is SLEEPY HOLLOW the goriest Tim Burton Film??? * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

[@DCComicsGamer]

A lot of people have already given a lot of fun facts about Sleepy Hollow! Here's mine: the cast is absolutely stacked but there's a surprise many people may not be aware of. While Christopher Walken plays the Horseman with his head, the Headless Horseman himself is actually played by Ray Park - a.k.a. Darth Maul!

[@Myrdden71]

There are in fact three Sith in this movie, with Darth Maul (Ray Park), Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), and Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) actors all in one Tim Burton classic!

[@kaygee2121]

Dank Ferrik!! I adore this movie and I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I didn't know that about the three of them!

[@FreddieHg37]

​@@kaygee2121 Dank ferret indeed.

[@joethomas1775]

Ray Park is also Toad from X-MEN.

[@FreddieHg37]

Sleepy Hollow has been one of my favorite movies of all time since I was about 7 or 8 and I didn't recognize any of the Star Wars guys in it at first, because: 1. I was a kid and bad at recognizing people/actors and faces. 2. I wasn't familiar with Ian McDiarmid without the prosthetics nor Christopher Lee without the beard. And 3. I hadn't really watched any Star Wars really, I never paid attention to them nor really guve them a prper watch until later, so I understand, besides, when lne is younger is worse at recognizing people and as one gets older it's far easier to do so.

[@mr.jglokta191]

Johnny Depp, Michael Gambon, Christopher Lee, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Christina Ricci and Ian McDiarmid within the first 7 minutes of this video. Impressive cast

[@chris...9497]

And Alun Armstrong as the High Constable, at Chris Lee's left elbow! Alun Armstrong has put in great performances in many films and TV series, but most notably singing as the Master of the House in "Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary". You also left out the magnificent Miranda Richardson!

[@cmlemmus494]

Also Martin Landau in an uncredited role.

[@slonmish]

Miranda Richardson. Excuse you.

[@mr.jglokta191]

@@slonmish Did not appear in the first 7 minutes of this video. Read my comment again 😆 But yeah, Miranda is also a legend, fully agree 😁

[@penguintaco9038]

A damn good movie

[@girlyghoul]

I love how stylized this movie is. Lots of head get removed from bodies- but every beheading is unique. And Ichabod's science gadgets are so steampunk chic.

[@elizabethlynch6544]

I agree with the steampunk aesthetic.

[@NikkieTwix]

I love the church scene

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

actually, those gadgets are straight out of medical history. Lots of dentists and surgeons made their own instruments.

[@IndieCindy3]

16:34 “aww, they made their own little family…TRAUMA BONDING!” That made me crack up. 😂

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

The cast in this movie was pretty stacked.The Harry Potter Connection: Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter) The Star Wars Connection: Christopher Lee (Count Dooku, also Saruman in LotR) Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine) Casper Van Dien was the lead in Starship Troopers (here's hoping you'll watch that someday). Jeffrey Jones was in Beetlejuice. Walken, and Depp go without saying.

[@anthonywyattStylist]

In all those films have the Tim Burton connection cus his came first

[@anthonywyattStylist]

That's like saying Harry styles discovered Stevie Knicks

[@ApacheGamer]

You forgot John Hurt (Olivander) He was the book keeper who had the Will.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

@@ApacheGamer that wasn't John Hurt, that was Alfred from Batman.

[@orlandogonzales5619]

Don't forget Ray Park as the Headless horseman sans Head, wielding sword.

[@depastin0]

This movie is amazing, we watch it every fall! Portraying Ichabod Crane as a scaredy-cat who fights through his own fears to get the job done was brilliant. Easily one of Depp's best characters.

[@robburns4176]

Fun facts: so much color was subtracted out of the movie in post production that the blood had to be bright orange to photograph as red. Ray Park (Darth Maul) is the Horseman's sword performer. Martin Landau as Peter Van Garrett is uncredited in the film.

[@girlyghoul]

I think Burton made this film as an homage to the old Hammer House Horror movies (much like Mars Attacks was an homage to old 50's sci-fi) The atmosphere, costumes and many of the actors used were reminiscent of the old Hammer films. Plus the blood was the same color that I always call "Hammer House Red" (because I don't know how else to describe it) It's like blood that's not blood, because real blood is just not that color. But it looks great on film!

[@Philbert-s2c]

Yeah, Doug Walker at Channel Awesome did a video about this a few years ago. The entire film screams "Hammer homage."

[@davidanderson1639]

In 2007 I had the honour of meeting Sir Christopher Lee, during which I got to sit down & having a conversation with him about his career; specifically his work with Hammer Films & The Wicker Man. Even though he would dislike me using this term, he was in every sense a legend. He was as imposing as you could imagine & I could’ve spoken with him for hours. Also, the burning windmill is a nod to the original Frankenstein.

