Vincent

I am not a fan of Tim Burton's stop motion films. It's not that I have anything against The Nightmare Before Christmas or his other films. It's that I've never watched them before. Just never been interested.

Because of that, I really have nothing to compare this short video to, but I still was blown away by it. I found it when my older daughter asked if she could watch Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video on the computer. I was telling her about Vincent Price, and as I was looking up some info on Price with her I stumbled upon this video.

It's short, but it's precious. A treasure. It's Dr. Seuss meets the macabre, with hints of Where the Wild Things Are. I also hear echoes in this of Calvin and Hobbes. And I can hardly believe that director Tim Burton was only 22 years old when he wrote AND directed this thing. Take 6 minutes and watch this. It's worth it.