Family-Friendly Freaky Fridays: Ray J's Review - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

Welcome to this week's edition of "Family-Friendly Freaky Fridays" 🎃👻💀☠️🎬 Today I will be reviewing a film that does feel a bit empty in terms of plot, but also one that I don't think gets enough appreciation for other aspects it has to offer🙂 That film being the 2012 stop motion animated take on "Frakenweenie", directed by Tim Burton.

Of course, "Frankenweenie" is a bit of a spin on the classic monster tale of "Frankenstein", in case you haven't put two, and two together yet. A young boy named Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan), has a passion for science, but that passion doesn't help him too much in the friend department....however he does have Sparky, his pet dog, his best friend💚🐶 After making a compromise with his parents (Mom, voiced by Catherine O' Hara, and Dad, voiced by Martin Short) to try out for baseball, in exchange for them to sign a permission slip to participate in the school science fair, Victor takes out to the field...with his family, schoolmates, and Sparky all in the bleachers! After much concentration, Victor hits a home run!!!! Unfortunately, this moment that is supposed to be celebratory, soon turns into a moment of somber as Sparky is hit and killed by a car after chasing after the home run ball😔 In mourning of Sparky, a few days later Victor gets an idea from his science teacher about how to jolt Sparky back to life, and before the night is over.....IT'S ALIVE🤣⚡️🐶 After some of Victor's classmates find out that he has brought Sparky back to life, they decide they want in on the re-animated pet action, but let's just say maybe they should leave their pet's alone, and let them RIP...you don't mess with the dead...come on now😂

As I mentioned before, even though "Frankenweenie" feels a bit thin plot wise at times, the flick boasts impressive stop motion animation (all in black in white), while also making the viewer feel nostalgic, via the 1960's/1970's looking suburban neighborhood, and town in which it is set.

"Frankenweenie" is classic Tim Burton. It definitely gives off "Edward Scissorhands" vibes at times, as far as atmosphere, and then of course the superb stop motion animation, in which Tim Burton is familiar for ("The Nightmare Before Christmas", "Corpse Bride").

Do I recommend "Frankenweenie"? I do!!😄🎬💚 It's not a masterpiece like "The Nightmare Before Christmas", and it's not the most exciting, but this film features some super weird, and kooky characters that the kiddos may get a kick out of. It's a perfectly fine, yet unique watch for an October family movie night🎃👻🎬🍿

The Ray J's Reviews rating is:

4.5 out of 5 lime green, orange, and purple hearts

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