This may be the first Tim Burton movie that I'm not all that interested in. While the film looks colorful and visually delicious, the plot seems to be some kind of mix of Alice in Wonderland, Return to Oz, and The Lord of the Rings. Gosh, how I wish he would try an original story before he retires. And once again, is there a reason why Disney is marketing this thing as exclusively a Johnny Depp vehicle? Considering the cast contains Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee, Crispen Glover, and Helen Bonham Carter, you'd think Disney would make that more known? Back in my day (Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow), Burton had to all but beg the studios to let him cast Johnny Depp in his pictures, and the marketing departments didn't exactly delight in building a star-driven campaign around this alleged box-office poison. Oh well, I'm sure the picture will look lovely in IMAX 3D, but I suppose hoping for a good movie might be too much at this point.
Scott Mendelson
Scott Mendelson
I wish he would try an original story before he retires. And once again, is there a reason why Disney is marketing this thing as exclusively a Johnny Depp vehicle? Considering the cast contains Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee, Crispen Glover, and Helen Bonham Carter, you'd think Disney would make that more known?
ReplyDeleteI guess we're a little bit more optimistic about the Alice in Wonderland film! Agreed about making it a "Johnny Depp vehicle," but we can't help but think that without Depp's portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, even with other talented actors such as Geoffrey Rush, that film might have never gone anywhere let alone turn into a franchise. Disney might as well ride that wave out by capitalizing on Depp as the Mad Hatter.
ReplyDeleteI guess we're a little bit more optimistic about the Alice in Wonderland film! Agreed about making it a "Johnny Depp vehicle," but we can't help but think that without Depp's portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, even with other talented actors such as Geoffrey Rush, that film might have never gone anywhere let alone turn into a franchise. Disney might as well ride that wave out by capitalizing on Depp as the Mad Hatter.
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