THE BEST THING TIM BURTON HAS DIRECTED IN 15 YEARS
- By Alex Riviello
- Published 11/13/2009
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While like most people I'm a huge fan of Tim Burton's first films, his last decade or so of work (with the exception of Big Fish) hasn't done much for me. But there's one thing most everyone can agree on, and that is that the man is an amazing artist. The MoMa (that's the Museum of Modern Art for those of you not in the know- cause everything in NYC has to be a goddamn abbreviation) does, and that's why they're holding a special exhibit devoted to the man.
To celebrate the exhibit he directed this cute little short that definitely has a feeling of his older work.
I'm lucky enough to be attending an advance event for the show next week and will be back here to report. New Yorkers will be able to check it out for themselves when it opens on November 22nd. Also note that there will be a film program called Tim Burton and the Lurid Beauty of Monsters in the works. It will contain selections that influenced Burton's work, screenings of films like Frankenstein, Jason and the Argonauts and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Hell of a list of movies to see in a theater- check out the details here!
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To celebrate the exhibit he directed this cute little short that definitely has a feeling of his older work.
I'm lucky enough to be attending an advance event for the show next week and will be back here to report. New Yorkers will be able to check it out for themselves when it opens on November 22nd. Also note that there will be a film program called Tim Burton and the Lurid Beauty of Monsters in the works. It will contain selections that influenced Burton's work, screenings of films like Frankenstein, Jason and the Argonauts and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Hell of a list of movies to see in a theater- check out the details here!
Post in stop motion on our boards.
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Comments
Comment #1 (Posted by TheColonel)
Burton has degenerated into full-on self-parody. His Sweeney Todd was an absolute waste of a great musical.
Comment #2 (Posted by an unknown user)
man, what is up this site's pure hatred of tim burton? every single writer on this site spews forth such bile on the mans work (even though reviews for his films like "sweeney todd" get high marks). the man is an undeniable talent and always makes at the least visually interesting films
Comment #3 (Posted by Ryan H.)
I'm very weary of Tim Burton, but SWEENEY TODD was excellent. Perhaps the best thing he's ever directed.
Comment #4 (Posted by Troy)
Yup, Sweeney Todd and Big Fish were actually great, but I think opinions on Burton have plummeted because he's wasting his time making remake after remake instead of doing something new and original. Or if not that, making movies that we'd typically associate with him instead of something fresh. The man's talented, he's just squandering it all.
Comment #5 (Posted by SAmodernist)
Sweeny Todd was OK but not better than his best - ED WOOD - Big Fish was good too. Other stuff since late 1990 not too great, but he is distinctive and does not deserve the negativity he does get on occasion
Comment #6 (Posted by DrEricVornoff)
"But there's one thing most everyone can agree on, and that is that the man is an amazing artist."
I don't agree.
Comment #7 (Posted by ArtemisFucked)
Oh fuck Tim Burton. He's wasting space that could be showcasing an actual artist. Fucking celebrity dabbler cock-sucker. Instead of a exhibition featuring something relevant or pertaining to a contemporary discourse, we get cute sketches by this wanker. The MOMA is equally to blame for this nonsense. It's an institutional problem (you could also look to Brian Eno's show at the UAM in Long Beach for the same thing).
Comment #8 (Posted by Towlie McTowel)
The last Tim Burton movie that I truly loved was "Sleepy Hollow". He's done some good work since then ("Big Fish" and "Sweeney Todd"), but he's also done some amazingly bad stuff ("Planet of the Apes" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"). Burton is an exceptional visual artist, but I have no desire to see his reimagining of "Alice in Wonderland". I wish he'd quit with the remakes and do something fresh again.
Comment #9 (Posted by an unknown user)
He's extremely talented - I especially love the clever humor & beautiful colors in his work. No one bats 1000%. Not a fan of Batman or Planet of the Apes (not a sci-fy fan), but I love everything else from Ed Wood to Sleepy Hollow to (gasp) Charlie & the Chocolate Factory to Sweeney Todd.