[@girlyghoul]

@@davidanderson1639 Lucky!!! If there was ever a celebrity I would have loved to invited to my table, it would have been Christopher Lee (And maybe Vincent Price could tag along as well) He was awesome!

[@AutoPilate]

One could argue that Ed Wood was his homage to 50s atomic age B-movies.

[@k_t18]

The costuming for me is what I really enjoy about this film. Fun fact the black and white stripe dress that Katrina is actually a white dress that they used sharpies to create the strips after it was already put together. The designer said it took thousands of sharpies to create As for Micheal Gambon RIP Dumbledore

[@RebelLeigh]

Several people on KZbin sew recreations of that dress.

[@k.s.k.7721]

Don't know why a designer would resort to the sharpies - I've seen theater costumes with broad stripes and they generally sew on gros-grain ribbon to create that look. Takes MUCH less time and gives a wonderful effect to the finished garment.

[@phantom8906]

Wow the smell mustve been horrible

[@HonRevPTB]

​@@phantom8906What are you talking about!?!?!? The smell would've been fantastic!!!!!!! 🥰👍😊😁😁😁

[@cmlemmus494]

@@k.s.k.7721 My guess would be that they needed something quickly and didn't have ready access to material that would move the way they wanted. That solution sounds like the sort of thing that would be done on set by an army of PAs, not in the designer's studio.

[@kevenpinder7025]

Michael Gambon was a wild man. He appeared as himself on this crazy British car enthusuast show. It had a feature where a guest celebrity would race a "reasonably priced" econobox against the clock on a complex race course. Gambon attacked the course so aggressively the car was nearly out of control the whole time. He took the last turn on 2 wheels. The hosts were so impressed they named that turn "The Gambon."

[@sassmacfru]

Yep the show was called Top Gear for those not in the know.

[@eddhardy1054]

'Gambon Corner' not 'The Gambon'

[@jakehagenson7225]

That was the best show ever.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@sassmacfru I was wondering how old am I now? What year is this? Everybody knows bloody Top Gear FFS

[@Rebel9668]

"That guy also looks really familiar", lol. I should hope so. Christopher Lee was an icon of horror for many years! He played Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, The Mummy and a whole slew of other characters in his time.

[@countzer0408]

Not to mention Saruman in LOTR.

[@PurpleLugia]

Tim Burton also got him in another of his movies, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

[@RichardFay]

Watching your reactions is almost as much fun as watching the film. You picked a great film for Hallowbeans. Young Masbath (the boy) is the secret hero of the story. Without him Ichabod never would have solved the mystery.

[@LadyOndyne]

My fav Tim Burton movie; the plot, the cast, the color palette, the music, the costumes, EVERYTHING IS PERFECTION.

[@jessemartinez5640]

You broke my heart. This is one of several movies I like watching in fall or when I'm sick

[@patrickoehlke9984]

For a lot of kids in the 90's, Christina Ricci was a major crush!

[@ScottFunk-us6ro]

yup, this is back when Christina actually had curves, and later dieted them all away.

[@cutlassken6194]

I was honestly a little shocked when I heard that you had no idea what this movie was about. I loved the Legend of the Headless Horseman as a kid and it can be traced back to Disney’s The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad. Sleepy Hollow is another favorite because again, Headless Horseman, but the reimagining of the story, turning Ichabod into a constable, and seeing Captain Jack Sparrow, Dumbledore, Uncle Vernon, Palpatine, Count Dooku, the principal from Ferris Bueller, Wednesday Adams, Darth Maul, and Christopher Walken act together was really interesting and fun. Tim Burton FTW!

[@brom00]

It's been a bit since I've watched it but Butin's goriest movie may be 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' from 2007. It's based on the musical, also staring Depp. Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. If anything, you'll see and hear Jonny Depp sing.

[@Costumerchx]

Agree

[@cindygray6009]

I think Sleepy Hollow has more gore, but Sweeney Todd has a higher body count!

[@mirayoon1992]

💯💯💯 true

[@c-puff]

Honestly the way you felt about this is how I feel about Sweeney Todd for literally all the same reasons. Pretty sure the only reason I like this film more than Sweeney Todd is because I watched this as a preteen as one of my early "scary movie" experiences.

[@heather6668]

I liked both films but this one was better. I loved Depp's performance here and the rest of the cast is stellar. I love his confidence, then naivete, then his terror when he realises they were right about the headless horseman and that he keeps investigating after the trauma.

[@BachelorDinosaur]

Sleepy Hollow is Burton’s American tribute to the British Hammer horror movies of the late ’50s. They were classic gothic horror tales like Frankenstein and Dracula, populated with character actors like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, usually veered far from the original stories and would feature shocking (for the time) gore and bright red blood that differentiated them from their Universal horror predecessors. In my opinion, it’s Burton’s next-to-last great movie before Big Fish.

