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Alice in Wonderland

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0100

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.

Photo

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:00:44 +0100

"I don’t like words that hide the truth. I don’t like words that conceal reality. I..."

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:23:00 +0100

“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

"The only difference between a bug and a feature is the documentation."

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:17:18 +0100

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

- Anonymous

"Rhetoric is fooling others. Sentimentality is fooling yourself."

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:09:59 +0100

“Rhetoric is fooling others. Sentimentality is fooling yourself.”

- William Butler Yeats

Ash: I can fit through there.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:02:12 +0100

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,

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:00:45 +0100

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.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:58:56 +0100

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.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:57:29 +0100

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.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:54:52 +0100

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.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:45:00 +0100

This movie has an impressive cast! I especially liked Willem Dafoe as the knife-swinging, cider-drinking rat. The witty and awkward humor appealed to me, and I enjoyed the atmosphere-building music. (Trailer, soundtrack.)

Edit: I figured it wouldn’t be fair not to include these two guys as well, they are both excellent!

Life Before Google

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:54:35 +0100

Life Before Google:

Swedish cross-country skier Johan Olsson said it himself...

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:16:32 +0100

Swedish cross-country skier Johan Olsson said it himself afterwards (“jag är skidåkare—inte orienterare”).

"Facebook will take the bold step of moving entirely into the cloud and shutting down its own data..."

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:53:36 +0100

“Facebook will take the bold step of moving entirely into the cloud and shutting down its own data centers. Later it will be discovered that the cloud-provider they chose had, themselves, moved entirely into the cloud and shut down their data centers. After a few more recursive steps, it’s learned that the guy at the end of the chain had moved his operation into the Facebook cloud, and the entire service is hosted on thin air.”

- yacoset prediction for 2010

Photo

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:23:01 +0100

Putting Weird Things in Coffee

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:09:46 +0100

Putting Weird Things in Coffee

Finnish Humor

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:00 +0100

I’m browsing message templates on a Nokia phone. Among templates such as “Meeting is cancelled.,” “See you at,” and “I will be arriving at,” the Finns have squeezed in “I love you too.” Dear Finland, thank you for keeping it sterile.

"The wise man can pick up a grain of sand and envision a whole universe. But the stupid man will just..."

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:39:00 +0100

“The wise man can pick up a grain of sand and envision a whole universe. But the stupid man will just lie down on some seaweed and roll around until he’s completely draped in it. Then he’ll stand up and go, ‘Hey, I’m Vine Man.’”

- Jack Handey

The Onion: World's Physicists Complete Study Of Physics

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:47:11 +0100

The Onion: World's Physicists Complete Study Of Physics:

HARIMA, JAPAN—Saying that there was no more knowledge to acquire about the physical nature of the universe, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics announced Monday that it had concluded the scientific study of matter, energy, force, and motion. “Yeah, that about does it for physics,” said IUPAP member Sukekatsu Ushioda, powering down Japan’s Super Photon ring particle accelerator. “All done. Math can pretty much take it from here.” The world’s top physicists also announced that they would celebrate the conclusion of physics by meeting at PJ’s Pub later tonight for drinks.

"Set the matter according to my copy hereafter and see that the proofreader retains his suggestions..."

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:43:42 +0100

“Set the matter according to my copy hereafter and see that the proofreader retains his suggestions in the mush of his decayed brain.”

- Mark Twain, in a letter—lifted out of the mail by his wife—to his editor