Comments on: Alice in Wonderland *½

By: Ritwik Babu

Ritwik Babu — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:46 +0000

u r f**k.

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By: Spritle101

Spritle101 — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:42:52 +0000

I'm giving Alice 3 & 1/2 stars out of 4. Naturally I'm heavily biased as both an Alice fan who owns every Alice movie & cartoon ever made, & because Tim Burton is one of my 3 favorite American directors. This is also the least suckiest thing to come out of Disney since the 70s.

Look, if American McGee's Alice the Movie is never made, this is the closest thing American McGee & Zenescope Entertainment's comic readers are going to get. & concidering how insanely popular the Mad Hatter already was in Japan, this movie is probably going to be a hit overseas.

This isn't a sequel or a remake. This is more influenced by Return to Wonderland, Beyond Wonderland, Tales from Wonderland, American McGee's Alice, The Marvelous Land of Oz, & possibly The Looking Glass Wars (which I still need to read).

Asking Tim Burton to do a Disney movie is going to garner similar problems to having Jhonen Vasquez make a cartoon for kids. He'll get away with as much grimness as he can while Disney tosses out anything that might actually appeal to older audineces.

The Hatter has a way of becomming the main character whenever he shows up & Alice comes off as being a member of the audince forced into action (sounds a bit like Juubei-Chan there. Speaking of Juubei-Chan, that dark knight is wearing her eyepatch).

Oh yes, I'm also giving it a high score for not having any damn singing in it.

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By: Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez

Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:37:41 +0000

Probably i would take a look at it, but as the reviews are now pouring, they all come down to "amazing eye candy, weak acting, bland script". Seems you were spot on with yours.

Is creativity and originality dead in Hollywood? Feels like this is a question that needs not to be asked. Directors like Tim Burton that used to set the bar for it are becoming just bland filmmakers, going for pretty visuals and no content. There is hope that the newcomers have the chance to take back what is gone from nowadays movies.

A shame. AiW seemed like the dream of a fanboy come true. At the end, some dreams better remain as that: just dreams.

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By: Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez

Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:37:41 +0000

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By: obilink

obilink — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:41:17 +0000

Great review Vaughn! I was quite looking forward to this film, being both a Burton and Depp fan, as well as enjoying the original novel and Disney animated film, and when I went to my town's midnight premier, I was left saddened. I had many of the same criticisms as you, if not more, and I think you hit the mark well on everything. Keep up the great work!

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By: Vaughn On Movies

Vaughn On Movies — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:25:12 +0000

It's polarizing. I don't hate Burton or Depp, actually some of their work is exemplary. Alice in Wonderland is going to gel with some people, and leave others asking for refunds.

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By: Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez

Antonio Francisco Magaña Gómez — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:38:41 +0000

Wow. You just earned your title of World's Toughest Movie Critic. One and a half? You're making me seriously consider not paying the ticket, or ask for a refund. Been waiting for this one, as some of my friends (diehard Burton fans) were hyping it for me. I guess i would end up watching this with a critic eye. Excellent review as usual. See ya.

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