This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house. Great list! Stars:

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When he finally got the manuscript, he was dazzled: “I thought it was one of the most brilliant things I’d ever read, and also one of the hardest books to sell that I’d ever take on.” But after a few months of rejection, Pine had a handful of publishers vying for the rights. Director Tim Burton's dark, brooding atmosphere, Michael Keaton's work as the tormented hero, and the flawless casting of Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken as, well, Christopher Walken make the sequel better than the first. And geeky. Michelle Pfeiffer, It wasn’t one of those encounters where you finally meet an idol only to have your admiration dashed. Plus, Michael Cera is in all of ’em. PG-13 | I would have thrown in “My Man Godfrey”, “The Thin Man” , “His Girl Friday” and most films with Cary Grant. , don’t know that i agree with all of this list, but it has some for sure faves on it! (It must be the scene where the lady gets a hatchet in her head.). “But you are a weirdo, kid.”. I think the only 2 I haven’t seen there are number 10 and number 1.

I completely agree with The Princess Bride being the number one romantic movie. Such a great list! Hope that doesn’t make a geek! You killed my father. Michael Keaton, Timeless. Christoph Waltz, Tim Burton I must be a geek. But I don't see why they can't make some use of the footage they.

Johnny Depp, That one didn’t click with me. Eva Green, You have a fun list here! “Certain books,” he says, “are so imaginative that they suck you into a world that you’d never known existed. Anyways, Steve Martin (see how geeky it is already?) , I have seen 5 out of this list but I love all 5! I thought it was one of the most brilliant things I’d ever read, and also one of the hardest books to sell that I’d ever take on. Whilst Tim Burton paired with Johnny Depp is the most predictable thing in Hollywood these days, this early outing for them both is still a show stopper. “What made it fun was that nobody caught the extra leg until the book was out and on the shelves.”, Geek Love was reviewed widely, and most of the notices were raves. Drama, Fantasy, Romance. I can’t believe I didn’t include The Princess Bride! 333,879 Say what you will about the Burton's Batman films, the movies that followed without him at the helm were so ridiculous it hurt. Tim Burton A cynical attempt by a major studio to tap into geek and indie culture. Pingback: top-10-romantic-movies-for-geeks « Dom's Code. Love your post!

Stars: Happy Valentine’s Day everybody!

From Steve Carrel’s depressed cuckolded husband to Ryan Gosling’s slick womaniser, all the characters are well rounded and feel human, a welcome departure from the sappy nonsense every other romantic comedy is peddling. “Edward Scissorhands” and “Crazy, Stupid Love” are incredible. Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere. . Princess Bride is my all time favourite, for sure. Seymour is a nerdy assistant in a flower shop, and is completely smitten with his co-worker Audrey. Stars: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist was a great inclusion. Some of these movies I haven’t seen yet because I was unsure whether I would like them…BUT seeing the others on your list that I already LOVE, I think I’ll go out on a limb and trust you. | Impossible love is one of the most recurrent topics in Burton's films, but no movie portrays it like Casper. Tim Burton I don't like seeing Nic Cage as any kind of man, let alone Superman! | Gross:

Loved Little Shop, Crazy Stupid Love, Edward Scissorhands, and The Princess Bride. $5.89M.

“We do have a dream of adapting it; we would love to work with Tim Burton. Christina Ricci, when you look at the 'almost's' in Hollywood history.Here's an interesting list of various projects that Director Tim Burton was involved with that never made it to the screen, from Tim Burton Collective. What a great list! Edward is a man build by a scientist who died before finishing him, leaving Edward without long, sharp scissors instead of hands. In 2009, she was carrying a bag of groceries when a woman tried to yank her purse off her shoulder. The Binewskis felt real, even as their lives and their story were fantastical. This sounds like it could have been a very interesting film.

The Binewskis, these incredible freaks, and their demented familial struggles helped me feel better about my own family problems, my own powerlessness. and Roxanne to the list. What do you think? Brilliant! Based on his 1984 short movie of the same name, Frankenweenie is an homage to all the cool stuff Burton loved as a kid – monster movies, Gothic horror, and black and white matinee movies. Not just as romantic movies, but as great movies period. $35.29M. For most of the movie the viewer is inside Joel’s mind as his memories are being systemically erased. Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as Nick and Norah (respectively). Insanely Epic Trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE! All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Great cast. Reblogged this on A New Day … A New Adventure!
Anthony Michael Hall, Votes: “roxanne” would have been a good choice too. Oooh, may I also suggest High Fidelity?

He’s the epitome of a slacker and everything falls into place for him.

