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#61

Bill - Haha – see, there’s where I get lost: I absolutey

hate the guy’s work. I mean, no offense to all you Tim Burton fans out there but

where is the appeal in death and…stuff? (snigger)

I do have to give the man credit for patience,

though; I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to move every single little clay figure one centimeter at a

time during every shot just to make an hour long film. Fun, but difficult.

The only Tim Burton movie I

simply loved was Corpse Bride. I don’t know why, but

something about that particular film of his made me smile at the end. It wasn’t so creepy and

“down-to-earth in death”, so to speak, as his other films…even though the whole thing was

death-related. (snigger) But yeah, that one was rather nice. It was bitter-sweet, and it worked…surprisingly.

Heheh. :wink:

I don’t mind his stories; it’s his style I can’t stand. :stuck_out_tongue:

#62

Mitch- I’ve always wanted

to see Vincent! But I haven’t seen it shown on TV before.

EDIT- Just saw it on YouTube! It’s seriously

weird…Yet very, very cool. :smiley:

#63

lizardgirl - Here ya go:

youtube.com/watch?v=6_YI_GHwfRg

Have

fun. :unamused: :stuck_out_tongue:

#64

Mitch - Just curious, how much of his work have you actually

seen?

#65

The one thing that bothered me

most about Corpse Bride was the terrible storytelling. It seemed sort of…out of place and just not right. But

it was the style that I loved- the exact opposite to Mitch! :laughing:

#66

I now regret creating this topic. I’m getting too many " I

hate Tim and his work" comments.

#67

Bill - How many? Hmm…let me see:

[b][i]The

Nightmare Before Christmas[/b][/i] - hated it
[b][i]Corpse

Bride[/b][/i] - loved

it
[i]Vincent[/i] - hated

it
[i]Pee Wee’s Big Adventure[/i] - kinda liked

it
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - loved

it

I know he also worked on James and the Giant Peach, which my sister

absolutely loves and I really hate. Although, I have to admit that the worm is

adorable… (snigger)

So yeah, there you have it. And don’t feel bad – everyone has different views

and opinions. I probably should have stayed out of this thread since I’m not that crazy about Mr. Burton’s

works, but…well…there you have it. (snigger) :wink:

lizardgirl - Haha –

really? How funny. It is the exacty opposite. :laughing:

#68

Well, I would suggest veiwing

the rest of his work. Who knows? You might actually grow to be a fan. I didn’t like him at first either, but

then I realized that his imagination was kind of like mine, and I grew to love the images. I’ve been a huge fan

ever since.

#69

Bill – I haven’t seen to many of his works, but I can

say I loved James and the Giant Peach and [i]Charlie and the Chocalate

Factory[/i]!

Oh, and if something really is in the works between him and Pixar, I think I’ll

really like him then! :smiley:

#70

GD - You absolutely have to see more of his work. I highly

recommend Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, and anything else you can find that he

directed.

Oh, and I mentioned this earlier, but does anyone like my idea of Tim directing a biopic of

Edgar Allen Poe ?

#71

Oh, I’ve seen [i]The Nightmare before

Christmas[/i] too. An absolute classic! :smiley:

I really wanna see [i]Corpse

Bride[/i], I should rent it sometime…

#72

GD - Yeah, you should! Rent Big Fish as well. That was a great movie. A little bit lighter in tone that the

usual stuff (are you hearing me, Mitch? :smiley: ) , but one of his best films.

#73

Finally! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is, at last, getting

the attention that I think it deserves. For a while, I thought I was the only one who absolutely loved that

movie. :wink:

To tell you the truth, I never expected this movie to be so spectacular. I grew up watching

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which I also thought was great, so I had some

doubts as to whether Tim Burton’s interpretation of the same Roald Dahl story can top the older movie version. I

also found the teaser trailer a little odd, so my level of doubt somewhat grew. The only reason I saw it in

theatres was curiosity.

But once I finished watching the film, the doubts all of a sudden disappeared as

if they never existed. In fact, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory blew me away so

much that I ranked it #5 in my list of top films. In my opinion, it was definitely Tim Burton’s best film, from

what I’ve seen.

Oh, and Bill, don’t worry. I’ve seen a few of Tim Burton’s movies (other than

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I’ve also seen

Batman, Batman Returns, [i]Big

Fish[/i], Planet of the Apes (2001 version), and [i]Edward

Scissorhands[/i]). The only one that I didn’t really like was [i]Edward

Scissorhands[/i], mostly because it freaks me out even to this day. I also thought

Planet of the Apes was okay, but “okay” is better than not liking it.

Finally, as I’ve mentioned several times in this thread, I’m really looking forward to watching

Ed Wood and, if it does get released, [i]Believe it or

Not[/i].

Incidentally, I just saw this

mentioned in Wikipedia. It certainly sounds like a good idea, considering the eerie nature of some of Mr.

Burton’s films.

#74

Yeah, Planet of the Apes was really

wonderful too. :smiley: Anybody else excited about Sweeney Todd ? Christopher Lee will be in it, making this his

fourth collaboration with Tim.

#75

Too bad that that’s

almost a mental and physical impossibility, Bill. (snigger) :wink:

CountSolo - I know, I was also rather surprised concerning the fact that Tim

Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory turned out amazingly good – it was done

in a very clever fashion, yet it still had that “Tim-ness” about it that makes you kind of cringe in

parts (ie., the music…). Heh. Still, it was an enjoyable ride none-the-less. :slight_smile:

And

wow – Mr. Burton sure likes having Christopher Lee and Johnny Depp in his films alot, doesn’t he? :stuck_out_tongue:

#76

Oh no. Mitch, you misspelled Johnny

Depp.

#77

I love how Tim

Burton’s animated movies always find the right actor for the role.

#78

Bill -

Whoops! Sorry about that. I’ll correct it.

The Star Swordsman - I agree.

Mr. Burton is a genious in selecting the perfect actors to play their parts.

I have a question for all

you geeks out there: Does Tim Burton own any dogs?

Just curious, as he seems

to like dogs alot…

#79

I would think he does. If you love something like that,

then it is likely that he might have one.

#80

Yes, in

fact here’s a quote from the Burton on Burton interview book:

" I had several dogs when I was a kid.

That’s always an important relationship. I think for most kids that’s kind of your first relationship. And

it’s usually the best, it’s the purest in a way. With dogs, it’s pure love and pure emotion. And it’s always

important to try to remember that in your human relations. Pepe was my first real dog, I was two or three, I

think. He was just a kind of a mutt, he had a disease called distemper, and he wasn’t supposed to live past a

few years. He had a limp after a while, but he lasted quite a long time. Great big eyes, the whole emotional

thing, Pure…"