Alice in Wonderland movie not what I was hoping for.

06-21-10, 12:39 AM

So I bought the new Alice in Wonderland movie with Johnny Depp for my 4 year old daughter and I was not all that impressed with it. I wanted something more horrifying and twisted. I wanted it to be more like American Mcgee's Alice.

Of course I wouldn't let my 4 year old watch something like that but chances are she'd just laugh at it while I'd be cuddled up against my wife scared out of my mind. Not really, but it makes a good excuse to press up against her boobs!

GoldenRivet · 06-21-10, 12:42 AM

Ok... i wasnt going to see alice in wonderland, but i guess if we get to press up against your wife's boobs... im in.

Weiss Pinguin · 06-21-10, 01:25 AM

Eh, I have a friend who really likes Alice in Wonderland, and she thought the new one was pretty good

Doubt I'll get to see it though.

robbo180265 · 06-21-10, 02:05 AM

I've seen it and I loved it.

I'm a big fan of Tim Burton movies and I think Johnny Depp is fantastic as the hatter.

Bilge_Rat · 06-21-10, 08:56 AM

Tim Burton did say in interviews he had to restrain himself since it is a Disney movie.

It is supposed to entertain children...not give them nightmares for the rest of their lives...

Weiss Pinguin · 06-21-10, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Tim Burton [...] children

Yeeeaaaah...

06-21-10, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Tim Burton did say in interviews he had to restrain himself since it is a Disney movie.

It is supposed to entertain children...not give them nightmares for the rest of their lives...

And we thought the same thing about Coraline, but I'm still having nightmares after watching that!

Creepy moms with button eyes - ick!

AVGWarhawk · 06-21-10, 09:18 AM

Both of my daughters loved it.

nikimcbee · 06-21-10, 09:21 AM

Were you expecting pirates?

frau kaleun · 06-21-10, 12:50 PM

Blacklight · 06-21-10, 03:02 PM

What I want to know is.. The book is a classic piece of literature. Why can't ANYONE acutally follow THE DAMN BOOK when making a movie of it ??? Seriously !!! Not one "Alice In Wonderland" movie has gotten it right yet !!

Sailor Steve · 06-21-10, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

What I want to know is.. The book is a classic piece of literature. Why can't ANYONE acutally follow THE DAMN BOOK when making a movie of it ??? Seriously !!! Not one "Alice In Wonderland" movie has gotten it right yet !!

Ah, but that's true of so many movies, ever since the beginning. Some make a small attempt, some don't even try.

UnderseaLcpl · 06-21-10, 04:33 PM

I was a little disappointed by the White Queen's chess soldiers. I thought they should have been bigger and less numerous to reflect the struggle of good against a sea of chaos, much as chess is a game of skill while cards are a game of luck. It also would have been cool if they moved like chess pieces.

Like Blacklight, I'm not sure I totally approve of the reinvention of Wonderland. The book was a complex social satire, the movie is a 100-minute long sledgehammer that pounds the idea that nonconformity is good into viewers' heads. Not that I'm against nonconformity, far from it; I'm a rabid individualist, but even I got tired of the obvious parallels between the "real-life" characters and the Wonderland characters.

Even after all that, I'll probably watch it again, though only for what I would call a "visually-entertaining experience".

Weiss Pinguin · 06-21-10, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Ah, but that's true of so many movies, ever since the beginning. Some make a small attempt, some don't even try.

Not that that's always a bad thing, mind you

kiwi_2005 · 06-21-10, 07:16 PM

Thought it was okay. Johnny Depp saved the movie from being a flop imho

06-21-10, 12:39 AM	#1
thorn69 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Alice in Wonderland movie not what I was hoping for. So I bought the new Alice in Wonderland movie with Johnny Depp for my 4 year old daughter and I was not all that impressed with it. I wanted something more horrifying and twisted. I wanted it to be more like American Mcgee's Alice. Of course I wouldn't let my 4 year old watch something like that but chances are she'd just laugh at it while I'd be cuddled up against my wife scared out of my mind. Not really, but it makes a good excuse to press up against her boobs!

06-21-10, 12:42 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Ok... i wasnt going to see alice in wonderland, but i guess if we get to press up against your wife's boobs... im in. __________________

06-21-10, 01:25 AM	#3
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Eh, I have a friend who really likes Alice in Wonderland, and she thought the new one was pretty good Doubt I'll get to see it though. __________________

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Tim Burton did say in interviews he had to restrain himself since it is a Disney movie. It is supposed to entertain children...not give them nightmares for the rest of their lives... __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Both of my daughters loved it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I've seen it and I loved it. I'm a big fan of Tim Burton movies and I think Johnny Depp is fantastic as the hatter.

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Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	What I want to know is.. The book is a classic piece of literature. Why can't ANYONE acutally follow THE DAMN BOOK when making a movie of it ??? Seriously !!! Not one "Alice In Wonderland" movie has gotten it right yet !! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

06-21-10, 04:33 PM	#13
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was a little disappointed by the White Queen's chess soldiers. I thought they should have been bigger and less numerous to reflect the struggle of good against a sea of chaos, much as chess is a game of skill while cards are a game of luck. It also would have been cool if they moved like chess pieces. Like Blacklight, I'm not sure I totally approve of the reinvention of Wonderland. The book was a complex social satire, the movie is a 100-minute long sledgehammer that pounds the idea that nonconformity is good into viewers' heads. Not that I'm against nonconformity, far from it; I'm a rabid individualist, but even I got tired of the obvious parallels between the "real-life" characters and the Wonderland characters. Even after all that, I'll probably watch it again, though only for what I would call a "visually-entertaining experience". __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

06-21-10, 07:16 PM	#15
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Thought it was okay. Johnny Depp saved the movie from being a flop imho __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.