[@4thlinemaniac356]

Not to forget the homepage to Washington Irving's great story AND to Disney's version of it which Burton included in the horse chase scene.

[@4thlinemaniac356]

HOMAGE moto word changing typos

[@itzakpoelzig330]

I hope Ashleigh watches some Hammer Horror. For my money, Peter Cushing is the best of all Van Helsings.

[@Crimsonams]

That rating is totally fair. I adore this film because watching Disney's cartoon The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a Halloween staple in my house. When it was announced that Tim Burton was doing a live-action flick, I was so excited. There were quite a few actors in it that you've seen before, not just Michael Gambon. The Reverend was played by Jeffrey Jones (who you would know as the principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off), The Magistrate was played by Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter films), The Notary was played by Michael Hough (Alfred the butler in Tim Burton's Batman), The Doctor was Ian McDiarmid (The Emperor in Star Wars: Ep. 1-3), and The Burgomaster (the guy with the wings behind him) was the late, great Sir Christopher Lee (a staple in old Horror movies, and also Saruman in the Lord of the Rings movies).

[@terrelgeer7298]

Excellent comment.

[@darkglass1]

He was also the Emperor in 5 and 6. Just younger and under a lot of make up.

[@catcherinthesky]

How is 2/5 a fair rating of this movie? Opinion wise, sure. But quality wise - not fair what so ever.

[@terrelgeer7298]

@cathcherinthesky she can rate it by ant criteria she sees fit. Now I would rate thus 4.5/5 but I'm not going to judge with the same citeria Ashleigh does. I just based on artistry, photography, acting, tone, music, lots of art/tech stuff. She judges simply based on her personal taste (as she says every episode) and how eager she would be to watch it again. I don't watch Ashleigh for her ratings, I watch her because I love her energetic and genuine personality and since I've been watching since the beginning, I've enjoyed watching her go from knowing nothing about movies to being quite a knowledgeable movie geek.

[@Crimsonams]

@@terrelgeer7298 Couldn't have said it better myself. I got the impression that Ashleigh isn't very familiar with the story, so for someone who knows nothing about it (so it may not be their cup of tea), I think it was a fair rating.

[@ElliotNesterman]

The film is freely adapted from Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Irving was one of the most successful authors of the 19th century. His most well-known story is "Rip van Winkle." Curiously, when Irving wrote the story there was no village of Sleepy Hollow. The story is set around the New York village of Tarrytown, situated on the Hudson about 30 miles North of NYC, where Irving had spent time as a teenager. However, in 1996 the village of North Tarrytown, changed its name to Sleepy Hollow. So today there is a Sleepy Hollow, NY. As well as Gambon and Walken there are several other actors whose work you've seen. Reverend Steenwyck was played by Jeffery Jones, who played the father in _Beetlejuice._ Magistrate Philipse was played by the late Richard Griffiths, who played Harry's awful Uncle Vernon Dersley. Doctor Lancaster was played by Ian McDiarmid, who played Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars. The Burgomaster, who you said looked familiar, was played by the late Christopher Lee, who played Saruman in LOTR and Count Dooku in Star Wars Eps 2 & 3.

[@mage1439]

Yeah, it's kind of weird going from Vernon to a character like this. Apparently he was a really good guy, too.

[@Piterdeveirs333]

The less we talk of Jeffery Jones the better

[@ElliotNesterman]

@@mage1439 Griffiths was the lead in an excellent police series called _Pie in the Sky,_ available on Acorn. And let's not forget his great performance in _The History Boys,_ in which he reprised his Olivier- and Tony-winning role.

[@chris...9497]

Christopher Lee also appeared in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as the dentist father of Willie Wonka, played by Johnny Depp. And Rev Steenwyck was played by Jeffrey Jones, who also appeared in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice". Then there's Christina Ricci, who played Katrina; she also played Wednesday Addams in the Addams Family film franchise as well as the role of Marilyn Thornhill in Tim Burton's Netflix series about Wednesday Addams. Chritina was 18-19 yrs old making this film; Depp was 17 years her senior. Depp had known Ricci as a child, so this was weird for him to have her play his love interest. Christopher Walken also previously appeared in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns" as Max Shreck.

[@agresticumbra]

@@chris...9497 And Michael Gaugh, who was the notary in Sleepy Hollow, has been in a number of other Burton films.

[@GeorgeCaltsoudas]

Ashley's expression at 10:53 is priceless. I couldn't stop giggling.

