Now I'm trying to think of pieces that wouldn't resonate for Burton at all, and how upsetting the end result would be. Pretty much anything from Anthony Trollope would be right out. No Anne Tyler, no John Irving. His Wuthering Heights would certainly be visually sumptuous, but somehow the very thought makes me worried.
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JZ - May 10, 2012 11:10:59 am PDT #20127 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Atropa - May 10, 2012 11:13:31 am PDT #20128 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
His Wuthering Heights would certainly be visually sumptuous, but somehow the very thought makes me worried.
I WANT TO SEE THAT. Burton would treat it like the fucked-up black comedy it is. (Or at least, I hope he would.)
DavidS - May 10, 2012 11:18:04 am PDT #20129 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Burton would treat it like the fucked-up black comedy it is.
Really? After seeing Alice in Wonderland you trust his sensibility? Did you not see the Mad Hatter breakdancing?
Atropa - May 10, 2012 11:21:45 am PDT #20130 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Really? After seeing Alice in Wonderland you trust his sensibility?
I am clinging to my good memories, in the hopes that he will return to classic Burton movies.
Did you not see the Mad Hatter breakdancing?
As soon as that started, I instinctively recoiled in my seat, knocked the 3D glasses off my face, and nearly sent my regular glasses with them. So no, I didn't see it. THANK G-D.
DavidS - May 10, 2012 11:22:31 am PDT #20131 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am clinging to my good memories, in the hopes that he will return to classic Burton movies.
Well, the animated Frankenweenie should be arriving soon.
Connie Neil - May 10, 2012 11:39:13 am PDT #20132 of 30000
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I averted my eyes from the Mad Hatter dancing as well.
Polter-Cow - May 10, 2012 11:46:47 am PDT #20133 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Did you not see the Mad Hatter breakdancing?
What.
Fred Pete - May 10, 2012 11:48:56 am PDT #20134 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Pretty much anything from Anthony Trollope would be right out.
Generally true, but it would be interesting to see him tackle the Ferdinand Lopez/Emily Wharton plot line in The Prime Minister. (On the other hand, if Burton decides to tackle a Victorian novel, he'd be more comfortable with Charles Dickens. Or at least Willkie Collins.)
DavidS - May 10, 2012 11:50:28 am PDT #20135 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What.
I refuse to link that for you.
amych - May 10, 2012 11:55:00 am PDT #20136 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I refuse to link that for you.
BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED.