does Tim Burton admire le Grande Mario Bava & the british Hammer directors – Terence Fisher & Freddie Francis?

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…being a devoted Mario Bava study, myself, it was relishly evident that Tim Burton clearly and oh-so macabre-gleefully entrenched himself into the mold of Bava inimitable and unmistakable style, yet still managed to successfully produce a most magnificent film, like “Sweeny Todd”, that is clearly reflective of his own personal signature work of the past. The same can be most readily said about the cinematic works of Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott, who have all cited devoted inspiration, in the production of their films……

As the classic Hammer films were much more prominant in the States, as those of the great Mario Bava (…which in itself, is most unfortunate), the correllation between the British horror series, and those of Tim Burton, were much more readily observed, and eqiually as readily cited by viewers and critics alike. “I have fun with that kind of stuff”, Burton has been quote in saying; “…part of my inspiration was growing up with monster movies. A lot of the ones I liked, you’re struck by very strong imagery. A lot of the Hammer horror films are those kind of films where the images sort of burn in your consciousness. They were like fairy tales. They were so strong. What they were so good at was bringing back that beautiful, lurid horror movie. Horror movies have always been around but they seemed to have lost that beauty, in a way. Hammer captured that lurid, sexy, beautiful quality. I remember when I read the Sleepy Hollow script, thinking of the windmill and the tree and the Headless Horseman. It was a real opportunity to try to do that imagery. It was like trying to make a great sculpture. I just thought it was fun”

…clearly, that devotion and attraction to the Hammer style sensibilities, was decisive and reflective in the ideal casting of veteran actor Christopher Lee, in many of Burton’s productions, including most promiantly, that of the production of “Sleepy Hollow”. “Oh, man. I met him and it was like “I’m meeting Dracula!”, says Burton; “I sit down with him and two hours go by and, y’know, you’re sitting with Dracula! He’s so intense. I was so happy that he did Sleepy Hollow because I felt like he started the movie off on the right foot. He’s got that presence, you know?”…..

CHAIN REACTION (1971) – 1 – BAY OF BLOOD, TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE by MAESTRO MARIO BAVA

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