I'm hoping for the best of Burton with this one!
I'm hoping for the best of Burton with this one!
I'm looking forward to see Johnny Depp play Elijah Wood as the Mad Hatter.
Avril Lavigne rules!! Alice video!
Mrs. M wrote:
I'm hoping for the best of Burton with this one!
Me too.
You guys are all a bunch moronic sheep.
flglg;lgg; fv[[vg wrote:
You guys are all a bunch moronic sheep.
Yes, those of us that think for ourselves are hoping for the WORST of Tim Burton.
When's this flick due? Just from "Tim Burton" + "Alice in Wonderland" I'd think it should have major potential.
Meantime, I have rare tix to a highly-lauded "Alice" 100 meters from my front door.
http://irondale.org/alice2009.html
I'm not invitin' you this time, Mrs M, after you rudely blew me off for Orpheus.
There's also a Tim Burton thingy at MOMA:
I'm a very big fan of Burton's early, more adult movies like Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice and Big Fish (probably his best).
He's gone downhill since Big Fish, though, when all he does are basically children's "horror" movies. Those movies, including this Alice in Wonderland, look exactly like what Burton made fun of in his better movies: weirdness for weirdness's sake rather than for individuality.
One of these that transcends, however, was Nightmare Before Christmas. That one was cool.
Also, Depp does not seem to be stepping outside his comfort zone anymore. Playing the Mad Hatter? It's just a combination of Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka, and that seems to be all he's done with it.
I hope they both prove me wrong.
trying again with petty & "alice"
has anyone ever read the book "Alice's adventures in wonderland"? was thinking about reading it but don't know if it would be good. it aparently made ny times top 100 novels to read.
Someone got a pre-release copy from Taiwan and loaded a part onto Spike.I gotta say from the looks of this, I am looking forward to the rest.
I've read it. Some of the wordplay was the only reason I enjoyed it.
Honestly, it's for children, and more so than I thought it would be. I knew that going in, of course, but somehow thought there would be a little more insight. It's just a chaotic view of childhood dreams, which is what Roald Dahl provided me as a kid, and I loved it, but going back to his inspiration was actually a bit disappointing.
I see why it would be top 100 just for its effect on novels (which is why it made it, I'm sure), because it transformed, nay, created modern children's literature. One could say it was the Harry Potter of that time, which might sound funny to some, but I think it's true. Not the greatest written book, but an entire young generation could relate to it.
I just read it for the first time as an adult. Download it here
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11
Very easy, quick read. If you are a fan of the quirky and totally absurd, this is a great story. It is my understanding that the movie will draw heavily from the sequel, Through the Looking Glass. I haven't read that one.
original message wrote:
I'm a very big fan of Burton's early, more adult movies like Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice and Big Fish (probably his best).
He's gone downhill since Big Fish, though, when all he does are basically children's "horror" movies. Those movies, including this Alice in Wonderland, look exactly like what Burton made fun of in his better movies: weirdness for weirdness's sake rather than for individuality.
One of these that transcends, however, was Nightmare Before Christmas. That one was cool.
Also, Depp does not seem to be stepping outside his comfort zone anymore. Playing the Mad Hatter? It's just a combination of Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka, and that seems to be all he's done with it.
I hope they both prove me wrong.
Are you an idiot...
Public Enemies, one of my favorite movies last year, Depp played a bad ass
cheetaz wrote:
Someone got a pre-release copy from Taiwan and loaded a part onto Spike.I gotta say from the looks of this, I am looking forward to the rest.
http://bit.ly/aaDoUO
Ah, what's with the crotch target on the push-up model's outfit?
And nsmb, sorry I blew you off....I'm sure Orpheus was fantastic. Was Frank Morelli playing bassoon? He's a real mensch, good guy, great bassoonist. The Alice exhibit's "environmental" aspect didn't get me revved up to see it. But the Burton exhibit looks cool.....hope you go with someone who appreciates the darker side of art!
Forgot to add it's supposed to hit theatres March 5th.
I wouldn't know a Frank Morelli if one bit me (though once upon a time I used to play a little bassoon). Orpheus were indeed very good (though I didn't care for the newly commissioned piece "Sea Orpheus") and Angela Hewitt rawked vigorously (even without naked boobies), with virtuosic playing and shiny red heels matching the shiny red lining of her dress.
Indeed, my Orpheus date will also join me at MOMA; she alerted me to it.
The Great American wrote:
original message wrote:I'm a very big fan of Burton's early, more adult movies like Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice and Big Fish (probably his best).
He's gone downhill since Big Fish, though, when all he does are basically children's "horror" movies. Those movies, including this Alice in Wonderland, look exactly like what Burton made fun of in his better movies: weirdness for weirdness's sake rather than for individuality.
One of these that transcends, however, was Nightmare Before Christmas. That one was cool.
Also, Depp does not seem to be stepping outside his comfort zone anymore. Playing the Mad Hatter? It's just a combination of Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka, and that seems to be all he's done with it.
I hope they both prove me wrong.
Are you an idiot...
Public Enemies, one of my favorite movies last year, Depp played a bad ass
I didn't say he was a bad actor. This crazy character in collaboration with Tim Burton, however, does not seem too different from the other things he's done in children's movies.
In Ed Wood, he played one of his best roles. Edward Scissorhands, the same. Even playing the new Willy Wonka, he was entertaining. I'm just saying that collaboration is getting old, and he can do a lot more. But I didn't say that's all he's done.
I haven't been able to see Public Enemies yet, and I'm sure he's great, but it wasn't really what I was talking about. "Idiot."
"nsmb," patron of the arts"
You are obviously not a patron of the English language. Flip the pages of your picture book, and try again. Go name-drop elsewhere.