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ad00absurdum) wrote2010-03-20 03:37 pm
ad00absurdum) wrote2010-03-20 03:37 pm
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"Alice in Wonderland" by Tim Burton
On Thursday I went to see the new Tim Burton film - Alice in Wonderland. Pretty good. Burton is actually one of my favourite directors so I always try to see his movies when they're in cinemas.
All right, so, the film - as I said, good. Well, the 3D version was quite impressive, to be honest. The animation, costumes, characters - all of it was brilliant, I just wish it had more to do with the actual book on which the film was supposedly based. The ending particularly was a bit of WTF moment (can you say historically inaccurate fast enough?) Yeah, it is a Disney film and it shows. And the whole interaction between Mad Hatter and Alice? Major reason why the fandom - tiny as it is, or was - gets the influx of Hatter/Alice romance stories now.
Also, I seem to remember that Red Queen and White Queen weren't opposites in Carroll's stories at all. Though in the film it does work - the conflict, the good vs. bad war - all understandable necessities of a Hollywood production, I'm just a tad bitter about Burton not staying true to the book. Probably because Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (along with The Hunting of The Snark) were, and still are, my favourite books EVER. Heh, Hunting... was actually the very first book I remember my parents reading to me - I could be four or five at the time. Maybe that's why I've got such a skewed sense of humour now, after all the subtitle was An Agony in Eight Fits *cackles*.
Anyway, while I dislike the fact that Burton's film has got little of the actual Lewis Carroll stories in it, regarded as a separate text it's certainly good. A little predictable, but good. Seriously, I don't think anybody had any doubts Alice would pick up the sword in the end. Suprise it was certainly not.
The animation, though, is really a thing to behold: Cheshire Cat and March Hare especially (and Hare's "Spoon!" comment accompanied by that insane look was probably my favourite moment in the film).
So yeah, I grumble, but liked the film well enough so I'll probably buy the DVD when it comes out.
Rating: 4/5
On another note: before Burton's film started there were a few trailers shown and one of them was for Tron Legacy. Gah, Tron!? I loved that film, but this Legacy thing is going to be crap. The film's got a lookalike ST XI Captain Kirk actor as a hero and some dark-haired bird who'll most likely be the heroine. And that revved up look the computer world got - Jesus, the only saving grace is that it's going to be in 3D so it'll be easier to overlook the tackiness of it. Oh, and I don't have much faith in the plot either.
Yeah, yeah, I'll go to see it; gonna moan about it afterwards (and possibly regret the money and time wasted), but not seeing isn't an option.
All right, so, the film - as I said, good. Well, the 3D version was quite impressive, to be honest. The animation, costumes, characters - all of it was brilliant, I just wish it had more to do with the actual book on which the film was supposedly based. The ending particularly was a bit of WTF moment (can you say historically inaccurate fast enough?) Yeah, it is a Disney film and it shows. And the whole interaction between Mad Hatter and Alice? Major reason why the fandom - tiny as it is, or was - gets the influx of Hatter/Alice romance stories now.
Also, I seem to remember that Red Queen and White Queen weren't opposites in Carroll's stories at all. Though in the film it does work - the conflict, the good vs. bad war - all understandable necessities of a Hollywood production, I'm just a tad bitter about Burton not staying true to the book. Probably because Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (along with The Hunting of The Snark) were, and still are, my favourite books EVER. Heh, Hunting... was actually the very first book I remember my parents reading to me - I could be four or five at the time. Maybe that's why I've got such a skewed sense of humour now, after all the subtitle was An Agony in Eight Fits *cackles*.
Anyway, while I dislike the fact that Burton's film has got little of the actual Lewis Carroll stories in it, regarded as a separate text it's certainly good. A little predictable, but good. Seriously, I don't think anybody had any doubts Alice would pick up the sword in the end. Suprise it was certainly not.
The animation, though, is really a thing to behold: Cheshire Cat and March Hare especially (and Hare's "Spoon!" comment accompanied by that insane look was probably my favourite moment in the film).
So yeah, I grumble, but liked the film well enough so I'll probably buy the DVD when it comes out.
Rating: 4/5
On another note: before Burton's film started there were a few trailers shown and one of them was for Tron Legacy. Gah, Tron!? I loved that film, but this Legacy thing is going to be crap. The film's got a lookalike ST XI Captain Kirk actor as a hero and some dark-haired bird who'll most likely be the heroine. And that revved up look the computer world got - Jesus, the only saving grace is that it's going to be in 3D so it'll be easier to overlook the tackiness of it. Oh, and I don't have much faith in the plot either.
Yeah, yeah, I'll go to see it; gonna moan about it afterwards (and possibly regret the money and time wasted), but not seeing isn't an option.