alice in wonderland (the tim burton version)
uh, i didn't wanna see this very bad to begin with but i had an open mind for it.
i thought it looked good (we saw it in 3-d) as burton films usually do but i was hoping for darker and more bizarre, like so bizarre it would be rated at least pg-13, but burton has been catering to kids the last few movies and he does it again, i slightly laughed maybe 3 times and couldn't wait for it to be over. it was not horrible, just boring. the only things i liked were the chishire cat (not used enough) and the design of the red cards. all in all i just didn't think it had anything that really stood out to make it a fantastic film.
anyone else see it? what chu thinkin?
nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it.
While there are things to be desired here, especially that it is a Tim Burton movie. It is much brighter, and less visually twisting, literally, than the rest of his work. And it' Wonderland, what a better excuse to use Burton's trademark style? The visuals are fun, though, anyway. Especially in digital 3D, it looks like a pop-up-book. If you see it, see it this way.
It lacks in depth, but it does come from a children's story, and it is serviceable for a children's film, at any rate. Depp is a fun Mad Hatter, and Carter is an interesting Red Queen. The problems come up with that Alice herself goes from anti-hero to hero without any real transformation, and we're just expected to swallow it. Again, this works fine, for a children's film.
People are being unfairly hard on this film, based on its lacking of the depth mature movie goers are used to, but this is just supposed to be a fun movie. No one said it was going to be The Road Meets Wonderland, did they?
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thx guys, i saw that other thread but thought i oughta bump this.
nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it.
there's a thread here:
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/forum/1000031/tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland
but yeah, i agree with you. however, with the cheshire cat, i liked how at first he was a trickster. he turned into an ally too quickly and easily, though, i would have rather he stay a non-partisan trickster...