[@szandorkane6372]

What a welcome surprise! This has been one my favourite movies since it came out (up there with Tremors). It's cheesy, gory, silly, but also so stylish, well made and with an incredible cast. Also never feel bad about giving a movie a low rating, this is literally YOUR show, haha. One of the big big advantages a "younger" first time reactor has is going in without any nostalgia attached.

[@eddawg79]

This is one of my favorite movies to watch around Halloween.

[@donkey3187]

lol..she hated it

[@jacobcarlsonWGO]

You just made my day, Ashleigh! Sleepy Hollow is my favorite Tim Burton movie ever! Thank you so much for watching it! You're a huge inspiration to me! Keep up the good work!

[@SiqueScarface]

I am quite ambivalent, when it comes to Tim Burton movies. While Sleepy Hollow and Corpse Bride are great, I really don't like Alice in Wonderland. The last one is not Alice in Wonderland. It is as if Tim Burton found an old puppet theater with some cardboard scenes and some puppets, and then wrote a story around them, totally ignoring the actual Alice in Wonderland story.

[@pete_lind]

Next the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1980, version with Jeff Goldblum , it was best live action adaptation before Tm Burton version.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@SiqueScarface It was like a sequel to _Alice,_ except it was _Alice the Jabberwocky Slayer._ I did not like it.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@pete_lind With Meg Foster. It's funny how adaptations make Ichabod the hero--except the Disney animated short film.

[@SiqueScarface]

@@HuntingViolets I guess, the only thing that remained from Through the Looking Glass is the Jabberwocky himself and the chess pieces.

[@matsug5704]

I absolutely love this film, the practical effects, Johnny deep, everything!!

[@kinahmi3902]

This is one of my favorite movies! Love Johnny Depp, love Burton, love gothic horror. It's just beautiful.

[@donkey3187]

LOL...she hated it

[@kinahmi3902]

People like different things and that's okay. I'm not sure if I'd like it either if I watched it first time as an adult, but I have watched this movie so many times since I was 10 @@donkey3187

[@NikkieTwix]

@@donkey3187 I always think that she’s having a good time watching the movie then at the rating it’s a no 🤣

[@donkey3187]

@@NikkieTwix 🤣

[@rachelwilliams5820]

When you asked what he could be doing with the heads besides keeping them as trophies, all I could think of was Princess Mombi from "Return to Oz". You could definitely watch it for Hallowbeans!😂

[@gutz1981]

This was the first movie I saw in the theaters when my family had moved to Greece. It was an interesting experience as my cousin took me to the "theater" which turned out to be the summer, open room bar/club with a huge theater screen playing in the background while you could sit a a table and get booze and either sit and talk and drink or watch the movie. I never been to another place like that in 25 years.

[@nralbers]

Sounds like a cool setup. 🤩

[@gutz1981]

@@nralbers I thought so.

[@DirtCheapFU]

My 7th Grade all got together and convinced our substitute teacher to let us watch this on a Friday. She was so pissed. Best grade school memory. That and the comic book store owner showing up to my school to confront me for stealing comics from his store.

[@R3troZone]

My favorite Tim Burton film. Saw it in the theater and I always loved the legend of Sleepy Hollow and this is my favorite telling of it.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

What I think is funny is the fact that Tim Burton directed Johnny Depp to play the scene where he's doing the autopsy like he's an adolescent girl getting grossed out🤣

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

The first time I saw this movie, I didn't realize going in that it was rated R, so I was pretty shocked by the level of graphic violence. The same thing happened when I watched Pan's Labyrinth.

[@Twiztdo.o]

Pans labyrinth literally introduced me to trauma

[@Bekka_Noyb]

ooh Ashleigh needs to watch Pan's Labyrinth

[@donaldb1]

@@Bekka_Noyb Yeah, because Ashleigh in trauma is something we can't get enough of!

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@donaldb1 weird, but accurate

[@parkminsung7121]

If I could, I would give more than one like. I didn't have a very good day yesterday, and I can still feel its effects today, so I'm very happy for this video. Some interesting facts: Johnny Depp was 32 years old and Christina Ricci was 18 years old when the movie was filmed. The horse on which Johnny Depp was riding was supposed to be euthanized after the filming, but Johnny Depp adopted it. Also, there is a Sleepy Hallow Town in real life. Johnny Depp has been one of my favorite actors ever since Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl... the list of favorite actors keeps growing. I really like Sleepy Hallow and I think Christina Ricci looks really good with blonde hair.

[@alexius23]

In 1820 American author Washington Irving wrote a series of short stories that included Rip Van Winkle & the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The stories were very popular at this very start of American Literature. In 1949 Walt Disney did an animated film that had two separate stories, one of which was the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Years later the cartoon was a staple of Halloween fare on the Disney TV show. As a small child I was a bit scared watching it.

