Sleepy Hollow

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The films of Tim Burton shine through the muck like a jack-o-lantern on a foggy October night. After such successes as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, it should come as no surprise that Sleepy Hollow is a dazzling film, a delicious reworking of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Dark and moody, the film is a thrilling ride back to the turn of the 19th century. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane, a seemingly hapless constable from New York City who is sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to solve the mystery of the decapitations that are plaguing the town. Crane is a bumbling sort, with a tremendous faith in science over mysticism, and he comes up against town secrets, bewitching women, and a number of bodies missing heads. Christina Ricci, as beautiful as ever, is Katrina Van Tassel, the offbeat love interest who alternately charms and frightens Crane.

The film, while occasionally gory (as one should expect from a movie about a headless horseman), is not terribly frightening, although it is suspenseful. Both Depp and Ricci are convincing, and the art direction and production values give the village its harsh feel. Toward the end, once the secrets are revealed, the film does slow down; however, this stylistic horror film provides many tricks and even more treats. --Jenny Brown

Customer Reviews:

An entertaining albeit gruesome movie.......2007-09-10

This was the first Tim Burton movie that I have ever watched before. I saw it a couple of months ago. I still remember it, so it made quite an impression on me.

The casting was impressive. Not just the leading roles, but the supporting ones as well. Johnny Depp's character was really eccentric in this movie. It was such a huge change from his pirates movies. I did not know if he could pull it off and be convincing or not. He was, I'll admit. Christina Ricci did an excellent job in this movie. She has grown into a talented and underrated actress over the years. The setting, the sets, and the period costumes were perfect. The location chosen looked authentic and creepy.

However, the star of this movie was the score by Danny Elfman. It is an essential part of the movie. It is a creepy heart pounding adventure that stands alone. I liked the movie, but I absolutely loved the score. I purchased it from Amazon the very next day.

I highly recommend that you purchase both this movie and the score from Amazon, before the Halloween rush. :)

Good Movie.......2007-08-24

If you can wade through Icabod's dreams about his mom, it is really a very good movie. A good mix of Police Files meets Night Gallery (sorry you young ones can't relate). Not overly graphic in terms of todays slasher flicks. A good spooky movie.

Delicious Gothic Feast.......2007-08-04

This movie has some of Johnny Depp's most loveable moments as an idiosyncratic lead actor. It also provides an 18th century New England fantasy world you will love to get lost in. I adore it. I don't think anything else Tim Burton has done can top it (though others are equally satisfying like The Corpse Bride or Edward Scissorhands).

Good goth flick.......2007-06-13

I like this movie. The atmospherics are awesome, the director is awesome, Jonny Depp is in it...

A Classic Tale Reimagined..........2007-05-26

1999's "Sleepy Hollow" is Director Tim Burton's excellent reimagining of the classic Washington Irving fairy tale. Johnny Depp steals the movie as Ichabod Crane, in this version a New York City police constable with new-fangled and unwelcome investigative techniques who is exiled to Sleepy Hollow by an unhappy magistrate (Christopher Lee in a spot-on cameo). Crane arrives in Sleepy Hollow (authentically portrayed as a post-American Revolution farming community) to find a string of unsolved murders attributed to the headless but ambulatory corpse of a Hessian soldier.

Crane finds also a town full of intrigues and mysterious goings-on, which he will patiently unravel with the help of Katrina Van Tassel (nicely played by Christina Ricci) who turns out to have secrets of her own. A solid supporting cast helps carry the movie.

Burton lays on an escalating series of horrible murders, each with supernatural overtones, that challenge both the investigative techniques and the rational beliefs of Ichabod Crane. Each such scene is nicely creepy without overindulging the gore. As it turns out, a genuine horror has been unleashed in Sleepy Hollow. The betrayal of the long-deal Hessian is at the heart of his current incarnation as a killer. Ichabod will have to dealt with his own bitter experience with witchcraft in order to identify the guilty and save the innocent.

