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Heads will roll..........2008-02-04
I first seen this film a few years back and if your expecting a bloody slash-torture-fest you most probebly will be best sticking to Freddy Vs Jason or Saw IV as that is not the intention of this film. Although you will see many beheadings and corpses, its very much a mythical detective story. Johnny Depp's humorous cowardly take on Ichabot Crane, a detective searching for the person behind the beheaded corpses turning up all around the small American village of Sleepy Hollow, is a pleasure to watch. The one thing I love about Depp is his ability to make a complete fool out of himself and not having to appear as some hot headed Hollywood pretty boy and I feel that comes across in Sleepy Hollow just as much as it does in Pirates of the Carribean.
Tim Burton once again creates a film with that fantasy tone we all love so much. If you, like me, love Burtons take on fantasy or movies in general this is definately one to pick up and hold as a prize in your movie collection. You wont be dissapointed.
Funny and entertaining gothic horror.......2008-01-29
I am a big fan of Tim Burton's films and I would say that Sleepy Hollow has to be my favourite. The film is loosely based on the short story `The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irvine and follows New York police constable Ichabod Crane who is sent to the small village of Sleepy Hollow to prove his scientific detection methods by finding who killed a number of the villages residence. During his investigations he discovers a world of magic and the undead while coming to terms with his own past.
This film contains all the elements of a good Tim Burton film including gothic horror, a brilliantly funny script, beautiful visuals and Johnny Depp. The all-star cast all give near perfect performances especially Depp himself. Some of the special effects were somewhat suspect but the headless horseman itself and the overall mood of the film don't suffer and remain brilliantly dark. Sleepy Hollow is a beautifully made film that should be loved by any fan of Burton's films.
A cracking horror/ old-style crime story. Greatly entertaining stuff!.......2007-12-19
I watched this film one Monday night on 'Film4' when I was bored. I thought I
was in for another ordinary school night in. This film soon brightened things up, however, I was drawn in from the first few minutes. This is a very good interpretation of the legend of 'Sleepy Hollow'. It's packed with excellent actors: Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, From Hell) he carries the film superbly, Michael Gambon (Open Range, Layer Cake, Gosford Park), Richard Griffiths (History Boys, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), Miranda Richardson (Blackadder, Harry Potter 4) and Christopher Walken (Click, A View to a Kill), who makes a great addition as the Headless Horseman. A very good film that is enjoyable as an action, a horror, or simply an old-school crime solving thriller. Buy it and enjoy it!
excellent film!!.......2007-12-17
This film is a masterpiece! It involves killing and an investigation to go with it. One of Johnny Depps' best performances.
Not so much horror as pantomime !.......2007-10-07
I was expecting a scary slash-fest...not that those films are my bag incidentally...but I'd heard reports that Sleepy Hollow was a terrific Gothic horror flick.
What it is in fact is a camp horror/pantomime with the brilliant Johnny Depp camping up his character Ichabod Crane as intensively as his Captain Jack Sparrow character in the 'Pirates' trilogy.
Depp's Crane steals the show as a fey detective who is not averse to fainting with shock and expressing distaste at the vulgarity of the situation he finds himself in.
The largely British supporting cast which includes Christopher Lee, Michael Gambon and Miranda Richardson carry on in JD vein, camping it up deliciously !
Richardson in particular is a real 'Cruella de Ville' Panto villain-ess if ever there was one !
Despite the decapitation level going off the scale,the gore is just too OTT to be anything other than stylised and amusing rather than frightening.
The feel is very much in keeping with previous Tim Burton movies and overall it's watchable with some nice moments but hardly a classic.
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