Nah, Time Burton. It's something to do with the last pint of beer before (possibly after!) you get thrown out of the pub.

Partly, it was so very episodic, and felt more like 4 short films (intro & Olaf; Uncle Monty; Lachrymose Lake; and the marriage)strung together, with rather visible seams. Of course, that's because that was the underlying structure. Maybe it will work better on DVD, where you can watch it in episodes, and stop every 25 minutes to let is soak in :)