You sum it up quite well Glenn! It is one more movie that could have been really great, had it had a better script and some tweaking here and there.
Bruce. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce - > > I saw it in 3-D. After seeing the trailer I was hoping for a tremendous > experience. I felt exactly as you did. > > I believe the audience I saw it with also had some let down as there was > little or no reaction when the movie was over. People just left. No one > lingered. Lingering is always a good sign. > > I was hard pressed to explain to people how I felt about it. I think I'll > use your, " it was no Edward Scissorhands, but it was also no Planet of > the Apes" analogy. > > I also find that Burton's movies always look too dark for my taste. If > you're going to spend that much money let's see what you spent it on. > > Glenn T. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:59 AM > *Subject:* [MOPO] I saw Alice in Wonderland last night > > I saw Alice in Wonderland last night. It wasn't as good as some people had > told me, but it wasn't nearly as bad as some other people had suggested > (another way of saying it was that it was no Edward Scissorhands, but it was > also no Planet of the Apes). > > I am a huge fan of Johnny Depp, and yet I thought he was the least > interesting part of the movie (although I was not as disappointed by him in > this as I was by his performance in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The > weird thing they did with his eyes was distracting, and since you express a > lot of emotion with your eyes, it hurt that way too. > > I thought the lead actress was quite good. If they wanted to make "The > Gwynneth Paltrow Story", she would make an excellent choice to play the > lead. > > Bruce > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
