Its Aliveeeeeee....
In 2012 movie fans received 3 animated Halloween films in quick succession. As a movie goer I was most excited for Frankenweenie, had the most hope for Hotel Transylvania, and knew nothing about Paranorman. Two of those films made it into my collection and I have yet to watch Hotel Transylvania. Frankeenweenie was great and Paranorman blew me away with how fantastic it was. All three films received the exact same score on IMDB, where as Paranorman (72) and Frankenweenie (74) were far more successful on metacritc.
Although someday I plan on watching Hotel Transylvania, Frankenweenie and Paranorman have become animated staples of my collection.
Rating: 7/10
I knew immediately what my Modern Black & White film would be as soon as I saw the category. Frankenweenie is a charming oddball film... exactly what you would expect from the likes of Tim Burton. As with most Burton films its unique, dark, but still endearing and comedic. Frankenweenie is a remake, as I'm sure all Burton fans and most movie collectors would know, of an earlier short film of Burton's. I particularly love all the homages to all the classic monster films and hidden Burton Easter Eggs throughout the film.
The film is tragic, darkly comedic, yet so charming and heartwarming all at the same time.
As a side note for the competition, the time span was a bit longer as I had to pause and run some errands right in the middle of the movie.
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