Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 4K Ultra HD Review

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. and comes complete with a couple new features along with legacy bonus materials.

 

 

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
(2005)

Genre(s): Family, Comedy, Drama
Warner Bros. | PG – 104 min. – $29.98 | September 23, 2025

Date Published: 11/18/2025 | Author: The Movieman


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MOVIE INFO:
Directed by: Mike Johnson & Tim Burton
Writer(s): Tim Burton and Carlos Grangal (characters), John August and Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler (screenplay)
Voice Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee
DISC INFO:
Features: Featurettes
Slip Cover: Yes
Digital Copy: Yes
Formats Included: 4K Ultra HD
Number of Discs: 1
Audio: English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Video:: 2160p/Widescreen 1.78
Dynamic Range: HDR10, Dolby Vision
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Codecs: HEVC / H.265
Region(s): A, B, C

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

Victor (JOHNNY DEPP) and Victoria’s (EMILY WATSON) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he’s in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily (HELENA BONHAM CARTER), who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (RICHARD E. GRANT).

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 3½/5

This release comes with a slip cover and a redemption code for the Digital HD copy.

Digging Up the Past: The Minds Behind Corpse Bride (8:26) – New discussion between Producer Allison Abbate, Screenwriter John August and Director Mike Johnson

‘Til Death Do Us Art: A Corpse Bride Reflection (6:18) – Interviews with Abbate, August and Johnson (separately) along with some behind-the-scenes footage.

Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds (4:56) – Archival interview with Composer Danny Elfman along with Tim Burton

Inside the Two Worlds of the Corpse Bride (4:03) – This archival featurette on the creative differences between the world of the living and the dead.

Making Puppets Tick (6:33) – Archival featurette on the creation of the puppets.

The Animators: The Breath of Life (6:38) – Delves into bringing together the animators.

The Corpse Bride Pre-Production Galleries (13:28) – A collection of video of pre-production work.

Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light (3:39) – Archival interviews with the cast talking about Tim Burton.

Voices from the Underworld (5:59) is on putting together the voice cast.

The Voices Behind the Voice (7:36) – This shows behind-the-scenes footage with the cast set against footage from the movie.

 

 

VIDEO – 5/5

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride arises onto 4K Ultra HD for the first time presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2160p high-definition transfer. It’s really no surprise that this looks absolutely fantastic in 4K with the textures are incredibly well detailed while colors are on the more drab side as intended by the filmmakers.

AUDIO – 5/5

The disc comes with a Dolby Atmos track that does sound fantastic with the iconic music and score coming through every channel while dialogue levels were strong and also clear throughout.

 

OVERALL — 3¾/5

F1: The Movie might not break new ground in terms of the story but the action is well filmed and the performance by Brad Pitt reminds you just how charming he can be. Director Joseph Kosinski is on a hot streak with this and Top Gun: Maverick.