pretty lousy for burton

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2011)

So I watched 2010's Alice in Wonderland done by the genius Tim Burton. So is this movie a flash of genius well, no quite frankly. Is this movie visually stunning, yes, is the plot any good well no. If I had tackled this project I would have been faithful to Lewis Carrol's original masterpieces and maybe made two films. However, I am not, I am a guy who will probably die un-famous and unregarded as a visionary director. However, I am right in suggesting why screw with a classic story and combine the elements of both books with elements that are original. If you look at Jackson's Lord of the rings trilogy, he may have changed some things but left the series as a trilogy and stayed true for the most part and that is why it works. Even a movie like "No country for Old men" where the Coen brothers changed the basic premise of the original story to be about two men in a struggle, was still dedicated to the original story and dialog why because it is awesome, well the same is true for Lewis Carrol's endeavors written over 100 years ago. The story rocks and the dialog rocks so why mess with it, well the answer is don't, and that is why this movie kind of sucks. However, if you do lots of hallucinogenics check it out, once again it is visually satisfying. if you like concise reviews of interesting films please read my other reviews at http://raouldukeatthemovies.blogspot.com/