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Tue 21 Aug 2007

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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This is, in my opinion, possibly the greatest strory we have ever seen come from Tim Burton. The movie immediately enters us into a world that is unlike anything we’ve ever seen; but, oddly enough, almost everything in it is based on traditions that millions all over the planet have grown up with. Both halloween and christmas are given a classic, yet quite a unique perspective on varying cultures observing one another. Jack the Pumpkin King is one of the most universal characters created in any story. While he knows he is the best at being frightening within his own world he yearns for something new and different. Through his journey of discovering this unimagined “christmas world” we follow Jack through every waking moment. We do not see Jack as the normal bad guy who is trying to destroy christmas for his own personlal reasons. Jack wants to be a part of christmas and reach out to feel something in his old spirit. Naturally, the lead symbol figure of halloween has quite a different impression on what can make christmas “jolly”. The results of this symbolized world of opposing viewed through the combination of Tim Burtons imagination and Henry Selick’s phenomenal stop motion animation direction is absolutely magnificent. Not to mention Danny Elfman’s brillian original score, music, and lyrics. One of the greatest movies of all time and it hasn’t even been nominated by AFI.

 

Sun 12 Aug 2007

BATMAN

Posted by Zach NeSmith under Action , BATMAN , Crime , Jack Nicholson , Oscar Winner , Thriller , Tim Burton
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One of my earliest memories is traveling with my parents and my older sister and staying in a hotel over in eastern Washington. That night, we were watching H.B.O (a rare treat for me at the time,) and the film BATMAN was on. I never looked at clowns the same way.
Since everyone knows the story behind Batman, I’ll skip right to the review part. I’ll also add that I know very little about the comics, having only read a few of them. That being said, Michael Keaton plays Batman/Bruce Wayne with just the right balance of anger, obsession and intelligence. He’s a guy with a strong desire to do good, but greatly fears the idea of becoming the type of person he hunts. That brings us to the villain of the piece, the yin to Batman’s yang, the day to his night and the root of my intense distrust for clowns and their kind, The Joker. In the hands of the great Jack Nicholson, the Joker is like a hybrid of Robin Williams and Charles Manson. Again, I know slim to zilch about the comics, but I believe Jack was the perfect choice for such a role, one that makes his character in THE SHINING look calm and well-adjusted. The supporting cast ranges from pretty darn cool (Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance) to just plain uninteresting (Kim Basinger.)

 

Fri 27 Apr 2007

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

Posted by Zach NeSmith under EDWARD SCISSORHANDS , Fantasy , Johnny Depp , Tim Burton
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Where, oh where has all of Hollywoods creativity vanished to? Well, at least there’s Tim Burton and his fantastic ability to create quirky-but-loveable characters, not to mention beautiful imagery. With Edward Scissorhands, he takes the story of Beauty and the Beast and puts it in modern day Burbank. In a role that’s 90% physical/facial and only 10% verbal, Johnny Depp portrays Edward, a young boy with, well, scissor hands. Winona Ryder plays the young love interest, whose love/understanding of Edward doesn’t waiver, even when it turns out his disability can do harm as well as good.