This movie is highly recommended to those looking for an entertaining and well-executed update of a classic fairly tale, featuring fine direction and excellent if sometimes campy acting.

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Wonderful movie, so-so Blu-ray
Dont Buy Sleepy Hollow Blu-Ray--Poor Resolution
Beautiful movie with beautiful picture and sound...
A Fun Tim Burton Film, Great In High Def, Blu-Ray!!!

Sleepy Hollow [Blu-ray]
Starring: Alun Armstrong , Johnny Depp , Michael Gambon , Michael Gough , and Richard Griffiths
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000I0QM0E
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Product Description

Master storyteller Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands) weaves an eerie, enchanting version of this classic tale of horror. Johnny Depp is Ichabod Crane, an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman. Christina Ricci is Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious girl with secret ties to the supernatural terror.

DVD Features:

Commentary with Director Tim Burton

Exclusive "Behind the Legend" Featurette

Exclusive Cast & Crew Interviews

Selected Cast Biographies

Photo Gallery

Sleepy Hollow Theatrical Trailer #1

Sleepy Hollow Theatrical Trailer #2

System Requirements:
Running Time: 105 mins

Format: BLU-RAY DISC

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful movie, so-so Blu-ray.......2007-08-21

Blu-ray holds such promise, and this disc fails to deliver on it. Granted it was one of the earliest titles, but as mentioned it is grainy, and the colors don't exactly pop and sometimes it seems darker than it is probably supposed to be. I did not do a direct comparison with the DVD which I used to own, and while overall it is probably better looking due to increased details, i.e. you really see people's lines in their faces, etc., I'd suggest waiting until the re-do this and do it right unless you just must have it. Sounds good, but doesn't have the latest in audio either, such as an uncompressed track. It's also a 25GB, which is pointless when all Blu-rays with content of this length should be 50GB.

Dont Buy Sleepy Hollow Blu-Ray--Poor Resolution.......2007-06-10

Simply put, my Sleepy Hollow DVD looks better than the Blu-Ray version I purchased. Very grainy and poor res. Playing on PS# with Samsung 52" LCD 1080p.

Beautiful movie with beautiful picture and sound..........2007-02-11

As a child I was familiar with the headless horseman. Although I never remember the ghost being so homicidal. This movie is rated R although much of the content is not so terribly inappropriate. Of course it can be violent at times with the death scenes overall this is an excellent tale. The story is not overloaded and is easy to understand so I would think children would enjoy it. Tim Burton helped recreate this tale but not in a horrific way. The sound is excellent and the visuals are all that more beautiful on BluRay.

The story takes place during the turn of the century in New York. Johnny Depp who plays Crane does so very well. The acting is excellent in this tale Burton seems to recreate this time very well. Clothing, architechture, and even language seems to be in sync with the year 1799. I have watched many of Burtons films and was happy to see his use of imagery. Although like most of Burtons films they are dark. The movie has some wonderful scenes but doesn't seem to keep me on the edge of my seat.

If you haven't seen this wonderful film or are curious to watch it on BluRay I would say it's excellent. The quality is not as great as newer movies but in general it still looks great. Good enough to see every detail on Depps face.

A Fun Tim Burton Film, Great In High Def, Blu-Ray!!!.......2006-10-02

While this isn't Tim Burton's best, but it is still a Very, very good, Very FUN movie!
And this Blu-Ray high def version looks absolutely great. A HUGE improvement over the standard release DVD version!
I would call this a must have for your Blu-Ray DVD collection whether you are a Tim Burton fan, or just enjoy a good tongue in cheek gothic scare-fest. Perfect film for Halloween!

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HD review (of course the movie is great)...
WATCH YOUR HEAD
HD-DVD Picture Quality Review
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Not for everyone.

