With his debut as director, Tim Burton plunges us into his unique world of stop-motion animation, chequered floors, iconic horror stars, dead dogs and misunderstood heroes with wild black hair.
This animated short is based upon a poem written by Burton and recited by Vincent Price himself. Price obviously relishes this opportunity, and puts on his most delightfully creepy voice. Burton's poem is inventive and funny for both kids and adults, reminiscent of work by Edward Lear, Hillaire Belloc and Roald Dahl.
As well as being typical Burton in its ideas, the look of Vincent tells us that the familiar Tim Burton visual style was there from day one. Here he is at his most expressionist, with twisted camera angles, huge shadows and plenty of darkness.
It's nice to see something aimed at kids that really has some respect for its target audience. A lot of children's films aren't taken seriously because their makers think they can get away with anything when it's for kids. Vincent is not only lovingly-crafted and full of intelligence, but it also dares to be dark and different.
This animated short is based upon a poem written by Burton and recited by Vincent Price himself. Price obviously relishes this opportunity, and puts on his most delightfully creepy voice. Burton's poem is inventive and funny for both kids and adults, reminiscent of work by Edward Lear, Hillaire Belloc and Roald Dahl.
As well as being typical Burton in its ideas, the look of Vincent tells us that the familiar Tim Burton visual style was there from day one. Here he is at his most expressionist, with twisted camera angles, huge shadows and plenty of darkness.
It's nice to see something aimed at kids that really has some respect for its target audience. A lot of children's films aren't taken seriously because their makers think they can get away with anything when it's for kids. Vincent is not only lovingly-crafted and full of intelligence, but it also dares to be dark and different.