Alice in Wonderland

By Sonic Reducer. 04/03/10, 06:40 am

So I saw the movie last night and.....I have to say it was alright. Was nothing too special and pretty much its a movie you have to watch in 3d or not at all but all in all it was an ok movie. Very typical Burton which does get a bit tiring now. Especially the Johnny Depp overload. I get it, hes a good actor, but does he need to be in all your films Tim?

By KotoneVersus. 04/03/10, 07:53 am

OOOH. OOOH. I can comment!

I do agree with you there, that it was alright and not spectacularly super fantastic, but that's usually the case with movies that you really really look forward to. It was nice to see a plotline, but I would have liked a more classic Alice - being a big time fan of the books.

Scripting was awkward in some parts, absolute gold in others.

Johnny Depp's performance as the Mad Hatter was rather inconsistent throughout the whole movie, and while it was an interesting character he didn't quite pin it down exactly. I understand he did his best and the Mad Hatter is an incredibly difficult character to get right, I just wasn't satisfied with the result.

I absolutely LOVED Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. Absolute MAGIC. I wanted to give her bulbous large head a cuddle she was so adorable.

They were SO unfair on the Red Queen! All she wanted to do was to be loved! Sure, she went about things the wrong way but why couldn't the White Queen have given her a second chance! Poor Red Queen. sad

....SPOOOOON~

By Sonic Reducer. 04/03/10, 07:59 am

I fealt awkward in the movie cause I didn't laugh once. Yet everyone else did, I have no soul.

The story was just very Tim Burton. Which was good like 10 years ago but now growing up with it its just tiring. I understand youngins will find it hip and exciting but its just the same thing as before.

By KotoneVersus. 04/03/10, 08:05 am

I think it's because MySpace hipsters laugh at anything.

I actually thought the whole thing would have been more suited to a stage show. And it would have made an AMAZING stage show.

By Ninaarrx3. 04/03/10, 09:03 am

I saw the premiere ~~last night!~~ this morning! I loved it. ;D I went to the Embassy in Welly and it was a dress up event. I went as the 5 of spades and I won a prize for my original costume!! Very Happy

It wasn't OMGAMAZING!!! but I still loved it. I loved the way Tim Burton portrayed the story and I loved the outfits (ALICE'S DRESSES <3)

March Hare, you are awesome. LOL. SPOON!

And the Futterwacker. ;D That made me laugh quite a bit

Now I wanna go see it in 3D Very Happy

By Pura. 04/03/10, 09:05 am

SPOON.

I quite liked it. I prolly wouldn't see it again though :/

There were some awesome bits though xD. I liked how it had a mix of srsbsns, and then amusing parts. SPOON.

By Rocky. 04/03/10, 09:15 am

I liked it and didn't like it at the same time.
I'll most definitely see it again, to try and pin down a proper opinion.

And, the White Queen, I want to cosplay her just to float/prance around like her for a whole day.

By Sonic Reducer. 04/03/10, 09:48 am

I have dibs on madhatter cosplay

By KotoneVersus. 04/03/10, 12:13 pm

Oh! That reminds me. Did anyone else pick up on the MadHatterXAlice moments?

They made me giggle and cringe at the same time. I kind of wish something had happened though, but I think that's just me being a pervert.

By Squishy blob. 04/03/10, 01:26 pm

Sonic Reducer wrote:: I fealt awkward in the movie cause I didn't laugh once. Yet everyone else did, I have no soul.

The story was just very Tim Burton. Which was good like 10 years ago but now growing up with it its just tiring. I understand youngins will find it hip and exciting but its just the same thing as before.

I agree and think Tim Burton needs to do something a bit different. Maybe for a younger, newer audience it's okay, but for people like my mum it just wasn't anything new.

By Rocky. 04/03/10, 01:34 pm

KotoneVersus wrote:: Oh! That reminds me. Did anyone else pick up on the MadHatterXAlice moments?

They made me giggle and cringe at the same time. I kind of wish something had happened though, but I think that's just me being a pervert.

I am so with you on this.

You might enjoy this.
By enjoy, I don't mean enjoy so much as... something else? I don't know C: I'm in brainmelt.

By CMKMStephens. 04/03/10, 03:40 pm

The most entertaining thing for me in the film was Alice repeatedly ending up implied-naked. Oh, and in armour chuu~!

