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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 10:35:37 GMT -5
Cooper: I did some research last night about whatever became of the Collinson twins and saw that Maedeleine had passed away after a lengthy illness. Very sad. The article I read stated that her sister was with her at the very end. According to the Playboy Playmate Book, Mary lives in Milan and has 2 daughters.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 19, 2015 16:45:59 GMT -5
Watched a trio of Tim Burton films last night with a couple of friends, not the scariest but I love the style.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 17:37:57 GMT -5
Watched a trio of Tim Burton films last night with a couple of friends, not the scariest but I love the style. Which films did you watch? I'm a big fan of Tim Burton...mostly his early stuff though until around 2000. Once he started incorporating Helena Bonham Carter into almost every movie he directed they just weren't as good...not saying she was the reason though. My favorites would be the 2 Batman films, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands,Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wees Big Adventure and the short film Vincent narrated by Vincent Price. Love when he's paired with Danny Elfman who does most of his musical scores. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2015 19:05:00 GMT -5
Watched a trio of Tim Burton films last night with a couple of friends, not the scariest but I love the style. Which films did you watch? I'm a big fan of Tim Burton...mostly his early stuff though until around 2000. Once he started incorporating Helena Bonham Carter into almost every movie he directed they just weren't as good...not saying she was the reason though. My favorites would be the 2 Batman films, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands,Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wees Big Adventure and the short film Vincent narrated by Vincent Price. Love when he's paired with Danny Elfman who does most of his musical scores. I got sick of Burton pretty early on. Loved Edward Scissorhands and the first Batman. The second Batman film was cinematically beautiful but a lousy adaptation of the property and an overall lackluster story. I'm really not sure I've loved anything of Burton's since, including (gasp!) Nightmare Before Christmas, but I especially avoid his adaptations of pre-existing properties (Planet of the Apes, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows) like the plague. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 19, 2015 20:00:20 GMT -5
Watched a trio of Tim Burton films last night with a couple of friends, not the scariest but I love the style. Which films did you watch? I'm a big fan of Tim Burton...mostly his early stuff though until around 2000. Once he started incorporating Helena Bonham Carter into almost every movie he directed they just weren't as good...not saying she was the reason though. My favorites would be the 2 Batman films, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands,Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wees Big Adventure and the short film Vincent narrated by Vincent Price. Love when he's paired with Danny Elfman who does most of his musical scores. I watched Beetle Juice, Sleepy Hollow and the sort of Burton movie Nightmare Before Christmas. I too prefer his earlier films though I don't detest all of his later efforts. Which films did you watch? I'm a big fan of Tim Burton...mostly his early stuff though until around 2000. Once he started incorporating Helena Bonham Carter into almost every movie he directed they just weren't as good...not saying she was the reason though. My favorites would be the 2 Batman films, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands,Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wees Big Adventure and the short film Vincent narrated by Vincent Price. Love when he's paired with Danny Elfman who does most of his musical scores. I got sick of Burton pretty early on. Loved Edward Scissorhands and the first Batman. The second Batman film was cinematically beautiful but a lousy adaptation of the property and an overall lackluster story. I'm really not sure I've loved anything of Burton's since, including (gasp!) Nightmare Before Christmas, but I especially avoid his adaptations of pre-existing properties (Planet of the Apes, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows) like the plague. See, while I don't think I'll ever rate his PotA film as anywhere near as good as the original I didn't hate his version. It was no where near as thought provoking but it was a fun ride and I loved the make up for the Apes and the design behind the world they lived in. I'm not saying I hated the original design of Ape city, the flint stones look was neat, but in my mind the arboreal Ape city we got in Burton's film made a lot more sense and in my mind is now how I envision Ape City. And it's the same with Alice, it wasn't a must see film but it was beautiful so I enjoy it none the less. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2015 20:45:56 GMT -5
