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Title: Frankenweenie (2012)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice) | |
| Martin Short | ... | Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice) | |
| Martin Landau | ... | Mr. Rzykruski (voice) | |
| Charlie Tahan | ... | Victor Frankenstein (voice) | |
| Atticus Shaffer | ... | Edgar 'E' Gore (voice) | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Elsa Van Helsing (voice) | |
| Robert Capron | ... | Bob (voice) | |
| James Hiroyuki Liao | ... | Toshiaki (voice) | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Bob's Mom (voice) | |
| Tom Kenny | ... | New Holland Towns Folk (voice) | |
When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been. Written by Kathy Li
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I understand that many, even most, Tim Burton fans liked this movie very much. Some go as far as claiming that this is his best work, or that this is a refreshment to his work.
I see nothing special about this movie. This is just an average Tim Burton piece. Don't get me wrong, I love Tim Burton, but compared to his other two animated flicks ("The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Corpse Bride"), this one can't be called anything better than average. It has all the classic Tim Burton qualities - the extraordinarily weird characters (which are just plainly weird, with no extra explanation), some black humor, dark atmosphere, great music (courtesy of Danny Elfman) and artistic touch; yet it lacks of that certain something that makes movies out-stand.
I must additionally comment on the fact that the movie is filmed in black and white technique - although I understand the reasons behind this, and generally approve of such ideas, I don't think this was as essential to this movie; in fact perhaps it would have been better if it were in color. Although I say this from an utterly subjective perspective.
All in all, a nice movie to watch, but nothing to enjoy much about. I'd say this one is for the die-hard Tim Burton fans, if you are not one of them, you can easily skip this movie, you won't have missed much.