A Grave Misunderstanding...
Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot have never met, and they are about to be married. That is, if poor Victor can learn to say his vows correctly.
After being reprimanded by the pastor and glared down by his future in-laws, Victor flees to a graveyard where he practices his vows. In the process, he accidentally marries a corpse and gets transported to the land of the dead. Oops.
Victor is at first desperate to return to his true bride. Then he realizes that his new wife is actually rather charming, despite the fact that she's a decomposing corpse. Will Victor stay in the land of the dead with Emily, or will he return to Victoria?
What Makes Corpse Bride a Great Movie?
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)
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I think what I love most about this film is the overall "mood" or "feel." I like how they were able to create a slightly creepy Victorian world. I like how they used color to create a contrast between the world of the living and the world of the dead. And perhaps most importantly, the main characters were very likable.
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Victor Van Dort
Voiced by Johhny Depp
Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) has the frightened, harassed look of someone who just can't get a break. He is a painfully shy young man, though he also has talents: He can draw, and he can play the piano.Victor is betrothed to Miss Victoria Everglot, a woman he has never met before. He is understandably nervous about the whole thing, but things just get worse when he accidentally marries a corpse instead. Well, this day certainly didn't go according to plan!
Victoria Everglot
Voiced by Emily Watson
Miss Everglot (Emily Watson) is a reserved but sweet young lady, which is surprising: Her snobby parents are nothing like her. One might think that Victoria is a delicate thing prone to fainting fits, but she isn't. She has spirit.The Everglots come from old money, but they are now destitute. To maintain the lifestyle they're used to, they arrange for their daughter to marry Victor Van Dort. Victoria's parents have no fondness for the nouveau riche Van Dorts, but money is money.
Fortunately, Victor seems a nice enough fellow. Unfortunately, there's this dreadful mix-up concerning a corpse bride...
Isn't Someone Missing?
Victoria - Isn't someone missing her?
I like reading Corpse Bride fanfictions. But what is it about the Victor/Emily ship? I don't like it. Maybe you get the point from this video, but I just wanted to say that really, it's just mean to Victoria! She has to marry Barkis - and he would kill her if he could, we all know that. So next time reading or writing an Emily/Victir-fic, think about Victoria. Victoria says: Thank you ^^ (And I know I already used this song but it's good, and the editting maybe not too well but let's forget that).
Emily, the Corpse Bride
Voiced by Helena Bonham Carter
Emily (Helena Bonham Carter) is a romantic, passionate, and beautiful bride. There's just one problem: She's dead. She thought she was going to get married and live happily ever after. Instead, she was murdered.Then, along comes Victor Van Dort who's practicing his vows. Mistaking Emily's skeleton arm for a tree branch, he slips the ring on her finger and marries her.
Emily is ecstatic to be married at last, even though her new husband seems to run away a lot.
The Love Triangle
Although Corpse Bride is a story about a love triangle, it's done in such a way that you can sympathize with all the characters involved. But when the screenplay was being written, there had to be changes along the way to keep it that way.For example, while Emily might be dead, she turns out to be quite vivacious and charming. Even though Victor and Victoria hit it off in the beginning, Emily and Victor have a spark too. In fact, Emily overshadows Victoria in some ways.
The crew who worked on the story realized that Victoria needed to play a bigger role than was originally planned. So, she actually escapes from her family to ask the Pastor for help. Then her parents decide Victoria ought to marry Lord Barkis instead, a man who reeks of evil; her situation is desperate.
You want all three characters to find happiness in the end, but you know there won't be a perfect fairy tale ending. You can read more about this at John August's blog. Warning: Spoilers await.
Victor and Emily's Piano Duet
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Victor and Emily Poster
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Best Corpse Bride Quotes: Sound off
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Victor Van Dort: "With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine. "
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Stop Motion and Puppetry
Like Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, this movie is all stop motion. All the sets you see in Corpse Bride are real; there were no CGI shortcuts.Tim Burton worked with a Manchester puppet company that had developed new puppet technology. The 12 inch tall Corpse Bride puppets had flexible latex skin and solid metal skeletons. They also had clockwork just inside their heads. You could change a facial expression just by turning an Allen wrench in one of their ears.
Although the stop motion animation is just about flawless in Corpse Bride, it lends a very surreal quality to the film. The medium suits the story.
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Corpse Bride Soundtrack
The Corpse Bride
Although the songs weren't my favorite part of the movie, the instrumental music in Corpse Bride was wonderful-- especially the piano pieces. Danny Elfman may have suffered from burnout by producing music for both Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but he did pretty well.
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Corpse Bride Lyrics
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Corpse Bride: Remains of the Day Lyrics
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Hey, give me a listen, you corpses of cheer At least those of you who still got an ear I'll tell you a story that'd make a skeleton cry Of our own jubiliciously lovely Corpse Bride Die, die, we all pass away But don't wear a frown, 'cause it's reall...
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Corpse Bride: The Wedding Song Lyrics
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Group Chorus: Wedding, a wedding, we're going to have a wedding, a wedding! Spider (speaking): Hold on, Victor, you can't get married looking like that Spider Chorus: The spiders think you're very cute, but goodness knows you need a suit But have n...
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Corpse Bride: According to Plan Lyrics
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MRS. VAN DORT It's a beautiful day MR. VAN DORT It's a rather nice day MRS. VAN DORT A day for a glorious wedding MR. VAN DORT A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear MRS. VAN DORT A rehearsal for a glorious wedding MR. VAN DORT Assuming not...
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Corpse Bride: Tears to Shed Lyrics
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MAGGOT What does that wispy little brat have that you don't have double? BLACK WIDOW She can't hold a candle to the beauty of your smile CORPSE BRIDE How about a pulse? MAGGOT Overrated by a mile BLACK WIDOW Overbearing MAGGOT Overblown MAGGOT...
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Corpse Bride Fan Fiction
- Wedding Night by PlayerPiano
- It's Victor and Victoria's first night as a married couple...And they're both nervous enough to faint.
- Nine Months and Counting by PlayerPiano
- After three years of marriage, Victor and Victoria are expecting a new edition to the Van Dort clan.
- Victor's Daughters by PlayerPiano
- Victor loves his children dearly. But in retrospect, perhaps being married to a dead woman would have been a lot less of a headache.
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When Victor and Victoria First Meet
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Corpse Bride Avatars
- Corpse Bride Avatars on Iconator
- Mostly small animated icons.
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- 50x50 avatars for MySpace use.
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