Comments on: Review: ‘Beautiful Creatures’ A Stylish Southern Gothic Riff On ‘Twilight’ That Gets Tangled In Its Own Mythology

By: Alan B

Alan B — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:10 +0000

How is Philippe Rousselot a "frequent Tim Burton collaborator"? He's worked with Burton three times: wow, it's almost as if they were inseparable or something, huh. Rousselot has worked with Neil Jordan and John Boorman three times too, and Burton has also worked with Stefan Czapsky three times, and I would consider the trio of 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Batman Returns' and 'Ed Wood' more relevant to any discussion of Burton's oeuvre than the combo of 'Planet of the Apes', 'Big Fish' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Rousselot has worked with many great directors during his career, and I would consider his work on 'Dangerous Liaisons', 'Henry & June' and 'Interview with the Vampire' to be far more successful and interesting than, say, his work on ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. I just don't like the idea that – if a cinematographer works with Burton – he suddenly becomes the Burton guy.

By: FFWF

FFWF — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:09 +0000

Alan B: Now that I can agree with. I just wish the article had been a bit more careful in its use of the word "franchise."

By: FFWF

FFWF — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:09 +0000

At least two, and I suspect all three, of the "costly imitators" of Harry Potter that you cite are nothing like Harry Potter. Frankly, I get the impression that you haven't read them, and the extent of your research was a half-remembered awareness of their being fantasy fiction for children and young adults, much like about 90% of the children's fiction market before and after Harry Potter. You make a good point about Twilight imitations, but you're way off when it comes to HP, and you do the series you allude to an injustice to dismiss them so inaccurately.