Which films did you watch? I'm a big fan of Tim Burton...mostly his early stuff though until around 2000. Once he started incorporating Helena Bonham Carter into almost every movie he directed they just weren't as good...not saying she was the reason though. My favorites would be the 2 Batman films, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands,Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wees Big Adventure and the short film Vincent narrated by Vincent Price. Love when he's paired with Danny Elfman who does most of his musical scores. I watched Beetle Juice, Sleepy Hollow and the sort of Burton movie Nightmare Before Christmas. I too prefer his earlier films though I don't detest all of his later efforts. I forgot Beetlejuice. That was pretty good. Planet of the Apes was not a bad film if you have no appreciation for the originals. The same can be said for just about any Burton remake. But, each time, he shows absolutely no respect for the source material and just tries to make the thing his own, for better or worse. I'm not the kind of person that complains when someone comes up with a clever new interpretation of an old property, but Burton's films feel more like "heheh, I kind of remember this from when I was a kid, and it was pretty cool, so now I'm going to do THIS with it." Nothing clever nor well informed about the adaptation. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 19, 2015 21:15:36 GMT -5
I watched Beetle Juice, Sleepy Hollow and the sort of Burton movie Nightmare Before Christmas. I too prefer his earlier films though I don't detest all of his later efforts. I forgot Beetlejuice. That was pretty good. Planet of the Apes was not a bad film if you have no appreciation for the originals. The same can be said for just about any Burton remake. But, each time, he shows absolutely no respect for the source material and just tries to make the thing his own, for better or worse. I'm not the kind of person that complains when someone comes up with a clever new interpretation of an old property, but Burton's films feel more like "heheh, I kind of remember this from when I was a kid, and it was pretty cool, so now I'm going to do THIS with it." Nothing clever nor well informed about the adaptation. I'm okay with them being their own things, and I don't see that as disrespectful either. It's just Burton being Burton, which generally means style over substance and if you go into it knowing that there's usually enough to enjoy. I've always kind of wondered what would happen if Burton was just the head of design on a film and paired with a strong director, that way we'd get an amazing looking film with a worthy narrative. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 19, 2015 23:51:07 GMT -5
Ed Wood isn't a horror film in the traditional sense, but that and Sleepy Hollow are probably my favorite Burton movies.
I really have to make the time to see Edward Scissorhands; I've only seen bits and pieces of it (no pun intended), because what I've seen, I've liked.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 20, 2015 4:27:47 GMT -5
I've always kind of wondered what would happen if Burton was just the head of design on a film and paired with a strong director, that way we'd get an amazing looking film with a worthy narrative. Abso-frickin-lutely. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 20, 2015 7:52:53 GMT -5
Ed Wood isn't a horror film in the traditional sense, but that and Sleepy Hollow are probably my favorite Burton movies. I really have to make the time to see Edward Scissorhands; I've only seen bits and pieces of it (no pun intended), because what I've seen, I've liked. It's a pretty fun movie and Vincent Price is awesome in it. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 20, 2015 7:53:54 GMT -5
Ed Wood isn't a horror film in the traditional sense, but that and Sleepy Hollow are probably my favorite Burton movies. I really have to make the time to see Edward Scissorhands; I've only seen bits and pieces of it (no pun intended), because what I've seen, I've liked. It's a pretty fun movie and Vincent Price is awesome in it. I find it extremely depressing, but it's brilliant satire, and the artistry is to die for. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 10:57:14 GMT -5
Ed Wood isn't a horror film in the traditional sense, but that and Sleepy Hollow are probably my favorite Burton movies. I really have to make the time to see Edward Scissorhands; I've only seen bits and pieces of it (no pun intended), because what I've seen, I've liked. Love Ed Wood...Martin Landau owned the film as Bela Lugosi and definitely deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 20, 2015 11:56:51 GMT -5
The Uninvited 1944  What started out feeling almost like an old screwball romantic comedy slowly became something eerie. There are no dangling skeletons, no men in sheets or monster make up, in fact there is only the faintest physical representation(shown above) with the majority of the tension created by sound and the reactions of the actors. It was subtle, stark and beautiful. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 20, 2015 12:55:43 GMT -5
So glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting bit of trivia: the director did not want the ghost to ever be visible. That was added by the studio in post-production. Personally, I can't see the film as having worked without it.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 20, 2015 12:59:58 GMT -5
So glad you enjoyed it! Interesting bit of trivia: the director did not want the ghost to ever be visible. That was added by the studio in post-production. Personally, I can't see the film as having worked without it. I could see where he would have wanted to avoid it, relying on the actors to sell us on what they were seeing and they may have been able to make it work but I'd be lying if I said I didn't love the visual effect of the ghost. |
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