I would be remiss if I didn't mention that last week (August 25th) was Tim Burton's birthday; he turned 53.
His detractors will say he's over-rated, but so what? These five films are arguably some of the best films made in their respective release years, and other really good ones like Sleepy Hollow didn't even make the cut.
And say what you will about his remake of Planet Of The Apes (I liked it), and I'm sure most would agree his Alice In Wonderland sucked - but even his, uh, less than stellar films at least look amazing.
He's like a gateway to David Lynch for teenagers.
Here's his first well-known short, Vincent:
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