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As Good As It Gets

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Frankenweenie is a movie starring Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Martin Short. When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment. I was very disappointed with 'Frankenweenie' especially after the very good short 80's short that Burton had made but unfortunately this film grows a bit way too much the storyline and even brings some giant lizard/turtle or whatever that wasn't even needed and then some stupid friend too and just makes the film confusing. (5/10)

Frankenweenie is a fun adaptation of the classic Frankestein and also a Pet Semetary for kids… Tim has already done it in 1984 in a amazing short movie with human cast… For me that was enough! It was cool, moving, dark and crazy so his work should have been rest in peace! But no! Like his character, Tim wanted it back, with the power of Electr-Onics and this new animation is like Sparky, a gentle, kind companion with a lot of scars. It's a pity to see that today, artists have become lazy, without inspiration and new ideas: Lynch comes back to TP, Spielberg works on another Indiana Jones, Blade Runner has a sequel while the novel stands alone, U2 celebrates Joshua Tree, Waters does the Wall one more time, and I don't forget Alien, Star Trek, Star wars that work like industrial factories…. So here you know what you will receive: nothing new! It has been already done and told so what do you except? Maybe the mass experiences were left of the short movie but if you have seen Gremlins or Ghostbusters, you know the flavor… I already heard the racial complaints to have a bad Japanese student as nobody accepts difference and understands imagination! OK the movie is filled up into the bones with all the things that Tim likes and packs in one movie all the others but at the end, it stays nearly worthless (and even Danny's score is pretty much uninspired!)… So there is a lesson: dead things are meant to left be still… RIP

With a last name like "Frankenstien" (Intentionally misspelled) the story is obvious. Following a 1984 mini-version, this remake does not disappoint. Like "Young Frankenstein" filmed in black and white, of course. Inspired by his creepy science teacher, Victor puts together an elaborate collection of kitchen gadgets and electric wiring and manages to reanimate his beloved (dead) "Sparky" bull terrier complete with a sewed-on tail and stitches. Following that success, his creepy classmates do the same with their dead pets so that there is a monstrously-large rampage of a giant Godzilla-turtle, a were-rat, and annoying giant gremlin-like "Sea Monkeys" that look like the fanciful drawing on the packet's cover. Extremely well animated, in the grand style of Wallace and Grommit, George Pal's Puppetoons, and Ray Harryhausen. No movie is "purrfect" and I totally dislike the monstrous "Bat-Cat" monster created by lightning. The movie is set in 1950's America in the quaint little town of New Holland, which helps justify the typical burning windmill and villagers wielding lit torches at the climax. Sparky again manages to save-the-day and absorbs all the evil electric energy out of the giant creations, rendering them dead again. Several references to many other horror films throughout, including "Bambi vs. Godzilla" and "Pet Cemetery". Sparky dies again and is revived again with a "jump start" from the townspeople's car batteries. The cute French Poodle next door ends up with a gray lightning streak through her hair just like the "Bride of Frankenstein"! It may be a bit long for some critics, but I loved almost every minute of it. The animation, sets, and props are incredible! Humorous note: Many "reviewers" took this movie far too seriously. Most of the puppets are fanciful exaggerations bordering on stereotypes. I don't recall ever seeing anyone "real" with a hunchback or as creepy as Victor's classmates who resemble various movie characters. One reviewer said it showed animal abuse. Quite impossible, as these are all just puppets and nothing is really alive! Enjoy this great Halloween treat!

I do find it ironic that Tim Burton remade his older short film "Frankenweenie". For those that don't know, Burton started his career as an animator at the Disney studio and made a half an hour live action short film of the same name in 1984. The executives at Disney hated the short thinking it was too scary and fired him from the company. Burton later got hired as a director by Warner Bros. the following year and the rest is history.  Almost thirty years later, Burton decided to expand his original story into a stop motion animated movie. How were the results you may ask? Well, here's my synopsis.The film is essentially a different retelling of Mary Shelly's novel. A young boy named Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is living a happy life with his parents (Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short) and of course, his dog Sparky in the town of New Holland. His happiness, however, is cut short when Sparky is accidentally struck by a car and killed. Victor becomes depressed and starts wishing for his dog back when he gets an idea. After his science teacher (Martin Landau) shows him the science of electricity on dead frogs, Victor builds a crazy invention in the attic to successfully bring Sparky back to life. After realizing what he's done, one of his pupils named Edgar (Atticus Shaffer) blackmails Victor into showing him how the process works which results in a chaos that should be seen to believed. I'd rather not give anymore details.There are things that I think that the film did better than the original short film. I liked how they gave more personality to Sparky to make the audience sympathize with him more. I also really enjoyed the details they included in the original in this film. But by far, the best part of the movie was the climax which was so insane and crazy that it really made me laugh. Even Burton reusing actors from his previous films like O'Hara, Landau, and Winona Ryder was also a welcoming addition.The animation once again, is great. I love how it was shot in black and white to add to the comedy and also really liked the crazy city they designed for this world. However, I did find the character's designs a little too similar to the ones from "Corpse Bride" considering that most of the crew that worked on that film also worked on this one as well. Speaking of the characters, I really enjoyed them as well. The fact that some of them even looked like the characters from the 1931 original film was also pretty funny. However, the film does have flaws. I do think that some of the emotional moments could have been handled a little better, and some of the scenes were a little pointless, particularly one involving the science teacher. But, I digress."Frankenweenie" might not be one of Burton's best stop motion films, but I think it's still a pretty good movie in general. I has a pretty funny story, some great animation, and some funny characters. I think the film may have been one of Burton's best film had some of the scenes were handled a little better, but I think the film had enough charm and humor for me to give it fair recommendation.