tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post7743173480503661686..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: ALICE IN BURTONLANDBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-84232454486655894812009-07-05T23:46:12.185+01:002009-07-05T23:46:12.185+01:00Burton, of course, does 'lavish' in a way ...Burton, of course, does 'lavish' in a way no other director <i>ever</i> does. For it's look alone it wil be fascinating...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-90875986721686206912009-07-05T15:52:44.746+01:002009-07-05T15:52:44.746+01:00I am really looking forward to seeing this! It loo...I am really looking forward to seeing this! It looks so incredibly lavish....https://www.blogger.com/profile/10143266407840902517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-85046313052053427732009-06-28T08:03:52.477+01:002009-06-28T08:03:52.477+01:00ANDREW - The book is considerably more intriguing ...<b>ANDREW</b> - The book is considerably more intriguing than many of the visual representations might lead you to believe. If you ever do decide to try the original, I'd recommend reading it in the edition entitled <i>The Annotated Alice</i> edited by Martin Gardner and available as a Penguin paperback, which provides a helpful guide to exploring - and understanding - what is a major (and, in it's time, groundbreaking) work. <br /><br />But enough! I know better than to try and force feed anyone with a book I love - it can only end in tears....!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-42944171913779484912009-06-28T02:23:17.086+01:002009-06-28T02:23:17.086+01:00It's just the whole bunch of characters I hate...It's just the whole bunch of characters I hate, there's nothing appealing about any of them, so I've been put off reading the book as the visuals from various sources will always influence my reading !! I'll be avoiding it !!Andrew Glazebrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561008286443964427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-4013327118147769782009-06-27T21:54:21.986+01:002009-06-27T21:54:21.986+01:00ANDREW - Oh, dear! Sorry! does your hatred include...<b>ANDREW</b> - Oh, dear! <i>Sorry!</i> does your hatred include the original book...?<br /><br /><b>GALEN FOTT</b> - Yes, it was deliberate usage: Lewis Carroll referred to Alice (the fictional entity and, I suspect, his muse, Alice Liddell) as a 'dreamchild' and that perception was certainly the inspiration for the very remarkable (if somewhat inaccurate) movie of the same name...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-72727343259385978502009-06-27T19:02:11.083+01:002009-06-27T19:02:11.083+01:00I'm sure you used the word "dreamchild&qu...I'm sure you used the word "dreamchild" purposefully, as that movie is the first thing I thought of upon seeing this!Galen Fotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935761264036459671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-27610967221594598022009-06-27T18:14:51.993+01:002009-06-27T18:14:51.993+01:00I hate all thing Alice in Wonderland, especially D...I hate all thing Alice in Wonderland, especially Disney's dreadful film, this is one Tim Burton film I'll be glad to miss !!Andrew Glazebrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561008286443964427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-17958758705530192362009-06-26T18:41:28.877+01:002009-06-26T18:41:28.877+01:00SHARON - As an Alicephobe I can imagine your feeli...<b>SHARON</b> - As an Alicephobe I can imagine your feelings: so you'd probably be better off saving your pennies for a few DRINK ME bottles!<br /><br /><b>SCB</b> - It won't be the first nightmare interpretation of Lewis Carroll's dreamchild either in still or moving pictures, but - whatever we might think at first glance - it will, undoubtedly be provocative. I've never seen a Burton film that didn't permanently sear half a dozen unforgettable images onto my memory cells...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-20408290805384627002009-06-26T00:46:40.730+01:002009-06-26T00:46:40.730+01:00Is this supposed to be intended as fare for childr...Is this supposed to be intended as fare for children? Because this 52-year-old child might just have nightmares after having viewed just that one picture of that bobble-head doll version of a Queen of Hearts. Shudder. (Given the top-heavy appearance of said Queen, I would think that shouting "Off with their heads" might actually cause <i>her</i> head to roll...off her shoulders.<br /><br />I'll stick to the book, with the original illustrations. I like that Mad Hatter quite well in that, and the Queen's all right, too.<br /><br />... beware the Jabberwock, my son, the jaws that bite, the claws that catch...<br /><br />CATTE -- must be some relation to the Cheshire Cat, who is fairly snobbish, and refuses to spell its name simply as CAT.scbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048966584552769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-26140596502566575772009-06-26T00:10:17.129+01:002009-06-26T00:10:17.129+01:00Oh Yuck - I never thought I'd see the day when...Oh Yuck - I never thought I'd see the day when Johnny D looked hideous - till now.<br /><br />Given that I'm fairly Alice phobic anyway, don't think I'll be going to see it.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll probably be using my 'Arts' budget to go and see more National Theatre productions broadcast live in my home town.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.com