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Works by Tim Burton

The Nightmare Before Christmas [book] (1993) 1,016 copies, 17 reviews
Edward Scissorhands [1990 film] (1990) — Director — 915 copies, 9 reviews
Beetlejuice [1988 film] (1988) — Director — 886 copies, 7 reviews
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005 film] (2005) — Director — 886 copies, 10 reviews
Alice in Wonderland [2010 film] (2010) — Director — 814 copies, 7 reviews
Corpse Bride [2005 film] (2005) — Director — 795 copies, 6 reviews
Sleepy Hollow [1999 film] (1999) — Director — 674 copies, 7 reviews
Big Fish [2003 film] (2003) — Director — 656 copies, 7 reviews
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007 film] (2007) — Director — 625 copies, 6 reviews
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [2016 film] (2016) — Director — 564 copies, 4 reviews
Batman [1989 film] (1989) — Director — 549 copies, 5 reviews
Burton on Burton (1995) — Author — 539 copies, 4 reviews
Planet of the Apes [2001 film] (2001) — Director — 383 copies, 4 reviews
Batman Returns [1992 film] (1992) — Director — 367 copies, 4 reviews
Dark Shadows [2012 film] (2012) — Director — 353 copies, 1 review
Mars Attacks! [1996 film] (1996) — Director — 298 copies, 4 reviews
Frankenweenie [2012 film] (2012) — Director — 213 copies, 3 reviews
Ed Wood [1994 film] (1994) — Director — 211 copies
Pee-wee's Big Adventure [1985 film] (1985) — Director — 201 copies, 3 reviews
The Art of Tim Burton (2009) — Illustrator — 138 copies, 3 reviews
Dumbo [2019 film] (2019) — Director — 124 copies, 3 reviews
Big Eyes [2014 film] (2014) — Director — 90 copies
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [2024 film] (2024) — Director — 74 copies, 1 review
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection (1982) — Director — 72 copies
Beetlejuice [1989 TV series] (1989) — Creator — 33 copies
Planet of the Apes: The Evolution [box set] (2001) — Director — 19 copies
Planet of the Apes: Evolution Collection (1968) — Director — 11 copies
Dark Shadows / Sleepy Hollow (2015) — Director — 9 copies
Batman 3 Video Collection — Director — 8 copies
Vincent [1982 short film] (1982) — Director; Screenwriter — 6 copies
Beetlejuice [1989]: Season 1 (1989) — Creator — 6 copies
Tim Burton Playing Cards (2009) 5 copies
Frankenweenie [1984 short film] (1984) — Director — 4 copies, 1 review
Anointed To Be You (2011) 2 copies
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 5 (1986) — Director — 1 copy
Luau [1982 short film] (1982) 1 copy
Beetlejuice [1989]: Season 2 (1991) — Creator — 1 copy
Beetlejuice [1989]: Season 3 (1991) — Creator — 1 copy
Beetlejuice [1989]: Season 4 (1991) — Creator — 1 copy
Untitled Burton (2005) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993 film] (1993) — Producer — 1,321 copies, 10 reviews
9 [2009 film] (2009) — Producer — 346 copies, 1 review
James and the Giant Peach [1996 film] (1996) — Producer — 338 copies, 3 reviews
Batman Forever [1995 film] (1995) — Producer — 332 copies, 5 reviews
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [2012 film] (2012) — Producer — 265 copies, 2 reviews
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) — Foreword — 142 copies, 1 review
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Novel (1993) — Original characters — 140 copies, 1 review
The Art of Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Introduction — 100 copies, 1 review
Disney Scary Storybook Collection [2003] (2003) — Contributor — 82 copies, 1 review
The Art of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — Introduction — 60 copies, 1 review
Disney's Alice In Wonderland (2010) — Original Creator — 45 copies, 2 reviews
Wednesday: Season 1 (2022) — Producer — 34 copies, 1 review
Cabin Boy [1994 film] (1994) — Producer — 34 copies
Beetlejuice: Original Broadway Cast Recording (2019) — Original film — 21 copies
The Art and Making of Dumbo (2019) — Foreword — 13 copies
Batman Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) — Producer — 10 copies

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208 reviews
‘’The final gasp of his short life
Was sickly with despair.
Whoever thought that you could die
From breathing outdoor air?’’

