Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

[abigsmurf]

A Tim Burton film with Johnny Depp and Helena Botham Carter? Get out of here!

First trailer's out for it now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPR6kA4_iU

Quite like the visual style, captures the dark feel of the original books (although it doesn't match the illustrations). The plot is kind of a sequel to both the books but borrows bits from both apparently.

[EvilBoris]

It's ugly

[Dogg Thang]

Very ugly.

[JP]

I used to be a big fan of Burton's films but each time I see a new one advertised they just make me sigh as they seem to all be cut and paste from one to the next.

Never mind Johnny Depp & Helena Botham Carter, the sound of a Danny Elfman soundtrack has become painful. The CGI in the trailer looks really poor.

Hopefully it'll all turn out OK in the end though.

[EvilBoris]

this just reeks of a film studio playing up to the current cult trend 'alternative' films.

Emo-Goth tacular!

[prinnysquad]

It's ok looking. I saw some of this trailer on gmtv this morning. The CGI is a mixed bag, but it's the last of my concerns. Will it generate the emotional and situational atmosphere of the books? That's the main query on my part.

[EvilBoris]

no, but it is a perfect opportunity for

A: Everyone to fawn over Johnny Depp
B: For everyone to claim the book was written under the influence of drugs
C: heston blumenthall to release a cookery book of cookery inspired by the book

[prinnysquad]

and D: People to claim Charles Dodgson was a paedophile.

[wonderboy]

and E: Might have been Jack the Ripper.

[MJ]

Depp as the The Mad Hatter reminds me of Elijah Wood.

[paul]

The Cheshire Cat looks like Blinx the Timesweeper, Microsoft's uber successful Xbox Mascot.

[Dezm0nd]

I quite enjoyed that trailer..! Looking forward to seeing it, although I did expect something more.. American McGee style

[EvilBoris]

What were they thinking casting Matt Lucas as a fat and bald person?!

[Dogg Thang]

Or indeed Helena Bonham Carter as a crazy woman with a giant forehead?

[buster_broon]

it looks exactly how i would image it to look after Tim Burton's got his mitts on it