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We saw Corpse Bride earlier tonight... it was good, but not especially distinctive, especially in the inevitable comparison to Nightmare Before Christmas. May not be fair, because the older movie is a lot more of a fable. The newer one is probably plotted more tightly, albeit predictably. It isn't as cute and cartoony as the previous movie - a lot of Burton's characteristic visual flourishes are missing, but he's been moving away from them for years. (What I mean is: no longer does every point turn into a spiral curl.)
( lots of details, no story spoilers past the first 15 minutes. )

Now I've said the bad things - these are pretty much the ONLY things I didn't like about the movie; I will totally want a copy when it comes out on DVD and I'll probably try to see it in the theater as many times as I can. Two things I especially liked: the first scene with Scraps, and the first scene with the Elder.