The TERRIBLE Tim Burton Rip-Off...

Igor! This is a movie I promptly forgot about. Coming out the ame year as Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda 1, this movie really doesn't keep up. And being made by MGM it's not exactly a studio that is revered. But how dated could it possible be? With an art style that is clearly riffing on the similarly Halloween vibe of Tim Burton's iconic works, let's see if it can bring the same quality. And who knows! Maybe there's a real gem of worldbuilding hidden inside of this movie. This is The TERRIBLE Tim Burton Rip-Off...

With writing assistance from James Horscroft.
Edited by @KezzaHenshin

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...Wow! That came out a lot more dated then I expected!

[DazzReviews]

Not exactly keeping up with Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda 1 from the same year... Did you see this movie at the time?

[niraythedemonking]

See i have no problem with Igor, I loved this film growing up! But I can definitely see where faults can be brought to light

[billybarnett]

I wouldn't exactly call it a rip off, it was meant to be a parody of horror themed movies, with the twist being that the usually dim witted assistant is actually smarter than the scientists.

[doot]

Wait until dazz realizes that this one is a cult classic and hes gonna have an army of people telling him he's wrong for this one lmfao.

[shlingusdingus]

Terrible? I get that its not everyone's cup of tea, but this movie has an interesting story, characters that are memorable to some degree, and the jokes and side characters aren't insufferable. It's definitely not a rip off of Tim Burton, and has its own style that I've grown to love since I saw it when I was a kid. Sure, its a bit dated, but its a decent watch.

[TheGrievousReviews]

YOU CAN'T DISS MY IGOR LIKE THIS! 😤😤😤

[Uraniumpancakes]

I think it’s a bit unfair to say this is a Tim-Burton rip off. Lots of shows that adopted dark and twisted vibes while also being Aimed at children adopted this style, with the sharp edges and exsagerated perportions. Invader zim, growing up creepy, coraline, and plenty of others. It’s kind of like saying that puss and boots and the last wish and tmnt mutant mayhem are spider verse rip offs

[johnvosh]

It's pronounced “Eee-Gore” and not “eye-gore”!

[claytondavidson]

The last joke is even funnier when you know they wanted to have one of the blind orphans fall off the stage but were told they couldn't do that, so they just went with one getting turned around lol

[OphiedaisyApparatus]

I was one of those kids who watched Igor, I have very very faint memories of it and realized that it came from Igor after trying to figure where exactly those memories came from. I don't think it's too bad honestly and I liked the designs throughout the movie!

[believeinmatter]

Isn’t it pronounced “Eee-Gore” and not “eye-gore” ? 🤔

[squeegeemcgee]

You say Tim Burton but honestly it looks more like Psychonauts to me.

[crash-]

"I've seen this a million times" You've also had 16 years to see it happen again to be fair

[lilangeldreams]

You know what ? I never dislike a video, because I think it's disrespectful, but I'm so outraeged by the insult made to that film I'm going to dislike it.
Seriously, it's not perfect, I get the artstyle is not up to the taste of everybody, I get the story could be more subtile or could do a better work at the environnement / lore building since it seemed like it told the lore more than it showed it, but still, this movie was great !
You have to put it in the context of when it was created, and the artstyle is not looking like Tim Burton at all ! Tim Burton has grotesque forme yes, but the characters are overall livid, thin, skeleton-like, delicate, timid and akward. Here they are mostly grotesque, absurd and have strong personnalities, the best characters being Igor, Violet, Dr Schadenfreud and the king. It feels like a psychonaut or a PS3 edgy horror game for a niche audience. I think it's honestly very creative, not like the Addams animated movie which was a purge.

Look at the main female lead for example. She's a corpse yes, just like the blue girl in Corpse and Bride. In Tim Burton, even the blue corpse girl is pretty, she is delicate, dreamy, beautiful even tho she is dead. She definitely fits in society standards if we forget her decaying body. Here, Violet is huge, diformed, grotesque and even considered ugly by some characters. Still, even tho Igor is quite a dick at first (which makes him a victim of society and an abuser towards his creation which makes him a complexe character and not just a good/bad guy), he learns to see that she is beautiful the way she is, and that even tho she was "made for violence" (mostly by him, but Igor is like an allegory of the society inputing stupid standards because of looks), she is not like that, and can be lovable.

I would get tho that it has inspirations yes, but mostly because it's a parody of animated movies in general, I don't consider it plagiat, more like an obvious reference for a joke purpose most of the time.

We can see how it's almost avant-garde to put this arstyle for children, the thematic of mass genocide, suicide as well as brainwashing. Everything was original, unique for its time period and overall funny even if it's not a master piece.
I find this video really insulting, really, even tho I understand it's mostly for clickbait :(

[emmamorningstar]

Tbh I liked the character designs

The character designs that really stuck out to me it this movie were Dr. Glickenstine and that Mayor dude (does he have a name?)
I liked the sort of insect character designs

Dr.Glickenstine’s head from the back kind of looks like a flea, the spindly white hairs on it’s sides looking like the legs mid-leap

And then the Mayor who’s body shape, and outfit kind of resembles a silverfish

These can fit with the sort of decayed and dark, gloomy air of the movie

Oh yeah and the fly guy I just remembered him while typing this out.

[gemcraft]

I loved this movie growing up. Sure it's not the greatest, but it had it's own charm I found.

[cyborg]

How the hell are you going to make a whole review where you keep mispronouncing the main character’s name and still include clips of the name being spoken? Are you doing a bit?

[MegHanSoloCup]

Steve Buscemi Rabbit was 100% improving those lines. He also paved the way for TADC Jax tbh

[alternativebeel]

I feel like this movie doesn't really have a tim burton vibe, like there's elements of it ... But it's more along the lines of a independent YouTube animation. (The ones with a dark athletic and has puppet esc animation. But not stop motion)

[Angelicmoonshrooms]

Igor was actually my childhood favorite; i had very weird taste-