Stupid Guest Tricks

I'm not trying to be rude. But could you not clearly see (Even from the trailers or the official plot they used to describe the movie) that this wasn't a retelling of AiW or TtLG? Or have you just never read the books?

IndyandMarion wrote:I'm not trying to be rude. But could you not clearly see (Even from the trailers or the official plot they used to describe the movie) that this wasn't a retelling of AiW or TtLG? Or have you just never read the books?

While I can see that the film is not following the story as written in the well-known novel, I can also see where one might think that it is a "re-imagining" of the classic tale, not that it is a new story set after the original tales. Giving it the exact same name (aside from crediting Tim Burton) as the book only serves to confuse potential viewers.

I loved it. for the first time we learn the Hatter's given name.
and sort of why he is half mad. a huge hint is in the trailer, look at his pupils.

And that would be....? Sorry, haven't been able to see a trailer lately--no T.V. here to speak of.

The original reason hatters were "mad" --British for crazy, insane-- was that they used mercury in making the felt that the hats were made of. Mercury is a neurotoxin, easily absorbed through the skin, and causes its victims to shake uncontrollably as well as deranging their thought processes. March hares were supposed to be pretty out there as well, because when spring rolled around in March, the hares would have, shall we say, love on the brain, and the male in particular would act somewhat erratically.

This has been your info-bit for the week.... :D:

hobie16 wrote:

I would *so* go see that movie!

Isn't that "Vyxxen" from The Amazing Race a few seasons back? She and her partner are the only ones I've ever seen who could wear hot pink and claim to be goth.

hobie16 wrote:

Good gravy! Part of me is scared, and the other part of me is...well, it's scared too, but in a "thrill ride" kind of way... O.O

Hot pink hair color. Eh, so it's close enough to red. . .

Good God! It's Ariel on land in Tim's version of The Little Mermaid!