By firecat70. 05/03/10, 08:11 pm

I loved all the outfits. It was all that was running through my head 80% of the movie.
I liked the Alice-Hatter relationship, it was cute nodnod

I really liked it

By sakura-uchiha. 20/03/10, 09:47 am

I agrees with it being average.
I t wasnt great and it wasnt bad..
It was in the middle... Avatar was better(Naruto movie six FTW)
The part that killed it for me the most was her leaving in the end...
Why did she not stay?!?!
But overall, it was OK

By kelseyketchum. 20/03/10, 09:50 am

I quite liked it...except for the fact that the girl who played Alice just didn't seem like a very good actor to me :\

By sakura-uchiha. 20/03/10, 09:54 am

really...?
I thought the white queen got annoying at one point with her arms, I wanted to jump in and help her adjust them
lol

By riiche-. 20/03/10, 09:56 am

Mm. The white queen. I wish to prance around like her for a day.
The movie was quite good in my opinion. Nice use of effects.

By sakura-uchiha. 20/03/10, 09:58 am

Effects good yea, but it wasnt as good as AVatar, tht was great.
JOhnny Depp was cool being Mad XD.
But I do agree TIm Burton-sama overusing him....
Tim Burton IS a Great director tho!

By Squishy blob. 20/03/10, 03:33 pm

I saw it today. It lived up to my "nice but predictable plot/visuals" expectations. And phew I'm not the only person who found the white queen annoying.

~~HATTERxALICE 8D~~

By Tails. 20/03/10, 03:42 pm

I saw it the other day, it was pretty awesome! I loooove the Cheshire Cat! Alice in Wonderland 3772

& I think the Red Queen was the best actor in the movie. Sorry Johnny!

By Squishy blob. 20/03/10, 03:47 pm

Same... I want a cheshire cat to take home...

By Tails. 20/03/10, 03:48 pm

I think if he wanted to, the Cheshire Cat could take over Wonderland. Who else can disappear into thin air?

By riiche-. 21/03/10, 03:18 am

^ I agree.
When I watched it as a Disney cartoon movie, I was always scared of the Cheshire Cat and his I-fade-to-almost-nothing-with-only-sharp-grinning-mouth-left-mwahaha.

For me, it didn't feel like a 3D movie at times. Must be because of the lack of things exploding and flying "at" you >D

By EaterofCake. 25/03/10, 07:18 am

....Johnny wasn't crazy enough as the Mad Hatter.
I did not get the whole 'when-I'm-angry-I'm-going-to-speak-in-a-scottish-accent.'.
The dance at the end was...it really didn't seem to do anything for me.

By Li-Bai. 11/04/10, 11:43 am

I'm gonna disagree with you 'Rina and say that I feel it was the right kind of 'mad'. It was a different sort from your Crazy Axe-Murderer kind of mad and I have to say I really enjoyed Johnny Depp's portrayal of him. I don't get the logic behind the Scottish Accent either but it sounded rly hot 8DDb

The dance at the end didn't really do much for me either hahah. If the music had been a bit less hip-hop I think I might've enjoyed it better. Alice doing it was funny though.

But anyway - oh my god this movie was soooo good @A@ That costume designer deserves an award - nay, several awards for Alice's dresses. Those dresses were AMAZING. GORGEOUS. ABSOLUTELY SPLENDIFEROUS. They looked soooo good on Mia Wasikowska. TL;DR - I'm in love with Alice's dresses. 8D

I'm going to give it 9/10 because actually to be honest - Helena Bonham Carter's performance as the Red Queen didn't really do it for me. She seemed to speak kind of fast. If she had been more regal snobbish than brash then maybe it would've worked better, but "Off with her head" really does sound better when it's enunciated clearly.

Great cast of actors as well - and Christopher Lee oh my gosh. Even if he only got like, two lines. That guy is awesome. Cute portrayal of the Dormouse, who's usually too ~~drugged on tea made from poppies and you know it~~ sleepy to do anything. Crispin Glover oh lord!! How old is that man now?? He's still awesome!! Timothy Spalding, whose voice I didn't recognise and Alan Rickman whose voice I did, hohoho.

Crowning Moment Of Awesome:

Spoiler:

I loved the insertion of the 'Jabberwock' poem (how many poems start of with "'Twas brillig, and the slythy toves...", really) but I'm still kinda bummed out that no Alice interpretation to date has ever answered the riddle of 'Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk'. There IS an answer to this.

I'd have loved the appearance of the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle though...

Oh, and you know at the end with Alice's plans? Well...

Spoiler:

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