[@MarkKnightSHG]

I remember that - the Tale of Ichabod Crane or something.... it was very spooky... I still remember the tree branches forming claws, and the clouds looking like a hand concealing the moon... it was very well done :) Ashleigh, if you get a chance to watch it as a supplementary piece, I highly recommend it

[@alexius23]

I vividly recall that scene that you just mentioned….@@MarkKnightSHG

[@gregorymaroda4860]

I miss the annual watch of Disney's Sleepy Hollow.

[@wyllischu2467]

Brom throwing the pumpkin at Ichabod is a homage to the Disney animated film and I think I heard somewhere that Christopher Walken kissing Miranda Richardson was his 1st on screen kiss ever.

[@leehallam9365]

I had forgotten how star studded this film is, not only Michael Gambon (Dumbeldore) but Christopher Lee (Saruman from LOR, from Star Wars and half the horror films made in Britain, Ian McDiarmind (The Emperor is Starwars) and Richard (Mr Dursley) Griffiths from Harry Potter all in the same scene with Johnny Depp. Plus Martin Landau in the non speaking role getting killed at the start.

[@deadlymouse7033]

One of my favorite Johnny Depp movies, and it still holds up today.

[@keyman6689]

This was a Thanksgiving movie release for the holiday season. But, it's a great Halloween movie. I've always loved the Disney cartoon of this story. But this was spectacular Burton. From cast, costumes, and production design to the mystery, detective angle. Great take on the classic story. Ashleigh, don't feel bad about "meh." After your reaction I expected you to give it 3 stars, so thanks for realizing 2 was too harsh! But if it's not your thing, it's not your thing. Even if it's other people's thing. Thanks for the reaction!

[@terrelgeer7298]

Tim Burton loves referencing his own movies. Two easy ones in this movie: the pumpkin-head scarecrow is the same model that was used at the very beginning of Nightmare Before Christmas; the witchy-sister jump-scare is a close copy of the Large Marge jump scare in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

I grew up on the animated Disney version of this, so this one didn't do much for me. The short story by Washington Irving is pretty great, and the Disney version sticks closer to it. Irving has a number of short stories that make excellent October reading.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

There's a lot of Harry Potter connections here, with Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), and Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter) at least, along with a metric ton of the crew. Other notable cast that Ashleigh would know - Michael Gough (Alfred from the Michael Keaton/Tim Burton "Batman"), Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine in Star Wars), and Christopher Lee (Count Dooku, Sauraman) who Ashleigh did recognize but couldn't out her finger on.

[@MetalHeadReacts]

I remember going to see this at the cinema, it's great! and such a loaded cast too.

[@ChaosMarine9118]

Sleepy Hollow holds a very special place in my heart as it was the first real bloody movie I’d ever watched as a kid. Must have been 9 or 10. And it was the first movie I ever saw a behind the scenes documentary for. Loved seeing the cameras, the dollies, the cgi work, costuming, prosthetics… This is the movie that made me fall in love with filmmaking, and now at 32 years old I’m a full time video director!

[@alexandershaw5603]

Tim Burton's goriest film? Nope. Watch Sweeney Todd.

[@YesterdaysMoose]

Working at a movie theater you would hear the last line of a film many times. For a solid month, co-workers and I were saying to each other, "The Bronx is up, the Battery is down, and home is this way." You had to be there. Sleepy Hollow is an amazing film; one of my favorites.

[@Costumerchx]

I’m so glad you watched this. It’s one of my favourite Halloween movie rotations. I love the legend of sleepy hollow. Have you watched the cartoon that’s narrated by bing? I’m sad you wouldn’t watch it again because it looked like you were enjoying it. This is classic halloween vibes for me.

[@donovanmedieval]

The man who sends Ichabod to Sleepy Hollow in the beginning is Christopher Lee, who had been is horror movies in the'50s and '60s. This movie sort of revived his career. He would later play Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels, and Saruman in The Lord of the RIngs.

[@donovanmedieval]

When Richard Harris died,, I thought maybe he should have replaced him as Dumbledore.

[@Kantami]

a highly underrated movie. it has great acting, some awesome SFX, and such an amazing gothic Style.

[@morganrobinson2436]

This is one of my all time favorite films, and definitely my favorite Tim Burton movies! Absolutely visually beautiful and so stylish!

