spooky and funny climax. Maybe not Tim Burton's best work, but one to check out.
Trying to make a dead dog come back to life via his science project at school was clever, but since I knew about how Frankenweenie is a tribute to old horror movies it got a little predictable to me. The horror references are quite obvious, like a Vincent Price lookalike and the fact that a couple of Victor's classmates are designed to look like other well known characters.
Speaking of the characters, they're not that interesting. Mostly they can be summed up in a few words or a short sentence. But their voice performances are good and the science teacher is enjoyably eccentric and is my favorite character along with the adorable Sparky.
Despite its mostly one-note characters and a bit of predictability it was a good and clever hooror tribute with a cute dog and a slow pace building up to a spooky and funny climax. Maybe not Tim Burton's best work, but one to check out.