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, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

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)