Originally Posted By leobloom The reviews I've read make this thing sound like another feather in Burton's creatively bankrupt cap. I dunno what happened to the guy who made Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow.
Originally Posted By greenbean I have read "visually stunning" again and again in reviews. And this review describes the movie as - "a modern day fairy tale for men, women and children alike." Looking forward to seeing it for myself. full review: <a href="http://www.joblo.com/review-alice-in-wonderland" target="_blank">http://www.joblo.com/review-al...nderland</a>
Originally Posted By leobloom Not that I completely trust rottentomatoes (after all, they claim "Shutter Island" is fresh---gimme a break, worst Scorsese movie yet), but Alice is now considered rotten over there with 103 reviews in.
Originally Posted By Spooky Ghost I for one really liked Shutter Island as a nice departure and return to Cape Fear style. I saw Alice last night. I for one am a huge fan of the Burton/Depp/Carter team and love all their previous work. So I was very excited for this, but for the most part I was dissapointed. Visually great but narratively kind of underwhelming. Which I was still ready to forgive until the end where Depp does some sort of hip hop dance routine, where I immediately cried foul, and it really kind of soured the whole film for me. Why Burton decided to derail his whole film for one idiotic joke to pander to some demographic that will likely avoid this film in droves in the first place. A huge wasted opportunity.
Originally Posted By Ursu La La I was most not happy at that scene, Spooky, but I didn't let it ruin the rest of the movie. I'm kinda surprised. I really thought a lot of people would like it as I did.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan I saw this film last night at the midnight showing and thought it was wonderful!!! yeah the weird dance was weird at first but at least if was at the end of the movie. I really loved the visuals and the acting in this movie! depp was very eerie as the hatter which really worked. Helena as the queen of hearts was fantastic! i love her so much. The chesire cat and the march hair i fell in love with right away. I really want to see this film again. i don't care about the reviews. Most of the time i don't even agree with the critics. Honestly i am not going to let somenoe else decide what movie im going to like.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Which I was still ready to forgive until the end where Depp does some sort of hip hop dance routine<< JEEZ, PEOPLE, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS THREAD? Hummph .......
Originally Posted By Ursu La La I wholeheartedly agree with mawnck on this one. I am a spoiler nazi and I don't forgive people who ruin things for me.
Originally Posted By macnak81 Did anyone else see the hidden Mickey in the new Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland? wasn't even looking and wonder, Are there more? Notice when the red queen is on the balcony, look at the doorknob on the right side of the screen. Classic Mickey in Gold.
Originally Posted By mawnck "Visually stunning" is about right. As a movie, it's cold and choppy (kind of like every other Alice in Wonderland movie ever made), but definitely visually stunning, enough so to get a mild thumbs up from me. No offense, but I've decided I despise hidden Mickeys. Enough is enough. Watch the dang movie!
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin WOW...well I thought it was wonderful...and three grandmonkey thumbs up!
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I enjoyed it a lot... and would have enjoyed it more had it not been for the obnoxious people at the midnight showing at the theater shouting profanities at the screen. Ugh... some people are SO lame. I plan to see it again. The costumes were fantastic! And I enjoyed the storg quite a bit, with all the nods to the original books. ~Beth
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Yes, Everyone has been mispronouncing my screen name for years! LOL! ~Beth
Originally Posted By KittyPrincess1206 I really enjoyed this one. I love everything about Mr. Depp, and this was no exception. When I first saw previews and stuff for the film, the Cheshire Cat creeped me out too, but then when I saw the full film, I changed my mind. He's still weird, like you'd expect. But he's on Alice's side. So I liked him. I'll be seeing it again tomorrow. And yes, out of the corner of my eye, I caught the Hidden Mickey, no, I wasn't looking for one. And, I WILL have a birthday cake this year, that says "EAT ME" on top!
