Tim Burton gave us some of the most visually striking movies in Hollywood history — and coaxed some brilliant performances out of Johnny Depp . Some of his films are rightly regarded as classics, while others are horribly overrated. Here’s a look at his five best.
5. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Many Burton fans regard Alice in Wonderland as the beginning of his slide into mediocrity. They are dead wrong.
Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is an emotionally affecting coming-of-age story about a young woman finding herself in a surreal world halfway between the artistic sensibilities of Walt Disney and H. R. Giger.
As the Mad Hatter, Depp gives one of his most underrated performances, crafting a character who is both campy and tragic. Some fans of Lewis Caroll’s Alice books have complained that Burton took too many liberties with the source material. That’s fine.
There are so many Alice in Wonderland films that we don’t need another faithful one. 4. ‘Batman Returns’ The 1989 film Batman returned the Caped Crusader to his dark roots, proved Burton could make a blockbuster, and revolutionized superhero movies forever.
Its sequel isn’t as beloved. After all, it was darker than a lot of younger children could handle. While the storytelling in Batman Returns is off-kilter , the performances are pitch-perfect.
Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman is one of the most gloriously strange characters ever to grace a Hollywood film. She’s so compelling that it becomes clear that Burto.