[@ShatteredTrousers]

My memory of seeing 'Sleepy Hollow' in the cinema will forever be linked to the hysteria surrounding Y2K. 'Sleepy Hollow' came out in November of 1999, in the US, but here in Australia we had to wait until New Years Day 2000 for the first screening. I was so hyped for the Legend of Sleepy Hollow on the big screen, I read Irving's original novella, I re-watched the Disney animated adaptation and I planned to see the very first screening on January 1st. When I tried to book my ticket ahead of time at the cinema I was told I couldn't buy my ticket because the manager was too scared that the Millennium Bug would screw up the projectors and there wouldn't be any way to screen movies. I had to wait until the day of release to buy my ticket, only if all the technology in the world didn't poop out. Remember when the Millennium Bug shut down all the world's computers and sent everything back to the stone age? No? Yeah, neither do I. But I do remember how scared people were of it happening and I am reminded every time I watch 'Sleepy Hollow.'

[@Cau_No]

Yeah, I remember the Y2K 'panic' - that is, lots of movies and books playing out an end-of-times scenario that hadn't been seen until only twelve years later, when another calendar was about to roll over … To be fair, there were some issues around with computers, but they had been addressed in time. (I remember a 106 year old women being asked to sign up for school in the 90s, years before that even was big news.) Altogether there was about $300 billion allocated worldwide to survey and fix the code, so that no critical errors would occur at the night of the rollover. Funny was that at the beginning of the movie, which is set in 1799, Ichabod says "the new millennium is upon us" whent it was the new century, and he was still a year off then. (Both centuries and milennia start on January xx01 and end on silvester yy00.)

[@Travelinmatt1976]

Nothing happened because all of us in IT jobs did a whole ton of work fixing everything. Unfortunately since nothing major happened most people think it was all a big joke

[@hollabigT]

I loved this movie simply because of how "stylish" it is. And you're gonna LOOOOOVE WANDAVISION!!!!!!!

[@mage1439]

You got a good level of scares from this movie. I didn't remember it being that scary 🤣

[@brandi7490]

Your “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!!!” reaction was soooo great!

[@seeker8097]

I saw this in the theatre and loved it. I watch it every October. Totally agree that the last three fight/chase scenes drag. It’s too much. If they needed the stagecoach part to move the location, they should have halved it or something. But that’s the only part that bothers me for pointless time wasting. I had the same reaction about the stepmom the first time I saw this-I thought his comment about the wound meant she was the undead or something 😂 (But I got it as soon as she explained everything in her villain speech.) Loved the reaction even if you didn’t enjoy this as much as I do (the facial expressions were worth it all on their own) 🖤

[@LordOnisyr]

I am so spoiled, Hallowbeans has had some of my favorite spooky movies. I love this movie, but mainly for the atmosphere. It's very fall and creepy plus I have this huge thing for anything with 18th century settings and aesthetics. Yeah it is slow in places and gets really cheesy but it's a fun cheese. This is actually the first thing I saw with Michael Gambon, when I saw the new Dumbledore I was like "OMG it's Baltus van Tassel!" So glad you watched this and RIP Dumbledore.

[@brittneygonzalez6951]

This has been my favorite movie since I was 10 years old I have always love the legend of sleepy hollow I grew up watching the disney one my grandma had recorded on a home VHS when I was kid and I watched it all the time I understand it's an acquired taste kind of movie and I always love your reactions girl and I've watched so many I already knew you wouldn't like this movie but I still enjoyed your reaction to it that's qhat I tune in for ❤😂

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

I'm pretty sure they didn't originally hire Christopher Walken, he just showed up on set and they decided to film him being himself

[@scottboswell6406]

I was getting annoyed by the 2 out of 5 rating, but a 3 is more acceptable; it's not E.T., hahaha!! For me, this is one of my favorite Tim Burton films! I wonder if Ashleigh knows "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? Don't let her see the Disney cartoon!! I wonder if she recognized Cristina Ricci with her blonde wig? I think this was her 1st adult role. MY rating is 4.5 stars!

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Oh the Disney version is far superior with great atmosphere especially in the buildup to the headless horseman appearance.

[@MrEricjello]

Ashleigh 😂 I love your reactions. OMG, every turn to the camera and facial expression.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Ashleigh! 🎃 This was fun in the cinema. #AshleighBurton #HalloBeans #TimBurton #SleepyHollow And a very happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay to everyone observing. 🪶

[@DravenGal]

This also had Mr. Dursley in it, as well as the principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[@vaopr1012]

It’s not the children of the corn you have to worry about. It’s he who walks behind the rows.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Let not the flesh pollute the corn

[@potts9274]

can't imagine you falling backwards in your chair but now that the thought is in my mind- i will be patiently waiting for the day.

[@tomcolby5821]

Michael Gambon has a small part in a fun movie called "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". A worthy movie for after Hallowbeans.

[@mrq1182]

That has a great score also.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Oh that film was awful.

