Alice in Wonderland
It’s not often on Lock, Stock, and Two Film Geeks that we discuss the biggest movies of the week, but I’m going to do it this week. I wish it was because I felt really passionately about it, that it was some work of art worth presenting to the masses. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Alice in Wonderland. I’m reviewing the new live action Tim Burton interpretation of this children’s story mostly because, well, I saw the film. Actually, this is the most I’ve ever wanted to have a notepad and pen with me in the theater, I had quite a few thoughts, and hopefully most of them will make it to the page. As I mentioned in Taking Stock, our weekly column about the films coming out this weekend, I wasn’t too hyped up about this movie, citing being tired of the “Tim Burton redoes a children’s movie in his style” thing. And I was about right, I got major Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vibes, amongst many other films that I’ll try and list throughout the review. Overall there’s things to like here, but even despite my relatively low expectations, I was still disappointed with this film. Continue reading
