Someone mentioned "Willy Wonka", sorry, but I couldn't stand it. I thaought the remake with Johnny Depp was great, if you ignore that he reminds you of Michael Jackson.

Also remembered:
James and the Giant Peach
Big Fish
Corpse Bride
The Nightmare Before Christmas

(Yes, I like Tim Burton)

and this goes against one of the rules I listed in the original post, but I'm going to include "Edward Scissorhands", even if Edward doesn't get what he deserves.