[@robertgronewold3326]

This film is actually an ode to a genre of horror films called Hammer Horror, which originated as mildly low budget horror films in the UK during the 50's and 60's. The basic premise of these films were that they would take famous literary works and sort of do their own thing with them, such as Dracula. With this here, Tim Burton took the story of Sleepy Hollow and really twisted it, because the book is mainly about Ichabod Crane being a school teacher who may or may not have been abducted by the Headless Horseman, but here they made him a detective and the Headless Horseman is a very real supernatural creature. Actor Christopher Lee, who is in this film, was also very prominent in Hammer films.

[@sarahh9097]

I never considered this like a serious Halloween vibes movie, so I feel like you may have anticipated it being scarier since you put it on the night vision watch schedule, and that might have added to how the movie underperformed for you. Still, I agree it can feel very slow and isn't everyone's cup of tea. I'm glad you watched it and got to see a bit more of Michael Gambon's work outside of Harry Potter, but nevertheless: RIP DUMBLEDORE

[@purcascade]

Yeah, this is definitely more of a Spooky Movie, rather than a Scary Movie.

[@sarahh9097]

@@purcascade Agreed. It fits more of a spooky/comedy category, but it is very light and doesn't always hit for everyone. The name and the suggestion to watch it during Hallobeans (in memorial, granted) may have led Ashleigh's anticipation astray if she subconsciously anticipated something scarier and more serious. It's fine she didn't like it, of course, but we've all had a movie fall short of what we were expecting, and that sours the experience, is all I'm saying.

[@danieldoesdumbstuff]

Christopher Walken is the Hessian Horseman!?!?!?! Perfect Casting

[@sangfroidian5451]

How can you not know what Sleepy Hollow is about, it's about the most famous US story/myth.....???!!!

[@neilmcdonald9164]

The chap talking to Depp at th 4 minutes mark was pa Deetz in "Beetlejuice "🎩

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Christina Ricci looks weird as a blonde 🎩🎩

[@neilmcdonald9164]

What no recognising names in the opening credits bit?🤔🎩

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Lol shows how much horror I've seen that beheading don't phase me at all (and when i saw it in 1999,it didn't much even then)🎩

[@neilmcdonald9164]

When will you millennial folk learn than 20th century films were slower...let alone pre-80s films🎩🙄

[@gog583]

"That guy also look familiar". That's Dracula......well, actually, it's Christopher Lee. And as far as Johnny Depp? One of my favorite movies with him is the very underrated and under the radar "Benny & Joon". Just a really good, feel good movie.

[@Accolonian]

You do it to me everytime. Everytime you watch one of my favorite movies you always edit the reaction in a way so I think that you love it all along. But then you break my heart at the end. You could at least seed it in the reaction. This movie is peak Tim Burton, peak Johnny Depp and peak Halloween movie. It's has Dumbledore, The Emperor, Saruman and Wednesday in the same movie. And even one of my favorite actresses, Miranda Richardson, who you may know as Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter, but who I know best from Merlin, the 1998 mini series (You are not allowed to watch that one :p ). I really don't get it. This should be on top of all the Halloween lists.

[@sslssg247]

Also Vernon Dursley (Richard Griffiths)

[@Accolonian]

@@sslssg247 Yeah, not to mention Christopher Walken

[@dandyfluff]

Regarding the disconnect between her reactions and her ratings, I think the misdirection is due to Ashleigh being focused on making amusing comments or observations, or cheering characters, which can come across as enjoyment. Can be deceiving. Not intentionally deceptive on her part, just a consequence of her reaction style.

[@stephenmackey2051]

Ashleigh the young woman that was in sleepy Hollow was Christina Ricci that played Wednesday in the Addams family, which you’ve already seen the old man in the beginning that sent him to sleepy Hollow is Christopher Lee, you seen him in Star Wars, clone wars, and revenge of the Sith as Count Dooku. He was also the evil wizard in the lord of the rings trilogy.

[@sisterdebmac]

8:53 - WTF is THAT?!?!?! I had to take a screen grab. That was hilarious.

[@ThomasCorp]

Is it the goriest Tim Burton film? No, that would be Sweeney Todd. It is one of the best Tim Burton films, or, at least, one of my favorites. One my dad really liked a lot too. I love how much of a love letter it is to the Hammer Horror films, complete with Michael Gough in a supporting role, and the marvelous cameo from Sir Christopher Lee.

[@CalvinChikelue]

I distinctly remember that the first time I watched this movie was while I was waking up from an orthopedic surgery. I was half delirious coming up from the anesthesia & it was playing in a cable channel like TNT or TBS or something. The entire situation burned the film into my head but I don’t mind since I loved it then & still love it after seeing it about 5 times altogether 😄

[@alexius23]

The final line, “The Bronx is up & the Battery’s down” is from the song New York, New York from the musical On the Town

[@Gtomer]

If you want another Tim Burton horror with Johnny Depp I think you'll really like Sweeney Todd.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

This was Christoher Walken's first on screen kiss💋🩸🤣

[@TR1P0DL1F3]

The guy you recognized after Johnny Depp was the Sauroman actor. Edit: a word

[@OmegaSoypreme]

This movie is awesome. Tim Burton at his most Tim Burtony.

