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With his gothic ocular style determine by German expressionist cinema , Tim Burton ’s movies have one of the most singular looks of any director working today . This signature aesthetic has struck a chord with moviegoers , making Burton one of the most pop film producer of the past distich of decennary . Whenever he ’s working on a new movie , fan get worked up .
Part of what makes Burton ’s movies so interesting istheir loveable characters , usually played by either Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham Carter , but sometimes played by other actors . Here are the best characters from each of IMDb ’s 10 top - rated Tim Burton movies .
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (7.0) – Pee-wee Herman
Given that Tim Burton went on to become noted for conduct dark fantasy movies with supernatural element and gothic visuals , it ’s hard to believe that his feature film debut was a Pee - wee Herman movie .
But it ’s lawful , the man who go on to helmBeetlejuiceandEdward Scissorhandsbegan his career with a home comedy about a goof man adjudicate to find his missing bike . He just let Paul Reubens do his thing , and it pay off bright .
Batman Returns (7.0) – Catwoman
After almost 30 years , therestill has n’t been a better on - screen Catwoman than Michelle Pfeiffer . Halle Berry ’s solo movie fundamentally misunderstood the graphic symbol , while Anne Hathaway ’s depicting of Selina Kyle fromThe Dark Knight Riseswas just a sanitise , scaled - down interpretation of Pfeiffer ’s .
InBatman Returns , Pfeiffer sail through her performance as a seriously unhinged Catwoman by spiel her as the ultimate femme fatale , flip allegiances between the Bat and the Penguin .
Sleepy Hollow (7.3) – The Headless Horseman
The protagonist ofSleepy Hollow , Ichabod Crane , a cop who wants to get scientific discipline into policing at the good turn of the 19th 100 but gets nice at the good deal of blood line , is an doubtlessly fascinating character .
ButSleepy Hollow ’s reliable standout is its terrifying scoundrel , the Headless Horseman , the undead spirit of a Hessian mercenary who was decapitated during the American Revolutionary War and now twit a black horse throughout the nominal township in hunting of his lop - off head .
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (7.3) – Sweeney Todd
There ’s no sick premise than an quondam - timey barber using a straightforward razor to bump off his customer , then post them down a slideway to the bakery below to be baked into pies .
That Samuel Barber , Sweeney Todd , was turned from a theatrical ikon into a cinematic icon by Tim Burton and Johnny Depp . It ’s no surpriseSweeney Toddis a decidedly dark musical , and Johnny Depppulls off the tattle astonishingly well .
Corpse Bride (7.3) – Emily
Tim Burton ’s turn back - movement children ’s horror movies are always a raft of playfulness , fromThe Nightmare Before Christmas(which he did n’t direct , but did produce ) toFrankenweenie . Corpse Brideoffers a unparalleled take on a love taradiddle , as a mild - mannered man unknowingly foretell to marry a bushed woman .
The male lead , Victor Van Dort , is a likable enough everyman , but the female jumper cable , zombified Emily , is the movie ’s good character by far .
Beetlejuice (7.5) – Betelgeuse
Michael Keaton has said thathe ’s never had more sport playing a reference than when he played Betelgeuse , the form - of title character inBeetlejuice . He ’s a independent poltergeist that a dead couple hires to spook the new owner out of their house . With his wacky comic performance way , Keaton wasthe perfect actor to bring this character to lifetime .
Horror funniness is a wily musical style to pull off , because the genres are at odds , but with Tim Burton nailing the horror side with visual panache and Keaton nailing the comedy side with a screaming lead execution , Beetlejuicemanages it .
Batman (7.5) – The Joker
Although the definitive portrayal of the Joker will always beHeath Ledger ’s chillingly unpredictable federal agent of chaosfrom Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight , Jack Nicholson gave an unforgettable turn as the Clown Prince of Crime in Tim Burton ’s 1989Batmanmovie .
Nicholson ’s take - no - prisoners approach to the roledefined the Joker for movie audiences for year , setting the high benchmark thatLedger would go on to top .
Ed Wood (7.8) – Bela Lugosi
Tim Burton made an interesting originative pick to take Ed Wood ’s work severely in his biopic of the schlocky B - movie director who notoriously believed he was creating great art . And Johnny Depp brings tangible passion to his portrayal of Wood .
But the movie ’s focus is on Wood ’s working relationship with horror legend Bela Lugosi , and Martin Landau ’s Oscar - gain ground performance as Lugosi ply Depp with a brilliant foil .
Edward Scissorhands (7.9) – Edward Scissorhands
The title character inEdward Scissorhandsis the picture show ’s most fascinating type . Everyone in the far-out suburban world around him is only there to complement his journeying . By reacting with disgust to the " freak " with the pointy metallic element digit , the grapheme around Edward hammer home the thematic head that he is an outsider despairing to fit in .
Johnny Depp ’s depicting of Edward is deep sympathetic , hooking in audience with an emotionally engrossing performance and inciting tears from even the sternest of viewers .
Big Fish (8.0) – Edward Bloom
Tim Burton brought a absorbing Southern Gothic esthetical to the Church Father - Logos drama ofBig Fish , which has been compared toForrest Gump , with the treacly sentimentality , but without the bubblegum political partial tone .
The story ’s lead grapheme , Edward Bloom , is played by two different actors — Ewan McGregor as a young manand Albert Finney as an old man — and both are spectacularly gifted performers who land their own unequaled flourishes to the role .
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