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post #46 of 52
3/9/10 at 1:30am
I was rather entertained. I think it was a missed opportunity to make something spectacular, though. The girl who played Alice was gorgeous.
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post #47 of 52
3/9/10 at 2:54am
Yeah she was pretty hot. And she was always growing out of her clothes.
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post #48 of 52
3/9/10 at 3:58am
fwiw i'm a peasant and i enjoyed the movie quite a bit. i didn't like the knave (or the queen's lover or whatever), i thought the plot about the one champion thingy was kinda cheesy, as was the final battle scene and the old feminist rising up against the tide of oppressive bourgeoisie, but i really really liked the colorful landscape, johnny depp's dancing at the end (i yelled out david elsewhere in the middle of it -_-;; and apparently that was him. he's credited somewhere), i liked his twist on things like the reason why it's an older alice, i liked mia wkaisoiajefzek something and the red queen. johnny depp reminded me a lot of his character on charlie and the chocolate factory. i didn't like the make up on anne hathaway (yeah. dumb, i know) and that stupid "i vowed never to harm a living creature line" (again i thought the champion thingy was really cheesy).

the plot devices was kinda cheesy (i feel could have been more well thought out), but the visual imagery was fun too watch. the movie in general was just fun to watch.

i'd watch it again with younger nephews on DVD.
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post #49 of 52
3/9/10 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by Magician View Post
Obviously I'm being cheeky but that sort of "common man" silliness pisses me off.

Your opinion of the film is entirely your call but making a weak straw man argument against it's detractors is what makes you a philistine. Also, not the best idea to deride high culture on a forum pretty much devoted to exactly that.

Which forum? Not SF I hope... Being dedicated to conspicuous consumption and yuppie self-aggrandizement does not equal high culture which has a very fixed meaning. Bespoke tailoring isn't even "low culture" it's "no culture".
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post #50 of 52
3/9/10 at 11:45am
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Originally Posted by Mark from Plano View Post
Yes, but that only makes you quirky and therefore interesting. Like how the super rich only buy polyester suits from Sears. Well...not exactly like that...sort of cooler and hipper than that, but the same...kind of.
Actually recent sociological research has pretty much shown that individuals with high cultural capital/that are generally "cultured" now tend to consume an eclectic mix of high and low culture and the width, depth and organization of these cultural interest is where distinction is found. This stands in opposition to the more rigidly defined boundaries of high/low etc culture that was present just a few decades ago, the shift dating maybe from the 80s-90s. In other words enjoy Alice and chalk it up to being a man of depth
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post #51 of 52
3/9/10 at 11:52am
I didn't get to see Alice In Wonderland in 3D but I liked the movie. I'm just a bit dissappointed because movies these days are so simple. I wish there was more time spent on the character development and the story line. Anyone agree?
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post #52 of 52
3/9/10 at 1:02pm
I enjoy films in the drama and comedy genres, and usually have a strong distaste for anything overly fictional, or of the fantasy strain; that being said Alice in Wonderland wasn't nearly as shitty as I thought it would be upon going to see it w/ my wife.

robbie
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