For most lovers of the 7th Art, Tim Burton is an incredible talent. For us Gothic aficionados, Tim Burton is a genius, a pioneer whose creations opened the audience's heart and mind to the contemporary Gothic style, aesthetics, and philosophy. He is the one who found the perfect balance between the satire of how most people perceive the Gothic wave, evident in show more Beetlejuice, and the sadness, isolation and blind persecution of the Different, the Other exceptionally depicted in his masterpiece Edward Scissorhands. The majority of his films is a hymn to the feelings of those who are isolated by a society that cannot understand or accept. Corpse Bride, Big Eyes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the violent, captivating Sweeney Todd, the exceptional Alice In Wonderland, the atmospheric Sleepy Hollow and his contribution to the classic The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The 20th-anniversary edition of The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy is a collection of poems dedicated to characters that would find themselves in the company of Edward Scissorhands. Little ones in all their sweet ‘’ugliness’’ and weirdness. Sadness, loneliness, children denied by their parents. The Stick Boy, the Staring Girl, the Robot Boy and the Boy With Nails in His Eyes. The Stain Boy, the Voodoo Girl, the Toxic Boy and the Mummy Boy and the unfortunate Oyster Boy of the title. Poems that may appear funny on the surface but hide a deep bitterness for choices that are not made by the unfortunate souls whose course leads to dark places. Beautiful, gothic and whimsical sketches, clever rhymes full of black humor and bitter truths.

I don’t think we expected anything less by Tim Burton, a true genius…

‘’You should count yourself lucky, for only last week,
I treated a girl with three eyes and beak.
That your son is half oyster
You cannot blame me.
....have you considered, by chance,
A small home by the sea?’’

My reviews can also be found on https://theopinionatedreaderblog.wordpress.com
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Any fan of Burton, or quite possibly even Gorey, will appreciate this collection of poems and illustrations. Imagine if you will a book by Shel Silverstein, only this time he's clinically depressed.

We meet all manner of ill-fated characters, some of whom get their own spin-offs (such as Stain Boy). Burton has written a short poetic tale for each character, and sometimes two or three, and included accompanying illustrations to drive the point home. This is a children's book not intended for show more emotionally stable children.

This book is chock full of Burton's dark and depressing sense of humor and style, and is sure to please fans of his work. Recommended for fans and those with a similar sense of humor.
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Svět Tima Burtona je fascinující pohled do imaginace jednoho z nejoriginálnějších filmových tvůrců naší doby. Kniha odhaluje Burtonův osobitý styl, který spojuje temnotu s humorem, fantazii s realitou a outsiderství s lidskostí. Čtenář se ponoří do světa plného bizarních postav, gotické estetiky a nezaměnitelného výtvarného rukopisu.
Reseña de Fantasía Mágica

Este es un librito breve que se lee rapidísimo. La edición que me prestaron es en español, pero afortunadamente en las últimas páginas está escrito el texto original en inglés.
Si lo van a leer, les recomiendo que -si les es posible- no lean la traducción. Está bien hecha, pero se pierde gran parte de la magia de las pequeñas poesías-historia. Hay muchas rimas y juegos de palabras que si bien los traductores hicieron un buen trabajo, y se nota que lo show more pensaron mucho y le pusieron muchísimo esfuerzo, simplemente no es lo mismo.

En sus poquititas páginas el libro se divide entre las poesías y los dibujos.
Tim Burton tiene una habilidad maravillosa para hacer que lo que normalmente sería tétrico, resulte tierno y querible, como ocurre con muchas de las sencillas (pero lindas) ilustraciones.

Este libro rebalsa de ternura ¡es hermoso!... hay muchísimos personajes, y sus breves historias están llenas de inocencia. Son pequeñas viditas trágicas, que a pesar de esa tragedia te hacen reir a carcajadas (y no con maldad, aclaro por las dudas).
Los protagonistas son siempre niñitos, y como logra en las películas, Tim Burton te hace ver con amor a personajes que son considerados 'bichos raros' por todos. Es la inocencia y la dulzura más allá del aspecto o sus características extrañas.

Es difícil en una reseña captar la ternura de estas poesías con rimas tan simpáticas.

La melancólica muerte de Chico Ostra es la historia central por ser una de las más extensas, y es realmente melancólica. Pobrecito Chico Ostra, que destino tan cruel.
Algunas poesías simplemente se extienden durante cuatro renglones, pero no hace falta más. En pocas palabras está dicho todo, con unos dibujos horribles y hermosos a la vez.

Criaturas adorables como la niña con la nariz de pegamento (a la que se le pegan los pañuelos de papel cada vez que se suena), el Chico Ostra que se disfraza de humano para navidad, la niña que mira fijo a todo el mundo, Stain Boy que deja manchas por donde pasa, y tantos otros personajes absolutamente adorables.

Es ternura pura, si les gusta Tim Burton no dejen de leerlo.
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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