Tim Burton's "Vincent" of 1982 is a wonderful animated short and a brilliant homage to the immortal icon and ultimate Horror-deity Vincent Price. Vincent Price is my all-time favorite actor and there is no greater tribute imaginable than this wonderful film. Price himself called the film "Immoratlity" and "Better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard". Watching this little masterpiece, one must agree with the master by 100 per cent, as it wonderfully pictures what we love about Vincent Price in brilliant cartoon style and through the eyes of a little boy. Narrated by none other than Vincent Price himself, "Vincent" is about a seven-year-old boy named Vincent Malloy who idolizes Vincent Price and wants to be exactly like the Horror icon. In the boy's macabre and wonderfully funny daydreams, the film pays a loving tribute to Vincen't price's work. In an ingenious manner, the film celebrates many of the greatest films Price starred in, such as "Pit and the Pendulum", "House of Usher" or "House of Wax", always with an incredibly lovable tenor. Burton ingeniously catches the Gothic atmosphere of Vincent's Price classic Horror films and packs it into a humorous and imaginative kids' fairy tale. There is no protagonist more lovable than the melancholic little boy daydreaming about being Vincent Price, and the Burton-created world he wanders in is incredibly charming. The film has the Gothic look of Burton's later animated films such as "A Nightmare Before Christmas", which is, of course, very fitting for a tribute to Vincent Price. I have lost count of how many people I have shown this gem to. "Vincent" simply is a wonderful tribute from a truly great director to one of the greatest actors who ever lived. Price obviously felt very honored by this film, which praises this great man in a wonderful and adequate manner. An absolute must-see for fans of Vincent Price, Tim Burton, animations and cinema in general. Absolutely Wonderful!
Review of Vincent
