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Tim Burton’s 10 Best Movie Adaptations

Tim Burton, cinema’s so-called Master of the Macabre, is most known for his unique cinematic style and quirky, gothic creations – think Beetlejuice or Edward Scissorhands. Most of his oeuvre, however, is made up of adaptations of pre-existing works, ranging from books to comics to old soap operas.
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Published: Oct 2, 2016 01:16 pm

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Speaking of which, not all of Burton and Depp’s collaborations this century have turned sour. Burton’s 2007 movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical is one of the most successful of the director’s output in the last few years.

Neither Depp nor Helena Bonham Carter are great singers, but they give their all in this gloriously gory musical that straddles the line between being a knowing black comedy and full-on melodrama. A blood-drenched barber out for vengeance, Sweeney is Depp’s best performance under Burton since Sleepy Hollow. Plus, Alan Rickman is naturally great value as a villainous judge.

There are some odd omissions from the stage show (most notably ‘The Ballad of Sweeney Todd’) but, on the whole, Sweeney Todd is one of Burton’s most faithful adaptations.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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