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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Directed by Tim Burton
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Overview
The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten, and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.
Rated R | Length 105 minutes
Actors
Johnny Depp | Christina Ricci | Miranda Richardson | Michael Gambon | Casper Van Dien | Jeffrey Jones | Richard Griffiths | Ian McDiarmid | Michael Gough | Christopher Walken | Marc Pickering | Lisa Marie | Steven Waddington | Claire Skinner | Christopher Lee | Alun Armstrong | Mark Spalding | Jessica Oyelowo | Peter Guinness | Tony Maudsley | Jamie Foreman | Philip Martin Brown | Orlando Seale | Sean Stephens | Gabrielle Lloyd | Robert Sella | Michael Feast | Sam Fior | Paul Brightwell | Layla Alexander | Kelley Costigan | Martin Landau
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2010 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Sleepy Hollow is the last good Tim Burton movie (with the exception of Sweeney Todd). It also began the trend of Tim Burton using Jonny Depp in EVERY SINGLE TIM BURTON MOVIE (well, not every one. But a whole hell of a lot!).
It’s also interesting that the special effects here look just as good, if not better, than many current movies’ special effects. Which shows that too much CGI is a bad thing. But combining minimal CGI touches to practical effects makes for a more timeless movie.
Anyway, I love this movie. It has some problems (what’s Casper Van Dien doing in this movie?), but there is much more to like than complain about.
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