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A fun dark movie from before Burton jumped the shark. It has his signature style and the mood of the setting is excellent, enjoyed the casting, acting, plot, and pacing.
Great movie.
what in the world does “jumped the shark” mean?
In an episode of Happy Days, The Fonz goes water skiing, encounters a shark, and jumps over it in the water skis. It marked a moment of dramatic decline in the show’s overall quality, and the term has been used since for any such point in time where something is identifiably worse after a specific event.
The term “jumped the shark” has jumped the shark.
It was a stunt, not a random encounter type of thing. Very hyped at the time.
Christopher Walken as the Headless Horseman? Fuck yeah!
Also Ray Park!
It’s pretty good. The visuals are iconic and it has some captivating moments. I personally didn’t enjoy Walken as the horseman as much. I think the costume design for him was just okay and because he’s so recognizable it takes me out of the movie a bit. Yes I acknowledge the rest of the cast is full of stars, perhaps I can’t articulate why I’m offput by the horseman. I think the teeth look silly rather than menacing.
I liked the story tweaks and I think the mystery was paced out nicely.
First thought seeing this? Iron Maiden 🤟
Love it! The iron maiden scene still gives me the creeps.
“Ichabod.”
This is the movie that awakened me to the fact that Christina Ricci wasn’t a kid anymore.
It’s a good movie, but not my favorite Burton film.
My dad and I watched a commentary on this movie (I don’t remember whether it was from a DVD or separate from the movie itself). One of the comments was about how, in a shot of the fireplace, they’d put great care into making sure a flare in the flames caused skulls or demon faces of some sort to show in the flames. Neither my dad nor I had noticed and we considered it too subtle to be worth the apparent effort, as the effect was very brief.
That is all I remember of the movie.
I had this movie on VHS.
It’s alright, very stylish and Tim Burton can be good at getting that creepy Halloween feeling. Probably my 3rd favorite adaptation after an audiobook version and the 90’s 3d animation version.
One of my favorite Halloween movies!
