people in the cinema last night watching Alice In Wonderland
despite the playing card soldiers being pretty much card shaped and covered with playing card markings I overheard someone saying why weren't the soldiers like playing cards like in the book.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:20, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

they did look
a bit more like cockroaches. And I was a bit bewildered as to why the White Queen's men were actual chess pieces
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:24, Reply)

because it was an amalgam of in wonderland and through the looking glass
in looking glass it was all about the chess pieces
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:26, Reply)

But
in through the looking glass, the White Knight was human. He did not have a knight chess piece as a head. I realise that sounds a bit pedantic, and it was all part of the reimagining. It just felt like Tim Burton was stealing the bits that he liked and ignoring the rest
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:28, Reply)

how do you know they weren't wearing helmets?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:29, Reply)

I don't know of course
but I'm pretty sure I saw their faces move. Could well be wrong though :/
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:30, Reply)

may well have done
I thought it was a nice touch

bit weird how Anne Hathaway had her hands in the air the whole time.

and Johnny Depp's occasional throaty scottish voice.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:31, Reply)

I liked it
but the dance at the end almost ruined the entire film for me.

My main problem was that it could have been so much better than 'alright' because the source material is so fantastic
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:33, Reply)

I was a little troubled by the dance, but at least it didn't turn into a massive whole cast dance scene.

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:35, Reply)

That would have been
AWESOME
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:36, Reply)

Johnny Depp does a Scottish voice in it??

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:35, Reply)

only when he is being a bit 'wacky'

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:36, Reply)

occasionally
it's as if he slips into an evil scottish character now and then.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:37, Reply)

ACE!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:41, Reply)

Yeah
for some reason his accent cuts between his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and Finding Neverland
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:37, Reply)

He had a horse shaped helmet in the illustrations
I don't know if this was mentioned in the actual text though
(Bazongaloid, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:29, Reply)

Because in alice through the looking glass
they have chess pieces, since the book is based upon a pawns journey from one side of the board to the other.

EDIT - mindpiss
(Bazongaloid, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:26, Reply)

indeed
was pleased to see you are a great fan of the books.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:27, Reply)

I much preffered Through the Looking Glass
But they are both excellant stories with the original illustrations.

I live by the lines:
"He only does it to annoy
Because he knows it teases"
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:43, Reply)

they are indeed
I have a lovely copy with colour plates and stuff

as far as poetry goes, Jabberwocky is the only one I'd say I actually really like
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:45, Reply)

Taken from Monty Python
The walrus and the carpenter,
Were walking hand in hand.
"If only," said the Carpenter,
"The law would understand."
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:58, Reply)

that's excellent

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:59, Reply)

It's in really tiny writing in the Brand new Monty Python Bok.
Next to a picture of tweedles dum and dee.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 13:02, Reply)

r'tards

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:25, Reply)

I'm unhappy that this film is more a remake of the Disney travesty.
Combining the books unacceptable.

I still want to see it though.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:28, Reply)

it combines elements of the books
it's a new story though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:29, Reply)

Yeah
it's best to think of it as Tim Burton's half-baked Alice in Wonderland, rather than Lewis Carroll's
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:31, Reply)

I'm off to see Clash of the Titans IN 3 FUCKING D this weekend. Woo!

( girlinthehole, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:45, Reply)

I'd rather not see it in 3D I reckon

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:46, Reply)

The first film I saw in 3D was Alice in Wonderland.
The novelty hasn't worn off yet.
( girlinthehole, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I found the 3D in Alice to be an unnecessary extravagance
I saw Avatar in 3D though. It'll be years before another film matches it for ambition
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:49, Reply)

The ambition to have a fucking shit story?

(Bazongaloid, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:51, Reply)

I just like sitting there with my silly glasses over my real glasses.

( girlinthehole, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:52, Reply)

the best part of the experience is turning to whoever you are with and laughing at how ridiculous they look

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:58, Reply)

I've just seen that and Avatar
I don't find that it adds anything to my experience.

If it looked like you were just looking across a room it'd be better, but it mainly looks like a bunch of flat layers one behind the other
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:53, Reply)

It felt a bit like that game
American McGee's Alice in Wonderland. But not dark enough
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:32, Reply)

I love that game

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:35, Reply)

I'm shit at computer games
so don't play them, but I finished that one mostly even so
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:37, Reply)