tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post8418972061252889270..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass"Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-8549787903355523372016-06-06T23:37:37.431-07:002016-06-06T23:37:37.431-07:00I'd never even heard of it till I looked it up...I'd never even heard of it till I looked it up, so it's unlikely to have ever been on our TV. It obviously doesn't have much of a positive reputation though certainly now a quaint-ish curiosity value.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-1754222960520909172016-06-06T20:32:37.457-07:002016-06-06T20:32:37.457-07:001933! that's the one! I want to see it!1933! that's the one! I want to see it!Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-26834984771982114332016-06-04T22:57:10.025-07:002016-06-04T22:57:10.025-07:00You'll have to hang around a bit longer for a ...You'll have to hang around a bit longer for a close-to-faithful interpretation to appear, I regret to say, because this doesn't even begin to approach it.<br /><br />As to an old b/w version (of 'Wonderland', I assume you're thinking of?), it could be what my faithful Halliwell's tells me is a 1933 film with some big names (W.C.Fields, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and more) all wearing masks, and therefore largely unrecognisable. I've certainly never seen it but now that I know about it, it sounds like a curiosity worth investigating.<br />Other than that, the only b/w version that comes to mind was the TV version of the mid-1960s created by Jonathon Miller with an all-star British cast - I recall Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers and John Gielgud among others. At the time it was considered a very avant-garde interpretation, coming with a warning that it was "unsuitable for children and for those with a nervous disposition". It was re-broadcast sometime in the 80s, I think, but even then it seemed to be relatively mild for tastes that had developed up to that point. <br />Can't recall seeing any other black-and-white versions.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-92117573849481253152016-06-04T22:30:47.477-07:002016-06-04T22:30:47.477-07:00Then this one is only going to confirm your anti-D...Then this one is only going to confirm your anti-Depp feelings, J.G., and though this wasn't directed by Burton the visuals are very much in his trademark style - in which, I always feel, a little goes a long way.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-78781861332733311802016-06-04T16:21:28.064-07:002016-06-04T16:21:28.064-07:00Boo hiss.
I wanted a proper Through the Looking Gl...Boo hiss.<br />I wanted a proper Through the Looking Glass.<br />I have a vague memory if an old black-white version with proper White/Red Queens etc. Do you know of any? Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-26677394183204608822016-06-04T15:16:29.311-07:002016-06-04T15:16:29.311-07:00I detest burtons work and jonney gets on my tits s...I detest burtons work and jonney gets on my tits so i'll skip this oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-52647042007878602762016-06-04T03:38:20.320-07:002016-06-04T03:38:20.320-07:00The 2010 film, though not very good either, was fa...The 2010 film, though not very good either, was far better than this one. I can't imagine that anyone would prefer this latest.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-56743841118148964002016-06-04T01:20:14.332-07:002016-06-04T01:20:14.332-07:00these stories must be really interesting as i did ...these stories must be really interesting as i did not read but yeas saw previous movie which was great hopefully new director will treat the story with same elegance bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-56054540082305104102016-06-04T00:04:55.110-07:002016-06-04T00:04:55.110-07:00You do well to avoid it, Mitch. It's clear tha...You do well to avoid it, Mitch. It's clear that this one would further sully your pleasant associations. What makes it even worse is that it was such a pointless venture, as well as being an attempt to make money by deception. Sad that it'll probably succeed.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-81405067602139759282016-06-03T09:36:46.131-07:002016-06-03T09:36:46.131-07:00The "Alice" stories are some of my all-t...The "Alice" stories are some of my all-time favorites, which I've read again and again. I was so disappointed in the first film that I wasn't even considering seeing this one. Now I know for certain!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-65035882938031792842016-06-03T05:58:46.802-07:002016-06-03T05:58:46.802-07:00I'm getting the feeling also that he's a b...I'm getting the feeling also that he's a bit of a busted flush. It's a pity because when he acted in 'straight', serious roles he definitely showed potential. However it seems a long time since he engaged in a significant one of those. And recent negative publicity is hardly going to help his career anyway, though one can never tell for sure.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-76812654623126494662016-06-03T04:59:34.982-07:002016-06-03T04:59:34.982-07:00I am quite over Johnny Depp and his wacting [wacky...I am quite over Johnny Depp and his wacting [wacky acting] so I will definitely avoid this one.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-59766855696710958132016-06-02T23:08:34.252-07:002016-06-02T23:08:34.252-07:00I was wavering too on the 2010 film, Jon, though w...I was wavering too on the 2010 film, Jon, though what that did have, which this one emphatically does not, was honesty of intention. (As a matter of fact I've felt for a long time that aspects of the original Carroll stories of both books need an adult to appreciate them fully).<br />I can't get over this present film's deception in purporting to be the second book yet merely using a misleading title to draw in people like me to see it. Unlike the first film, I can't see how anyone at all who's familiar with the second book will feel in any way positive about what they've done. I feel I've been duped! Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-40847700152692910622016-06-02T23:00:55.371-07:002016-06-02T23:00:55.371-07:00I gave it a fair chance, Judith, but my first yawn...I gave it a fair chance, Judith, but my first yawn came within ten minutes of the start. If you miss it your life will be all the richer.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-25737628902803346452016-06-02T20:18:45.503-07:002016-06-02T20:18:45.503-07:00I saw the first film and actually almost liked it,...I saw the first film and actually almost liked it, even though I didn't think it was quite suitable for children.<br /><br />This Alice 2 film sounds like a horrible disappointment and I have no intention of watching it.<br /><br />I feel that children (and adults, for that matter) should always be exposed to the book first - and the film should come later, as a minor supplement. It's a shame that Lewis Carroll's original intent was trashed - or completely ignored.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-51232327024114690002016-06-02T14:47:38.255-07:002016-06-02T14:47:38.255-07:00Ha!Thank you for subjecting yourself to this so th...Ha!Thank you for subjecting yourself to this so that we don't have to! I will be giving this one a miss.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.com