Films with Tim Burton

August 25 celebrates his birthday one of the most enigmatic Hollywood filmmakers - Tim Burton. The main "testing ground" of its activity - Gothic fairy-tale movies in this genre Burton few competitors, and reach his level there seems to be not yet capable of any other director. On the eve of the 55th anniversary of the maestro Tim we remember his best film works, each of which can be considered a benchmark of the genre





"Beetlejuice" (1988). The second (after "The Adventures of Pee-wee") film for the big screen, shot by Tim Burton. This fantastic comedy shows excellent cash charges and was given one "Oscar" in nomination "The best make-up." Michael Keaton just umoritelen in the form of a madman expert on exorcism



Edward Scissorhands (1990). This film comes in all sorts of tops pictures with touching love story. Heroes Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder in this picture, do not have sex and embrace only once, but in a sense of "ingenious nature's mistakes" Edward and exemplary girl Kim believe unconditionally. Yes, the idea of ​​a sad monster hairdressing supplies instead of brushes - just imaginative Burton could create a



Ed Wood (1994). This noir-dramedi - the first appearance of Johnny Depp as a muse of Tim Burton. This film has not received box-office success because of the specific implementation (still black-and-white film in the nineties already considered an anachronism) but was treated kindly by critics and reviewers



Mars Attacks! (1996). A brilliant sample of parody of "serious" science fiction blockbuster about saving the world a handful of heroes. Jack Nicholson in the role of the US president and Sarah Jessica Parker, swapping bodies with Chihuahua - just because of the colorful characters you can watch this hilarious film. Well, the aliens also received extremely funny. This is one of the few films of Burton, where there is no gothic elements



Sleepy Hollow (1999). An excellent example of "a dark fairy tale." Burton significantly reworked the original source (a short story of Washington Irving); the biggest changes has undergone the image of the protagonist - Ichabod Crane by Johnny Depp, which will result in an exciting story with an unexpected denouement (the main villain of the film turned out to be ... well, let's not spoil)



Burton even manages to smartly processed primary sources - the story of certain literary works in his interpretation of the more intricate and exciting than the original. Thus, from the not particularly dynamic sci-fi novel by Pierre Bull "Planet of the Apes" maestro Tim v2001 did not dull action with good special effects and makeup, as well as Mark Wahlberg and Tim Roth in the lead roles. By the way, "Planet of the Apes" began the tradition of Burton to shoot all his paintings his wife Helena Bonham Carter



Bright, Incredible tale that will be interesting for both children and adults - please, here's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"! The character Willy Wonka, played by Johnny Depp, was created by the actor-oriented image of Freddie Mercury



If you are not afraid of necro-romance title, and you're looking for an interesting animated film to while away an evening - "Corpse Bride" at your service. Hereafter in this tape impressions is not gloomy, but a very interesting and colorful. And the story of the dead girl, which is destined to be "always a bride, and never-wife" stirs the soul as good Shakespearean passions



Tim Burton has decided to combine the musical and a thriller - and turned "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007). The film, starring which has traditionally performed Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter, includes elements of a rare genre splatterpunk. This genre is trying to curb the many directors, but most is not that Splatter and trash. Burton, however, even cutting the throat looks very artistic and aesthetically pleasing, and the singing - and generally bombezno



This film was an event in the world of cinema. "Alice in Wonderland" was the second film in 3D, after "Avatar", which was widely rolling campaign (picture traveled all the developed countries of the world), and its fees has exceeded 1 billion. In addition, Burton "Alice" has opened the world the talent of the Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, and, of course, another facet of the talent of Johnny Depp - he played the Mad Hatter

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