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Mar 8

Alice in Wonderland

I can not think of anyone better suited for interpreting Alice in Wonderland than Tim Burton. However, I do not feel that the extremes of the pleasant wickedness found in Edward Scissorhands or Corpse Bride is present in Wonderland.

Johnny Depp is, of course, a good fit for playing the Mad Hatter; I also like Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat. Tweedledum and Tweedledee are funny in a Disney “they look and speak funny” kind of way, but I would have loved to see more Tim Burton in those two and a few other characters.

I think that this movie serves well as a gateway to the world of Tim Burton.

Side note #1: Family fun: IMDb’s Parents Guide of Corpse Bride weighs in at roughly 1,600 words, whereas the entry for Alice in Wonderland is barely 400 words long.

Side note #2: I will be giggling inside at the thought of girls going to see this movie for gazing at Johnny Depp for one and a half hour.

Side note #3: Was the Knave of Hearts called Ilosovic Stayne in the original version? I love how Eastern European names come to use when naming bad guys.

Mar 7

Mar 3

“I don’t like words that hide the truth. I don’t like words that conceal reality. I don’t like euphemisms or euphemistic language. And American English is loaded with euphemisms. Because Americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality.” — George Carlin

Feb 28

“The only difference between a bug and a feature is the documentation.” — Anonymous

Feb 26

“Rhetoric is fooling others. Sentimentality is fooling yourself.” — William Butler Yeats

Ash: I can fit through there.
Kylie: Hm?
Ash: You wanna know why?
Kylie: Why?
Ash: Because I’m little.

Mr. Fox: Get enough to share with everybody,
and remember…
Mr. Fox: …the rabbits are vegetarians, and
badgers supposedly can’t eat walnuts.

Ash: It’s me. I’m rescuing you.
Kris: I’ve got mixed feelings about that.
Ash: I don’t blame you.

Kris: I don’t feel safe.
Ash: That’s because we’re not.
Ash: You should probably put on your bandit hat now. Personally, I don’t have one, but I modified this tube sock.
Kris: We look good.
Ash: Yeah, we do.

Mr. Fox: I’m gonna be tailless for the rest of my life.
Ash: Well, anyway, it's not half as bad as double-pneumonia, right?
Ash: I mean, his dad’s got one foot in the grave and three feet on a banana peel. That’s a lot worse than…
Kris: Excuse me, everyone. I’m gonna go meditate for half an hour.
Mrs. Fox: You’ve got twenty-nine minutes to come up with a proper apology.