Sleepy Hollow [HD DVD]
Starring: Johnny Depp , Christina Ricci , Miranda Richardson , Michael Gambon , and Casper Van Dien
Director: Tim Burton
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B000GTJT16
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Description

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.

Customer Reviews:

HD review (of course the movie is great)..........2007-06-05

Everyone knows the movie and you're here because you love it, like me. So this is my HD review. For the average person, it's fine but for videophiles, it's pretty dissapointing. Another early HD DVD they wipped out. (Just like early generation dvd's, this will get remastered down the road I bet- look at the Fifth Element on Bluray- they're already remastering it). The opening sequences with the lettter/wax are horrible and the noise in people's faces throughout the film are just bad and annoying. Sure some parts look great but most of the film has a digital video look which is a shame. To its credit- it does look better than the original dvd but you know something. I'd almost rather watch the older standard one "upsampled" on my 56" RPTV because it's softer than the really "digital" looking HD DVD version.
I wanted a high def transfer of all the fog and mist that gives it the feel of film because this movie is worth that "look". I've seen Apocalypse Now on "HDnet movies" and it can be done. They just didn't do it here. God bless the folks that think this is a great HD disc. Their lives are easier to please than mine.

WATCH YOUR HEAD.......2007-03-08

I have this on original dvd. The HD is real good for some reason I thought the sound would be better but definitely worth the purchase. Buy it on Amazon you wont be sorry.

HD-DVD Picture Quality Review.......2007-02-16

The photography of Sleepy Hollow is absolutely stunning. Emmanual Lubezki received a well-deserved Academy Award for it. Naturally, my expectations for this HD-DVD were quite high...

The source material seemed to be in good shape in every aspect, BUT:

The biggest issue I have with the picture quality is the heavy use of a digital noise reduction filter. This filter not only introduces terrible blocking artifacts but also kills image details - something you don't want to do with a hi-def format!

Apparently someone thought the film looks too grainy... Let me get this straight: IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK GRAINY due to the fast film stocks used in low light situations and the "bleach bypass" process used in the lab to achieve the gritty, desaturated high-contrast look.

Other HD-DVDs have shown that the VC-1 compression technology is perfectly capable of preserving even high amounts of film grain (e.g. "Dune", "Casino") and therefore a very natural, film-like image. For a film with a running time of 105 minutes the use of any digital "grain reduction" is simply unnecessary and stupid.

As a result "Sleepy Hollow" looks very processed and artificial (in a digital kind of way) from start to finish.

After watching 10 HD-DVDs this is the first one I'm really disappointed with.

Picture Quality Rating: 2/5 (below average)

SLEEPY HOLLOW.......2007-01-12

VERY GOOD FILM IN ALL SENSE. VERY GOOD QUALITY OF HD DVD

Not for everyone........2006-11-03

This movie, much like many of Tim Burton's movies, are not for everyone. If you like the movies Beetlejuice, Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, or Corpse Bride, then you will probably not be thrown off by Tim's unique style. This movie is every bit as atmospheric (and wierd, some might say) as any of the above mentioned movies. Personally, I love his movies (hence the 5 star rating) and think that this is one of the best!

There is a great cast here, and Johnny Depp, in particular, shines in a role that seems made for him.

The palpable textures and ambiance make this movie really stand out on HD-DVD! If you like Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and have an HD-DVD player then run and buy this NOW!

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An entertaining albeit gruesome movie
Good Movie
Delicious Gothic Feast
Good goth flick
A Classic Tale Reimagined...

Sleepy Hollow
Starring: Alun Armstrong , Johnny Depp , Michael Gambon , Michael Gough , and Richard Griffiths
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ASIN: B00003CX5A
Release Date: 2000-05-23

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Customer Reviews:

An entertaining albeit gruesome movie.......2007-09-10

Good Movie.......2007-08-24

Delicious Gothic Feast.......2007-08-04

Good goth flick.......2007-06-13

I like this movie. The atmospherics are awesome, the director is awesome, Jonny Depp is in it...