[@trajan74]

Johnny Depp is also good in Ninth Gate, Secret Window, and From Hell. All of which are worthy of Hallowbeans.

[@williamharrell-hh3cj]

7:01 that's Vernon Dursley from Harry Potter!!

[@mattlazarus2489]

Your what the fuck was that reaction nearly killed me laughing 😂.

[@richard_n]

This movie is in my top three favorites by Burton, along with Big Fish and Pee-wee's Big Adventure. The cast in this movie is truly incredible and this is some of his best direction in a film.

[@Itsjustjosiemarie]

Another classic! One of my favorite Johnny Depp movies, and also RIP Dumbledore

[@williamjones6031]

Thanks Ashleigh. I waited to watch this with you.😁 1. My knowledge of this story was just the cultural references. Had I known this was Tim Burton/Johnny Depp I would have paid more attention to this movie. That said, I'm with you on the 3. 2. Katrina Van Tassel/Chritina Ricci could get it.😍😋🥰 3. Everybody dies. A quick beheading with that sharp sword would be quick.😇 4. The set design didn't suck. 5. No secret phrase?🤨 Until you play them "The Mist" and "Christine" BOTH Stephen King.

[@alexius23]

This movie won the Oscar for Best Art Direction

[@petemk73]

Two fun facts. The horseman is played by Ray Park (Darth Maul), and Casper Van Dien broke his thumb very early on during shooting the fight scenes, but didn't want to say anything because he felt his part was already small enough and didn't want to have his scenes cut

[@lou6454]

Besides Dumbledore there was Harrys uncle, Vernon , Richard Griffiths .... Rita Skeeter , Miranda Richardson , From LOTR , Christopher Lee who played Saruman and from Tim Burtons Batman , Michael Gough who played Alfred .

[@FlagtopProductions]

Many of Tim Burton's films have horror elements to them (Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie) but this is the one film he made that is straight up horror from start to finish.

[@CheshireCatFun]

Some more fun facts: in addition to Michael Gambon being Dumbledore, the doctor is Ian McDiarmid, who plays Palpitine in the Star Wars Universe (SWU); the burgeormeister (judge) is Christopher Lee, Sarumon in LOTR, Count Dooku in the SWU, in countless Hammer Horror films, and so on; the Reverend is Jeffrey Jones, Principal Rooney in Ferris Bueller; the magistrate is Richard Griffiths, Uncle Dursley in HP, and the notary is Michael Gough, Alfred from Burton's Batman with Michael Keaton. And if that wasn't cool enough, the sword-wielding headless horseman is Ray Park, Darth Maul from SWU.

[@dannybonett8349]

Love how everyone was commenting on the style but your reactions Ashleigh were great. Good for you for giving it a 3 Middle ground. Keep up Hallobeans. It’s what got me started on your channel to begin with

[@cory6266]

Sleepy Hollow is a Hammer horror movie, it's a very specific genre created by Hammer Films in England in the 60's, they basically kept the entire genre alive for years.

[@jimwise4307]

I agree. This is a middle-of-the-road scary movie. I won't go out of my way to watch it, but if I come across it, I may watch certain parts. Like I love the cave scene. Plus Tim Burton said that he has the most fun spurting blood onto Johnny Depp.

[@van8ryan]

While I enjoyed Michael Gambon's version of Dumbledore, I first saw him as the villain in my Robin Williams movie TOYS (such a great performer and he played off Robin so well)

[@STNeish]

Scary face at 8:52 was SO SCARY she didn't even BLEEP herself! That was truly worthy of the F-bomb!

[@cashman9668]

I love that you are getting so good at recognizing actors and yes, RIP DUMBLEDORE.

[@letmadora28]

20:32 🤣🤣 Now you know how I feel about almost all Tim Burton movies 🤣🤣 I like this and the second one of Batman because Christopher Walken is on them. Kudos to Emmanuel Lubezki, the cinematographer in this movie. He made it look beautiful

[@classictowers668]

The soundtrack for this movie makes great ambiance for a decorated house on Halloween.

[@cessnaace]

Several of the actors in this film starred in other Tim Burton films such as Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Lisa Marie and Martin Landau. Yes, that was Christopher Walken. Depp. Jones, Marie, and Landau were all in "Ed Wood" (1994), Burton's Bio Pic on Ed Wood ( Director of "Plan 9 from Outer Space"). Landau won an Oscar for his performance of Bela Lugosi in that film.