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Sleepy Hollow [VHS] | ![Sleepy Hollow [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4142Z396QYL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien
Studio: Paramount
Category: Video
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792162889
UPC: 097363296232
EAN: 9780792162889
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: May 23, 2000
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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
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 The Burton-Depp Magnum Opus March 1, 2010
Flitcraft (Unreal City)
To my mind this is the finest of the Burton/Depp collaborations. All of Burton's work suggests the atmosophere of this film, but nothing else captures that essence so completely. The re-writing of Ichabod Crane as a modern detective is great, in my opinion -- better than the original story. But W. Irving can hardly be taken to court for that, as detectives didn't become "all the rage" until the likes of Poe, Doyle, and Hammett.
There are two other adaptations that jump out: one is the two little girls; it smacks of Stephen King, and I don't consider that a bad thing. The second is that this Sleepy Hollow which Burton has envisioned is the epitome of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. So much so, that it was indeed by backtracking from the film that I first discovered Lovecraft.
One more striking element I'll mention is supremely Burtonesque. I mean that arthropodish, clickity gadgetry we see in Constable Crane's tools. With Johnny Depp as the operator of said tools many will no doubt see the parallel with Edward Scissorhands.
My only disappointment is that no other Burton films have precisely this unique, Early American vision of atmosphere and horror.
The only other recent movie that comes to mind that possesses a similar quality is Van Helsing, but the latter most emphatically does not have the Burton/Lovecraft flavor, just the good gothic imagery. The new Del Toro/Hopkins werewolf movie looks promising, but I haven't seen it yet.
Sleepy Hollow- the Greatest headless horseman film ever February 20, 2010
POD JAWS
Sleepy Hollow has some amazing scenery and atmosphere, some good gore, and this is also my favriote johnny depp film (Even though i'm not much of a fan)
Plot- there's been some murders in sleepy hollow and now an investigator (Johnny), has benn sent only to discover that the town has been cursed by the headless horseman!
Acting- very, very good acting, and even with a little black humor
Gore- decapitations, a bloody impalement, and a dude chopped in two
Bottom Line- 5 out of 5, good plot, great acting, and good gore, and good old tim burton to make everything else even better
Rated R for graphic horror violence/gore, and a scene of sexuality
Perhaps the highest-quality horror film ever produced (details) February 1, 2010
Patrick W. Crabtree (Lucasville, OH USA)
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Yes, this is clearly a somewhat toned-down horror flick but, WOW! I haven't seen much to compare with this outstanding film, in any movie genre, for ages. While it's much shorter and a different sort of story, I think that this production stands equal in quality to The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition), and that is a huge compliment.
In fact, if you have previously enjoyed either The Hound of the Baskervilles (which is the "white-knuckle" version of the most famous of all Sherlock Holmes entries), or Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles, (the magnificent cinematography version), then you will clearly love "Sleepy Hollow."
THE STORY: This yarn springboards from Washington Irving's compelling tale of terror, the companion work to Rip Van Winkle from this Classic American author's famous The Sketch Book. In the case of the film, a youthful and naive New York City constable (Ichabod Crane) is directed north to a New England Dutch settlement where a series of murders has begun to generate chaos in the community -- the year is 1799, only about twenty years after the American Revolution. The first nuance of the murders which Ichabod encounters is that all the killings have been effected by decapitation. The locals are sold on the idea that the perpetrator is nothing short of a terrifying headless horseman (artfully played by a deranged-looking Christopher Walken), purportedly a ghost of a Hessian soldier, but Ichabod is a man of science and he initially asserts that the headless horseman yarn is ludicrous. But Ichabod's scientific approach quickly gives way to his tormented imagination... especially when subsequent murders ensue.
This is a terrifying mystery thriller of the First Water, directed by Tim Burton. The screenwriting (Kevin Yagher) is incredibly compelling, the cinematography is magnificent, the locations (mostly in England) are magical, the filmscore compositions (Danny Elfman) are faultlessly appropriate, and the acting is superb. Johnny Depp as Ichabod (at least for the purpose of this particular film version) amounted to flawless casting. I was also very pleased to see the great Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)), in this film however briefly it may have been.
Viewers should prepare for a long sitting as the running time is 105 minutes -- but there is never any drag and the action is both tasteful (for the genre) and non-stop. The aspect ratio is 1.85:1, a presentation of enhanced widescreen (16:9).
In summary, this Oscar-winning 1999 film is one that you won't want to pass by. I was not in the least surprised to discover that it was produced by the renowned and talented Francis Ford Coppola, (Dementia 13.) The film is rated R due to one mild and brief sexual scene as well as for the violence and the gore of the numerous heads which bounce wide-eyed along the ground after they are separated by sword and by axe from their terror-stricken hosts. I'm normally not a big fan of contemporary movies but, in this rare instance, I award "Sleepy Hollow" my most enthusiastic and very highest five-star recommendation.
 Good departure from the original January 19, 2010
Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
This is very far from the original by Washington Irving, so far that it is really a completely different work of art. While in the original Icobod, is a kind of local twit of a teacher - pompous, lacking self awareness, ridiculously awkward - in this he is a big city "scientific" investigator who comes to the provincial town. Moreover, Irving's tale never quite enters the supernatural, but instead is a parody that leaves much to the imagination.
That being said, Depp creates a very good character: a bit of a dork, but courageous in overcoming his fear. THe atmosphere is as vivid and dense as one would expect from Burton, with excellent actors adding to it. It is more of a traditional horror story that is tied off rather than left open, which I regretted.
Recommended for fans.
BLU RAY VERSION January 15, 2010
AVID MOVIE WATCHER (USA)
BLU-RAY VERSION IS WORTH BUYING. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MOVIE, OTHERS ALREADY HAVE. BUT, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE TELL YOU IF IT IS WORTH UPGRADING FROM YOUR REGULAR DVD TO BLU-RAY. THIS ONE IS WORTH IT, BUT THE UPGRADE OF A REGULAR DVD ON A GOOD BLU-RAY PLAYER IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE BLU-RAY VERSION ON THIS MOVIE, MAYBE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF STUNNING COLORS. BLACK COLORS ARE CLEAR AND IT SOUNDS GREAT.
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