A Classic Tale Reimagined..........2007-05-26

Average customer rating:

WORST movie EVER made!!!!!!!
OFF WITH THE FILMMAKERS HEADS
Poorly made
Directed by..."Alan Smithee"?
Why bother?

Sleepy Hollow High
Starring: Megan Lopez , Ruben Brown , Antonio Benedict , and Wendy Donigian
Director: Maria Brown
Manufacturer: Allumination
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ASIN: B000050IMV
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Customer Reviews:

WORST movie EVER made!!!!!!!.......2007-01-20

I don't think "movie" is even appropriate for this piece of [...]!!!

The entire plot is just ridiculous, crappy. There's VERY bad acting going on and everyone in it is FUGLY (with the exception of Meagan Lopez, she's hot, but still a BAD actress).

There's this stupid black guy in it, who's fat and black and he's just nasty.

This crap must've been filmed with a webcam, as the image quality is horrible! I mean, even Paris Hilton's night-vision sex video has better image and sound than this. The sound is grainy.

Overall, this is just a VERY VERY VERY bad movie. VERY VERY BAD!!!

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!

But most of all, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!

I'd rate it NEGATIVE if I could... it's that bad.

OFF WITH THE FILMMAKERS HEADS.......2007-01-20

Low budget horror film has no real horror and its story of a mysterious woodsman offing some really bad actors has been done many times before and better. Writer/director/producer/co-star Kevin Summerfield obviously collected a few of his friends and attempted to make a cohesive movie. The result is awful. Acting is non-existent and once again they decided to have the most obnoxious character try and be a hero.....oops....
Not much here, folks.

Poorly made.......2006-08-29

I can't believe $17,000.00 was spent on this piece of tripe. WHERE DID THE MONEY GO??? This movie had bad acting, bad lighting, BAD SOUND, bad camera work, bad editing with the same establishing shots shown over and over and over again in nothing more than a lame attempt to get the running time to feature length.

I have seen movies made with NO BUDGET that are extremely high quality and entertaining.

I'd be embarassed to have my name in the credits of this turkey.

Directed by..."Alan Smithee"?.......2005-04-28

Jesus,Joseph, and Mary! I could not believe how truly awful this "film" was. Now, I understand you have to start someplace. Grab your Dad's digital camera and bribe your friends and teachers to be
in your movie.We've all done it. Words of advice: Don't ruin a perfect horror legend like Sleepy Hollow. Don't try to copy "Blair Witch" or "Dawson's Creek". And for the love of God, Do not try to decapitate the blonde using your sister's wig!! And what is with the fat black guy? This was comedy where it was supposed to be terror. I will give one star for the murder weapon: A huge "Excalibur" style sword.That was cool. As for the rest of this disaster, the opening scene could not be seen! Literally. The "acting" was beyond wooden, and the co-director, Chris Arth, should not have admitted that he "directed" at all!

Why bother?.......2005-04-08

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has been told on the screen time and again, and in many different forms, but I must say that this is a first. In the era of "Dawson's Creek" and "Felicity", independent film makers have taken the truely scary concept of the hesdless horseman and turned it into a 90-minute teen soap, complete with bad acting and choppy plot. To stay well within the boundaries of teen soap-ville, USA, all of the important storyline factors apply: who is sleeping with who? who is pregnant? a teen, commit suicide because he boyfriend dumped her? It's like the film makers are addicted the the "Creek", because every plot twist is torn straight from the television series. To make things worse, a little bit of "Scream" and a whole lot of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" is thrown in as well. Add in the cheap look of the film, and cheesy soundtrack, and you're in B-movie heaven. 2 stars, and that's being generous.

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Sleepy Hollow
Starring: Alun Armstrong , Johnny Depp , Michael Gambon , Michael Gough , and Richard Griffiths
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: 0792164911
Release Date: 2000-05-23

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ASIN: B00005R25G
Release Date: 2001-09-26

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