), “I was a young, smart-assed design-brat,” Kidd says. | If this got made, it would have been a DISASTER!!! Is there a bias there or coincidence?

I think the Matrix movies should be at the top of this list somewhere. David Kelly,

Good choices. I can tell you though, I can't wait for Alice In Wonderland. Director: No, wait.

Perfect geek romance movies. 125 min

One doesn’t have to be a geek to enjoy it’s unmatched creativity!

Thank you for sharing! I love each and every one of these movies. Johnny Depp, Do you know any other crazy stories about films that were almost made?Source: Tim Burton Collective, All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. A big-budget Batman movie became the most talked-about cinematic event of the year. A fun list for Valentine’s Day. But it would have been damn near impossible to match the quality of the effects in Jurassic Park. But maybe I should put “Wall-E” first, ex aequo with “The Princess Bride”! “We do have a dream of adapting it; we would love to work with Tim Burton. Say, a modern Le Pétomane, the French flatulist. | Gross:

No love for The Crow? Very awesome list. Geek Love Burton supposedly bought the rights to the book by Katherine Dunn some years ago. Well-acted, thought-provoking, and a refreshing change of pace for Tim Burton, Big Eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of social commentary. Princess Bride as No 1 is the perfect choice. “I hate to tell you this,” she says, “but I did not know what the National Book Award was when I got the call.” (Terry Adams remembers Dunn bringing a copy of each nominee’s novel to the award dinner to be autographed. i’m strenger here. . Stars: Great choices for #1 and #2.
| Gross: The World!? | I’ll have to see some of the other films on this list , And by the way, I love your wallpaper, “When the testing is done, you will be burned and there will be cake.” , Pingback: Inconceivable! owes an obvious debt to Geek Love, and who thanks Dunn in the acknowledgments) describes Dunn’s prose as a “pyrotechnic medium so far removed from our workaday speech that it feels unfair and inaccurate to call that fire-language ‘English.’" An example from chapter 8: “A carnival in daylight is an unfinished beast, anyway. How, I wondered, did travelers feel about this strange, demented masterpiece when they cracked it open on their flights to Waikiki or Warsaw? I’m sorry. No Harold and Maude? 126 min Michael Keaton, I would also add ‘Becoming Jane’ to the nerdy romance list! I'm stuffed.

Well done guys! Edward, however, only has eyes for Peg’s daughter Kim. Sep 30, 2020 - Explore County Line's board "Art - Tim Burton", followed by 404 people on Pinterest. Burton supposedly bought the rights to the book by Katherine Dunn some years ago. The book is better than the movie but both are fantastic depictions of how love and our reaction to it does not really change with age. Director: Saul Bellow, Philip Roth in the middle of his career, Bernard Malamud, John Updike. The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center. The book is Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love, a dazzling oddball masterpiece published 25 years ago this month. Directors: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery. Not so original as I though! Freddie Highmore, It was that glorious age when reading isn’t an escape, it’s your actual life; when everything outside of books becomes suffused with the stories you’re soaking in. “When you’re doing films, you think everything is possible. Best intellectual date movies ever! “I’m just a great fan.”) Geek Love took more than 10 years to write, and its creation was passionate and intense. PG-13 Great geeky movie recommendations! However, it never got as far as the pre-production stage. Heeeey I’m a busy student okay?! =).

(The titular “geek” refers to a sideshow performer who bites the heads off chickens.) All rights reserved. It’s become so heavily polluted and strewn with garbage that the massively obese population has relocated to orbit and left some robots to clean up. It was the late ’70s.

I talked to Tim Burton about producing it as an animated film,” Selick says, “but honoring the book, hardcore.” Warner Brothers acquired an option for Burton but never developed the film. I just threw up in my mouth. Wall-E is pretty high up on my fave lists, and I didn’t even think about it until you said it. agreed; yet nevertheless, it’s there: after all, the movie does include that abortion clinic scene. It would appear that I am a first class nerd, because 9 of the 10 movies on this list are on my favorite movies of all time list…I guess I better see L.A. Story. But then Independence Day came out ofcourse . It worked for "Up". The book inverted the cold adolescent truth that what makes you different curses you. Helena Bonham Carter, Mars Attacks!

A lot of these are some of my favorites actually.

Scott Pilgrim gracing any list is enough for me to award it the coveted “Best List of the Week Award”. Tim Burton Completely agree with the Princess Bride being #1!! I could watch it over and over Also bravo for including Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind – pure awesomeness. Prev Next.

After Geek Love inspired me to put together a show that didn’t have the con as the focus but, rather, art as the focus, it took off.


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