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Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Producers: Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Actors:
Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane Christina Ricci as Katrina |
I always knew Johnny Depp was a different kind of actor, but also suspected that he might be taking his goofy roles to hide his lack of true acting chop, but boy, did this film ever prove me wrong. Johnny chomps up his scenes during this entire film and had me utterly convinced of his presence in the year of 1799, engulfed in his character’s arrogance on one side and cowardice on the other. Excellent job! He made this film so much more enjoyable for me along with the haunting score from Danny Elfman, the wildly effective sets, the dreamlike cinematography and let’s not forget, the ultimately cool clompety-clomps of the headless horseman riding his way into town. Brrrr…cover that neck, this bastard’s pissed and he’s got no head!! I love this movie! It looks awesome, it feels awesome, it sounds awesome, it’s got Johnny Depp in top form, Ricci letting it all hang out, humor, thrills, romance, drama, a little murder mystery tossed in, and oh yeah, let’s not forget all the bloody decapitations that you could shake a stick at!
You’ll be happy to know that I’ve also invited this film back for an annual visit inside my DVD player every season of the pumpkin, joining its Halloween staple brother in law, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (10/10). And someone tells me that the actual town of Sleepy Hollow is only about two hours from where I’m stationed. Hmmmm….interesting. Clompety-clompety-clomp.
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