![]() Unfortunately, like many of his characters, he's become a caricature of himself with no new ideas, just remaking old ideas in his own style which has become a caricature of itself. Some of Burton's early films, like "The Nightmare Before Christmas" were brilliant and groundbreaking. Danny Elfman's over dramatic score, another predictable staple of Burton's films, doesn't help. Unfortunately, it does so in what seems such a forced way and what's become such a cliche way in Burton films and it doesn't even really fit the story line. Like his remake of the Chocolate Factory, and just about every other Burton film it has to get creepy at some point. At least Johnny Depp doesn't make an appearance. A cast that includes Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, and Danny Devito, turn in some of the worst performances of their careers. Beyond that first half hour it goes off the rails quickly and continues a downward spiral that has almost no relation to the original story, including caricatured antagonists and chase scenes. Mouse, but those characters really play zero part in the film. There's a few scene's just remade in live action form and even a couple of what I guess could be considered very brief cameos by Mr. ![]() The first half hour maybe has occasional moments that appear as an homage to the original. This remake has none of the charm of the original film. I think it's time for Tim Burton to stop.
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