Reviews of Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow review

Posted : 1 week ago on 8 December 2009 08:05 (A review of Sleepy Hollow)

Before Sweeney Todd was released, Sleepy Hollow was the darkest Tim Burton film. Sleepy Hollow is a film that does look like a horror film but way I see it, it's just a fantasy thriller. A bit like what I could call I Am Legend as well. It is very action-packed but in a more horror-thriller sort of way. Sleepy Hollow is to me one of the most fun films ever despite it's very dark story. It is adapted from a novel that is rather scary, dark and mysterious. There was an animated film about Sleepy Hollow and that one was scarier than the live action adaptation. Sleepy Hollow is really tense because of what the Headless Horseman is capable of and who is going to be his next victim.


Ichabod Crane is Johnny Depp's most heroic character in a Tim Burton film. I loved Johnny's performance as Ichabod Crane because I really was interested in his character. His intentive technology was really cool, bizarre and creative. Ichabod has a past that comes back to haunt him during the Headless Horseman investigation. Christina Ricci was good and hot has Katrina Van Tassel. Michael Gambon was good as Baltus Van Tassel as well. This film has a lot of British actors and actresses in it including Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee and Richard Griffiths.


Tim Burton has created a dark masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. Sleepy Hollow is the one Tim Burton film we have been waiting a long time for which makes it absolutely typical of Tim to direct a film like this. Because Ed Wood felt more like a comedy, Sleepy Hollow brought fantasy and more seriousness within his films.


Sleepy Hollow is my third favourite Tim Burton film after Sweeney Todd and Edward Scissorhands. It is also my fifth favourite Johnny Depp film after Sweeney Todd, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, Edward Scissorhands and Finding Neverland. It is my third favourite Depp-Burton collaboration too after Sweeney Todd and Edward Scissorhands. This is one of my favourite and one of the best films of 1999 which was a great year in cinema. Sleepy Hollow is a masterful mystery film in which not many films are. Sleepy Hollow is an amazing fantasy thriller that I could and have watched over and over again.

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Spooky

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 7 October 2007 01:58 (A review of Sleepy Hollow)

I finally saw it and I have no regrets, it was fully awesome. It wasn't exactly scary, but the setting and music gave it a spooky vibe which I loved.

The story is simple - A visiting investigator, Ichabod Crane [Johnny Depp] comes to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the murder of three people, who have all had their heads chopped off by the Headless Horseman [Christopher Walken]. But soon three turns to four, and before you know it everyone is in danger of being murdered. Ichabod soon discovers that the killings are not just at random, but being controlled by someone on the inside in exchange for the Horseman's head. Along the way of finding the clues of to who is also responsible, Ichabod begins to know a towns girl, Katrina [Christina Ricci] and when she is in danger things start to get a little more personal for Ichabod.
Though it aims to be spooky, it does have its funny scenes which Johnny is perfect for.

This is just more proof that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton make wonderful movies together, and that is why I love both of their movies.

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Not Bad......

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago on 19 May 2007 05:23 (A review of Sleepy Hollow)

Well, I caught this one on TNT and decided to watch it because I never had before and I find movies like this interest me. It was a neat twist on your usual sleep hollow story, which is always a good way to make the movie better. It followed the 'Headless horseman' line, but it was portrayed as a demon controlled by a towns member. Without ruining too much more, all I can say it that it is a must see. I say that a lot, but this own peaked my interest, at least for an afternoon.

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